MEDIA RELEASE

The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation invites all interested persons to attend an informational meeting on the status of the Boat Ramp at Laupāhoehoe Point Park and the County’s efforts to restore the facility to safe public use.

The meeting will be held at Laupāhoehoe Library’s Humanities Room on the Laupāhoehoe High & Elementary School campus on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 6 p.m.

The meeting will be facilitated by staff from the Department of Parks and Recreation with the support of its coastal and structural engineers contracted to design the ramp’s replacement.

For directions to the meeting venue or any questions in advance of the meeting, please contact Jeff Ochi, Park Projects Manager at 961-8311.

The meeting venue is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in this meeting, or to request language interpretation, must contact Jeff Ochi, Department of Parks and Recreation at 961-8311 as soon as possible but no later than September 18, 2009.