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JNSVfOf COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAI`I �r�rt a Hi ' r` BILL NO. 103 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY SCHEDULE, CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY NAMING THE BALLFIELD AT THE DR. FRANCIS F. C. WONG STADIUM IN THE HO`OLULU COMPLEX THE "JAMES "JIMMY" CORREA BALLFIELD" IN HONOR OF JAMES "JIMMY" CORREA. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to name the ballfield located within the Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium in the Ho`olulu Complex, situated in Hilo, District of South Hilo, Island and. County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, in honor of James "Jimmy" Correa. Born on June 15, 1919, James "Jimmy" Correa, the "Father of Hilo Baseball," was a man who loved and dedicated most of his life to baseball until his passing on February 7, 2016, in his hometown of Hilo. He served his country in World War II, fighting in Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. He also served his community as a pump operator with the County of Hawai`i's Department of Sewers & Sanitation and a recreation leader with the Department of Parks & Recreation. But his greatest service was as a coach, mentoring generations of baseball players in Hilo for over 50 years. Coach Correa began his coaching career at St. Joseph High School in 1955, where he led the Cardinals to two state championship titles. He then coached in various leagues, such as Protect Our Nation's Youth (PONY), Colt, Babe Ruth, American Legion, Americans of Japanese Ancestry (AJA), and Hawaii Senior Baseball. Coach Correa achieved national recognition in 1981 when the Hilo Colt All -Stars won the Colt World Series, the first Hilo team to win a World Series championship. He also managed to coach a PONY and Colt team to win respective State championship titles within the same season. Later in his career, he switched to umpiring baseball and softball leagues before returning to coaching high school baseball at Waiakea High School and Kamehameha Schools. During his long and illustrious career, he coached nearly everyone who played baseball in Hilo at one level or another, with most of his coaching years spent at the historic Ho`olulu Park, now the ballfield at Dr. Francis F. C. Wong Stadium. Coach Correa was known for his simple and effective style of coaching. He used his deep knowledge of the game to teach his players the fundamentals of baseball and the values of good sportsmanship, citizenship, and fair play. He did not overcomplicate things; he showed his players how to see the ball, hit it, and run the bases with speed and intelligence. Coach Correa