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• <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI :f STATE OF HAWAII <br /> BILL NO. 2 01 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 <br /> (1995 ,EDITION), RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> SECTION 1. Findings and purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to rename the <br /> "West Hawai'i Veteran's Cemetery, " to "Pu'u Ho'omaha 0 Na Po'e Koa 0 Hawai'i <br /> Komohana,"pursuant to Chapter 15, Article 8 of the Hawai'i County Code of 1983 (1995 <br /> Edition) which establishes guidelines for the naming of County facilities. Chapter 15, <br /> Article 8, Section 15-67(a)(1) of the Hawai'i County Code provides that an aesthetic area <br /> may "[b]e named, preferably in the Hawaiian language, in a manner which describes <br /> significant features or the geographic location of the aesthetic area." Furthermore, the <br /> council desires to further the policy of naming its aesthetic areas with respect for the <br /> traditional Hawaiian names for such locations. <br /> The name of"Pu'u Ho'omaha 0 Na Po'e Koa Hawai'i Komohana," means a <br /> Resting place (or cemetery) of the Warriors (or soldiers) of Hawaii. <br /> SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the West Hawai'i <br /> Veteran's Cemetery is hereby named "Pu'u Ho'omaha 0 Na Po'e Koa 0 Hawai'i <br /> Komohana" which may be abbreviated to "Pu'u Ho'omaha." <br /> SECTION 3. In the event that any portion of this ordinance is declared invalid, <br /> such invalidity shall not affect the other parts of this ordinance. <br />