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COUNTY OF HAWAII - TERRITORY OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, volcanic eruptions and lava flows have
threatened the City of Hilo and Hilo harbor in the past.,
and there continues to be this ever-present danger;.and
WHEREAS, the Committee on Public Works,'House of
Representatives, Congress of the United States, adopted
a resolution on September 27, 1951, authorizing for
investigation a Hilo Lava Barrier Project with a request
for $5,000 to prepare the report to initiate the study;
and
WHEREAS, no appropriation has ever been made to
undertake this study; and
WHEREAS, new methods and ideas resulting from studies
made by the eminent volcanologist, Dr. Gordon MacDonald,
during recent lava flows continue to indicate a need for
a Hilo Lava Barrier Project for the protection of the
City of Hilo and Hilo harbor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS in and for the County of Hawaii that the
Honorable John A. Burns, Delegate to Congress from Hawaii,
be and he is hereby respectfully requested to exercise the
good powers of his office to cause to be initiated by the
Corps of Engineers, United States Army, a Hilo Lava Barrier
Project and to procure adequate appropriations to institute
said project at the earliest possible time.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy
of this resolution to the Honorable John A. Burns,
Delegate to Congress from Hawaii.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this day of March,
1957•
Introduced by;
Supervisor, /:H Representative
District.
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