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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br /> PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> DATE: August 1, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 371/Res.No. 246-17 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 1:02 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation,to which was referred Res.No. 246-17, <br /> reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 246-17, introduced by Council Members Tim Richards and Susan Lee Loy, via <br /> Communication 371 dated July 14, 2017, supports the development of a Hawai`i Island shooting range <br /> as recommended by the Game Management Advisory Commission. It encourages the appropriate, <br /> agencies to establish a working group of recreational shooters, hunters, and government agencies to <br /> facilitate choosing a location; and design, construction, and administration of said facility. <br /> Legal firearm owners of Hawai`i County have no legal and publicly accessible shooting facility to safely <br /> acquire proper firearms training, or to introduce family and friends to shooting sports. The Hawai`i <br /> Police Department, and employees of state and federal agencies that require annual or more frequent <br /> firearms recurrence training, do not have a suitable public facility in the County of Hawai`i. <br /> Committee members responded positively to the public testimony supporting this measure. Specific <br /> details about location and the management of any future shooting facility would be discussed within the <br /> working group. Council Member Richards introduced an amendment via Communication 371.1 <br /> clarifying details about actual gun ownership numbers. It was adopted by Your Committee. <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and intent of <br /> Resolution No. 246-17, as amended to Draft 2 and recommends its adoption. <br /> nh <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID X COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br /> EOFF X PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> KANUHA X <br /> LEE LOY X 1 <br /> O'HARA X <br /> POINDEXTER X J IFE' RUGGELS, CHAIR <br /> RICHARDS X PWPRC REPORT NO.: <br /> 19 <br /> 6 <br /> RUGGLES X ADOPTED: <br />