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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000
                                                        
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

  REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO WORK WITH
    AREA RESIDENTS TO DEVELOP USE OPTIONS FOR THE STADIUM
    BOWL-O-DROME PROPERTY.


 1        WHEREAS, for forty-five years, the Stadium Bowl-O-Drome
 2   served as a major entertainment center and gathering place for
 3   many of Honolulu's residents; and
 4   
 5        WHEREAS, with waning interest in the sport of bowling and
 6   the retirement of the operators, Stadium Bowl-O-Drome closed
 7   its doors on December 31, 1999; and
 8   
 9        WHEREAS, the property is owned by the Department of
10   Hawaiian Home Lands, a state agency with a fiduciary
11   responsibility to manage and utilize its assets for its
12   beneficiaries; and 
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14        WHEREAS, the residents in the McCully/Moiliili area have
15   articulated a number of concerns over use of the property which
16   include:
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18        (1)  Opposition to a high rise building;
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20        (2)  The lack of a community center in the area;
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22        (3)  The lack of open space;
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24        (4)  The lack of parking;
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26        (5)  The lack of adequate infrastructure to service a new
27             development; and
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29        (6)  The fear of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
30             overriding city zoning ordinances without adequate
31             community input;
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33   and
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35        WHEREAS, residents have proposed a number of possible uses
36   or options, including developing a community/recreational
37   center, retaining the building as a historic site, state
38   purchase of the site, and passive park use; now, therefore,
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 1        BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
 2   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
 3   of 2000, that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is
 4   requested to work with area residents to develop use options
 5   for the Stadium Bowl-O-Drome site that would allow the
 6   Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to fulfill its fiduciary
 7   responsibilities and meet the valid concerns of the community;
 8   and
 9   
10        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Hawaiian
11   Home Lands is requested to submit a report of its findings and
12   recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days
13   prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2001; and
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15        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
16   Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Hawaiian
17   Homes Commission and the McCully-Moiliili Neighborhood Board.
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