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COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII 172 1 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO D.A.R.E. HAWAII FOR THE 2019 DARE DAY CELEBRATION EVENT IN WEST HAWAII. WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. HAWAII is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established 31 years ago to teach our youth to make safe and responsible decisions, to resist alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and violence, to avoid risky situations, and to lead a safe and healthy life; and . WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. HAWAII is conducting a West Hawa'i'i DARE Day, to commemorate the graduation of students from various schools in West Hawaii, who complete the DARE 10 -week Drug Abuse Resistance Educational curriculum; and WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. HAWAII has requested funds to pay for student activities and prizes for those who will be attending this celebration to recognize their achievement; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Hawaii Police Department is to support youth programs, such as D.A.R.E. HAWAII, that promote alcohol- and drug-free events that teach our youth to make safe and responsible choices; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the Hawaii Police Department to provide a grant to D.A.R.E. HAWAII for student activities and prizes for its 2019 DARE Day Celebration event in West Hawaii. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: