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The County of Hawai‘i Finance Department will hold a public meeting to provide information and receive input on a proposed sale, lease, or exchange of lands at Koholālele near Pa‘auilo. The site consists of two parcels totaling approximately 1,040 acres (Tax Map Keys:(3)4-2-5:01 & 05).

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The Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women is seeking nominations for the seventh annual Women’s Hall of Fame awards to be announced at a banquet on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel.

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“This balanced budget includes estimated revenues and appropriations of $376,001,627 and includes the operations of eleven of the County’s special funds as well as the General Fund. It is $11,044,576 lower than this year’s budget, and is $27,203,371 or 6.74 percent lower than the budget in effect when I took office.”

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Construction at the 118- foot Waipunahina bridge in Hāmākua will involve rebuilding a guardrail that collapsed from the 2006 earthquakes. The bridge will be closed Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Repairs are scheduled to begin Monday (May 3)

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Mayor Billy Kenoi today said he is disappointed that Japan Air Lines has decided to halt direct-flight service from Narita to Kona, but said that he is convening a special meeting between the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the County, the State Tourism Liaison and other major stakeholders such as the hotels and tour wholesale companies to […]

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During the week of April 19, 2010, through April 26, 2010, Big Island police arrested 39 motorists for drunk driving. Eleven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 499 DUI arrests compared with 415 during the same period last year, […]

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The Hawai’i Police Department is searching for a 15-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna since December 13. Haley H. Mepham is described as 5-foot-5, about 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

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The House of Representatives passed House Resolution 136, which establishes a committee to investigate the County of Hawaii Department of Water Supply. The purpose of the committee will be to investigate the status and handling of the stalled Ocean View – Kahuku water system construction project on the island of Hawaii.

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The County of Hawai‘i will be continuing its Coqui Frog Community Loan Sprayer program after previously announcing it would end with a public auction of the County’s coqui frog spraying equipment. The loan sprayer program had been slated to end on April 30.

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The month-old Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee adopted operating guidelines, defined its mission and began preparing to identify and prioritize actions ripe for implementation at its second meeting held Friday, Dec. 18, at the Kea’au Community Center.

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The 49-passenger bus is one of five new County buses equipped with reclining seats, AC, individual reading lights, overhead climate control, luggage compartments, wheelchair access, video and audio security surveillance, audio sound system and bicycle racks. The other four new buses are 33-passenger models.

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Most County of Hawai‘i solid waste transfer stations will be scheduling early morning hours again to accommodate morning commuters with rubbish to dump. The County’s Department of Environmental Management announced recently that on December 1, a new schedule would eliminate early morning hours at all transfer stations except Hilo, Kailua and Waimea to improve management […]

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The Solid Waste Advisory Committee invites the public to comment on the draft County of Hawai`i Integrated Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan Update, The Path to Zero Waste (IRSWMP Update). The IRSWMP Update is available for review at http://www.hawaii-county.com/env_mng/iswmp.htm. A 60-day review period for the IRSWMP Update was begun on September 1, 2009, and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The County of Hawai‘i Planning Department has reopened the application acceptance period for the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee. The deadline to submit an application is 4:30 p.m., September 4, 2009. Anyone that has previously submitted an application through the Planning Department or the Mayor’s Office do not need to resubmit their […]

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