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_ ~ <br /> Mtv os iy. <br /> ~P:'•-" Ian <br /> <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> ar~.~?a <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 373 07 <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT <br /> <br /> AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A <br /> <br /> DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) <br /> WHEREAS, Girls Exploring Math and Science (GEMS) is a project of the American <br /> <br /> Association of University Women (AAUW)-Kona Branch, which has been producing the <br /> <br /> program since 1996; and <br /> WHEREAS, GEMS is an annual math, science and technology exploration day with <br /> hands-on activities for fifth grade girls from throughout the West Hawaii School Complex Area <br /> (Pa`auilo to Pahala); and <br /> WHEREAS, National research studies have found that elementary school girls and boys <br /> show an equal amount of interest and aptitude in science and math. However, as students grow <br /> into adolescence and progress through school, a gender gap develops between girls and boys in <br /> their interest and pursuit of math and science, and ultimately career paths. With this decrease of <br /> interest in math and science, the girls also experience a lessening ofself-esteem. GEMS is <br /> designed to counteract this problem; and <br /> WHEREAS, through GEMS workshops, girls are introduced to women in their own <br /> community who are successful in math and science-related fields. By spending a day being <br /> mentored, the girls are encouraged to imagine themselves in challenging, interesting careers, and <br /> given specific information about how to pursue such careers; and <br /> WHEREAS, GEMS will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the Outrigger <br /> Keauhou Beach Resort in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; and <br /> WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to <br /> the Office of the Mayor for the GEMS project; now, therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br /> following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: <br /> FUND: General <br /> AMOUNT OF <br /> APPROPRIATION: $2,000 <br /> <br />