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RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
126 17
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HALE MUA
CULTURAL GROUP TO ASSIST THE ROYAL ORDER OF KAMEHAMEHA I,
MAMALAHOA, WITH THE REHABILITATION OF KAMEHAMEHA HALL.
WHEREAS, the Royal Order of Kamehameha I ("Royal Order") was established in
1865 by King Kamehameha V, and the second chapter, Mamalahoa, was established in Hilo in
1907 by Prince Jonah Kuhi6 Kalaniana`ole; and
WHEREAS, the Hale Mua Cultural Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that
supports Native Hawaiian cultural preservation and serves as the fiscal sponsor for Mamalahoa
by receiving and processing all donations made to the chapter; and
WHEREAS, Mamalahoa built Kamehameha Hall, located at 1162 Kalaniana`ole Avenue
in Keaukaha, in 1938 for meetings and social events, and is the only remaining hall of the Royal
Order in the State of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Kamehameha Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in
1993, but due to age and termite damage, it has fallen into a state of disrepair and has been
deemed unfit for occupation; and
WHEREAS, the Hale Mua Cultural Group supports the efforts of Mamalahoa to
rehabilitate Kamehameha Hall to host a community learning center, a ho`oponopono program for
conflict resolution, a Hawaiian cultural entrepreneurial program, a delinquent intervention
program, and a meeting place for community and civic organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Hale Mua Cultural Group is requesting funds to assist with expenses
relating to the retention of a structural engineering firm and the development of a plan to
rehabilitate Kamehameha Hall for use as a community center; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports projects that
promote the Native Hawaiian history and culture and social economic growth; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code,
Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via
resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event,
activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 3 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to the Hale Mua Cultural Group to assist the Royal
Order, Mdmalahoa, with expenses related to the rehabilitation of Kamehameha Hall.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $2,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC — Contingency Relief $2,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5162.98 Department of Research and Development
HI County Resource Center
115 Misc. Contract Services
Hale Mua Cultural Group — Kamehameha Hall)
2
2,500
BE TI' FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the
Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the
terms of this resolution.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 5th day of April , 2017
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNTY COUNCIL
County ofHawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL ofthe
County of Hawaii on April 5, 2017
ATTEST:
K
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
3
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference: C-177/Council
RESOLUTION NO. ILZG 7
AYES NOES ABS EX
CHUNG X
DAVID x
EOFF X
KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X
POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
RUGGLES X
9 0 0 0
Reference: C-177/Council
RESOLUTION NO. ILZG 7