Public invited to comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for Kuakini Highway, Phase II.

Children 7 to 14 years old are invited to enter the Keiki Triathlon to be held Saturday, October 20, at the Kona Community Aquatic Center and Maka‘eo Park in Kailua-Kona.

Construction on Ka‘iminani Drive in North Kona is scheduled to begin the week of October 1.  Improvements will begin just below the intersection at Māmalahoa Highway (Route 190) for approximately one mile ending near Ahiahi Street. Improvements will focus on roadway reconstruction and drainage improvements that include six-foot wide shoulders, drainage structures and swales, and driveway tie-ins on Ka‘iminani to prevent a “drop-off”...

$6.4 million Reed’s Island Bridge project awarded The Reed’s Island Bridge Structural Rehabilitation project in South Hilo will bring the bridge into compliance with modern load capacity standards. The $6.4 million project was awarded to ABHE & Svoboda, Inc. The wooden deck will be replaced with steel beams and a steel grating deck. Concrete rock anchors and micro piles will be installed to strengthen and increase load-bearing capacity....

The Department of Public Works, Traffic division will replace the traffic signal control cabinet and install remote monitoring and video equipment at the Henry Street and Malulani Drive intersection in North Kona. Work on this upgrade is Saturday, July 28 between the hours of 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Special off-duty police officers will direct traffic to minimize interruptions. This upgrade will synchronize with two traffic signals on Henry Street...

New highway providing long-awaited traffic relief to Kona