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RESOLUTION NO. 553 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 THE HONPA
HONGWANJI MISSION OF HAWAII TO COMPLETE A FILM DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT KATSU GOTO.
WHEREAS, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai`i, dba Honoka`a Hongwanji Mission,
is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization that supports the diverse cultural heritage of the people of
the Hamakua district; and
WHEREAS, Honoka`a Hongwanji has formed the Katsu Goto Memorial Committee, led
by Patsy Iwasaki of Hilo, to recognize the life and accomplishments of Katsu Goto; and
WHEREAS, Katsu Goto arrived in Hawai`i from Japan in 1885 on the first ship of
contract laborers to work in the sugar plantations and served out his three-year contract on the
Hamakua and North Hilo coast; and
WHEREAS, when Katsu Goto opened a general store in Honokaa in 1888 he emerged as
a leader in the Japanese community in Hawai`i, serving as a voice for sugar workers and a
translator between workers and plantation managers in labor disputes; and
WHEREAS, the circumstances surrounding the shocking murder of Katsu Goto on the
night of October 28, 1889, and the subsequent manslaughter convictions of the four men
responsible for his death marked an early turning point for the organization of plantation labor
and the eventual establishment of labor unions in Hawai`i; and
WHEREAS, Patsy Iwasaki promoted the story of Katsu Goto with a graphic novel titled
Hamakua Hero: A True Plantation Story" and an exhibit at the Bishop Museum; and
WHEREAS, the Katsu Goto Memorial Committee began work on an hour-long
documentary about Goto's life in Japan and Hawai`i, his tragic death, the aftermath, his legacy,
and the themes of human rights, race, immigration, power, and plantation life; and
WHEREAS, although production for this documentary was completed, post-production
was halted in January 2018 when director and editor Danny Miller passed away; and
WHEREAS,the Katsu Goto Memorial Committee is requesting additional funds to hire
a film editor to complete the documentary; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports the development of
the local film industry to showcase the history, places, and communities of Hawai`i Island; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the 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 Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai`i, dba
Honoka`a Hongwanji Mission, to hire a film editor to complete the Katsu Goto documentary.
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: 2,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC —Contingency Relief 2,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5163.18 Department of Research and Development 2,500
Big Island Film Office
115 Misc. Contract Services
Honoka`a Hongwanji Mission—Katsu Goto
documentary)
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BE IT 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 ofthis resolution.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 11th day of April 2018 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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ry L MEMBER, • I Y OF • WAI`I
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 ofthe
KANUHACountyofHawai`i on April 11, 201B__ X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
RUGGLES X
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Reference: C-828/Council
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 553 18
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