HI HR98

Urges the Mayor of Kauai County, Kauai County Council, and Waimea Sports Complex Steering Committee to collaborate to expedite construction of a sports complex in Waimea on the west side of Kauai.

Complex will include a college/high school baseball field, pony league baseball field, four softball fields, regulation track and football field, twelve acres for soccer, multi-use field, two outdoor covered basketball courts, and a nine-mile pedestrian path.

Construction will be divided into five phases (1a, 1b, 2, 3a, and 3b) and will be built by the County of Kauai with support from west side communities.

Urges the Mayor to negotiate with landowners for acquisition of abutting lands needed for the complex and for the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to provide sports tourism information to the Mayor and County Council.

Complex is intended to attract sporting events and tournaments to boost the economically declining west side region and potentially encourage housing development in the Waimea area.