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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
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NEWS RELEASE
August 12, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Clayton S. Houma
Director
Kenneth J. Van Bergen
Deputy Director
Groundbreaking and Blessing Ceremony Held August
12 for new Park Development in Alii Kai Subdivision
Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi and County Council Chairman Dru Mamo Kanuha joined other
dignitaries and Kona community members Tuesday, August 12, for a public blessing and
groundbreaking ceremony for a new park that will be built in H61ualoa's Alii Kai Subdivision.
The 1.6 -acre neighborhood park will feature a keiki playground, accessible bathrooms, parking
lot, pavilion, lighting, fencing, a security gate, landscaping, and an irrigation system. Work is
expected to be finished and the new park opened to the public in March 2016.
"This is not just a park," Mayor Kenoi said. "This is a pu`uhonua. This is a safe haven for our
families."
When completed, the park will be another example of Mayor Kenoi's administration delivering
new and improved recreational facilities throughout Hawaii Island.
Chairman Kanuha said it will provide recreational opportunities that did not exist when he was
growing up in the Alii Kai neighborhood. "You can bring your families and come and play here,"
he said.
Kona-Ka`u Services and Supplies Inc. has been hired to build the new park at 76-6183
Pakalana Road.
Kumu Ke`ala Ching delivered a moving blessing to cleanse the land.
For more information, please contact Jason Armstrong, Public Information Officer, at 961-8311
or jarmstronq(c�hawaiicounty.gov.
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Attachment: Mayor Kenoi, Chairman Kanuha, Councilwoman Karen Eoff, Councilwoman
Maile David and others ready to break ground for the Alii Kai park project.
Image provided by: Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation
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