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COUNTY OF 9 low Yoorocfamatkw WHEREAS the mission at One Mom's Battle (OMB) and the Family Court Awareness Month Committee (FCAMC) is to increase awareness on the importance of a family court system that prioritizes child safety and that acts in the best interest of children; and WHEREAS the mission at the FCAMC is to increase awareness on the importance of education and training on domestic violence, childhood trauma, and post separation abuse for all professionals working within the family court system; and WHEREAS the mission of FCAMC is to educate judges and other family court professionals on the empirical data and research that is currently available, said research being a critical component to making decisions that are truly in the best interest of children. This research includes Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study (CDC-Kaiser Permanente), Saunders Study (U.S. Department of Justice), the Meier Study and the Santa Clara Law Study; and WHEREAS the mission of the FCWMC is fueled by the desire for awareness and change in the family court system, stressing the importance for family court professionals to be educated on post-separation abuse to prioritize child safety, while honoring the 100+ children in the United States who have been murdered by a parent after a custody court rejected a plea for protection. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MITCHELL D. ROTH, Mayor of the County of Hawai'i, do hereby proclaim the month of November 2021, as FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH in the County of Hawai'i and encourage our citizens to support organizations and individuals who act as advocates and allies within the family court system, and who are proponents for continued awareness and informed education among family court professionals. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused The Seal of the County of Hawaii to be affixed Done this P' day of November 2021, in Hilo, Hawai'i MITCHELL D. ROTH Mayor EXHIBIT A