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,`�...4S;•.. Wil Okabe <br /> \,141 Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim •i0:°t';ii <br /> Mayoro -=-''T's <br /> Barbara J. Kossow <br /> ••••.•.�� . Deputy Managing Director <br /> •O• M• <br /> County of Hawai`i <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA. 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> March 16, 2018 <br /> Honorable Alan Arakawa, Maui County Mayor <br /> Honorable Bernard Carvalho, Kauai County Mayor <br /> Honorable Kirk Caldwell, City and County of Honolulu Mayor <br /> Dear Mayors Arakawa, Carvalho and Caldwell, <br /> RE: Americas Competitiveness Exchange Program <br /> Last month, we four mayors signed off on a letter of intent to host the 2019 <br /> Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) Program in conjunction with the Hawaii <br /> Chamber of Commerce. Subsequently, each county participated in a briefing with <br /> leadership from the Organization of the Americas, and this County carried out additional <br /> research and analysis. <br /> I have determined that the County of Hawai'i will step back and not participate <br /> further in the ACE initiative as the cost/benefit with the targeted countries and initiatives <br /> is not sufficiently aligned with the County's goals to commit its currently limited <br /> resources toward the projected outcomes. <br /> I wish you and your counties all the very best in pursuing opportunities through <br /> the ACE Program. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Harry Ki (/ <br /> Mayor <br /> c: Sherry Menor-McNamara, Hawaii Chamber of Commerce <br /> County of Hawar,is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />