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COUNTY OF HAWAI'I STATE OF HAWAI'I
RESOLUTION NO. 206 09
(Draft 3)
A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAI'I STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT
AND PROVIDE STATE 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 A percent with
Hawai'i County's unemployment the highest at lOA 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 our Legislators 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. Puna Makai Alternate Route (PMAR)
3. La'aloa Street Extension (Kailua-Kona)
4. South Kona Police Station (Captain Cook)
5. Kapi'olani Street Extension
6. Waikoloa Gymnasium
7. Waimea District Park
8. Ke6kea Beach Pavilion
9. Waimea Trails and Greenways
10. Na'alehu Fire Station
11. Kawailani Street Improvements ('Iwalani S1. to Pohakulani S1.)
12. Kama'ili Road Paving Project; and
WHEREAS, this priority list, as shown in detail in "Exhibit A," will be sent to our
Legislators for the 2010 Legislative 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 State
Legislative delegation; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I that the
Hawai'i County Council respectfully requests the Hawai'i State Legislature to support and
provide State 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 Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, the Honorable Senate Vice
President Russell S. Kokubun, the Honorable House Speaker Calvin K.Y. Say, the Honorable
Ways and Means Committee Chair Donna Mercado Kim, the Honorable Finance Committee
Chair Marcus R. Oshiro, the Honorable Senator Josh Green, the Honorable Senator Dwight Y.
Takamine, the Honorable Representative Jerry L. Chang, the Honorable Representative Denny
Coffman, the Honorable Representative Cindy Evans, the Honorable Representative Faye
Hanohano, the Honorable Representative Robert N. Herkes, the Honorable Representative Mark
Nakashima, the Honorable Representative Clift Tsuji, and the Honorable Mayor William P.
Kenoi.
Dated at
, Hawai'i, this
day of
,2009.
~TRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAW AI'I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai'i
Hilo, Hawai'i
AYES NOES ABS EX
ENRIQUES
FORD
GREENWELL
HOFFMANN
IKEDA
NAEOLE
ONISHI
YAGONG
YOSHIMOTO
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 of Hawai'i on
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK
CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.
C-421.16/PWIRC-
206 09
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EXHIBIT A
Request for State Funding for Hawai'i County's Highest Priority
Capital Improvement Projects
Submitted By , ,Projecf.Description Tax Map Benefits Cost
, Key(s) District(s)
Guy Enriques Na'alehu Fire Station: 3-1-6: 97 & 99 6
Brenda Ford La'aloa Street Extension: 7&8
South Kona Police Station: 7
Kelly Greenwell
Pete Hoffmann Waikoloa Gymnasium: 9
Waimea District Park: 9
Ke6kea Beach Pavilion: 9
Waimea Trails and Greenways: 9
Donald Ikeda Kapi' olani Street Extension: The UHH is 2&4
expanding its campus along an area
designated as the Kapi'olani Street
Extension. This roadway will serve as a
connector road for the university area and
Mohouli Street. It will allow safe traverse
to and from UHH, Hospice of Hawai'i,
Kamana elderly housing project, residential
areas, as well as child care, military and
church facilities.
Emily I. Naeole
Dennis "Fresh" Hilo Bayfront Trails: 4
Onishi
Dominic Yagong Laupahoehoe Point Access Road 1
Improvement:
J Yoshimoto Puna Makai Alternate Route (PMAR): To 3,4& 5 $1.5 million
conduct an Environmental Impact Statement (planning)
and Preliminary Engineering Report
(ElS/PER) to identify alignment and design
criteria for PMAR between Nanawale Estates
and Hilo with particular emphasis on
identification of a corridor alignment through
Hawaiian Paradise Park that presents the
least adverse impact on existing developed
lots. PMAR will reduce the number of miles
driven by commuters, provide an alternate
and shorter evacuation route for Puna Makai,
and help to reduce traffic congestion in the
area.
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