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. . ., --... . COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 170 97 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAt THE DEP ART~NT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEYELOPl\1ENT AND TOURISM, HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND VISITORS BUREAU AND THE HAWAII ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMl\1ERCE RECO~~ THE PUNALU'U BEACH PARKAS THE PUNALU'U BLACK SAND BEACH P T' WHEREAS, the District ofKa'u has suffered economically since the closure of the sugar industry in 1996; and WHEREAS, in response to this economic slump, efforts are being made to promote our island's largest industry-tourism; and WHEREAS, Hawaii has many beautiful and rare attractions to offer the world; and WHEREAS, one of those extraordinary features is the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach; and WHEREAS, Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, which is unofficially called the Punalu'u Beach Park, is one of the very few swimmable black sand beaches in our entire state; and WHEREAS, a planned community cultural center for Punalu'u will heighten the allure of this destination; and WHEREAS, increased exposure ofPunalu'u to the tourism industry would benefit Naalehu, Pahala and the entire Island and State of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon our County to take a more active lead in encouraging the promotion of our island by recognizing extraordinary natural treasures of our island in a distinctive light. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL YED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW All that we request the Department of Parks and Recreation take the necessary action to name this area the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park. BE IT FURTHER RESOL YED, that the Council requests the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Hawaii's Big Island Visitors Bureau and the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, officially recognize the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park as such and gear future promotions to this proper identity.