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Project Information * 43. Project Title EXHIBIT A 2026 Resilience Conference 44. Project Start Date 06/12/2026 45. Project End Date 06/13/2026 46. Please select all areas of Hawai'i Island where the project will be administered, delivered, and implemented. Hamakua Ka'u North Hilo North Kohala North Kona Puna South Hilo South Kohala South Kona 47. Please select the district of the Council Member from which you would like to apply for Contingency Relief Funds. Council District 2 * 48. In 2,000 characters or less, describe the project. The Vibrant Hawai'i Resilience Conference is a two-day, in -person training held at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, designed to strengthen local capacity for disaster preparedness, response, and recover. The conference brings together community leaders, volunteers, health professionals, nonprofit staff, faith -based organizations, and business partners to build shared skills, coordination, and readiness before the next emergency. This conference is intentionally practice -focused and grounded in real -world response conditions. Sessions emphasize coordination across roles, clear communication, and locally adaptable approaches that support communities in the critical hours, days, and months following a disaster. Between plenaries and keynotes, participants attend breakout sessions organized by track —six sessions over two days —building skills progressively. * 49. 5O1(c)(3) Mission Statement To convene conversations so that all wa'a (explicit actions) can travel toward a common goal, build community awareness, will, and action from the foundation of our shared values, shift deficit narratives, systems, and policy that perpetuate povery and inequity, and implement strategies that are developed and resourced by the community and reflect native intelligence. * 50. In 1,000 characters or less, explain how the 5O1(c)(3) is connected to the project. Vibrant Hawai'i is the backbone organization that designs, convenes, and operationalizes the entire effort as part of its broader mission to strengthen community resilience across Hawai'i Island. * 51. Please upload a completed CRF Grant Budget Form. CRF Budget Form.xlsx Public Purpose of Requested Funds Per §2-138 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), the County may grant an award only if the proposed program or service provides direct public benefits and fulfills a public purpose within the County.