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JNSY'.OF - COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII tEOF MF'� RESOLUTION NO. .100 23 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING THE SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE WEST HAWAII VETERANS CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION ASSOCIATION TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL PROJECT. WHEREAS, the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Development and Expansion Association (WHVCDEA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was established in 2005 as an unofficial caretaker of the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery-Pu`u Ho`omaha O Na Po`e Koa O Hawaii Komohana ("West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery") and works in cooperation with government agencies, veterans, and civic -minded volunteers to assist with the development, expansion, landscaping, reforestation, and general betterment of the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery; and WHEREAS, under the stewardship of the WHVCDEA, the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery was granted "shrine" status by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, making the 62 -acre cemetery in Kailua-Kona one of only three state-owned veterans cemeteries in the nation to have that distinction, and the only one in Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the WHVCDEA is planning a World War II Memorial to add to the cemetery's Memorial Walkway to honor the sacrifice of life, limb, and duty that servicemembers made in the global conflict; and WHEREAS, the World War II Memorial will commemorate persons, places, and events from the war that have a special significance to Hawaii, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the 100th Infantry Battalion, and Camp Tawara; and WHEREAS, the WHVCDEA is requesting funding assistance to help cover necessary expenses relating to planning, design, and construction of a World War II Memorial at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery; and