Res. No. 246-17 - PWPRC Report No. 19

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