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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi and the county Department of Parks and Recreation have announced the completion of a $1 million upgrade to Hilo’s Waiakea Uka Park and Stanley Costales Gymnasium. The public is invited to join Kenoi and Parks Director Bob Fitzgerald at a blessing and dedication ceremony set for 10 a.m. Thursday, June […]

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The public is invited to join Mayor Billy Kenoi and Parks Director Bob Fitzgerald in honoring the community volunteers, private businesses and government agencies that restored the historic Kalākaua Park War Memorial Pond in downtown Hilo, the Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announced Wednesday.

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MEDIA RELEASE For the second time this month, county’s Department of Parks and Recreation is reopening a popular Hilo park that has undergone extensive renovation. Mayor Billy Kenoi and Parks and Recreation Director Bob Fitzgerald will join various dignitaries in welcoming people back to Reed’s Bay Beach Park during a public ceremony set for 10 […]

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Makua Lani student to travel to Michigan for the National Order of the Arrow Conference this summer

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The Kohala Center awarded contract to operate education center at beach park

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor The tsunami sirens went off again at 11:45 a.m. Monday. The regular monthly test likely was more a source of comfort than an irritant to many on the Big Island. Just two days earlier, the sirens blasted for a very different reason – a tsunami was coming, hammering […]

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor Mayor Billy Kenoi said he is well aware this is a big island, and he is determined to bring government to the people all over it. Kenoi was joined by numerous department chiefs and senior staff Tuesday evening at the Kona Town Meeting to answer questions and hear concerns for as […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi is scheduled to speak 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 at the Kona Town Meeting at Old Kona Airport. Kenoi and his cabinet members are expected to discuss their plans to address Hawaii Island’s critical issues:  The current economy and budget shortfall, West Hawaii’s roads and traffic, future growth management in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi and cabinet members will discuss Hawaii Island’s critical issues, including the current economy and budget shortfall, West Hawaii’s roads and traffic, future growth management in West Hawaii and the plans for recreation facilities in Kona such as the old Kona Airport Park, at a town meeting, 6-8 p.m., April 14, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Longtime high school football coach and resort executive Bob Fitzgerald has been named by Mayor Billy Kenoi to be the county’s new Director of Parks and Recreation. Fitzgerald brings the combination of a strong business sense and a passion for youth sports to the Kenoi administration that will serve the recreational needs of […]

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