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RESOLUTION NO. 206 09
(Draft 4)
A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT
AND PROVIDE STATE FUNDING FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.
WHEREAS, the statewide unemployment rate for May 2009 was 7.4 percent with
Hawaii 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 Hawaii County Council has created a list of capital improvement
projects throughout the Big Island that are in need of funding; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii 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. Nd'dlehu Fire Station
11. Kawailani Street Improvements (`Iwalani St. to Pohakulani St.)
12. Kamd`ili Road Paving Project; and
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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 HAWAII that the
Hawaii County Council respectfully requests the Hawaii 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 , Hawaii, this day of )2009.
INTRODUCED BY:
CO EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii ENRIQUES
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by GREENWELL
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOFFMANN
County of Hawaii on
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ATTEST: ONISHI
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Reference: C-421.18/PWIRC-
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 206 09
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EXHIBIT A
Request for State Funding for Hawaii County's Highest Priority
Capital Improvement Projects
Submitted By Project 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
Keokea 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 Hawaii,
Kamana elderly housing project, residential
areas, as well as child care, military and
church facilities.
Emily I. Naeole Kama`ili Road Paving Project: 5
Dennis "Fresh" Kawailani Street Improvements (`Iwalani St. 3 & 4
Onishi to Pohakulani St.):
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
(EIS/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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