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<P°a��oc.,1dy;�.; COUNTY OF HAWAII :- av''t•-•��/ • STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 158 19 • 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 NA LEO '0 HAWAII TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF A DOCUMENTARY REGARDING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII'S SISTER-CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH IKAHO/SHIBUKAWA, JAPAN. WHEREAS,Na Leo '0 Hawai`i is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to facilitate diverse community education and awareness, and government dialogue and expression by providing television access through Na Leo TV, for the people of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS,Na Leo TV will be creating a documentary on the importance of the Merrie Monarch Festival and its cultural relationship with the Gunma Prefecture in Japan; and WHEREAS, in 1996,the exploration of a sister-city relationship with Ikaho City helped facilitate the process of the Merrie Monarch Festival connection between the municipalities; and WHEREAS,the documentary will highlight the sister-city relationship with Ikaho City, (now known as Ikaho/Shibukawa), memorialize the original agreement and will identify and include past and present officials; and WHEREAS,the documentary will be preserved and archived at Na Leo TV and will be available for use by the County of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS,Na Leo '0 Hawai`i is requesting funds for the expenses related to production costs, including, but not limited to, supplies, printing, equipment and materials, and other necessary items needed for the production of this documentary; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports programs and activities that enhance the quality of life of the people of Hawaii Island through film and other sustainable activities; 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 2 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Na Leo '0 Hawai`i to assist with expenses related to the production of a documentary highlighting and memorializing the sister-city relationship between the County of Hawai`i and Ikaho/Shibukawa, Japan.