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RESOLUTION NO. $01 8a3
WHEREAS, the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, a professional baseball team
from Japan will be visiting the Big Island from December 11th
through the 14th; and
WHEREAS, this visitation is a bonus earned by the team members
and coaches for recently winning the 1983 Japan Central League
Pennant, and also for the purpose of investigating the possibility
of utilizing Kona as their spring training ground beginning with the
1985 season; and
WHEREAS, the Giants are owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun (newspaper)
which has a circulation of over nine million and also manages two
television networks; as such the team and its entourage totaling
over eighty people, will have extensive newspaper and TV coverage,
which no doubt will enhance our relationship and understanding
between Japan and the Big Island; and
WHEREAS, this welcomed visitation has the potential for both the
development of mutual short and long range benefits and merits the
support from all sectors of our island community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it extends its welcome and greetings to the Tokyo
Yomiuri Giants and wishes them a safe and memorable stay during
their visitation to the Big Island.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii is
instructed to transmit true copies of this resolution to
Mr. Toru Shoriki, Owner; Mr. Jitsuo Hasegawa, Manager;
Mr. Motoji Fujika, Former Field Manager; Mr. Sadaharu Oh, Field
Manager; Mr. Hisao Toda, Director; Mr. Kiyoshi Nakahata; all of the
Tokyo Yomiuri Giants organization and Mr. Alan Pratt, Chairman of
the Kona Coast Chamber of Commerce, Committee on Japan, Australia,
Asian, Tourist and Trade Relations, the coordinator of this visit.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 6th day of December, 1983.
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