#Hawaii County Parks and Recreation

Reading in an email — and seeing in a submitted photo — sent to Big Island Now that the flags at Kona Community Aquatic Center were still flying full-mast Saturday, despite a governor’s flag order to lower them to half-staff in honor of late Big Island state Rep. Mark Nakashima, who died last week, was curious.

The projects started in October after being on hold for five years to deal with the demands of the State Historic Preservation Division, other groups and community members about the protection of sacred heiau.

Spend the day to experience Japanese and multi-cultural performing arts, plus hands-on demonstrations of bonsai, traditional tea ceremony, food preparation by local chefs and craft vendors.

Barbara Perry has been married three times and all three of her husbands were veterans. Those tours of marriage taught her many of the same lessons her husbands and other veterans learned during their time in service.

One of Hawai‘i’s largest Veterans Day parades returns to downtown Hilo on Nov. 4.

The new 1-meter springboard and stand were installed in the northwest corner of the Olympic-sized swimming pool at Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto Swim Stadium in Hilo on the Big Island.

Hawaiʻi County 2023 Summer Fun and teen programs will be held during a 6-week period from June 5 to July 14. 

The playground equipment, with a price tag of $104,780, was purchased with money raised from several fundraisers held last year by Waikōloa Village residents committed to seeing the park revitalized.

Summer fun on the Big Island is in limbo in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The recreation area will be closed on Oct. 23, 2019 from 5 a.m. to noon.

Employees at Honua Ola Bioenergy restored the Pepe’ekeo community basketball court to proper playing condition.

The Pana‘ewa Equestrian Center Rodeo Arena will close from Sept. 2, 2019, to approximately Dec. 9, 2019, in order to complete restoration work at the facility.

The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation reports that the Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto Swim Stadium will be temporarily closed.

Glenwood Park, located on Highway 11 near mile marker 15, will be closed indefinitely due to the theft of the park’s potable water storage tank.

Parks and Recreation is informing the public that Ho‘okena Beach Park will be closed until further notice due to emergency water line repairs.

The County of Hawaiʻi Parks and Recreation program is holding a free program aimed at designing your own t-shirts for children aged 7 though 14.

Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation reports that the annual Vulcan Baseball Clinic will be held at Waiākea Uka Park on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.

Parks and Recreation is letting the public know that Spencer Beach Park, located in Kawaihae, will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 19 and 20.

The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that the Waimea Park Bandstand will be closed until further notice due to vandalism.

The Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is reporting that the Honoka‘a Rodeo Arena will be closed from Nov. 14, 2018 to Jan. 14, 2019.