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MEDIA RELEASE The county Department of Parks and Recreation announces the grand opening of the new multi-use Panaewa Covered Play Courts and the reopening of the Panaewa Family Center at Hilo’s Panaewa Park on Saturday, July 7. Mayor Billy Kenoi and Hilo Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi will welcome the public to the newly enhanced park [...]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Mayor Billy Kenoi has signed the plastic bag reduction ordinance. Kenoi signed the bill Monday, Jan. 16, before he left for the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D. C. The bill phases out the use of plastic bags at checkout counters in stores over the next year, [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tourism Authority, the state’s tourism agency, Monday welcomed tourism officials from across the U.S. and China attending the 5th Annual China-U.S. Tourism Leadership Summit on Hawaii Island. Members of the U.S. Travel Association and China National Tourism Association, including more than 60 regional tourism directors from the U.S. and China, met [...]

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