Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013

Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Department members include, left to right, in front row, Douglas Castro, applicant Steve Pyle, Liz
 Stabo, Capt. T.J. Jamesand in back row, Nels Eklund, Tommy Akin, Meliha Corcoran and fire equipment operator Ken Shisler.
Jeremy Buhr is not shown. Photo from DHVFD Co. 11C Capt. T.J. James

DISCOVERY HARBOUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT has received a monetary donation from upstate New York residents whose nephew, a volunteer firefighter, recently died. Robert and Patrice Tomaso plan to send $25 each month to a different volunteer fire department in every state in honor of the late Captain Joe Maben, who collapsed and died of a massive heart attack at age 36 while playing in New York State Firemens’ softball tournament on Aug. 3. DHVFD Company 11C is the first recipient of these donations.

Joe Maben was captain at J.W. Edmonds Hose
Co.in Hudson, N.Y. Photo from Hudson F.D.

      In her letter to Company 11C’s Captain T.J. James, Patrice Tomaso wrote, “Joe loved being a volunteer firefighter and became a junior firefighter at the age of 14. Wherever he travelled, he always sought out the local fire departments and would stop by to take photos and to introduce himself.
      “There is camaraderie within the fire department that is so unique and one that I have never witnessed with any other organization. The support that Joe’s fellow firefighters have given us and his family has been truly amazing and very much appreciated. Joe’s fellow firefighters looked out for him, and now they look after us.
      “It is my belief that in order to try to find one’s way out of such unspeakable grief, you must do for others. Firefighters are truly unique, brave, caring and selfless individuals. May you always get the respect and gratitude you so richly deserve,” Tomaso concluded.
      At yesterday’s Hawai`i County Council meeting, Capt. James asked the Council to accept the gesture as part of the Tomasos’ healing process, and members voted unanimously to accept the donation.
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PAHALA COMMUNITY CENTER WILL GET 24 new tables after a resolution appropriating funds for their purchase passed unanimously at yesterday’s Hawai`i County Council meeting. Ford stated that the 12-foot wooden tables currently in use have “deteriorated to the point of becoming dangerous.” She called for “plastic tables that are safe and easier to handle.” An appropriation of $1,800 will come from District 6 Contingency Relief Fund.

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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL HAS VOTED FOR RAISES for persons holding appointed positions in the county’s legislative branch of government. The Council approved raises of four percent, which J Yoshimoto said was tied to recent wage increases approved by Hawai`i Government Employees Association.
      Ka`u’s Council member Brenda Ford introduced an amendment to Yoshimoto’s resolution that would have increased the ceilings for each of the step increases for staff. “We have employees who have been here for many years who have not had a pay increase for that time,” she said. However, District 1 Council member Valerie Poindexter pointed out that such increases were above 10 percent. She and others suggested that such large increases should be taken up during budget discussions.

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KA`U’S U.S. SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ HAS VOTED TO ADVANCE key legislation to provide workplace protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and expand federal equal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals.
      The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, co-sponsored by Schatz, would expand existing protections against employment discrimination to apply to sexual orientation and gender identity.
      Current law protects employees from discrimination based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age and disability.
      The legislation passed a major procedural hurdle in the Senate by a vote of 62-38 and is now expected to pass later this week.

This mamane in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park was
added to the National Registry of Big Trees in 2011.

      “Everyone, in Hawai`i and across the country, deserves the right to go to work and earn a good living for your family – this is certainly true regardless of the gender of who you love,” Schatz said. “I’m proud that in Hawai`i we banned workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, and I’m committed to ensuring these equal rights are protected nationwide.”
      “Sen. Schatz has been a passionate advocate for LGBT rights throughout his career,” said Jacce Mikulanec, Policy & Community Partnerships director of Good Beginnings Alliance. “His co-sponsorship of ENDA and his history of support for marriage equality has helped to move Hawai`i and our nation in the right direction.”

      Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, Schatz said, “Because of this decision, the federal government can no longer tell men and women who they can or cannot marry, and same-sex married couples can now enjoy the same federal benefits as the rest of us. I have always believed in marriage equality, and will continue to do everything in my power to help our LGBT friends and loved ones achieve equality.”
      Last week, his wife Linda Schatz testified in support of marriage equality before the special session of the Hawai`i state Senate and Assembly on behalf of the senator.

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KA`U RESIDENTS CAN NOMINATE SELECTIONS for the 2014 National Register of Big Trees. Across the United States, the largest trees of their species join the ranks of the more than 780 national champion trees listed in American Forests’ National Register of Big Trees. 

      “Hawai`i’s Big Tree Competition is proud to announce that our champion, a mamane in Pu`u Wa`awa`a Forest Reserve, has been included in the American Forests 2014 calendar,” said Department of Land & Natural Resources Forestry Program manager Sheri Mann.
      Since 1940, American Forests National Big Tree Program has promoted the importance of planting and caring for trees and forests in helping to sustain healthy ecosystems and life on Earth. 

Paniolo leimaker Mona Chow, of Kapapala Ranch, teaches at the Hawaiian Lifestyle
workshop this week in Pahala.  Photo by Julia Neal

      The program has campaigned to locate, protect and save the biggest specimens of every native and naturalized tree species in the United States. Beyond national champions, Hawai`i’s Big Tree Competition also recognizes the biggest trees in Hawai`i using the same equation as the national program.
      Sheri Shannon, coordinator of American Forests National Big Tree Program, said, “Anyone can be a big tree hunter. It’s because of avid tree lovers that we are able to find some of the nation’s biggest trees.” 

      To learn more about Hawai`i’s Big Tree Competition or how to nominate a potential champion tree, contact Nicholas Joly at 808-586-0915 with the tree’s height, circumference, and crown spread measurements. 

      To learn more about American Forests’ National Big Tree Program or the Big Tree Measuring Guidelines, visit americanforests.org/bigtrees.

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VOLUNTEERS CAN HELP REMOVE INVASIVE Himalayan ginger along trails in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meet at Kilauea Visitor Center. Free; park entrance fees apply.

A FREE CONCERT SATURDAY FROM 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M. at Pahala Plantation House features Hawaiian music masters Dennis Kamakahi, Ledward Kaapana, Keoki Kahumoku, George Kahumoku, Jr., James Hill, Anne Davidson, Bolo and many more alongside students at the eighth annual Hawaiian Music & Lifestyles Workshop held by Keoki Kahumoku and his Center for Hawaiian Music Studies. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs and mats for seating on the lawn. Plate lunches will be available for purchase.

     The concert is the culmination of the weeklong workshop where attendees from around the world gather to learn arts of slack key guitar, `ukulele, hula, lei making, lauhala weaving, food preparation and more.

Hawai`i Wildlife Fund is looking for volunteers to load derelict fishing
nets into a Matson container Sunday. Photo from HWF

KA`U RURAL HEALTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. sponsors a health fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pahala Community Center, with health education, prevention booths, nutritional and healthy food demonstrations, Hawai`i Health Connector enrollment and much more. 

HAWAI`I WILDLIFE FUND WILL BE LOADING another Matson container full of derelict fishing nets collected since last December. “This is our contribution to NOAA’s Nets-to-Energy project,” said coordinator Megan Lamson.
      Volunteers are needed Sunday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. to winch and hook the nets and climb up into the Matson container with them. To sign up, contact Lamson at 769-7629 or kahakaicleanups@gmail.com.

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Ka`u News Briefs, Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Ka`u Scenic Byway Committee is planning more educational signage projects along Hwy 11 in Ka`u. This stretch is between
Pahala and Volcano, adorned with a rainbow last Saturday. Photo by Julia Neal

ON THE AIR AGAIN - KAHU 91.7 FM RADIO can be heard in Pahala and into Na`alehu, and on the Ka`u side of Volcano. The station is operated by Hawai`i Public Radio and broadcasts the HPR2 programming. HPR engineer Don Mussell turned the station on yesterday, after installing a new antenna on the old wooden pole behind the KAHU radio station building on Maile Street in Pahala. He said this morning that the station is working fine and looks forward to expanding the broadcast range to the entire south end of the island. According to Michael Titterton, general manager of Hawai`i Public Radio, the nonprofit organization plans to put broadcasting equipment at Kulani between Volcano and Hilo, which will allow everyone in Puna and throughout Ka`u to hear the station.
     KAHU was founded by Wendell Ka`ehu`ae`a with the help of many local donors, grants, volunteer broadcasters and The Ka`u Calendar news organization. Ka`ehu`ae`a said he hopes that local origination programming will come back to KAHU in the future. Titterton said that local programming is in the long-term plan for Hawai`i Public Radio and its HPR2 remote stations like Hana and Ka`u.

Radio engineer Don Mussell installed equipment and returned KAHU 91.7 to the
airwaves yesterday with programming from Hawai`i Public Radio. Photo by Julia Neal

      Titterton also said that Al Kam, whose group owns the old mill site from where KAHU is transmitting HPR2,  has “graciously donated the location for the station.”
     HPR2 programs include BBC World Service News, All Things Considered, the BBC’s World Today, Prairie Home Companion, the TED Radio Hour, jazz, blues and bluegrass shows, as well as a Kanikapila Sunday of Hawaiian music.
    See www.haawaiipublicradio.org and http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org
/hpr2programlistings.
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AFTER HEARING MORE THAN FOUR HOURS OF TESTIMONY from almost 100 people yesterday, Hawai`i County Council decided to adjourn and continue its meeting about a bill banning genetically modified organisms on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m.
      Ka`u’s Council member Brenda Ford suggested that testifiers who hadn’t spoken might be willing to allow the meeting to move to discussion, but other Council members wanted to hear more testimony. Council member Valerie Poindexter, of District 1, was pleased with the progress, saying, “We’re in the second Council” with this bill. Council chair J Yoshimoto agreed.
      More than 80 percent of the testimony was in favor of Bill 113, which bans GMO crops on Hawai`i Island with a few exceptions, including papaya. It also allows for emergency exemptions.
      Following are some statements by testifiers, both for and against the ban:
      SUPPORTING BILL 113 and a ban on GMOs:
o GMO is an invasive species.
o GMOs are man-made viruses.
o Keep Hawai`i Island pure and create pure-seed companies.
o I have a right to know what’s on my land and in my food.
o Let’s play it safe.

Actress Rosanne Barr supports the GMO ban. She owns a mac nut farm on
Hawai`i Island. Photo from Big Island Video News

o GMO does not equal more money for farmers.
o Papaya farmers are spraying 10 times the national average of pesticides.
o Hawai`i is a healthy destination for visitors.
o We have a responsibility to the keiki.
o It’s not the end of farming; it’s the beginning of farming.
o It’s about changing integrity of the landscape.
o Everything is already provided for us here.
     Actress Rosanne Barr, who owns a farm in Hamakua, said, “What I want back for my taxes is for my grandchildren not to be poisoned.”
      David Case, president of Hawai`i Hawai`i Farmers Union, said there are economic consequences to use of GMOs and said pollination of non-GMO crops is an issue.
      East Ka`u’s state Sen. Russell Ruderman, who owns the Island Naturals chain of grocery stores, said, “Organic is the fastest growing food sector. GMO is the taint; not this bill.” Ruderman mentioned a list of GMO crops that foreign markets will not accept. “Keep other Big Island crops off the boycott list,” he said.

      OPPOSING BILL 113 and a ban on GMOs:
     · We’re not gardeners; we’re farmers. We feed the locals, and we feed the world.
     · There are only 93 certified ag farmers in state.
     · This bill discriminates against farmers and ranchers.
     · Farmers need freedom to choose.
     · What happens to our (farming) families?
     · GMOs have been lumped together with dangerous chemicals.
        Dennis Gonsalves, who led the team of scientists that developed genetically modify papaya, said, “I know of no cases where GMO papaya cross-pollinated with non-GMO papaya.”
   A geneticist at University of Hawai`i who grew up in Ka`u said, “Things that are dangerous should be banned, not all GMOs. He said there are ways to handle products that are dangerous, such as recalls and making changes to the products.
    Former Council member Kelly Greenwell said GMOs are necessary to maintain a food supply. “The natural is long past,” he said.
   An agronomist from University of Hawai`i encouraged the council to table the bill and gather more information from farmers, scientists and others with knowledge on GMOs.
   Text of Bill 113 is available on the County Council agenda at hawaiicounty.gov. Written testimony was also submitted. To comment on of “like” this story, go to facebook.com/kaucalendar.

Ka`u Scenic Byway at Honu`apo Lookout with a rainbow. Photo by Carrie Berry

KA`U SCENIC BYWAYS COMMITTEE members met this week and talked about reaching out to the community to explain the mission and receive input for future byway projects. The organization, a committee of the Ka`u Chamber of Commerce, plans a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at Na`alehu Methodist Church.
     Stephanie Donoho, the County of Hawai`i's representative on the state Advisory Committee for Hawai`i Scenic Byways, talked about funding avenues. The public is invited to view displays of current projects, which include a Ka`u Byways website, new signage and plans for the future. The next regular byways meeting will be on Monday, Dec. 2, also at Na`alehu Methodist Church at 6 p.m. The committee recently held a blessing for its first educational signage installation at South Point lookout on Hwy 11. The organization also attended the Pancake Breakfast in Ocean View to spread the word. For more information, call Marge or Dennis Elwell at 929-7236.

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BENTO RAKUGO VISITS PAHALA PUBLIC & SCHOOL LIBRARY tomorrow, Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Performers present a comic story while sitting on a Japanese cushion throughout the entire performance, speaking all of the voices in both the first person and third person. All stories are spoken in English. The program is suitable for ages 5 and older, and young children must be accompanied by parent or caregiver. Call 928-2015 for more information.

HAWAIIAN MUSIC MASTERS AND THEIR STUDENTS present a free concert Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pahala Plantation House. The concert, featuring Dennis Kamakahi, Ledward Kaapana, Keoki Kahumoku, George Kahumoku, Jr., James Hill, Anne Davidson, Bolo and many more celebrates the eighth annual Hawaiian Music & Lifestyles Workshop held by Keoki Kahumoku and his Center for Hawaiian Music Studies. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs and mats for seating on the lawn. Plate lunches will be available for purchase.

BETTER CHOICES, BETTER HEALTH, A FAMILY AFFAIR will be held this Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pahala Community Center, with health education, prevention booths, nutritional and healthy food demonstrations, Hawai`i Health Connector enrollment and much more. It is sponsored by Ka`u Rural Health Community Association, Inc.

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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013

American Honey Queen Caroline Adams, center, asks members of Vince Krakau's first-grade class to spread their knowledge about honeybees and what can be done to help the necessary pollinators of food and ornamental plants. First row: Malyann Lokot, Owen Flores and Kaui Young. Second row: Jayden Haina-Sesson-Haalilio, Stephen Throne, Vince Krakau, Manu Yahna, Caroline Adams, Angelica Bivings and Trinity Torres. Photo by Nalani Parlin

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY HELPS KEEP honeybees healthy by providing a variety of nutrients. The bees make farmed and wild fruits, nuts and vegetable plants more productive by helping with their pollination, said American Honey Queen Caroline Adams, who spoke to Ka`u residents on Sunday and Monday. Adams, who represents the American Beekeeping Federation, is visiting 25 states during her reign. She said her organization encourages those with orchards and large fields of row crops to set aside an acre or a border with a variety of wild or other planted crops to provide diverse nutrients to the bees. She also complimented Hawai`i for producing the most expensive honey in the world, a kind of kiawe honey.
      The American Honey Queen encouraged Ka`u residents to purchase local honey so they know where it comes from. Some “honey” made in China, she noted, is not real honey – it is thinned out and infused with high fructose corn syrup. The American Beekeeping Association is fighting importation of such products labeled as honey, Adams said.

American Honey Queen Caroline Adams encourages Ka`u
residents to attend the Hawai`i Honey Festival.

      Adams, who comes from Plano, Texas, has her own hives. She talked about the life of the bees and the care given to their queens. She also encouraged Ka`u residents to attend the Hawai`i Honey Festival coming up on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Nani Mau Gardens. Attendees will be able to vote on a People’s Choice Award for best tasting local honey. There will be a Bee Friendly plant sale, food, beekeeping demonstrations and bee education. Adults can enter for $3, and keiki are free. 

      During the session yesterday at Pahala Senior Center, Julie Pasquale, the nutritional director there, offered a tasting test between an imported honey and Raw Natural Honey from Ka`u Honey Co. in Wai`ohinu. The local honey is made from the nectars of lehua, Christmas berry, citrus, macadamia, mango, lilikoi and other wildflowers. It won the taste contest over the imported honey.
      Adams also stopped at Na`alehu School yesterday morning and visited the children of Vince Krakau’s, Dayna Santiago’s and Dale Sales’ first-grade classes, as well as Karen Wallace’s fourth-grade class. She asked students to take her honeybee challenge, which included sharing at least one thing they learned about honeybees with someone else and explaining one thing we can all do to protect and help bees. She taught students that when honeybees approaches you, they are often smelling you and actually do not want to sting you, because then they will die. If you swat at the bees, they will be scared and might sting you to protect themselves. The best thing to do, said Adams, is to wrap your arms around yourself and walk away. Her presentation was videotaped for other classes who want to see her presentation but did not have time due to scheduling.

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IN RECENTLY RELEASED KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN draft documents, Ka`u is described as being part of what is called the fourth wave of economic development.
      “The field of economic development has come full circle to recognize the wisdom of communities like Ka`u that never forgot the root meaning of economics,” the document states. It describes the first three waves of economic development as focusing on business attraction, business retention and then community-based economic development.
      “In the emerging fourth wave, economic development re-integrates the local economy with the preservation and enhancement of each place’s unique natural, cultural, and community assets,” the document states. “In other words, the fourth wave of economic development – the wave that Ka`u’s soul never left – is about localization, holism, stewardship, reciprocity and genuine wealth.”
      The document discusses ho`owaiwai and defines the Hawaiian word as the holistic understanding of wealth. “Even more simply,” it says, “fourth wave economic development – and economic development in Ka`u – is about wealth creation, retention, and sharing. Again, wealth is not limited to financial capital. Rather, it includes many different types of capital – human, intellectual, social, cultural, natural, political, etc.”

Hawai`i County planner Ron Whitmore, seen here with his
family, says Ka`u is part of the "fourth wave of
economic development."

      Ho`owaiwai is also the name of Hawai`i County’s plan for building genuine wealth and the name of the statewide network “whose goal is to help families and communities build genuine wealth, and to do so in a way that is appropriate for island people – respecting the relationship island people have with the islands that feed them, both body and spirit,” the document says.
      “Returning to Ka`u’s values, priorities, and objectives, indicators of oikonomia, na `ohana economy and ho`owaiwai should account for all three of the community’s goal areas – managing and conserving natural and cultural resources, preserving and strengthening community character and building a resilient, sustainable local economy,” the documents conclude.
      The documents are available for review online at kaucdp.info and at area libraries and community centers. The Planning Department invites comments through Dec. 16, and a feedback form is available on the website.
      The documents will also be discussed during Ka`u CDP Steering Committee’s meeting a week from today, on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Pahala Community Center.
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FREE TUTORING FOR STUDENTS OF KA`U is offered by Kathryn Tydlacka, M.Ed. Parents are asked to make a small contribution to Ka`u Learning Academy, which is now operating as a 501(c)3. All donations go toward the development of this charter school, said Tydlacka, who noted that she will employ computer-based programs to assist instruction. “This has been made possible by Ross Rammelmeyer’s generous donation of five laptop computers and a projector and screen,” she said. “We have successfully completed round one of the application process, and based on the enthusiasm of many supporters, we feel certain we will succeed in bringing a much-needed charter school to Ka`u.” Contact her at kathryntydlacka@hotmail.com.

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ALAN S. DOWNER IS THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR of the state Historic Preservation Division. Department of Land and Natural Resources chairperson William Aila, Jr. said, “With extensive experience as director for one of the nation’s largest historic preservation agencies, Downer brings tremendous experience in leadership…. I also believe his qualifications will provide SHPD with much needed direction on working with the National Park Service to meet requirements under its Corrective Action Plan.”
      Downer served 27 years as director of the Navajo Nations Historic Preservation Department in Window Rock, Ariz. He was hired in 1986 to establish the first tribal historic preservation agency in the United States. The Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department remains one of the largest public historic preservation agencies in the United States.
      “Mr. Downer has the right experience to lead the Hawai`i’s State Historic Preservation Division,” Gov. Neil Abercrombie said. “The division plays a vital role in protecting and preserving Hawai`i’s historic and cultural sites, while balancing complex issues that affect the state’s economy.”

      Downer presently is special advisor to the executive director for the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources, a multi-agency resource management organization responsible for the management and stewardship of the natural and cultural resources of the Navajo Nation.
      Prior to working for the Navajo Nation, Downer was senior archaeologist for the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, overseeing the western United States, where he had the responsibility to review many Section 106 cases for Hawai`i and worked extensively with project sponsors, federal agencies, Native Hawaiian groups, and the State Historic Preservation Officer. The work required a working knowledge of the fundamentals of Hawaiian history and Native Hawaiian culture.

Videoconferencing is available at Ocean View Community Center for
County Council meetings today and tomorrow.

      Downer received his Bachelor of Science in geology from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. and his Masters in anthropological archaeology and his PhD in applied anthropology from University of Missouri–Columbia.

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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS TAKE PLACE today and tomorrow. A special meeting is scheduled today at 2 p.m. to discuss a bill that would prohibit most GMO crops.

      The council's regular meeting is tomorrow, and both meetings are held at Council Chambers in Hilo.

      Ka`u residents can participating via videoconferencing at Ocean View Community Center.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK PRESENTS Susan Cordell, senior scientist and research ecologist for the USDA Forest Service’s Institute of Pacific Island Forestry, discussing forest management tomorrow. The program begins at 7 p.m. this evening at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. $2 donations support park programs, and park entrance fees apply.

BENTO RAKUGO VISITS PAHALA PUBLIC & SCHOOL LIBRARY Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Performers present a comic story while sitting on a Japanese cushion throughout the entire performance, speaking all of the voices in both the first person and third person. All stories are spoken in English. The program is suitable for ages 5 and older, and young children must be accompanied by parent or caregiver.
      Call 928-2015 for more information.

HAWAIIAN MUSIC MASTERS AND THEIR STUDENTS present a free concert Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pahala Plantation House. The concert celebrates the eighth annual Hawaiian Music & Lifestyles Workshop held by Keoki Kahumoku and his Center for Hawaiian Music Studies. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs and mats for seating on the lawn. Smoked meat plates will be available for purchase. 

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AT PAHALAPLANTATIONCOTTAGES.COM AND KAUCOFFEEMILL.COM. KA`U COFFEE MILL IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

ALSO SEE KAUCALENDAR.COM AND FACEBOOK.COM/KAUCALENDAR.