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procurement of all materials, supplies, equipment and services required by any agency of the county, except as otherwise provided by this charter or any law." (underscored for emphasis only); and WHEREAS, the County Charter of the County of Hawaii in section 10-14, Central Purchasing, subsection (c) states: "All purchases and contracts for materials, supplies, equipment and services shall be made in accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes and rules and regulations established by the state procurement policy office thereto. Any such rule or regulation may be modified by the director of finance, in accordance with Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provided that such modifications shall be consistent with the requirements of state law." (underscored for emphasis only); and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council exists in the Legislative Branch per Article III, Legislative Branch, County Council, section 3-1 of the Hawaii County Charter; and WHEREAS, Chairperson Dominic Yagong of the Hawaii County Council is named as the Chief Procurement Officer of the Legislative Branch of the County of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, Chairperson Dominic Yagong under the authority of the Hawaii Revised Statutes 103D- 203 and Hawaii Administrative Rules 3-120 hired James Kawachika, Attorney, and Michael Matsukawa, Attorney, to provide legal services to the Hawaii County Council, and those attorneys provided legal services to the Hawaii County Council; and WHEREAS, requisitions for the legal services were provided by Mr. Dominic Yagong and Jamae Kawauchi, County Clerk, to the Hawaii County Finance Department; and WHEREAS, the Office of Corporation Counsel advised the Finance Department not to pay the legitimate bills or invoices of attorneys James Kawachika or Mike Matsukawa, and the Finance Department then voided, refused, denied, or disapproved the requisitions for payment; and 4