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Hilo Harbor project hits snag

By STEFAN VERBANO Hawaii Tribune-Herald A $62 million planned expansion of Hilo Harbor will include traffic-flow improvements along Kalanianaole Street, promising relief to beach-goers, schoolcommuters and residents of Keaukaha fed up with frequent gridlocks caused by cargo trucks entering and exiting the port. But the project’s timetable continues to be pushed back by breakdowns in negotiations over five privately owned properties adjacent to the port which the state needs to acquire…Read more

Revamping Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

By GRACE INEZ ADAMS Hawaii Tribune-Herald Eight years after the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano sent ash spewing into the air, streams of lava snaking toward the coast, and set off thousands of earthquakes over the course of just a few months, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is nearing the end of a $36 million disaster recovery project. While some park infrastructure, including part of the road that once circled the Kilauea summit – which collapsed into the volcanic crater during the…Read more

Demolition and renovation set for Kona Seaside Shops

Structures on the property were built in the 1970s By STEFAN VERBANO Hawaii Tribune-Herald The Hawaii County Leeward Planning Commission on Thursday will consider issuing a permit for the renovation of the Kona Seaside Shops found along Ali’i Drive with a new restaurant, courtyard, two new kiosks and a large outdoor seating area complete with bar and entertainment spaces. The estimated $5 million project calls for the demolition of three of the five existing structures on the pie-slice-shaped…Read more

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