REQUESTING THE COMMANDER OF JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO USE THE RESTRICTED VACANT LAND ON THE PEARL CITY PENINSULA FOR YOUTH BALL PROGRAMS.

This Senate Resolution (SR 16) requests the Commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to permit Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation to temporarily use 12 acres of vacant, non-contaminated land on the Pearl City Peninsula for youth sports programs. It directly affects local youth soccer, baseball, and flag football teams that lack sufficient city park fields. The resolution specifies the non-contaminated land (excluding a small PFAS-affected area) could host at least three ball fields, with contaminated zones reserved for parking, addressing a decades-long shortage of recreational space. The request stems from community input and the Navy's 1985 fire cleanup, which left the land unused for 30+ years.