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A os~ •.4 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ~ RESOLUTION NO. 1y1 07 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) WHEREAS, the Kea`au Youth Business Center is the first pilot project in the State of Hawaii and is focused on helping at-risk high school students who are failing in school; and WHEREAS, the program prepares the students for college and the workplace with hands-on education using state-of--the-art facilities in culinary arts, sound recording engineering, video production, and computer graphics/desktop publishing while incorporating various subjects such as math, English, humanities, speech communication, history, and environmental science into their projects; and WHEREAS, the program uses positive reinforcement to build character and teach responsibility, discipline, life skills, and how to be good citizens; and WHEREAS, the program also allows the students to give back to the community through their projects, such as creating public service announcements on substance abuse, anti-violence, and anti-smoking, as well as creating an educational video about diabetes; and WHEREAS, Council District 3 discretionary funds will be appropriated to the Department of Liquor Control to be used as a grant towards youth programs at the Kea`au Youth Business Center; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred and appropriated as set forth below: FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $20,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $20,000 CREDITED TO: 010.251.5251.39 Department of Liquor Control $20,000 Public Programs (Kea`au Youth Business Center)