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RESOLUTION NO. .463 18
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 GOING HOME
HAWAII FOR ITS PU'UHONUA 0 HILO PILOT PROJECT.
WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to
prevent recidivism among former offenders by successfully reintegrating them back into the
community and the workplace; and
WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i has established its Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot project to
bring indigenous Hawaiian concepts of a place of peace, safety, and healing into social services
for offenders; and
WHEREAS, the Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot project is designed to address the issue of
Native Hawaiians being overrepresented among inmates in the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, this pilot project is designed to reduce recidivism among this target
population by using traditional Hawaiian concepts to help today's prisoners; and
WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is requesting funds to defray the costs for housing,
utilities, and supplies that are associated with the Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot project; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney supports projects that improve the
criminal justice system by identifying areas ofneed and working collaboratively with other
criminal justice agencies and the community to employ early intervention initiatives to improve
the quality of life in Hawai`i County; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) ofthe Hawai`i 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 Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Going Home Hawai`i for its Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot
project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $2,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC — Contingency Relief $200
CREDITED TO:
010.271.5271.02 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
Prosecuting Attorney OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
Going Home Hawaii — Pu`uhonua O Hilo
Pilot Project)
2,000
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Prosecuting Attorney 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 Kona , Hawai`i, this 24th day of January , 2018 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County ofHawai`i on JanuarV 24 2018
ATTEST:
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CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 463 IS
ROLL CALL VOTE
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DAVID X
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O'HARA X
POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
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