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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0423.000 2002-2004 ~tr,or• , Harry Kim ~,c~ ' N.i ~ William Takaba Mayor Director Nancy E. Crawford •ir•.; sr:~ Deputy Director ~~Ol~Mr~ County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street, 12oom 118 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-8234 • Fax (808) 961-8248 November 19, 2003 Honorable James Arakaki, Chairperson and Members of the County Council Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Amendment to the Hawaii County Code Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance establishing a new fund, the Shippers' Wharf Committee Trust Fund, by adding a new article under Chapter 2 -Administration, of the Hawaii County Code. The Shippers' Wharf Committee was originally organized in 1904 as an incorporated association to collect and administer voluntary donations from import businesses at the port of Hilo to combat plague and promote public health and safety. In 1940, the Shippers' Wharf Committee was incorporated as an eleemosynary corporation, and in 1941, the State courts declared the funds of the corporation to be charitable trust funds and established the Committee members as trustees. In 1953, the corporation was legally dissolved, and the courts transferred these non-public charitable trust fund assets, and the duty of administering the Trust to the Governor of the State of Hawaii. In April 2001, the Third Circuit Court of Hawaii transferred the duty of administering the Trust from the Governor to the State Director of Finance. Included in this April 2001 Order of the Court was a provision that established a committee to review applications for trust fund disbursements and annual accounting by the Attorney General. In October 2003, the Third Circuit Court of Hawaii, approved the transfer of the fund from the State of Hawaii to the County of Hawaii and designated the Mayor of the County of Hawaii its Trustee. The establishment of this fund within the Hawaii County Code allows the County to properly administer the funds of the Shippers' Wharf Committee Trust Fund, as instructed under the provisions of the April 2001 Order of the Third Circuit Court. pj i I 1 18 `1 Comm. No. ~ Ref. To: Ref, Cate Honorable James Arakaki, Chairperson Page 2 November 19, 2003 If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call me. l- William Ta aba Director of Finance APPROVED: C~~ii`-v-~.~'' arty Kim Mayor Enc.