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This resolution requests the Commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to allow the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation to temporarily use approximately twelve acres of vacant land on the Pearl City Peninsula for youth sports programs. The resolution highlights that local youth ball teams, which include both public and military family volunteers, are facing a shortage of ball fields, while the specified land has remained unused since 1985 following a Fuel Depot Tank Farm Fire. The area was originally restricted due to a fire that was extinguished using per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) fire retardant, but the legislature believes that only a small portion of the land was actually contaminated. The resolution suggests that the larger, non-contaminated area could be used to build at least three ball fields, with the contaminated section potentially serving as a parking lot. Additionally, the resolution calls for certified copies to be sent to the Joint Base Commander and the Mayor of Honolulu, demonstrating an official request to repurpose the unused military land for community youth sports activities.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=16&year=2025