HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 260 Draft 01 1994-1996COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION N0. 26~ 9~
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES TO
ACCOMMODATE THE TENTH ANNUAL HILO MARDI GRAS
WHEREAS, on February 17, 1996 the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce and the
Hilo Downtown Improvement Association, in conjunction with the County of Hawaii and other
Hilo businesses and individuals, will be sponsoring the Tenth Annual Hilo Mardi Gras at the
Kalakaua Park at the corner of Waianuenue Avenue and Kinoole Street; and
WHEREAS, the Tenth Annual Hilo Mardi Gras will be open to the public and will
feature free entertainment, food booths, and other activities and events that serve to bring our
community together, providing recreation and celebration for visitor and resident alike; and
WHEREAS, in order to help facilitate events of the day, the event's coordinators have
requested a permit from the Police Department to close the section of Kalakaua Street between
Keawe and Kinoole Streets; and
WHEREAS, in order to further facilitate events of the day, the event's coordinators have
also asked that the parking meter fees be waived for the section of Kalakaua Street between
Keawe and Kinoole Streets; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 24, Section 24-217 (c), of the Hawaii County Code
1983, the County Council may, by Resolution, dispense with the enforcement of Section 24-216,
which requires persons to deposit coins in parking meters for a specified time in any specified
parking meter zone to accommodate any special event, convention, parade, or other similar
activity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it dispenses with the enforcement of Chapter 24, Section 24-216, of the Hawaii
County Code 1983, fora 12 hour period beginning at 8 a.m. February 17, 1996, at the metered
parking areas at the municipal parking lot at Waianuenue Avenue and Keawe Street in
downtown Hilo, in order to accommodate the Tenth Annual Hilo Mazdi Gras.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii transmit copies of
this Resolution to the Honorable Stephen K. Yamashiro, Mayor of the County of Hawaii,
Ms. Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki, Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works, Mr. Wayne
Carvalho, Chief of Police of the County of Hawaii, and Mr. Dale Adams, Event Coordinator for
the Tenth Annual Mardi Gras.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii this 7th day of February , 1996.
COUNTY OF HAWAII
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