{"id":412198,"date":"2026-01-17T04:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/412198\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T04:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:02:09","slug":"hawai%ca%bbi-county-to-host-reopening-event-for-arthur-l-greenwell-park-playground-big-island-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/412198\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi County to host reopening event for Arthur L. Greenwell Park playground : Big Island Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   January 16, 2026, 7:00 AM HST  <\/p>\n<p>Hawai\u2018i County Parks and Recreation invites the community to a reopening ceremony this weekend for the newly renovated playground at Arthur L. Greenwell Park in Captain Cook.<\/p>\n<p>The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 17).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bigislandnow.com\/file\/bigislandnow\/2026\/01\/Greenwell-Playground.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Greenwell-Playground-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421575\"\/><\/a>The new playground at Arthur L. Greenwell Park is pictured during the final stage of construction. The playground reopens Jan. 17, 2026. (Photo Courtesy: Hawai\u2018i County)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to improving play and recreational opportunities for keiki across our island,\u201d said Hawai\u2018i County Mayor Kimo Alameda. \u201cThis important investment in Arthur L. Greenwell Park provides high-quality equipment that is designed to last, and we invite families to join us on Saturday to celebrate and enjoy the new upgraded playground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Renovations started in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>The new playground features all new play equipment \u2014 including spinners, a large basket swing and various challenging climbing structures.<\/p>\n<p>A new synthetic turf safety surfacing system also was installed, and walkways were reconfigured, resulting in a playground that meets Americans with Disability Act standards.<\/p>\n<p>The reopening event will include a blessing and refreshments.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>Arthur L. Greenwell Park is located at 82-6156 M\u0101malahoa Highway in Captain Cook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"January 16, 2026, 7:00 AM HST Hawai\u2018i County Parks and Recreation invites the community to a reopening ceremony&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[197729,197730,5375,5376,197731,197732,197733,192,5379,197734,197735,3714,148020,197736,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-412198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-11-a-m","9":"tag-arthur-l-greenwell-park","10":"tag-big-island-news","11":"tag-big-island-now","12":"tag-blessing","13":"tag-captain-cook","14":"tag-community-invited","15":"tag-environment","16":"tag-hawaii-county","17":"tag-jan-17","18":"tag-newly-renovated","19":"tag-parks-and-recreation","20":"tag-playground","21":"tag-reopening-ceremony","22":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}