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<r or <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I <br />BILL NO. 142 <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 <br />(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE <br />ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADOPT -A -COUNTY -STREET PROGRAM. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAVI: <br />SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The County of Hawaii finds that maintaining clean <br />and safe County streets, roadways, and rights -of -way promote public health, environmental <br />stewardship, and community pride. Community groups have expressed strong interest in <br />assisting the County with litter removal and beautification efforts. The purpose of this ordinance <br />is to establish an Adopt -A -County -Street program, similar to the State Department of <br />Transportation's Adopt -A -Highway program, to enable volunteers to help maintain County street <br />segments in partnership with the Department of Public Works, which will also help to offset <br />County maintenance costs. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 14 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), <br />is amended by adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: <br />"Article—. Adopt -A -County -Street Program. <br />Section 14- Definitions. <br />As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise: <br />"Adopted segment" means a designated portion of a County street, roadway, or <br />right-of-way that is approved by the director of public works for volunteer participants of <br />the Adopt -A -County -Street program to conduct eligible maintenance and beautification <br />activities. <br />"County street" means any public street, roadway, or right-of-way under the <br />jurisdiction, ownership, or maintenance responsibility of the County, excluding State <br />highways. <br />"Department" means the department of public works. <br />"Director" means the director of public works or the director's duly authorized <br />representative. <br />"Participant" means any individual, business, nonprofit, community group, school, <br />or other organization that enters into an agreement with the department of public works to <br />participate as a volunteer in the Adopt -A -County -Street program. <br />"Program" means the Adopt -A -County -Street program established by this article. <br />