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Gov. Neil Abercrombie today issued an executive order that turns over 3.68 miles of the state-owned portion of Chain of Craters Road near Kalapana to Hawaii County. The executive order states that the land is “hereby turned over to the County of Hawaii, in fee simple, for use as a county highway, and the County […]

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Residents are being allowed to return home in all areas except Ka’u and Hamakua, where storm conditions are continuing. Shelters will remain open in Laupahoehoe, Honka’a, Ka’u and Pahoa. Rolling blackouts will occur due to two power plants being offline in the wake of the storm.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation has partnered with County Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi to obtain $375,000 to control little fire ant infestations island-wide. The State Department of Agriculture is providing $200,000, and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council has awarded a grant of $175,000 that will allow the Department of Parks […]

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This FY 2014-2015 budget is $9,403,477 or 2.3 percent larger than the budget in effect when this administration took office in 2008. During the past five years of budget challenges caused by the national and international recession, we have continued to invest in county infrastructure while restricting spending and coping with increased health care and […]

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The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation announces the temporary closure of its Recreation Office located within Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Lū‘au Hale at 799 Pi‘ilani St. in Hilo.

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The County of Hawai’i will add staff at its Hilo and Kona driver’s license offices in January to try to expedite applications for licenses and state identification cards, but county managers are asking members of the public to be patient if they encounter unusually long lines or delays during the first week of the New […]

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The public is invited to come in to sign memorial books and remember a man who did so much for the people of Hawai‘i for so long. At the end of next week, the books will be sent to the Inouye family.

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Free fun, food and festivities for the whole family will be part of the County of Hawaii’s 2nd Annual holiday open house – the Magic of the Season.

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Free fun, food and festivities for the whole family will be part of the County of Hawai‘i’s 2nd Annual holiday open house – the Magic of the Season – to be held December 10-21 at the Hawai‘i County Building in Hilo.

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Kenoi tops Kim; Roth in as prosecutor; new slate of council members

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The Hawaiʻi County Department of Human Resources will be recruiting applicants for Police Officer positions beginning next week. Recruitment will be open from midnight on Sunday, October 7, until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 19. Applicants must apply using the County of Hawaiʻi Job Opportunities web page.

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To help inform good decision making on the use of that fund, the county Department of Research and Development has contracted for an independent joint fact finding study to help lay the groundwork for future geothermal health studies to be conducted in the Puna community.

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Hawaii County Prosecutor candidate forum at the University of Hawaii at Hilo media symposium.

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Hawaii County Mayoral Forum at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s media symposium.

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