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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 465 Draft 01 1969-1972RESOLUTION NO. 465 WHEREAS, MITCHELL Y. EANEHAILUA has been selected by the Hamakua Jaycees as its recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for the year 1971; and WHEREAS, the Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to an outstanding young man between the ages of 21 and 35 for contributions to community welfare, leadership ability, and personal and business proaress; and WHEREAS, VITCHELL R. RANEHAILUA has displayed outstanding leadership and service for the community and has demonstrated unselfish qualities by contributing endless hours of his time for the benefit and welfare of his community; and WHEREAS, among the numerous achievements and contributions by MITCHELL E. RANEHPILUA are the following: 1. For 1971, he was a candidate for County Employee of the Year award in the non -supervisory class; 2. He established evidence of the presence of narcotic traffic in the district of Hamakua; 3. He solved several criminal cases within the district and suppressed cockfighting activities; 4. He serves as treasurer of the Board of Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council and is a member of the HCEOC Finance, Program and Redevelopment committees; 4. Fie is a charter member and recreation committee chairman of the North Hilo Community Council and recreation chairman of the Laupahoehoe School's Parent -Teacher -Student Association; 6. He is also a director and charter menber of the Hawaiian Civic Club of North Hilo; 7. He has shown his leadership abilities as the organizer and founder of the Laupahoehoe Athletic Club; co -coach for the Laupahoehoe School Volleyball team and F.iwanis Pasketball team: coach for the Laupahoehoe Laplanders Basketball team of the Honokaa Senior League; advisor to the North Hilo Traffic Safety Committee; and representative of the low-income residents in Y,ohala, Hamakua and North Hilo to the HCEOC; and S. His individual capabilities for self-improvement is evident in his continuing drive for education, graduating from a special defensive driving course, and is a defensive driving and remedial drivinq instructor for North Hilo area, holds an associate degree in police science, a course offered by the Hawaii Community College in cooperation with the County Police Department. WHEREAS, the County Council, County of Hawaii, wishes to express its congratulations and gratitude for the out- standing performance rendered by the sincere dedication to service by MITCHELL K. KANEHAILUA, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that MITCHELL K. KANFHAILUA, the 1971 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award presented by the Hamakua Jaycees,be and is hereby congratulated for his outstanding performance of leadership and dedicated service to his community; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to render a true copy of this resolution to MITCHELL K. KANEHAILUA. 1972. r._ _L - Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 16th day of February, G -2-