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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. 42 <br />071 22 (DRAFT 2) <br />AN ORDINANCE NAMING A COUNTY RECREATIONAL FACILITY (TMK: <br />(3) 7 -5- 041:052) PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 15, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 <br />(2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) <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 designate the <br />name "William Charles Lunalilo Playground" for that certain County recreational facility, <br />identified as Lot 129, area 6.835 acres, more or less, Pualani Estates Subdivision Phase 1, Tax <br />Map Key: (3) 7 -5- 041:052, situate at Puapua`aiki and Puapua`anui, in the District of North <br />Kona, County and State of Hawaii, pursuant to chapter 15, article 8, section 15- 67(a)(2)(B), <br />Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), which establishes guidelines for naming <br />of such facilities. <br />SECTION 2. Background. Ordinance No. 99 -51, which amended Ordinance Nos. 90 -63 <br />and 93 -76, has a park dedication condition for Pualani Estates, which requires of owner D.R. <br />Horton - Schuler Homes, LLC, as `Condition J': "To ensure that the goals and policies of the <br />Recreation Element of the General Plan are implemented, the applicant shall construct a <br />minimum five acre recreational park within the project site for active and passive recreational <br />uses to be dedicated and accepted by the County of Hawai`i." D.R. Horton - Schuler Homes, LLC <br />requests the park be named "William Charles Lunalilo Playground" in honor of King William <br />Charles Lunalilo, a former member of the Hawaiian monarchy. <br />William Charles Lunalilo was born in Honolulu on January 31, 1835. He was the <br />grandson of the half brother to King Kamehameha I and his grandmother was Queen <br />Ka`ahumanu's sister. Lunalilo was elected to the throne via special election after King <br />Kamehameha V left no heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. Lunalilo, the unanimous <br />choice among the people in a popular vote, became known as the "People's King." Lunalilo <br />officially took the throne in January 1873. While King, Lunalilo removed the property owning <br />requirements that the Constitution of 1864 required for voting eligibility. William Charles <br />