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It Of Nbl. COUNTY OF HAHAI`I -• STATE OF HAWAI`I ,tEOFMF'� RESOLUTION NO. . G9 24 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 & EXPANSION ASSOCIATION FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO THE PERMANENT CAMP TARAWA DISPLAY AT ELLISON ONIZUKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHEREAS, the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Development & Expansion Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand its Memorial Walkway, improve landscaping, enhance reforestation efforts of the adjacent Dry Forest, and support the general betterment of the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery and to enlist the support of government, public, veteran, and civic minded volunteers; and WHEREAS, the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Development & Expansion Association is collaborating with the Department of Public Works to construct a permanent Camp Tarawa display case at Ellison Onizuka International Airport; and WHEREAS, Camp Tarawa was a training camp located between Mauna Kea and Kohala mountains that was constructed and used by the 2nd Marine Division during World War II; and WHEREAS, the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport has approved the display and identified the Gate 11 waiting area as its suitable location; and WHEREAS, the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Development & Expansion Association is requesting funds for construction the Camp Tarawa display case at Ellison Onizuka International Airport; and WHEREAS, the Department of Liquor Control supports programs that provide community projects in a drug- and alcohol -free environment such as the permanent Camp Tarawa exhibit at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) 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 HAWAI`I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the Department of Liquor Control to provide a grant to the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Development & Expansion Association for expenses relating to the permanent Camp Tarawa exhibit at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport.