HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1990-052 1988-1992COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 239
ORDINANCE NO. 90 52
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-154, ARTICLE 28, CHAPTER 2, HAWAII
COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO THE COUNTY SEAL DESCRIPTION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The Council of the County of
Hawaii hereby finds that:
(a) Facsimiles of the County Seal are not consistent with
the design criteria as denoted by subsection 2-154(a) Hawaii County
Code;
(b) Said Facsimiles, despite being inconsistent, have been
in use and generally accepted by the public for many years;
(c) Any initiative to now have the facsimiles conform to the
description as incorporated in the County Code may be costly; and
(d) It is in the best interest of the County to have the
description of the Seal, as provided for in the County Code, amended
to comply with the facsimiles in present use.
The purpose of this ordinance is to amend subsection
2-154(a) to have the description of the County Seal reflect the
design as delineated by the replica of subsection 2-154(b).
SECTION 2. Subsection 2-154(a), Section 2-154, Article 28,
Chapter 2, Hawaii County Code, is hereby amended to read:
"Sec. 2-154. County seal description.
(a) The seal of the County shall be circular in shape,
approximately two (2) inches in diameter, and the design being
described as follows:
(1) Description - A Hawaiian scene showing the mountain,
the sun, coconut trees and [a man in] a canoe on the ocean.
LA/HAT
(2) Supporters - In the center of the seal, [eight]
coconut trees are shown below an erupting mountain, flanked on the
right by the sun with beaming (eight] rays. [The coconut trees and
the rays of the sun represent the eight major islands of the
Hawaiian chain.] The lower half of the seal shows the ocean with (a
man in] an outrigger canoe. The outside of the seal is surrounded
by the legend "County of Hawaii--State of Hawaii."
(3) Motto - "Ola Na Moku," meaning the Islands Prosper,
is also shown on the seal."
SECTION 3. Material to be deleted is bracketed. New material
is underscored.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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NCIL MEMBER C NT OF HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: April 4, 1990
Date of 1st Reading: April 4, 1990
Date of 2nd Reading: April 18, 1990
Effective Date: April 25, 1990
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii
Hilo , Hawaii
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ROLL CALL VOTE
Lorraine Inouye AYES NOES ABS EX
Introduced By: DOMINGO X
Date Introduced: April 4 , 19 9 0 HALE X
First Reading: April 4, 1990 INOUYE X
Published: KOKUBUN X
LAI X
REMARKS: MAKUAKANE X
RUDDLE X
SCHUTTE X
YAMASHIRO X
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ROLL CALL VOTE
Second Reading: Apr i 1 18 , 19 9 0 AYES NOES ABS EX
To Mayor:
Apr ,
1 19 ,
1990 DOMINGO X
Returned: April 25, 1 9 9 0 HALE X
Effective: April 25, 19 9 0 INOUYE _X
Published: May 4, 1990 KOKUBUN X
LAI X
REMARKS: MAKUAKANE X
RUDDLE X
SCHUTTE X
YAMASHIRO X
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I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council and
published as indicated above.
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MAYOR, COUNTY OF HAWAII Bill No.: 239
Reference: C-14 91/FC-19 7
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