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<br /> Harry Kim J~tr~°s H~ry etsu <br /> Mayor ` ~~,6~~' ' ing hector <br /> Peter T. Young <br /> 6:. : • ' Deputy Managing Director <br /> k . <br /> rE of'N''°r <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Room 215 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553 <br /> KONA: 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite l03 • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808) 329-5226 Fax (808) 326-5663 <br /> June 5, 2001 <br /> Chair Dominic Yagong <br /> and Committee Members <br /> Committee on Public Works and Parks <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chair Yagong and Members: <br /> During your recent committee discussions concerning Liliuokalani Gardens, <br /> many comments focused on the County's obligations under the Americans With <br /> Disabilities Act. As interim ADA Coordinator, I have tried to educate myself on <br /> this issue, and would like to use this means to share some information with you. <br /> As Mayor Kim and Pat Engelhard have made clear, the administration will follow <br /> whatever direction is forthcoming from the Council with respect to the opening or <br /> closing of Lihiwai Street. That decision should be made on the best available <br /> information, and I hope this letter will be of assistance in that regard. <br /> Whenever there is a question related to accessibility, I look for advice and <br /> guidance from the Disability and Communication Access Board, an agency of the <br /> State government under the Department of Health. On May 23, I was able to <br /> meet with Charlotte Townsend of DCAB, who was in Hilo to work with Hilo High <br /> School on its accessibility issues. Ms. Townsend and I went down to Liliuokalani <br /> Gardens so that she could see the site firsthand. <br /> Based on our site visit, and with the understanding that parking will be available <br /> for persons with disabilities at both the Isles area and at Coconut Island, it is our <br /> belief that Liliuokalani Gardens will be accessible per the requirements of the <br /> ADA Act, whether Lihiwai Street is open or closed. The mauka parking lot <br /> creates access to the teahouse pavilion and the parking at Isles a.nd at Coconut <br /> Island will have made Liliuokalani more accessible than it was prior to the ~ ~ • <br /> alterations. <br /> Congm. No. _ . <br /> Flle No. .~r~..=•~., <br /> ref, T~~te ~3 <br /> ,.R.~ <br /> <br />