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MEDIA RELEASE The county Planning Department is seeking qualified applicants to fill upcoming openings on the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee this December due to the expiration of three of the nine seats on the committee. The Action Committee is a working committee whose purpose is to serve as a proactive, community based steward […]

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Roya Sabri finds aloha inspiration at Big Island Film Festival

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MEDIA RELEASE The County of Hawai‘i Planning Department has reopened the application acceptance period for the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee. The deadline to submit an application is 4:30 p.m., September 4, 2009. Anyone that has previously submitted an application through the Planning Department or the Mayor’s Office do not need to resubmit their […]

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MEDIA RELEASE There has been a recent change to the building permit process. As of July 7, permit applications go first to the Planning Department for review after the application is obtained from the Department of Public Works’ Building Division. Previously, permit applications were taken to the Public Works Engineering Division for review. The applicant […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hilo office of the Planning Department, at Aupuni Center, is undergoing a renovation that will disrupt phone service until such time that a new digital phone system is installed some time in January 2009.   The Planning Department’s main phone line (961-8288) will remain operational, but the phone directory and extensions to […]

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