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A RESOLUTION URGING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO
RENAME THE SADDLE ROAD IN HONOR OF DANIEL K. INOUYE.
WHEREAS, Daniel K. Inouye was elected as the United States Senator from Hawai`i in
1962, and re-elected in 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004 and 2010; and
WHEREAS, Senator Inouye was chair of the Appropriations Committee and President
Pro Tempore at the time of his death on December 17, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Senator Inouye represented the people of Hawai`i and the nation honestly
and to the best of his ability; and
WHEREAS, Senator Inouye used his seniority and influence during his nearly 50 years
in the Senate to help Hawai`i benefit from federal expenditures relating to national defense,
transportation, higher education, astronomy, agriculture, economic development and community
development; and
WHEREAS, Senator Inouye directed federal funds to Hawai`i for the realignment of
State Route 200, known as the Saddle Road; and
WHEREAS, the completed Saddle Road will support national defense, transportation,
astronomy, agriculture, economic development and community development; and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i Senate Bill No. 50 would rename the Saddle Road the "Daniel K.
Inouye legacy highway"; and
WHEREAS, the renaming of the Saddle Road would not affect the status of federal or
state funding for ongoing and future construction; and
WHEREAS, the renaming of the Saddle Road is an appropriate and permanent way to
remind users of the highway of the legacy of Senator Inouye; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Legislature of the State of Hawai`i is urged to rename the Saddle Road in honor of Daniel K.
Inouye.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Governor Neil Abercrombie, the Honorable Senate President Donna
Mercado Kim, the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives Joe Souki,the Honorable
Senator Gilbert Kahele, the Honorable Senator Russell Ruderman, the Honorable Senator Josh
Green,the Honorable Senator Malama Solomon, the Honorable Representative Mark
Nakashima, the Honorable Representative Clift Tsuji, the Honorable Representative Richard
Onishi, the Honorable Representative Faye Hanohano, the Honorable Representative Denny
Coffman, the Honorable Representative Nicole Lowen, the Honorable Representative Cindy
Evans, and the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi.
Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 2013.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawai'i on
KERN
ONISHI
ATTEST: POINDEXTER
WILLE
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C-115/Waived GREDC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 52 13
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