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<br />Harry Kim <br />Roxcie L. Waltjen <br />Mayor <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br />Maurice C. Messina <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Deputy Director <br />Managing Director <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br />(808) 961-8311  Fax (808) 961-8411 <br />Email: parks_recreation@hawaiicounty.gov <br />http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation/ <br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />October 26, 2018 <br /> <br />Pāhoa Pool Restoration Work to Begin Soon <br /> <br />The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces an Invitation For <br />Bid has been released for proposals to complete restoration work at the Pāhoa <br />Community Aquatic Center. This work is necessary as a result of the eruption and <br />seismic activity that occurred in the lower East Rift Zone from May through August of <br />this year. The deadline to submit bids to the County is November 5, 2018. <br /> <br />The project addresses two primary scopes – the complete removal of all “Pele’s hair” <br />(fine threads of volcanic glass which are formed when a spray of lava droplets cools <br />rapidly in the air) from the facility, and the repair of cracks in the main pool’s basin and <br />deck area. The project includes, but is not limited to: <br /> Pressure washing and rinsing of all exterior surfaces of the buildings, the entirety <br />of the pool deck, all deck-mounted equipment and flushing of all deck drain <br />systems; <br /> Removal and replacement of all of the existing media in the pool’s filters for the <br />main pool and the keiki pool; <br /> Draining and pressure washing of the main pool and keiki pool, flushing of the <br />entire circulation system for both pools (drains, pipes and gutters); <br /> Sealing of cracks in the main pool basin and throughout the pool deck area; and <br /> Re-filling of both pools and treatment of the water to re-establish appropriate <br />chemical levels for a public swimming pool facility. The water quality will be <br />monitored continuously for a minimum period of seven consecutive days to <br />ensure the complete removal of all Pele’s hair, and to ensure that the pool’s pH <br />and chlorine levels have been properly established. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />