Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, March 8, 2015

Sen. Mazie Hirono and Rep. Mark Takai shared lei greetings with others commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Photos from Office of Sen. Mazie Hirono

THIS WEEKEND MARKS 50 YEARS since marchers attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., were brutally beaten as they demonstrated for voting rights. Called Bloody Sunday, the event occurred on March 7, 1965, when state troopers and county posse attacked 600 unarmed marchers with billy clubs and tear gas. Marchers were on a 50-mile trek to Montgomery to protest discriminatory requirements and practices that disenfranchised most of the millions of African Americans across the South since the turn of the century.

A contingent from Hawai`i joined marchers in Selma
50 years ago.

      Yesterday, Sen. Mazie Hirono, joined by Rep. Mark Takai, commemorated the event by presenting lei to those gathered at the bridge. A contingent from Hawai`i did the same 50 years ago, carrying a sign that read, “Hawai`i knows integration works.”
      Sen. Brian Schatz said, “Today is about remembering those brave marchers who on Bloody Sunday 50 years ago faced deep prejudice and perilous danger for the sake of a cornerstone of freedom – the right to vote – without which there is no democracy. Beyond remembering, we recognize that the trail they blazed in principle and fortitude is yet incomplete and calls to us for its completion. Let us honor their memory by rededicating ourselves to equal voting rights for all, defeating voter suppression wherever it festers and ensuring that freedom’s ring reaches everyone in America.”

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Audrey Hidano

AUDREY HIDANO IS GOV. DAVID IGE’S choice to serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Accounting and General Services. 

       Hidano has experience in government leadership positions and in the private sector. She has twice served as Deputy Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and most recently as Deputy Director at the Department of Transportation.
      Hidano co-founded Hidano Construction, Inc., a general contracting company that specializes in residential and light commercial construction, and is co-owner of Rim-Pac, Inc. a construction company that specializes in solid surface work. She began her career as a public affairs analyst for Verizon.
      Hidano is active in a number of business and community organizations including Nuuanu-Punchbowl Neighborhood Board, Nuuanu YMCA, the Hawai`i Employer-Union Benefits Trust Fund and the Building Industry Association. She is a graduate of Honolulu Business College and McKinley High School.
      “Audrey Hidano is an experienced government leader who also understands what it takes to make a small business successful and a community thrive,” Ige said. “She is a team player, and I know she’ll make a positive difference.”
      “It’s an honor to be able to continue to serve the people of Hawai`i,” said Hidano. “I look forward to working with the dedicated employees in the department on behalf of the public.”
      Hidano’s nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.
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GOV. DAVID IGE HAS MADE APPOINTMENTS to the Department of Health. Lynn Fallin is Director of Behavior Health. Fallin has over 25 years of extensive experience in executive level policy and administration in health, education and human services. She has served under four governors in cabinet positions in two states – Hawai`i and Oregon. From 2011 to the present, she has served as Deputy Director of the Behavioral Health Administration at DOH. From 2003 to 2010, she served as Executive Director of Ho`okako`o Corporation, an education-focused nonprofit. She served as a Policy Advisor in the Office of the Governor from 1999 to 2002, Executive Director of the Oregon Commission on Children and Families from 1995 to 1998, Deputy Director of the Department of Human Services from 1991 to 1994 and Director of the Governor’s Office on Children and Youth from 1986 to 1991.

Lynn Fallin, state Director of Behavior Health

      Fallin serves on a number of national and local boards and commissions and has been recognized nationally and locally for her leadership by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, National Governors Association Zero to Three, Hawai`i Community Foundation Pono Program and National Association for the Education of Young Children Hawai`i Chapter.
      Danette Wong Tomiyasu is Deputy Director for Health Resources. She most recently served as Chief of Family Health Services Division at DOH, overseeing statewide public health surveillance, systems, programs and policy development for Maternal and Child Health, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, Primary Care and Rural Health and Oral Health. Wong Tomiyasu previously served as Chief of the Chronic Disease Management and Control Branch from October 2001 to August 2011. She also served with the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health for 10 years overseeing critical school health and nursing services for the Seattle Public Schools.
      Wong Tomiyasu received a Masters of Business Administration in Health Care Management from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Puget Sound in Washington.
      Terry Byers has been appointed Director, Executive Office on Aging. Byers brings more than two decades of experience in public health, most recently in DOH as Chief of the Maternal and Child Health Branch. She has also been Chief of the Office of Health Care Assurance and has served in various capacities in the state Office of Rural Health, Office of Planning, Policy and Program Development, Office of the Director and Healthy Hawai`i Initiative.
      Prior to joining DOH, Byers was vice president of the Healthcare Association of Hawai`i, a nonprofit representing Hawai`i’s healthcare providers including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, home care agencies and hospices, as well as community based providers.
      Byers, an alumna of University of Hawai`i at Manoa, began her career in public service as a staff member for Sen. Spark Matsunaga in Washington, D.C. She then served as Sen. Daniel Akaka’s health policy advisor for 12 years before returning home in 2002.
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Ka`u High's Shavon Mello-Waiwaiole took fourth in the state wrestling
tournament yesterday. Photo from KHPES

KA`U HIGH SENIOR WRESTLER Shavon Mello-Waiwaiole took fourth in the state tournament yesterday. 

      In her first match at the tournament, Mello-Waiwaiole pinned her opponent in 17 seconds to move on. Down 8-3 in the second period of the next match, she did a reverse to pin her opponent for the win. Although she dropped her semi-final match, she wrestled Big Island Interscholastic Federation champ Ebony Ayers in consolation bracket and pinned her for fourth place. 

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`IMI PONO NO KA `AINA, the free environmental education and outreach program for Three Mountain Alliance, is now accepting applications for its 2015 Summer Student Enrichment Program.
      This fun and rewarding program focuses environmental stewardship, natural and cultural history of Hawai`i Island and emphasizes learning through scientific and cultural practices. Students must be in grades six through 12 when applying.

      Each session is two weeks long, with two three-day camp trips. Session One is from June 8 through June 19; Session Two, June 29 through July 3. 

      “This is a great summer program for kids,” said Megan Lamson, of Hawai`i Wildlife Fund. “HWF has worked with this group for years now, and it an outstanding mentorship program for our youth.”
      There will be local pickups available in Ka`u.
      Interested parents can contact Lahela at 333-8241 or imipononokaaina@gmail.com for more information.
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SENIOR ID CARDS, for residents ages 60 and over, are available tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Pahala Community Center and 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Na`alehu Community Center. Call 928-3100 for more information.

KA`U ARTISTS CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN two workshops at Volcano Art Center next weekend. Patti Pease Johnson shares knowledge of color, composition and correcting problems during her Soft Pastel Still Life workshop, Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
      A two-day Stained Glass workshop is on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 15, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Claudia McCall teaches basic techniques, including glass cutting, foiling, soldering and completing with patina and polishing compound.
      See volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222 for more information and to sign up.

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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, March 7, 2015

Ka`u High's Cameron Enriques helped the Trojan boys volleyball team win the season opener.
Photo from Taylor's Treasures Photography

CHRISTINA NEAL TAKES OVER FOR JIM KAUAHIKAUA as Scientist-in-Charge of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory tomorrow. Neal comes to Hawai`i from Alaska, where she spent almost 25 years working as a USGS geologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory. 

      From 1983 to 1989, Neal was on staff at HVO. Her work included monitoring Kilauea during the early years of its ongoing East Rift Zone eruption, as well as Mauna Loa during its 1984 eruption. As part of the Big Island Mapping Project, Neal mapped the summit of Kilauea, resulting in the Geologic Map of the Summit Region of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i. She also mapped Kilauea’s Southwest Rift Zone for the Geologic Map of the Island of Hawai`i.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge
Christina Neal Photo from USGS HVO

      In 1990, Neal moved to Alaska to work at the newly created AVO in Anchorage, where she monitored and studied a number of Alaskan volcanoes and their eruptions. Working on remote Alaskan stratovolcanoes is not for the faint-hearted – steep-sided, glacier-covered volcanic mountains are hazardous even when not erupting.
      Neal also investigated eruptive histories and hazards of several volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. She was particularly interested in the physical processes of explosive eruptions.
      In 1998, Neal accepted a two-year assignment in Washington, D.C., as the first USGS geoscience advisor to the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, a USAID unit responsible for coordinating U.S. government responses to disasters overseas. She oversaw and initiated programs in geohazards mitigation, advised OFDA on responses to geologic disasters and served as liaison between federal agencies, academics and non-governmental organizations that work on natural hazards mitigation. She also traveled to Thailand, Nepal, Ecuador, Colombia and Kazakhstan to review or assist with the implementation of hazard mitigation programs.
      When Neal returned to AVO in 2000, she resumed her work as a geologist. With colleagues, she strengthened the Alaska-based interagency response system for volcanic eruptions and coordinated AVO’s eruption monitoring and crisis response efforts with Russian counterparts. She is also internationally recognized for her efforts to reduce the risk of volcanic ash to aviation in the North Pacific and globally. As part of an NSF-funded multi-disciplinary team, Neal recently helped install the first volcano monitoring equipment on the long-active Cleveland volcano in the Central Aleutians.
      In addition to geologic work, Neal was Chief of Staff and Deputy Regional Director for the USGS’ Western Regional Office in 2009 and 2010 and Acting Scientist-in-Charge at AVO in 2010.
      Over the years, Neal has maintained ties to HVO. In 2012, she helped with HVO’s 100th Anniversary Open House, and in October 2014, she spent two weeks at HVO assisting with monitoring efforts and community meetings as Kilauea’s lava flow moved toward Pahoa.
      Tom Murray, Director of the USGS Volcano Science Center, which oversees all five USGS volcano observatories, said he was thrilled when she accepted the post as HVO’s leader. “Tina brings to the HVO Scientist-in-Charge position the required broad scientific background, strong communication skills and eruption response experience, including much work with various communities at risk,” he said. “I know that both HVO and the communities that it serves will be in good hands going forward.”
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Volcano Fine Electronic Cigarettes Vice President
Scott Rasak

HAWAI`I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has followed Hawai`i County’s lead in passing a bill that would ban the sale or furnishing of tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, to anyone under 21 years of age. Hawai`i County’s ban went into effect July 1 of last year. 

      “Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United States,” according to testimony from the state Department of Health. “Nationally, nearly 1,000 youth under the age of 18 become regular smokers daily, and almost one-third of them will die from it.” The department shared statistics from 2013 Hawai`i Youth Risk reports that in the state of Hawai`i, 10 percent of high school youth, or 4,400 youth, currently smoke, and 15 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 years (19,400) are also current smokers. 

      “Tobacco companies heavily target young adults through a variety of marketing activities because they know it is a critical time period for solidifying nicotine addiction,” the department said.
      In testimony opposing the bill, Volcano Fine Electronic Cigarettes Vice President Scott Rasak said, “Over the years that we have been in business in the state, we have provided a product that tens of thousands of customers use every day to greatly reduce their use or quit smoking altogether. This has improved the lives of smokers and ex-smokers in the state. The removal of secondhand smoke has helped non-smokers as well and has cut down on the amount of butt discard in our community.”
      Ka`u’s state Rep. Richard Creagan, Vice Chair of the House Health Committee, was one of HB 385’s introducers.
      To follow progress of this and other bills, see capitol.hawaii.gov.
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Kevin Kodama

HOTTER WATER INDICATES EL NIÑO has arrived to Hawai`i, according to National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. Mike Halpert, deputy director of the center, told Bret Yager, of West Hawai`i Today, “A number of weather models agree El Niño will continue through the summer and that “El Niño has the potential to increase hurricane activity in the Pacific.”

      Kevin Kodama, of the National Weather Service in Honolulu, attributed recent dry weather and high surf to El Niño.
      El Niño conditions occurred during busy hurricane seasons in Hawai`i’s past, including 1992, the most active hurricane season on record, when Iniki caused major damage on Kaua`i. Last year, when the most named storms since 1992 formed in the Eastern Pacific, was also an El Niño year, with record sea surface temperatures being recorded. Currently, Hawaiian waters are one to 3.6 degrees above normal.
      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE BIG ISLAND is holding an online auction raising funds to support its programs for island youth. The auction ends Monday, March 16, with new items recently added. Categories include Antiques & Art, Gift Certificates, Health & Fitness, Music and Tickets & Travel. See biddingowl.com/BoysGirlsClubBIYOY.
      BGCBI holds its third annual Youth of the Year Banquet & Awards Ceremony Friday, March 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The theme is Inspiring Youth, and participants can dress as what they wanted to be when they were young.
      To purchase tickets and for more information, contact Gail Hamasu at gail@bgcbi.org or 961-5536.
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KA`U HIGH BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS won their season opener Thursday, hosting Kea`au. Varsity won in three straight games, 25-15, 25-20 and 25-18. Junior Varsity also won 22-25,25-12 and 15-12.
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Spring Break Art is coming to Volcano Art Center. Photo from VAC

VOLCANO ART CENTER OFFERS SPRING BREAK ART from March 17 to 20. There will be art and crafts for children grades 2 through 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus. 

      Artists Ken Charon and Patricia Hoban will teach drawing and painting, and there will be crafts and art classes with instructors Dina Kageler, Lanaya Deily and Marsha Hee.
      It’s the second year VAC has offered this program, and it seems to be a huge success for parents and their children. As one parent said, “My four girls, and myself, thoroughly enjoyed the spring break art class! Everything my girls did was fresh and new to them. My children really liked doing the variety of art projects and meeting other kids and new teachers.”
      There are no fees, but enrollment is limited. To register or for more information, call 967-8222 or see www.volcanoartcenter.org.
      This program is being made possible through a grant from Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Ka`u residents are invited to hike with a guide to the top of Pu`u o Lokuana
tomorrow. Photo by Michael Szoenyi

PU`U O LOKUANA PROGRAM TAKES PLACE Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Kahuku unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Participants learn about formation and various uses of this grassy cinder cone over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Ka`u on this short, moderately difficult 0.4-mile hike to the top. Sturdy footwear, water, rain gear, sun protection and a snack are recommended. 

FRIENDS OF HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK explore Pu`u Loa Petroglyphs led by Pohai Montague-Mullins tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Non-members may become members in order to attend. Preregistration is required at 985-7373.

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S CRATER RIM CAFÉ in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park hosts its monthly Mongolian BBQ tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Diners choose from an array of veggies and proteins for chefs to wok up. $.85 per ounce. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8356 for more information.

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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 6, 2015

A ranger leads a hike to the top of Pu`u o Lokuana at Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Sunday.
NPS Photo by Jessica Ferracane

KA`U LEARNING ACADEMY WON unanimous approval of the county Windward Planning Commission to begin teaching classes at Discovery Harbour July 29 for the 2015-2016 school year. At the meeting yesterday, founder Kathryn Tydlacka told commissioners the academy plans to use the golf course clubhouse for three years and would then move to Lehua Court in Ocean View, according to Nancy Cook Lauer, of Hawai`i Tribune-Herald. She also said two other sites, one in Discovery Harbour and one in Ocean View, are available if Lehua Court isn’t built in time.

Discovery Harbour's Golf Course Clubhouse has been approved as a schoolhouse
for Ka`u Learning Academy.

      Requirements imposed by the commission include removing alcohol and terminating bar operations at the clubhouse, where KLA currently operates Gilligan’s Café as a nonprofit to raise funds for the charter school. School operators must also install a fire alarm, which Tydlacka said they are prepared to do, although it would add to the cost.
      Documents submitted to the commission by KLA included a petition of support signed by area residents and a letter of support from Ka`u’s state Rep. Richard Creagan.
      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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HAWAI`I HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS in its public schools as a result of its systemic reforms, according to the latest U.S. Department of Education monitoring report. USDOE yesterday provided Hawai`i’s Department of Education its Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Monitoring Report with across the board ratings of “meets expectations.”

Kathryn Matayoshi

      “The progress that Hawai`i has made in its educational transformation is incredible. Much credit goes to the state’s educators and school leaders for showing tremendous courage and doing the hard work to improve outcomes for all students,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “From instituting afterschool and summer enrichment programs at the state’s lowest performing schools to providing toolkits and resources to help teachers smoothly transition to the state’s new, higher academic standards, Hawai`i is a model for the rest of the country. I congratulate the state for its accomplishments, and I hope the state continues its leadership in improving outcomes for all students."
      Beginning School Year 2013-14, DOE was granted its ESEA flexibility waiver, which resulted in Hawai`i’s new school accountability and improvement system, the Strive HI Performance System. Strive HI replaced many outdated requirements of the No Child Left Behind law with meaningful benchmarks aligned with goals of the DOE and Hawai`i State Board of Education Strategic Plan.
      “A critical step in our transformation was getting approval for multiple measures of success, so that recognition and supports can be tailored to the needs of Hawai`i’s students, educators, and schools,” Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi said. “The amount of change that has taken place has not been easy. There have been bumps in the road, and we’re still making adjustments based on ongoing feedback from teachers and principals. However, this report validates our strategic direction and our momentum in keeping Hawai`i public schools on an upward trajectory.”
      Among achievements highlighted in the report was establishment of the CAST system. CAST, or Complex Area Support Teams, were created to assist schools in planning, resources, staffing and support to the six Priority Strategies. These strategies are the DOE’s academic focus within the Strategic Plan for measurable progress.
      In addition to the work of CAST, the report pointed to state achievements in its data collection mechanisms to “evaluate and revise its project implementation across all principles of ESEA flexibility based on multiple sources of data.”
      The report also made recommendations to strengthen the impact of recent changes to the use of the Tripod Student Survey in the Educator Effectiveness System. Work on the recommendations is already underway.
      “Teachers and principals play a critical role in ensuring that we have a performance system that supports success,” Matayoshi said.

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REBECCA KAWEHI INABA IS THE NEW HEAD of Hawai`i County’s Department of Research and Development, replacing Laverne Omori, who retired. Hawai`i County Council unanimously approved Mayor Billy Kenoi’s appointment Wednesday.

Rebecca Kawehi Inaba

      Inaba founded Mokulele Airlines as well as several other companies. She is also involved with many community organizations, including Daniel Sayre Foundation, Jonathan Dale Miller Foundation, Ulumau Leadership Series and Hawai`i Community Foundation. She is also a Life Plan Program mentor at Kealakehe High School. 

      “I realized I couldn’t tell our mayor no,” Inaba said about her nomination. “This is a gift, and there is something I can do to help.”
      Ka`u’s County Council member Maile Medeiros David said, “In the time that I have known you, you have made me so proud to be … born and raised on this island… . I really am so humbled by your success and everything you do for this community. I thank the mayor, and because I know all the good things you are definitely capable of doing, I really look forward to the 22 months (left in Kenoi’s tenure) to work with you.”
      R&D Department oversees several programs.
      Agriculture Program provides facilitative leadership to public and private sectors to support sustainable development of agriculture, forestry, aquaculture and other natural resources.
      Business and Community Economic Development Program facilitates development of a sustainable economy that enhances residents’ standard of living of and economic viability of businesses.
      Energy Program develops and initiates energy efficiency programs and renewable energy projects based on renewable energy resources.
      Big Island Film Office promotes and supports film production, expands infrastructure to sustain production and builds a supportive climate between business, government, community and filmmakers on Hawai`i Island.
      Tourism Program provides active leadership to strengthen and enhance Hawai`i Island’s visitor industry.
      Information Resources Program collects, maintains and disseminates statistical, reference and program information to county and state agencies and the general public.
      “It’s not a big department, but it’s an important department,” Kenoi said. 

      See more about the county’s Research & Development Department at hawaiicounty.gov.

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During the March on Selma 50 years ago, marchers, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
worn lei presented by Rev. Abraham Akaka. Photo from Hawai`i News Now

SEN. MAZIE HIRONO TRAVELS TO ALABAMA to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday this weekend. Tomorrow, Hirono will join civil rights leaders, President Obama and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. Hirono plans to present flower lei to civil rights leaders commemorating the march, just as Rev. Abraham Akaka did for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1965. 

      This is Hirono’s second trip to Selma to commemorate Bloody Sunday; she previously went in 2009.

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WORKSHOPS ON RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS take place today at Ocean View Community Center 
from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
 and tomorrow at Na`alehu Community Center 
from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
 and Cooper Center on Wright Road in Volcano from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

      For more information on these and other professional workshops, see arcsa.org.

DR. CLAIRE HORWELL CONTINUES her vog surveys tomorrow at Ocean View Swap Meet. Horwell is researching how residents protect themselves and how those methods relate to official advice. Surveys take 10 to 15 minutes.

Pu`u Loa Petroglyph field is the site of this month's Sunday Walk in the Park.
NPS Photo by Jay Robinson

PU`U O LOKUANA PROGRAM TAKES PLACE Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Kahuku unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Participants learn about formation and various uses of this grassy cinder cone over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Ka`u on this short, moderately difficult 0.4-mile hike to the top. Sturdy footwear, water, rain gear, sun protection and a snack are recommended.

FRIENDS OF HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK explore Pu`u Loa Petroglyphs led by Pohai Montague-Mullins Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Non-members may become members in order to attend. Preregistration is required at 985-7373

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S CRATER RIM CAFÉ in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park hosts its monthly Mongolian BBQ Sunday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Diners choose from an array of veggies and proteins for chefs to wok up. $.85 per ounce. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8356 for more information.

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

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