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.-J�Sr,Os h,. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII : STATE OF HAWAII <br /> rE OF. � <br /> BILL NO. 81 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY <br /> SCHEDULE, CHAPTER 15,ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1 OF THE HAWAII <br /> COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NAMING THE <br /> SKATE PARK AT THE PAHOA NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY IN PAHOA, THE <br /> "GINNY ASTE SKATE PARK." <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to name the skate park at the <br /> Pahoa Neighborhood Facility in honor of long-time community advocate, Virginia Brautigan <br /> Aste, affectionately known as "Aunty Ginny." <br /> Ginny Aste was born on July 11, 1934. She resides at 15-1800 Akeakamai Loop, Pahoa, <br /> Hawai`i, in the District of Puna. She is a single parent of four grown children whom she raised <br /> on the island of Hawai`i, on limited financial means. Her concern for others is demonstrated by <br /> her decades long involvement in programs committed to reducing hunger in her community, <br /> advancing the well-being of women, and assuring that children and families in Puna have access <br /> to basic facilities such as public libraries and parks. <br /> Her achievements are many. She worked with other community leaders to initiate and <br /> coordinate a popular"Dinner in the Park"program at Hawaiian Beaches Park that fed local <br /> families in need. She cofounded a monthly food distribution program, the Orchidland Neighbors <br /> Food Basket that today feeds over 100 families per month. <br /> In addition to striving to reduce hunger in her community, Ginny Aste has worked <br /> tirelessly to advance the well-being of women. She was the director of the YWCA Women's <br /> Center from 1979 to 1982. She also co-founded the YWCA Sexual Assault Support Service, a <br /> 24/7 crisis line, that was initially staffed by volunteers. Today this effort lives on in the form of <br /> the YWCA Sexual Assault Support Service and the Hawai`i County Prosecutor's Office's <br /> Victim Witness Assistance program. <br /> Ginny Aste has demonstrated leadership on women's issues on the policy level as well. <br /> She has served on the Hawai`i County Committee on the Status of Women, as president of the <br />