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

RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GOLF COURSE INDUSTRY IN HAWAII
   AND DESIGNATING THE EWA PLAINS/KAPOLEI REGION THE GOLF
   CAPITAL OF OAHU. 


 1       WHEREAS, the golf industry is an important element of
 2   Hawaii's visitor and sports industries, attracting golfers from
 3   around the world to Hawaii and generating millions of dollars
 4   in revenue to the State; and
 5   
 6       WHEREAS, furthermore, the golf industry provides many job
 7   opportunities and recreational activities for residents and
 8   visitors alike; and
 9   
10       WHEREAS, golf courses provide an aesthetically and
11   environmentally sound replacement for the green blankets of
12   sugar cane, which once grew on the Ewa plains; and 
13   
14       WHEREAS, golf courses have provided residential and
15   commercial areas with drainage relief and open space; and
16   
17       WHEREAS, within a five-mile radius of Ewa Beach, there are
18   six courses:  West Loch Municipal Course, Ewa Village Municipal
19   Course, Coral Creek Golf Course, Honolulu Prince Golf Course,
20   Barbers Point Golf Course, and the New International Golf
21   Course; and 
22   
23       WHEREAS, within ten miles of Ewa Historical Village there
24   are six more golf courses:  Ko Olina Golf Course, Kapolei Golf
25   Course, Royal Kunia Golf Course, Waikele Golf Course, Ted
26   Makalena Municipal Course, and the Hawaii Country Club; and 
27   
28       WHEREAS, at least two more golf courses are planned for the
29   Ewa Plains/Kapolei region; and 
30   
31       WHEREAS, the diversity of the courses in architecture and
32   course ratings attract and challenge golfers of every handicap
33   to the Ewa Plains/Kapolei region; 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 this body recognizes the importance of the golf
 4   industry in Hawaii and designates the Ewa Plains/Kapolei region
 5   as the golf capital of Oahu; and
 6   
 7       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
 8   Resolution be transmitted to the Governor of the State of
 9   Hawaii, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, West Loch
10   Municipal Course, Ewa Village Municipal Course, Coral Creek
11   Golf Course, Honolulu Prince Golf Course, Barbers Point Golf
12   Course, the New International Golf Course; Ko Olina Golf
13   Course, Kapolei Golf Course, Royal Kunia Golf Course, Waikele
14   Golf Course, Ted Makalena Municipal Course, and the Hawaii
15   Country Club.
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