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J�SY OF N\I;/;l COUNTY OF HAWAII if‘s 1 STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 102 13 A RESOLUTION URGING THE 2013 HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT FUNDING TO REOPEN KULANI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND PASS LEGISLATION SUCH AS HOUSE BILL 200 HD1 SD1, RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. WHEREAS, on August 24, 2012, Governor Abercrombie released funding to reactivate the Kulani Correctional Facility (KCF); and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i National Guard's Youth CHalleNGe Academy has had use of the dormitories and the kitchen\dining facilities to keep them in continuous use; and WHEREAS, all mechanical, electrical, fire alarm, and sprinkler systems have been maintained since KCF closed; and WHEREAS, reopening KCF would return up to 200 of Hawai`i's prisoners currently incarcerated in private prisons on the mainland; and WHEREAS, according to Hawai`i Department of Public Safety Director Ted Sakai, the reopening of KCF will return more than $4.7 million to the local economy and create up to 90 new jobs; and WHEREAS, Mr. Sakai supports adding programming to the facility that provides a link to the Hawaiian culture, values and history such as a Pu`uhonua alternative program; and WHEREAS, the proposal to integrate a Pu'uhonua alternative program would incorporate Hawaiian cultural traditions in preparation for reintegrating prisoners to be released from prison; and WHEREAS, an agricultural garden would provide both food and vocational training including skills in gardening and landscaping; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Council supports the reopening of KCF with a Pu`uhonua alternative program; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the 2013 Hawai`i State Legislature is hereby urged to fund the reopening of the Kulani Correctional Facility by passing Legislation such as House Bill 200 HD1 SD1.