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.,OJMtY os........ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 177 ORDINANCE NO. 20 59 AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING TMK (3) 6-7-002:063 AS THE "SPENCER KALANI SCHUTTE DISTRICT PARK" PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-67 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED); AMENDING SECTION 15-68.1 TO ADD THE "SPENCER KALANI SCHUTTE DISTRICT PARK" TO THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY SCHEDULE; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 14-1 RELATING TO PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS AT ALL TIMES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to name a park located in the Waimea area of South Kohala, specifically identified as Tax Map Key (3) 6-7-002:063, and with a physical address of 67-1315 Ala `Ohia Road, Kamuela, Hawai`i 96743. This park which includes fields, structures, and other undeveloped sections of the property, would be named the "Spencer Kalani Schutte District Park" pursuant to Chapter 15, Article 8, of the Hawai`i County Code, which establishes guidelines for naming of such. Section 15-67(2)(C)(i) and (iv) provides that any open area shall be named or re-named for a person or persons alive or deceased, who has contributed significantly to the recreational programs in the community in which the open area is located, and the person has accomplished significant achievements in other fields of endeavor which have been of benefit to other persons. Spencer Kalani Schutte was born on September 24, 1935, on O`ahu, and moved to Waimea in 1962 to ranch on Hawaiian Homes land, where he resided for the remainder of his life at his Hawaiian Homestead property on Mana Road. Prior to moving to Hawai`i Island, he was a part of the Honolulu Police Department's motorcycle "metro squad" combating crime in downtown Honolulu, and helped introduce the first canine unit in Hawai`i. During his time in Waimea, Schutte became a rancher and a leader in the Hawai`i Cattleman's Association helping to lay a solid organizational foundation for Hawai`i's beef industry. In addition, he was a fisherman and a hog farmer, operating one of the largest, most progressive piggeries in the state.