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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. ~U2 00 RESOLUTION CREATING TWO (2) SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS HOURLY TEMPORARY POSITIONS FOR KEALAKEHE ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS WHEREAS, Kealakehe Elementary School and Kealakehe Intermediate School have adjoining campuses that are surrounded on three sides by a number of subdivisions, as well as other multi- family residences; and WHEREAS, Kealakehe Elementary School has a student population of 995 in grades kindergarten to 5, and Kealakehe Intermediate School has a population of 941 in grades 6 to 8; and WHEREAS, hundreds of elementary and intermediate school age children walk to and from these schools every day; and WHEREAS, the Kealakehe Neighborhood Watch posts volunteers at the intersection of Kealakehe Street and Kealaka'a Street and at the intersection of Kealakehe Street and Onipa'a Street; and WHEREAS, although these volunteers are invaluable, they lack the authorization to stop traffic to allow the children to safely cross these streets; and WHEREAS, the community police officers have helped but cannot always be present to assist with traffic control; and WHEREAS, by creating two (2) School Crossing Guards Hourly Temporary, SR-5 positions, the school children in the area of the Kealakehe Elementary, Kealakehe Intermediate and the new Hualalai Academy would be safeguarded against heavy and often times speeding traffic; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 5-1.3(c) of the Hawaii County Charter states that the Mayor has the power to "Create positions...fortyhich appropriations have been made by the council...".