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COUNTY OF HAWAII -•_iN'' %st'= STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 349 17 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO ASSIST WITH GROUND TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 2017 CHILDREN'S DAY AT MO`OKINI HEIAU. WHEREAS, oral tradition states that when the high chief Mo`ikeha came from Tahiti in the fifth century he brought his kahuna nui Kuamo`o Mo`okini, who disembarked at Kohala and built the first heiau there; and WHEREAS, oral tradition states that in the twelfth century,the high priest Pa`ao arrived from central Polynesia, introduced the kapu system, and enlarged Mo`okini Heiau to become a luakini, a large heiau dedicated to the war god Ku where ruling chiefs prayed and human sacrifices were offered; and WHEREAS, Mo`okini Heiau served as the home of the war god Kuka`ilimoku until the construction of Pu`ukohola Heiau in 1791; and WHEREAS, Mo`okini Heiau was spared the desecration that befell most heiau following the end of the kapu system in 1819; and WHEREAS, entrance to Mo`okini Heiau was restricted to those of chiefly or priestly lineage until kahuna nui Leimomi Mo`okini Lum lifted the kapu in 1978 and rededicated the heiau to the children of the land; and WHEREAS,the kahuna nui rededicated Mo`okini Heiau again in 1994, this time to the children of the world; and WHEREAS, for approximately the last 35 years, Leimomi Mo`okini Lum has hosted an annual Children's Day to continue sharing the rich history of Mo`okini Heiau and to perpetuate its cultural heritage to future generations; and WHEREAS, the Mass Transit Agency will use approximately 10 buses to transport 450 students from various intermediate schools around Hawai`i Island to Mo`okini Heiau; and WHEREAS, the Mass Transit Agency requests funding to provide a reimbursement of expenses to assist with ground transportation for the 2017 Children's Day at Mo`okini Heiau, scheduled for November 3, 2017; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 3 will be appropriated to the Mass Transit Agency to assist with ground transportation for the 2017 Children's Day at Mo`okini Heiau.