Posted on 10:47 pm, Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Tags: keokea beach park, kohala center, konea o kukui garden of peace, niulii stream, storm
MEDIA RELEASE The Kohala Center is calling upon community members to assist with environmental restoration at Keokea Beach Park and the community of Niulii in North Kohala in the wake of a powerful storm that brought heavy winds and flooding to the Hawaiian Islands earlier this month. Volunteers are needed for a community cleanup day […]
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Posted on 9:32 pm, Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Tags: keokea beach park, monk seal
MEDIA RELEASE Two endangered Hawaiian monk seals have left Keokea Beach Park, prompting the Department of Parks and Recreation to return to keeping the North Kohala park open until 11 p.m. each night. A seal pup was born at the park in November, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which requested the park […]
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Posted on 10:42 pm, Friday, November 15, 2013. Tags: art tarsa, keokea beach park, monk seal, noaa
County beach park closes early to protect mother, pup
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Posted on 5:16 pm, Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Tags: hawaiian monk seal, keokea beach park
MEDIA RELEASE North Kohala’s Keokea Beach Park is being closed at 7:30 p.m. nightly to protect an endangered Hawaiian monk seal and its mother. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration asked the county Department of Parks and Recreation to implement the early closure after the new pup was born at the park. Both NOAA and […]
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Posted on 5:45 pm, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Tags: keokea beach park, Kohala
Hawai‘i County Mayor Billy Kenoi and Department of Parks and Recreation Director Bob Fitzgerald will join the North Kohala community in celebrating the reopening of KÄ“Åkea Beach Park during a public blessing and dedication ceremony set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12.
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Posted on 10:45 am, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Tags: big island, keokea beach park, Kohala, parks and recreation
MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a public meeting to present conceptual plans for Keokea Beach Park’s earthquake restoration and accessibility improvements, 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 26, at the Kohala Intergenerational Center (the facility makai of Hisaoka Gym). The department is seeking input from the public on the proposed modifications […]
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