Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists measure the flow rate of lava in the tube that is transporting lava
to the flow front near Pahoa. Photo from USGS/HVO

HAWAI`I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION will hold community input meetings to update four Hawai`i County Community Wildfire Protection Plans. One-hour meetings will be held at Cooper Center in Volcano on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m.; Na`alehu School, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m.; and Ocean View Community Center, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m.
      Community input is critical to the CWPP process in determining priority wildfire concerns, needs and action steps to better prepare and protect fire-prone areas from wildfires, according to Elizabeth Pickett, HWMO Director. The CWPP update meetings will identify and prioritize projects to reduce the threat of wildfire in these communities. All full-time and part-time residents in these areas are encouraged to attend.

HWMO will have an information booth at `Ohana Day & Ka`u Coffee Trail Run
at Ka`u Coffee Mill this Saturday.

      CWPPs have become a prerequisite in order to receive federal funding for wildfire protection projects. The CWPP updates help communities identify and prioritize areas for hazardous fuels reduction treatments, and support communities to take action. The plan assesses values at risk such as safety, natural resource protection, recreation, scenic values and economic issues. CWPPs are collaborative efforts with input from community members, firefighting agencies and any other organizations that are interested in taking part. These plans are becoming increasingly important in Hawai`i. They bring wildfire hazard information and planning/action opportunities to all who are affected, making it possible to address wildfire more effectively. As drought episodes increase and land uses continue to change, working at all levels to mitigate wildfire has become essential.

Ka`u Coffee farmers know the dangers of wildfires after experiencing them
is 2012. Photo by William Neal

      Hawai`i County Fire Chief Darren Rosario said, “The number one defense against the effects of a wildfire to your community is prevention. The Hawai`i Fire Department stands ready to respond to the needs of our community. This includes responding through prevention and collaborative efforts to reduce the threat of wildfires to your community. We are a proud team member with HWMO, and your community, in providing you with information and assistance in the sustainability of your community through fire prevention efforts.”
      “CWPPs are meant to tie into existing or planned projects,” said Pickett. “Many communities are developing disaster plans or long-range community plans, and the CWPP is meant to complement those plans. It will be a useful tool for community members to help make their communities and natural areas fire-safe. Wildfires tie into many natural resource, municipal, and community issues, so this is an important opportunity for communities to learn, have their voices heard and get involved.”

      HWMO will also have an information booth at Saturday’s `Ohana Day and Ka`u Coffee Trail Run at Ka`u Coffee Mill.

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USGS HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GEOLOGISTS are tracking the rate of lava flowing through the lava tube on the June 27th lava flow in Puna by conducting very low frequency surveys.
      According to HVO, the measurement consists of two steps. First, a transect of VLF measurements across the roof of the tube is used to measure the cross-sectional area of lava flowing through the tube. Second, a radar gun is used to measure the speed that lava is flowing at that location. An open skylight that provides a view of flowing lava inside the tube is required for this speed measurement.

Lava continues to crawl toward Pahoa. Map from USGS/HVO

      By multiplying the cross-sectional area with the velocity, the volume rate of lava flowing through the tube can be estimated. Yesterday’s measurement showed a flow rate of 5.8 cubic meters, or roughly 1,500 gallons, per second. Tracking the lava supply rate like this can be helpful for anticipating fluctuations in activity at the flow front, scientists said.
      According to HVO, the flow narrowness and rapid development of a robust tube system within subsurface cracks make the current lava flow unique among the hundreds of flows that Puʻu `O`o has erupted. “Our best estimates suggest that the tube is transporting about 300,000 – 400,000 cubic meters per day (55,000 – 73,000 gallons per minute) of lava to the flow. This is approximately the long-term average eruption rate for Pu`u `O`o over its 31-plus year eruptive history,” according to the current issue of HVO’s Volcano Watch.
      As of this morning, the flow crossed into an uninhabited portion of Ka`ohe Homesteads Subdivision, is continuing northeast and is 2.1 miles from Apa`a Road, which connects with Pahoa Village Road northwest of the center of town.

      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov.

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HAWAI`I WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN $1 MILLION in federal funding for programs aimed to incentivize and further generate economic growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship, announced U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.

DBEDT's Georja Skinner

      The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism will receive a $400,000 investment to support a technical assistance program for entrepreneurs in Hawai`i. The program focuses on launching new businesses and products for export in the film, creative media, new media, music and fashion design industries.


      University of Hawai`i will receive $510,000 to help renovate the Shidler School of Business. The facility will serve as an accelerator to commercialize and license research ideas at the main campus at Manoa.


      The state Office of Planning will receive $180,000 to fund a major revision and update of the Hawai`i Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The CEDS process is designed to bring together public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.
      “Investing in programs that spur innovation and boost startup businesses is one of the best ways to create jobs,” Schatz said. “These investments will give UH and state agencies the resources to develop business and research programs that will create jobs and grow our local economy.”
      “These grants will help provide Hawai`i entrepreneurs with assistance that allows them to take their ideas and turn them into new businesses,” said Hirono. “Innovation is a key ingredient for a thriving economy. While Hawai`i businesses face unique challenges, they also face unique opportunities, and this support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will help our businesses grow, create jobs, and increase production of local consumer goods.”

      “These federal economic development grants will provide more than $1 million to local programs supporting our most innovative entrepreneurs,” said Gabbard. “We have so much homegrown talent right here in Hawai`i; we need to make sure we are

Kai Ho`opi`i Photo from NPS

empowering people who will strengthen our local economy and create jobs through innovation. In my conversations with local start-up leaders, I have been so impressed by their drive to make Hawai`i a ‘Start-Up Paradise.’ Their work, combined with support like this, creates great opportunity for Hawai`i’s bright economic future.”
      “These funds will help expand the global reach and export of Hawai`i's creative entrepreneurs in the broadband, film, television, new media, music and design clusters,” said Georja Skinner, Administrator of DBEDT’s Creative Industries Division.



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KAI HO`OPI`I SHARES MUSIC OF HIS `OHANA tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Free; park entrance fees apply.

KAHUKU UNIT OF HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK asks families to sign up by this Friday for its free Ka`u `Ohana Day on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Keiki of all ages are invited to join park rangers and take a closer look at the Kahuku Unit during a day of activities. Connect with the culture, people and `aina (land) through mo`olelo (stories), GPS and compass. Free lunch is provided. 

      Call 985-6019.

THURSDAY IS THE U.S. AIR FORCE’S 67TH BIRTHDAY. Kilauea Military Camp’s Crater Rim Café in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park celebrates with casual dinner available to airmen and guests. Open to authorize patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8371 for more information.

KA`U COFFEE TRAIL RUN & `OHANA DAY is this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event features a 5K walk/run, 10K and Half Marathon, along with entertainment, games, legal assistance, silent auction and more.
      See okaukakou.org for updates and course photos.
      To sign up for food, arts & crafts, retail and information booths, contact Gay Polido at 808-638-1831 or gay.polido@yahoo.com.

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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Sept. 15, 2014

Volcano School of Arts & Sciences students present their own goodies along with professional chefs at yesterday's Grape Harvest Festival at Volcano Winery to raise funds for the school's STEAM programs. Photo by Julia Neal

VOLCANO WINERY RAISED MONEY for Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences yesterday with its Grape Harvest Festival. Volcano Winery served its wines and teas. Ka`u Coffee growers, chefs and makers of locally sourced foods also made their presentation to the public with generous tastings.

Cafe `Ohi`a brings its offerings to the fundraiser for Volcano School
of Arts & Sciences. Photo by Julia Neal

      The $40 tickets sold out, and attendees were entertained by Keoki Kahumoku and his `ukulele kids, including Volcano School student and singer Jade Tredinnick.
      Volcano Winery partner Marie Bothof said the festival “was wonderful all the way around, and everyone said they would come back next year.” Those who attended were able to tour the vineyard, tea garden, fig orchard, greenhouse and vat room, led by partner Del Bothof and general manager and head winemaker Alex Wood.
      Money raised will support STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) programs at the school. To donate, call Kim at 985-7055.

KA`U’S STATE REP. RICHARD CREAGAN has concerns about proposed wastewater system rules that could raise the price of homes and commercial entities that currently use cesspools in Ka`u. The state Department of Health regulations are aimed at further protecting drinking water sources and the environment.

Chefs came from as far as Hilo, with VooDoo's presenting Cajun
and Creole cuisine at Volcano Winery's Grape Harvest Festival.
Photo by Julia Neal

      “Everything has a risk benefit and a cost benefit ratio, and I think the costs of requiring septic systems as opposed to cesspools on the Big Island far outweigh the risks to both individuals and the environment,” Creagan said. “In my view, as a physician and a former epidemiological investigator for the state health department, the system on the Big Island is not broken, and the proposed rule changes by the Health Department are based on poorly substantiated claims and science that does not apply for the most part to the unique geology of the Big Island.

      “We have a housing shortage. These rules would unnecessarily increase the cost of housing and put another roadblock to the expansion of badly needed additional homes.
      “These rule changes are being rushed through by a lame-duck administration, and I think that these proposed changes should be deferred until we have a new administration and the Legislature is back in session to enable a more measured and informed look at the situation.” Creagan said that if the proposed rule changes are adopted, he will fight for statutory exemptions for the Big Island.

Olson Trust manager for Ka`u,
Randy Stevens, brought Ka`u
Coffee Mill brew to Volcano
Winery. Photo by Julia Neal

Lorie Obra of Rusty's Coffee contributed
 to the fundraising festival. Photo by Julia Neal

      According to DOH, other states, including Iowa, New Jersey and Massachusetts, require cesspools to be upgraded to septic systems whenever property ownership changes. “Requiring cesspool upgrades when property is sold makes sense because the cost of the upgrade can be shared between the buyer and seller at a time when sellers, with proceeds from the sale, are better able to afford upgrading costs and buyers, who are usually borrowing already for their purchase, may obtain additional financing for eliminating a cesspool,” DOH said in its Rationale for the Proposed Revisions.
      To read the proposal and send comments by email, see health.hawaii.gov/wastewater/home/public_notice. Written comments can be sent to Wastewater Branch, Environmental Management Division, State Department of Health, 919 Ala Moana Blvd, Room 309, Honolulu, HI 96814-4920.

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She Holds a Torch for Johnnie by Suzanne Dix Kaliko
Image from the artist

SUZANNE DIX KALIKO, WHO LIVES in Ocean View with her husband Ronald, has been selected to display her artwork at the Third Annual Alumni Art & Design Fair at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, Sept. 20. 

      A graduate of Pratt in 1974, Kaliko will exhibit her “Social Commentary” oil and acrylic paintings. Her collection depicts a humorous and refreshing analysis of the human condition from a feminine perspective.
      An artist all her life, Kaliko started on a chalkboard drawing houses, birds and clouds at the age of two. Raised in a rural community in western New York, she was self-taught until 18 when she was admitted to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Her 1974 graduating class was the last classically trained painting/drawing curriculum before computers. 

“We were taught the hard way,” Kaliko said. “Photography was barely accepted at that time as a fine art, and there was zero tolerance for photographic imagery, including the use of photographs for drawn or painted works. I was trained when it was considered ‘cheating.’”

      Kaliko said old-school techniques have served her well over the years. “The test of conveying a scene by drawing from life develops all an artist’s skills. Nature (plein aire technique) forces the artist to work fast and absorb all the nuances of color and light before they change – in about 20 minutes. Since every painting takes more that 20 minutes to complete, the artist is challenged to render the painting from memory once the initial impression is made.

 It is easy to be inspired. Everyone has his or her ‘Aha!’ moment where a saying or an image impresses itself on the psyche. The toughest aspect of making art is taking that inspiration and acting on it. One must get out there and make the painting, dance the dance, play the instrument. That’s when the joy comes – during the act of creation.”

Alex Aden

      Over the forty years Kaliko has spent in the art field, she has created hundreds of paintings and taught thousands of students. Her community involvement supports an interest in connecting others with their own creativity. Her poetry reflects her impressions of culture and social interactions.
      For more information, contact Kaliko at 929-7113 or suzanne@dixstudios.com. See www.509studios.biz.

HAWAI`I ISLAND POLICE HAVE FOUND ALEX ADEN, the 19-year-old Ka`u man who was reported missing Saturday.

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Hawai`i Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald

HAWAI`I CHIEF JUSTICE MARK E. RECKTENWALD is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for the current vacancy in the District Court of the Third Circuit (County of Hawai`i). The names submitted for this vacancy by the Judicial Selection Commission, in alphabetical order, are: Jeffery N. Burleson, 
Wendy M. DeWeese, 
Margaret K. Masunaga, 
Michael H. Schlueter, 
Cynthia T. Tai and Kimberly B.M. Taniyama. 

      Because the Chief Justice has the discretion to assign judges to the district or district family court calendar, comments about the qualifications and character of any of the nominees with regard to either calendar assignment may be sent, in writing, to
      Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, 
Supreme Court of Hawai`i, 
417 South King Street, 
Honolulu, HI 96813 
or by fax to 808-539-4703 
or email to chiefjustice@courts.hawaii.gov
      Comments must be postmarked, emailed, faxed or hand delivered no later than Friday, Sept. 26. All comments will be kept confidential.
      The individual selected by the Chief Justice is subject to Senate confirmation.

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Backroads of Puna may become lifelines if lava covers Hwy
130 near Pahoa. Photo from Big Island Video News

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ARE CONTINUING in Puna to create alternate access routes in the event lava covers Hwy 130 in the Pahoa area. Clearing and grading are taking place on Railroad Avenue and Government Beach Road, which would allow residents to connect with Hwy 130 north of the flow.
      The county is also today opening an operations center at Pahoa Community Center. Fire, police, Civil Defense and other personnel will be available there for the duration of the emergency period.

      See bigislandvideonews.com.

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KAI HO`OPI`I, WINNER OF ALOHA FESTIVAL’S Hawaiian falsetto signing contest, shares music of his `ohana Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Free; park entrance fees apply.

KAHUKU UNIT OF HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK asks families to sign up by this Friday for its free Ka`u `Ohana Day on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Keiki of all ages are invited to join park rangers and take a closer look at the Kahuku Unit during a day of activities. Connect with the culture, people and `aina (land) through mo`olelo (stories), GPS and compass. Free lunch is provided.
      Call 985-6019.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014

Volunteers can still sign up for Hawai`i Wildlife Fund's next Ka`u Coast Cleanup a week from today on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Photo from Hawai'i Wildlife Fund

A SECOND WELL FOR OCEAN VIEW is in the early stages of development. Rep. Richard Creagan, Ka`u’s County Council member Brenda Ford and Ocean View resident Loren Heck spoke about it at Ocean View Community Association’s Pancake Brunch yesterday.
      Creagan said the more than $700,000 that has been appropriated by the state Legislature will be released after a committee made up of community members submits a plan for the project. He said the funds are currently not targeted to go to a certain agency but will probably go to the county Department of Water Supply for design.

Ka`u's County Council member Brenda Ford and Rep. Richard Creagan
provided information about planning for Ocean View's second well.
Photo by Ron Johnson

      Ford said a resolution asking DWS to put the well on its five-year plan is on the agenda for the Sept. 30 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture, Water & Energy Sustainability. She urged Ocean View residents to testify on the matter. She explained that the location of the well depends on several factors including lot size, elevation above the first well, availability for purchase and location of aquifer. Wherever the well is located, water would be piped to the current fill station.
  ,She suggested that the plan should include having water available for a future school.
      Heck asked residents to join the Advisory Committee for Water. He said the committee would meet two or three times to develop the plan that would be submitted in order for funds to be released to start the project.

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KA`U RESIDENTS CAN APPLY TO BECOME Adult Correction Officers. A list of requirements and information on how to apply are available on the state Department of Human Resources Development webpage at dhrd.hawaii.gov/job-seekers.
      Recruitment ends Friday, Oct. 10 at midnight.
      The nearest corrections facility to Ka`u is at Kulani off Hwy 11 between Volcano and Hilo.

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REMOVAL OF CINDER from 43,608 square feet of Ocean View land is the subject of a request to extend the life of a Special Use Permit. The property is on the south side of Mahimahi Drive near the Lurline Lane intersection in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. Applicant Mark Jernigan is asking for a five-year extension. The matter will be taken up at the Thursday, Oct. 2 Windward Planning Commission meeting at 9 a.m. at Aupuni Conference Room, 101 Pauahi St., Hilo.

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Malian Lahey

“BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HAWAI`I’S FAMILY FARMERS have a bright future,” Malian Lahey, Ka`u resident and policy chair of Hawai`i Farmers Union United, wrote in an article for Civil Beat.
      “It’s a beautiful time to be a farmer in Hawai`i,” Lahey said. “Every morning I wake up and I say thank you for my life, thank you for my health. Thank you for this beautiful farm that is my home. I am so blessed.
      “Farmers in our state have been given an extraordinary opportunity to serve at this time. From the aquaponics hobby farmer who lives in a condominium to the legendary Ma`o farms, we are determined to rise to the occasion and provide food for our state that is produced right here in Hawai`i.
      “Eighty-five percent of our food is brought in by ships, according to a 2007 study by the Rocky Mountain Institute.
      “Not only is it possible for Hawai`i to produce our own food, it is necessary. Our agricultural model can, with good planning and respectful implementation, be transitioned to one that is a net gain for the state.
      “It is important to remember that a healthy civil society of citizens who respect each other’s safety, free speech, and right to hold their own opinions is more valuable than any other asset in the state of Hawai`i.
      “Civil servants who grew up here and have dedicated their lives to partnership with the public can tell you that there never has and probably never will be any unanimous agreement on how to farm. That doesn’t stop them from continuing to serve the public need no matter who it is that comes to them.
      “Educators who grew up here and have devoted their lives to empowering Hawai`i’s youth with knowledge will tell you that although there are often disagreements about the truth, the higher goal is always to serve the path of learning.
      “That is why Hawai`i Farmers’ Union United commits to farmers first. We do have a bright future ahead of us as family farm businesses. 

      “Empowering agricultural entrepreneurship can boost our economy where it is needed the most, in the middle class. Giving young people a stake in society makes us a more resilient, safer community.
      “The International Fund for Agricultural Development, which is a special agency of the United Nations, published findings in its 2013 report showing that smallholder farmers provide over 80 percent of the food consumed in the world. It stated that “smallholders should be included as important custodians of natural resources and as entrepreneurs with the capacity to invest in natural assets and contribute to national and global production systems.”

      “IFAD also asserts that small community farms that deliver produce to the local market are better for the environment because they produce fewer greenhouse gases in their supply chain, and that the vegetables hold more nutrients because they are allowed to ripen longer and travel time between farm and table is shorter.
      “At this year’s state Democratic Convention, the party adopted a resolution to support smallholder farmers, based upon the findings of this international agency.
      “Our food systems might be subject to change, but we are the equals of the challenges faced by the great state of Hawai`i. To this end, the Hawai`i Farmers’ Union United introduced an on-farm mentoring bill during the last legislative session.
      “HFUU has been a driving partner in the push for consolidating food safety certification standards into one statewide certification that would be more cost effective for family owned farm businesses.
      “In the face of events like Hurricane Iselle, people in our state are waking up to the need to grow our own food right here. Hawai`i’s residents can feed Hawai`i.
      “That is what Hawaii Farmers’ Union United represents and where I personally plant my stake – my tomato stake, that is.”
      See civilbeat.com.

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IN SPORTS, KA`U HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL teams traveled to Konawaena yesterday. Junior varsity won 2 – 1, and varsity lost in three straight sets, 17 – 25, 17 – 25 and 11 – 25.

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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEES meet Tuesday at West Hawai`i Civic Center in Kona, and the full council meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. Ka`u residents can participate via videoconferencing at Ocean View Community Center.
      Committee on Public Works & Parks and Recreation meets at 9 a.m.
      Committee on Governmental Relations & Economic Development at 9:15 a.m. will consider a resolution from Ka`u’s County Council member Brenda Ford requesting that the state Legislature establish “vote by mail” for all federal, state, and county primary, general and special elections and to make an appropriation for this method of voting. It requests that the Legislature use Oregon’s Vote By Mail Procedures Manual to establish Hawai`i’s system.
      A companion resolution requests that the Hawai`i State Association of Counties support the legislation.

Vote by Mail is the topic of resolutions by
Ka`u's council member Brenda Ford.

      Committee on Environmental Management meets at 10:45 a.m. Ford requests a report from the Environmental Management director on Hurricane/Tropical Storm Iselle’s impact on cesspools.
      Planning Committee meets at 11 a.m. to consider an amendment to the Zoning Code that would require Planned Unit Development applications to be reviewed and acted on by either the Leeward or Windward Planning Commission, to be determined based on the location of the property for which the P.U.D. is sought.
      Finance Committee meets at 1 p.m.; Public Safety & Mass Transit, 2:15 p.m.; and Human Services & Social Services, 3 p.m.
      Committee on Agriculture, Water & Energy Sustainability meets at 3:45 p.m.
      A resolution from Ford requests that the state Legislature schedule committee hearings, give floor consideration, and adopt into law provisions for truth-in-labeling for Hawai`i-grown coffees.
      A companion resolution requests that the Hawai`i State Association of Counties “urge the Legislature to adopt provisions to protect Hawai`i-grown coffees as premier, specialty coffees.”

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HAWAI`I WILDLIFE FUND STILL HAS SPACE for volunteers for the Ka`u Coast Cleanup a week from today on Sunday, Sept. 21. The event is associated with the annual international Get the Drift & Bag It effort. HWF is always recruiting more volunteers and extra four-wheel-drive vehicles. Volunteers are asked to RSVP to kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com as soon as possible to save a spot.
      Volunteers meet at 7:45 a.m. at Wai`ohinu Park to caravan/carpool to cleanup site from there. Volunteers should bring sturdy footwear, bag lunch, snacks, refillable water bottles, sun/wind protection, gloves and a swimsuit (for jumping in the ocean at lunch).
      HWF provides extra gloves, some buckets, trash bags, water refills, first-aid kit and a camping toilet. Call 769-7629 or email kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com with questions.

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