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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />RESOLUTION NO. 161 11 <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN <br />AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF <br />TRANSPORTATION, PURSUANT TO HRS 46 -7, FOR A DISTRACTED DRIVING <br />PROJECT GRANT FOR THE HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Public Affairs - Safe <br />Community Program has authorized funding towards the Hawaii County Police Department's <br />Distracted Driving Project; and <br />WHEREAS, distracted driving, defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety <br />Administration as "any non - driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract <br />him or her from the primary task of driving and increase the risk of crashing ", has become a <br />serious problem on our roadways; and <br />WHEREAS, the goal of this project is to reduce the number of drivers using an electronic <br />mobile device while operating a motor vehicle by one (1) percent, from 1.55% as reported in the <br />Summer 2010 Hawaii Seat Belt Use Survey, to 0.55% by September 30, 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Police Department will enforce the laws on using mobile <br />electronic devices while driving, by having additional checkpoints, issuing citations for non- <br />compliance, and by conducting a media campaign and /or by sending educational letters to <br />registered vehicle owners regarding this matter; and <br />WHEREAS, the department will also conduct enforcement targeting other violations, <br />both regulatory and moving, with the use of overtime funds from this grant; and <br />WHEREAS, the funds provided by the State of Hawaii State Department of <br />Transportation are derived from grants provided by the federal government; and <br />WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46 -7, requires that county departments <br />obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments <br />respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, <br />and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken <br />pursuant to those powers; now, therefore, <br />