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HI HCR42
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Rida Cabanilla Arakawa
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AI Summary
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Urges the Parks and Recreation Department of the City and County of Honolulu to enter into a public-private partnership with a non-profit organization to develop a racetrack facility on 220 acres of closed military airfield land in Kalaeloa.
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Requests the Department of Public Safety and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to facilitate and approve development of a motor vehicle racetrack or raceway park on the Kalaeloa lands on Oahu.
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Notes that Hawaii Raceway Park operated from 1962 until closure in 2006, and no alternative site for a racetrack has been identified on Oahu since then.
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References that the Kalaeloa land was granted to the City and County of Honolulu through Council Resolution 98-258 and was identified in Council Resolution 18-265 for use as a public park or recreational area.
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States that auto racing is a recognized recreational activity and the abandoned military infrastructure at Kalaeloa is appropriate for car racing, citing a 1999 National Park Service application acknowledging this use.
Legislative Description
Expressing Support For A Motor Vehicle Racetrack Or Race Way Park On Oahu And Requesting The Department Of Public Safety, Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism, And The City And County Of Honolulu To Facilitate And Approve Its Development At The City Park Property Identified In Council Resolution 18-265.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Referred to WLH/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 33
3/14/2019