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. . . AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BIG ISLAND-COUNTY OF HAWAII AND THE ISLAND OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA. WHEREAS, on January 22, 1997, County of Hawaii Resolution No. was unanimously approved which formally authorized a sister city relationship between the Big Island and the Island of Tasmania, Australia; and WHEREAS, to nurture and sustain a continuing and purposeful relationship between these two communities, mutually agreed upon covenants to enhance this new association is worthy of consideration, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that reciprocally accepted recitals are hereby consented to as follows: 1. There shall be a minimum of one goodwill mission exchanged within a five-year period; the first shall occur before January 31, 2002. Appropriate community, civic and service organizations shall be invited as participants and or facilitators for these occasions. 2. If available, exchange of documents on a regular basis will be programmed to facilitate interaction and communication, e.g., constitutions/charters, data books, annual reports, newsletters, various codes, special studies/reports, etc. 3. A student exchange program shall be pursued and initiated if feasible using resources such as the University of Hawaii-Hilo, the Department of Education and any other willing private schools. 4. An informational clearing house shall be established on the Big Island and Tasmania to provide interested and potential travelers with brochures, maps, periodicals and other documents for the purpose of easier access to travel information, and or economic opportunities on each respective island. 5. Any other interaction in the form of educational, cultural, technical, trade, political, industrial or professional ideas having potential benefits shall be shared whenever possible.