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Blaze tears through garage of Hawaii Island home causing $50,000 in damage
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County firefighters put out a blaze that took over a garage in a Keaau home on Tuesday. Crews were called to the scene on 29th Avenue around 5:30 p.m. They were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other parts of the home and brought...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 2 — Jennifer Kagiwada
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Jennifer Kagiwada, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 2, which covers Hilo and...
Traffic Signal Repairs Planned For Kahaopea Street In Hilo
HILO, Hawaiʻi - The repairs will take place from July 8, 2024, to July 12, 2024, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day, County officials say. (BIVN) – Traffic signal repairs are set to take place next week on Kahaopea Street in Hilo. The County of Hawaiʻi...
How Local Neighborhoods Can Foster Greater Unity
We live in a darkening time of worsening divisions, distrust and anxiety about the future. Increasingly, we live in isolated bubbles. We don’t talk much with our neighbors. A major root cause of our division is polarized political views. On Memorial Day, two Hawaiian Beaches ladies shifted the energy...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 2 — Blaine Kenji Bautista
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Blaine Kenji Bautista, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 2, which covers Hilo...
Gilbert Carvalho Park Improvements – Hilo HI
Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project involving improvements what was then known as Piihonua Park, in Hilo, Hawaii, starting in early 1934. The park was renamed Gilbert Carvalho Park in 1955. "Final Approval Given to CWA Projects Here," Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Jan....
Punaluu Road – Naalehu / Pahala HI
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities. Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) worked to improve and develop Punaluu Road, a.k.a. Ninole Loop Road, between Naalehu and Pahala, Hawaii. Per Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Sept. 30, 1934: “Work is progressing on the resurfacing and...
Kumu Road (former) Improvements – Hilo HI
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities. Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA) The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted work improving what was then Kumu Street in Hilo, Hawaii. As of mid-July 1935 21 men were employed on the project.
Piihonua School (former) Grounds Improvements – Hilo HI
Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) completed a project involving improvements to the former Piihonua school grounds in Hilo. Work was begun and finished in 1934. The site of the school is currently unknown to Living New Deal, though it is possibly at the address shown below.
Haaheo School Road – Papaikou HI
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities. Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) worked to pave “the Haaheo school road,” which was expected to be completed by the end of July 1935. The project involved 30 FERA laborers as of mid-1935. The exact location of the road is unclear to Living New Deal.
Lincoln Park Tennis Courts – Hilo HI
Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA) The Civil Works Administration (CWA) began, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) completed, the construction of four tennis courts at/by Lincoln Park in Hilo, Hawaii. 32 men were employed on the project as of Mar. 26, 1934. Primary construction was completed in...
Liliuokalani Gardens Improvements – Hilo HI
Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided work for 20 men over the age of 60 “doing light labor” improving “Liliuokalani Park” in Hilo, starting Feb. 1934. The project was complete by April. "They Have Their Opportunity," Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Feb...
Kalanianaole Street Improvements – Hilo HI
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities. Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) Started:. Description. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) completed a project involving “Kalanianaole Road” in Hilo. Work was begun and finished in 1934. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration...
Police arrest 17 for DUI
During the week of June 24-30, Hawaii Island police arrested 17 motorists for DUI. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. The numbers of arrests by district were: Puna and Hilo, six each; Kona, five. So far this year, there have been 484 DUI arrests compared to...
NASA Taps University of Hawaii to Operate Infrared Telescope Facility
The University of Hawaii has secured a potential 10-year, $85.5 million contract from NASA to maintain and operate the Infrared Telescope Facility, or IRTF, on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii. NASA said Friday the university will create and execute an operations strategy to enable the scientific community to use the...
Police Invesitgating Kehena Beach Drowning
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving 53-year-old man Timothy Zedalis of Denver, Colorado that occurred in Pahoa on Saturday morning, June 29, 2024. On June 29, Puna patrol officers responded to Kehena Beach after receiving information that a male was unresponsive and not breathing after being...
Hawaiʻi County Provides Fireworks Permit Information
HILO, Hawaiʻi - Firework permits are being issued beginning now through the 4th of July, and can only be purchased at two locations on the Big Island. (BIVN) – The County of Hawaiʻi recently provided information on firework permits ahead of the 4th of July holiday. Fire...
Group of Hawaii wildland firefighters in Washington state to help battle large wildfire
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A group of wildland firefighters from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is in Washington State to help battle a large wildfire burning in the remote wilderness. Nearly 5,000 acres in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest have burned in the Pioneer Fire. At last check, the fire was 7% contained.
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