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RESOLUTION NO. 629 20
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT TO AWARD FUNDS TO MALAMA '0 PUNA
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii
County Code (2005 Edition as amended) states, Grant awards in excess of$25,000
to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the
grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in an ordinance
or resolution; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136(5) of the Hawaii County
Code states, "nonprofit organization" means an organization organized for other than
profit-making purposes and which has a current 501(c)3 tax-exemption from the
Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, Malama '0 Puna, which qualifies as a nonprofit organization as
defined above, will provide access to lava locked farms east of Nanawale where
access was cut off by the 2018 lava flow; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research & Development wishes to provide
$50,000 to Malama '0 Puna; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in
accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County
Code, the Department of Research & Development is authorized to provide a grant of
$50,000 to Malama '0 Puna to provide access to lava locked agricultural lands east of
Nanawale.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii
shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Finance
Department, and the Department of Research & Development.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 20th day of May , 2020 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawai`i on May 20, 2020
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
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VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-9301Waived FC
COUN 1 Y CLERK AIRPERSON &PRESIDING FFICER RESOLUTION NO. 629 20