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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER -CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KUMEJIMA AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO ENTER INTO A FORMAL SIGNED AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, the Mayor of the County of Hawai`i and the Hawai`i County Council have jointly promoted a Sister -City program to foster friendship and understanding among all of the world, particularly those in the Pacific Basin; and WHEREAS, the Sister -City program benefits the people of the affiliated cities through the exchange of cultural exhibits, educational programs, agricultural pursuits, information relative to economic development of mutual interest, and other matters of common interest; and WHEREAS, contact has been made between officials of the government of Kumejima and the County of Hawai`i to discuss the establishment of a Sister -City relationship between Kumejima, Okinawa and the County of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, Kumejima and Hawai`i island share commonalities, as Kumejima and Hawai`i island are two of the few locations in the world where a deep -sea pipe has the ability to bring up cold sea water, an asset with the potential to meet three of the world's most pressing needs for food, clean energy, and fresh water; and WHEREAS, Kumejima and Hawai`i island are said to be the most beautiful islands in their respective island chains relying on the economies of tourism, construction, and sugar cane to support their populations, as well as cultural commonalities such as the Kumejima Hari - Dragon Boat Race and the Hawai`i island's annual Queen Lili`uokalani Canoe Race; and WHEREAS, this resolution will be augmented with written covenants between the mayors of both the County of Hawai`i and Kumejima, to be supported additionally with a signed service agreement citing agreed responsibilities for the County of Hawai`i, Kumejima, and the Kumejima sister -city sponsor, Friends of NELHA; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 31, Section 2 -165 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), a Sister -City program be established between the County of Hawai`i and the good people of Kumejima, Okinawa; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the aforementioned agreements will be duly signed by the appropriate officials of Kumejima and the County of Hawai`i at a future visitation by Kumejima to the County of Hawai`i, to occur within six months of the date that this resolution is adopted. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk transmit copies of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi, to the Honorable Mayor Choukou Taira of Kumejima, Okinawa, and Charmaine Shigemura, County of Hawai`i Sister City Protocol Officer.