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The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation cordially invites the public to a presentation of the final master plan for the proposed Kealakehe Regional Park. The master plan will be available for public review from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, in the Community Meeting Hale (Building G) of the West […]

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The Department of Parks and Recreation’s West Hawai‘i permit office will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 14, and Wednesday, Aug. 15, so staff may attend training sessions. The office, located in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16.

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Thomas A. Woods, Executive Director of Honolulu’s Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, will present a lecture regarding Hawaiian Kingdom property taxes. His presentation, “Portals to the Past,” takes place Wednesday, March 28, 5:30-7 p.m., at West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Kealakehe Parkway and Ane Keohokalole Highway.

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The West Hawai‘i Civic Center (WHCC) has been awarded LEED Silver status by the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally efficient structures and grounds. For a building to achieve LEED certification, its construction must meet criteria in six performance standards: a sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, […]

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Given to the people in the name of store founders Koichi and Taniyo Taniguchi, these kits are located in strategic places around the WHCC campus, and could one day save the life of a person suffering from cardiac arrest.

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A recent recycling audit conducted in October, established that 98 percent of the waste generated at the facility by County employees is being recycled or reused instead of being thrown into our landfills. The diversion rate for the entire facility, including public-generated waste, is 90 percent.

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Mayor Billy Kenoi will officially mark the start of solar power at the West Hawai’i Civic Center (WHCC) on Tuesday, August 2, at 3:30 p.m. when he turns on the 250-kilowatt solar photovoltaic project at the new County facility. This will convert the 80,000-square-foot complex to 100-percent solar power.

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A free Intergenerational acting workshop will be held on Monday, July 18th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at the West Hawaii Civic Center. There will be theater games, improvisation, acting out some 5-minute scenes and stage technique instruction.

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The official dedication of the West Hawai’i Civic Center will take place Thursday, April 14 at the new facility located at 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, on the corner of Ane Keohokalole Highway and Kealakehe Parkway. The dedication begins at 4 p.m. with a short ceremony at the gazebo in the middle of the civic center. […]

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A schedule of County West Hawaii departments moving into the West Hawaii Civic Center along with a map and new phone numbers.

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