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e,��' OF M i��•. COUNTY OF HAWAVI +(� =t STATE OF HAWAVI +Po'� N� MO �••��\ ,TF•OF •NF'� RESOLUTION NO. 9-9 25 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 PACIFIC TSUNAMI MUSEUM FOR SALARIES, TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. WHEREAS, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide education and awareness to ensure that no one ever again dies in Hawaii due to a tsunami; and WHEREAS, the Pacific Tsunami Museum's unique work in the community is critical to providing tsunami awareness, protecting the stories of survivors, and honoring those we lost to prior tsunamis; and WHEREAS, the Pacific Tsunami Museum has recently lost some of its long-term donor support due to their passing and is facing a series of extensive and necessary renovations; and WHEREAS, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is seeking additional funding support to help bridge a temporary gap in their operational budget for salaries, field training for docents and volunteers, and community education while they work to obtain alternative, long-term funding; and WHEREAS, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is requesting funds to support the salaries of three staff positions until April, as well as funds for a van rental for field training at various tsunami sites and to create a recording/videography of co-founder Dr. Walter Dudley sharing his knowledge of each museum exhibit to educate the community on our history and tsunami safety awareness; and WHEREAS, this project falls within the Department of Research and Development's mission to support community programs that balance economic, social, and community priorities in Hawaii County; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) 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 HAWAI`I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 2 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to the Pacific Tsunami Museum for salaries, training, and community education.