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- WEEKLY REPORT - FEBRUARY 22, 2001
- Visit the Hawaii County Website: www.Hawaii-County.com
- Hawaii County Information & Complaints: cohinfo@interpac.net
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- CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF THE WEEKLY REPORT
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- - How to Add/Remove Names from Distribution
- - NELHA Board Rescinds Approval of CO2
Sequestration
- - Hard Rock Criterium Cycling Road Race - March
3
- Alii Drive Closed - Hualalai to Royal Kona
Resort
- Event to be Filmed for E! Television
- Free Willie K Concert 5 pm - Hard Rock
- - University of Hawaii at Hilo Speakers' Bureau
- - Kuakini Highway Briefing Meetings - March 6 &
7
- - Merrie Monarch Festival
- - Volcano - Community Concerns
- - Waikoloa's 21st Century Learning Center
- - Ocean View - Community Concerns
- - Island-wide - Links to Community Information
- - General Plan Revision Program
- - Hawaii County Public Notices
- - Statewide Government Websites
- - Hawaii County Camping Permits On-line
- - Community Calendar Links
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- WEEKLY REPORT
-
- In this periodic e-mail memo we highlight activities
and
- issues around the island. We hope you find it useful.
If you
- know of others that may benefit from this memo,
please let us
- know their names and e-mail addresses and we are
happy to
- include them. If you wish to be removed, 'Reply' and
let us
- know and we will remove your name from
distribution.
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- NELHA BOARD RESCINDS APPROVAL OF CO2 SEQUESTRATION
EXPERIMENT
-
- At the February 20, 2001 Natural Energy Laboratory of
Hawaii
- Authority (NELHA) Board Meeting the CO2 Sequestration
Issue
- was addressed. The November 1999 approval in concept
for
- PICTNR to conduct the experiment at NELHA was
rescinded by
- the Board. Info: Jeff Smith 329-7341 jeffs@nelha.org
- Visit NELHA's website: http://www.nelha.org/
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- KONA - HARD ROCK CRITERIUM CYCLING ROAD RACE - MARCH
3
- ALII DRIVE CLOSED -- HUALALAI ROAD TO ROYAL KONA
RESORT
- RACE TO BE FILMED FOR E! WILD ON THE BIG ISLAND
-
- The 3rd Annual Hard Rock Criterium cycling road race
to start
- 7:30 am, Saturday, March 3 in Kailua-Kona. The series
of
- races stretch from Hale Halawai to Huggo's -- Alii
Drive will
- be closed to all traffic in this area from 7:30 am to
1 pm.
-
- Races are run in various divisions - each divisional
race
- runs for approximately 45 minutes or more --
contestants race
- in multiple loops between Hale Halawai and
Huggo's.
-
- E! Television will be filming 'Wild on the Big
Island' in
- association with this event. Show to air this
summer.
-
- Free Willie K concert fronting Hard Rock, starting at
5 pm.
- *** Alii Drive will be closed - 7:30 am to 1 pm.
***
- Info: B&L Bike and Sports 329-3309 sports@ilhawaii.net.
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- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO SPEAKERS' BUREAU
-
- Members of the UH Hilo community are more than happy
to
- respond to your programming needs with the UH Hilo
Speakers'
- Bureau. The 2001 Spring roster includes many
dynamic
- presenters and topics. Click on the following for
the
- extensive and diverse list of contacts and
topics:
- www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhhiloweb/people/speakers.htm
-
- For more information and/or scheduling contact
Alyson
- Kakugawa-Leong at 974-7642 or email alyson@hawaii.edu
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- KONA - KUAKINI HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BRIEFING
MEETINGS
-
- Meetings are scheduled at various times on March 6
& 7 in
- Kailua-Kona to brief property owners, businesses and
other
- interested people on the County's Kuakini Highway
improvement
- project. Though six briefings are scheduled, each
will recap
- the same information --- you only need attend one
briefing.
- (For the public's convenience, we scheduled a
selection of
- meeting times to chose from -- they are open to the
public.)
-
- All Briefings at Royal Kona Resort - Discovery
Room:
- Tues. March 6 Wed. March 7
- Noon Noon
- 4 pm 4 pm
- 7 pm 6 pm
-
- In addition to these briefings, in a month or so we
will
- schedule a community meeting to further discuss the
project.
-
- The Kuakini Highway Project runs from Palani Road to
Hualalai
- Road. Using federal matching funds, we will
eventually build
- a four-lane road with turning pockets, synchronized
traffic
- signals, bike lanes and sidewalks. The project is in
the
- design stage. Info: Greg Ogin - 329-6446 oginhi@gte.net
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- HILO - MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL - APRIL 15 - 21,
2001
- ** Tickets for Miss Aloha Hula Competition Still
Available **
- Hula Kahiko & Hula 'Auana Competitions - Sold
Out
- ** Many Free Events to Choose From **
-
- Merrie Monarch, a week-long festival of cultural
events
- including Hawaii's prestigious hula competition at
Edith
- Kanaka'ole Stadium. The festival begins with a
Ho'olaule'a on
- Moku'ola (Coconut Island) on Easter Sunday, April
15.
-
- Starting Monday (April 16) a Hawaiian Quilt Show will
be at
- Waiola Visitors Center. Throughout the week -
Hawaiian Arts
- and Crafts and free hula performances around Hilo -
call for
- details. On Wednesday (April 18) there is a free
exhibition
- at the tennis stadium that begins at 6:00 pm.
-
- Thursday (April 19) is the solo Miss Aloha Hula
competition
- (some tickets still available), Friday & Saturday
(April 20 &
- 21) are the group Kahiko (ancient) and 'Auana
(modern) hula
- competitions (tickets are sold out). A grand parade
winds
- through Hilo-town on Saturday (April 21)
morning.
- Info: 935-9168.
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- VOLCANO - COMMUNITY CONCERNS
-
- I will be at the Cooper Center Farmers' Market every
second
- Sunday from 7:45 am to 9:30 am (next on March 11) to
listen
- to Volcano resident concerns and answer questions
about
- government and local issues. Plan on a visit to the
Farmers'
- Market at the Cooper Center (Wright Road) - every
Sunday
- (8 am to 10:00 am - don't be late ... stuff sells out
fast.)
-
- On a related note, this link leads you to the
- current Volcano Community Newsletter:
- www.volcanogallery.com/newsletter/index.html
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- WAIKOLOA'S 21st CENTURY LEARNING CENTER
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- Waikoloa Elementary School "rocks round the clock"
in
- offering services, activities, learning opportunities
for
- community members from pre-school through seniors.
Funded
- for three years for $300,000 by the federal
government's 21st
- Century Community Learning Centers Program, the
vision is
- schools working in partnership with organizations in
their
- community to provide expanded learning and
enrichment
- opportunities outside regular school hours.
-
- Communities select programs from a priorities menu,
such as
- expanding child care and improving quality; reducing
drug
- abuse; assuring all children reach state content
standards;
- and expanding telecommunications and technology
education.
- The school is the site for most activities, ensuring
better
- use after school hours of what can be excellent
community
- meeting rooms and facilities.
-
- Waikoloa now offers over 100 programs each
semester,
- including after-school tutoring, summer programs,
extended
- library hours and enrichment such as arts and
music.
- Info: Linda Copman 883-2246, lcopman@hotmail.com.
- Visit: www.ed.gov/21stcclc.
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- OCEAN VIEW - COMMUNITY CONCERNS
-
- I will be at the next meeting of the Ocean View
Chamber of
- Commerce, 7:30 am, Monday, March 5 at Mr. Bell's to
listen to
- resident concerns and address issues facing Kau and
the Ocean
- View area. Link to Ocean View Chamber of
Commerce:
- www.kauhawaii.com/ovchamofcom.html
-
- Visit this site for a comprehensive look at the Ocean
View
- and Kau community, with background information on the
various
- communities in the region, business & community
groups and
- extensive regional links.
- www.kauhawaii.com/index.html
-
- Here is a link to the Ocean View Community
Association
- www.ilhawaii.net/%7eovca/ovca/index.html
- And their newsletter - "Ocean Views and News":
- www.ilhawaii.net/~ovca/newsletter/
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- ISLAND-WIDE - LINKS TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION
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- Alternative Hawaii
- http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/index.html
- Big Island Visitors Bureau
- http://www.bigisland.org/home.asp
- Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce
- http://www.gohilo.com/
- Hawaii Island Economic Development Board
- http://www.hiedb.org/default.htm
- Downtown Hilo
- http://www.downtownhilo.com/
- Hilo - Hamakua Coast
- http://htdc.org/~hamakua/Welcome.html
- Honokaa Online
- http://hotspotshawaii.com/melpages/honokaa1.html
- Kohala Net (North Kohala)
- http://www.kohala.net/
- Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
- http://www.kona-kohala.com
- Naalehu Main Street
- http://www.aghawaii.com/nms/nms.html
- Planet Puna
- http://www.planetpuna.com
- Volcano Community News
- http://www.volcanogallery.com/newsletter/index.html
- Waikoloa Village Association
- http://www.waikoloa.org/WVMainPage.html
- Waimea Community Information - North Hawaii
- http://www.kamuela.com
- Waimea Preservation Association - North Hawaii
- http://www.northhawaii.net/
-
- We cannot possibly list each Big Island link in this
issue.
- In future issues of the Weekly Report we will add
other links
- from our communities around the island.
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- HAWAII COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
- www.hawaii-county.com/general_plan_rev/main.htm
-
- Please join us in planning for our future.
Please
- participate in the General Plan revision
process.
- Here is the schedule for General Plan Workshops.
- (All meetings start at 7 pm):
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- South Kohala: Feb 26; Waimea Elementary School
Cafeteria
- Kau; Feb. 27; Naalehu Elementary School
Cafeteria
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- Following the Planning Department workshops, the
revised
- draft plan will be forwarded to the Planning
Commission and
- then the County Council for their review (with
public
- hearings) and ultimate passage by the County Council.
There
- will be future opportunities to provide public
comment on the
- revised plan at these hearings.
-
- Review copies of the Draft Plan are available at all
public
- libraries on the island, the Planning Department in
Hilo and
- the Deputy Managing Director's office in Kona -- as
well as
- on-line through the link above. Your comments
are
- encouraged. mail: Planning Department, 25 Aupuni
Street,
- Hilo, Hawaii 96720; call: 961-8288, fax:
961-8742;
- e-mail: planning@ilhawaii.net
-
- General Plan Revision Program
- (Revised Draft, Workshop Schedule, etc.)
- www.hawaii-county.com/general_plan_rev/main.htm
-
- *** Please join us in planning for our future.
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- HAWAII COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES
-
- This site lists Public Hearings (i.e. Commission
Hearings:
- Planning, Liquor, etc.,) Bills/Ordinances Passed and
Public
- Notices (Applications to the Planning Director -
Plan
- Approval, Variances, Additional Farm Dwellings,
Ohana, etc.,)
- etc. This site is frequently updated, so please
regularly
- return to it for the latest announcements.
-
- Hawaii County Public Notices
- http://www.midweek.com/hscpn/Hawaii/index.html
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- STATEWIDE GOVERNMENT SITES:
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- Hawaii County Website
- http://www.hawaii-county.com/
- City & County of Honolulu
- http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/
- Maui County Website
- http://www.co.maui.hi.us/
- Kauai County Website
- http://www.kauaigov.org/
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- State of Hawaii Website
- http://www.ehawaiigov.org/main/html/
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- CAMPING PERMITS FOR SITES AT COUNTY PARKS ON THE
WEB
-
- This link leads you to the online registration for
campsites
- at the eleven Hawaii County Parks and pay via credit
card:
- http://www.hawaii-county.com/parks/parks.htm
- Then click on 'Online Camping Permit' ...or go
directly to:
- www.ehawaiigov.org/cgi-bin/bi-camp/camp_welcome.cgi
-
- After booking and paying for the reservation online,
you can
- print the permit and take it to the park without
having to go
- to any P & R office. Please read the instructions
and rules
- before purchasing a campground permit. Info: Hawaii
County
- Parks & Recreation: 961-8311 cohparks@interpac.net
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- COMMUNITY CALENDARS OF EVENTS
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- For community events please use the web-based
calendar links.
- Add your own events to the respective calendars so
others can
- get the word and not conflict with your plans.
-
- Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau Calendar
- http://calendar.gohawaii.com/
- Hawaii.com Calendar
- http://www.hawaii.com/events/
- Alternative-Hawaii Calendar
- http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/calendar.htm
- Kamuela.com Calendar
- http://kamuela.com/calendar/default.asp
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- Peter T. Young, Deputy Managing Director
- County of Hawaii, Office of the Mayor
-
- Hanama Place, Suite 103
- 75-5706 Kuakini Highway
- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
- E-Mail: cohdmd@interpac.net
- Telephone: (808) 329-5226; Facsimile: (808)
326-5663
- Visit the Hawaii County Website www.Hawaii-County.com
- E-Mail direct link to County of Hawaii
- Office of Information & Complaints: cohinfo@interpac.net
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