PUBLIC NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PANA’EWA EQUESTRIAN CENTER ANNUAL LOTTERY FOR ASSIGNMENT OF HORSE STALLS Pursuant to Parks and Recreation Rule 3, Section 5 Rules Relating To The Pana’ewa Equestrian Center, the Department of Parks and Recreation will conduct the annual lottery drawing for assignment of horse stalls at Pana’ewa Equestrian Center. The lottery drawing will be held Tuesday, September 8, 2021 at 3:00 pm at the Pana’ewa Equestrian Center, covered bleachers, 800 Stainback Highway, Hilo, Hawai’i. Applications for the lottery drawing are available to the public and must be submitted within the ten (10) day period between August 23, 2021 to September 3, 2021, to the Department of Parks and Recreation, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6, Hilo, Hawai’i. Applications must be completed and received no later than 4:30 pm, Friday, September 3, 2021, and will not be accepted on the date of the lottery or prior to the ten (10) day filing period. All applicants for the lottery must be residents of the County of Hawai’i, responsible adults, and the legal owner of the horse for which the application is being made. Lottery drawing applications, as well as the assignment of stalls, shall be limited to no more than one application or stall per family. For the purpose of this rule, “family” shall be defined as including husband and wife and all sons and daughters below the age of eighteen (18) years of age of that husband and wife. Assignments shall be made on the basis of the first name drawn, first choice, second name drawn, second choice, and so forth until all stalls are assigned. The lottery shall thereafter continue until all eligible lottery applications are drawn and listed, in the order drawn, for the purpose of establishing a waiting or priority list from which, should stalls be vacated for any reason, stall assignments will again be made on the basis of the order in which the waiting list applications were drawn. All stall assignments made, whether by original lottery assignment or by the waiting list assignment, shall terminate one year from the date of the annual lottery. Any applications submitted in violation of Rule 3 – Rules Relating To The Pana’ewa Equestrian Center, shall be considered void and all assignments of stalls contracts, rental agreements, etc. made as a result of the application shall be deemed void and all fees collected prior to such voiding action shall not be refundable. Denial of application may be made by the Director and/or his designated representative when, in his opinion, such denial is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the County of Hawai’i and/or the general public. The Pana’ewa Equestrian Center is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an Auxiliary Aid or language translation, please call Brittany Iyo at 961-8311 by Tuesday, August 31, 2021. (HTH1339002 8/19/21)