H.R. 193 Summary

• Urges the County Council of Hawaii County to use eminent domain to condemn the Naalehu Theater, the southernmost theater in the country built in 1925 by the Hutchinson Sugar Company.

• The theater is currently owned by 300 Corporation, a division of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, and has been listed as one of "Hawaii's Most Endangered Historic Sites" by Honolulu Magazine in 2010.

• An attempt to list the theater as a historic property in 2005 was rejected by the property owner; the theater would be eligible for 20 percent federal reimbursement for repairs and grants if listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

• The theater required approximately $150,000 in repairs starting in 2006, including a new roof, ceiling, gutters, and foundation repairs, which volunteers have been addressing.

• Directs transmission of a certified copy of the resolution to the Chairperson of the County Council of Hawaii County.