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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 414 24 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 REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATED TO 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 has partnered with community veterans, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), and the Department of Parks and Recreation to host an exhibit of The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, D.C., which is 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 displays and 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 a reimbursement to help offset expenses for electrical generators, shrink wrap for the trailer, and a site fee to VVMF to host the exhibit of The Wall That Heals; and WHEREAS,the Department of Parks and Recreation is working in partnership with HIVM to host The Wall That Heals in Hawai`i County; 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 HAWAI`I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to Hawai`i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. for reimbursement of expenses related to The Wall That Heals exhibit in Hilo. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: