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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 Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />July 12, 2017 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Old Airport Park in Kona to be closed August 9 and 10 for Clean-up <br /> <br />The Department of Parks and Recreation will be closing the Old Airport Park in Kona <br />from 7:00 am on Wednesday, August 9 and Thursday, August 10, 2017, to facilitate <br />community clean-up efforts. <br /> <br />Anyone camping at or using the park is being asked to leave prior to and during the <br />park closure and clean up. Under Hawai‘i County Code (Section 15-39), camping in the <br />park will not be allowed after the park clean up. <br /> <br />“Social service agencies, County Office of Housing and Community Development, <br />Parks and Recreation personnel, and Hawai‘i Police Department are actively making <br />site visits, and notifying people camping at the park about transitional/emergency <br />shelters around the island,” said Charmaine Kamaka, Director of Parks and Recreation. <br /> <br />Various County departments, community groups, organizations and individuals are <br />assisting with the clean-up event, and Parks and Recreation is seeking volunteers to <br />help with clean-up efforts. <br /> <br />If you would like to volunteer or for more information please contact Charmaine Kamaka <br />at 961-8561 or Charmaine.Kamaka@hawaiicounty.gov. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />