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<br />Roxcie L. Waltjen <br />Harry Kim <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />Maurice C. Messina <br /> <br />Wil Okabe <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 /> <br />January 17, 2019 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Waimea Park Bandstand To Reopen on January 18, 2019 <br /> <br />Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that the <br />Waimea Park Bandstand will reopen on January 18, 2019. The bandstand was closed <br />due to vandalism that occurred in the early morning hours of November 8, 2018. <br /> <br />The facility will be open 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. daily and closed on holidays. On holidays, <br />park users are asked to use the Waimea Tennis Court restrooms. <br /> <br />“Our maintenance staff completed repairs to the damaged structures and our plumbers <br />replaced all of the toilets and sinks that were damaged. We appreciate the public’s <br />patience during this closure and thank our employees for the hard work that went in to <br />quickly repair the facility,” said Roxcie Waltjen, Director of Parks and Recreation. <br /> <br />“The people that vandalize and damage your County Parks have no respect for other <br />people or property. This vandalism occurred one month after the sinks and toilets were <br />replaced, and these new repairs came at a cost of over $14,000.00 to taxpayers,” <br />Waltjen said. <br /> <br />If you see someone who appears to be intent on defacing or damaging park property, <br />please notify authorities by calling the Police non-emergency number at 935-3311. <br /> <br />If damage or vandalism is found at any of your parks and beaches, you can inform <br />Parks and Recreation at (808) 961-8311. <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br /> <br />