Hawaii County Gets a New Park

Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Published July 15, 2014 at 4:40 PM HST

There's an interesting shift of property ownership that's taking place on Hawaii Island this summer. It's a 20 acre state park that's shifting to a facility under control of Hawaii County. HPR's Sherry Bracken has the story.

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