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Hawaii 24/7 Staff County council members J Yoshimoto and Zendo Kern are hosting a community meeting on the proposed 2013-2014 budget. The meeting, with Mayor Billy Kenoi and cabinet members, is 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the Hawaii County Building in Hilo. The informational ‘talk story’ agenda includes an overview of the budget and [...]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Mayor Billy Kenoi and members of his administration’s cabinet met with West Hawaii resident Thursday, May 16 to review the upcoming budget. Among the top items on the agenda was the proposed property tax increase, which Kenoi explained is necessary to preserve county services. “This is the first time [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff County council members Karen Eoff and Dru Kanuha are hosting a community meeting on the proposed 2013-2014 budget. The meeting, with Mayor Billy Kenoi and cabinet members, is 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the West Hawaii Civic Center. The informational ‘talk story’ agenda includes an overview of the budget, real property [...]

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Kenoi: ‘This proposed budget is $8,886,474 less than the budget in effect when this administration began’

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Mayor Billy Kenoi: ‘This is where our children learn sportsmanship, hard work and pride’

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Commission will advise county on protection, preservation and perpetuation of historic and cultural resources on Hawaii Island

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MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Billy Kenoi and the county Department of Parks and Recreation welcome the public back to a thoroughly renovated and improved Waiakea Recreation Center. A public blessing and rededication ceremony is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Hilo facility. Refreshments will be served, and several martial arts and other groups [...]

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The county Department of Parks and Recreation announces the opening of new public bathrooms at Reed’s Bay Beach Park in Hilo.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hear what Mayor Billy Kenoi and his cabinet have to say on the county’s economy and outlook for 2013 at a Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Focus Luncheon. Sponsored by Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union, the event is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Reservations, which [...]

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Community volunteers also provided painting, landscaping, improvements that saved taxpayer dollars

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Balanced budget includes estimated revenues, appropriations of $370,778,473

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MEDIA RELEASE The county has sold $98.8 million in bonds in a sale that closed Feb. 12, obtaining funding for new projects and refinancing old loans and bonds in a move that will save taxpayers about $8.5 million over the life of the bonds. The county’s ratings were affirmed in January by all three major [...]

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