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Harry Kim <br />Manor <br />County of Hawaii <br />Wil Okabe <br />Managing Director <br />Barbara I Kossow <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 . Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />December 28, 2017 <br />Ms. Noe Noe Wong -Wilson, PhD. <br />Executive Director <br />Lalakea Foundation <br />2106 Kawiki road <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />Dear Ms. Wong -Wilson, <br />RE: 2018 Ka `Aha Hula `O Halauaola <br />Thank you for providing me with a copy of Lalakea Foundation's letter to Hawaii <br />County Council Members dated November 16, 2017, requesting their financial support <br />for the upcoming 2018 Ka `Aha Hula `O Halauaola. <br />I understand that Council Member Maile David plans to provide funding, and <br />pending approval of the full Council, the funds will be routed through the Department of <br />Parks and Recreation for contracting with Lalakea Foundation. <br />The Department of Parks and Recreation has agreed to work closely with <br />Lalakea Foundation to assure that the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium is available for <br />the planned event June 14-23, 2018. <br />On behalf of the County, I would like to thank the Lalakea Foundation for its <br />continued support and advancement of the perpetuation of Native Hawaiian arts and <br />spiritual practices. The work of the Foundation is now more important than ever in that <br />our families might be guided today and tomorrow by knowledge of the past and the <br />special values of the Hawaiian culture and Hawai'i's natural resources. <br />Aloha, <br />l� <br />Harry <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />