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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND PARKS AND RECREATION DATE: December 4, 2007 RE: Comm. No. 815Bi11 No. 204 PLACE: Council Chambers 333 Kr7auea Avenue, 2"d Floor Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 9:05 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Public Safety and Pazks and Recreation, to which was referred Bill No. 204, reports as follows: Bill No. 204, transmitted by Council Member Stacy Higa via Communication No. 815, dated November 14, 2007, amends Chapters 14 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), relating to intoxicating liquors prohibited in certain public places, and Chapter 15 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), relating to dividing and renaming Leleiwi Beach Park into two distinct beach parks. The purpose of this ordinance is to divide Leleiwi Beach Park into two distinct beach parks. Leleiwi Beach Park encompasses two distinct parcels with independent tax map key numbers. These distinct pazcels would be named "Wai`olena Beach Park" and "Wai`uli Beach Park" pursuant to chapter 15, article 8, of the Hawaii County Code, which establishes guidelines for the naming of such facilities. Section 15-67(a)(2)(A) provides that any "open area" County facility shall, inter alia, be named for its neighborhood, community, region, district or other identifying geographical location. The purpose for distinguishing and renaming the beach parks is to give each park its proper historical name according to their geographical sites. The word "Wai`olena" refers to the light water of that certain open azea County park identified by TMK (3) 2-1-18-26. The word "Wai`uli" refers to the dark water of that certain open area County park identified by TMK (3) 2-1-19-9. The subject parcel is an open azea park located in the Keaukaha area of South Hilo. The site is located at the end of Kalaniana`ole Avenue. Accordingly, chapter 14, article 1 of the Hawaii County Code is also amended to retain current provisions for Leleiwi Beach Park relating to the consumption of intoxicating liquors. Public testimony was given by members of the Leleiwi Community Association, the Keaukaha Community Association and the general public. Six members of the public, including the two students who researched the history and the naming of the beach pazks, spoke in support of the bill. Claudia Rohr, owner of a bed and breakfast located across from Leleiwi Beach Park spoke in opposition.