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COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
STATE OF HAWAI'I
RESOLUTION NO.
205 09
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A RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
IN THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I
WHEREAS, the statewide unemployment rate for May 2009 was 7.4 percent with
Hawai'i County's unemployment the highest at 10.4 percent; and
WHEREAS, funding capital improvement projects will help to stimulate the Big Island
economy at a time when it is most needed; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai'i County Council has created a list of capital improvement
projects throughout the Big Island that are in need of funding; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai'i County Council feels that the most effective way to gain the
support of Congress is to submit one priority list as a unified Council rather than nine separate
lists from each district; and
WHEREAS, the capital improvement projects are ranked by priority as follows:
1. Laupahoehoe Point Access Road Improvement
2. Mid-Level Road (Ane Keohokalole Highway)
3. 'Ainaloa Waterline Installation
4. La'aloa Street Extension (Kailua-Kona)
5. South Kona Police Station (Captain Cook)
6. Kahuku Park Community/Senior Center and Gym
7. County-Wide Radio Tower Installation
8. Waikoloa Gymnasium
9. Ke6kea Beach Pavilion
10. Hilo Bayfront Trails
11. Ahalanui/Pohoiki Bay Beach Parks; and
WHEREAS, this priority list, as shown in detail in "Exhibit A," will be sent to our
Congressional delegation for the 2010 Congressional budget session; and
WHEREAS, each Council Member is responsible for providing documentation (e.g.,
plans and designs, maps, costs, etc.) of their district project upon request by our Congressional
delegation; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I that the
Hawai'i County Council respectfully requests that Congress support and provide Federal
funding for the priority projects listed above.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Senator Daniel K. Akaka, the Honorable Senator Daniel K. Inouye,
the Honorable Representative Neil Abercrombie, the Honorable Representative Mazie K.
Hirono, and the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi.
Dated at
, Hawai'i, this
day of
,2009.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai'i
Hilo, Hawai'i
ROLL CALL VOTE
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County ofHawai'i on
AYES NOES ABS EX
ENRIQUES
FORD
GREENWELL
HOFFMANN
IKEDA
NAEOLE
ONISHI
YAGONG
YOSHIMOTO
ATTEST:
Reference:
C-420.14/PWIRC-
2'05 09
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COUNTY CLERK
CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.
2
EXHIBIT A
Request for Federal Funding for Hawai'i County's Highest Priority
Capital Improvement Projects
Submitted By Project Description Tax Map Benefits Cost
Key(s) District(s)
Guy Enriques Kahuku Park Community/Senior Center and 6
Gym:
Brenda Ford La'aloa Street Extension: 7&8
South Kona Police Station: 7
Kelly Greenwell Mid-Level Road (Ane Keohokalole 8
Highway):
Pete Hoffmann Waikoloa Gymnasium: 9
Ke6kea Beach Pavilion: 9
Donald Ikeda County- Wide Radio Tower Installation: Island-wide $80 million+
The County faces a Federal mandate to
upgrade our radio towers. Our current
system is antiquated and obsolete.
Emily 1. Naeole Ahalanui/Pohoiki Bay Beach Parks: 5
Dennis "Fresh" Hilo Bayfront Trails: 4
Onishi
Dominic Yagong Laupahoehoe Point Access Road 1
Improvement:
J Yoshimoto Ainaloa Waterline Installation: To install a 3-1-6: 97 & 99 3&5 $5 million
waterline from State Highway 130 along (construction)
Ainaloa Boulevard to Wood Rose Drive in
the Ainaloa Subdivision in order to provide
water to residents and to the proposed
Ainaloa Volunteer Fire Company. Fire
hydrants will also be installed every 600 feet.