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• r COUNTY OF HAWAII .-,. ' "�v *- STATE OF HAWAII . :)!.:_y..-,.;--;-,..-•:--: RESOLUTION NO. 246 19 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 THE AAUW KONA EDUCATIONAL FUND TO ASSIST WITH THE 2019 GIRLS EXPLORING MATH AND SCIENCE EVENT IN WEST HAWAII. WHEREAS, the AAUW Kona Educational Fund (AAUW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes educational activities for women and girls and encourages higher education to the young women of West Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, Girls Exploring Math and Science (GEMS) is an annual event hosted by AAUW to teach math, science, and technology to fifth-grade girls using hands-on activities, and this year's event will be held on December 10, 2019, in West Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, AAUW has requested financial assistance for meals, t-shirts, and other expenses associated with the 2019 GEMS event; and WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney supports early juvenile prevention initiatives and education opportunities to improve the quality of life on the Big Island; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i 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 8 will be appropriated to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to the AAUW Kona Educational Fund to assist with the 2019 GEMS event in West Hawai`i. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: