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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I (* *) STATE OF HAWAI`I .rF............... F N'� RESOLUTION NO. 382 23 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 HAWAI`I ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL INC. FOR THE WALL THAT HEALS EXHIBIT. WHEREAS, Hawai`i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. (HIVM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides community projects, programs, and activities to improve the lives of all veterans and their families living on Hawai`i Island; and WHEREAS, HIVM is working with community veterans, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), and the Department of Parks and Recreation to host The Wall That Heals exhibit, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, D.C., which will be free to the public at Mo`oheau Park on January 22-28, 2024; and WHEREAS,the 53-foot trailer that carries The Wall That Heals has exhibits built into its sides, converting the trailer into a mobile Education Center that provides additional information about the Vietnam War, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and those that served during the war; and WHEREAS, HIVM is requesting funds to help offset expenses for electrical generators, shrink wrap for the trailer, and a site fee to VVMF to display The Wall That Heals; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Parks and Recreation is to provide events and activities that address the needs and interests of our diverse communities; 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 HAWAI`I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 1 will be appropriated to the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to Hawai`i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. for The Wall That Heals exhibit to be showcased in Hilo. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: