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Completed mauka-makai connector will improve traffic flow, public safety

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Eoff: ‘It represents a willingness on the part of all stakeholders to share in the stewardship of this very special place’

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi is traveling this week on a family vacation to Kagoshima, Japan to help celebrate the 90th birthday of his children’s great-grandmother. Managing Director Wally Lau will serve as acting mayor until Kenoi returns. Kenoi will return to work Monday, June 24.

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi has announced the appointment of former state Land Use Commission Chairman Duane Kanuha as the county’s new planning director. Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, who has served as county planning director for the past four years, will assume control of the county Department of Environmental Management. Kenoi also announced the appointment […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Regional vice president and general manager of The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, Christof Luedi is the recipient of the 2013 Mayor of Hawaii County’s “Spirit of Aloha” award, presented annually to a person who embodies the true meaning of Aloha and spirit of the Islands. In presenting the award to Luedi, Mayor Billy Kenoi […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Council Member Zendo Kern invites the public as he hosts Mayor Billy Kenoi and members of his cabinet for a talk story at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28 in the Keaau Elementary School cafeteria. This event is another opportunity for residents to hear details of the proposed 2013-2014 County Budget. The mayor will […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff County council members J Yoshimoto and Zendo Kern are hosting a community meeting on the proposed 2013-2014 budget. The meeting, with Mayor Billy Kenoi and cabinet members, is 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the Hawaii County Building in Hilo. The informational ‘talk story’ agenda includes an overview of the budget and […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Mayor Billy Kenoi and members of his administration’s cabinet met with West Hawaii resident Thursday, May 16 to review the upcoming budget. Among the top items on the agenda was the proposed property tax increase, which Kenoi explained is necessary to preserve county services. “This is the first time […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff County council members Karen Eoff and Dru Kanuha are hosting a community meeting on the proposed 2013-2014 budget. The meeting, with Mayor Billy Kenoi and cabinet members, is 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the West Hawaii Civic Center. The informational ‘talk story’ agenda includes an overview of the budget, real property […]

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Kenoi: ‘This proposed budget is $8,886,474 less than the budget in effect when this administration began’

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Mayor Billy Kenoi: ‘This is where our children learn sportsmanship, hard work and pride’

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Commission will advise county on protection, preservation and perpetuation of historic and cultural resources on Hawaii Island

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi and the county Department of Parks and Recreation welcome the public back to a thoroughly renovated and improved Waiakea Recreation Center. A public blessing and rededication ceremony is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Hilo facility. Refreshments will be served, and several martial arts and other groups […]

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The county Department of Parks and Recreation announces the opening of new public bathrooms at Reed’s Bay Beach Park in Hilo.

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