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cause accidents for people that are using white canes or people with chairs. The <br />gaps are more than an inch wide. He wanted to know if there was there anything <br />that could be done to make it accessible, and also the sidewalk around it. <br /> <br />C. Honma <br /> informed Chris that the sidewalk around it belongs to Public Works. <br />The actual walking path that crosses the park, and the stone stairs, or seating <br />that they have there, that’s been an issue and a challenge for Parks as well too. <br />It is not currently on the priority list as far as accessibility goes. Parks is <br />concentrating on prioritizing resources for the ones the court has recommended. <br />It’s not even good access for regular people that use the park. Clayton stated <br />that the job needs to go out bid to make it all compliant as far as for safety <br />issues. He doesn’t know when Kalakaua Park will be addressed, but it is on our <br />radar to get looked at. <br /> <br />C. Cholas <br /> also wanted to air some concerns he had about Coconut Island. <br />There are issues on the disabled parking stalls and access aisle next to the <br />bridge. People still use the access aisle illegally to unload things and transport it <br />across the bridge making it unavailable for the disabled person to use. Being <br />close to the bridge is nice if people would not violate the access aisle and if water <br />pooling (flooding) wasn’t a problem when it rains. Chris suggested that maybe <br />Parks might just see if the design could be looked at, then maybe put the <br />accessible parking on the far left slot in that Coconut Island parking lot. It won’t <br />be as close to the bridge but it might be more available to the disabled. <br /> <br />Clayton stated that is was something to consider. <br /> <br />C. Cholas <br /> is also suggesting that it would be wonderful if P&R could have a web <br />page that shows accessibility in all the parks on the island. It would really help, <br />for residents, tourists, anybody. He would know which parks he could go to <br />without having to get there and find out he can’t get into the facility. Chris likes <br />that idea of a website that shows accessibility in our parks and community <br />centers. <br /> <br />W. Tanigawa <br /> thanked Clayton for speaking to the committee. <br /> <br />Housing Ad Hoc Committee regarding Invitation to Stephen Arnett, Hawai‘i <br /> <br />County Housing Administrator <br /> <br />C. Cholas <br /> stated that the Housing ad hoc committee has not been able to meet <br />so there is nothing to discuss. <br /> <br /> <br />REPORT OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘IEQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFICER <br /> <br />AND ADA COORDINATOR, TERI SPINOLA-CAMPBELL <br /> <br />See Attached Report <br /> <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />