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MEDIA RELEASE HELCO crews will be stringing new secondary cables and running services to four county street lights just before the entrance to Grace Community Church in North Kona. Alternate lane closures will occur on Palani Road from 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21

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The Ane Keohokalole Highway will be a little more real to drivers along Palani Road, after heavy equipment cleared vegetation Monday morning at the intersection with Henry Street.

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MEDIA RELEASE The county’s plan to activate the traffic light at Palihiolo Street on Thursday, June 3, signals the end of work on improvements to Palani Road near Kealakehe Elementary School in North Kona. The $8 million in improvements at this intersection are expected to alter and improve the flow of traffic on Palani Road, […]

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A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy are dead following a three-vehicle crash late Saturday on the Palani Road that may have involved racing. The accident happened about 11:53 p.m., when a 1997 Honda two-door sedan driven by the 20-year-old was traveling east on Palani Road and possibly racing with another vehicle when it lost […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian Telcom plans to close Palani Road at night beginning Monday, April 19, as workers remove cables and poles. This work is part of the Hawaii County’s Palani Road Safety Improvements project under the Department of Public Works. Palani Road from Uluaoa to Konalani will be closed from approximately 9 p.m. to 5 […]

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Hawaiian Telcom plans to close Palani Road at night beginning on Monday, March 1, as workers transfer cables to new utility poles. This work is part of the Hawaii County’s Palani Road Safety Improvements project under the Department of Public Works.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light Co., (HELCO) is scheduled to close Palani Road between Kealakaa to Tomi Tomi on Saturday, Dec. 19 to complete transferring utility lines. Palani Road will remain closed from midnight to 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Motorists traveling makai on Palani will detour on to Uluaoa to Kealakaa and back on to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light Co., (HELCO) is scheduled to close Palani Road overnight  Monday, Dec. 14 and transfer existing transmission lines between Kealakaa to Laimana Street. Palani Road will be closed between Kealakaa and Palihiolo from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Motorists traveling makai on Palani will detour on to Uluaoa to Kealakaa and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Grace Community Church is tentatively planning night roadwork the week of Dec. 21. HELCO has not closed Palani Road between Palihiolo and Kealakaa this week, as previously announced. The work planned for this week was completed Sunday, Dec. 6. Palani Road between Palihiolo and Kealakaa remains open.

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Roadwork on Palani Road in North Kona begins Nov. 30 and will continue through Dec. 14. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Bolton Inc., will resurface and widen Palani Road near Grace Community Church. Night roadwork hours are 8 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Off-duty officers will direct traffic and motorists should expect delays. Future night […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Traffic on Kealakaa Street in North Kona will be rerouted starting Monday, Sept. 14, for the last phase of roadwork on Palani Road.  Kealakaa Street will be closed at the Palani Road intersection, and motorists will use the Kealakaa Street Extension at the intersection of Palani Road and Palihiolo Street. Off duty officers […]

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View Larger Map Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 9:25 a.m. alarm for a passenger sedan which struck and brought down a utility pole on Palani Road near Hao Kuni Street Sunday, April 26. The 48 year-old driver sustained a minor hand injury in the single vehicle accident. Palani Road was closed between Hinalani Street and […]

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  Story and photos by Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor Keanalehu Drive is now officially open. Drivers heading between upper Palani Road and Kealakehe High School or Lai Opua will be happy to see their travel time hugely decreased.  The project completes a new mauka-makai corridor that will help reduce traffic on Palani Road and provide […]

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MEDIA RELEASE KAIWIKI ROAD BRIDE The Department of Public Works is scheduled to reinforce the support beams on the second wooden bridge on Kaiwiki Road in North Hilo on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, weather permitting. No pedestrian or vehicles will be allowed to use the bridge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. while repairs are […]

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