Sen. Dwight Takamine reports that two projects to mitigate flooding problems in Waipi‘o Valley are moving forward. The Mauna Kea Soil & Water Conservation District, using Natural Resources Conservation Service funds, has selected AECom to undertake an engineering design project. AECom will develop and provide conceptual designs, cost estimates and a list of permit requirements
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The renovation and expansion of the North Hawai‘i Education & Research Center (NHERC) is nearing completion. Repair work and asbestos removal and abatement on the roof of Phase 1 (the old Honoka‘a hospital) was completed over the summer. Subsequently, the university installed a photovoltaic system on the roof to increase energy efficiency and recently signed
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Senator Dwight Takamine and Representative Mark Nakashima, on behalf of the Katsu Goto Memorial Service Committee, invite you to attend a commemorative 125th Anniversary of Japanese immigration and Katsu Goto Memorial Service on Saturday, October 23 at 11 a.m. at the Honoka‘a Hongwanji Mission. Attending the Memorial Service will be descendents of the late
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Representative Mark Nakashima reports that HDOT officials will meet with the Rural South Hilo Community Association in regards to the Papa‘ikou Traffic Safety Project. State Traffic Engineer Alvin Takeshita and Hawai‘i District Engineer Stan Tamura will present an updated design plan for the Papa‘ikou highway corridor to the community on Thursday, October 7 at 6:45
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Rep. Nakashima & Sen. Dwight Takamine report that the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded renovation of Hale Hauoli in Honoka‘a will commence soon. Isemoto Contracting will renovate all forty units and the community center in the 10 buildings that comprise Hale Hauoli. The Honoka‘a Seniors Club meets in the community building that also houses
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The 4th Annual Parade & Festival for the United Nations International Day of Peace was Sunday, September 19 in downtown Honoka‘a. The U.N. has celebrated the International Day of Peace for more than 25 years, but the official Hawai‘i Peace Day was signed into law by Governor Lingle in 2007 as a result of a
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Rep. Nakashima & Sen. Dwight Takamine reported that Honoka‘a Elementary’s Whole School Renovation project is nearing completion. The legislature initiated the Whole School Renovation Program shortly after the terrorist attacks of 2001 to address a serious backlog after the economic downturn in the 90s and to provide an economic boost after the attacks. The work
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Rep. Mark Nakashima and Sen. Dwight Takamine report obtaining an update regarding the ARRA (stimulus) funded bridge rehabilitations in North Hilo. The Kukuaiu, Kuwaikahi, Ninole and Maulua Bridges support Hawai‘i Belt Road in the gulches. This bridge rehabilitation project involves removing lead paint & rust, cleaning, repairing steel and repainting. The work on Kuwaikahi and Ninole Bridges is
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Rep. Mark Nakashima & Senator Dwight Takamine reported that State Traffic Engineer Alvin Takeshita recently provided an update regarding the Papa‘ikou Traffic Safety Project. Mr. Takeshita indicated that Traffic Branch staff are nearing completion of the design phase of the project. Advertising the bids for the project should happen later this fall and construction in
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Representative Mark Nakashima and Senator Dwight Takamine report that stakeholders interested in the Hamakua Partners in Eldercare and the Lower Hamakua Ditch Working Group are meeting on Thursday, September 2. 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
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