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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 220 25 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING THE SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO THE KOHALA HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT GRAD NIGHT. WHEREAS, high school graduations are momentous occasions celebrating and recognizing students for their academic and extracurricular achievements while marking the next chapter of their lives; and WHEREAS, Kohala High School Project Grad Night is a collaborative effort by parents, teachers, and students to ensure that the Kohala High School graduating class of 2025 can celebrate their achievement in a fun yet healthy, responsible, and safe manner; and WHEREAS, the North Kohala Community Resource Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is working in partnership with the organizers of the Kohala High School Project Grad Night to provide a safe, enjoyable, and substance -free overnight graduation parry for the Kohala High School graduating class of 2025; and WHEREAS, the North Kohala Community Resource Center requests funding to assist with live entertainment, food, and transportation for Kohala High School Project Grad Night; and WHEREAS, the Department of Liquor Control supports this project as it is in keeping with the goals and objectives of the department to support public programs that provide Hawaii County residents, especially young people, with fun activities in a safe, drug- and alcohol -free environment; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii 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 HAWAI`I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the Department of Liquor Control to provide a grant to the North Kohala Community Resource Center to assist with expenses related to the Kohala High School Project Grad Night.