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A new emergency call center being built in Hilo will improve communications between the county’s police and fire departments.
The center, which began construction Wednesday, eventually will house both fire and police dispatch systems and a fire administration support complex at 540 Kupuna Place, directly next to the Mohouli Senior Housing Project.
The project will cost $25.4 million from the county’s capital improvement budget and is estimated to be completed in early 2023…