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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.              
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

ACKNOWLEDGING THE ROLE OF DISTRICT 50 LIONS HAWAII AND LIONS CLUB
   INTERNATIONAL FOR HOSTING THE 83RD ANNUAL LIONS CLUBS
   INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON JUNE 19-23, 2000.



 1       WHEREAS, the eighty-third annual LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL
 2   Convention will be held in Honolulu on June 19-23, 2000, with
 3   an estimated attendance of about 30,000 Lions club members,
 4   spouses, family members, and guests; and
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 6       WHEREAS, the International Association of Lions Clubs was
 7   founded by Melvin Jones in Chicago Illinois on June 7, 1917,
 8   and today, is the largest service organization with a
 9   membership of more than 1.4 million people in 44,500 clubs in
10   185 countries and geographic locations throughout the world;
11   and
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13       WHEREAS, the hosting of a LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL
14   convention is a tremendous undertaking requiring a major
15   commitment of resources from the LIONS OF HAWAII and the State
16   of Hawaii, a monumental task undertaken by past district
17   Governor Mel Nakamura five years ago; and
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19       WHEREAS, the LIONS OF HAWAII have dedicated themselves to
20   their motto, "WE SERVE" and to share the Aloha Spirit to all of
21   the visitors to our lovely islands by working with state and
22   city agencies, the visitor industries, as well as businesses
23   and community groups, in the hope of making the people of this
24   State proud that Hawaii is a visitor destination; now,
25   therefore,
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27       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
28   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
29   of 2000, that this body hereby congratulates and extends its
30   most gracious Aloha to DISTRICT 50 LIONS HAWAII and LIONS CLUB
31   INTERNATIONAL on the occasion of the 83rd Annual Lions Club
32   International Convention.
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