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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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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
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation supports this project as it is in
keeping with its goals and objectives to provide safe, clean, enjoyable, accessible, and
aesthetically pleasing facilities; to create public/private partnerships to improve and maintain
recreational facilities; and to accommodate the local burial needs of veterans and their eligible
family members; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii 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 9 will be appropriated to the Department of
Parks and Recreation 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $10,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC — Contingency Relief
CREDITED TO:
010.500.5503.02 Department of Parks and Recreation
P&R Admin. OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(WHVCDEA — World War II Memorial)
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$10,000
$10,000
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Parks and Recreation and the 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 Kona , Hawai`i, this 18th day of October , 2023 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL M'r M:. R, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i 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 18, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-511/Council
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