HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOEAC 116 2026-04-07 2024-2026REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DATE: April 7, 2026
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
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Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred
Resolution No. 504-26, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 504-26, transmitted by Council Member Heather L. Kimball, via Communication
No. 799, dated March 18, 2026, requests the State of Hawaii, Board of Land and Natural
Resources, to rename Kolekole Gulch Park as "Kolekole Park."
Member Kimball began by explaining that this resolution was requested by the community as a
procedural correction. She fiuther clarified that the community has always referred to this park as
Kolekole Park, but when the state reopened it after a lengthy closure they used the name Kolekole
Gulch Park on some signage. This resolution is the official process for the community to request
that the Board of Land and Natural Resources rename this park as Kolekole Park.
Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Resolution No. 504-26, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
GALIMBA
K
HUSTACE
X
INABA
X
KAGIWADA
X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
,
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
ONISHI
X
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS AND
1 EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
JENN KAGIWADA, CHAIR
GOEAC REPORT NO.: 116
ADOPTED: AFC 2026