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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:32:24 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Hawaii County News</title><subtitle>Hawaii County News</subtitle><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-02-05T02:03:32Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Mayor Kenoi statement on the passing of former Mayor Frank Fasi</title><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/4/mayor-kenoi-statement-on-the-passing-of-former-mayor-frank-f.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/4/mayor-kenoi-statement-on-the-passing-of-former-mayor-frank-f.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-02-05T01:59:48Z</published><updated>2010-02-05T01:59:48Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>County of Hawai&rsquo;i Mayor Billy Kenoi issued the following statement in response to the news of the passing of former Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi:</p>
<p>&ldquo;Mayor Frank Fasi was one of the great personalities in Hawai&rsquo;i politics, a political giant, and he will be missed. His will and determination to advance his agenda made him a force to be reckoned with during each and every year of his long political career, whether he was serving in the Territorial Legislature, on the City Council, or governing as Honolulu&rsquo;s mayor.</p>
<p>&ldquo;To walk through downtown Honolulu is to walk past many of the achievements of Frank Fasi&rsquo;s remarkable career. Whether he was building Honolulu&rsquo;s world-class bus service or leaving his imprint on the public spaces of the city, Frank Fasi 'got the job done.' "</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>LA Times features Hawaii's energy plans</title><category term="Hawaii Island"/><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/4/la-times-features-hawaiis-energy-plans.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/4/la-times-features-hawaiis-energy-plans.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-02-04T19:21:46Z</published><updated>2010-02-04T19:21:46Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Hawaii County Energy Coordinator Will Roston is quoted in this <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-green-hawaii4-2010feb04,0,976169.story" target="_blank">article on Hawaii's energy intiatives</a> published today in the Business Section of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Mayor hosts "Live Aloha Live Drug-Free" month</title><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/2/mayor-hosts-live-aloha-live-drug-free-month.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/2/mayor-hosts-live-aloha-live-drug-free-month.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-02-03T02:13:50Z</published><updated>2010-02-03T02:13:50Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Drug-Free Hawaii Awareness Month (DFHAM) 2010 will kick off with an official<strong> </strong>proclamation ceremony, &ldquo;Live Aloha, Live Drug-Free.&rdquo;<strong> </strong>hosted by<strong> </strong>Mayor Billy Kenoi<strong>,</strong> on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 9:30 am at the Hawai`i County Building located at 25 Aupuni street in Hilo.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>County hiring and salary data released</title><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/1/county-hiring-and-salary-data-released.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/1/county-hiring-and-salary-data-released.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-02-02T02:03:47Z</published><updated>2010-02-02T02:03:47Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[County of Hawai&rsquo;i Mayor   Billy Kenoi today released data to the Hawai&rsquo;i County Council detailing the cost of County hiring during the Mayor&rsquo;s first year in office.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>NFL players and cheerleaders return to the Big Island for youth clinics</title><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/31/nfl-players-and-cheerleaders-return-to-the-big-island-for-yo.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/31/nfl-players-and-cheerleaders-return-to-the-big-island-for-yo.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-01-31T22:25:50Z</published><updated>2010-01-31T22:25:50Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[NFL Football Players and NFL Cheerleaders will be holding Youth Clinics for Hawai'i Island students on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10 as part of the eighth annual&nbsp;NFL Pro Bowl Youth Clinics. Players and cheerleaders will also be visiting local schools for assemblies before the clinics as part of the program focused on motivating our youth to realize their dreams and to maximize their potential.&nbsp;]]></summary></entry><entry><title>County mopping up remains of Kealakekua fire</title><category term="Hawaii Island"/><category term="Kona"/><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/29/county-mopping-up-remains-of-kealakekua-fire-1.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/29/county-mopping-up-remains-of-kealakekua-fire-1.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-01-30T01:16:12Z</published><updated>2010-01-30T01:16:12Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Firefighters are mopping up the Kealakekua fire as hazards and risks have been greatly reduced, Chief Darryl Oliveira reported today. Demobilization of Hawai&lsquo;i County firefighting crews on the scene is under way.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Hawaii State driver’s license gets a new look beginning Monday</title><category term="Hawaii Island"/><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/28/hawaii-state-drivers-license-gets-a-new-look-beginning-monda.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/28/hawaii-state-drivers-license-gets-a-new-look-beginning-monda.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-01-29T03:07:07Z</published><updated>2010-01-29T03:07:07Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 300px;" src="http://www.hawconews.com/storage/image002.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1264736816674" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 300px;">Front side of a new Hawaii driver's license.</span></span>The County of Hawaii announced today that  beginning Monday, February 1, 2010, all State of Hawaii driver&rsquo;s licenses will be issued  with a new design.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>County buys 151 acres of North Kohala coastline property</title><category term="Hawaii Island"/><category term="Kohala"/><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/28/county-buys-151-acres-of-north-kohala-coastline-property.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/28/county-buys-151-acres-of-north-kohala-coastline-property.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-01-29T01:58:15Z</published><updated>2010-01-29T01:58:15Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 300px;" src="http://www.hawconews.com/storage/kaiholena pix edit-3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1264731865441" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 300px;">Part of the 3,000-foot shoreline at Kaiholena North.</span></span>The County of Hawai&lsquo;i closed escrow today on the purchase of a 151-acre oceanfront property in North Kohala known as Kaiholena North.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>El Nino's effects worsening on Big Isle</title><category term="Hawaii Island"/><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/26/el-ninos-effects-worsening-on-big-isle.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/26/el-ninos-effects-worsening-on-big-isle.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-01-26T19:02:51Z</published><updated>2010-01-26T19:02:51Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Dry El Nino weather forecast for this Winter is worsening drought conditions and increasing the effects of vog on the Big Island, said Quince Mento, head of the Hawai&lsquo;i County Civil Defense.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>County plans to retain Reed's Bay banyan trees</title><id>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/25/county-plans-to-retain-reeds-bay-banyan-trees.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/1/25/county-plans-to-retain-reeds-bay-banyan-trees.html"/><author><name>County of Hawaii</name></author><published>2010-01-26T04:10:05Z</published><updated>2010-01-26T04:10:05Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[County plans for the Reed&rsquo;s Bay Park Redevelopment and Restoration project are being re-evaluated in an effort to preserve two large banyan trees that have grown together and now separate the beach park site from the adjacent gravel parking area, said Robert Fitzgerald, director of the County Department of Parks &amp; Recreation.]]></summary></entry></feed>