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MEDIA RELEASE The next Council Meetings (Sine Die) are 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday Dec. 6 at the Hilo Council Chambers, Aupuni Street. LEGISLATION OF POSSIBLE INTEREST ON MONDAY, DEC. 6, 2010 (9 AM SESSION): – Res. 413-10: Extends the Hawaii County Council’s Sincere Gratitude to Council Member Guy K. Enriques, for His Years […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Drug-Free Hawaii Awareness Month (DFHAM) 2010 will kick off with an official proclamation ceremony, “Live Aloha, Live Drug-Free.” hosted by Mayor Billy Kenoi, at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5 at the County Building, 25 Aupuni street in Hilo. “DFHAM allows schools, service organizations, counties, and government agencies opportunities to sponsor activities and events […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi is supporting a request to withdraw the administration’s proposal to regulate the use of public County water spigots on Friday’s County Council agenda. The administration submitted Bill 189 to prevent abuse of the free water provided by the County at 15 public spigots located around the island. The County provides […]

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Sweeping votes push power positions back to Hilo; Naeole voted council’s new vice chair

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Mayor Kenoi takes over county reins HILO — Mayor Billy Kenoi used his inaugural speech to promise a hiring freeze for county government, an efficient and reliable bus transit system and a new system to track requests and applications. A crowd of hundreds gathered Monday in Afook-Chinen Civic Stadium to watch as Kenoi, the nine-member […]

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