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WHEREAS, the naming of a volcanic feature in the Hawaiian language may encode information about its physical characteristics, historical events associated with its formation, ecological surroundings, geographical location, or related oral histories; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Geological Survey uses informal names to identify and communicate information about volcanic features, but defers to the local community, including Hawaiian elders, for formal names; and WHEREAS, the global community of amateur lava watchers have suggested many names for Fissure 8, but the names for this and other new volcanic features associated with the current eruption should be provided by community members with direct traditional, cultural, and familial ties to the district of Puna; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the State Board on Geographic Names is urged to consult with community members who have direct traditional, cultural, and familial ties to the district of Puna to establish appropriate names for the Fissure 8 vent and other features of the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable David Y. Ige, Governor; Suzanne D. Case, Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Colette Y. Machado, Chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Jobie Masagatani, Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Leo R. Asuncion Jr., Director of the Office of Planning; David Lassner, President of the University of Hawai`i; Reid K. Siarot, State Land Surveyor; Melanie Y. Ide, President and CEO of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum,the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor; Tina Neal, Scientist-in-Charge of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; Kuha`o Zane,president of the Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation; and Pi`ilani Ka`awaloa of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee. Dated at , Hawai`i,this day of , 20 . IN ,�. ; CED BY: _ low MEMBER, COUNTY 3 HAW A. `I COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG DAVID I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA County of Hawai`i on LEE LOY O'HARA ATTEST: POINDEXTER RICHARDS RUGGLES Reference: C-985/,GREDC COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 640:, .18 2