Senator Dwight Takamine reports that stakeholders interested in the Hamakua Partners in Eldercare and the Lower Hamakua Ditch Working Group are meeting on Thursday, July 8.  Community members and representatives from the Department of Agriculture, State Civil Defense, the National Resources Conservation Service and Kamehameha Schools will participate in a videoconference from Honolulu and NHERC in
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Senator Dwight Takamine and Representative Mark Nakashima report that stakeholders interested in the Pa‘auilo Rendering Plant & Slaughterhouse are meeting on June 30 at 9:30 a.m.  Community members and representatives from DAGS, the Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Health and the County of Hawai‘i will participate in the videoconference from Honolulu, Hilo and at NHERC
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Honoka‘a Elementary has all the approvals and equipment ready for installation of a new playground for the lower grades.  Despite some setbacks including the loss of labor from inmates at Kulani Correctional Facility, the Department of Education has worked with Hawai‘i Corrections Industries to ensure that the new playground is ready for the upcoming school
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Representative Mark Nakashima and Senator Dwight Takamine report that the earthquake repairs to the Paauilo Gym and Annex are under way.  The work includes demolishing and replacing a large rock wall as well as repairs to the building itself.  The repair work is slated for completion by August or September if the weather inhibits progress. 
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  Rendering by WCIT Architecture – Click for larger image The Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani College of Hawaiian Language Building will serve as the first permanent home for the College.  Currently, the College’s operations are spread out over three different locations and personnel compete for instructional and support space with other disciplines – some
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