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Jt.. OSh w,' •�O ... COUNTY OF HAWAII i ; : STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 39 13 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF FIVE (5) AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. WHEREAS, the American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization that says its mission is "building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke"; and WHEREAS, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health("NIH") states that each minute of sudden cardiac arrest leads to a ten percent reduction in the probability of survival; and WHEREAS, the NIH states that 95 percent of people who have sudden cardiac arrest die from it, most within minutes; and WHEREAS, an automated external defibrillator(AED) is a computerized medical device that can check a person's heart rhythm, recognize a rhythm that requires a shock, and advise a rescuer when a shock is needed; and WHEREAS, the immediate treatment of sudden cardiac arrest with an AED can be lifesaving; and WHEREAS, the American Heart Association wishes to donate five (5) AEDs, and the Department of Parks and Recreation recommends acceptance of this donation, which has an estimated value of$8,000; and WHEREAS, Article XIII, Section 13-12 of the Hawai`i County Charter states that the Hawai`i County Council, on behalf of the County of Hawai`i, may accept a donation of personal property; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 30, Section 2-162(a) of the Hawai`i County Code states that any gifts or donations of money, securities, or personal property which fall within the capitalization procedures of the Department of Finance may be accepted by resolution that is approved by the Council; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it hereby authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept the donation of five (5) automated external defibrillators for its senior and recreation centers. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fire Department shall provide training in the use of the AEDs.