HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWPRC 008 2015/04/14 (2014-2016) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
PARKS AND RECREATION
DATE: April 14, 2015 Re: Comm. No. 234/Bill No. 40
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation,to which was referred Bill No. 40,
reports as follows:
Bill No. 40, transmitted by Council Chair Dru Mamo Kanuha, via Communication No. 234 dated
March 24, 2015, amends Chapter 15, Article 2 and 3, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2005 Edition, as amended), relating to Parks and Recreation.
The bill amends various sections to expand and more clearly define first amendment protections for
solicitation-related activity at County parks and recreational facilities.
Council Chair Kanuha, who is in support of Bill No. 40, clarified to the Council that this bill was
introduced by Corporation Counsel and not"By Request". He stated that the intent of the proposed
amendments to Chapter 15, of the Hawai`i County Code,related to solicitation-related activity at
County parks, is to be consistent with the First Amendment of the Constitution. Mr. Kanuha further
added that the Corporation Counsel drafted the amendments in conjunction with the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU).
During the meeting, Bill No. 40 was amended with the contents of Communication No. 234.1,
transmitted by Council Chair Kanuha, dated April 14, 2015.
Corporation Counsel Molly Stebbins appeared before Your Committee for questions. She stated that
Corporation Counsel is working towards a settlement in the lawsuit with the ACLU and Justin Guy.
Ms. Stebbins further added that this amendment is part of those efforts.
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and intent
of Bill No. 40, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID X COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
EOFF x PARKS AND RECREATION
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
ONISHI X
PALEKA x VALERIE T. POINDEXTER, CHAIR
POINDEXTER X PWPRC REPORT NO : 8
MAY 0
WILLE X ADOPTED: . 2U15