Res. No. 246-17 - Hawaii Island Shooting Range

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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 246 17 (DRAFT 2) A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HAWAII ISLAND SHOOTING RANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION. WHEREAS, there are 1.4 million people residing in the State of Hawai`i, and per the Department of Attorney General, Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division and the Honolulu Police Department, it is estimated that there are currently 1.2 million firearms existing in the State of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, it is estimated via population analysis, that over a quarter million of those firearms are located in the County of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, legal firearm owners residing in the County of Hawaii have no legal and publicly accessible shooting facility to safely acquire proper firearms training, or to introduce family and friends to shooting sports; and WHEREAS, nationwide, more people participate in shooting sports than baseball, soccer, and skiing, and shooting is recognized as an Olympic sport; and WHEREAS, 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; and WHEREAS, increasingly, schools and youth organizations have developed programs relating to shooting sports, but lack safe and adequate public multi-purpose shooting facilities; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it supports the development of an adequate, safe, and ecologically responsible public shooting facility for the Island of Hawai`i. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawai`i County Council will encourage the appropriate agencies to establish a working group of recreational shooters, hunters, and government agencies to facilitate activities toward: 1. Determining basic facility shooting requirements, i.e. type of shooting venues desired, for example rifle, pistol, shotgun, air gun, archery, or other shooting sports. 2. Constructing a preliminary diagram showing all desired shooting venues and the basic infrastructure required to support them, and determine the land size necessary for construction, incorporating any required safety zones in order to prevent projectile escapement.