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. . - I I I I . - COUNTY OF HAWAII 'STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 11 96 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF HAWAD, THE STATE OF HAWAD, BISHOP ESTATE/KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS, QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI CHILDREN TRUST CENTER, THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO FINANCE THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTIPURPOSE GYMNASIUM ATKA W ANANAKOA/BUALANI PARK IN KEAUKAHA. WHEREAS, in early 1946, Kawananakoa Hall was rebuilt as a meeting hall and community center at its present site after being knocked off its foundation by the April 1946 tidal wave; and WHEREAS, on July 5, 1978, the Keaukaha Association held a general meeting, at the Keaukaha Elementary School Cafeteria, concerning the inadequacy of the present Hall to meet the needs of the community and discussion began for the need to plan and build a new facility; and WHEREAS, the original Hall still stands today and together with the park services approximately 124,000 people annually for many social and sporting events, yet the Hall is in constant need of repairs and continues to be inadequate for basketball and volleyball games; there is no paved driveway or parking area and the restroom facilities are insufficient for the number of people who may use the Hall and athletic fields simultaneously with the Keaukaha Elementary School children; and WHEREAS, Kawananakoa Hall is a public facility, on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, operated by the staff of the County of Hawaii, Department of Parks and Recreation and used not only by the immediate community of Keaukaha, but also by the children of the Keaukaha Elementary School, a State of Hawaii, Department of Education facility, and by the greater Hilo, Puna and Hamakua communities; and