Tuesday, October 16, 2018
By STEPHANIE SALMONS
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The long-awaited
Harry and
Jeanette Weinberg
Adult Day Center
was dedicated Monday,
nearly a decade after
plans for such a facility
were first discussed.
Located adjacent to
the Mohouli Heights
Senior Neighborhood,
the new $8.7 million,
19,414-square-foot
day center is a partnership
between Hawaii
Island Community
Development
Corporation, which managed
the construction of
the facility, and Hawaii
Island Adult Care, which
will provide programs
and services there.
HIAC, now located
on Rainbow Drive
in the former — and
aging — Hilo Memorial
Hospital, provides adult
day care for elders and
cognitively impaired
and challenged adults.
HICDC is a nonprofit
that aims to assist low
to moderate income Big
Island residents obtain
affordable housing.
Leaders of the two
organizations and others,
including Mayor
Harry Kim, addressed
the crowd, highlighting
the nearly decadelong
project’s history
and importance.
HIAC Executive
Director Marcie Saquing
said the group’s prior
executive director, Paula
Uusitalo, who retired
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West Hawaii Today
How much of the
budget should the
county set aside for
preservation
and open
space
land
purchases
each
year?
It’s a question the
Charter Commission
is grappling with as it
ponders amendments to
be placed on the 2020
ballot. The commission
meets once a decade
to consider changes to
the county charter, the
county’s fundamental
governing document.
All proposals
must be approved by
voters in order to be
included in the charter,
which takes precedence
over county
code and ordinances.
A four-member
committee of the
11-member commission
is recommending
the county trim the current
minimum 2 percent
of annual property
taxes
earmarked
for the
Public
Access
Open
Space
and Natural Resources
Preservation
Commission, known by
the acronym “PONC.”
Three of the committee
members think
it should be cut to
0.5 percent, while
the fourth thinks it
should be 1 percent,
the committee said
in an Oct. 1 report.
The full commission
did not discuss
the committee report
during its meeting
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KAILUA-KONA
— A celebrity couple
visiting the Big Island
was among a group of
Good Samaritans who
provided life-saving
measures for a man
who ultimately died
after a single-vehicle
crash Sunday morning.
According to
tweets by actress Rose
McGowan and supermodel
Rain Dove, they
were on scene when
a 53-year-old man
crashed his vehicle on
Queen Kaahumanu
Highway at mile marker
85 in North Kona, just
north of
the Four
Seasons
Resort
Hualalai.
The
Hawaii
Police
Department got the call
about the crash close to
7:15 a.m. According to
a press release issued
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Betty Nagao, center, smiles as she walks with Lizby Logsdon and Carlina Ragual through the new Harry
and Jeanette Weinberg Adult Day Center for the first time Monday during a dedication ceremony for the
center in Hilo.
Marcie Saquing, executive director of Hawaii
Island Adult Care, and Paula Uusitalo, former
HIAC executive director, hug Monday during the
dedication of the new Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Adult Day Center.
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After nearly a decade in the making,
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