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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the installation of new children’s playground equipment at both Waiakea-Uka and Gilbert Carvalho parks in Hilo. Construction work started Jan. 21, at Waiakea-Uka Park located at 1200 Ainaola Drive. Beginning Feb. 20, work will shift to Gilbert Carvalho Park located at 850 Waianuenue Avenue. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A renovated and expanded Waiākea Uka Park and Stanley Costales Gymnasium was rededicated during a public ceremony Thursday morning in Hilo. Mayor Billy Kenoi, Hilo Councilman J Yoshimoto, Parks Director Bob Fitzgerald, and Housing & Community Development Director Steve Arnett joined the Costales family, members of the Waiakea Uka community, and about 100 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi and the county Department of Parks and Recreation have announced the completion of a $1 million upgrade to Hilo’s Waiakea Uka Park and Stanley Costales Gymnasium. The public is invited to join Kenoi and Parks Director Bob Fitzgerald at a blessing and dedication ceremony set for 10 a.m. Thursday, June […]

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