The Honolulu Advertiser from Honolulu, Hawaii • 12

A12 Saturday, February 18,1991 The Honolulu Advertiser Bill to move Honolulu Zoo to Central Oahu is tabled City says relocation cost would be prohibitive now Liir LEGISLATURE Ribbing the rafters This intrepid crew representing the Ha-, wait Community College carpentry team gets hit with water ballons during the college's 15th annual Raft Race down Ka-palama Canal yesterday. Crew member John Sele, left, threw the water missiles back, while teammates Mike Yoshi-moto and Charles Ramos (with cap) bear the taunts. Out of view is Bishop Lono. Advertiser photo by Bruct Asa to Mk 1 '91 ir. yr zoo, which comes under the Jurisdiction of the city, has had to put plans of a modern zoological park on hold because of the "constant re-emergence over the years of the possibility of relocating" it, Ozawa said.

Giving estimates of more than $160 million to move the zoo, Ozawa said the city simply doesn't have the money, adding, "The state must be prepared to bear all such costs if that action is pursued." Sen. Randall Iwase, a longtime supporter of the idea, said a relocation to Central Oahu or the Leeward area would make for a "first-class zoo" on Oahu, not to mention help with the development of a second city in Ewa. Iwase, a Democrat who represents the 6th District (Waipa-hu-Mililani), also said he would like to see Kapiolani Park expanded if the zoo is moved. "The matter, to me, is still in the hands of the city," he said. A combined effort between the city and state should pay for the move if the bill is ever approved, Iwase said.

By Patrick Ellcr Advertiser Staff Writer A state Senate committee this week deferred action on a proposal to move the Honolulu Zoo from its 40-plus-acre site at the edge of Waikiki to Central Oahu. Sen. Eloise Tungpalan, chair woman of the Culture, Arts and Historic Preservation Committee, said she, recommended her panel defer the bill because there was no strong testimony in favor of the move and because of the possible high cost while Hawaii faces an "economic crunch." Tungpalan said she decided the committee "wouldn't proceed with this matter." "It's difficult to put this kind of bill as a high priority matter," she said. The decision to stop the proposal came after David Ster-rett, executive vice president of the Kapiolani Park Preservation Society, and City Parks Director Walter Ozawa both gave testimony critical of the move. Sterrett said he had no problem with moving the zoo to another spot, but feared any kind of development on the current zoo site, which was designated a3 a public charitable trust In 1896.

He suggested the real purpose of the bill was to turn the zoo area into a money-making operation. "It appears likely that the trust deed (setting up the park), dedication of private land and past legislative enactments combine to prohibit the establishment of a commercial, non-park-related center in the park," he added. Ozawa said the city has no problem with studying the relocation proposal, but doesn't want to get stuck with any costs related to a move. The Tusitala tenants accept relocation offer leases and are owed only 120 days' notice, which was served Twenty-three households in the Tusitala Street neighborhood in Waikiki have accepted a relocation assistance package offered by landowner USA Pensee a Pensee spokesman said. Pensee wants to raze a block containing 75 apartments and houses to build a condominium.

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