Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Teachers at Ka`u High School hold signs Tuesday morning on the March 7 Day of Action in support of
 all public school teachers in Hawai`i who are asking for fair pay in their negotiations with the state. 
Photo by Dave Berry

HAWAI`I WILL BE THE FIRST STATE TO SUE AGAINST THE NEW TRAVEL BAN issued by President Donald Trump. Hawai`i's Attorney General Doug Chin filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Honolulu on Tuesday, stating that the State of Hawai`i and the Muslim Association of Hawai`i will ask for a temporary restraining order to block the ban on travel to the U.S. from six Muslim-majority countries. Chin joined the Muslim Association at its center on O`ahu to make the announcement.
        In a statement issued Monday, the AG said, "This new executive order is nothing more than Muslim Ban 2.0. Under the pretense of national security, it still targets immigrants and refugees. It leaves the door open for even further restrictions."

Attorney General Doug Chin

     Trump's new Executive Order bars new visas for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen and shuts down the refugee program from those countries, administered by the U.S. government. Neal Katyalm, a Washington, D.C. attorney working on the suit with the State of Hawai`i, tweeted Tuesday: "Here we go / Proud to stand w/State of Hawai`i challenging Pres. Trump's 'new' Executive Order issued yesterday."
      In a statement Tuesday evening, Chin said, "The state, together with the Department of Justice, asked Judge Derrick K. Watson for an expedited briefing schedule on a motion for temporary restraining order. If Judge Watson agrees, this schedule will allow the court to hear the state's motion before the new travel ban goes into effect on March 16, 2017."
     On Feb. 28, Chin, who led Hawai`i in filing a suit against the first Trump travel ban, questioned Trump during a White House session with Attorneys General from across the country. When Chin asked Trump to explain his thinking behind the executive order and what the President wanted to accomplish, Trump said his goal was to make America safe again and that extreme vetting was part of achieving the goal.
     Chin said, "The security and safety of our nation is a universal goal. I firmly believe you don't have to target people based on national origin or religion to get there - in fact, doing so harms our nation's security. Our Constitution does not allow such discrimination." 

"Love Trumps Hate"  say members of the Muslim Association of Hawai`i
who joined the State of Hawai`i on Tuesday in announcing the first suit
in the country against the second travel ban placed on residents
of six Muslim majority countries.
Photo from Muslim Association of Hawai`i

    Chin reported that after the session with Trump, Vice President Mike Pence told Chin that the administration cared about Hawai`i's concerns.                                                                
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RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER STUDENTS is another issue with Hawai`i's Attorney General, Doug Chin. The State of Hawai`i joined an amicus brief, filed with the U.S. Supreme Court and signed by 19 Attorneys General, in support of a transgender student, who is suing a public school in Virginia for discrimination.

       The Attorneys General argue that discrimination on the basis of gender identity causes real and significant harm to both transgender people and the states themselves. "The Court will consider whether the Gloucester County School Board's policy prohibiting transgender boys and girls from using restrooms that other boys and girls use discriminates against transgender students on the basis of sex, in violation of Title IX," said a statement from the Attorneys General.  Chin said, "This is about protecting civil rights. Period."

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"HOUSING IS HEALTHCARE," a slogan of west Ka`u's state Senator Josh Green, got some legs on Tuesday as Senate Bill 2  and Senate Bill 7 crossed over to the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 2 would require all Hawai`i Medicaid providers to cover housing for those suffering chronic homelessness with drug addiction, disability and/or mental illness. Senate Bill 7 would support the state Department of Human Services and Department of Health to study and pursue the provision of housing for homeless people.

Sen. Josh Green on national tv promoting housing for homeless,
which would be prescribed by physicians. Green claims the
program would save government money paid
for ER and other medical services for people without housing.

     "Let me be clear," stated Green, a physician. "This is a paradigm shift for the good of society." Senate Bill 2 would classify chronic homelessness as a medical condition and give doctors authority to write patients homeless for more than six months a prescription for housing. "It will allow us to better use Medicaid dollars to help our most vulnerable people improve their lives," said Green.

    Green said that he has seen the revolving door of chronically homeless people using hospital Emergency Rooms for expensive care, some of it preventable through having a place to live. A place to live can reduce health care costs by 43 percent, he said, saving the state millions of dollars in Medicaid expenses. Housing 1,800 people could save the state $300 million a year, he predicted.

     Green said he has bipartisan support locally and coverage in the mainland and international press.

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A MACADAMIA TREE HEALTH INITIATIVE is legislation that was introduced Tuesday by the Hawaiʻi congressional delegation. The aim is to help fight the macadamia felted coccid, an invasive species destroying macadamia trees and threatening the domestic macadamia nut industry at large. Since the invasive insect was introduced to Hawaiʻi in 2005, it has cost the local macadamia nut industry millions of dollars every year, threatening the vitality of one of Hawaiʻi's most important crops.
     The Macadamia Tree Health Initiative would authorize highly sought research and development to help fight the invasive insect and establish an Areawide Integrated Pest Management plan in affected areas "to help manage the invasive pest in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly, and cost effective way," says a statement from Hawai`i's congressional delegation.

Macadamia felted coccid can destroy the trunk of the nut tree.
Photo from U.H. Hilo

     Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said, "The macadamia felted coccid is one of more than 4,300 invasive species that threaten our agriculture industry in Hawaiʻi and across the United States. In Hawaiʻi alone, this pest costs our local farmers, landowners and agriculture industry millions of dollars a year, and puts hundreds of local farms, thousands of local workers, and the future of one of our most important crops at risk. Very little is known about this invasive pest, making it difficult for our farmers and agriculture industry to fight back. The Macadamia Tree Health Initiative will authorize much-needed research and development and establish a comprehensive management plan to help our local agriculture industry combat these invasive, harmful insects."

     Sen. Mazie Hirono said, "Our delegation is united in the fight against macadamia felted coccid – which has been ravaging our $46 million macadamia nut industry for over a decade. We need to bring in federal resources to fight this invasive pest and work to protect and support Hawaiʻi agriculture."

     Sen. Brian Schatz said, "Hawai'i's tropical climate and constant movement of people and cargo expose our farmers and their crops to pests from all over the world. As we address the macadamia felted coccid, I hope that we can use lessons learned from fighting the coffee berry borer to develop an integrated approach that will be able to turn and fight other pests when they are introduced. Quick, systematic action gives us the best chance to save crops and keep Hawai'i's economy strong."

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LEARNING TO LIVE ON MARS is the subject for the `Imiloa’s Maunakea Skies talk with Brian Shiro, Geology Lead at HI-SEAS. During the presentation on Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m., Shiro will report on the doings in the dome on Mauna Loa where scientists are simulating conditions for humans spending time on the Red Planet.
     He will explain the Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program, aimed at researching issues related to how crews will function on long-duration missions to Mars. HI-SEAS creates missions and recruits crewmembers who live in the Mars-like habitat for periods ranging from four to twelve months, in order to better understand the planet’s living conditions.
     This is the Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program, which is aimed at researching issues related to how crews will function on long-duration missions to Mars. HI-SEAS creates missions and recruits crewmembers who live in the Mars-like habitat for periods ranging from four to twelve months, in order to better understand the planet’s living conditions.
    Imiloa is located the University of Hawai`i campus in Hilo.

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Weave Coconut Fronds (Ulana Niu), Wed, Mar 8, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Learn how to weave coconut fronds into useful and beautiful items with local expert Cathy Gouveia. The coconut palm is one of the most useful and important plants in the world. Free; park entrance fees apply.

Jazz in the Forest, Sat, Mar 11, Volcano Art Center. With Jean Pierre Thoma & The Jazztones. 967-8222

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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, March 6, 2017

The distinctive horn of this quirky-looking reef fish inspired its common name, the unicornfish. 

Known as kala in Hawaiian, unicornfish can live for more than 50 years. Kala are popular among 

fishermen but its long lifespan makes it vulnerable to overfishing. 

Photo from NOAA Fisheries/Kevin Lino

MANY HAWAIIAN REEF FISH ARE OVERFISHED, according to a just-released assessment of their populations. The new study of Hawai`i's coral reef fish shows that 11 of 27 species, including kala and uhu, are experiencing some level of overfishing, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. The researchers report that that other reef fish are “in a much better condition.”

Ulua is the Hawaiian name for  Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus).  

Ulua are among the 11 species that are being overfished.  

Photo from NOAA Fisheries/Jeanette Clark

     “Typically, fish that live the longest or fish that are highly targeted by fishermen tended to be in poorer condition.” wrote the NOAA researchers. “For example, kala (the bluespine unicorn fish) can live for decades (more than 50 years), are a popular target, and are currently experiencing overfishing. Compare that with species such as weke nono (Pflueger's goatfish) that only live up to six years and are in better condition.”

   The study says, “Surgeonfishes and parrotfishes were families with the most vulnerable species, while goatfish populations were generally in better condition. In all, our assessment suggests that ulua, five surgeonfish, two goatfish, and three parrotfish species are doing poorly. Ultimately, this assessment generated management options for a range of overfishing risk levels.”

     NOAA researchers used the average length of each species to calculate current fishing mortality rates and combined this information with maximum known age, growth, and maturity data to calculate current stock condition.
     “Kala are one of many fish species that inhabit coral reefs around the main Hawaiian Islands and are of great importance socially, culturally, and economically.

A school of yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis).
Photo from NOAA Fisheries/Andrew E. Gray

     “Reef fish are a valuable source of food for local fishermen, hold significance in Hawaiian culture, and draw tourists to explore their underwater habitats. Despite their importance to fisheries in Hawai‘i, there was not a lot of information on how populations of certain species were doing. To answer this question for fishery managers, we collected and considered information on fish numbers, sizes, and biology from diver surveys, life history studies, and commercial and recreational catch numbers,” explained the NOAA researchers.

     “We then compared those conditions to well-established sustainability guidelines,” wrote the researchers. “This allowed us to provide information on which reef fish species are currently threatened by overfishing and propose options for future fisheries management. Now, for the first time, we present assessments of 27 different Hawaiian reef fish including kala (bluespine unicornfish), uhu (various parrotfishes), kumu (whitesaddle goatfish), ulua (giant trevally), and many other species.

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MANY TEACHERS WILL WEAR RED TUESDAY at Hawai`i’s state public schools, including Na`alehu, Ka`u High and Pahala Elementary.  The plan by organizers is to wear red and wave signs Tuesday morning before school begins to show solidarity and draw attention to teacher contract negotiations. According to the teachers' union, the Hawai`i State Teachers Association, key members of the state’s negotiating team have not been present at contract talks, impeding both sides from fully discussing important items.

      HSTA has called for a "fair contract" with a pay package that would attract and retain teachers, which would help end the state’s teacher shortage crisis. Hawai`i's high cost of living and relatively lower teacher pay compared to other expensive places to live is a deterrent for teachers staying here.

      The sign waving and walk-in are part of a campaign entitled Schools Our Keiki Deserve.  

Teachers in Ka`u plan to wear read Tuesday to bring awareness of their union
contract negtiaions. Hawai`i has the highest cost of living in the country,
but teacher salaries are lower than in other places with similar costs.

     Tuesday’s event is sponsored by HSTA, which is the exclusive representative of more than 13,500 public school teachers statewide.

      For more on this event and the back story, please read the Ka’u News Briefs of March 3.  

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THE NEW TRAVEL BAN ISSUED BY PRES. DONALD TRUMP on Tuesday drew a response from Ka`u's Representative in the U.S. House.
    Tulsi Gabbard said,  “True to our history and values as a nation, we have served as a place of refuge to the most vulnerable in the world. We should not be putting in place a blanket ban of refugees, especially when we have actively been fueling the counterproductive regime change wars that have caused them to flee their homes. These people would much rather stay in their homes and live in peace. That’s why we must address the cause of this refugee crisis and end the destructive U.S. policy of counterproductive regime-change wars, as we’ve seen most recently in Iraq, Libya, and now in Syria.”

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DAILY DIRECT FLIGHTS TO DENVER FROM KONA will start on June 8. This service, on United Airlines, is currently available weekly.
     The flight will leave Kona at 8 p.m. and arrive in Denver around 6:45 a.m. The flight will leave Denver at 11:45 a.m. and arrive in Kona around 3 p.m.
     "Starting this summer we're offering more flights, to more destinations at more convenient times than in recent memory," said Scott Kirby, president of United Airlines. "And with bigger and more modern aircraft for many of our flights, we'll be getting you to the moments that matter most - relaxed and ready to go."
     United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents. In 2016, United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights carrying more than 143 million customers. United operates 737 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express partners operate 483 regional aircraft.

Hawaiian Cordage Workshops, Tue, Mar 7/28, 1 – 4 p.m., Volcano Art Center. With Gary Eoff. 967-8222

Unforeseen Consequences of Sandalwood Trade, Tue, Mar 7, 7 p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Paul Field, park volunteer and retired professor of History at Windward Community College, discusses how the sandalwood trade impacted relations between commoners and chiefs, altered the concept of mana and led to the first official interference of the U.S. government in affairs of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Free; park entrance fees apply.

Weave Coconut Fronds (Ulana Niu), Wed, Mar 8, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Learn how to weave coconut fronds into useful and beautiful items with local expert Cathy Gouveia. The coconut palm is one of the most useful and important plants in the world. Free; park entrance fees apply.

Jazz in the Forest, Sat, Mar 11, Volcano Art Center. With Jean Pierre Thoma & The Jazztones. 967-8222

www.kaucalendar.com

Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, March 5, 2017

Big lava, small people above the pressurized magma system that let off a swarm
of earthquakes on Sunday. USGS Photo 

MORE THAN 30 EARTHQUAKES lightly shook Ka`u and Volcano on Sunday, with a 2.9 temblor two miles south of Pahala giving a jolt at 7:50 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that, starting just before 6 a.m. Sunday morning, a flurry of small earthquakes occurred on Kīlauea Volcano's upper East Rift Zone.
     The morning earthquakes were concentrated about three to four miles southeast of Kīlauea's summit in an area between Hi'iaka and Koʻokoʻolau Craters on the Chain of Craters Road in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The sequence consisted of 31 earthquakes over a period of about 42 minutes. The eight largest events had magnitudes ranging from 1.7 to 3.9 and depths of about one to two miles beneath the surface. At least six of the earthquakes were felt Sunday morning on the Island of Hawaiʻi, primarily in the Ka'ū and Puna Districts. The USGS "Did you feel it?" website (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/dyfi/) received more than 30 felt reports within an hour of the largest earthquake, which occurred at 6:13 a.m. Weak to light shaking, with maximum Intensity of IV, has been reported.

More than 30 earthquakes occurred Sunday morning near Volcano
with another in the evening in Pahala. USGS Map   

    The size and location of this morning's earthquake sequence suggest a source that may be related to the ongoing pressurized magma storage system beneath the Kīlauea summit area. According to Tina Neal, HVO Scientist-in-Charge, the earthquakes caused no significant changes in Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing eruptions. No changes in deformation or ground surface cracks were observed in the area.
     For more information on recent earthquakes in Hawaii and Kīlauea eruption updates, visit the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory website at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov.

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ALOHA WAS THE MESSAGE AT PROPHET MUHAMMAD DAY on Sunday, with a keynote speaker from Hawai`i. Ka`u's Representative in Congress, Tulsi Gabbard, delivered the address at the Tenth Annual Prophet Muhammad Day event at Rutgers University in New Jersey, hosted by Muslims 4 Peace. According to a statement from Gabbard, the celebration focused on "bringing communities together to celebrate the legacy of compassion, mercy, and justice of the Prophet Muhammad, and to stand together against anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies."

The first Hindu in the U.S. Congress
Photo from Tulsi Gabbard

     During her speech, Gabbard pointed to terrorists, saying. "Sadly, as we look around us at the chaos in the world today, we see people who are inflicting violence and terror upon others in the name of religion and identity. On Jan. 29, six people were killed and 19 wounded as they were fired upon while they prayed in a Quebec City mosque. On Feb. 16, an ISIS-affiliated suicide bomber killed at least 75 people while they worshipped at a shrine to the Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Pakistan—a place that was tragically targeted for embracing worshippers of all faiths and sects side by side.
     "Since the beginning of 2017, hundreds of tombstones have been toppled at Jewish cemeteries in Philadelphia and St. Louis and nearly 100 bomb threats have been called into Jewish schools and community centers across our nation. In February of last year, ISIS beheaded a senior Hindu priest named Jogeswar Roy at a temple in northern Bangladesh, and injured two others. Just a few months before this, ISIS conducted attacks on Shia mosques and shrines in Bangladesh killing and injuring worshippers.
     "The perpetrators of these horrific actions have no connection with the spiritual love that lies at the heart of all religions—the love that has the power to overcome differences and bring people together," she said. "No matter where you're from, no matter what religion you practice, your ethnicity, race, or anything else—what is it that can bring us together as people? It is, what we call in Hawai`i, aloha... sincere, deep love and respect for other people as children of God."
     She said, however, that there is "not one place—not even our own nation—that is immune to the poison of religious bigotry. Abraham Lincoln was attacked with accusations that he was not a Christian. When John F. Kennedy ran for President, his political opponents tried to foment religious bigotry against his Catholicism. When Barack Obama ran for president in 2007, people accused him of being Muslim, as if that would somehow disqualify him from becoming president. Said Gabbard, the first Hindu in the U.S. Congress, "When I first ran for Congress, my Republican opponent stated in a CNN interview that I shouldn't be allowed to serve in Congress because my Hindu religion 'doesn't align with the constitutional foundation of the US government.' Last year, my Republican opponent stated that, 'a vote for Tulsi is a vote for the devil,' because of my Hindu faith."

Ka`u's member in the Hawai`i House of Representatives,
Tuslsi Gabbard, speaks at Prophet Muhaamad Day at Rutgers 
University on Sunday. Image from Tulsi Gabbard

      Gabbard said, "The message in each of these situations was simple: you will be punished politically for being of the wrong religion. Nothing could be more un-American than this.
     "The only way to defeat this dark cloud of religious bigotry and hatred is when we stand together in the light of love. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
   Gabbard insisted, "We must stand with people of all religions who are committed to pluralism and individual free choice. People like: Mahmoud Al 'Asali who was assassinated for courageously speaking out against ISIS' brutal treatment of Christians in Mosul; Khurram Zaki, a prominent Pakistani journalist and human rights activist who was assassinated because he was one of many Muslims courageously advocating for a pluralistic, tolerant, secular Pakistan; Kenyan Muslims who shielded Christians from the attack of terrorists; Jewish and Christian leaders in Victoria, Texas who opened their synagogue and churches to the Muslim community whose mosque burned down.

    "There are countless examples of such love and courage by individuals and communities who embrace and live by the true spiritual principles of peace, love, mercy, and tolerance; who are building coalitions of Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, atheists, secularists, and more; who are risking their lives, bravely crying out for a peaceful, pluralistic society built on the bedrock of religious freedom. So the challenge for each and every one of us here is—will we elevate and empower these champions of peace and a pluralistic society? Will we do what is necessary to defeat the destructive exclusivist ideology with one of love, aloha, and inclusiveness? Or will we stand by, shake our heads, and do nothing? "We must act," stated Gabbard. 

Gabbard met with Muslims, including Rubab
Hasanali at the event to encourage tolerance.
Photo from Rubab Hasanali

     "For the sake of our families, our communities, our country, and all of humanity, we must stand with these brave souls, these warriors for peace. Let us stand proudly as Americans, as defenders of our constitution, as defenders of freedom, as defenders of peace, as beacons of love. Let us be brave and forceful in standing up for each other's rights to live and worship freely and let us not be afraid to say that whoever threatens that right for any one of us will have to face all of us together. Let us be inspired by the vision put forward by our nation's founders, and challenge those fomenting religious bigotry to do the same.

     "Rather than pour fuel on the fire of darkness, divisiveness, and hatred, let us bring the light found in the aloha spirit to our lives, our country, and the world.
     "Let us be inspired as we join hands, working toward the day when everyone—whether they are Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Jew, Muslim, or atheist—can live in peace and free from fear.
     "Let us confront hatred with love. Confront bigotry with aloha. Confront fear with courage. Let us truly live aloha in our actions, in our words, and in our hearts." 

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ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS is getting a call from Sen. Mazie Hirono to answer more questions about his alleged ties with Russia. She said, "I would welcome Jeff Sessions' resignation as Attorney General, but we need to get to the bottom of Russia's interference in our democracy -- starting with Jeff Sessions coming back to the Judiciary Committee to testify under oath and continuing with an independent investigation."      
     Hirono sits on the U.S. Senate's Armed Services and Judiciary committees.

     Hirono said on MSNBC on Friday, "I find it incredibly inconsistent that candidate Trump kept talking about massive voter fraud with no factual basis for that and yet when there is a factual basis for interference with our elections - Russian interference with our elections, President Trump shows no interest in getting to the bottom of it." In calling for an independent investigation on the matter, Hirono said the Russians have also interfered with elections in France and Germany "and will do it again." She said she questions the ability of the U.S. Attorney General's office to conduct a fair investigation.
     Rep. Tulsi Gabbard tweeted and posted: "In order to reduce the divisiveness in our country and increase the people's faith in our Justice Department, it would be best if Senator Sessions resigned. The sooner the better." Sessions recused himself from overseeing investigations into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and administration with Russians attempting to interfere in U.S. elections."
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Hawaiian Cordage Workshops, Tue, Mar 7/28, 1 – 4 p.m., Volcano Art Center. With Gary Eoff. 967-8222

Unforeseen Consequences of Sandalwood Trade, Tue, Mar 7, 7 p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Paul Field, park volunteer and retired professor of History at Windward Community College, discusses how the sandalwood trade impacted relations between commoners and chiefs, altered the concept of mana and led to the first official interference of the U.S. government in affairs of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Free; park entrance fees apply.

Weave Coconut Fronds (Ulana Niu), Wed, Mar 8, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Learn how to weave coconut fronds into useful and beautiful items with local expert Cathy Gouveia. The coconut palm is one of the most useful and important plants in the world. Free; park entrance fees apply.

Jazz in the Forest, Sat, Mar 11, Volcano Art Center. With Jean Pierre Thoma & The Jazztones. 967-8222