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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 064 Draft 01 2014-2016o � COUNTY OF HAWAII �rE oF•Mr,.t� RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII 64 15 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE HAWAII STATE JUDICIARY IN SEEKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE FOR THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF THE KONA JUDICIARY COMPLEX. WHEREAS, the State court operations in Kona are presently carried out in three separate facilities: (1) the District and Circuit Courts are located in Kealakekua in the former Kona Hospital building, which was built in 1939; (2) the Drug Court, also in Kealakekua, is housed in a leased facility several blocks from the District and Circuit Courts; and (3) the Family Court is situated eight miles from Kealakekua in a leased office building; and WHEREAS, the conditions and accommodations of the Kona court facilities are grossly inadequate to service the needs of a growing West Hawaii community; and WHEREAS, recognizing the need to address this situation, the Hawaii State Legislature, in 2014, appropriated $35 million toward the projected $90 million construction costs for the Kona Judiciary Complex project; and WHEREAS, an appropriation during this legislative session for the remaining balance of $55 million is being sought by the Hawaii State Judiciary in order to ensure the completion of this project; and WHEREAS, this Council recognizes the importance of having a new Judiciary Complex built in Kona, not only for the benefit of the West Hawaii community, but for all residents of our island; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it applauds the Hawaii State Legislature in recognizing the importance of building a new Judiciary Complex in Kona and fully supports the efforts of the Hawaii State Judiciary in seeking an appropriation for the remaining balance of $55 million, which is crucial for the completion of the project. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi; the Honorable Governor David Y. Ige; the Honorable Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald; the Honorable Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Senate President; the Honorable Representative Joseph M. Souki, Speaker of the House; the Honorable Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair, Ways and Means Committee; the Honorable Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Aragan, Chair, Judiciary and Labor Committee; the Honorable Representative Sylvia Luke, Chair, Finance Committee; the Honorable Representative Karl Rhoads, Chair, Judiciary Committee; the Honorable Senator Lorraine R. Inouye; the Honorable Senator Gilbert Kahele; the Honorable Senator Russell E. Ruderman; the Honorable Senator Josh Green; the Honorable Representative Mark M. Nakashima; the Honorable Representative Clift Tsuji; the Honorable Representative Richard H.K. Onishi; the Honorable Representative Joy A. San Buenaventura; the Honorable Representative Richard P. Creagan; the Honorable Representative Nicole E. Lowen; and the Honorable Representative Cindy Evans. Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 18th day of February 12015 . INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, CX)UNTY OF HAWAI`l COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on February 18, 2015 ATTEST: n �0 COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER 2 ROLL CALL VOTE Reference: C-102/Waived GREDC RESOLUTION NO. 64 15 AYES NOES ABS EX CHUNG X DAVID X EOFF X (LAGAN X KANUHA x ONISHI X PALEKA POINDEXTER X WILLE X 9 0 0 0 Reference: C-102/Waived GREDC RESOLUTION NO. 64 15