HomeMy WebLinkAboutKona Imin Center Closing August 3 for ImprovementsWilliam P. Kenoi ;.
Mayor
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
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NEWS RELEASE
July 23, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Clayton S. Houma
Director
Kenneth J. Van Bergen
Deputy Director
Kona Imin Center Closing August 3 for Improvements
The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation announces it will close the Kona
Imin Center starting Monday, August 3, to make improvements to the facility.
The temporary closure will extend through January 2016, during which time the Kona Imin
Center will be unavailable for public use. New reservations will be taken at the end of January
2016. In the meantime, the Maka`eo Events Pavilion at Kailua Park, also known as Old Kona
Airport Park, will be available for reservations.
Isemoto Contracting Co. Ltd. will install new accessible parking, a new walkway and ramp, and
kitchen and restroom modifications that all comply with requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act or ADA. The Kona Imin Center project will also provide new fire sprinkler and
smoke alarm systems, sewage system enhancements and roofing repairs.
Starting Wednesday, August 5, the Department of Parks and Recreation's Elderly Activities
Division will relocate its Nutrition Program to the Hualalai Elderly Housing Phase 2 complex on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For questions, please call 327-3558. The Imin site
manager will be available at the West Hawaii Civic Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That
contact number is 323-4320.
Additional information about the Nutrition Program can be obtained by calling EAD Assistant
Operations Director Coran Kitaoka at 323-4328.
The Department of Parks and Recreation apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the
temporary closure and thanks Kona Imin Center users for their patience while the facility is
improved.
For more information, please contact Jason Armstrong, Public Information Officer, at 961-8311
or jarmstronq(a�hawaiicounty.gov.
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