RES 735 Draft 01 2006-2008 - Laserfiche WebLink

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WHEREAS, in 2001, a delegation consisting of over 30 paddlers, their chaperones, family and friends, other community members accompanied former Hawaii Council Chair James Arakaki to Okinawa to participate in the 2001 Nago City Haazi Festival; and WHEREAS, the former Nago City's Mayor Tateo Kishimoto welcomed the Hilo delegation and hosted the entire group during its weeklong stay; and WHEREAS, to commemorate the 2008 Hui Okinawa Haari Boat Race Festival, the current mayor of Nago City, Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, brought his championship haazi team to Hilo to compete in the race; and WHEREAS, former Mayor Tetsuya Higa, now Chairman of the Board of Meio University (which enjoys asister-university relationship with the University of Hawaii at Hilo) sent his Eisa (Okinawan dance) group of talented youth who play sanshin, taiko and pazanku drums to celebrate the cultural event and strengthen our sister city bond with Nago City; and WHEREAS, to show our deep appreciation to Nago City and its current and former mayors for all they have done for our county, Mayor Harry Kim and the Hawaii County Council hosted Mayor Shimabukuro and his delegation to a dinner during their recent visit; and WHEREAS, the budget for the Office of the Mayor did not anticipate the function, and is lacking the necessary funding; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 2 will be appropriated to the Office of the Mayor to support hosting the sister city relationship with Nago City; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $1,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $1,000 CREDITED T0: 010.111.5111.15 Office of the Mayor $1,000 Mayor's Entertainment (Nago City-sister city)