Carson Street Landscaping was dedicated on March 16, 1972, to Armed Services veterans and those lost in action who called Hawaiian Gardens home, with the words, "Our brave young people have kept our country free." At the time, Hawaiian Gardens city officials included Mayor Vern W. Furgeson, Mayor Pro-tem W. Carl Rodgers, councilmen Leland S. Johnson, Robert G. Leach, and C. Robert Lee, Recreation Commission Chairman Donald L. Schultze, Planning Commission Chairman Clifton Shryock, Traffic Commission Chairman Glen Turner, City Treasurer Helen Mork, City Attorney Graham A. Ritchie, City Manager Jack A Simpson, Project Manager Frank G. Tripepi, Planning Director James L. Peerson Jr., Project Engineer VTN Orange County, and contractor Garey Landscaping.