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•ceJ*LW o�\a'4 ' COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII y. ........ BILL NO. 81 ORDINANCE NO. 18 2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY SCHEDULE, CHAPTER 15,ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED),RELATING TO NAMING THE SKATE PARK AT THE PAHOA NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY IN PAHOA, THE "GINNY ASTE SKATE PARK." BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to name the skate park at the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility in honor of long-time community advocate, Virginia Brautigan Aste, affectionately known as "Aunty Ginny." Ginny Aste was born on July 11, 1934. She resides at 15-1800 Akeakamai Loop, Palma, Hawai`i, in the District of Puna. She is a single parent of four grown children whom she raised on the island of Hawai`i, on limited financial means. Her concern for others is demonstrated by her decades long involvement in programs committed to reducing hunger in her community, advancing the well-being of women, and assuring that children and families in Puna have access to basic facilities such as public libraries and parks. Her achievements are many. She worked with other community leaders to initiate and coordinate a popular"Dinner in the Park"program at Hawaiian Beaches Park that fed local families in need. She cofounded a monthly food distribution program, the Orchidland Neighbors Food Basket that today feeds over 100 families per month. In addition to striving to reduce hunger in her community, Ginny Aste has worked tirelessly to advance the well-being of women. She was the director of the YWCA Women's Center from 1979 to 1982. She also co-founded the YWCA Sexual Assault Support Service, a 24/7 crisis line,that was initially staffed by volunteers. Today this effort lives on in the form of the YWCA Sexual Assault Support Service and the Hawaii County Prosecutor's Office's Victim Witness Assistance program. Ginny Aste has demonstrated leadership on women's issues on the policy level as well. ' She has served on the Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women, as president of the