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NqV 0iy COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII irE c�•N►.P 14 RESOLUTION NO. NATURAL RESOURCES, TO RENAME KOLEKOLEPARK AS "VOLEVOLE PARK". WHEREAS, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, through its Board of Land and Natural Resources and Division of State Parks, oversees Hawaii Island's State parks, which includes a long-standing maintenance agreement with the County Department of Parks and Recreation, to manage and maintain Kolekole Gulch Park, located along the H&ndkua Coast in South Hilo; and WHEREAS, Kolekole Gulch Park is a community asset, having long served as a valued public shoreline and recreational area for residents and visitors to enjoy picnicking, swimming, cultural gatherings, and access to scenic coastal views, cultural landscapes, and historic features; and WHEREAS, the gulch of Kolekole was central to the sugar industry on the Hamakua Coast, boasting operations such as the first Kolekole bridge, a railroad bridge constructed in 1910, and the Onomea Sugar Company, which functioned near the gulch; and WHEREAS, the term "gulch" in the current park name references Kolekole Stream, yet the park itself is known to the community only as "Kolekole Park"; and WHEREAS, "Kolekole Park" more accurately reflects the park's history, `ike, identity, character, and use as a shoreline recreational destination while retaining the cultural place name "Kolekole"; and WHEREAS, removing the word "gulch" improves clarity, consistency in public communications, and alignment with common community usage; and WHEREAS, the County recognizes the importance of place names in honoring local history, cultural significance, and community identity; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that this body hereby respectfully requests the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, through its Board of Land and Natural Resources, to rename Kolekole Gulch Park to "Kolekole Park".