How a sister city relationship is set up and kept active

(a) The sister city relationship shall be established by the adoption of a council resolution approving the establishment of the sister city tie and the signing of a formal agreement between the mayor of the County of Hawai‘i and the appropriate public official of the proposed sister city that such ties exist. The agreement shall contain a proposed program, developed by the office of the mayor and the proposed sister city, that will be instituted by both places to make these ties lasting and purposeful. (b) County funds shall be appropriated to provide for the exchange of gifts or goodwill missions to promote the newly established sisterhood and the concept of mutual understanding. Such goodwill missions may include student exchanges, art, cultural or industrial exhibits and athletic team visits. (c) Any sister city relationship in which there is a failure to implement the agreement or to exchange gifts or goodwill missions within a five year period may result in the termination of the agreement and relationship by council resolution. (d) Existing sister cities which have been active during the five years prior to the enactment of this article, and which continue to be active, shall not be required to comply with this article. An existing sister city shall be deemed to be active if there has been an exchange of gifts or goodwill missions within a five year period. (1993, ord 93-31, sec 1; am, ord 93-102, sec 1; am 2003, ord 03-117, sec 2.)2-165