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Kona Judiciary Complex, medical marijuana dispensaries among session accomplishments

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Third Circuit Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra: ‘This courthouse will ensure that the Judiciary can fulfill its mission of providing justice for the West Hawaii community in a secure and efficient venue’

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MEDIA RELEASE WHAT: Informational Display on Proposed Kona Judiciary Complex WHO: Representatives from the Hawaii State Judiciary, Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), and Architects Hawaii WHEN: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm WHERE: West Hawaii Civic Center, Building G (The “Hale”) 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua-Kona The Hawaii State Judiciary invites […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The House of Representatives has approved HB1638 HD2, appropriating $161,137,650 for operating expenses and $50,590,000 for capital improvement costs of the Hawaii State Judiciary for fiscal year FY2014-2015. The budget now goes to the Senate for further consideration. “We would like to thank Chair Karl Rhoads, House Judiciary; and the Chief Justice and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The State Judiciary has announced it has selected a new site for the planned Kona Judiciary Complex. The new location will be Site F, a 10 acre parcel in Keahuolu, North Kona, which is part of a larger parcel owned by the Queen Liliuokalani Trust, and located mauka of Queen Kaahumanu Highway, and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has selected a site across the street from the West Hawaii Civic Center for the new judiciary complex in Kona. The 10-acre Kealakehe parcel is owned by the state and is located at the intersection of Kealakehe Parkway and Ane Keohokalole Highway. The Kona Judiciary Complex, which will […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Gov. Neil Abercrombie has approved the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Kona Judiciary Complex. The FEIS now goes to Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, who will select the site for the complex. “We have been holding court in three different locations in Kona. Our law library is in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Kona Judiciary Complex has been published and is available on the Office of Environmental Quality Control website. The FEIS identified seven Candidate Sites in the Kailua-Kona area: Candidate Site Tax Map Key (TMK)* Land Owner A Kaloko Makai 3-7-3-009:025 SCD-TSA Kaloko Makai LLC B Kealakehe […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A public information meeting is planned 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the West Hawaii Civic Center Community Meeting Hale to discuss the candidate sites and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Kona Judiciary Complex. The meeting is being held during the 45-day comment period for the Draft EIS (deadline Oct. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Accounting and General Services and the state Judiciary have released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Kona Judiciary Complex Site Selection. The DEIS is available for review on the Office of Environmental Quality Control website: http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/oeqc/index.html or directly at Kona Judiciary Complex Site Selection DEIS. The DEIS […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Accounting and General Services and the Hawaii State Judiciary have identified six possible sites in the Kailua-Kona area for a new court complex that would serve the West Hawaii community. A Site Selection Study and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be completed for each of the following sites: * […]

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