Bill Text: HI HR113 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Expressing Support For A Motor Vehicle Racetrack Or Raceway 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.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-11 - Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 40 [HR113 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HR113-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE RACETRACK OR RACEWAY 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.
WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that auto racing has a rich history in the State, with drag racing on the island of Oahu dating back to the early 1950s; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Raceway Park provided motor sports enthusiasts a legal venue to race from 1962 until its closure in 2006; and
WHEREAS, in the past thirty years, the State and City and County of Honolulu, through the use of state and county capital improvement funds, have subsidized and supported the development of recreational facilities such as multi-purpose gymnasiums, arena venues, skateboard parks, swimming pools, a commercial driver's license training area, soccer fields, basketball courts, shooting ranges, archery ranges, baseball fields, football fields, a football stadium, tennis courts, dog parks, volleyball courts, beach volleyball courts, botanical gardens, and golf driving ranges and courses; and
WHEREAS, for the past forty years, county parks programs from the County of Hawaii, County of Maui, and County of Kauai have provided raceway park facilities at closed airfield land granted to the various counties by the military; and
WHEREAS, through the use of such lands, the public has at least one raceway park or racetrack to provide drivers a legal and controlled alternative to racing on public streets and highways; and
WHEREAS, the Honolulu City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 18-73, which finds that the need for an Oahu raceway park or racetrack is urgent, longstanding, and a matter of public safety; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 18-73 directs the City's Administration to take certain actions to facilitate development of a racetrack or raceway park on Oahu, including but not limited to making a determination on whether there are city-owned properties that may be a suitable site; and
WHEREAS, no alternative site for a racetrack or raceway park has been identified on Oahu since the closure of Hawaii Raceway Park in 2006; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, that this body urges the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu to enter into a public-private partnership with a credible, well-vetted, non-profit organization in good business standing, with a verifiable history of positive community benefit and service to develop a proposal for the design, financing, construction, and operation of a racetrack facility; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism are requested to facilitate and approve the development of a motor vehicle racetrack or raceway park; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Public Safety; Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu; Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council; and Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu.
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Motor Vehicles; Racetrack; Oahu
