Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH is in effect as Hurricane Hilda crawls toward Ka`u and Hawai`i Island. The 11 a.m. Central Pacific Hurricane Center forecast estimates the center of Hilda will pass south of  Ka`u on Thursday. Steady weakening is expected through Thursday morning, and this morning Hilda diminished to 75 miles and hour, barely hurricane strength, with expectations of soon becoming a tropical storm. However, heavy rains and flooding remain a threat as the wet side of the storm is expected to hit Ka`u.

      Though uncertainty remains for the storm’s track and intensity, maintaining vigilance and monitoring latest forecasts is prudent through the next several days.
      The latest forecast is for tropical storm-force winds of 40 miles per hour or higher for portions of the area from Thursday morning to early Thursday afternoon. Depending on Hilda’s exact track, there is the possibility of minor wind damage.

The map issued early this morning projected Hilda passing over
Ka`u. By 11 a.m. the prediction changed to Hilda traveling south of
the Big Island, but sending in rain, possibly floods. Map from NOAA

      Hilda is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of six to 12 inches over the Big Island with isolated maximum amounts of 18 inches possible. Very heavy rain is expected to arrive with Hilda on Thursday and continue through Friday. These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.
      CPHC says now is the time to prepare. Secure or bring indoors any loose outdoor objects like lawn furniture, children’s toys, hanging plants, barbecue grills or any item that could become destructive projectiles in strong winds. Do not wait until it is too late.
      Stay calm and keep informed. Closely monitor NOAA weather radio or other local news outlets for official storm information. Listen for warnings or changes to the forecast.
      Be ready to evacuate if necessary. Heed the advice of local officials and comply with any orders that are issued. Persons living near the shore should be prepared to evacuate quickly should building surf threaten.
      Have supplies on hand and be ready for power outages.
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ALL BACKCOUNTRY AREAS in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will be closed as of 5 p.m. today until it is safe to reopen them. In anticipation of the heavy rain and wind forecast with the arrival of Hurricane Hilda, no backcountry permits will be issued until park staff reassess the storm’s impact.
      In addition, Mauna Loa Road from Kipukapuaulu to the Mauna Loa Lookout, Namakanipaio Campgrounds and A-frame cabins will close as of 5 p.m. today. Visitor centers, restrooms, lava tube, front-country trails, steam vents and other popular features will remain open.

Dean Nishina

HAWAI`I’S CONSUMER ADVOCATE has joined other state agencies in rejecting the proposed $4.3 million merger of Hawaiian Electric Co. and NextEra Energy. “Applicants have not clearly demonstrated that the proposed transaction is in the public interest,” Office of the Consumer Affairs Public Utilities and Transportation Officer Dean Nishina stated in documents filed with the state Public Utilities Commission yesterday. “The applicants have provided insufficient detail and support for their claims that the proposed transaction will result in more affordable rates.” 

      Concerns expressed in the document include service quality, reliability and use of renewables. “My concern is that the applicants’ reliability commitment is unknown at this time and is contingent upon the commission’s approval of the merger,” said CA consultant Maximilian Chang. “Furthermore, the applicants do not intend to seek approval from the commission in establishing their reliability commitment. In effect, the applicants are asking the commission to trust their judgment. The applicants have not provided the commission sufficient information regarding their post-merger reliability goals or the associated costs of achieving these goals. Thus, it is unclear whether the applicants are truly fit, willing and able to improve the reliability performance of the Hawaiian Electric Companies.”
      Regarding renewables, Chang said, “I am concerned that while NextEra does have a large renewable energy portfolio, almost all of the portfolio is associated with NextEra’s unregulated business and almost none of the renewable energy assets are located in Florida Power & Light, with the exception of 35 megawatts of utility-scale solar. Since it appears that FPL has limited experience with renewable energy resources and it is not known how the Hawaiian Electric Companies will interact with the unregulated NextEra Energy affiliates with renewable expertise, I am not sure how the merger will benefit the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ ability to meet the state’s aggressive clean energy goals.”
      Other concerns expressed in the document include protections for low-income customers, charitable contributions commitments and NextEra’s two-year commitment to retain current employees.
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Scott Morishige

SCOTT MORISHIGE WILL JOIN Gov. David Ige’s administration on Aug. 24 as the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness. Morishige will serve as the state’s point person for homelessness, which includes leading the Hawai`i Interagency Council on Homelessness, staffing the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness and working closely with Director of Human Services and the rest of Ige’s cabinet on its coordinated statewide plan. 

      Composed of state department directors, federal agency representatives and community leaders, HICH is tasked with providing solutions to end homelessness and strengthen the continuity of efforts to end homelessness across future state of Hawai`i administrations.
      Morishige will be leaving his position as executive director of PHOCUSED, a nonprofit and advocacy organization for health and human services, where he is responsible for operations of the organization. He has managed multi-million dollar programs for the Hawai`i Community Foundation and Helping Hands Hawai`i.
      Morishige holds a master’s degree in social work, child and family practice, from University of Hawai`i at Manoa. He earned a B.A. in political science from Oregon State University.
       “Scott is an experienced nonprofit leader with a deep commitment to strengthening human services in Hawai`i” Ige said. “He understands how to develop and sustain programs, as well as the value of building and maintaining relationships to get things done. Perhaps most importantly, Scott has the knowledge and networks to step right into this vital leadership role.”
      Morishige said, “I am excited to join the governor and his leadership team to address homelessness, which is one of the most complex issues facing our state. This is an opportunity to build upon the great work of service providers and collaboratively work together with them and other stakeholders to identify and implement effective solutions.”
      A link to briefing on this week’s meeting of the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness is at https://youtu.be/95XhKrYWdrQ.
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Informational meetings about proposed rule changes regarding cesspools
take place this week. Diagram from DOH

HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH is holding two informational meetings this week on proposed changes to rules regarding waste disposal. Branch Chief Sina Pruder will explain proposed changes including amendments needed to implement Act 120, which involves providing a temporary income tax credit for the cost of upgrade or converting a qualified cesspool to a septic tank system or an aerobic treatment unit system or connecting to a sewer system. A taxpayer could apply for a tax credit of up to $10,000 for each qualified cesspool. 

      DOH is proposing amendments that would prohibit construction of new cesspools in order to protect public health and preserve natural resources. DOH is not proposing to require upgrades of existing cesspools in these rules.
      Meetings at 5 p.m. are today in Kona Council Chambers at West Hawai`i Civic Center and Thursday in Hawai`i District Health Office Conference Room, 1582 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
      DOH will not be taking testimony on the proposed changes at this time. Public hearings will be held at a later date.
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KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Steering Committee meets today from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Pahala Community Center.
      The public is invited to testify on agenda items at the meeting.
      See kaucdp.info for more information and how to contact Steering Committee members.

KENT OLSON PRESENTS THE NIGHT SKIES over Kilauea Volcano in a new perspective at After Dark in the Park this evening at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 

      Call 985-6011 for more information.

Traditional uses of native plants are discussed tomorrow.
Photos from NPS

NA LA`AU IS THE TOPIC tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Kilauea Visitor Center lanai in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Ranger Julia Espaniola shares her knowledge and love for some of the island’s native plants and their traditional uses. 

      Call 985-6011 for more information.

KA`U SCENIC BYWAY COMMITTEE meets Thursday at 5 p.m. at Na`alehu Methodist Church. The public is invited.
      Email richmorrow@alohabroadband.net for more information.

VOLCANO ART CENTER’S Niaulani Campus features British artist Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop with host Elizabeth Miller Thursday at 7 p.m.

      In her film, Banksy, an ironic social critic and famously anonymous British street icon, introduces viewers to the underground world of street art and to some of the young people whose talent and methods have been noteworthy enough to earn the admiration of their peers and to catch the attention of the art world.
      The film was a 2010 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature. A discussion follows, plus a look at some examples of Banksy’s art.
      Call 967-8222 for more information.

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

BUSINESS SPACE IS AVAILABLE for rent at the open location where Kama`aina Kuts and Styles by Elise are located in Na`alehu. Call Corrine at 937-1840 for more information.

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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Aug. 10, 2015

Hurricane Hilda is expected to reach Ka`u as a tropical storm late Thursday, but rain and winds could begin earlier.
Map from Weather Underground

KA`U’S STATE SEN. RUSSELL RUDERMAN joined Ka`u residents in support of a bill that would limit county use of herbicides. Ruderman and Ka`u residents testified at last Tuesday’s Hawai`i County Council Environmental Management Committee meeting.

      “There’s never been studies proving the long-term safety of these chemicals,” Ruderman said. “Glyphosate in particular has been famous for decades as being safe and having no effect in humans based mostly on a marketing campaign. But it has huge effects on our gut flora, and as some of you may know, our gut flora are essential to our protein synthesis and our overall health. I’m pro-science; I’m a biologist by training.

State Sen. Russell Ruderman spoke in support
of limiting county use of herbicides.
 Image from Hawai`i County

      “I’ve been very influenced by the work of senior MIT researcher Dr. Stephanie Seneff. If any of you are really interested in the science of chemicals, her work is online, and she has identified the correlation between the exponential rise in the use of glyphosate in particular over the last 15 years in our county, with the exponential rise in autism, food intolerance, liver and kidney disease, birth defects and cancer.
      “Since there’s no long-term studies, the fact is, we are the experiment. Let’s take a look at how the experiment’s going. We can compare the experiment in the United States to what’s happened in the European Union, where there’s been no such exponential rise in the use of glyphosate, and there has been no exponential rise in autism and these other diseases. That’s the control group. We’re the experimental group; they’re the control group. The effects are very clear.
      “If you guys haven’t been aware of the exponential rise in these diseases, it’s right there for you to see. The correlation is greater than 99 percent, meaning the scientific chance of this being a coincidence is much less than one percent. That’s called proof. That is science. It’s inconvenient sometimes. The World Health Organization agrees, by the way. 

      “I don’t oppose any chemical use whatsoever. I think that the targeted, cautious use when there is great benefit is appropriate, but that’s very different from the indiscriminate, widespread, ongoing use of chemicals as if they were safe. 

      “The alternatives are not more expensive. Ground covers, for example, would end up having less ongoing cost. …
      “There’s a worldwide trend to protect people in reduced exposure of chemicals, particularly glyphosate. Please show leadership and courage, and make the simple choice to side with protecting people instead of protecting chemical companies.”
      Ka`u residents who spoke in support Kohala Council member Margaret Wille’s Bill 71 included Olivia Ling, Paul Komara, Steven Chun, Samantha Shurline and James Long. Ling said, “It’s your job to stop poisoning Hawai`i” and asked, “Is it appropriate to use taxpayers’ money to buy poison?” Shurline said that the bill, which would be effective in July 2016, “needs to start now, not a year from now.” Long-time gardener James Long said he has never used any glyphosate-based products and that he has shown neighbors how to grow plants without them.
      An archived video of the meeting is available at hawaiicounty.gov.
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Hilda's winds will be at tropical storm speed upon arrival in Ka`u.
Graph from NOAA

HURRICANE HILDA IS CARVING A PATH that brings it to South Point late Thursday, according to Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s most recent projections. Earlier today, its track showed landfall at Pahala, but CHPC move the forecast path further south. Also, it was earlier expected to be a tropical depression at landfall but has now been upgraded to have tropical storm-force winds. 

      Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency, local emergency management and civil defense agencies and federal and state partners continue coordination efforts with the National Weather Service for Hurricane Hilda, which is currently 395 miles southeast of Hilo.
      Expected impacts associated with Hilda include potentially heavy rains closer to the center of the system, thunderstorms and gusty winds. Hawai`i residents and visitors are asked to continue to follow local reports for the latest information on Hilda and be aware of flood safety recommendations. Tips can be found at floodsmart.gov.
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TODAY, U.S. SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ announced his support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that regulates Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Congress is currently considering the plan announced recently by Pres. Barack Obama.
      “After multiple readings, numerous briefings with officials, discussions with experts outside of government, consultations with my constituents and my colleagues, I am satisfied that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the best approach to deny Iran a nuclear weapon and place its nuclear program under strict international supervision …,” Schatz said.

Sen. Brian Schatz

      “Before Iran receives any sanctions relief, we will have extended its breakout time — the time required to produce one bomb’s worth of fissile material — from about two or three months today, to more than a year. Iran will reduce its stockpile of fissile material by 98 percent and its operating centrifuges by two-thirds. That means they will go from having enough nuclear material for several bombs to not even having enough to make one. The core of the Arak Heavy Water reactor will be dismantled and the reactor redesigned so that Iran will not have a plutonium pathway to the bomb. 

      “While there are legitimate concerns about the agreement, we must remember this plain fact: there is no other alternative that achieves these results. We do not have the luxury of being able to pick this deal apart. The United States negotiated this deal with the other major world powers; and if we walk away now, the multilateral sanctions that the United States helped put in place to bring Iran to the negotiating table will certainly crumble. Our negotiating partners will see us as the intransigent one, lift their sanctions, and Iran will get economic relief without any restrictions on its nuclear program.
      

“At some point, the United States would be forced to seriously consider military action to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons aspirations, having foreclosed diplomacy. But even though all options always remain on the table, there is no military approach today that achieves what this agreement does: shrinking Iran’s stockpile of fissile material and operating centrifuges to a level that will deny Iran a nuclear bomb for at least 15 years, with strict supervision to let us know if they are developing a bomb after that time. …
      “In general, if we believe that Iran is in significant non-compliance with the agreement at any time, we can unilaterally request that UN sanctions be re-imposed, and neither Russia, China nor Iran can veto that request. If Iran cheats, we will know and have the ability to respond.
      “This agreement should not be overstated in terms of its impact on U.S. priorities in the region. It is not as though we will abruptly find common cause with Iran. Iran is still the world’s leading state sponsor of terror, and nothing in this agreement will deter us from working to contain Iran’s regional aspirations, including its support of groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. But our efforts can now occur with a nuclear-armed Iran off the table.


      “Iran must never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, and that is why I support this agreement. This is the best possible way to deny Iran from acquiring the bomb. It is what is best for the United States, Israel and peace in the region.

Caldera and Stars by Peter Anderson

      

“This agreement should not be compared to an imaginary deal where Iran rolled over and eliminated all its centrifuges and all peaceful nuclear energy generation. That was never seriously on the table. It should be compared to its real world alternative — an unraveling of the international sanctions, Iran moving ever faster toward the bomb and our country left with few choices other than another war in the Middle East.”
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KENT OLSON PRESENTS THE NIGHT SKIES over Kilauea Volcano in a new perspective at After Dark in the Park tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
      Olson uses the current lava lake within Halema`uma`u Crater as a point of reference and takes participants on a journey from the depths of the quantum realm to the edge of the cosmos.

      Call 985-6911 for more information.

KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Steering Committee meets tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Pahala Community Center to make preliminary decisions about revisions to the draft plan following review of community feedback about town infill and agricultural subdivision.
      The public is invited to testify on agenda items at the meeting.

HOMELESSNESS IN HAWAI`I is the topic of a live-streamed session this afternoon at 3 p.m. Gov. David Ige and his Leadership Team on Homelessness discuss their progress following their weekly meeting. See gov.hawaii.gov.

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

BUSINESS SPACE IS AVAILABLE for rent at the open location where Kama`aina Kuts and Styles by Elise are located in Na`alehu. Call Corrine at 937-1840 for more information.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015

Kilauea's Night Skies: An Artist's Perspective is the topic of Tuesday's After Dark in the Park program. NPS Photo by Janice Wei

KA`U SCENIC BYWAY SIGNS are starting to go up along Hwy 11. Among those placed by the state Department of Transportation are signs mauka of Punalu`u, at Wai`ohinu Transfer Station and by mile marker 73 near Kahuku Ranch. The signs’ design was chosen by the Ka`u Byway committee and other Byway committees from around the state voting on a few options sent from DOT. It shows a tropical bird on a coastal background. The local designation of the “Ka`u Scenic Byway - the Slopes of Mauna Loa” is on a smaller brown sign below.

      Ka`u Scenic Byway is the route a traveler would normally follow toward Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park from Kona. The western slopes from Manuka State Park to the entrance to the Kahuku section of the Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park feature a forest reserve and broad vistas with sweeping views of the ocean and mountain. This section includes landscape passing over relatively new lava so the traveler can experience transitions from substantially untouched to well vegetated volcanic terrain and rain forest. The southern slopes from Kahuku to the county park at Honu`apo Bay include the green segment that winds into Wai`ohinu Valley then down toward the ocean, with a panorama that may extend to a distant view of Kilauea. The eastern slopes cover the area from Honu`apo to the main entrance to Hawai`i Volcanoes National park and offer long, sweeping green views toward Mauna Loa’s summit as well as the Ninole Hills. The road rises from sea level to over 4,000 feet and is partly within the boundary of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Ka`u Scenic Byway offers the longest stretches of unspoiled natural scenery to be found anywhere in the inhabited Hawaiian Islands.
      See hawaiiscenicbyways.org/index.php/byway/kau-scenic-byway-the-slopes-of-mauna-loa.
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THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY surrounding Hurricane Hilda’s forecast path includes all of Hawai`i Island. The storm continues to decrease in intensity on its path northwest and is expected to be a tropical depression by the time it reaches the state late this week.

      According to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, as the storm gains latitude, it will encounter increasing westerly shear associated with the subtropical jet stream, which is forecast to be enhanced as a closed low aloft takes shape north of the state. This increase in vertical shear will place Hilda in an environment which is conducive for weakening.
      At 11 a.m., Hilda was 600 miles east-southeast of Hilo, moving west-northwest at 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
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THE PAST IS THE KEY to Kilauea’s future, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist say in the current issue of Volcano Watch. They review what has been learned on a 15-year journey and how new findings are shaping thoughts about the future at Kilauea.
      “Geologists from the Smithsonian, the University of Hawai`i and HVO began their journey in the late 20th century, when it was thought that Kilauea was almost always effusive (erupting lava flows) and that the opposite kind of eruption, violently explosive, was anomalous and rare,” the article states. “Now, 15 years into the 21st century, we know that explosive eruptions are far more common than previously thought and that the kind of eruptive activity, whether explosive or effusive, alternates over periods of centuries. How did this startling change in thinking take place, and why is it important?
      “Boots on the ground was the method, coupled with the ability to measure the age (to the nearest few decades) of tiny bits of charcoal found in volcanic deposits. Thousands of field observations of explosive deposits discovered more than 100 sites with charcoal resulting from fires started by eruption. Field work pieced together the sequence in which deposits were laid down — younger deposits overlie older deposits, like papers on your cluttered desk — and determined how far they were dispersed away from the summit of Kilauea. More sophisticated analysis indicates that some volcanic ash reached upward well into the jet stream, a hazard to air travel were it to happen again.

A researcher studies an ash deposit buried by lava in 1919 below Jaggar Museum.
Photo by Thomas Jaggar from HVO Record Book Courtesy of Bishop Museum

      “As our journey progressed, we dated charcoal in the deposits using advanced carbon-14 techniques. The ages confirmed field interpretations that the explosive deposits spanned a considerable time and were not products of rare, solitary eruptions. The most recent explosive period lasted from about 1500 to 1800 CE, and an earlier period from about 200 BCE to 1000 CE. Still older explosive deposits await more study.
      “We then assembled all previously determined carbon-14 ages for Kilauea lava flows on the volcano and found something remarkable. Most lava flows were erupted between explosive periods, not during them.
      “Wow! Suddenly it dawned on us that Kilauea erupts in cycles. Periods dominated by explosive eruptions alternate with periods dominated by effusive eruptions. Kilauea has mostly erupted lava flows for the past 200 years, and we had been misled into thinking that the volcano was always like that. Now we know better!
      “We then calculated that the volumes of lava flows surpass the volumes of explosive deposits by nearly 100 times. This was another wow! Apparently, the rate at which magma is supplied to the volcano from deep within the earth is almost 100 times faster during effusive periods than during explosive periods. Why this happens is not yet obvious, but it does.
      “The physical characteristics of the explosive deposits indicate that most eruptions were powered by steam from heated groundwater. This happens when the summit caldera is deep and intersects the water table, which today is about 615 meters (2,000 feet) below the rim of the caldera.
      “Putting all this together, we get a picture of explosive eruptions during periods of low magma supply and a deep caldera, and of effusive eruptions during periods of high magma supply and a shallow or filled caldera, such as today.
      “The future will probably resemble the past. Eventually the magma supply rate will drop drastically from its currently high level. The caldera will collapse because there is insufficient magma to fill the reservoirs supporting the summit, and explosive eruptions will resume. That would create a hazardous situation at the summit that could last for centuries, until the magma supply rate picks up and effusive eruptions again take command.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

      “What an exhilarating journey of discovery...and it continues.”
      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.
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U.S. REP. TULSI GABBARD EXPRESSED her concern about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 last week on the 50th anniversary of Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson signing the act.
      “Fifty years ago, our country passed this monumental legislation to ensure the basic principle of our democracy —the right to vote — for all American adults, regardless of race, religion, gender or ethnicity,” Gabbard said. “We continue to see efforts on both the state and national level to erode the ‪‎VRA‬ and suppress the voices of millions of Americans.
      “These efforts remind us that the right to vote has not come easily, and therefore it must never be taken for granted. That’s why I am a co-sponsor of the Voter Empowerment Act of 2015, which would make the voter registration process easier and make voting more accessible. We need legislation that will move democracy forward, not rewind the progress made over the past 50 years.”
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Ka`u CDP Steering Committee discusses town infill and ag subdivision Tuesday.
Image from Draft Ka`u CDP

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED to Ka`u Community Development Plan Steering Committee’s meeting Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Pahala Community Center. The committee discusses town infill and agricultural subdivision and makes preliminary decisions about revisions to the draft plan following review of community feedback. Summaries of feedback received during the March-June public review period are available at kaucdp.info.
Steering Committee members’ contact information is also available on the website.

KILAUEA’S NIGHT SKIES: An Artist’s Perspective is the topic at After Dark in the Park on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Kent Olson presents the night skies over Kilauea Volcano in a new perspective.

      Utilizing the current lava lake within Halema`uma`u Crater as a point of reference, participants journey from the depths of the quantum realm to the edge of the cosmos.

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

BUSINESS SPACE IS AVAILABLE for rent at the open location where Kama`aina Kuts and Styles by Elise are located in Na`alehu. Call Corrine at 937-1840 for more information.

See kaucalendar.com/Directory2015.swf
and kaucalendar.com/Directory2015.pdf.

See kaucalendar.com/KauCalendar_August2015.pdf.