Bill Text: HI HCR152 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging The State Of Hawaii And City And County Of Honolulu To Work With Stakeholders To Locate And Establish A Public Racing Facility On Oahu.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-11 - Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 40 [HCR152 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HCR152-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Urging the State of hawaii and City and County of Honolulu to work with stakeholders to locate and establish a public racing facility on Oahu.
WHEREAS, automobile racing has a long and storied history in Hawaii, encompassing drag racing, dirt track racing, rally racing, karting, and road racing, among others; and
WHEREAS, race track facilities have existed in every county in Hawaii and have been used for training courses by law enforcement, state and county agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the general public; and
WHEREAS, race track facilities can host local, national, and international racing events that can create jobs, support local businesses, and draw attention and visitors to Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, similar public facilities have long existed for numerous recreational and educational activities including field sports such as football and baseball, indoor sports such as basketball and volleyball, and other sports such as swimming, archery, shooting, and golf; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, the last racing facility on Oahu closed, resulting in many people illegally racing on public streets; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to support the establishment of a new racing facility open to the general public that can provide for driver education and training, public recreation, and serve as an alternative to illegal street racing; and
WHEREAS, a racing facility should at a minimum include a road course and kart track that may be used for driver training by law enforcement, state and county agencies, nonprofit organizations, or the general public; and
WHEREAS, a racing facility should be appropriately located away from residential areas to mitigate traffic, noise, and other issues; and
WHEREAS, a racing facility should have support from the community in which it may be located; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, the Senate concurring, that the State of Hawaii and City and County of Honolulu are urged to work with any stakeholders, as may be appropriate, to locate and establish a public racing facility on Oahu; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Director of Transportation; Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu; Chair of the Honolulu City Council; Director of the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu; and Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu.
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Racing; Public Facility; Oahu
