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| Summer Fun is a longtime program in Kaʻū and these keiki are growing up, some of them eligible for employment this year with Summer Fun. Photo by Julia Neal |
JOBS ARE AVAILABLE TO WORK AT SUMMER FUN this year in Kaʻū. Hawai'i County Department of Parks & Recreation is seeking applicants for temporary summer jobs working with keiki during the 2024 Summer Fun Program.
The Summer Fun Program is a day camp offered at recreation sites island wide that provides healthy, safe and fun activities for keiki for several weeks during summer break.
To be considered for employment, applicants must possess a current First Aid certification, submit a completed Summer Fun application, and be available to work June 5 through July 19, 2024. The Summer Fun program begins June 12, following a mandatory four-day training period for all temporary employees.
Summer Fun job applications are available online at https://www.parks.hawaiicounty.gov/facilities-parks/recreation, the Recreation Division Office at 799 Pi'ilani Street in Hilo, and various Hawai'i County gymnasiums located around the island.
Completed applications must be filed with the Recreation Division or postmarked by Wednesday, February 28.
For more information about the Department of Parks and Recreation's 2024 Summer Fun Program job opportunities, please contact the Recreation Division at 808-961-8740.
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AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN ZERO WASTE MANAGEMENT will give a presentation Hawai'i
County Environmental Management Commission this Wednesday. The public can attend in person or by zoom at https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16031058165. The subject of the talk is Achieving Zero Waste in Hawai'i County.
The speaker is Richard V. Anthony, vice president of Zero Waste USA and president of Zero Waste International Alliance. He began his career in Public Administration in 1971 as a manager of the California State University Long Beach Recycling Center. He is an internationally recognized and published expert in the area of Resource Management using the Zero Waste Systems approach. Anthony is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of the California Resource Recovery Association, the Grassroots Recycling Network, the Zero Waste International Alliance, the USA National Recycling Coalition.
The Environmental Management commissioner for Kaʻū is Lee McIntosh.
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Reimbursement Program to reimburse agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation costs. Under the program, compost must be purchased from a certified processor, retailer, or wholesaler licensed to do business in Hawaiʻi. Qualified agricultural operations include: commercial agriculture, aquacultural facilities, livestock, poultry, apiary, and landscaping activities. The deadline to submit invoices is May 1. Visit https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/main/compost-reimbursement2024/ for more information.
AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN ZERO WASTE MANAGEMENT will give a presentation Hawai'i
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| Richard Anthony gives a talk this Wednesday on Achieving Zero Waste in Hawai'i County. |
The speaker is Richard V. Anthony, vice president of Zero Waste USA and president of Zero Waste International Alliance. He began his career in Public Administration in 1971 as a manager of the California State University Long Beach Recycling Center. He is an internationally recognized and published expert in the area of Resource Management using the Zero Waste Systems approach. Anthony is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of the California Resource Recovery Association, the Grassroots Recycling Network, the Zero Waste International Alliance, the USA National Recycling Coalition.
The Environmental Management commissioner for Kaʻū is Lee McIntosh.
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A COMPOST REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, sponsored by state Department of Agriculture, is open for applications. The DOA's Plant Industry Division is accepting applications for the Compost
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A CIVIL DEFENSE HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY. National Weather Service issued the High Surf Warning for all west facing shores of Hawai'i Island, from South Point
Surf was forecast to build starting late this afternoon and rise to 12 to 15 feet Saturday night.
Civil Defense warns, "Surf this high can cause coastal flooding, damage shoreline property, and cause injury and death. Expect strong breaking waves, shore break, and rip currents making swimming difficult and dangerous. Beach-goers, swimmers, and surfers, exercise caution and heed all advice given by ocean safety officials; and when in doubt, don't go out."
Due to expected wide-spread High Surf Warning conditions for the west coast of Hawaii Island, the following notices and beach park closures are in effect:
Camping at Kohanaiki Beach Park in Kona is canceled from sunset today through Sunday. Kahalu`u Beach Park in Kona and the Wharf at Mahukona in Kohala will be closed this evening through Sunday.
Civil Defense notes that other west coast beach parks may be closed on Sunday as conditions change.
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HPD ARRESTED 17 FOR DUI Jan. 8-14. Hawai'i Police Department made the arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 33 major crashes so far this year, compared with 41 during the same time last year, a decrease 19.5 percent.
To date, there have been three fatal crashes, resulting in three fatalities, compared with two fatal crashes, resulting in two fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 50 percent for fatal crashes and 50 percent for fatalities.
To date, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) is zero compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year.
Police promise that DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
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