HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes. No. 246-17 - PWPRC Report No. 19REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
PARKS AND RECREATION
DATE: August 1, 2017
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 1:02 p.m.
Re: Comm. No. 371/Res. No. 246-17
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation, to which was referred Res. No. 246-17,
reports as follows:
Resolution No. 246-17, introduced by Council Members Tim Richards and Susan Lee Loy, via
Communication 371 dated July 14, 2017, supports the development of a Hawai`i Island shooting range
as recommended by the Game Management Advisory Commission. It encourages the appropriate
agencies to establish a working group of recreational shooters, hunters, and government agencies to
facilitate choosing a location; and design, construction, and administration of said facility.
Legal firearm owners of Hawai`i County have no legal and publicly accessible shooting facility to safely
acquire proper firearms training, or to introduce family and friends to shooting sports. The Hawai`i
Police Department, and employees of state and federal agencies that require annual or more frequent
firearms recurrence training, do not have a suitable public facility in the County of Hawai`i.
Committee members responded positively to the public testimony supporting this measure. Specific
details about location and the management of any future shooting facility would be discussed within the
working group. Council Member Richards introduced an amendment via Communication 371.1
clarifying details about actual gun ownership numbers. It was adopted by Your Committee.
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 246-17, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
CHUNG
X
DAVID
X
EOFF
X
KANUHA
X
LEE LOY
X
O'HARA
X
POINDEXTER
X
RICHARDS
X
RUGGLES
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
PARKS AND RECREATION
RUGGELS, CHAIR
PWPRC REPORT NO.: 19
ADOPTED: