#Blessing Ceremony

New pharmacy locker opens at Kaʻū Family Health Center

The locker system offers patients secure, confidential access to their prescriptions at flexible pickup times, reducing travel time and delays in care for patients.

West Hawai‘i Region of Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation to celebrate opening of new infusion center on Big Island

The expanded center will double the hospital’s treatment capacity from 6 to 12 chairs and significantly enhance patient privacy, safety and comfort, with additional features such as privacy barriers, negative-pressure isolation room for higher‑risk patients, dedicated waiting area for families and more.

Hawaiʻi County expands its transit fleet with 9 additional paratransit vans, 4 all-electric buses

Hawaiʻi County Mass Transit now has 16 vehicles in its Hele-On Kakoʻo Paratransit Services fleet, helping increase on-time performance and reliability for users.

‘Aloha Spirit in action’: Community stoked by completion of Kona Skatepark expansion

The newly completed expansion — which took 2 years — more than doubles the size of the skatepark at Kailua Park in Kailua-Kona and includes new quarter pipes, rails, a pyramid and other obstacles.

Blessing ceremony celebrates completion of accessibility project at Richardson Ocean Park in Hilo

The project’s primary goal was to enhance accessibility throughout the park to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. It is one of several projects around the Big Island to ensure county parks meet the act’s requirements and make them more accessible.

Hilo Muni Improvements Set to Break Ground

A blessing and groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course at 4 p.m. on Aug. 14 as the start of improvement work is commemorated.