Posted on Apr 5, 2023 in DOCARE, News Releases, slider JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release: April 5, 2023 THREE-AGENCY SWEEP OF UNCLE BILLY’S RESULTS IN CITATIONS AND ARRESTS To view video please click on photo or view at this link: www.vimeo.com/815045378 (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – A dawn sweep of the condemned and seriously dilapidated former Uncle Billy’s Hotel and Resort, on Banyan Drive, resulted in the arrest of two people on outstanding warrants and ten citations for simple trespass. More than three dozen officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), the Hawai‘i Police Department, and the State Sheriff Division teamed up to sweep the three-story building which is condemned because of unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Splitting into five teams just after 6 a.m., they swept each room and open areas. The once-thriving and popular resort is an eyesore and extremely dangerous to be inside. Rubbish, human waste, graffiti, hanging wires, and trip hazards are evident throughout the building. Officers wore protective shoe coverings and many used N-95 protective masks. In less than half an hour the building had been cleared, and people inside were brought to the parking lot where they were
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04/05/23 – THREE-AGENCY SWEEP OF UNCLE BILLY'S RESULTS IN CITATIONS AND ARRESTS
