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<br /> <br />Clayton S. Honma <br />William P. Kenoi <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Kenneth J. Van Bergen <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br />(808) 961-8311 Fax (808) 961-8411 <br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> September 5, 2014 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> Richardson Ocean Park Closing <br />Temporarily for Little Fire Ant Control <br /> <br /> <br />The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation will close <br />Hilo’s Richardson Ocean Park, weather permitting, at 2 p.m. <br />Thursday, September 11, so maintenance personnel may apply <br />another round of baiting treatments designed to control little fire ant <br />infestations. <br /> <br />Richardson Ocean Park will reopen at 7 a.m. Friday, September <br />12. <br /> <br />The Department of Parks and Recreation apologizes for any <br />inconvenience the short closure may cause and requests the <br />public’s patience and understanding while it continues efforts to <br />eliminate little fire ants from Richardson Ocean Park. <br /> <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Jason Armstrong, Public <br />Information Officer, at 961-8311 or jarmstrong@hawaiicounty.gov. <br /> <br />-30- <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />