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MEDIA RELEASE Due to unforeseen circumstances the plumbing repairs at Gilbert Carvalho Park is taking longer than anticipated. The county Department of Parks and Recreation is canceling all activities at Gilbert Carvalho Park for the rest of the week. The Carvalho Park Summer Fun program will be relocated to the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. Repairs are […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the installation of new children’s playground equipment at both Waiakea-Uka and Gilbert Carvalho parks in Hilo. Construction work started Jan. 21, at Waiakea-Uka Park located at 1200 Ainaola Drive. Beginning Feb. 20, work will shift to Gilbert Carvalho Park located at 850 Waianuenue Avenue. […]

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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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Joy, fellowship and family were the themes for an April 12 ceremony commemorating the reopening of an improved and expanded Gilbert Carvalho Park in Hilo.

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Mayor Billy Kenoi will join other dignitaries in welcoming the public back to an improved and expanded Gilbert Carvalho Park during a ceremony set for 11 a.m. Thursday, April 12. The Hilo facility has undergone upgrades costing approximately $890,000 since it was closed for renovation Sept. 12, 2011. Improvements include remodeling the gymnasium restrooms, new […]

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County crews are working to clear overgrowth at the edge of the facility to create additional off-street parking.

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