Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, June 6, 2016

Eric Silberger, who will join soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra for a concert in Pahala this summer, was featured
on the Icelandic National News Network Ruv in Iceland for being the first violinist in history to perform
inside a volcano. See more below.

A JOINT TASK FORCE IS ASSESSING the threat of rat lungworm disease in Hawai`i. The task force’s mission is to share scientific knowledge in the application of diagnostics, treatment, mitigation and public education activities. The task force follows the state Legislature killing bills introduced by Ka`u’s state Rep. Richard Creagan and Sen. Russell Ruderman calling for funding to research the disease.

      Rat lungworm disease is caused by a nematode, which is a roundworm parasite called Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The parasitic nematode can be passed from the feces of infected rodents to snails, slugs and certain other animals, which become intermediate hosts for the parasite. Humans can become infected when they consume, either intentionally or otherwise, infected raw or undercooked intermediate hosts.

Slug love on a Ka`u sidewalk. These slugs can carry
rat lungworm disease. Photo by Julia Neal

      Although rat lungworm has been found throughout the state, Hawai`i Island has a majority of the cases. Some infected people don’t show any symptoms or only have mild symptoms. For others, the symptoms can be much more severe, which can include headaches, stiffness of the neck, tingling or painful feelings in the skin or extremities, low-grade fever, nausea and vomiting. Sometimes, a temporary paralysis of the face may also be present, as well as light sensitivity. This infection can also cause a rare type of meningitis (eosinophilic meningitis).

      “Establishing a joint task force with local experts in the medical field and leaders in government will produce a set of best practices that be used to target rat lungworm disease not only on Hawai`i Island, but on a statewide scale as well,” said Wil Okabe, East Hawai`i Liaison to the Office of the Governor. “There is no specific treatment yet identified for this disease, so finding the best ways to prevent its spread and educate the public is crucial.”

      Members of the task force are Wil Okabe (Facilitator), East Hawaii Governor’s Liaison Office; Robert Cowie, Ph.D., Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawai`i at Manoa; Robert Hollingsworth, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Agriculture; Sue Jarvi, Ph.D., School of Pharmacy, University of Hawai`i at Hilo; Jerry Kahana, Hawai`i State Department of Agriculture; Kenton Kramer, Ph.D., Department of Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine; John Martell, M.D., Hilo Medical Center; Marian Melish, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Disease, Kapiolani Medical Center; Donn Mende, Research and Development, County of Hawai`i; DeWolfe Miller, Ph.D., Tropical Medicine Microbiology and Pharmacology, JABSOM; Peter Oshiro, Sanitation Branch, DOH; Sarah Park, M.D., F.A.A.P., State Epidemiologist, DOH; Joanna Seto, Save Drinking Water Branch, DOH; Aaron Ueno, Hawai`i District Health Office, DOH; Chris Whelen, Ph.D., State Laboratories Division, DOH; and Jonnie Yates, M.D., Kaiser Permanente

      For more information on rat lungworm disease, see http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/news/rlwd/.
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Unique Hawaiian fishes populate Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument. Image from R. Thiel/Marine Biodiversity

SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED GLOBALLY significant abundances of unique Hawaiian fishes on deep coral reefs in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

      The scientific journal Marine Biodiversity recently published a study documenting deep coral reef fish communities composed exclusively of fishes unique to Hawai`i, which represents a globally significant reservoir of biodiversity.
      Scientists refer to species with restricted geographic ranges as endemic species. Hawaiian endemics are those species that are only found in Hawai`i and nowhere else.
      “This the highest level of endemism recorded from any marine ecosystem on Earth,” said Randall Kosaki, PhD., first author on the study and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries deputy superintendent for Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. “Hawai`i’s one of the most remote archipelagos on our planet, so we have many, many species here that are not found anywhere else.”
      Fish communities referenced in the study were documented at depths of 300 feet at Kure Atoll, the northernmost of the remote, uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, part of Papahanaumokuakea. Kure Atoll lies about 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu.
      The discovery was made on a research expedition aboard NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai last fall. Divers using advanced closed-circuit rebreather dive technology conducted dives at depths far beyond the range of most scientific or recreational scuba divers.
      Deep coral reefs at depths of 150 to 450 feet, also known as “the coral reef twilight zone,” are among the most poorly explored of all marine ecosystems. Deeper than most scuba divers can venture, and shallower than most submersible-based exploration, these reefs represent a new frontier for coral reef research.
      The article, entitled 100 Percent Endemism in Mesophotic Reef Fish Assemblages at Kure Atoll, Hawaiian Islands, can be accessed online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-016-0510-5.

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OPERA SINGER AMY SHOREMOUNT-OBRA returns to Pahala Plantation House on Saturday, Aug. 13. The concert, a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the Ka`u Coffee industry, features the soprano, internationally acclaimed violinist Eric Silberger, cellist Daniel Lelchuk and pianist Kwan Yi. It is one in a series in the inaugural year of the Hawai`i International Music Festival, with other performances at Maui Arts & Cultural Center and on O`ahu.

Amy Shoremount-Obra

      Shoremount-Obra’s family includes the founders of Rusty’s Hawaiian 100 Percent Ka`u Coffee. She brought operatic music to Pahala in 2009 as a community outreach program for her graduation from The Juilliard School. She brought with her a pianist and tenor. The trio performed humorous operatic music for Ka`u Coffee farmers and other community members at Pahala Plantation House.

      Shoremount-Obra made her Metropolitan Opera Debut in October 2014 as First Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, singing all nine performances of the opera, three of which were Sirius XM Satellite broadcasts.
      Her recent operatic engagements have included Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Opera Las Vegas, The Savannah Voice Festival and New York City’s new Venture Opera, Marchesa in Verdi’s Un Giorno di Regno with Odyssey Opera of Boston, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte with Annapolis Opera, and most recently, Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio with Grand Harmonie.
      Shoremount-Obra has appeared at Carnegie Hall as the soprano soloist in Fauré’s Requiem, Brahms’ Requiem and Schubert’s Mass in G and at David Geffen Hall as the Soprano Soloist in Verdi’s Requiem. She was a National semi-finalist and New York regional winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions and holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard.
      Eric Silberger is a winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition and recently played violin inside a volcano in Iceland. He is excited to visit the volcano here in Ka`u, said Shoremount-Obra.
      For more, see himusicfestival.com.

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HAWAI`I COUNTY ECONOMIC Opportunity Council’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 2016 application period continues through June 30. LIHEAP assists households with their utility bill (electric or gas).
      Ka`u residents can apply at Na`alehu HCEOC Office on Monday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Ocean View Community Center on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Edmund C. Olson Trust Office Building in Pahala on Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

A Walk into the Past takes place every Tuesday. Photo from KDEN

KA`U RESIDENT DICK HERSHBERGER brings Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar to life during A Walk into the Past. Programs are every Tuesday at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Meet at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK presents Ha`upu tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Students from Kamehameha Schools Hawai`i presents the Hawaiian language opera based on the legend of Hina and her son Kana. This all-school production tells the story through mele (song), oli (chant) and hula (dance). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and seating is limited.
      Free; park entrance fees apply.

ADVOCATS OFFERS A FREE SPAY & Neuter Clinic Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. Make appointments at 327-3724.

KA`U'S STATE SEN. RUSSELL RUDERMAN holds a legislative talk story at Cooper Center in Volcano Village Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. "Be a part of crafting legislation that will drive change and help create the community that we all deserve," Ruderman said. Light refreshments will be served.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, June 5, 2016

Tropic Care Army Reserve personnel completed their Ka`u tour of duty yesterday. See more below.
Photo from Jessie Marques/Ka`u Rural Health Community Association, Inc.

KA`U’S AINAPO TRAIL IS FEATURED on Hawai`i’s new website, the prime resource for state forest hikers. Managed by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and Division of Forestry and Wildlife, one of the most important features of the site, hawaiitrails.org, is its mobile-responsive design allowing it to adjust to a variety of different devices and screen sizes. In addition, the updated website provides hikers with useful resources and content not found on or provided by other online sources such as trail head directions via GPS, detailed information on approved trail use activities, trail features, amenities, and timely weather and safety/hazard warnings. Features of the new and improved Na Ala Hele website include Google map interface, integrated GPS trail head location finder, mobile first responsive web design, click on trail or search for trail options, trail details and information search engine, easy-to-read trail information sections and updated photos and content.

Ainapo Trail offers expansive ocean views.
Photo from Na Ala Hele

      “We wanted an entirely new look and to establish it as the official site for all authorized public forestry program trails and roads,” said Aaron Lowe, Na Ala Hele’s acting program manager and project lead. “We have created the one and only stop for people who are looking for sanctioned, improved trails. All other trails, with the exception of a few other state and city trails, are not improved, and therefore are most likely closed and/or dangerous. People need to know this.”

      In addition to the new features, the Na Ala Hele staff has been working to collect new photographs of trailhead signs, trail features, amenities, points of interest and views to upload to the new site. The program hired Hawai`i trail writer Stuart Ball to update trail descriptions statewide.

Ainapo Trail ends at the summit of Mauna Loa.
Map from Na Ala Hele

      The Na Ala Hele program contracted the Hawai`i Information Consortium to redesign and build the site. Since that time, both Na Ala Hele staff and HIC have been working to make the website and mobile version user-friendly. HIC used a User-Centered Design approach by inviting multiple users with varying degrees of technical ability to perform different assigned tasks on the new site. This provided developers an opportunity to collect user feedback about what worked and what needed to be fixed or changed.

      “UCD allows us to put the users first and design a site to meet their needs rather than expecting them to adapt to the site,” said Russell Castagnaro, HIC General Manager. “This has been a fun and exciting project to be a part of. It is always a pleasure working with Aaron and the Na Ala Hele staff, and we look forward to the opportunity to continue to work with Na Ala Hele in the future.”
      DLNR’s Division of State Parks maintains its own website with information about state parks in Hawai`i and hiking trails in the parks at http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/.
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Army Reserve personnel show their shakas in Tropic Care's pharmacy at Ka`u High School.
Photo by Michael Worthington

TROPIC CARE ARMY RESERVE personnel completed their Ka`u tour of duty yesterday. It was the second time the Army Innovative Readiness Training mission brought trainees to the remote district. It previously set up camp in June 2013.

Normand Dufresne and Jewel Castro, of Hawai`i Island
HIV/AIDS Foundation, reached out to the community
during Tropic Care. Photo by Michael Worthington 

      Ka`u residents received free medical screenings, school sports physicals, dental services, eye exams, hearing screenings, nutritional services, veteran services, prescription eyeglasses and more when Tropic Care began on Tuesday at Ocean View Community Center and Ka`u High School.

      Sponsors included Ka`u Rural Health Community Association, County of Hawai`i and Hawai`i Department of Health.
      Tropic Care services are available at Kea`au High School this Tuesday through Saturday.

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KA`U RESIDENTS CAN NOW APPLY to be permanent absentee voters. The Office of Hawai`i County Clerk is sending out applications that will authorize employees to mail an absentee ballot automatically for all upcoming elections.
      Seasonal absentee ballot applications, which are for the upcoming August elections, are available online at http://elections.hawaii.gov.
      For more information, call 961-8277 or email hiloelec@hawaiicounty.gov.

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IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists ask, “Where (and how) you gonna go when the volcano flows?”
      “In his popular single Volcano, Jimmy Buffett sings, “I don’t know where I’m a gonna go when the volcano blow,” the article states. “His lyrics referred to Soufrière Hills, a then-dormant volcano on the island of Montserrat in the West Indies, where he recorded the song in 1979. Sixteen years later, the volcano erupted for the first time in over 400 years.

In the past 148 years, lava flows erupted from Mauna Loa's

Southwest Rift Zone have crossed Hawaiʻi Island’s

main road (now Hwy 11) six times.

      “Island of Hawai`i residents, especially those living in South Kona and Ka`u Districts, which are at particular risk from Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone, might also wonder where they’re gonna go when the volcano erupts – even if it flows, rather than “blows.” But, more than knowing where to go, a greater challenge might be how to get there. 

      “Hawai`i Island’s Highway 11 is a busy roadway, used by both residents and visitors to travel between West and East Hawai`i. When people drive the stretch of road between the South Point Road intersection (Ka`u) and Ho`okena (South Kona), they likely notice the lava flows alongside the highway, but may not give much thought to the lava’s origin or impacts.
      “In the past 148 years, Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone eruptions have sent lava flows across the main road six times – in 1868, 1887, 1907, 1919, 1926 and 1950. Some of these eruptions sent more than one lava flow across the roadway, blocking traffic in several places for weeks or longer.
      “The 1868 lava flow is visible from Highway 11 at mile-markers 70-72, just west of the South Point Road intersection. This lava flow was part of a series of events that started on March 27 with a brief Mauna Loa summit eruption, which initiated up to 100 or more felt earthquakes each day.
      “Then, on April 2, 1868, the strongest earthquake known so far in Hawai`i struck. With an estimated magnitude of 7.9, this earthquake, probably centered in Ka`u, literally knocked people off their feet – or off their horses, if they were riding – and destroyed rock walls and structures throughout the district. It also triggered multiple landslides, one of which rushed through a village as a mud flow that killed 31 Hawaiian farmers and generated a tsunami that swept the Ka`u and Puna coastlines and killed another 41 people. Earthquakes continued for the next five days but were weaker and less frequent.

The 1887 lava flow crossed the government road (about 1,000 feet

south of today's Hwy 11, traveling nine miles in less than nine

hours. Photo from USGS HVO by J.J. Williams, courtesy of NPS

      “On April 7, a voluminous eruption began low on Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone. Lava gushed from a fissure and quickly advanced downslope, crossing an area of today’s Highway 11 and reaching the ocean, a distance of about 16 kilometers (10 miles), in about three hours. Area residents fled their homes and escaped, but 37 buildings in Ka`u were destroyed. The eruption ended on April 11, 1868. 

      “Continuing west on Highway 11, near mile-markers 73-74, you can see the 1887 lava flow. The eruption started on Jan. 16, when lava briefly broke out at the summit of Mauna Loa. Two days later, fissures on the volcano’s Southwest Rift Zone, just above what is now Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, erupted a channelized `a`a flow that advanced 24 km (15 mi) to the ocean in about a day. The eruption, which was accompanied by frequent and sometimes strong earthquakes, shut off on Feb. 2.
      “The 1907 Mauna Loa lava flow crossed the government road (predecessor of Highway 11) in two places – near today’s mile-markers 75 and 78-79. The 1907 eruption began just after midnight on Jan. 10, when glow was noticed at Mauna Loa’s summit, followed four hours later by a Southwest Rift Zone eruption west of the 1887 vent.
      “Lava spewing from this vent quickly split into two branches, changing from pahoehoe to `a`a flows, reportedly up to nine m (30 ft) thick, as they moved downslope. Within three days, both branches had crossed the government road, where they burned telephone poles, cutting off all communication, and blocked traffic. The 1907 flow did not reach the ocean, but had it not split, it might have. The eruption lasted about two weeks.
      “The 1919, 1926 and 1950 Mauna Loa eruptions and their impacts on the circle-island road will be described in next week’s Volcano Watch. For now, think about where (and how) you’re gonna go when the volcano flows.”
      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.
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After Dark in the Park features the Hawaiian language opera Ha`upu.
Image from NPS

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS HAWAI`I presents the Hawaiian language opera Ha`upu Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitory Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Based on the legend of Hina and her son Kana, this all-school production tells the story through beautiful and powerful mele (song), oli (chant) and hula (dance). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and seating is limited.

      Free; park entrance fees apply.

KA`U RESIDENT DICK HERSHBERGER brings Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar to life during A Walk into the Past. Programs are every Tuesday at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Meet at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, June 4, 2016

Volunteer opportunities are available at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
Photo from Friends of Midway Atoll

INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge/Battle of Midway National Memorial? The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service seeks Refuge biology volunteers for a six-month tour of duty for the Winter 2016-2017 Season at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

      Volunteer work emphasizes habitat restoration, including native plant propagation and out-planting, seed collection and processing, removal of invasive plants both by hand and through chemical application of herbicide, and monitoring plant populations. Other work includes seabird and Laysan Duck monitoring, marine debris removal, data entry and equipment maintenance, along with other tasks depending on current projects and refuge needs. Volunteers are expected to work 40 hours/week with additional weekend work when necessary. 

      The winter season begins on Oct. 11 and ends in late March/early April 2017. Applications are due by July. Start dates are not flexible due to limited flights to Midway and training requirements for new volunteers.
      To apply, email a single pdf file that includes a cover letter, resume outlining relevant education and work experience, and three work-related references (with phone and e-mail) to meg_duhrschultz@fws.gov. Title the file in this format: YourLastName_Fall2016.
      Before applying, read the full volunteer announcement at http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_1/NWRS/Zone_1/Midway_Atoll/Sections/What_We_Do/Get_Involved/Volunteer%20Announcment%202016.pdf.
      Preference will be given to those with an educational or professional background in biology, conservation science or botany. Habitat restoration, plant propagation, weed control, remote field and/or bird handling experience is preferred.
      For more information, call Meg Duhr-Schultz at 808-954-4819.
      Friends of Midway Atoll relies on volunteer help in a variety of ways, ranging from IT support, to communications and outreach, to sales management. Tasks that it is seeking help with through volunteers include a treasurer to keep track of incoming and expenses; IT support for website updates and maintenance; communications support, including Facebook posts, regular updates to FOMA members and subscribers and blog posts to FOMA website; advocacy support (identifying avenues for advocacy and lobbying, issues that FOMA can advocate for, etc.); education/outreach support (classroom presentations, relaying research about general Pacific marine and terrestrial ecology as well as Midway Atoll NWR ecology to public as relevant, etc.); website background writers (history, birds, plants, interviews with Midway residents from the past, etc.); someone to go through historical documents at USFWS, sort and scan and put on website, if appropriate; and proposal writers.
      Inquire at FriendsMidway@gmail.com.
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Judge Riki May Amano

RETIRED HILO JUDGE RIKI MAY AMANO will remain as hearing officer in the Thirty Meter Telescope contested case. Hawai`i Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously denied a motion to disqualify her in an order released yesterday. It also unanimously declined to grant objections to board member Chris Yuen’s service on the selection committee that picked Amano.

      The board’s Order addresses the public scrutiny facing this hearing and notes that the petitioners and the University of Hawai`i are concerned that Judge Amano’s selection may not survive review in an appellate court. As it reasoned, however, the “Board is concerned that, taken to its logical extreme, ensuring a contested case process that subjectively ‘appears to be fair’ to every possible person who takes an interest in the TMT project would likely necessitate not only the disqualification of Judge Amano but of every potential hearing officer who otherwise possessed the acumen to hear this case.” It goes on to provide that no “qualified hearing officer candidate is likely to satisfy all spectators and remove all fears of reversal. The Board will not go down this rabbit hole.”
      Instead, the Board adopts the objective standard cited in a previous Supreme Court decision that found “the commitment to an objective ‘appearance of fairness’ test is consistent throughout Hawai`i judicial decisions.”
      Further, the Order provides that, with “due respect and consideration to the parties’ various interests and reasons for asking the Board to replace Judge Amano, the Board cannot and will not sidestep its own administrative responsibility to exercise judgment and common sense regarding whether the selection process up until now has objectively appeared to be fair. Common sense must prevail.”
      As for the Petitioners’ claim that Yuen should recuse himself in this matter and should not have served as a member of the selection committee for the hearing officer, the board found that a statement made nearly two decades before the TMT CDUA was filed is not evidence of bias or prejudgment. Quoting Yuen’s written response to the Petitioners’ objections: “I think that the policy for board members is similar to that for judges: there is a duty to serve when you are not legally disqualified, just as there is a duty to disqualify yourself when good cause exists. … Board members should not be selected for the absence of opinions: they have to know how to review facts and decide particular cases on their merits given the legal criteria.”

Rep. tulsi Gabbard

      Orders released by the board are available on the DLNR website at http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/faqs/mauna-kea-faq/.
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U.S. REP. TULSI GABBARD is a factor in Bernie Sanders fundraising campaign solicitations. One email to prospective fundraisers points to her backing of the Vermont senator for President.

      “When a Democratic National Committee vice chair, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, was disinvited from our first debate after calling for more of them, people took notice. And when Tulsi quit her post at the DNC to endorse our campaign, it sent shockwaves through the political establishment,” writes Sanders, just ahead of the California primary on Tuesday.
      “For the last several months, Tulsi has been a tireless surrogate for our campaign. She has joined me at rallies, appeared in ads, and now we’re campaigning across California where almost every recent poll shows us within just a few points of Hillary Clinton.”
      The solicitation asks for contributions that would be split between the Sanders campaign for President and the Gabbard campaign for reelection to Congress. “Tulsi has been a great friend to our political revolution,” the Sanders letter states.

Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui

      State Sen. Russell Ruderman has also been mentioned by Sanders. During last weekend’s Hawai`i Democratic Convention in Honolulu, Sanders spoke in a prepared video, noting Ruderman’s support. Ruderman is the only Hawai`i state senator to have formally endorsed Sanders.
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT Hillary Clinton has endorsements from numerous political office holders in Hawai`i. Among them are Sen. Mazie Hirono, Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui, former Gov. George Ariyoshi and former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who is running again. The late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye’s wife, Irene Hirano Inouye, has also endorsed Clinton.
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EXPLORE THE RICH GEOLOGIC HISTORY of Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park tomorrow at 11 a.m. during the Birth of Kahuku. Traverse the vast 1868 lava flow, see different volcanic features and formations and identify many parts of the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku.

Megan Tardif-Woolgar Photo from Sacred Spiral Herbals

A FREE CLASS ON FREEDOM Release Technique takes place at Margo’s Corner on Wakea Street in Discovery Harbour tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.​
      Megan Tardif-Woolgar is a certified Freedom Release Technique Practitioner and a registered Medical Herbalist from Nova Scotia, Canada. She helps facilitate healing by connecting to an individual’s higher self and releasing past traumas and negative experiences stored within the cellular memory. She also helps facilitate the connection between the human and plant world, allowing plant allies to come forward and offer their healing and support.
      For more information, see sacredspiralherbals.com.
      RSVP to 929-9614 or 1-902-824-0547 or sacred.spiral.herbals@gmail.com.

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