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ATTACHMENT B Article 9. Memorials and Names for City Parks, Sites and Facilities Sections: 22-9.1 Purpose. 22-9.2 Definitions. 22-9.3 Naming of city parks, sites and facilities. 22-9.4 Memorials. 22-9.5 Procedures for naming city parks, sites and facilities and erecting or accepting memorials. 22-9.6 Inventory of official names of parks, sites, facilities, statues and memorials. 22-9.7 Use of official names of parks, sites and facilities. Sec. 22-9.1 Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish guidelines and procedures to be used in the naming of city parks, sites and facilities, and in the use of statues, busts or other memorials. (Added by Ord. 89-95) Sec. 22-9.2 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the.meaning given in this section. "Facility" includes any office building, stadium, arena, police or fire station, or any other facility owned, managed or operated by the City and County of Honolulu. "Memorial" includes any statue, bust, monument or plaque erected or installed in remembrance of a person or persons or historical event. "Park" includes any park, park roadway, playground, athletic field, beach, beach fight-of-way, tennis court, golf course, swimming p°ol, and other recreation areas and facilities under the control, maintenance and management of the department of parks and recreation. "Site" includes any mall or land parcel owned, managed or operated by the City and County of Honolulu. (Added by Ord. 89-95; Am. Ord. 01-11) Sec. 22-9.3 Naming of city parks, sites and facilities. (a) The names of all city parks, sites and facilities shall be determined in accordance with requirements set forth herein: (1) Existing city parks, sites and facilities may retain the name which has been historically accepted through common usage. (2) New or existing parks, sites and facilities may be named: (A) For the neighborhood, community, district or region in which the park, site or facility is located; (B) After the primary street which it abuts; or (C) In the Hawaiian language with a name which describes the site or its use, function or purpose. (3) In exceptional cases, a new or existing park, site or facility may be named for a person, or for a belief, ideal, concept or historical event of significance to the community, city, nation or world. In cases where the park, site or facility is named for an individual, that person must be deceased and must meet one or more of the following criteria: