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MEDIA RELEASE A new coastal community park is underway at Kohanaiki in North Kona – the result of years of collaboration between community groups, the County of Hawaii, the Kohanaiki Shores project, and lineal descendants of the area. The Kohanaiki Coastal Community Park, situated along 1.5 miles of coastline, will provide an improved road, parking [...]

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Players, cheerleaders visit schools, conduct pair of work outs for young isle athletes

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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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MEDIA RELEASE The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the county’s Department of Research & Development, presents “Hawaii Island Economic Summit 2012 – Expanding Our Horizons” on Friday, Jan. 13, at Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. This day-long business event is 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Cost to attend is $75; this includes continental breakfast, lunch [...]

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After drawn-out process, council approves plan by minimum 5-3 vote

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‘This project is not only putting people to work, but by making cross-island commutes safer and quicker, it is making a real difference in the quality of life’

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi will read a proclamation at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Mooheau Bandstand in Hilo declaring December as Think Local, Buy Local month. The mayor will be joined by Randy Kurohara, director of the Department of Research and Development, Hilo Downtown Improvement Association, Hawaii Alliance for a Local Economy [...]

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Na Kaulana Kauhale O Ulu Wini also includes on-site employment and life skills training programs, mental health services, counseling and childcare

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi on Tuesday will formally open a low-income rental and transitional housing complex for West Hawaii that will also provide employment training and readiness programs to homeless families. Known as Na Kaulana O Ulu Wini, the first 40 units of what will become a 96-unit, service enriched project, will provide case [...]

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Known as Na Kaulana O Ulu Wini, the first 40 units of what will become a 96-unit, service enriched project, will provide case management, mail and computer access along with an array of on-site social such as employment and life skills training, mental health services, counseling and childcare.

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Mayor Kenoi has also been interviewed by various local and international media outlets, including the Guangzhou Daily News, which featured the mayor on the front page of the Thursday edition of this large southern Chinese newspaper.

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MEDIA RELEASE Business leaders, educators, policy makers, and those interested in advancing green workforce development can now register for the Hawaii County Green Workforce Development Summit slated for 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 at Hawaii Preparatory Academy. This summit is presented in partnership with the County of Hawaii, Hawaii Island Workforce & Economic Development [...]

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