HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 161 Draft 01 2002-2004 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 16g 0~
A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING THE SECONll
SATURDAY OF OCTOBER AS "E HO`OLA I NO ALA HELE" DAY ("TO GIVE LIFE
TO THE TRAILS" DAY).
WHEREAS, prior to 1778, the native Hawaiian people lived in a highly organized, self=
sufficient, social system based on subsistence agriculture and communal land tenure with a
sophisticated language, culture, and religion;
WHEREAS, their trail systems were a vital means of sustaining and linking native
Hawaiian communities; and
WHEREAS, native Hawaiian ahupua`a tenants needed access to the mountains and sea
along shorelines in order to fish, gather, cultivate crops, and communicate with neighboring
ahupua`a tenants; therefore, trails play an important role in the perpetuation and practice of the
Hawaiian culture and lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, trails ran laterally along the shoreline around the island of Hawaii, and the
"mauka" - "makai" trails ran between the uplands and the sea; and
WHEREAS, during the 16°' century, Oahu ruler, Kuali`i, declared that old men and
women, and children who slept along the trails would be safe; and
WHEREAS, on or about 1785, the MSmala hoe Law ("Law of the Splintered Paddle")
was adopted by King Kamehameha, which assured the safety and protection of all individuals
using the trails; and
WHEREAS, a unified monarchial government of the I [awaiian Islands was established in
1810 under Kamehameha I, the first King of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 1892, the Kingdom of Hawaii passed the Highways Act of l 892
(Hawai`i Revised Statutes), acknowledging the people's right to use the trails for commerce and
enjoyment; and
WHEREAS, ahhough Queen Liliu`okalani yielded her power to the United States in
1893 after the passage of the Highways Act of 1892, said Act remains the `Law of the Land'
today; and
WHEREAS, Article XII, Section 7 of the Hawaii State Constitution, Chapter 7-1,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the Public Access Shoreline Hawaii (DASH) case acknowledge
the right of native Hawaiians and the rights of people to use the trails; and
WHEREAS, in 1988, Chapter 198D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, was adopted to establish
a statewide trail and access program known as Na Ala Hele, which includes the Ala Kahakai trail
(Trail by the Sea); and
WHEREAS, in 1979, E Mau Na Ala Hele, anon-profit, community advocacy group, was
established to preserve the Hawaiian trail systems and is actively involved with the maintenance
and perpetuation of the Ala Kahakai trail; and
WHEREAS, in November 2000, President William J. Clinton signed into law S. 700, the
"Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Act (Public Law 106-509), which designated the Ala
Kahakai as a National Historic "frail; and
WHEREAS, these historic acts ensure that native Hawaiians and all people of the State of
Hawaii to this day have the right to use these public trails for access, enjoyment, recreation,
commerce, and gathering purposes, in accordance with these and other state and county laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OP
HAWAII that it acknowledges and recognizes the second Saturday of October as the day to
commemorate the Highways Act of 1892, and that it designates this day as "E Ho`ola i Na Ala
Hele" Day.
Dated at ,Hawaii, this day of 2004.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUN'T'Y Of HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii Aves Nors ABS ex
Hilo, Hawaii ARAKAKI
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I hereby ecrtify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ELARIONOF'P
The vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai `i on HOLSCI IUI I
IACOnSON
REYNOLDS
ATTEST: SAFARIK
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Reference: C-520/PW&IRC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOI,U'I'ION NO. 161