HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-08 Pahoa Skate Park to Reopen on August 15 -- press release
Harry Kim
Roxcie L. Waltjen
Mayor
Director
Maurice C. Messina
Wil Okabe
Deputy Director
Managing Director
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
(808) 961-8311 Fax (808) 961-8411
Email: parks_recreation@hawaiicounty.gov
http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation/
NEWS RELEASE
August 9, 2018
Pahoa Skate Park to Reopen August 15, 2018;
Update on Pahoa Aquatics Center
The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Pahoa
Skate Park, located at the Pahoa Regional Recreational Facility, will re-open on
August 15, 2018.
The skate park is located at the evacuation shelter; as such, the parking lot above the
Pahoa Community Center will be open for skate park users. Skate park users must
stay within that parking lot and fenced skate park area. Skate park hours will be:
Monday thru Friday: 2:45pm – 6:00pm
Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Additionally, the department continues its efforts to re-open the Pahoa Aquatics Center
as soon possible. Staff are vacuuming “Pele’s Hair” (fine threads of volcanic glass
which are formed when a spray of lava droplets cools rapidly in the air) from the water
on a daily basis and will be working with a consultant to ensure the pool and filtration
systems are free from Pele’s Hair. Over the next week, staff will continue to vacuum the
pool and will be “backwashing” the sand filters to rinse all of the Pele’s Hair and debris
out of the filters. If these efforts are successful, the public will be informed when the
pool can reopen for recreational purposes.
“We want to get the skate park and pool open so the public can once again enjoy their
Pahoa recreational facilities. Because Fissure 8 produced Pele’s Hair that fell into the
pool, extra precautions are necessary to ensure the safety of the public and pool staff,”
said Roxcie Waltjen, Director of Parks and Recreation. “We appreciate the public’s
patience, as this has been a trying time for all of Puna.”
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.