HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-15 Areas of Pāhoa Park to Reopen -- 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
November 15, 2018
Areas of Pāhoa District Park to Reopen on
November 19, 2018
The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the covered
play courts and upper baseball fields at Pāhoa District Park will reopen on Monday,
November 19, 2018.
The public is invited to a blessing ceremony scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on November 19 at
the covered play courts. Once the blessing ceremony is complete, the covered play
courts and upper baseball fields will be open for recreational use.
Repairs are being made to the entire facility, which sustained damage while being used
as a temporary evacuation center during the 2018 eruption of the East Rift Zone.
Repairs are expected to take approximately 13 months, and parts of the park will be
closed intermittently while these repairs are being made. The soccer fields will remain
closed until they are repaired and safe for use.
For more information, or to reserve the covered play courts or the upper baseball fields
for recreational use, please contact Parks and Recreation, Recreation Division, at
965-6348.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.