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COUNTY OF HAWAII ''...441 � • I - STATE OF HAWAII E DF.NF'.11 RESOLUTION NO. 105 23 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 HAWAII KEIKI MUSEUM TO PURCHASE INTERACTIVE SEATING FOR THE MUSEUM'S "OPIHI LEARNING AREA." WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Keiki Museum is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization that was created for the purpose of starting a children's science discovery center in West Hawai`i, called the Hawai`i Keiki Museum("Museum"), and its mission is to inspire curiosity, creativity, and innovation in children by introducing them to science during their formative years; and WHEREAS,the Museum teaches keiki that local challenges are also global concerns, and that climate protection, ocean health research, astronomy studies, and earth science investigations are all currently being conducted on Hawai`i Island; and WHEREAS,the Museum's "Opihi Learning Area" is a safe area reserved for keiki up to two years old where they can play and bond with their parents, kupuna, and caregivers; and WHEREAS,the Museum is desirous of improving its "Opihi Learning Area"by providing fun, interactive seating that consists of upholstered furniture segments that"puzzle" together to serve as seats; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Keiki Museum is requesting funds to pay for interactive seating and other miscellaneous expenses related to its "Opihi Learning Area"; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Liquor Control is to support organizations and programs that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the public in a drug- and alcohol-free environment, such as the Hawai`i Keiki Museum in Kona; 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 Department of Liquor Control to provide a grant to the Hawai`i Keiki Museum to purchase interactive seating for the Museum's "Opihi Learning Area." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: