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C County of Hawaii
Hawaii County Building
2S Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
January 7, 1997
TO: JAMES ARAKAKI, CHAIRMAN &
MEMBERS OF THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM: JOHN RAY, COUNCILMEMBER
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
RE: REFERRAL REQUEST
Attached for your review and consideration is a proposed
resolution relating to the establishment of a Sister-City
relationship between Tasmania and the County of Hawaii.
Please have the attached resolution referred to the appropriate
committee. Thank you.
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AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE
SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BIG ISLAND-COUNTY OF
HAWAII AND THE ISLAND OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA.
WHEREAS, on January 22, 1997, County of Hawaii Resolution
No. was unanimously approved which formally authorized a
sister city relationship between the Big Island and the Island
of Tasmania, Australia; and
WHEREAS, to nurture and sustain a continuing and
purposeful relationship between these two communities, mutually
agreed upon covenants to enhance this new association is worthy
of consideration,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that reciprocally accepted
recitals are hereby consented to as follows:
1. There shall be a minimum of one goodwill mission exchanged
within a five-year period; the first shall occur before
January 31, 2002. Appropriate community, civic and
service organizations shall be invited as participants and
or facilitators for these occasions.
2. If available, exchange of documents on a regular basis
will be programmed to facilitate interaction and
communication, e.g., constitutions/charters, data books,
annual reports, newsletters, various codes, special
studies/reports, etc.
3. A student eachange program shall be pursued and initiated
if feasible using resources such as the University of
Hawaii-Hilo, the Department of Education and any other
willing private schools.
4. An informational clearing house shall be established on
the Big Island and Tasmania to provide interested and
potential travelers with brochures, maps, periodicals and
other documents for the purpose of easier access to travel
information, and or economic opportunities on each
respective island.
5. Any other interaction in the form of educational,
cultural, technical, trade, political, industrial or
professional ideas having potential benefits shall be
shared whenever possible.
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of this
agreement are deemed to be mutually acceptable by the Island of
Tasmania, Australia and the Biq Island, County of Hawaii, as is
attested and with the signatures affized below.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this agreement formalizing the
sister city relationship shall be officially effective
on 199
ISLAND OF TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA COUNTY OF HAWAII
TONY RUNDLE, MHA STEPHEN K. YAMASHIRO
Its Premier Its Mayor
Dated: Dated:
SISTER-CITY
SERVICE AGREEMENT
At the mutual consent between the County of Hawaii and the Hui
Okinawa, it is agreed that the aforementioned parties hereby
enter into a "SERVICE AGREEMENT" for the purpose of maintaining
and sustaining a viable and meaningful sister-city relationship
between the County of Hawaii and the Island of Tasmania,
Australia.
This SERVICE AGREEMENT shall be in conformance with
Resolution dated January 22, 1997, and Ordinance 93-102
dated October 8, 1983.
It is hereby attested that the undersigned parties shall, to
the best of their ability, agree to the following covenants, to
wit:
rOUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Initiate and coordinate the planning of visitations to
Tasmania, Australia; said visitations are recommended
to occur once every five years as stated in
Ordinance 93-102.
• Accord mailing services as requested by the Rotary
Club of North Hawaii.
• Provide and/or share entertainment, meal and
logistical expenses.
• Provide and/or share expenses for gifts, mementos,
leis, etc.
• Transmit the County's annual report, applicable
brochures, other documents of interest, and video
tapes as appropriate.
• Document visitations to include pictorial account of
important events in the relationship.
ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH HAWAII RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assist in the coordinating and planning of official
visitations.
• Assist in the hosting of sister-city guests, be it on
formal visitations or courtesy calls.
• On private sector tours to Tasmania, visitors may
serve as the County's ambassadors of goodwill and
deliver appropriate greetings and mementos from the
County.
• Encourage exchange programs, be it cultural, trade,
agricultural, scientific, student, etc.
• Maintain an open line of communication with Tasmania.
• Consider trade mission(s) tied in with commensurate
exposition(s).
Dated this day of 1997.
STEPHEN K. YAMASHIRO THOMAS WITTHAMS
Mayor President
County of Hawaii Rotary Club of North Hawaii
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My name is Mr. '!'Lomas WiL-4hata, President of thfa >}orth }Iawaii
Rotary Caub with a u,G-u,hersl:il, uL' C+ T 1'h1s organization hag
been i,t existence sinC.: ,jet}:1..._ _ ; ~
At: our L,onCLly ntnel-iny ou J:1!y 31, 199G, a preseni;ation was made
by rl<. t~cue J,ryer„"solicit•i,nl ),hu.,itlea 'ufx raviiiy"~i$he~ NarL'h FlawaL_ f ~
1zoLary Elul, serve"as Cf Laci 1 i Lnl.ur in. developing a slsler-city' 1
relaL,.orst,ip beCwesu 'I'a5r,ai,ia• (•ud Che County. of Hawaii. The Not' f,
lfawaii boCary C1uh.rneu:Ler;;hip vuLud unanimously t~ Solicit your
appruva L LU :ierVfT :,:i a lia i:;f)n LaCWeeu .the yuvernweuC 'of Tasmartir ~ ;
and Ulr; 13iy Islanc uC IlaWal 1. Ylf: ilt'e writing Ito t~Le Rutat•y Club, ! i!
oL llot,;:r~ Lo learn wLr.,Cher. y:,r~ organization would be interested' I ;1
in sp6,tsuriny a sister-city rri;ILiwlshii,'.with,,the ~liiy tslana uf.i ~ It
Hawaii. a~• •--s~~...=. ( i
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Our SisCot'-CiL"y proyraw is hund~rd Ly Lhe Mayor_:s Executive
nssisCa„t Rudy Leyashi, and nu,:;C be appzoved_hy"the Ilawaii Cowtt ;
Counr_•il. Qur Cuuul:y Couucilnian John H:,,y who::zs, a 'member oL the ~ I
Nor CL !Iawaii Rct:ary Club cai17. inLcoducfa'l•he:logislation to malce:
Chi:: possible. '.l'he Cuiurci7 bar. caCaLlisLed•yuidel2nes 1;or Siste
Cilie;; which are incluilc:i! iu Lhr, cuc:losed OrdinauC~ No. y3-10L ~ { ~l
Our Silt.^r City relal-inn;;hil~s :,ru uniquely established Lelween.Cjr I
enlite County uL II::Iwaii and ;u,t,I:Lr:r ciCy or"~county~ or Stale. i
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Hawaii C'~uutY is Clu• su•,thc.:n-mull: isl:~nd in "•t:he H waiian CLai» I~ I
and is also knoY,n :a L"L.; lira !:>l;lnd r!l' Ilawaii. 1'h~ island is
9,000 :iq"rare u,ilf?, tai la, t( p"l:ul;rtiou ol'. about: _130,100 people. T~,
rnajur i:r,]usCries ar'o Luuritiu• t.!ul agriCulCttru. '1 lt~ve enclosed j
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sev~Ca.l uruGtures .riCl! aUC11l.:.o,la! iul`ormation. _
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nLtachcL' i:; a cuL,y ul: a L~Qu,;,^c;(1 rCSOlutiou wJrlch ~.itdiCal"e5 Our' ~ j
IslunGs ;;i:,lilat"iCies. 5hc:u.lt] I:i,i~: resolution meet" your approval;
CI>u„cilman Jol„1 Rr,y will -„I_rrnluc:n LLi:) ]eyi.slatior at the
Re:Sr_.,n:L and I>r•vclupmonl: CuuuuiLt.::c mucliny on Sept~mUeC ly, 19yG;
I'1CA::C Ccv ifttd Chr, rr:SulUCiuu an(i 1,tVV,ic]f3 lee Wl L'll yOUC COIIIIIIQn LS. ~ ~
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We sincerely hope your Is1a:,d Wlll setriously cousidf:r a
sisCc<r-,-ciCy relaCior,ship a:~ti :~r. c~yetly await your `decision. ! ;
Sinr:etely,
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County of Hawaii
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Dcar V1r Ray,
My colleague the ~liaietez for Teuriam, Hon Ray Groom MHtt, wrote to you on
11 October 1998, in Teepoaeo to your proposal fore &ister City relationship
between HaSyaii end Taemanla.
The Tasmazi;an Gavezameat ie keen to promote the dwelopmeat of cultural and
economic 11aka through Sister State i'elntfonahipe where deatonatrable benefits
to both parti i e tea be achieved,
Ia keeping ~ with Chia philosophy. the Govarnraeat, through Tasmania
' Development aad Resouzcee (TDR) ie curzently evaluating in detail the
• apportunitiea for such a relationship with Hawaii.
To this sad, ZvSx 6teve hlartin of TDR will ba is contact with you duzing January
with a view to progreuing the matter.
Yours sincerely,
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Tcfephoae: (002) 33 336a Fox: (002) 34157 ~
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AARON S.Y. CHUNG .y~;,.' Fhone: (808) 961-8396
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January 7, 1997
JAMES ARAKAKI, CHAIRMAN
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
SISTER-CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TASMANIA AND THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII
Pursuant to Section 1(e) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of
the Council of the County of Hawaii, this written approval is
submitted in regards to Communication No. and
Resolution No. 77 relating to the establishment of a sister
city relationship between Tasmania and the County of Hawaii.
Waiving said referral from the Committee on Finance in order that
appropriate action can be taken by the Council.
In reviewing the contents of the referral, it is deemed
advisable that such waiver be granted.
Aaron Chung, Chairman
Committee on Finaue
Approved:
am rakak', Chairman
awa• County Council