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| Ho'okupu Hula No Kaʻū Festival this Saturday Indigenous dance from Mexico will be performed at this Saturday's Ho'okupu Hula No Kaʻū Festival at the Ke Ola Pu'uhonua cultural grounds in Nāʻālehu. Photo from Kumu Debbie Ryder |
The large capacity gang cesspool is illegal under federal law and the county is seeking to replace it with a system approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Health. The old gang cesspool is a remnant from the old, defunct sugar company but is still in use and doesn't comply with modern laws regarding waste disposal.
The county statement says it mailed surveys to the owners of 164 properties in Na'alehu that are connected or accessible to the gang cesspool, and the owners of 30 parcels that would become accessible. The surveys will be accepted at the public meeting. Those who own an affected lot should be receiving a survey at the address listed in real property tax records. Those who do not own an affected lot, live in the Na'alehu area, are still welcome to come as the selection of the type of wastewater disposal system to be installed will impact everyone.
Those responding and the general public are invited to click on the recently posted Preliminary Engineering Report for Naalehu and consider attending the meeting with any questions for staff of the Department of Environmental Management. See https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/environmental-management/pahala-naalehu/
Those responding and the general public are invited to click on the recently posted Preliminary Engineering Report for Naalehu and consider attending the meeting with any questions for staff of the Department of Environmental Management. See https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/environmental-management/pahala-naalehu/
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AN UPDATE ON RAMONA OKUMURA, TRAPPED IN GAZA, has come from her brother Glenn Okumura who lives in Pāhala. The family statement says:
"More than three weeks in, American aid worker Ramona Okumura continues to be trapped in Gaza along with 45 other aid workers and an estimated 500-600 other Americans as violence intensifies in the region and food, water, and fuel supplies dwindle. The Okumura family has joined their desperate pleas with that of other trapped Americans, who say they have been in regular communication with their elected officials, yet there has been no update or timeline for an evacuation of a single American citizen from war-torn Gaza.
"The Okumura family and others continue to pressure senators and the Department of State with calls, emails, and meetings to demand a ceasefire and humanitarian corridor for safe passage out of Gaza with military support if needed. Otherwise, they say, their loved ones will continue to be hostages of the situation, held in a war zone against their will, all while hundreds of children and citizens continue to be killed a day."
Ramona's brother in Honoka'a said, "In addition to the 220 hostages taken during the October 7 attack by Hamas, 500 American citizens are being held hostage by the situation in Gaza due to the lack of action between the US, Egyptian, Hamas and Israel. Any day now there could be a tragic accident or intentional bombing of their present location near the border of Egypt. Jet planes fly over and bombs are heard falling in the area all night long. They can hear the missiles being launched nearby by Hamas. They can see drones flying above, surveying their locations. "
The family statement says, "Ramona Okumura and her colleague, Dr. Barbara Zind, were on what should have been a routine medical mission to provide prosthetics to child amputees but have now been trapped in this dangerous war zone and humanitarian nightmare for nearly three weeks. The Americans are under constant bombardment and facing limited access to the most necessities, including clean water and food."
Ramona Okumura texted, "Tens of thousands of IDPS, internationally displaced persons, are at the place we were last, without food and water and shelter. They are in dire need of massive humanitarian aid. More arrive every day as the areas around where they live get hit by missiles and bombs." Okumura,
herself, is bunkered in an UN compound. She said there have been people banging at the doors, and several members of her contingent have stomach symptoms due to the limited food available. They have begun rationing supplies as they have already been trapped for 22 days without any option to evacuate and with no news of how much longer they may remain."
The Okumura family statement says, "Other Americans trapped in Gaza have reported that they have resorted to drinking salt water, including a young family from Medway, Massachusetts, Abood Okal, his wife Wafaa Abuzayda, and their one-year-old son Yousef Okal. They are represented by Sammy Nabulsi, who has said in several interviews with ABC News that "Everyday it's getting worse and worse for these citizens and this family.'
"The Okumura family and others continue to pressure senators and the Department of State with calls, emails, and meetings to demand a ceasefire and humanitarian corridor for safe passage out of Gaza with military support if needed. Otherwise, they say, their loved ones will continue to be hostages of the situation, held in a war zone against their will, all while hundreds of children and citizens continue to be killed a day."
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| Ramona Okumura and Dr. Barbara Zind were working together in Gaza when they became trapped by the war. Photo from Okumua family |
The family statement says, "Ramona Okumura and her colleague, Dr. Barbara Zind, were on what should have been a routine medical mission to provide prosthetics to child amputees but have now been trapped in this dangerous war zone and humanitarian nightmare for nearly three weeks. The Americans are under constant bombardment and facing limited access to the most necessities, including clean water and food."
Ramona Okumura texted, "Tens of thousands of IDPS, internationally displaced persons, are at the place we were last, without food and water and shelter. They are in dire need of massive humanitarian aid. More arrive every day as the areas around where they live get hit by missiles and bombs." Okumura,
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| Ramona Okumura has been locating materials, making and fitting prosthetics for amputee Palestinian children for years. Originally from Hawai'i, with her brother living in Pāhala, she became trapped when the war began Oct. 7 and has moved to a camp near the border, hoping to cross into Egypt. Photo from Okumura family |
The Okumura family statement says, "Other Americans trapped in Gaza have reported that they have resorted to drinking salt water, including a young family from Medway, Massachusetts, Abood Okal, his wife Wafaa Abuzayda, and their one-year-old son Yousef Okal. They are represented by Sammy Nabulsi, who has said in several interviews with ABC News that "Everyday it's getting worse and worse for these citizens and this family.'
The Okumura family says, "As the situation grows more and more dire with each passing hour, these families have renewed questions about why the United States has taken so long to organize a civilian evacuation of Gaza, when the U.S. government has successfully evacuated hundreds of American citizens out of Israel via chartered planes and cruise ships, with evacuation efforts from Israel ongoing.
"Many have expressed feeling abandoned and disregarded by the Biden Administration and the State Department. While their representatives have assured them that they are tracking the situation, they have now gone weeks without any clarity on how – and when - Americans in Gaza can hope to escape."
Nabulsi said, "We are barreling towards a situation where American made weapons paid for American dollars may be used to either harm or kill American citizens. It's incomprehensible to me."
VOLCANO ART CENTER HOSTS JAZZ IN THE FOREST on Saturday, Nov. 11. It is a Potpourri of Jazz and features a selection of classics from the last hundred years of America’s greatest music.
The Jazztones will take listeners through the last century with the participation of JP Thoma on saxophones, Asha Azama on keyboard, Joey Carroll on bass, Owen Matsui on drums, and featuring the vocal artistry of prize winning Owana Salazar.
Venue is VAC's Niaulani Campus on Saturday, Nov.11, at 5:30pm.
The show begins with the Louis Armstrong and King Oliver’s, New Orleans and Chicago soaring introduction to modern jazz in 1928 and the resounding introduction to West End Blues that led from Dixieland to BeBop. Miles Davis said Armstrong paved the path for all of jazz in this landmark performance.
"Many have expressed feeling abandoned and disregarded by the Biden Administration and the State Department. While their representatives have assured them that they are tracking the situation, they have now gone weeks without any clarity on how – and when - Americans in Gaza can hope to escape."
Nabulsi said, "We are barreling towards a situation where American made weapons paid for American dollars may be used to either harm or kill American citizens. It's incomprehensible to me."
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| JP Thoma, on sax with the Jazztones, will perform Saturday, Nov. 11 at VAC. |
New York has been home to much of American jazz influence, from the Cotton Club of Duke Ellington and his band, here performing I’m Beginning to See the Light and across the country in various styles, here highlighting The Big Noise From Winnetka featuring a whistling and swinging bass solo – here performed by Joey Carroll of the Jazztones.
Sliding smoothly into the swing era are romantic vocals of Body and Soul featuring the stylings of vocalist Owana Salazar, and You Stepped Out of a Dream.
Then on to BeBop with the music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, with Now’s the Time and Thelonious Monk’s Blue Monk,
Miles Davis’s classic from his album Kind of Blue – All Blues, caries into more recent history, and from his historic partner John Coltrane, a moving spiritual rendition of Wise One from his Love Supreme period. The Jazztones symbolically end the program with Duke Ellington’s wise observation – Things Ain’t What They Used To Be.
Tickets are $25 for VAC members ($30 non-members). Ticket holders will be able to purchase pupu, beer and wine. Tickets are available for sale online at www.volcanoartcenter.org.
VOLCANO ARTIST HUI OFFERS THANKSGIVING WEEKEND STUDIO TOUR: Volcano Village Artists Hui will host its 37th Annual Studio Tour & Sale Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24 - 26, from
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day. Five studio and gallery locations will open their doors to the public for the tour with a wide range of artwork on display and available for purchase in a variety of styles and price ranges. The following studio locations and artists will be featured:
At Studio # 1, Pam Barton Studio, will be Pam Barton (fiber work and more), Zeke Israel (raku, jewelry, affordable surprises) and Randy Sutton, guest artist (textile art, cards, wall vases).
At Studio #2, J.M. Fusions will feature the work of guest artist Jaime Lesourd (kiln formed glass).
At Studio Studio #3, Volcano Garden Arts, will be Ira Ono (fine art and exquisite gifts).
At Studio #4, the Margaret Barnaby Studio, will be Margaret Barnaby (woodblock prints), Mike and Misato Mortara (hand blown glass & wood), Lisa Louise Adams (inspiring art treasures) and guest artist Nash Adams-Pruitt (functional glass art).
At Studio #5, Niaulani Campus of Volcano Art Center, will be Charlotte Forbes Perry (ceramics and stained glass), Joan Yoshioka (original paintings, prints and bags), Ricia Shema (vintage silk clothing, bags and more) with guest artist Scott Pincus (handmade silver jewelry).
Check the Hui website for more information and the map to the studios AT http://www.VolcanoVillageArtistsHui.com
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| `Ōhi`a, Metrosideros polymorpha, watercolor on paper by Joan Yoshioka, is one of the offerings at Volcano Artist Hui Studio Tour & Sale on Friday - Sunday, Nov. 24-26, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day. Five studio and gallery locations will open their doors to the public for the tour with a wide range of artwork on display and available for purchase in a variety of styles and price ranges. The following studio locations and artists will be featured:
At Studio # 1, Pam Barton Studio, will be Pam Barton (fiber work and more), Zeke Israel (raku, jewelry, affordable surprises) and Randy Sutton, guest artist (textile art, cards, wall vases).
At Studio #2, J.M. Fusions will feature the work of guest artist Jaime Lesourd (kiln formed glass).
At Studio Studio #3, Volcano Garden Arts, will be Ira Ono (fine art and exquisite gifts).
At Studio #4, the Margaret Barnaby Studio, will be Margaret Barnaby (woodblock prints), Mike and Misato Mortara (hand blown glass & wood), Lisa Louise Adams (inspiring art treasures) and guest artist Nash Adams-Pruitt (functional glass art).
At Studio #5, Niaulani Campus of Volcano Art Center, will be Charlotte Forbes Perry (ceramics and stained glass), Joan Yoshioka (original paintings, prints and bags), Ricia Shema (vintage silk clothing, bags and more) with guest artist Scott Pincus (handmade silver jewelry).
Check the Hui website for more information and the map to the studios AT http://www.VolcanoVillageArtistsHui.com
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See www.hawaiiwildfire.org/cwpp-resources and state Department of Land & Natural Resources website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/fire/community-risk-reduction/community-wildfire-protection-plans/.
See www.hawaiiwildfire.org/cwpp-resources and state Department of Land & Natural Resources website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/fire/community-risk-reduction/community-wildfire-protection-plans/.
