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„trw� <br />b4iti <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI`I <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAI`I <br />BILL NO. 148 <br />AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING TAX MAP KEY NO. (3) 6-6-001:010 AS "LA`ELA`E <br />PARK”, AMENDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1, AND AMENDING <br />CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 14-1 OF THE HAWAI°I COUNTY CODE 1983 <br />(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL <br />FACILITIES. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI: <br />SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to designate a park located in <br />the Waimea area of South Kohala, specifically identified as Tax Map Key No. (3) 6-6-001:010, <br />as "La`ela`e Park". <br />This park shall be named "La`ela`e Park" for Pu`u La`ela`e, one of the prominent pu`u, <br />or hills, that sits north of the park site. La`ela`e, meaning bright, shiny, clear, serene, calm, or <br />pleasant, is an appropriate name for the pu`u that prominently stands north of the park. Waimea <br />is famous for its rolling hills, which guard and protect the community. As such, the community <br />shares a deep connection with these pu`u. <br />In mo`olelo, the akua, or god, Makuakuamana, who lived in the Kohala mountains, <br />pursued Wao, a goddess that resided near the waters of Kohakohau. While pregnant, Wao often <br />chose to climb up to Pu`u La`ela`e to birth their children. Her birth attendants would roll stones <br />down the hill to delineate an area that was kapu; where the lower-class maka`ainana and kaua <br />were forbidden from entering during Wao's birthing process. In these mo`olelo, the children of <br />Makuakuamana and Wao would later become the ruling ali`i, or chiefs, of Waimea. For these <br />reasons, Pu`u La`ela`e is referred to as "ka pali kapu o na ali`i o Waimea", or the sacred hill of <br />the chiefs of Waimea. <br />SECTION 2. Pursuant to chapter 15, article 8, section 15-67(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii <br />County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), which establishes requirements for naming <br />County parks and recreation facilities for their "neighborhood, community, region, district or <br />other identifying geographical location", the land identified as Tax Map Key No. (3) 6-6- <br />001:010 is hereby designated and named La`ela`e Park in acknowledgement of Waimea's Pu`u <br />La`ela`e. <br />