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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:30:49 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/"><rss:title>Hawaii County News</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-03-13T14:30:49Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/12/dem-director-lono-tyson-resigns.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/11/mayor-kenoi-submits-ethics-reform-package-to-hawaii-county-c.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/11/county-immigration-information-office-extends-outreach-to-wa.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/7/mayor-to-welcome-state-champions-pahoa-high-basketball-team.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/5/saddle-road-manono-street-work-set.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/4/county-resumes-e-waste-recycling-program.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/1/mayors-budget-sent-to-county-council.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/26/countys-mass-transit-agency-is-moving-to-the-hilo-iron-works.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/24/planning-commission-considers-new-guidelines-for-downtown-hi.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/24/pedestrian-safety-class-offered-in-hilo.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/12/dem-director-lono-tyson-resigns.html"><rss:title>DEM director, Lono Tyson, resigns</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/12/dem-director-lono-tyson-resigns.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-13T01:00:54Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Hawaii Island</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Mayor Billy Kenoi has accepted the resignation of Hawai&lsquo;i County Director of Environmental Management (DEM), Lono Tyson, effective June 30, 2010.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/11/mayor-kenoi-submits-ethics-reform-package-to-hawaii-county-c.html"><rss:title>Mayor Kenoi submits ethics reform package to Hawai'i County Council</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/11/mayor-kenoi-submits-ethics-reform-package-to-hawaii-county-c.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-12T04:59:04Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Mayor Billy Kenoi has submitted his package of proposed reforms to the Hawai&rsquo;i County Code of Ethics to the Hawaii County Council, including a proposal that would ban county employees from contracting with county departments. Another proposal in the package would tighten certain restrictions on lobbying County boards and agencies.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/11/county-immigration-information-office-extends-outreach-to-wa.html"><rss:title>County Immigration Information Office extends outreach to Waimea and Naalehu</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/11/county-immigration-information-office-extends-outreach-to-wa.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-12T02:21:20Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Hawaii Island</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Beginning this month, the Immigration Information Specialist for the County of Hawaii, Rose Bautista, will be available to meet with constituents in Waimea every second Friday of the month, and in Naalehu every fourth Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at both locations.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/7/mayor-to-welcome-state-champions-pahoa-high-basketball-team.html"><rss:title>Mayor to welcome state champions Pahoa High basketball team</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/7/mayor-to-welcome-state-champions-pahoa-high-basketball-team.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-07T18:40:26Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Hawaii Island Puna</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mayor Billy Kenoi will welcome back the  state champion Pāhoa High School Boys basketball team this morning at Hilo International  Airport. The team is expected to arrive on Hawaiian Airlines Flight #382 at 10:55 a.m. The Daggers defeated Kailua (Oahu) yesterday to earn the state Division II Boys Basketball Championship.  The Mayor will deliver a proclamation honoring the team&rsquo;s outstanding achievement. The public is invited.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/5/saddle-road-manono-street-work-set.html"><rss:title>Saddle Road, Manono Street work set</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/5/saddle-road-manono-street-work-set.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-06T01:02:53Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Hawaii Island Hilo Kohala</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Saddle Road resurfacing in South Kohala and re-striping of a stretch of Manono Street in Hilo are scheduled to get under way next week. Motorists are asked to plan and consider alternate routes to avoid delays.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/4/county-resumes-e-waste-recycling-program.html"><rss:title>County resumes e-waste recycling program</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/4/county-resumes-e-waste-recycling-program.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-05T01:56:55Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Hawaii Island Kona</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The County of Hawai&lsquo;i Department of Environmental Management Solid Waste Division will resume its E-Waste Recycling Program beginning Friday, March 5, to collect and recycle electronic waste in a safe and environmentally responsible method.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/1/mayors-budget-sent-to-county-council.html"><rss:title>Mayor's budget sent to County Council</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/3/1/mayors-budget-sent-to-county-council.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-01T19:11:39Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Hawaii Island</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Mayor Billy Kenoi submitted a proposed $375,367,419 county budget to the Hawaii County Council today. Here's his message to the Council that accompanied the budget:]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/26/countys-mass-transit-agency-is-moving-to-the-hilo-iron-works.html"><rss:title>County's Mass Transit Agency is moving to the Hilo Iron Works Building</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/26/countys-mass-transit-agency-is-moving-to-the-hilo-iron-works.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-27T04:16:45Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency administrative office is moving to the Hilo Iron Works Building effective Monday, March 1, 2010. The new address for Mass Transit is 1266 Kamehameha Avenue, Suite A-2.</p>
<p>Customers purchasing shared-ride taxi coupons or requesting bus schedules and service information may do so at the new location beginning Monday, March 1.</p>
<p>There will be no change in the Mass Transit office hours or the office telephone number. Office hours will continue to be from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the telephone number for the Mass Transit Agency will continue to be 961-8744.</p>
<p>Mass Transit&rsquo;s old site on Lanikaula Street will be used for bus operations only starting March 1.</p>
<p>﻿</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/24/planning-commission-considers-new-guidelines-for-downtown-hi.html"><rss:title>Planning Commission considers new guidelines for Downtown Hilo</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/24/planning-commission-considers-new-guidelines-for-downtown-hi.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-25T03:29:18Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Windward Planning Commission is about to consider a package of zoning code changes that evolved from the community&rsquo;s vision for Downtown Hilo. Planners have spent nearly six years in consultation with residents, business owners and others, and this package is one product of those meetings designed to guide future development of the historic Downtown area.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/24/pedestrian-safety-class-offered-in-hilo.html"><rss:title>Pedestrian safety class offered in Hilo</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.hawconews.com/hawaii-county-news/2010/2/24/pedestrian-safety-class-offered-in-hilo.html</rss:link><dc:creator>County of Hawaii</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-25T01:06:50Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Hawaii Island Hilo</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Traffic Division of the Department of Public Works and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will host a public education workshop on designing streets for pedestrian safety with a focus on &ldquo;enhancing pedestrian crossings.&rdquo; The all-day class is set for Tuesday, March 16, in Hilo at the Aupuni Conference room of the County&rsquo;s Kaiko`o office complex.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>