REPORT TITLE:
Public library; senior center


DESCRIPTION:
Converts the old Kaimuki public library to a senior center. that
is operated by a private not-for-profit agency.  (HB199 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE OLD KAIMUKI PUBLIC LIBRARY.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that Kaimuki is a stable,
 
 2 family-oriented neighborhood whose members are growing older.
 
 3 This area needs additional public facilities to meet the needs of
 
 4 its growing senior citizen population.  Unlike some other
 
 5 neighborhoods on Oahu, Kaimuki does not enjoy the use of a public
 
 6 facility that is dedicated primarily to meeting the needs of the
 
 7 neighborhood's senior citizen population.
 
 8      The legislature further finds that a facility known as the
 
 9 "old Kaimuki public library," located at 1106 Koko Head Avenue,
 
10 would make an ideal senior citizens center because it is:
 
11      (1)  Already owned by the State;
 
12      (2)  Situated near two bus routes;
 
13      (3)  Within walking distance of many homes in Kaimuki; and
 
14      (4)  Essentially one large, undivided space.
 
15      The purpose of this Act is to convert the old Kaimuki public
 
16 library to a senior center that shall be operated by a private
 
17 not-for-profit agency by:
 
18      (1)  Designating the facility as a senior center; and
 
19      (2)  Requiring the library's existing tenants to vacate it.
 

 
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 1      SECTION 2.  The facility known as the old Kaimuki public
 
 2 library, which is located at 1106 Koko Head Avenue, is designated
 
 3 as a senior center.
 
 4      SECTION 3.  The department of accounting and general
 
 5 services shall submit to the legislature no later than twenty
 
 6 days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2000, a
 
 7 plan to convert the old Kaimuki public library to a senior center
 
 8 to be operated by a private not-for-profit organization, which
 
 9 shall include provisions for:
 
10      (1)  The transfer of the department of education (the
 
11           present tenant) to available space in underutilized
 
12           schools within the department of education system by
 
13           July 1, 2000; and
 
14      (2)  The renovation of the facility to accommodate
 
15           activities for senior citizens.
 
16      SECTION 4.  To facilitate the establishment of a senior
 
17 center, the tenants currently occupying the old Kaimuki library
 
18 shall vacate it by July 1, 2000.
 
19      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.