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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 011 Draft 01 1996-1998 . . - I I I I . - COUNTY OF HAWAII 'STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 11 96 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF HAWAD, THE STATE OF HAWAD, BISHOP ESTATE/KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS, QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI CHILDREN TRUST CENTER, THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO FINANCE THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTIPURPOSE GYMNASIUM ATKA W ANANAKOA/BUALANI PARK IN KEAUKAHA. WHEREAS, in early 1946, Kawananakoa Hall was rebuilt as a meeting hall and community center at its present site after being knocked off its foundation by the April 1946 tidal wave; and WHEREAS, on July 5, 1978, the Keaukaha Association held a general meeting, at the Keaukaha Elementary School Cafeteria, concerning the inadequacy of the present Hall to meet the needs of the community and discussion began for the need to plan and build a new facility; and WHEREAS, the original Hall still stands today and together with the park services approximately 124,000 people annually for many social and sporting events, yet the Hall is in constant need of repairs and continues to be inadequate for basketball and volleyball games; there is no paved driveway or parking area and the restroom facilities are insufficient for the number of people who may use the Hall and athletic fields simultaneously with the Keaukaha Elementary School children; and WHEREAS, Kawananakoa Hall is a public facility, on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, operated by the staff of the County of Hawaii, Department of Parks and Recreation and used not only by the immediate community of Keaukaha, but also by the children of the Keaukaha Elementary School, a State of Hawaii, Department of Education facility, and by the greater Hilo, Puna and Hamakua communities; and - . I i. I' I i -~ . . WHEREAS, in January 1996, a committee formed of members from the community, Department of Education, Queen Lili'uokalani Children Trust Center, the Department of Hawaiian Homes, Councilman Elroy Osorio and the County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation to embark on a venture to cooperatively plan and build a new, multipurpose gymnasium at KawananakoalHualani Park; and WHEREAS, the tremendous need for a new multipurpose facility warrant the necessity for its development for expanded athletic programs, meeting areas for small and large groups, community development of programs to meet individual and group needs, talents, and objectives using Native Hawaiian cultural values as its catalyst to insure the success of future career and educational goals; and WHEREAS, the committee estimates that the cost of planning and constructing this new multipurpose facility will be as follows: 1. 2. Plans & Design Construction $ 250,000.00 2.500.000.00 $2,750,000.00; and Total Funding WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii believes that it is in the best interest of the children and community of Keaukaha and greater East Hawaii to cooperate with the various governmental and nonprofit organizations to finance the building of a multipurpose gymnasium at KawananakoalHualani Park. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AD that it requests that the Mayor, through the Department of Parks and Recreation, work cooperatively with the State of Hawaii Department of Education, Bishop EstateIKamehameha Schools, Queen Lili'uokalani Children Trust Center, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the community of Keaukaha to plan, design and construct a new multipurpose gymnasium at KawananakoalHualani Park in Keaukaha. . . . . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii pass a bill that will amend Ordinance No. 96-68, as amended, relating to Public Improvements and the Financing thereof, by adding the project KawananakoalHualani Park Gymnasium in the amount ofSl,OOO,OOO.OO as its cooperative share toward the financing of this project, funds of which shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds and/or other sources. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii transmit copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Hawaii, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii, the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Superintendent of Education, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, the Chairman of the Queen Lili'uokalani Children Trust Center and the Chairman of the Keaukaha Community Association. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 7th day of FebruaI)' , 19W ( INTRODUCED BY: ~~ COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS X 'i___~ X X X X X X X X 9 0 0 Reference C-13/FC-20 RESOLUTION NO. 11 as ETI..O/eja COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on FebruaI)' 7, 1997 ArrEST: i I I I~~J~ I COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER I I I EX o