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• COUNTY OF HAWAII ,•� �'''-� '!��I- STATE OF HAWAII • 1TE•oF•%IP` RESOLUTION NO. 366 17 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND 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, Mo`okini Heiau, one of the oldest and most sacred heiau in the Hawaiian Islands, is located in Hawi at the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument and is considered a luakini heiau, or a sacrificial temple; 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, kahuna nui 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 9 will be appropriated to the Mass Transit Agency to assist with ground transportation for the 2017 Children's Day at Mo`okini Heiau. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: 1