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are hereby transferred to the respective chief procurement officers." (underscored for emphasis only); and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Revised Statutes state in § 103D-209: "§ 103D-209 Authority to contract for certain services. Except as provided in section 28-8.3 with respect to agencies of the State of Hawaii, any governmental body of this State may act as a purchasing agency and contract on its own behalf for professional services subject to this chapter and rules adopted by the policy board. The purchasing agency may consult with the chief procurement officer or the officer's designee when procuring these services." (underscored for emphasis only); and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Administrative Rules, amendment to Chapter §3-120-4 states in §3-120-4, Procurement exempt for chapter 103F, HRS. "(a) Notwithstanding the intent of chapter 103D, HRS, to require governmental bodies to procure their goods and services through competitive bidding, it is acknowledged that there may be situations where practicable or not advantageous to the State." Additionally, there exists "Exhibit A" which lists the services exempted and includes: "Exemption Number Exemption 4. Services of legal counsel, guardian ad litem, psychiatrists, psychologists, receivers and masters when required by court order", and further states in Exhibit A the names of the chief procurement officers which includes the chairperson of the Hawaii County Council, Dominic Yagong" (underscored for emphasis only); and WHEREAS, in the State Procurement Code there exists a list of the Chief Procurement Officers which is attached as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the County Charter of the County of Hawaii in section 10-14, Central Purchasing, subsection (a) states: "The department of finance shall be responsible for the