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BIPC announces 2013 Lava Tube, Torch of Light awards
MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Press Club has given the Democratic Party House District 5 Council the dubious honor of the 2013 Lava Tube Award for its behind-closed-doors handling of a special election...
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Honokaa Park playground dedication March 25
MEDIA RELEASE A blessing and dedication ceremony for Hawaii Island’s newest public playground is 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Honokaa Park. The public is invited to join Mayor Billy Kenoi, Hamakua...
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Blessing held for new Honokaa Park playground
Keiki enjoy the new playground at Honokaa Park. (Photo courtesy of Department of Parks and Recreation) MEDIA RELEASE Excited schoolchildren from Ka Hale O Na Keiki Preschool this week became the first...
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Paniolo Avenue extension opens in Waikoloa
Paniolo Avenue extension in Waikoloa. (Photo courtesy of Hawaii County) MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi joined the Waikoloa Village community Tuesday to celebrate the Paniolo Avenue extension with a...
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Kenoi submits 2014-15 operating budget
MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi submitted the proposed operating budget for the County of Hawaii for fiscal year 2014-2015 Monday to the Hawaii County Council. Below is the message that accompanied...
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Fire Department graduates 13 new fire fighters
Front row (from left): Kristopher Armijo, Neil Cho, Adam Tabieros, Alan McShane Jr., Kala Haasenritter, Joseph Glory Jr.; Back row: Kyle Muin, Chad Rapozo, Michael Masuda, Monalisa Durkan, Dave...
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Waiakea Uka playground opens
(Photo courtesy of County of Hawaii) MEDIA RELEASE A public blessing and dedication ceremony this week celebrated the opening of a new playground at Waiakea Uka Park. Preschoolers from nearby Hale...
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Stebbins, Martin named to top Corporation Counsel posts
MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi has named Molly Amai Stebbins as the new corporation counsel, the county’s top civil lawyer. The appointment is effective May 20, and is subject to confirmation by the...
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State, county leaders formalize joint sustainability commitment
(Photo courtesy of The Governor’s Office) MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii’s four county mayors, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) leadership jointly launched the Aloha+ Challenge: A...
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Ground broken for $27.9M southern segment of Mamalahoa bypass
Kahu Brian Boshard leads Mayor Billy Kenoi and a slate of dignitaries in the ceremonial groundbreaking. (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton) Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Work is expected to...
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Construction begins on $22.3M Pahoa District Park
(Photo courtesy of County of Hawaii) MEDIA RELEASE The biggest single investment in recreational opportunity in Hawaii County history is coming to Lower Puna, following Thursday’s groundbreaking...
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Mayor Kenoi thankful for Iselle disaster declaration
MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi statement on President Obama’s Hawaii Disaster Declaration: “We want to thank President Obama, Governor Abercrombie, and all those who worked on this request for...
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Mayor Kenoi set to become an Ironman?
Mayor Billy Kenoi Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor As much of Kona knuckles down in the last hours before Saturday’s world triathlon championship, there may have been a competitor’s name that...
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Chain of Craters Road to be rebuilt as a two-lane roadway
Visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park walk along the closed section of Chain of Craters Road leading to the lava flow which cut-off access to Kaimu. Hawaii 24/7 File Photo MEDIA RELEASE U.S....
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Iron Mayor
Mayor Billy Kenoi finishes the world championship triathlon. (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton) (Video courtesy of Big Island Video News) Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor That’s Mr. Iron Mayor to...
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Men walking in high heels (Oct. 25)
MEDIA RELEASE YWCA of Hawaii Island hosts the sixth annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. In East Hawaii, the one-mile march begins at the YWCA Ululani Street campus. In West...
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Rep. Gabbard addresses lava flow response on Capitol Hill
MEDIA RELEASE Washington, DC – Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) Wednesday (Nov 19) honored Hawai‘i County leaders Mayor Billy Kenoi and Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira for their tireless...
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Hawaiian Airlines files application to begin Tokyo-Kona service
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin daily, non-stop service this summer between Tokyo International Airport at...
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Laaloa mauka-makai connector opens (Jan. 27)
MEDIA RELEASE A blessing and dedication ceremony is held Tuesday, Jan. 27 for Kona’s Laaloa Avenue extension project, which creates another critically needed maukamakai connector road to improve...
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Laaloa connector dedicate to ease Kona traffic
MEDIA RELEASE A blessing and dedication ceremony was held today for Kona’s Laaloa Avenue extension project, which creates another critically needed mauka-makai connector road to improve traffic...
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