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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />August 7, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />County Mass Transit Wins Award for Transportation Planning <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i Mass Transit Agency has been selected as the recipient of an <br />award for excellence in Transportation Planning, according to the Hawai‘i Chapter of the <br />American Planning Association (APA). <br /> <br />Mass Transit won for its Transit and Multi-Modal Transportation Master Plan finalized <br />last year. APA Chapter Awards are given to individuals, communities, private <br />organizations, public agencies and professional planning and design firms whose work <br />exemplifies the highest goals and ideals of planning professionals. <br /> <br />“It’s an honor and a privilege to receive this award, and we humbly accept this award on <br />behalf of Hawai‘i County,” said Mass Transit Administrator Brenda Carreira. “We thank <br />our Mayor, the County Council, and (consultant) SSFM International, Inc. for the <br />completion of this Master Plan.” <br /> <br />The Transit and Multi-Modal Transportation Master Plan for transit and paratransit <br />service on Hawai‘i Island aims to improve service so that it is safe, reliable and <br />accessible to all users. <br /> <br />The award will be presented at the Hawai‘i Congress of Planning Officials Conference <br />on September 11, 2019 at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />