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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <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 />March 31, 2020 <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Municipal Golf Course in Hilo Closed Until Further Notice amid COVID-19 <br />The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation announced on Tuesday that <br />amid the COVID-19 pandemic the Hilo Municipal Golf Course will be closed until further <br />notice, effective on April 1. <br />Golf Course staff will continue to work throughout this closure period maintaining and <br />improving the golf course for when it reopens for play. <br /> <br />“The purpose for this closure is manifold, but primarily addresses public and personnel <br />safety issues that have surfaced while we accommodated the continued play of golf <br />over the first six days of Governor Ige’s Stay-At-Home order,” said Roxcie Waltjen, <br />Director of Parks and Recreation. <br /> <br />“We will continually assess the appropriate date for reopening of the facility along with <br />any modified policies that must be implemented in order to do so safely and responsibly <br />for all those impacted” Waltjen said. <br /> <br />Additionally, the golf pro shop and driving range at the course will be closed until further <br />notice effective April 1. The restaurant at the course was closed indefinitely on March <br />25. <br /> <br />For further information, please contact the Hilo Municipal Golf Course starters office at <br />959-7711. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />