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'�tV OF M�� COUNTY OF HAWAII -(44 .-5',Wv 14 STATE OF HAWAII l,�TE OF'H�,Nr RESOLUTION NO. 271. 17 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 HONPA HONGWANJI MISSION OF HAWAII FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL PARADE AND FESTIVAL FOR THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE. WHEREAS,the 11th Annual Parade and Festival for the United Nations International Day of Peace (Peace Day Parade and Festival) is a campaign to promote Peace Day in Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai`i, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is part of the Peace Committee of Honoka`a that is coordinating the Peace Day Parade and Festival, which has become the most elaborate and significant event of its kind in Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, in addition to the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai`i, the Peace Committee of Honoka`a also consists of the Arc of Kona, First United Methodist Church, Hamakua Lions Club, Friends of the Honoka`a Library, Honoka`a High and Intermediate School, United Nations Association of Hawai`i, Carteret Atoll Project, Honoka`a Business Association, Honoka`a Seniors Club, West Hawai`i Mediation Center, and Blue Zones Project- Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, the parade and festival will be held in Honoka`a on September 23, 2017, and events throughout September will include a Peace Poster Contest,,a Day of Mindfulness, Read for Peace, "Wine at 5" (Blue Zones Project), and a 199,000 origami cranes exhibition; and WHEREAS, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai`i is requesting a reimbursement of expenses for advertising/promotion, stage set-up, insurance, security, and a public address (PA) system; 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 1 will be appropriated to the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai`i for reimbursement of expenses associated with the Peace Day Parade and Festival.