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COUNTY OF HAWAII - +. , '=�• _• STATE OF HAWAII • RESOLUTION NO. 465 IS A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION EXPENSES TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS TO HAWAII. WHEREAS,the Hawai`i Japanese Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as a cultural, research, and educational center for the community, and as a resource for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn about the sacrifices and contributions that immigrants from Japan and elsewhere made to Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, the first Japanese immigrants to Hawai`i arrived at Honolulu Harbor on June 20, 1868, aboard the vessel Scioto, and became known as the "gannenmono," or"first year men,"because they worked in the first year of the Meiji era; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Japanese Center has been planning to commemorate 2018, the 150th anniversary year of the arrival of the gannenmono, with cultural and educational events including a visit from the Japanese training ship Nippon Maru, a shamisen concert, and a Hawai`i-Japan hula performance; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Japanese Center has requested funds to purchase educational materials, flyers for public outreach and information, brochures, and other miscellaneous items for the planning and implementation of these events; and WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation supports activities and programs that promote culture, art, history, and the humanities; and WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; 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 Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to the Hawai`i Japanese Center for planning and implementation expenses to commemorate the 150th anniversaryof the arrival of the first P p Japanese immigrants to Hawai`i. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: