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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />126 17 <br />A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT <br />AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A <br />DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HALE MUA <br />CULTURAL GROUP TO ASSIST THE ROYAL ORDER OF KAMEHAMEHA I, <br />MAMALAHOA, WITH THE REHABILITATION OF KAMEHAMEHA HALL. <br />WHEREAS, the Royal Order of Kamehameha I ("Royal Order") was established in <br />1865 by King Kamehameha V, and the second chapter, Mamalahoa, was established in Hilo in <br />1907 by Prince Jonah Kuhi6 Kalaniana`ole; and <br />WHEREAS, the Hale Mua Cultural Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that <br />supports Native Hawaiian cultural preservation and serves as the fiscal sponsor for Mamalahoa <br />by receiving and processing all donations made to the chapter; and <br />WHEREAS, Mamalahoa built Kamehameha Hall, located at 1162 Kalaniana`ole Avenue <br />in Keaukaha, in 1938 for meetings and social events, and is the only remaining hall of the Royal <br />Order in the State of Hawaii; and <br />WHEREAS, Kamehameha Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in <br />1993, but due to age and termite damage, it has fallen into a state of disrepair and has been <br />deemed unfit for occupation; and <br />WHEREAS, the Hale Mua Cultural Group supports the efforts of Mamalahoa to <br />rehabilitate Kamehameha Hall to host a community learning center, a ho`oponopono program for <br />conflict resolution, a Hawaiian cultural entrepreneurial program, a delinquent intervention <br />program, and a meeting place for community and civic organizations; and <br />