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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation will host a public meeting to present the final Master Plan for the proposed development of Pahoa District Park: The meeting is 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 at Pahoa Neighborhood Facility. Staff from the project’s design team, headed by WCIT Architecture, along with county representatives from […]

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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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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation announces a public meeting to discuss a proposed project to construct a new boat ramp and breakwater at Māhukona Beach Park in North Kohala. When: 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 Where: Māhukona Beach Park Pavilion Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with county […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the general maintenance schedule for, Ahalanui Park, Isaac Hale Memorial Park, Kahaluu Beach Park and Spencer Park at Ohaiula Beach for calendar year 2013. These periodic short-term closures are necessary to accomplish larger scale maintenance activities without putting the public at unnecessary risk or […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) have announced the winners of the inaugural Keiki Triathlon held October 20 at the Kona Community Aquatic Center and Makaeo Park. More than 50 youth athletes from around the island finished the challenging swim, bike and run courses. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Merrie Monarch Festival Committee, announces the return of the Keiki Auana Hula Festival E Malama Mau I Ka Hula Festival. Children dancers from 10 Hawaii Island halau will perform auana, or modern, hula 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Edith Kanakaole […]

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MEDIA RELEASE It’s now easier to learn about county swimming pools thanks to a restructuring move by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Anyone with pool-related inquiries or wanting to convey an aquatics concern may call the Recreation Division weekdays at 961-8740, extension 0. Located at 799 Piilani Street in Hilo, the Recreation Division also […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Children ages 7 to 14 years old are invited to enter the Keiki Triathlon to be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Kona Community Aquatic Center and Makaeo Park in Kailua-Kona. Entry forms will be accepted through Friday, Oct. 12. The triathlon will start at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 20. A link to the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Parks and Recreation announces the Kona Community Aquatic Center (KCAC) will be reopened at 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6. Due to unforeseen circumstances, a complex inspection intended to ensure peak operating efficiency is taking longer than expected to complete, preventing the swimming pool from being reopened as anticipated on Wednesday, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The new parking lot at Hilo’s Gilbert Carvalho Park will be closed temporarily starting Monday, July 16, so a Department of Parks and Recreation crew can pave the driveway entrance. In-house paving work is estimated to last one week, weather permitting, to provide time for the new asphalt to cure and the fresh […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation has reopened the keiki playground at Kawananakoa Gym in Hilo following completion of safety repairs to its rubberized surface. The Keaukaha community and Hilo Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi played vital roles in securing the funding needed to restore the playground so it could be returned to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The combination of Peter Cottontail, mounds of Easter eggs and bright sunshine attracted an estimated 1,000 keiki to the 19th Annual Biggest Easter Egg Hunt held last week at Wong Stadium in Hilo. Sponsored by Hawaii County’s Department of Parks and Recreation, the Hilo Jaycees and the Hilo High School Key Club, Friday’s […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation and the Waimea Trails and Greenways Committee of the Waimea Preservation Association hosts a community meeting for Ke Ala Kahawai o Waimea (the stream trail of Waimea), Waimea Trails and Greenways. The meeting is 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 at the Waimea Middle School cafeteria, 67-1229 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  Several senior and elderly programs have relocated their Hilo offices. The Coordinated Services for the Elderly Program, the Senior Training and Employment Program and the County Nutrition Program of the Elderly Activities Division have moved to the new Aging and Disability Resource Center at 1055 Kinoole St.. For further information:  * Coordinated Services […]

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