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:-("e; 14..., COUNTY OF HAWAI`I :+:4\`* #.•; STATE OF HAWAI`I '44,OF,;:get BILL NO. 148 ORDINANCE NO. 26 40 AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING TAX MAP KEY NO. (3)6-6-001:010 AS "LA`ELA`E PARK",AMENDING CHAPTER 15,ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1,AND AMENDING CHAPTER 14,ARTICLE 1, SECTION 14-1 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED),RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to designate a park located in the Waimea area of South Kohala, specifically identified as Tax Map Key No. (3) 6-6-001:010, as"La`ela`e Park". This park shall be named "La`ela`e Park" for Pu`u La`ela`e, one of the prominent pu`u, or hills, that sits north of the park site. La`ela`e, meaning bright, shiny, clear, serene, calm, or pleasant, is an appropriate name for the pu`u that prominently stands north of the park. Waimea is famous for its rolling hills, which guard and protect the community. As such, the community shares a deep connection with these pu`u. In mo`olelo, the akua, or god, Makuakuamana, who lived in the Kohala mountains, pursued Wao, a goddess that resided near the waters of Kohakohau. While pregnant, Wao often chose to climb up to Pu`u La`ela`e to birth their children. Her birth attendants would roll stones down the hill to delineate an area that was kapu; where the lower-class maka`ainana and kaua were forbidden from entering during Wao's birthing process. In these mo`olelo, the children of Makuakuamana and Wao would later become the ruling ali`i, or chiefs, of Waimea. For these reasons, Pu`u La`ela`e is referred to as "ka pali kapu o rid ali`i o Waimea", or the sacred hill of the chiefs of Waimea. SECTION 2. Pursuant to chapter 15, article 8, section 15-67(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), which establishes requirements for naming County parks and recreation facilities for their"neighborhood, community, region, district or other identifying geographical location", the land identified as Tax Map Key No. (3) 6-6- 001:010 is hereby designated and named La`ela`e Park in acknowledgement of Waimea's Pu`u La`ela`e.