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American Red Cross National Aeadquarcers CERTIFICATE The American National Red Cross is a corporation chartered by Act of Congress of January 5, 1905, reference to which is found codified at 36 U.S.C. Section 3001 et. seq., to discharge the responsibilities of the United States Government under the Geneva, or so-called Red Cross, Conventions in international law. As such, the American National Red Cross is an instrumentality of the United States, immune from ail forms of state taxation and regulation, such as registration or qualification to do business under the foreign corporation statutes of the several states, absent Congressional waiver of such immunity (cf. Department of Employment v, U_S., 87 $.Ct. 464, 1966; United States of America v. California State Board of Equalization, 650 F.2d 117 (C.A. 9th),1981; United States v. Gity of Spokane, 918 F.2d 84 (C.A. 9th), 1990; cert. denied, 111 S.Ct. 2888, 1991.) , The American National Red Cross is a national corporation, which is not foreign in any state or jurisdiction (cf. Osborn v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, 279 P.2d 1096, 1954). Under Section 300103(b) ofthe American National Red Cross Charter and Section 9'.01 of the Bylaws of the corporation, chapters are recognized as local units of the corporation. The Hawaii State Chapter of the American Red Cross in Honolulu, Hawaii is such a chapter of the American National Red Cross, as rewgnized by a charter granted by the Board of Governors. The Hawaii State Chapter of the American Red Cross in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a chartered chapter, is a chapter in good standing. August 15, 2006 The American National Red Cross :V~,~ Mary S. Elcano . orporate Secretary Together, we can save a life EOOd We0D~00 OOOd Ol daS 9r:985EL-808%ed SSONO 03a Nd01a3WU