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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WITH RESPECT TO AN EVALUATION OF THE DRUG, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAM. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: WHEREAS, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's ( "SAMHSA ") Strategic Prevention Framework ( "SPF ") is a program designed to promote youth development, reduce risk - taking behaviors, build assets and resilience, and prevent problem behaviors across the person's life span; and WHEREAS, to accomplish its goals SPF has funded the State Incentive Grant program which has been the funding source for the County of Hawai`i's Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco prevention program ( "DAT ") administered through the County of Hawai`i Department of Liquor Control; and WHEREAS, part of the DAT program teaches student - athletes to be instructors, role models and mentors to other students on not only the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco but the positives of living a drug, alcohol and tobacco free life; and WHEREAS, this program has been in existence for several years and it is commonly felt that this program is beneficial, but there has never been an empirical study of the effectiveness of this program; and WHEREAS, the grant requires that an evaluation of the program be conducted to validate the program's effectiveness; and WHEREAS, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai`i (hereinafter referred to as "RCUH "), through Dr. Alton M. Okinaka, PhD, Director of the Social Sciences Training and Research Laboratory, is familiar with these types of reports and will conduct a study of the DAT program to measure its effectiveness; and WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding (see attached) is needed between RCUH and the County of Hawai`i to accomplish and fund this study which would evaluate the effectiveness of the DAT Program through interviews, surveys of coaches, athletic directors, teachers, students and parents of schools with DAT programs, the analysis of the results and a written report on the effectiveness of DAT as a reduction tool; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 46 -7, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, this Council's consent is required for the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding.