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COUNTY OF HAWAII -•� �' !1 STATE OF HAWAII �Tt OF-MF'i, RESOLUTION NO. 163 13 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) FOR THE PUNA REGIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR. WHEREAS, Hawaii County's large landmass poses geographical and infrastructure challenges with emergency response, evacuation, and other safety and health-related services that impact the Puna area; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Civil Defense Agency collaborates with agencies and groups, facilitates events, and helps to reduce the cost for events that cultivate community resilience and preparedness; and WHEREAS, the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee formed the Subcommittee on Connectivity and Emergency Response, which will present the inaugural Puna Regional Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Fair in partnership with Hawai`i County Civil Defense; and WHEREAS, the PREP Fair will include oral presentations, evacuation mapping, interactive exhibit booths, and various contests and prizes for the public; and WHEREAS,participating groups include the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, Police and Fire Departments, State Department of Health,National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), American Red Cross, Hawai`i Island Humane Society, Pacific Tsunami Museum, University of Hawai`i at Manoa Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes, Hawaii Community College nursing students, and the Big Island Amateur Radio Club; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 will be appropriated to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency to be used within the current fiscal year for the Puna Regional Emergency Preparedness Fair; now, therefore,