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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii’s four county mayors will join state and county tourism officials next week for a special marketing campaign in Los Angeles to promote Hawaii as a wonderful visitor destination. The special promotional campaign is entitled “Hawaii: A Thousand Reasons to Smile,” and was organized by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, its Island […]

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PATH’s 23rd Annual General Membership Meeting “Accelerating Great Ideas” Tuesday, July 21st 5:30-7:30pm NELHA’s Gateway Energy Center 73-4460 Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway PATH members and the general public are invited to the meeting, which will feature remarks by Mayor Billy Kenoi and state Department of Transportation Director Brennon Morioka on efforts to accelerate the creation of […]

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Friends of Puna’s Future (FoPF) has delivered a formal letter of demand (see attached) to the County of Hawaii administration to achieve equality in the delivery of public services to Puna.   Public records show a long term pattern of discrimination in delivery of public services in Puna and other areas of Hawaii County.  FoPF looks […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi will be on the Hot Seat tomorrow, an online chat hosted by Editorial and Opinions Editor Jeanne Mariani-Belding of the Honolulu Advertiser. The live event will began on Wednesday at noon but you can post questions for the mayor now

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawai’i Island Mayor Billy Kenoi today urged all parties in the debate on the Thirty Meter Telescope to engage in a respectful dialogue as the community works toward a collaborative decision on the project. “In this time of economic hardship for many County of Hawai’i residents, it is critical that the community pull […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Plans are proceeding for the proposed Ane Keohokalole Highway in Kona. A 6 p.m. public meeting will be held Tuesday, June 23, at Kealakehe High School to discuss current planning for the highway project. (A project summary sheet is posted below.) Mayor Billy Kenoi and federal, state and county officials will address questions […]

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MEDIA RELEASE County of Hawai’i Mayor Billy Kenoi signed his administration’s first budget today, a $387 million spending plan that reduces expenditures by 4.1 percent from the current year’s budget. The new spending plan marks the first time the county budget has been reduced since 2001. The new budget assumes that property tax collections, which […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawai’i County Mayor Billy Kenoi announced today the initiation of a joint project with the County Board of Ethics to review County operations and submit major amendments to the County Code of Ethics. Recent local media articles have called into question the appropriateness of the conduct of some County employees. Although many of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi today urged residents to join the County of Hawai‘i in its focus on increasing energy sustainability practices throughout our Island. Mayor Kenoi spoke at a press conference today in Hilo. The County of Hawai‘i has embarked on a wide range of energy sustainability initiatives and programs that are part of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi continues his policy of bringing county government to communities around Hawaii Island when the mayor and key members of his cabinet gather at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at the Waikoloa Village Association. Issues such as the Kamakoa Workforce Housing, civil defense and road issues will be up for discussion, […]

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Bike to Work week promotes riding bikes to create a leaner, greener commuter.

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi will kick start Bike to Work Week on Monday, May 11 with a ride starting at 1 p.m. from Hilo Bike Hub at the corner of Maka`ala and East Kawili Street to Aupuni Center on Pauahi Street. Bike to Work Week is a statewide celebration of bicycling as a clean, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE $75.52 million and counting Highways Ane Keohokalole Highway, also known as Mid-Level Road will receive $35 million in ARRA funding. When completed, Mid-Level Road will parallel Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway from Henry Street to an area mauka of the Kona airport. The first phase would extend from Palani Road at Henry Street to Kealakehe […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi continues his policy of bringing county government to communities around Hawaii Island when the mayor and key members of his cabinet gather at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, at the Ocean View Community Center. Issues such as a proposed transfer station, the new production well and water tank, Kahuku Park […]

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