Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, July 4, 2015

Classic Cars are a regular in the Volcano Fourth of July Parade held this morning. Photo by Ron Johnson

Hare Krishna followers pull their wagon at Volcano Parade.
Photo by Ron Johnson

FOURTH OF JULY KICKED OFF this morning with the annual Volcano Parade, with may community groups, businesses and government representatives participating, followed by a morning of music, theater, food, games and arts and crafts sales at Cooper Center on Wright Road. Fourth of July events include a ceremony at Kilauea Military Camp, a parade in Na`alehu and two days of rodeo at Na`alehu rodeo grounds. See more in tomorrow's Ka`u News Briefs.
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NO STEWARDSHIP GRANTS were approved by the County Council’s Finance Committee this week, although more than $1.1 million funded by .25 percent of property taxes sits in a county fund. It is earmarked for nonprofits that help the county care for lands bought with open space funds generated from two percent of property taxes.

Management of Kawa could involve a county and community
partnership in the future. Photo by Julia Neal

     In Ka`u, a partnership with the county exists with the nonprofit group Ka `Ohana O Honu`apo. However, the Honu`apo land around Whittington Beach Park was purchased before two percent funding became available, making the organization ineligible to use the .25 percent stewardship funds at Honu`apo. The Ka `Ohana organization has a crew of volunteers and raises money on its own, receiving grants and donations from other sources.
     At Kawa, Ka `Ohana has a project to cut back invasive plants. Another organization, Na Mamo O Kawa, led by Kai McGuire and Kaui Felder, has been helping to clean the access and other areas used by surfers and other community members and is still working on its formal organization as a 501C3.
     Uhane Pohaku Na Moku O Hawai`i, which is a registered nonprofit with its founders living in Pahala, applied to help steward Kawa. However, the finance committee declined to recommend funding for any project around the island including two in Waipi’o and two in Kohala.
     According to a story in this morning’s Hawai`i Tribune Herald, some members of the County Council this week “quizzed the administration on why grants haven’t been awarded” for the stewardship programs. Reporter Nancy Cook Lauer quoted Puna council member Greggor Ilagan saying, “There’s plenty of money, and the longer we wait, the longer there’s money just sitting there. That’s not what I want to see government become.”

Kawa is a popular fishing and beach-going place for Ka`u residents, now under county stewardship with community members helping. Photo by Julia Neal

    During the meeting, Department of Parks and Recreation Director Clayton Honma presented an analysis of five applications for stewardships around the island, including the one for Kawa. However, “because no council member has sponsored a resolution awarding any money, no action was taken,” the story said. Hawai`i Tribune-Herald reported Honma saying, “We’re Parks and Recreation. We don’t give out grants to begin with. This is our first go-round. When this program fell into our laps, as far as the funding goes and overseeing the funding, there was no person in a position then to review the grants or administer and oversee the applications.”
     Council member Maile David said this morning that a process is needed to better handle the proposals and that perhaps the groups applying for stewardship will be able to reapply.
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UHANE POHAKU NA MOKU O HAWAI`I, Inc. has received a $2,300 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for its annual Ho`okupu Hula No Ka`u Cultural Festival in Pahala. The free event will be held on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the grounds of Pahala Plantation House.

Intercultural exchange with dancers from Lana`i, Japan and Pahala with
 music from South Side Serenaders. Photo by Julia Neal

      For opening ceremonies, Uhane invites Ho`okupu from halau, Hawaiian organizations, practitioners and the Hawaiian community in the district of Ka'u.
    Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, who organizes the event, said, “To follow we have a lineup of great musicians featuring Keaiwa with Demetrius Oliveira, Darlene Ahuna, Wailau Ryder and friends, South Side Serenaders and many more. Halau from O`ahu, Hawai`i Island, Lana`i, Japan and Okinawa will share their styles of hula. Our mistress of ceremonies for the two day event will be Skylark Rossetti.
     “Cultural practitioners will demonstrate skills in lauhala weaving, coconut weaving, poi pounding, la`au lapa`au, lomi lomi and more, interacting with the community and with our visitors from the island and afar,” she said.
      Workshops will be scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Old Pahala Clubhouse to begin at 8 a.m. with hula, lauhala weaving, `ukulele, slack key and kalo demonstrations.
     “This cultural event will bring the Ka`u community closer and help share their mana`o with others, furthering a sense of place and pride for Pahala,” Ryder said.
     For further information, contact Debbie Ryder, founder and festival coordinator, at 808-649-9334. Festival website is hookupukau.com.
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IT'S ABOUT SAVING ENERGY, NOT ABOUT THE AVIATION, Solar Impulse pilot Andre Borschberg told state officials yesterday in Hawai`i after landing the ultra-light plane that broke records flying from Nagoya, Japan only on solar power. He said that engineers working on designing the plane came up with the lightest materials possible to save fuel. He also talked about going beyond the idea of renewable energy to perpetuating clean energy. The body of the plane carries the message #futureisclean.

Bertrand Piccard will fly Solar Impulse to Phoenix after
 Andre Borschberg's successful flight to Hawai`i.
 Photo from solarimpulse.com.

     Gov. David Ige told the Solar Impulse crew from Switzerland when he met them yesterday that Hawai`i plans for 100 percent renewable energy. The next flight of Solar Impulse is from Hawai`i to Phoenix. The plane flies a maximum of 50 miles an hour and must plan to go around or jump over weather fronts. It flies high during the day to take in the most energy for its solar panels and flies lower near the surface at night as its solar batteries are depleted. Should the solar panels be unable to recharge from the sun the next day, the plane would have to land and be recovered, making ocean crossings the most risky.
      The flight to Phoenix will begin when the weather outlook is suitable. Pilot will be Bertrand Piccard. The two pilots - only one flies at a time - call Solar Impulse, "the first airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night without a drop of fuel." Its around-the-world flight began in Abu Dhabi on March 9. From Hawai`i it will fly across the U.S., over the Atlantic and Europe and back to Abu Dhabi. See more at solarimpulse.com.
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PARTICIPANTS DISCOVER HAWAIIAN GODDESSES Pele and Hi`iaka and the natural phenomena the sisters represent during a program tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park’s Kahuku Unit. Visitors experience the sisters coming alive through epic stories depicted in the natural landscape of Kahuku on this moderate one-mile walk.  To comment on or like this story, go to facebook.com/kaucalendar.

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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, July 3, 2015

A solar-powered airplane completed its flight from Japan at dawn this morning when it landed on O`ahu. Photo from Solar Impulse

RISING LAVA EQUALS RISING REVENUE for Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Park Public Information Officer Jessica Ferracane told Chris D’Angelo, of Hawai`i Tribune-Herald, that the park collected entrance fees totaling $294,592 between April 21 and May 14, the time period when a lava lake dominated activity at Kilauea caldera. That’s compared to $287,727 for the entire month of April and $337,395 for May.

Visitor counts increased when a lava lake was visible at Kilauea. NPS Photo

      According to Ferracane, the number of visitors increased in April by 10.36 percent more than April 2014 and by 37.01 percent in May over the previous May.
      Hawai`i Tourism Authority connected a 12.6 percent increase in one-day visitors to Hawai`i Island to volcanic activity at the park.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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HAWAI`I BECAME THE SITE OF AVIATION HISTORY this morning. A record-breaking solar flight from Japan reached O`ahu this morning, when Solar Impulse II completed the longest leg of its around-the-world mission. The flight’s mission is to demonstrate the potential of clean technologies.

      At the controls, André Borschberg landed safely in Kalaeloa, O`ahu at 5:55 a.m. after a perilous non-stop flight of five days and nights with speeds no greater than 50 miles per hour.

      Borschberg credited yoga and meditation for helping him during his record-breaking flight. “When I am stressed, it helps me to change my reaction,” he said. Regarding the Solar Impulse project, he said, “One side is aviation, but it is also discovery of a personal nature. It was like a retreat.”

      Borschberg said he could have gone longer and was kind of disappointed when the flight was over.

Andrea Borschberg is greeted with lei by the other Solar Impulse pilot
Bertrand Piccard and Kalaeloa Airport manager Mike Navares
at dawn in Honolulu. Photo from Solar Impulse

      “What André has achieved is extraordinary from the perspective of a pilot,” said fellow pilot Bertrand Piccard. “But furthermore, he has also led the technical team during the construction of this revolutionary prototype.
      “This oceanic flight to Hawai`i demonstrates that if technological solutions exist to fly a plane day and night without fuel, then there is potential for these same efficient technologies to be used in our daily lives and to achieve energy savings to reduce CO2 emissions.
      “We want to inspire our supporters to add their voice to the message on futureisclean.org: a website serving as a petition to convince governments around the globe to implement the necessary clean technology solutions and help ensure that the United Nations’ upcoming Conference on Climate Change is successful in renewing the Kyoto protocol this December in Paris.”
      See solarimpulse.com.
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HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK has announced flight plans for July. Management of the park requires 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 maintain backcountry facilities. 

• July 6 between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. for petrel monitoring from the summit of Kilauea to Mauna Loa at about 9,000-ft. elevation; 
• July 7 and 13 between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for petrel monitoring from the summit of Kilauea to Mauna Loa at about 9,000-ft. elevation; 
• July 14 and 16 between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to transport camp supplies and equipment between Hilina Pali and Kamo`oali`i for control of invasive fountain grass; 
• July 20-22 for ungulate surveys and control work in the Kamo`oali`i area near Hilina Pali, times to be determined; 
• July 24 between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. for petrel monitoring from the summit of Kilauea to Mauna Loa at about 9,000-ft. elevation. 

      In a statement, the park said it regrets any noise impact to residents and park visitors. Dates and times are subject to change based on aircraft availability and weather.
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The Venusian volcano Ozza Mons is near the center of this map. Elongated
flows, many hundreds of miles long, radiate away from the volcano.
Map courtesy of HVO & Dr. Jim Head of Brown University

INSPIRATION FOR THE CURRENT ISSUE of Volcano Watch comes from the skies over Ka`u. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists discuss volcanic activity on Venus in the article. 

      “The planet Venus has been especially prominent in the evening sky these past few weeks, joining Jupiter and a waxing moon in a sparkling, slow-motion dance of celestial bodies,” the article states. “On clear nights at the summit of Kilauea, this spectacle has complemented the other-worldly glow reflected by clouds above the lava lake in Halema`uma`u Crater.
      “Scientists who study Venus have demonstrated convincingly that the planet’s surface has been shaped by active tectonics and volcanic activity for much of its history. Using radar to penetrate the dense Venusian atmosphere, spacecraft flown since the 1980s have revealed an array of volcanic landforms such as lava flows, cones, massive shields, steep-sided lava domes and large rift zones. But no strong evidence of ongoing volcanic activity was found — until recently. 

      “In May 2015, a team of scientists from Germany, Russia, Ukraine and the United States published evidence that Venus may, in fact, be a location of modern volcanism. If true, Venus would join Earth and two of Jupiter’s moons, Io and Europa, in the growing club of celestial bodies in our Solar System known to host active volcanism.
      “The evidence comes from data acquired by the European Space Agency's Venus Express mission. Examining new imagery, the team detected regions of unusually high temperatures—some reaching more than 400 degrees Celsius (752 degrees Fahrenheit) above the planet’s already toasty average surface temperature of about 800 degrees Celsius (1,472 degrees Fahrenheit). The high temperature areas extended over regions ranging from one square kilometer (250 acres) to more than 200 square kilometers (77 square miles).
      “Remarkably, these high temperatures, recorded over several days of repeated observations, mysteriously disappeared in subsequent satellite passes. Based on a careful analysis of the data, mission scientists concluded that the spikes in temperature are best explained as transient heat from active lava flows. We see similar behavior at Kilauea Volcano, where active lava flows are seen as ‘hot spots’ in images from orbiting satellites. Days later, when lava flows have cooled, these spots fade away.
      “The areas of unusually high temperature on Venus occurred in a large rift zone structure – similar to a gigantic Kilauea East Rift Zone. The Venusian rift, called Ganiki Chasma, is located near two prominent volcanoes with the delightful names of Ozza Mons and Maat Mons. This striking geologic feature was identified as a young volcanic landform in data collected by the Soviet Venera missions of the 1980s and the U.S. Magellan mission in the 1990s.
      “Despite the excitement of this new evidence, there were already earlier hints of modern volcanism on Venus. In 2010, studies of the radar properties of one lava flow complex suggested increased subsurface temperatures consistent with cooling lavas. Also, in the late 1980s, and again in 2012, scientists reported temporary increases in sulfur dioxide in Venus’ upper atmosphere (Venusian vog!), another clue that volcanoes may have been recently active.

      “Venus has long been considered an analog for Earth. So, confirming ongoing volcanism there could have exciting implications for better understanding the evolution of our own planet.
      “Imagining actively erupting volcanoes on Earth’s neighbor is exciting to many volcanologists who began their professional careers looking at volcanic features on the moon and Mars. The challenge to confirm or deny the case for active volcanism on Venus and other planetary bodies will certainly inspire a whole new generation of planetary volcanologists.”

      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.

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Will dragons return to Na`alehu Park tomorrow to celebrate the Fourth of July?
Photo by Julia Neal

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK reminds the public that fireworks are prohibited in national parks, including the Fourth of July, according to federal law. Visitors will notice Fireworks Prohibited signs posted near the entrance to the park.

KA`U PANIOLO START THEIR FOURTH OF JULY festivities tomorrow at 8 a.m. with slack roping at Na`alehu Rodeo Grounds. Ka`u Roping & Riding Association’s show begins at 12 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday.

VOLCANO VILLAGE’S FOURTH OF JULY PARADE begins tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Post Office and travels to Cooper Center on Wright Road, where the celebration continues until 1 p.m.

FOURTH OF JULY in Na`alehu begins with a parade at 12 p.m. that travels from Na`alehu School to Na`alehu Hongwanji. At Na`alehu Park, festivities with food and fun for keiki, kupuna and `ohana begin at 12:30 p.m.

PARTICIPANTS DISCOVER HAWAIIAN GODDESSES Pele and Hi`iaka and the natural phenomena the sisters represent during a program Sunday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park’s Kahuku Unit. Visitors experience the sisters coming alive through epic stories depicted in the natural landscape of Kahuku on this moderate one-mile walk.

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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, July 2, 2015

Lorilee Lorenzo has represented Hawaiian islands in many parades, and, in Saturday's Na`alehu Fourth of July Parade, she is Ka`u's first-ever Pa`u Queen. Photo by Julia Neal

SUBDIVIDING AG LOTS INTO SMALLER PARCELS, with opposition from the Planning Department, Community Development Plan and General Plan, received a no vote from Ka`u County Council member Maile David yesterday. The issue involves the Puna CDP and Mountain View and could be precedent-setting for Ka`u.

Maile David

      The Planning Department said the property owner’s application doesn’t meet minimum water concurrency requirements and is not in step with either Puna Community Development Plan policies that discourage further subdivisions of ag or county General Plan policies requiring adequate water utilities to support an increase in density. It also has substandard road conditions, county planners said.
      Nancy Cook Lauer, of West Hawai`i Today, reported that the County Council plans to “fast-track changes to concurrency laws to accommodate a Hilo District Court judge’s application.” She said Dennis “Fresh” Onishi is drafting an amendment to the county’s 2011 concurrency law to change water requirements for areas that meet certain rainfall levels, such as East Hawai`i. Planning Committee Chair Greggor Ilagan said he’d waive the bill through his committee to move it along more quickly.
      When a lawyer representing the applicant suggested approving the application as an example of a necessary change in policy, David argued, “I see we as policy makers as setting a precedent that it’s OK to … disregard the letter of the law because we’re going to fix it later.”
      Regarding concurrency, David said, “This is a perfect example of one-size-fits-all does not work” and that the council should keep this in mind when creating policy. She said concurrency was adapted with Kona in mind, where dry conditions make catchment unsuitable, not wetter areas where residents can usually count on rain for their water needs.
      The Planning Committee forwarded the application to the County Council with a negative recommendation on a 4-4 vote.

      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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SOLAR VOLTAIC FINANCING is available from the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, which is accepting loan applications. Green Energy Market Securitization is the name of the state program for consumers unable to afford upfront costs or traditional financing for solar. The aim is to save money on power bills from the first day of operating the home PV system, no money down. 

      The GEMS 20-year, fixed-rate loans on this island are for PV systems at single-family residences hooked up to Hawaiian Electric Light Co.
      This new Residential Financing Program follows a GEMS program that began in March for nonprofit organizations. See more, including application instructions, at gems.hawaii.gov.
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Progress of Solar Impulse shows weather obstacles to overcome
on its flight from Japan to Hawai`i

AFTER FOUR DAYS OF NON-STOP SOLAR FLIGHT, André Borschberg is well on his way to Hawai`i aboard Solar Impulse, a plane using no liquid fuel. One record Borschberg has broken is Steve Fossett’s 2006 record of the longest solo endurance flight: 76 hours and 45 minutes. 

      After what he called the longest and most tiring night of this flight and bringing the pilot and aircraft to their limits, Borschberg is now back under the oceanic sunlight and has reached energy neutral, where the batteries' states of charge are now going up again. After several days with very short naps, Borschberg said he is tired but also enjoys living this incredible and intense day-and-night experience at the controls.
      Now Solar Impulse is crossing a weather front that blocks the way to Hawai`i. Borschberg is climbing above the clouds, referred to as “jumping over the wall.” The flight team now is finding final solutions to reach Hawai`i.

Black Coral Photo by Chris Kelly/NOAA

      Borschberg said he is quite happy about the flight so far and about the reliability and endurance of the clean technologies used on the airplane.
      First possible estimated time of arrival is 16:00 UTC – tomorrow at sunrise at Kalaleo`a Airport on O`ahu.
      See solarimpulse.com.
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A NEWLY NAMED BLACK CORAL SPECIES LIVES AS LONG AS 4,000 years. Widely dispersed in deep Hawaiian waters, it is the longest living known marine species, according to scientists who conducted studies that led to its new designation. The species is reported in an article in Zootaxa by Daniel Wagner and Dennis Opresko of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and the Museum of National History at the Smithsonian. 

      This Iiving black coral, now named Leiopathes annosa, is bright orange on the outside. It lives at depth of up to 1,600 feet and was collected by the Hawai`i Undersea Research Lab’s Pisces submersible. See more at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt03974p289.pdf.

HAWAI`I ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN said he is working with the Gov. David Ige, the University of Hawai`i and Departments of Land and Natural Resources and Public Safety to see the road to Mauna Kea’s summit re-opens with safe access to all. UH closed the road following blockages or rock walls and boulders that were placed in the road to keep construction crews from reaching the construction site of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
      “We respect those who choose to exercise their First Amendment rights within the boundaries of the law,” Chin said. “What the state cannot allow is for people to take the law into their own hands. Our courts are the proper place for people to seek legal remedies.

Mehe's Ka`u Bar & Grill is now open in Ocean View. Photo by Charles Tobias

      “Mauna Kea is a protected conservation district, forest reserve and hunting area. While we appreciate the effort of volunteers who helped clean up the summit road, the actions of certain individuals in the past week led to the University of Hawai`i’s closure of the road. Deliberately building a rock wall in the middle of a road without warning threatens public safety. Purposely placing boulders in a road could get someone killed. Commercial activities and camping in this protected area without a permit are against state regulations. This is not a statement against the content of the protest, but the conduct.”
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MEHE’S KA`U BAR & GRILL opened today at the former site of Lava Tube Restaurant in Ocean View. Dale and Shannon Meheula, of Ocean View, are the owners. They are former manager and bartender at Drysdale’s restaurants at Kona Inn Shopping Village and Keauhou Shopping Center. 

      Opening menu items include pupus, salads, burgers, main dishes and, on Saturday only, prime rib. Beverages include beer and wine.

      Current hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Call 929-7200 for more information.

Southside Boys 16's are champions of the Silver Bracket.
Photo from Julie Enriques

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CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SILVER BRACKET went to Southside Boys 16’s, who completed play at the United States Association of Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships being held in Columbus, Ohio.  Sam Thomas reported that the team was led by timely blocking of Nalu Kahapea and Kamahao Kawelu in the semifinal match against Ocean Bay Volleyball Club of California, and the SS boys were able to sweep the match by scores of 25-15 and 26-24.
      In the championship match, they played the hard-hitting Gigantes from Puerto Rico. It was a match Thomas deemed to be highly entertaining due to long rallies on both sides of the net and which drew an increasing crowd as the match went on. The SS boys eventually won as they rode the hitting of Addie and Avery Enriques to a three-set victory with scores of 25-16, 22-25 and 15-12.
      Members of the team are Addie Enriques, Avery Enriques, Nai`a Makuakane, Kameron Moses, Daylan Kalai, Logan Thomas, Nalu Kahapea, Jarvis Benito, Kamahao Kawelu and Kainoa Downing II.

VOLCANO VILLAGE’S FOURTH OF JULY PARADE begins Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Post Office. It continues to Cooper Center on Wright Road, where the celebration continues until 1 p.m.

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`Ohi`a lehua is the topic of a program Saturday. Photo from NPS

PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE of `ohi`a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, the many forms of the `ohi`a tree and the lehua flower Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Visitors will be able to identify the many differences of the most prominent native tree in Kahuku on this easy, one-mile (or less) walk. 985-6011

KA`U HORSE RIDERS’ SKILLS are on display and put to the test this weekend. Pa`u riders participate in Na`alehu Fourth of July Parade Saturday at 12 p.m.
      Lorilee Lokenani Lorenzo will be the 2015 Ka`u Pa`u Queen, becoming the first Pa`u Queen ever in Ka`u history, said her parents, Frank and Mahina Lorenzo. Their 13-year-old daughter earned the title by being the first person ever to have represented all eight Hawaiian Islands in Ka`u parades. She rode her first island, Maui, in Pahala in October 2008 when she was seven years old. Lorenzo will be escorted by her parents, brothers and sisters-in-laws.
      Ka`u paniolo test their skills at Ka`u Roping & Riding Association 38th annual Fourth of July Rodeo. Slack roping starts Saturday at 8 a.m., and shows begin at 12 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVITIES sponsored by `O Ka`u Kakou begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Na`alehu Park, with food and fun for keiki and kupuna. 

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