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COUNTY OF HAWAII • 6=.` • STATE OF HAWAI`I
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RESOLUTION NO. 27? 23
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 WEST HAWAI`I
VETERANS CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION ASSOCIATION TO
CONSTRUCT A WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.
WHEREAS,the West Hawai`i Veterans Cemetery Development and Expansion
Association (WHVCDEA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization consisting of veteran
organizations, individual veterans, and citizens that have organized and facilitated innumerable
projects at the West Hawai`i Veterans Cemetery-Pu`u Ho`omaha 0 Na Po`e Koa 0 Hawai`i
Komohana(WHVC) in honor of our veterans; and
WHEREAS, WHVC is one of three state-owned veterans' cemeteries in the nation that
has received the honor of a"Shrine Status" designation by the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs; and
WHEREAS, WHVCDEA will be constructing a World War II Memorial at WHVC to
pay tribute, with honor and respect, to World War II veterans and their families; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i State Office of Veterans' Services and the Hawai`i State
Department of Defense have approved plans for the construction of a World War II Memorial at
WHVC; and
WHEREAS, WHVCDEA has requested funds to assist with costs associated with the
design and construction of a World War II Memorial at WHVC; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation works in partnership with
WHVCDEA and is supportive of its efforts to maintain and improve WHVC; 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 HAWAI`I that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 8 will be appropriated to the Department of
Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to WHVCDEA to construct a World War II Memorial at
WHVC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC— Contingency Relief $5,000
CREDITED TO:
010.500.5503.02 Department of Parks and Recreation $5,000
P&R Admin OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(WHVCDEA—WHVC World War II Memorial)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance, and that the Director
of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the terms of
this resolution.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 4th day of October , 20 23 .
INTRODUCED BY:
C CIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii EVANS X
GALIMBA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on October 4, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X _
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-475/Council
TY LERK C AIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 2 i'7 2.3
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