Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Jan. 26, 2015

Ka`u High School girls varsity basketball team celebrated Senior Night Saturday, the final home game for those graduating this year, with a win over HPA. Photo from Kaweni Ibarra

HAWAI`I ISLAND’S COMMUNITIES are addressing a 41 percent shortage of doctors.
      University of Hawai`i John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Area Health Education Center Kelly Withey told reporter Colin Stewart, of Hawai`i Tribune Herald. Withey said Big Island communities “are coming together to make changes such as starting an interprofessional residency training program in Hilo, holding activities such as Teen Health Camps for students to learn about health careers, holding activities to support local physicians sponsored by Hawai`i Island Healthcare Alliance and the mayor, and doctors are working together to help other doctors set up practices. Things such as these, as well as loan repayment and showing aloha to all members of the health care team, are essential to making sure everyone on the Big Island gets the care they need.”
      According to the story, in 2014 the island needed 554 doctors but only had 327. Shortages included 30 primary care providers, along with orthopedic surgeons, neurologists and endocrinologists. Other specialty areas that had shortages were colorectal surgery, neonatal-perinatal, pediatric rheumatology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric neurology, plastic surgery, neurological surgery, infectious disease, allergy and immunology.
      Dr. Richard Lee-Ching, President of East Hawai`i Independent Physicians Association, told Stewart what he thinks is causing the shortages. “There’s a couple things that stop them. It costs more to live here, and by and large, we get paid less over here… . The doctors who are coming here are coming out with a fair amount of debt, so when they do come out, they’re not setting up private practice because they would have to deal with more of the bureaucratic nonsense.”
      Other barriers include paperwork and documentation requirements for reimbursement by Medicare and Medicaid, along with other requirements.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.

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Life of the Land is one of several organizations opposing Gov. Ige's
nomination of Carlton Ching as had of DLNR.

GOV. DAVID IGE’S NOMINATION of Carlton Ching to head the Department of Land & Natural Resources is receiving criticism from many sources. Ching is Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for Castle & Cooke Hawai`i, where he supports the organization’s real estate, agricultural and renewable energy initiatives. 

      Henry Curtis, Director of Life of the Land, said Ching is a developer on his blog at ililanimedia.blogspot.com. Curtis said Ching in 2005 asked legislators to reduce or abolish the Land Use Commission.
      Curtis also said that in 2008 Castle & Cooke wrote a bill pushed by Rep. Calvin Say that “would have killed all public participation, all utility reviews, all interagency approvals, all county reviews, and given one person, the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism director, power to approve renewable energy projects before the Final Environmental Impact Statement has been written.  

      “Ching currently serves as a Vice President of the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawai`i which describes itself as ‘the only Hawai`i-based organization devoted exclusively to promoting the interests of the development community.’” 

      Civil Beat reported that Ching is a registered lobbyist for Castle & Cooke.

Sierra Club of Hawai`i is one of several
organizations that oppose the nomination.

      A commenter on Civil Beat said LURF is “the main lobbying group for developers seeking to weaken Hawai`i’s zoning and planning laws. He is also on the board of the Building Industry Association. With Ching’s nomination, the developers have hit the trifecta! A longtime key advocate for their interests now put in charge of Hawai`i’s public natural resources.
      “Those of us who were concerned when (former Gov. Neil) Abercrombie’s Public Land Development Corporation looked like it was intended to turn state government into an enabler of development interest should appreciate Ching’s nomination removes a layer of complexity. Under Ching, the developers would be directly in charge.” 

      Former state Senate Majority Leader and former Kaua`i County Council member Gary Hooser wrote, “I supported and voted for Gov. Ige. This appointment leaves me both flabbergasted and extremely disappointed. My only hope is he will reconsider and withdraw the appointment very quickly.”
      Over twenty environmental groups are asking the governor to withdraw the nomination. 

In a joint statement, the groups said Ching “has no demonstrated expertise in managing the cultural and natural resources that fall under the department’s purview, including but not limited to endangered species, iwi, ceded land, water resources, forests, beaches, coral reefs, fishing and hunting resources, historic sites and state parks. 

It is still early in Gov. Ige’s term, and we urge him to make the proper course corrections for the benefit of our natural environment and the people of Hawai`i nei. We look forward to working with him and his administration to make Hawai`i a better place for all the people of these islands, our children, and generations to come.


      Among the groups are Conservation Council for Hawai`i, Defend O`ahu Coalition, Earthjustice, Friends of Lana`i, Hawai`i Alliance for Progressive Action, Hawai`i Wildlife Fund, Hawai`i’s Thousand Friends, Hui Ho`omalu I Ka `Aina, `Ilio`ulaokalani Coalition, KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance, Kanehili Hui, Kupa`a No Lana`i, Life of the Land, LOST FISH Coalition, MANA (Movement for Aloha No Ka `Aina), Maui Tomorrow, O`ahu Chapter of Aha Moku Council, Progressive Democrats of Hawai`i, Puna Pono Alliance, Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, The Outdoor Circle, Wailua-Kapa`a Neighborhood Association and West Maui Preservation Association.


      Department of Land & Natural Resources Director serves as chair of the Board of Land & Natural Resources, chair of the Commission on Water Resource Management and as the state’s Historic Preservation Officer, in addition to overseeing many programs.

      

Marti Townsend, Executive Director of The Outdoor Circle, urged the governor to withdraw Ching’s nomination to head up DLNR citing Ching’s “lack of experience in protecting natural resources, which is the agency’s primary responsibility.”

      Anthony Aalto, Sierra Club spokesperson, pointed out that Ching “lobbied for developer Castle and Cooke, served as a director on the Building Industry Association of Hawai`i and as vice-president of the Land Use Research Foundation, which according to its website “is devoted exclusively to promoting the interests of the development community.”

      According to the joint statement, both organizations “have consistently lobbied to weaken laws that protect the state’s cultural and natural resources.”

      See civilbeat.com.

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Senior Night honored members of Ka`u High girls basketball who graduate this year.
Photo from Kaweni Ibarra

KA`U HIGH’S VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM celebrated Senior Night Saturday. For seniors on the team, this was the last chance to play a game on Ka`u’s home court. 

      Ka`u played against HPA and made the best out of their last home game. Within the first minute, scores were tied, but Ka`u quickly changed that. The Trojans kept the lead for the entire game and held their ground for a final score of 56-31.
      Seniors Kerrilynn Domondon, Denisha Navarro and Bridget Pasion showcased the power of the team on both offense and defense.
      The team’s next game is Saturday at Kamehameha-Hawai`i.

      The Ka`u Calendar journalism intern Kaweni Ibarra contributed to this Ka`u sports update.

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FLIGHT OPERATIONS OCCUR AT KAHUKU UNIT of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park today, tomorrow and Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. to transport fencing material, camp supplies and crew near the Kahuku Unit/Ka`u Forest Reserve Boundary.

      Management of the park requires the use of aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources and to maintain backcountry facilities.

      Dates and times are subject to change based on aircraft availability and weather.
      The park issued a statement that it regrets any noise impact to residents and park visitors.

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PAHOEHOE LAVA: THE EBB AND FLOW OF MOLTEN ROCK is the topic at After Dark in the Park tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Lava erupted from the Pu`u `O`o vent on Kilauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone has been advancing in fits and starts toward the community of Pahoa since June 2014. After the flow stalled just 170 yards from Pahoa Village Road in early November, a new breakout of lava began moving toward Pahoa Marketplace. University of Hawai`i at Hilo geologists Ken Hon and Cheryl Gansecki have spent decades studying and filming the behavior of pahoehoe lava and will use time-lapse and recent videos to explain how and why these flows advance, stall and inflate.

      This free program is part of Volcano Awareness Month.
      Park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

The annual Keiki Fishing Tournament, sponsored by O Ka`u Kakou yesterday at Punalu`u Beach, saw Ryder Cabreros take
first in the aholehole division. Brayden Bello took second and Kawai Smith took third. Photo by Lee McIntosh

VOLCANO AWARENESS MONTH WRAPS UP THIS WEEK at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park with a scientist talk on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Entitled Pahoehoe Lava: the Ebb and Flow of Molten Rock, the presentation will feature University of Hawai`i geologists Ken Hon and Cheryl Gensecki.

      Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's recent Volcano Watch article discusses how HVO scientists track lava activity from the air and ground, particularly in light of the flow that began June 27 of 2014 and continues to descend into Puna from Kilauea Volcano. The scientists write:

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Matt Patrick uses a 

handheld GPS receiver to map the boundary of an active lobe of the 

June 27th lava flow near Pāhoa. Photo from USGS

     Volcanology is fundamentally an observational science. To better understand how volcanoes work, scientists must examine volcanic eruptions and their deposits. Field observations are, therefore, at the core of HVO's response to lava flow activity on the Island of Hawaiʻi.
     In that regard, little has changed since lava flows inundated Kalapana in 1990. As flows advanced toward, and ultimately through, that community, HVO geologists were on the ground, making detailed maps that were used to alert Civil Defense officials and local residents of the potential lava-flow hazards. While the basic nature of geologic observations has not changed, the tools we use today are much different than those used 25 years ago.
     In 1990, HVO geologists mapped lava flows by hand, on the ground and from the air, using recent aerial photos of the area for orientation. Lava flow outlines were sketched onto an acetate sheet overlain on the aerial photo. As lava covered more and more of the community, it became increasingly difficult to determine precise flow locations due to the lack of identifiable landmarks. In some cases, downed power lines were the only indication of where roads had been! Back in the office, the flow outlines from the aerial photos were transferred to a paper topographic map for copying and distribution. 

     Today, lava flows are mapped using space-based methods. As described in last week's Volcano Watch, timely satellite data can be used to track flow progress, especially when crews are not able to get to the field. When scientists are able to observe the flow directly, either on the ground or by helicopter, they map the flow boundaries using the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Kupipi fishing drew keiki to Punalu`u yesterday with Kanoa Dacalio
 taking first, Kircia Derasin second and Chesney-Jo Hao third.
Photo by Lee McIntosh

     Although GPS was available in 1990, the instrumentation for recording positions was bulky and expensive, and data were not especially accurate because the U.S. military intentionally degraded the signal. This scrambling, called "selective availability," was turned off in 2000, allowing GPS users around the world access to the same accuracy as the military, down to a few meters (yards). Technological developments also improved the quality of GPS receivers, resulting in the compact handheld units that are so common today and easily used in the field. 

     Using handheld GPS units, HVO geologists can now quickly map flows via helicopter or by walking around flow margins. Upon returning to HVO, they download the GPS data and plot the flow margins on a map using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. Other map layers, like roads and towns, are added to the plots to produce the maps published on HVO's website (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps). These maps form the basis for much of HVO's monitoring of the June 27th lava flow.
     In addition to GPS data, geologists track flow activity using both regular and thermal cameras, capturing images from the ground and from the air (both types of images are posted on HVO's website, http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/multimedia/index.php, after crews return from the field). HVO scientists recently developed the ability to create a mosaic of thermal images (for example, http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/uploads/image-225.jpg), which provide high-resolution views of active lava breakouts over the entire flow field.
    Over the past 25 years, technological advances have enabled more accurate and timely tracking of lava flows from the ground, air, and space, as well as rapid distribution of that information via the Internet. Although the fundamental observations made by HVO geologists remain much the same, the manner in which data are collected has greatly improved.
     For more, visit http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov, email askHVO@usgs.gov, or call 808-967-8844.
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Joe Buyuan caught the
 second most fish.
Photo by Lee McIntosh

Toby Kekoa-Burgess caught the
 largest fish at the tournament.
Photo by Lee McIntosh

Ikaika Derasin caught the
most fish at Punalu`u.
Photo by Lee McIntosh

Kircia Derasin and Akela Kuahiwinui tied for third in catching the most
 fish at the Keiki Tournament.  Photo by Lee McIntosh                    

SPONSORING ORGANIZATION O KA`U KAKOU has announced winners in the Keiki Fishing Tournament. It is the largest shoreline event in Ka`u each year and took place yesterday at  Punalu`u Beach, withhundreds of keiki and family members participating. State Department of Land & Natural Resources staff members were on hand to teach about the rules that protect ocean resources. Families learned about Disaster Preparedness from the Red Cross and about early education offered locally by the Tutu & Me program. All of the fish caught were returned to the ocean after measuring.
     Keki took home prizes. Winners in the Kupipi category were Kanoa Dacalio, first, Kiricia Derasin second and Chesney-Jo Hao third. For hinalea, Asia Sesson took first, Cruze Alani second and Kaleopono Paliko Lefew third.
     Ikaika Derasin caught the most fish. Second-most fish went to Joe Buyuan and tying for third-most fish were Kersia Derasin and Akela Kuahiwinui. Toby Kekoa Burgess caught the largest fish.
     Ka`u's newly elected County Council member Maile Medeiros David attended the event. Keioki Kahumoku and friends provided music.  To comment on or like this story, go to facebook.com/kaucalendar.

In the hinalea category, Asia Sesson took first, Cruze Alani second.
Kaleopono Paliko Lefew third. Photo by Lee McIntosh

A CELEBRATION OF  NEW MUSIC EDUCATION FOR THE KA`U PUBLIC SCHOOLS is this coming Saturday, Jan. 31, as local musicians join jazz musician and music teacher Jr. Volcano Choy. Choy will be on trumpet, Brian McCree on acoustic bass, Bruce David on drums and Betsy Curtis will share her jazz vocals.
     The concert from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Pahala Plantation House will raise funds to restore band instruments that have remained idle in the Ka`u High School Band Room for years.
     Volcano Art Center recently received a grant from the Hawai`i  State Foundation on Culture & the Arts for Jr. Volcano Choy to teach a series of after-school classes for Middle School students at the Pahala campus. The concert will introduce him to the community as he joins local musicians Keoki Kahumoku and friends. Admission is free but donations encouraged to help fund the program at the school.
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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015

Punalu`u tidepools and the keiki swimming hole are surrounded by keiki fishing with their families. The tiny fish are put back in the water after measuring them for the competition. Photo by Julia Neal

PLANS FOR A WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT in Hawai`i County have been scrapped, reports Nancy Cook Lauer in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald. Mayor Billy Kenoi told her his decision is based on the dramatic decrease in oil prices, which would make it less feasible for Hawaiian Electric Light Co. to purchase energy produced by the county.

County Council member Maile Medeiros David and `O Ka`u Kakou
volunteer at Tutu & Me's preschool education tent
at the Keiki Fishing Tournament. Photo by Julia Neal

      Last year, the cost the utility would have paid for power from an outside source was about 20 cents per kilowatt-hour, according to the story, three cents more that a calculated cost-effective rate. The amount has dropped as low as eight to 10 cents, Kenoi said.
      The mayor said he will work on diverting more waste from landfills, focusing on organic and green waste. He will also work to get a state permit to increase capacity at Hilo landfill and lengthen its life by eight to 10 years.
      Kohala’s County Council member Margaret Wille said, “We had an educated public, and no way were we going to be steamrolled into a 25-year contract. This is exactly the thing we’ve been trying to say. Conditions change, and we need to be flexible and not locked in. Now we need to move into the conversation, the right conversation.” Wille said the county needs to pick up the pace on its landfill diversion programs, such as recyling and composting.
      The county’s diversion rate has increased from 29 percent when Kenoi took office in 2008 to 37 percent this year, Kenoi said.
      “Any difficult decision is going to create a lot of conversation and discussion, and that’s healthy,” Kenoi said. “We were trying to take a liability and make it an asset. We engaged in the process in good faith, but unforeseen factors came into play.”

      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.

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Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's Jaggar Museum, above, and Kilauea Visitor
Center announce new operating hours. NPS photo by Ed Shiinoki

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, JAGGAR MUSEUM in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Kilauea Visitor Center is also open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association bookstores within both visitor facilities have the same hours. 

      The new hours address periods of peak visitation and enable the park to keep both centers open seven days a week. The park itself will remain open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
      Visitors who arrive before operational hours at Jaggar Museum and Kilauea Visitor Center are encouraged to enjoy the view of Kilauea Volcano’s summit eruption from the outdoor observation deck adjacent to Jaggar Museum or at other vantage points along Crater Rim Trail. Popular places like `Akanikolea (Steam Vents), Nahuku (Thurston Lava Tube) and Kilauea Iki Trail are often best enjoyed before 9 a.m. when the park is not as busy.
      Free, ranger-guided programs originate at both Jaggar Museum and the Kilauea Visitor Center. At Jaggar Museum, visitors can enjoy daily “Life on the Edge” ranger talks at 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to learn about the current eruption from Halema`uma`u Crater and Kilauea Volcano’s eruptive nature. At Kilauea Visitor Center, “Explore the Summit” walks are offered at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and the daily “How it All Started” geology talk is presented daily at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. All other activities for the day are posted after the visitor centers open.
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Punalu`u Black Sand Beach with a string of keiki and families in `O Ka`u Kakou's fishing tournament. Photo by Julia Neal

ELIZABETH FIEN IS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
for Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Fien will be responsible for implementation and oversight of all aspects of the nonprofit group’s operation, including conservation, stewardship, development, external relations, governance and general management. She will also lead the organization as it prepares to celebrate Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park’s 100th anniversary in 2016.

Elizabeth Fien

      Fien is the first to hold the Executive Director position for Friends. FHVNP was previously managed by an all-volunteer board of directors. She has been with the organization since 2012 and previously served as its Education & Development Coordinator and Director of Development.
      Since her tenure with FHVNP, Fien has doubled the organization’s income, obtained over $140,000 in grants and formed a partnership with Volcano House providing educational tours of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. She also established significant financial support from the Geist Foundation and several other foundations for the park’s Youth Ranger Internship program.
      Fien brings to FHVNP a 20-year track record of successful leadership, management and fundraising. She spent the early part of her career in legal health care management with Rocky Mountain Health Care Corporation in Denver. After moving to Hawai`i in 1995, she worked as a nonprofit consultant raising funds for Bridge House, Friends of Waimanalo Library and Waimanalo Health Center, where she served as Board President from 2007-2009.
      “I am humbled and honored to help lead and collaborate on the important work that lies ahead for the Friends – an organization that has made such a difference to all of us who love Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and this part of Hawai`i,” Fien said. “With ambitious goals to engage more youth in the park, balance the visitor experience and use with resource protection, and strengthen community involvement and support, the Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is an exciting place to be as we approach the park’s centennial.”
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The Red Cross teaches keiki about disaster preparedness
at the Keiki Fishing Tournament today.
Photo by Julia Neal

GOVERNOR DAVID IGE HAS ANNOUNCED nominations of Carleton Ching to serve as Chair of Hawai`i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources and Kekoa Kaluhiwa as First Deputy. 

      Ching has devoted much of his career to creating communities for Hawai`i’s residents. He spent a decade with Hawai`i Housing Authority, where he specialized in building affordable homes and facilitated a resolution to the contentious conflict between Waiahole-Waikane Community Association and the state. Following this he worked for Westloch, Inc., Castle & Cooke Kunia, Molokai Ranch and SSFM International. Currently he is Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for Castle & Cooke Hawai`i, where he supports the organization’s real estate, agricultural and renewable energy initiatives. He is an active volunteer with a number of business, housing, health and education nonprofit organizations.
      “Stewardship of Hawai`i’s unique resources is one of the most critical tasks of state government, and Carleton Ching has the heart, knowledge and skills to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources,” Ige said. “No one understands better the complex issues this Department handles and how to balance the needs of our environment and our residents.”

      Ching graduated from Kaimuki High School and earned a Business Administration degree at Boise State University, where he was an imposing left tackle for the Broncos.

Kekoa Kaluhiwa

      “It’s humbling to be asked to protect Hawai`i’s natural, cultural and historic resources,” said Ching. “I am committed to upholding the mission and purpose of the DLNR. My inspiration comes from my keiki and my mo`opuna. I want to leave Hawai`i a better place for them and for future generations.”
      Kaluhiwa began his career as a fellow at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and then as a graduate intern in the Land Assets Division of Kamehameha Schools. Following this he worked in U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka’s Honolulu office, and he then served for two years as Director of External Affairs for First Wind Energy. He is currently a principal at Kuano`o Communications, where he helps clients understand the unique cultural and environmental challenges of doing business in Hawai`i.
      “Kekoa Kaluhiwa learned about leadership from his kupuna,” said Ige. “He has the education and skill set to carry out his kuleana in an ever changing world. I know he will make a difference.”
       Kaluhiwa is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington. He holds a master’s degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Environmental Planning and Management Theory from the University of Hawai`i.

      From an early age, natural resource management has been my passion,” said Kaluhiwa. “So it is a privilege for me to serve in this capacity. I have great confidence in the DLNR staff, and I look forward to supporting the kuleana we all share in caring for Hawai`i’s precious environment and host culture.”

       “As in all my departments, no one person can manage it alone,” said Ige. “I’m confident this leadership team will work with DLNR’s committed employees as stewards of the public trust so future generations will be proud to call Hawai`i home.”
      Both appointments are subject to approval by the Senate. Interim Chairperson Carty Chang and Interim First Deputy Dan Quinn will remain in their respective positions until new leaders are confirmed by the Senate.
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`O KA`U KAKOU HELD ITS sevenenth annual Keiki Fishing Tournament at Punalu`u Beach Park today. More photos and results are coming up in future Ka`u News Briefs.

Keoki Kahumoku and friends play for the annual `O Ka`u Kakou
Keiki Fishing Tournament. Photo by Julia Neal

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY on Saturday, Jan. 31 is a jazz concert to support an afterschool music program at Ka`u Middle School. The school has a band room full of instruments that have not been used for years due to budget cuts. Through a grant to Volcano Art Center from the Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, Volcano Choy will begin teaching afterschool music classes this winter and spring. 

      The jazz concert at Pahala Plantation House will help raise funds to restore the brass and woodwind instruments, to buy sheet music and cover other costs of the program.
      The outdoor concert will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with food and drinks available for purchase. Suggested donation is $15. Donations may also be made directly to VAC. Call 967-8222.

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