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4~ 1°t''~,`tKi:~ ' r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ LINDA LINGLE ~ - MApK J. 6ENNETT GOVERNOR sA(~' ~ AITGPNEV GENERAL LISA M. GINOZA 4s,~.µaY)~ FIRST •EAUTY AR•RNEV GENERAL STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division 235 South Beretania Street. Suite 401 HGNOIULU, HAWAII 96813 1808) 5861150 June 16, 2006 The Honorable Lawrence Mahuna Chief of Police Hawaii County Police Department 349 Kapiolani Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Chia, Attention: Assistant Chief James Day The Hawaii County Police Department was selected to receive a grant award from Hawaii's FY 2005 Hawaii Anti-Trafficking Task Force for the following project: Project Title: Hawaii Anti-Traffickine Task Force Amount: $15,000 Federal Specialist: Julie Okamoto (telephone (808) 587-7442) The grant funds that are being awarded to the Hawaii County Police Department aze to cover cost related to implementing the Hawaii Anti-Trafficking Task Force's goal to increase the identification of trafficking victims through proactive law enforcement training and response. The funds that are being used to cover Assistant Chief James Day's travel to attend the monthly task force and committee meetings held on Oahu will continue to be paid directly by the Department of the Attomey General. Subsequently, this grant is not for travel cost to attend regular task force and committee meetings. A 25% match is required for the federal funds, however, the match is being provided by the task force members which includes the Hawaii County Police Department. The Department of the Attomey General is overseeing the match reporting and expenditwes. The other task force goals include: • To assist trafficking victims with applications for T visas and continued presence in the United States. To facilitate the development of interagency protocols for a coordinated victim service response to human trafficking. EXHIBIT "1"