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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 248 Draft 02 1988-1992COUNTY OF HAVit r ~;:,,.~5"rATE OF HAWAII ~w °.. RESOLUTION No. 2~5i Sd (DRAFT 2) WHEREAS, the communities within the North Hilo District have expressed extreme concern about the proposal to merge the police operations affecting the police stations of North Hilo and Hamakua; and WHEREAS, the proposal transfers all records, files and reports to Hamakua; eliminates the North Hilo District Police Captain's position; assigns all patrol officers to Hamakua and be supervised by that district's police captain; and WHEREAS, the North Hilo Police Station is strategically located along the major Belt Highway between the South Hilo headquarters and the Hamakua Police Station and provides immediate response to hazardous traffic and roadway conditions caused by adverse weather conditions; and WHEREAS, with the steady expansion of tourism and the growth of the County's population, traffic volume will invariably grow placing extra burden on the inadequate 2-lane roadway winding through three of the island's huge gulches; and WHEREAS, traffic law enforcement and responses to more highway traffic accidents will increase as attest to the information contained in the 1987 State of Hawaii Data Book--- A - Length of Streets & Highways - paved/unpaved Hawaii Oahu Maui Kauai B - Licensed Drivers (1976) Hawaii 49,184 Maui 39,775 Kauai 22,662 C - Motor Vehicles Registered (1976) Hawaii 57,151 Maui 46,617 Kauai 25,300 (1986) 1,956 Miles 1,439 " 584 " 389 " (1986) 70,493 58,014 30,374 (1986) 89,918 84,137 40,585 D - Traffic Accidents - Major (1986) Honolulu 15,871 Hawaii 2,441 Maui 1,519 Kauai 895 E - Traffic Accident - Injuries (1986) Honolulu 7,647 Hawaii 1,751 Maui 994 Kauai 523 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Hawaii County Police Chief, Victor Vierra, is requested to retain and maintain the Laupahoehoe Police Station with the appropriate personnel, in view of the serious concerns expressed by the residents of the North Hilo District. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii transmit copies of this resolution to Mayor Larry Tanimoto and Police Chief Victor Vierra. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 21st day of November 1990. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adoppted by tthhe COUNC,cIL of the County of Hawaii on Novemoer 21, 1991111 ATTEST: r °~ COUNTY CLE~R~. -CHAIRMAN & PRE IDING OFFICER J ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX DOMINGO X HALE X ARAKAKI X KOKUBUN }{ LAI }{ MAKUAKANE RUDDLE SCHUTTE DL LIMA Reference FC -2 80 RESOLUTION NO. '?'~'~~ ~~ DRAFT COUNTY OF HAVI~ ~-,STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION No. 248 90 / e i WHEREAS, the communities within the North Hilo District have expressed extreme concern about the proposal to merge the police operations affecting the police stations of North Hilo and Hamakua; and WHEREAS, the proposal transfers all records, files and reports to Hamakua; eliminates the North Hilo District Police Captain's position; assigns all patrol officers to Hamakua and be supervised by that district's police captain; and GIHFREAS, the North Hilo Police Station is strategically located along the major Belt Highway between the South Hilo headquarters and the Hamakua Police Station and provides immediate response to hazardous traffic and roadway conditions caused by adverse weather conditions; and WHEREAS, with the steady expansion of tourism and the growth of the County's population, traffic volume will invariably grow placing extra burden on the inadequate 2-lane roadway winding through three of the island's huge gulches; and WHEREAS, traffic l.aw enforcement and responses to more highway traffic accidents will increase as attest to the information contained in the 1°,87 State of Hawaii Data Book--- A - Length of Streets & Highways - paved/unpaved Hawaii Oahu Maui Kauai B - Licensed Drivers (1976) Hawaii 49,184 Maui 39,775 Kauai 22,662 C - Motor Vehicles Registered (1976) Hawaii 57,151 Maui 46,617 Kauai 25,300 (1986) 1,456 Miles 1,439 " 584 " 389 " (1.986) 70,493 58,014 30,374 (1986) 89,918 84,137 40,585 D - Traffic Accidents - Major (1986) Honolulu 15,871 Hawaii 2,441 Maui 1,519 Kauai 895 E - Traffic Accident - Injuries (1986) Henolulu 7,647 Hawaii 1,75]. Maui 994 Kauai 523 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CO[JNTY OF HAWAII that the Hawaii County Police Chief, Victor Vierra, is requested to retain and maintain the Laupahoehoe Police Station as it is presently manned with a complement of 1 sergeant, 10 patrol officers and 1 police operations clerk, in view of the serious concerns expressed by the residents of the North Hilo District and also based or, the reorganization study conducted in 1974 for the Hawaii County Police Department wherein every recommended reorganization's alternative favored the retention of the country stations fully staffed in all of the districts. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the transmit copies of this resolution to Mayor Larry Police Chief Victor Vierra. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this day of INTRODUCED BY: 1990. ~':~!~~ o 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 ATTEST: f ~ + d //~ ~I, L~'. J O NTY ~RK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER °~ LA/TY 11 ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX DOMINGO HALE ARAKAKI KOKUBUN LAI MAKUAKANE RUDDLE SCHUTTE Reference FC RESOLUTION NO. z4B 9O County of Hawaii Tanimoto and