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Saturday, August 26, 2023

Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, August 26, 2023

  Kaʻū beat Kohala Cowboys in the Trojan's second road game of the season, with Trojans defenseman Ocean
Nihipali-Sesson breaking up this attempted pass. Photo by Mark Peters

Oli Silva-Kamei listens to some late game
 instructions. Photo by Mark Peters
KAʻŪ TROJANS BEAT KOHALA 44-24 on Saturday, traveling all the way to Kapa‘au on the north end of the island to take their first win of the season over the Cowboys.
     Diyah Ellis-Reyes at quarterback led the Trojan offense throwing eight successful passes out of 15, resulting in a gain of 208 yards and four touchdowns. 
    Top receiver was TJ Kuahuia-Faafia who hauled in five catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns.
    Top rusher was Ocean Nihipali-sesson who ran for 122 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught a touchdown.
    Trojan defense was was led by La‘a Kajiwara-Ke and Diyah Elllis-Reyes with seven tackles each.
    Trojan Coaches are Ted Blanco, Todd Marinovich, Garrett Greedy and Mark Peters. Trainer is Moses Whitcomb.
    New to football in Kaʻū is Marinovich who is a former University of Southern California quarterback who led the team to win the Rose Bowl when he was a freshman. He also played for the Los Angeles Raiders. He moved to Kaʻū and started ‘Ohana Flag Football for young players this summer.
    Kaʻū's home opener is next Saturday against Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy from Waimea. Game time is at 1 p.m. at the Pāhala football field. 
Dominic Nurial-Dacalio closes in on the Kohala ball
carrier. Photo by Mark Peters
    The Hawai‘i Prep game is followed by a road game against Kamehameha Schools on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. 
    Trojans play home games against Honoka‘a on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 1 p.m., followed by Kohala on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. and Pāhoa on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. 
    On the road again in October, the Trojans travel to Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. and return home to take on Kamehameha on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m.
    Ka‘ū High School's football team is comprised of students from its own campus and students from Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences.

  Kaʻū Trojans took a bus all the way to Kapa‘au and came home with their first win of the season.
Photo by Joy Marie Ridgely

Ranchos resident John Fretz used an aerial photo of his Ocean View Ranchos
neighborhood to superimpose the concept of industrial solar farms on two 
three-acre lots amid existing homes, the solar farms surrounded with fencing
 and lights. Image by John Fretz
FATAL FIRES IN LĀHAINĀ ARE PROMPTING RANCHOS RESIDENTS TO ASK GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES TO STOP CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL SOLAR FARMS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. Rick Allen, a former first responder in Maui, who lives in the Ranchos community in Ocean View, said, "We had the situation in Maui with telephone poles that are overstrung coming down in high winds. Now we have the same in Ranchos, and 17 solar farms are going to be plugging into those lines.
    "We have no idea who these people are, or their safety record. They will be using our roads and using our poles. For over 50 years, Ranchos had been a residential and ag community and now we are to be suddenly industrialized. I see this as a serious danger to our community."
    Sandy Mayville, a Ranchos homeowner, said she is concerned about the volume and size of the vegetation covering open land within the subdivision. "We have a lot of huge Christmas Berry bushes, which are rich in oils and burn like crazy. Add that to introduced grasses, like Fountain Grass and we have a tinder box right in our back yards. Seventeen new power-generating plants represent a lot more risk of industrial-scale fires than if 17 regular homes were built on the lots.
    "Like Lāhainā, we have a single highway running east-west. Unlike Lāhainā, we have only two ways of accessing the highway, and both of them pass through the thickest concentration of Christmas Berry trees. Our prevailing winds, the trades, will spread the fires in such a way that exits from the subdivision are likely to be cut off. And since we don't have ocean access, how will the residents from over 200 homes save themselves?"
Rancho residents who have long opposed industrial solar in their neighborhood are pointing
to fire risks in the wake of the Lāhainā firestorm. 
    Deborah Ward, a Sierra Club activist, pointed to "the catastrophic tragedy" that destroyed Lāhainā on Maui. "Let's be mindful of the potential for a similar outcome in our community. Ocean View has a volunteer fire department that is not trained or equipped to fight electrical fires. Ranchos has no piped county water and no fire hydrants. Water to fight the fires will have to be trucked in."
    Phillis May, a former President the Hawai‘i Ranchos Road Maintenance Corp., told The Ka‘ū Calendar that in Ranchos fire would be a major concern. "Electrical shorts and faults could be caused by any number of factors." She said, "Our strong winds in Ka‘ū could bring down high-voltage lines," referring to winds that power 12 windmills at South Point.
   May said, "People attempting theft or damage to solar installations could cause a fire. Anything that creates sparks could start a fire, and when those sparks are carried by our high winds to dry vegetation, Ranchos residents would be in real danger.
    "It will be impossible to police 26 separate solar installations scattered, patch-work quilt style, among existing homes. HELCO cannot guarantee our safety nor working phones and internet during a disaster. The history of major fires with great loss of life and property has shown this to be true on Maui and in California.
    "Ocean View is not equipped to deal with industrial-scale fires. I think the whole project should be moved to a larger site and built as a contiguous solar farm. Then it can be fenced and secured at one location.
    "That's how it's done everywhere else. Why not Ocean View?" asked May.
     Bob Werner, a former elected Assessor-Recorder of Fresno County in California, and resident of Ranchos, told
A Ranchos neighborhood without solar. See concept photo above with solar.
Photo by John Fretz
The Ka‘ū Calendar that for his job he considered a wide range of possible effects of proposed projects. "We had to consider projects that would affect property values and county revenues, those that would affect our citizens' health and safety, and those things that would increase or decrease the prosperity of our businesses and residents.
    "The 26 'solar farms' being proposed for development in Ocean View fail on each of these points, and more," said Werner, adding "it is actually incomprehensible to me that this project was ever seriously considered, let alone allowed to progress to its current state. This project would also bring with it serious risk of fire as the project would be generating and carrying high-voltage electricity.
    "We have likely seen the result of high voltage arcing in the devastating fires in Lāhainā. Much of upper Ranchos has similar ground cover and foliage as that which caught fire in Lāhainā. This project would bring that same risk to our homes and the homes of our neighbors," said Werner.
    Werner said, "As best I can tell, this would not even lead to lower electrical rates or greater energy independence and sustainability for the people of the Big Island. The only possible beneficiary of this project would be the foreign companies that stand to profit on the obscene rates of payment and the potential tax subsidies."
Council member Michelle Galimba
 said she has serious concerns about
 the industrial solar farm project.
    County Council member Michelle Galimba said in March, "I have serious concerns over this project because of the potential for increased costs for all HELCO customers, as well as inappropriate industrial land use in a rural residential community. I urge the developers to reconsider a project that is so unpopular among the local residents."
    The project comes out of a renewable energy program dating from 2008, with the 26 power-generating installations to be located on 26 sites, among existing homes, largely in Ranchos. Each site would be covered with about 1,200 solar panels that would generate a quarter megawatt of power.
    The project would need a new substation and a new overhead transmission line that would be built on land owned by Ranchos property owners. The power would be fed into the grid and, since it is not needed in Ocean View, it would be used by the larger towns north.
    Since 2015, Ocean View residents have voiced opposition to the project at community meetings, in letters to the Public Utilities Commission and in numerous press reports. Elected representatives have joined them with letters to the PUC. Over 700 residents signed a petition. On August 29, 2016, two Ranchos residents filed a Formal Complaint with the PUC, which, seven years later, is still ongoing.
     Unless the PUC ends the program, the project will go forward, said Annie and Peter Bosted who have opposed the project before the PUC. They estimate that SPI, the owner of the project based in Shanghai, will profit more than $54 million over 20 years from "windfall rates" offered in the program. They said that many Ranchos residents are concerned about degradation of property values should the industrial "eyesore" be built. "Since witnessing the fatal fires in Maui, which were allegedly caused by sparks from downed lines, residents also fear for their lives and their homes," said a statement from the Bosteds.

DR. LIS GALLANT, WHO JUST FINISHED A POST DOC ON LAVA AND CINDER CONES AT KILAUEA, is the subject of this week's Volcano Watch, the weekly column from USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Her National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow research studied lava and cinder cones from the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea. She next moves from USGS to Department of Geology at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo as an Assistant Professor. Learn more about the Department of Geology at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.   
    Volcanology was not always on the horizon for Gallant when she started her academic journey in
Dr. Lis Gallant moves from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
 to University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Image from LinkedIn
Troy, New York. She took courses at Hudson Valley Community College before receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After several years working in the medical software industry, she returned to school and received a second Bachelor’s in Geology from Buffalo State University.
    As an undergraduate student, Gallant conducted research on tephra deposits of Santa Ana Volcano in El Salvador, which helped her discover a passion for science with real-world application. It was after this that she first came to the Island of Hawai‘i to work at HVO as an intern mapping lava flows on Mauna Loa and assisting in Puʻuʻōʻō eruption response from 2012 to 2013.
     Gallant then went to the University of South Florida to pursue both a Master’s and Ph.D. in geoscience. Her work focused on developing new computer-based lava flow hazard assessment tools. Lis also expanded her skill set by working with different kinds of radar to study subtle changes in the shapes of volcanoes and map eruptive deposits below the ground.
    In addition to her research, she was an avid teacher while working on her degree, instructing numerous courses and assisting with USF’s summer field courses. She taught students from Florida—many of whom had never seen mountains before—to map folds, faults, and geologic deposits for the first time!
    While at USF, Gallant was part of the response to volcanic unrest at Nevado del Ruiz, in Colombia, and the eruption of Momotombo in Nicaragua.              
Dr. Lis Gallant deploying a terrestrial radar system
during the January 2023 eruption of Kīlauea. This
instrument can detect small-scale changes in the shape
of the lake’s surface and calculate the speed at which
 those changes are occurring. USGS photo

    These experiences further bridged the gap between academic research and applied science, which set Gallant on her path after she graduated with her Ph.D.
    Gallant moved to the United Kingdom in 2020 and joined the IMAGINE project at the University of Cambridge Department of Geography. Although the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from traveling to Chile and Argentina to examine the human and environmental geographies in these volcanic regions, she was able to forge strong connections with her colleagues and she looks forward to engaging UHH students in this network.
    Gallant returned to HVO in 2021 and continues to engage in both exciting research and eruption response efforts. She has helped respond to the 2020, 2021, and 2023 eruptions of Kīlauea and the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption.     
    Gallant brought several pieces of novel scientific equipment to study the volcanoes, including a magnetometer mounted on an uncrewed aerial vehicle, a ground penetrating radar, and a special radar that can detect rapid changes in the shape of the landscape (a terrestrial radar interferometer).
    The TRI was deployed during the waning phases of the Mauna Loa eruption. The flow front was difficult to continuously monitor due to inclement weather and the logistical constraints of working at high altitudes. Gallant and graduate students from USF successfully located the flow front in near-zero visibility conditions and were able to image flow thickening along the margins.
    Gallant continued to teach during her time at HVO. She is a faculty member for the GeoSPACE project, a field course that focuses on improving the experiences of disabled students in the geosciences. Her efforts were recently recognized by the International Association for Geoscience Diversity when they presented her with their Inclusive Geoscience Education and Research Award in 2022.
    Gallant said she is excited to bring all of these amazing assets—passion for teaching, diversifying the geosciences, and volcano research—to her students as she begins her first semester at UHH. Although we will certainly miss her at HVO, we look forward to collaborating with her as a UHH partner. UHH has been an active partner with HVO for many years and this relationship will continue to thrive with the Department of Geology’s newest professor.
Dr. Lis Gallant measuring fountain heights during the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa using a laser rangefinder. USGS photo

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Volcano Activity Updates: Kīlauea is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is ADVISORY. Active lava has not been visible within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea since June 19. Over the past week, earthquake activity in the summit region remained elevated and summit tiltmeters generally showed inflation. A sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rate of approximately 86 tonnes per day was measured on August 15.
 Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert Level is at NORMAL. Webcams show no signs of activity on Mauna Loa. Seismicity remains low. Summit ground deformation rates indicate slow inflation as magma replenishes the reservoir system following the recent eruption. SO2 emission rates are at background levels.
    There were three earthquakes with three or more felt reports in the Hawaiian Islands during the week ending last Thursday: a M3.2 earthquake 21 km (13 mi) SW of Laupāhoehoe at 29 km (18 mi) depth on Aug. 22 at 6:54 p.m. HST, a M3.4 earthquake 11 km (6 mi) E of Pāhala at 32 km (20 mi) depth on Aug. 20 at 12:05 p.m. HST, and a M2.4 earthquake 3 km (1 mi) SSW of Volcano at 2 km (1 mi) depth on Aug. 17 at 2:03 p.m. HST.


TARA LITTLE, LAST SEEN IN OCEAN VIEW, IS MISSING. Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 48-year-old Tara Little, of Ka’u, who was reported missing. 
Tara Little, last seen in Ocean View.
Photo from HPD
She is considered endangered as she is in need of medication for a medical condition. Little was last seen on Friday, Aug 25, during the afternoon hours in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates subdivision. Little is described as being 5’06” tall, weighing approximately 260 pounds, and having a light skin complexion with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink colored dress and white shoes.
    Police ask anyone who may have information on Little’s whereabouts to call the Hawaii Police Department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311; or Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 960-3118; or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov.Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the island-wide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers does not record calls or subscribe to any Caller ID service. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.





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Friday, August 25, 2023

Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, August 25, 2023

Corals and reef building in this island's nearshore waters along the west coast from South Point north is the topic of a youtube live event led by Nathan Hayes, of the state Division of Aquatic resources on Thursday Aug. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
See more below. Photo from Malama Kai Foundation
FORMER HAWAI'I COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AND FIRE CHIEF DARRYL OLIVEIRA has been named interim Director of the Maui Emergency Management Agency and will take the post on Aug. 28. With his experience with volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, fires and other disasters, said Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, "Chief Oliveira's history of emergency management and community leadership will be an asset for us as we deal with a wildfire disaster and its aftermath." The Maui Mayor said, "As Maui deals with this unprecedented disaster, our response and recovery efforts will need strong leadership."
    Oliveira, 62, worked for Hawai'i County Fire Department for 31 years, including nine as Fire Chief,
Former Hawai'i County Fire Chief and Civil Defense Director Darryl
Oliveira is new Director of Maui Emergency Management Agency.
followed by three years as head of Civil Defense on this island. He is a lecturer at Hawai'i Community College and operates his consulting firm, Community Safety Innovations, LLC.
     During a press conference on Maui on Friday, Oliveira praised the Maui communities that have pulled together to support one another. "I think that's the strength we have in the islands with people coming together." 
    Oliveira replaces Herman Andaya, who resigned after the firestorm destroyed Lahaina, taking hundreds of lives. He resigned after defending the decision to withhold using sirens to warn people, saying they might have thought it was a tsunami and could have run the wrong way.


MORE DETAILS ON THIS SUNDAY'S DISCOVERY HARBOUR FUNDRAISER FOR LĀHAINĀ AND OTHER MAUI FIRE VICTIMS have been released. Community members are invited to bring lawn chairs to The Club at Discovery Harbour for outdoor seating to listen to music, and to donate to Kako'o Maui by buying at the silent auction. Attendees can also buy snacks and drinks ($1 for each alcoholic drink goes to Maui).
     Silent auction items include many original local works of art and prints, gift baskets from such places as Paradise Meadows and Volcano Winery, handmade large bags sewn by local quilters, prints on antique slate roofing shingles, vacation rental nights locally and in Washington state, a koa wood clock, koa jewelry boxes, and one Japanese cedar jewelry box. A sculpture made from black coral and another made of soap stone will also be auctioned. There are hundreds of items and organizer Jeff Jones says he is very grateful for the many donations to the silent auction, saying it is a great way to buy presents for the upcoming holidays.
     Money raised through the event will go to the Council of Native Hawaiian Advancement's Kako‘o Maui Fund and will be matched by donors for up to $1.5 million.                     
   Jones said he is also grateful that the DaBOMB BBQ prime rib dinner for the event sold out in three days.
   Doors open with silent auction viewing and music beginning at 3 p.m. The event is expected to wrap up around 7 p.m. or til pau.
     Call The Club for more at 808-731-5122.

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THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT AND PARTNERS HAVE CHOSEN HAWAI'I COUNTY FOR THE CITIES FORWARD PROGRAM. Hawai'i County is one of 12 U.S. municipalities chosen to foster urban sustainability on a global scale. The program is a collaborative endeavor involving U.S. Department of State, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives and Institute of the Americas.
    Hawai'i County has been paired with Fortaleza, Brasil.
    The Cities Forward program is designed to empower communities across the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean in their journey toward crafting resilient, inclusive, and sustainable futures. Participating municipalities are assisted in tackling pressing challenges head-on through project consultation, co-design, and the exchange of knowledge.
    Mayor Mitch Roth said, "Our administration continues to build partnerships to help ensure the sustainability of our island home, which, to us, means forging an island that allows our keiki every
opportunity to live and thrive here for generations. That's why we're thrilled to have received the honor of this partnership and look forward to collaborating with states and nations across the globe who share similar goals. A thriving community cannot be achieved alone, as a rising tide lifts all ships. We look forward to embarking on this journey with Fortaleza and collectively shaping a brighter, more resilient future for our communities together."    
     The statement from Hawai'i County says the partnership promises to enrich local insight and leverage the wealth of global resources available through ICLEI's international network of agencies.
     "This collaboration ensures the creation of innovative, comprehensive sustainability solutions tailored to the unique needs of both regions."
    Hawai'i County secured this opportunity as one of a dozen chosen from a competitive pool of 129 applications from municipalities across the Americas.
    "Through Hawaiʻi County's participation, we aim not only to celebrate the wisdom of our indigenous practices but also to bring back the most cutting-edge solutions the global community has to offer regarding social, economic, and environmental resiliency," says the County's statement.
    For more info on Cities Forward program, visit https://icleiusa.org/cities-forward/.

DURING A RECENT WARRANT SWEEP, Hawai'i Island Police arrested 42-year old Marlene Hamilton, of Pāhala, who is charged with: Violations of Conditions of
Release on Bail, Recognizance, or Supervised Release. The sweep resulted in numerous arrests in East Hawai'i. 
    The statement from Hawai'i Police Department says, "During the past week, the Hawai’i Police Department, in conjunction with the United States Marshals Service Hawai’i Task Force, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations, Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division, the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement, and investigators from the Hawai’i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, held a joint operation primarily in East Hawai’i that led to the arrest of numerous wanted individuals."

SETTLEMENT DYNAMICS OF REEF BUILDING CORALS ON HAWAI'I ISLAND'S WEST COAST is the topic of a youtube live event led by Nathan Hayes, of the state Division of Aquatic resources on Thursday Aug. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
     Attending in person is also available at the West Hawai'i Civic Center in Kona or go to the YouTube channel @malamakai https://malamakaifoundation.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4005ffc3ec160e39d0eb693fb&id=78aa61303a&e=556d39834a.
    Contact Kater Hiney, MKF's Reef Talks Coordinator, for more information at kateralisha@gmail.com.
     The event is sponsored by Malama Kai Foundation.











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Thursday, August 24, 2023

Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, August 24, 2023

The Kaʻū Hospital & Rural Health Clinic Community Health Fair is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pāhala Community Center.
Photo from Kaʻū Hospital

THE HEALTH FAIR THIS SATURDAY at Pāhala Community Center is the first for Kaʻū Hospital & Rural Health Clinic which has released the latest details.
    The opening ceremony will be at 10 a.m., followed by entertainment by Pāhala Hongwanji Taiko Drumming at 10:30 a.m. and Halau Hula O Leionalani at 11 a.m., Ti Chun will perform at noon followed by Shesley Martinez at 12:30 p.m., Ti Chun again at 1 p.m. and closing ceremony at 2 p.m.
    Food vendors will be 4 Scoops of Aloha, Good to Go Grindz, Sel's Lunch Wagon and Triple 7 Shave Ice.
    Here are the Health education and service presenters:
    KTA Pharmacy will administer most routine vaccines and provide consultation and screening and
The Health Fair takes place at Pāhala Community Center
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
educational materials on vaccines. Distributed will be KTA-branded swag and gift certificates
    Project Vision will test whether refraction in each eye is normal or abnormal and share info on healthy eating for the eyes and health info on the retina.
    East Hawai‘i Family Guidance Center will present its children's mental health service, telehealth psychiatry services information, and links to other mental health providers.
    Shine Sisterhood Initiative of Kaʻū Women's Health Collective will present the case for prenatal care to prevent problems during delivery and ensure long-term health for mothers and children. Shine Sisters will explain the normal process of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Provided will be information about the easy access community prenatal clinic in Nā‘ālehu on the fourth Sunday of every month and some swag items relating to health, pregnancy, and babies.
    Keiki ID Cards will be issued by the Hawai‘i Police Department, which will also hand out police badge stickers.
    Kupuna Cards will be issued by Elderly Activities Division of the County of Hawai‘i Parks & Recreation. The agency will also present its island-wide services for seniors 55 years of age and older. Distributed will be gift cards and lumbar pillows.
    Hawai‘i Keiki will present education on sugary drinks and how sugar affects the body. Distributed will be Hawai‘i Keiki consent forms, marketing items and flyers with info on sugary drinks.
    The Public Health Nurse Branch of the state Department of Health will share the vision, mission, and values of Public Health Nursing. DOH will also share the Take 10 essential items for Disaster Preparedness, and Hawai‘i Family Guide to Health Emergencies. Provided will be masks, COVID tests, hand sanitizer ad info on emergency preparedness.

    Alzheimer's Association Aloha Chapter will present the ten warning signs of Alzheimer's and opportunities for care and support services and how to participate in the upcoming Walk to End Alzheimers. Educational information will be distributed concerning services and caregiver support. Prizes are Walk to End Alzheimer's T-Shirts.
    Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center will present evidence-based information to assist with tobacco cessation, carbon monoxide testing, and important contact information for all of their clinics. Offered to the public will be brochures, sample nicotine replacements and organization swag. Prizes will be a beach chair, shirts, beach blanket, tap 'n read fitness tracker, pedometer, hat, pens and 36-inch water bottle
    Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary will share educational activities available on the school campus academic programs and extracurricular
activities available to students, and health services available on campus. Distributed will be folders, shopping bags, pens and pencils. A prize will be a self-care basket with shampoo, soap, lotion and more.
    Nā‘ālehu & Pāhala Public Libraries will present Health resources available through library books and online, new hours at Kaʻū Libraries, and information on ‘Ohana Readers Program. Distributed will be bookmarks, bags, reusable utensils, reusable straws, fans and more. There will be a gift basket of Hawai‘i State Public Library System swag.
     Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i will present information on Girl Scouts and distribute swag and flyers.
     Additional presenters are expected.

UPDATE: NADYA PETRENKO OF OCEAN VIEW IS FOUND. Police requested the public's assistance in locating the missing and endangered 29-year-old. She is known to be diagnosed with a condition that requires medication. Petrenko was last seen walking in the 92-8000 block of Iwalani Parkway in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Subdivision on 08-24-2023 at around 6:30 p.m. She is described as being 5'-03", 170 lbs. with blonde hair and brown eyes, and was last seen carrying a purse while in the company of a black-colored dog.
    If anyone has any information on Petrenko, call the police non-emergency number at (808)935-3311.

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OCEAN VIEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION RAISED ALMOST $1,000 at its Aug, 12 pancake breakfast for Maui disaster relief. Upcoming events for September include: 
     County Council member Michelle Galimba and other county reps will hold a public outreach event at the OV Community Center on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. OVCA invites all Kaʻū residents to attend. The next monthly pancake breakfast will be on Sept. 9, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Community Center. Cost is $7 for a big plate of food ($6 for OVCA members).
    Yoga classes are Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and Sundays from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
    Aikido classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 p.m.
   Teen night is the first Saturday of each month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING AND ROBBERY OF AN OCEAN VIEW BUSINESS ON JULY 20. Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 21-year-old Derick Clayson Kaohuikaulunahele Camacho, of Captain Cook, "on the strength of a grand jury indictment warrant stemming from a violent incident which occurred on July 20, 2023, in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates," says the HPD statement released on Thursday.
    On Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 23, 2023, Camacho was located at a residence on Hawai‘i Boulevard in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. He was charged in accordance with the indictment warrant, for the following offenses: First-degree Robbery, Second-degree Burglary, Second-degree Theft, Attempted Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle and Two counts of Kidnapping. 
Derick Clayson Kaohuikaulunahele Camacho
    Camacho’s bail was set at $250,000.The charges against Camacho stem from an incident reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. on July 20, 2023, when Kaʻū patrol officers responded to an active burglary report at a business in the 92-8000 block of Māmalahoa Highway in Ocean View. While investigating this burglary, officers were alerted to a second active burglary occurring at a nearby retail establishment.
    Upon investigating at the second business, officers discovered a masked man, later identified as Camacho, making verbal threats and physically dragging a 61-year-old male victim into the back room of the business. Officers immediately demanded that Camacho release the victim, however he refused to comply with the officers’ orders. An officer then deployed his Conducted Energy Weapon, commonly known as a “taser,” and Camacho was subsequently taken into police custody.
    The initial investigation was completed by the Area II Criminal Investigation Section; and on Friday, July 21, 2023, after conferring with the Hawai‘i County Prosecutors Office, Camacho was charged with the offenses listed above. His bail at that time was set at $36,000; however, it was later increased to $250,000 by the Honorable Judge upon reviewing and signing the Riverside Affidavit.
    Unable to post bail, Camacho remained in police custody over the weekend. On Monday, July 24, 2023, he made his initial court appearance in Kona District Court, where at the objection of the assigned deputy prosecuting attorney, the presiding judge granted Camacho supervised release.
    On Aug. 1, a Kona grand jury was convened and the $250,000 indictment warrant was issued.
    Camacho remained at large until police located and arrested him on Wednesday.




5,000 in the mail, 2,500 on the street. See www.kaucalendar.com


 

 

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