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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 HAWAII
ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL INC. FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE WALL
THAT HEALS EXHIBIT.
WHEREAS, Hawai`i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. (HIVM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization whose mission is to improve the lives of all veterans and their families living on
Hawai`i Island; and
WHEREAS, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is a nonprofit organization
whose mission is to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and educate all
generations about the enduring impacts of the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, HIVM is collaborating with VVMF, Department of Parks and Recreation,
and a community-based committee to host The Wall That Heals exhibit on January 22-28, 2024,
at Mo`oheau Park in Hilo; and
WHEREAS, The Wall That Heals is a mobile, three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial located in Washington, D.C., that honors over three million Americans who
served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War and that bears the names of over 58,000
Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, the 53-foot trailer that carries The Wall That Heals, which also serves as the
Education Center with exhibits built into its sides, will be escorted throughout Hilo before
arriving at Mo`oheau Park where The Wall That Heals will be assembled the following day; and
WHEREAS, HIVM is requesting funds to cover the expenses to shrink wrap the trailer
for transport, electrical generators, and a site fee to VVMF to display The Wall That Heals; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation supports events that fall under its
Culture and Education program that promote,perpetuate, and encourage activities and programs
in culture, art, history, and humanities; 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 HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 3 will be appropriated to the Department of Parks
and Recreation to provide a grant to Hawai`i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. to assist with
expenses related to The Wall That Heals exhibit.
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: $2,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $2,000
CREDITED TO:
010.500.5503.02 Department of Parks and Recreation $2,000
P&R Admin OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawai`i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. —The
Wall That Heals)
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 10th day of January , 2024 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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MEMBER, CO T OF HA I`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 Hawai`i on January 10, 2024
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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