HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.231           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE GREAT ALOHA RUN AND ITS
   ORGANIZERS ON ITS FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.



 1       WHEREAS, Ke kuni me ke aloha pau'ole, "The Race with
 2   Compassionate Love", THE GREAT ALOHA RUN and its members is an
 3   outstanding example of the willingness of dedicated individuals
 4   that constantly improve the quality of their community by
 5   organizing community-minded activities with the common
 6   objective of assisting fellow citizens; and
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 8       WHEREAS, THE GREAT ALOHA RUN was founded in 1984, by Carole
 9   Kai and Dr. Jack Scaff who felt it was necessary to have an
10   organization to promote the common interests and goals of local
11   charities; and
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13       WHEREAS, this fine charitable organization recruits and
14   utilizes the services of thousands of community volunteers and
15   businesses to assist local charities in their worthy causes by
16   contributing over $3,000,000 annually; and
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18       WHEREAS, over the years, THE GREAT ALOHA RUN has expanded
19   into a nation-wide charity, attracting participants from all
20   over the world and has currently included another activity
21   interest to its event, the Health and Fitness Expo which
22   encourages and promotes the health and wellness; now,
23   therefore,
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25       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
26   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
27   of 1999, that this body hereby recognizes the ongoing
28   contribution and service in charitable work by Carole Kai, and
29   the rest of the members and participants of THE GREAT ALOHA
30   RUN, expresses its congratulations upon its Fifteenth
31   Anniversary, and extends to all of them its warmest aloha and
32   best wishes for success in all future events.
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