Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Jan. 5, 2015

Coffee farmer Francis Marques removes huge albizia and eucalyptus trees from the road to Moa`ula to help growers reach 

their orchards. Photo by Trini Marques

KA`U COFFEE FARMERS were able to clear the way to their orchards at Moa`ula yesterday after more than a day of cutting through fallen trees on the roads. On Saturday, after the powerful windstorm subsided, Francis Marques began clearing the old cane haul road from Pahala side, and Bill Lorenzo started making a driving path from Aikane Plantation side. Up the road to Moa`ula, farmers met early yesterday morning with their chain saws and Marques’ equipment to clear tall eucalyptus and albizia trees that isolated the farms and kept away coffee pickers for all of Saturday and Sunday during the heaviest picking season in Ka`u Coffee history. When they reached the farms, the growers found most coffee trees intact, with some windbreak trees and branches down. One Norfolk Pine fell but missed the historic Pahala mill weigh station building that Francis and Trini Marques moved to their coffee farm after the sugar company shut down in 1996.

Farm families found their coffee orchards isolated by fallen trees and went to work 

cutting and pushing them off the roads. Photo by Trini Marques

      Up the steep side of Moa`ula gulch, shredded albizia trees appeared trashed in the forest, some down and many broken by the warm winds that hit Ka`u over the weekend. Toward Na`alehu, cattle grazed in broken stands of eucalyptus. 

      Closer to Pahala, trees blocked numerous roads to pastures and agricultural plots, including the one to the Hester family farm.
      University of Hawai`i Agricultural Extension Service urged farmers and ranchers to document damage and make reports to the agency and insurance companies.

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WINDSTORM TOOK OUT POWER over the weekend for some homes and businesses. Midday Sunday, there were about 17,000 customers without electricity islandwide. Hawai`i Electric Light Co.’s statement named isolated areas of Volcano, Ocean View, Lorenzo Road and Wai`ohinu as places where electricity was restored yesterday evening.

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A WATER RESTRICTION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT for Wai`ohinu area customers, according to Kanani Aton, of the county Department of Water Supply. Due to a main break on South Point Road and reduced source water output, customers in Wai`ohinu mauka, Discovery Harbour mauka and along South Point Road have no water service.

Ka`u Coffee growers stand on tree trunks to cut through downed trees to get them

off the roads. Photo by Trini Marques 

      Until further notice, Wai`ohinu area customers are advised to restrict water use to essential needs only.

• Keep water use to an absolute minimum. 
• Water should be used for essentials only (cooking, drinking and sanitation). 
• Do not wash cars or water lawns. 
• Turn off or disconnect any devices or fixtures that regularly draw water. Such devices include automatic icemakers and irrigation systems. 

      An emergency water spigot is available at Wai`ohinu Park for customers while main repairs are completed.
      For any emergency water concerns, call 961-8790.

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HAWAI`I’S DRY SEASON LAST YEAR was the wettest in the last 30 years despite late August and early September dryness, according to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Most of the state had near to above average rainfall

 from May through September, and the Big Island had near to above average at most locations.

      NOAA said this is one of the rare cases in recent years where the state is in relatively good shape in an El Nino wet season, which usually allows some heavy rain events to impact the state.

      El Nino is projected to be weak.

 Probabilities favor below average rainfall through spring but not as dry as 2009 – 2010 and 1997 – 1998.

      Some drought development expected early this year and will mainly affect the agriculture sector and those with catchment systems.

Fallen trees blocked numerous roads throughout the district, including the one
to the Hester family farm above Pahala. Photo by Julia Neal

      For more information, see www.weather.gov/hawaii, www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov and droughtmonitor.unl.edu.

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HAWAI`I IS MOVING FROM THE CENTRALIZED utility model of electricity generation toward the decentralized micro-grid and building-grid paradigms, according to Life of the Land director Henry Curtis. However, “large centralized utilities like NextEra are attempting to create a backlash, to return to the glory days of centralized power,” Curtis says on his blog at ililanimedia.blogspot.com. NextEra is the mainland company that is purchasing Hawaiian Electric and its subsidiaries.

      Curtis describes various future energy scenarios. One he calls the “Utility Knows Best Scenario,” in which some utility consultants assert that upgrading the entire system into one massively complex creature will lower costs, increase reliability and make customers safer. Curtis likens these schemes with names such as Smart Meters, Smart Grids, Grid Modernization, Grid Intelligence, Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Distribution Automation to the National Security Agency. The utilities would develop computer, telecommunication and surveillance technology “so they can receive messages from and send controlling messages back to every single electric device connected anywhere and everywhere on the electric grid at the transmission, distribution and household level.”

Cattle graze among downed eucalyptus trees along the cane haul road between Pahala and Na`alehu yesterday after the windstorm.
Photo by Julia Neal

      Another paradigm is “Innovators Know Best.” According to Curtis, “it makes more sense to have entrepreneurs, innovators and venture capitalists develop small smart micro-grids. These can be net metered to the utility transmission spine. The micro-grids cannot only export and import to the utility grid, but they can also supply voltage and frequency support. In Hawai`i micro-grids are being planned by the military and Parker Ranch.
      Building-based smart grids is the third, and to Curtis, most logical, paradigm.

      “Global solar installations have grown at over 40 percent per year for over a dozen years,” Curtis states. “This rapid deployment is leading to massive innovation and sharply lower prices. The battery revolution is now being launched. Each year it is and will continue to become cheaper and cheaper to install solar and batteries. Tesla is building a massive battery factory. Technology currently exists to interlink the power in buildings and batteries in vehicles.
      “On the Neighbor Islands it is cheaper to rely on solar and batteries than to remain attached to the grid. Many people don’t take the chance. But what happens in five or ten years when the prices off solar and batteries have dropped by 70 percent and Costco offers standardized ‘utility-in-a-box’ packages that homeowners can install without middlemen? The traditional utility will cease to exist.
      “Sides of buildings and window panes will be coated with thin micro-scale and nano-scale solar energy devices. Utilities will be relegated to the same realm occupied by faxes, microfiche and land-lines,” Curtis concludes.

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Mud Alley. After the storm, blocked from going to coffee lands, the Rodney Freitas
family had fun in the mud.

KA`U RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE in Hawai`i County Council’s first meetings of the New Year via videoconferencing at Ocean View Community Center. Committees meet tomorrow, and the full council meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. All meetings take place at council chambers in Hilo.

      Committees meetings are 9 a.m., Governmental Relations and Economic Development; 10 a.m., Public Works and Parks and Recreation; 11 a.m., Planning; 1:30 p.m., Finance; and 2:30 p.m., Environmental Management.

WALK INTO THE PAST tomorrow at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., beginning at Kīlauea Visitor Center and entering the Whitney Vault in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Ka`u resident Dick Hershberger brings Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar to life every other Tuesday.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK offers updates on Kilauea’s two eruptions at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Matt Patrick talks about Halema`uma`u lava lake and presents a brief overview on the first 30 years of Pu`u `O`o’s eruption and the lava flow that has advanced toward Pahoa over the past six months. Free; park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015

Highway 11 was blocked multiple times, trees toppling during and after the windstorm Friday night and Saturday.
Photo by Charles Tobias

CUTTING THEIR WAY THROUGH BLOCKED ROADS after the fierce windstorm Friday night and Saturday morning, farmers and drivers pulled out their chain saws yesterday to remove tall trees that slammed onto roads, highways and lanes.
  Powerful warm winds with little rain pushed through Ka`u in starts and fits, cleaning dead wood from trees weakened by a long drought then thrashed by two hurricane-tropical storms this past summer. Some seemingly healthy trunks simply toppled over from their weakened root systems.
    Charles Tobias, of Ocean View, reports that he helped remove trees from Highway 11 between his home and Na`alehu and witnessed fallen trees on Ocean View community roads. Coffee farmer Trini Marques reports growers clearing huge trees along the cane haul road between Pahala and Na`alehu where eucalyptus fell from Kamehameha School lands. Albesia crashed onto the unpaved road leading to Moa`ula orchards during one of the heaviest harvests in Ka`u Coffee history. This morning,  Cloud Rest farms remained baracaded by fallen trees, keeping pickers away from the heaviest harvest in Ka`u Coffee history for a second day.
     Coffee pickers staying in Wood Valley were also blocked from going to work yesterday on Olson Trust lands until trees could be cleared from Wood Valley roads.

Branches across a lane in Ocean View.
Photo by Charles Tobias

     Andrea Kawabata, of the University of Hawai`i Agriculural Extension Service, urged farmers to document farm and structural damage and contact insurance providers. “Before you begin cleaning up, document all damages with (clear and focused) photos. Review your inventory and take note of anything damaged or missing. It's better to have more than not enough information and documentation when dealing with insurance claims,” Kawabata advised. She circulated a photo of an uprooted macadamia tree at a U.H. research station.
      Ka`u Coffee Growers Cooperative President Gloria Camba reported this morning that after albesias fell across the road to Cloud Rest coffee farms, growers started cutting with their own chain saws. She said that coffee grower Francis Marques helped push the trees with tractor and bucket, trying to reach his bulldozer trapped on his farm. Bozo Lorenzo, Bong Aquino and Jimbo Dacalio helped out.
     Pear Tree farmers also started cleaning up. Jeffrey Gascon, Melchor Fernandez, Milton Dacalio with Marshallese coffee pickers cut their way into Pear Tree. Higashi Camp Road going to Pear Tree remained blocked this morning. At Pear Tree, Norfolk Pine windbreaks snapped around several farms, including those operated by Camba, Aquino and Wally Young.
    Last night some trees kept falling around Ka`u even with the wind dying down. Hwy 11 was blocked again, and reopened about 2 a.m.
    During the storm, wind speeds topped 140 miles an hour on the highest island summits, a 75-foot long sailboat washed up near Four Seasons Resort in Kona with first mate still missing, and electricity outages led to water conservation measures in Waimea until power can be restored there. 

Document farm damages with focused photos, advises UH Agricultual
Extension Service. Photo from Andrea Kawabata

     Hawai`i Electric Light Co. issued a statement last night, noting damage around the island with trees severing lines and power poles. About 5,000 customers in Kamuela, Hamakua and Ka`u remained without power. Yesterday crews concentrated on stabilizing the cross-island transmission system, the backbone of the electric grid. Today crews will concentrate on neighborhoods.
   “The company urges the community to be safe and treat downed power lines as energized and dangerous. Do not handle or move any fallen or damaged utility equipment. If someone injured by a downed power line, do not approach them. Call 911 for assistance,” HELCO advises. 

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KA`U HIGH TROJANS POUNDED KEALAKEHE last night at home in girls basketball, the varsity team basketing 55 points. Denisha Navarro scored 22 and Kerrilynn Domondon 123. Kealakehe scored 28 points. Leading scorers for Kealakehe were Ivans Galvez with 15 and Ailyn Miranda with 12. The Trojan JV team lost to Kealakehe, 7 to 36. Top Trojan JV player was Tristan David. For Kealakehe, Sira-Claire Hauanio led the team with 14 points.

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HAM RADIO OPERATORS HOST A POTLUCK PICNIC today at Manukā Park just west of Ocean View. All American Radio Emergency Service members and those seeking to operate a Ham radio and families are invited. Ham radio operators coordinate with the county civil defense and medical providers for disaster preparedness. For more information, call Dennis Smith, 989-3028.

AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS closes today with a  2:30 p.m. final performance at Kilauea Military Camp Theater in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. For tickets, call 982-7344 or email kden73@aol.com.

Updates on Kilauea eruptions will be given Tuesday at After Dark in the Park,
as a flow slowly moves toward Pahaoa. Photo from HAVO

VOLCANO ART CENTER'S EXHIBIT for Christmas in the Country ends today, with wreaths and other art for sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park entrance fees apply.

WALK INTO THE PAST this Tuesday, Jan. 6 and again on Jan. 20 at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., beginning at Kīlauea Visitor Center and entering the Whitney Vault in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Ka‘ū resident Dick Hershberger brings Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar to life every other Tuesday.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK offers Updates on Kilauea’s Two Eruptions, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Matt Patrick talks about Halema‘uma‘u lava lake and presents a brief overview on the first 30 years of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō’s eruption and the lava flow that has advanced toward Pāhoa over the past six months.  Free; park entrance fees apply.

TROJAN BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYERS travel to Kealakehe with coach Daryl Shibuya for a 6 p.m. game this Tuesday.

KA`U SCENIC BYWAY COMMITTEE meets Thursday, Jan. 8 at 5 p.m., Nā‘ālehu Methodist Church. Public invited. Contact richmorrow@alohabroadband.net

A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER MEETING will be held Thursday, Jan 8 at 7 p.m., in the HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. office. The gathering is for volunteers and those interested in becoming volunteers. Call Hannah Uribes, 929-9953.

JOHN DAWSON'S Over & Under will be unveiled on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The tag line for the show is More of His Nature - Fresh observations of the park through Dawson paintings. Show closes Feb. 15.

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

Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015

Humpback whales are living along the Ka`u Coast for winter. A whale count is set for Jan. 31.
Photo from NOAA

WARM WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST and west whipped through Ka`u last night, damaging some roofs and downing branches and trees, while causing local power outages. The unusually strong gusts with periods of silence between them were predicted to reach more than 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a high wind warning through noon today, with the expectation of constant winds 40 mph and higher. “The strongest winds are likely to occur along exposed coastal areas and where winds accelerate downslope from higher terrain. Strong winds will also be present in scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms,” the weather service warned. The weather service attributed the strong winds to a cold front moving across the Big Island. The winds also whipped up waves that are crashing along the coastline, making swimming and launching boats very dangerous.
     At dawn, Ka`u Coffee farmers and macadamia orchard growers were out assessing damage from the windstorm.
     Overnight Hwy 19 was blocked by fallen trees near Glenwood near the 19 mile marker. While Ka`u was spared from most of the heavy rain from the storm, much of the island experienced downpours and thunderstorms.
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The Coast Guard, NOAA and DLNR coordinate enforcement of
whale protection laws, with help from the public.
Photo from NOAA

WHALE SEASON IS BACK IN FULL FIPPER with numerous humpback sightings reported at Punalu`u, Honu`apo and Ka Lae. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary has set dates to count the whales along the shoreline for Jan. 31, Feb. 28 and March 28. Both site leaders and general volunteers are needed for the Ka`u Coast.
      This year, 2015, marks the 20th anniversary of the whale count. The sanctuary is raising money for the project by selling Keep Calm and Count the Whales short-sleeve and long-sleeve tees and hooded sweatshirts. To register to volunteer for the whale count, see more at hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov.
     The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Sactuary was created by Congress in 1992. According to its website, “the sanctuary, which lies within the shaller (less than 600 feet deep) waters of the main Hawaiian Islands, constitutes one of the world’s most important humpback whale habitats.
     “Through education, outreach, research and resource protection activities, the sanctuary strives to protect humpback whales and their habitat in Hawai`i.” Federal law protects them from harassment and probhibits approaching humbacks by any means to within 100 yards in the water and 1,000 feet via aircraft. Enforcement is coordinated by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard and state Department of Land & Natural Resources. Anyone seeing a boat, helicopter or persons harassing whales can make a report to 800-256-9840.
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NOVEMBER WAS A STRONG MONTH FOR TOURISM, according to the Hawai`i Tourism Authority. The tourism count was up in November for the Big Island. The count increased 4.8 percent over last November and tourists spent an extra 6.8 percent. The number of visitors coming here reached 106,800 and they shelled out $141.7 million in just the one month.
     According to HTA, the number of visitors arriving to Hawai`i County during the first 11 months of 2014 topped 1.3 million. Their spending increased by 5.4 percent - unloading $1.7 billion into Hawai`i Island businesses through November, with an average daily expenditure per visitor of $174.
     Airline capacity to the island has increased, providing more seats to get here, particularly to the Kona airport. Through November, there were 619,789 seats available to the west side of the Island. There were 42,000 to Hilo Airport.
     The Japanese tourist count was up 3 percent for November of 2014 over 2013, reported Hawai`i Tourism Authority.

The Kahuku section of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is open every Saturday
and Sunday with no entrance fees. Photo from NPS

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EVENTS AT KAHUKU IN KA`U have been announced by Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park for January through March.  The Kahuku unit of the park is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday and all events are free. Those who travel through the entrance on the mauka side of Hwy 11 between Ocean View and South Point Road near mile marker 70.5 can explore on their own, or join these upcoming programs:
     ‘Ōhi‘a Lehua. Learn about the vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, the many forms of the ‘ōhi‘a tree, and the lehua flower. Visitors will be able to identify the many differences of the most prominent native tree in Kahuku on this program, which is an easy, one-mile (or less) walk. The ‘Ōhi‘a Lehua program is offered Jan. 10, Feb. 15, and March 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
     Palm Trail is a moderately difficult 2.6-mile loop traversing scenic pastures along an ancient cinder cone, with some of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. Highlights include relics of the ranching era, sections of remnant native forest and amazing volcanic features from the 1868 eruptive fissures. A guided hike of Palm Trail is offered Jan. 11, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, and March 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
     People & Land of Kahuku is a moderate two-mile, three-hour guided hike that loops through varied landscapes to explore the human history of Kahuku. Emerging native forests, pastures, lava fields, and other sites hold clues about ways people have lived and worked on the vast Kahuku lands – from the earliest Hawaiians, through generations of ranching families, to the current staff and volunteers of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about the powerful natural forces at work here and how people have adapted to, shaped, and restored this land. The guided hike is offered Jan. 17 and Feb. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

     Hi‘iaka & Pele. Discover two fascinating Hawaiian goddesses, sisters Pele and Hi‘iaka, and the natural phenomena they represent. Visitors will experience the sisters coming alive through the epic stories depicted in the natural landscape of Kahuku on this easy 1.7-mile walk on the main road in Kahuku. The Hi‘iaka and Pele program is offered Jan. 18, Feb. 21, March 21, and March 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    Pu‘u o Lokuana is a short, moderately difficult 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Pu‘u o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Ka‘ū. This hike is offered Jan. 31 and March 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

    Sturdy footwear, water, raingear, sun protection and a snack are recommended for all activities at Kahuku.

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KONAWAENA COMES TO KA`U HIGH today for boy's soccer, travel permitting. Coach for the Ka`u Trojans is Crystal Mandaquit. Start time is 3 p.m.

Ka`u High's girls basketball team hosts Kealakehe this evening at the Pahala gym.
Photo by Julia Neal

KA`U HIGH HOSTS KEALAKEHE this evening in girls basketball with coach Cy Lopez this evening at the gym in Pahala. Start time is 6 p.m. The next game is Wednesday when the Trojan wahine travel to Kohala. Next Saturday, Hilo High comes to Ka`u.

KA`U HIGH'S WRESTLING TEAM was scheduled to travel to Kamehameha School today for tournament play starting at 10 a.m.

AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS continues tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow with a 2:30 p.m. final performance at Kilauea Military Camp Theater in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  For tickets, call 982-7344 or email kden73@aol.com.

HAM RADIO OPERATORS HOST A POTLUCK PICNIC tomorrow, Sunday, Jan. 4 at Manukā Park just west of Ocean View. All American Radio Emergency Service members and those seeking to operate a Ham radio and families are invited. Ham radio operators coordinate with the county civil defense and medical providers for disaster preparedness. For more information, call Dennis Smith, 989-3028

VOLCANO ART CENTER'S EXHIBIT for Christmas in the Country wraps up tomorrow, Sunday, Jan. 4 with wreaths and other art for sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park entrance fees apply.

WALK INTO THE PAST  this Tuesday, Jan. 6 and again on Jan. 20 at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., beginning at Kīlauea Visitor Center and entering the Whitney Vault in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Ka‘ū resident Dick Hershberger brings Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar to life every other Tuesday.

Lava fingers headed toward Pahoha. Photo from USGS

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK offers Updates on Kilauea’s Two Eruptions, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Matt Patrick talks about Halema‘uma‘u lava lake and presents a brief overview on the first 30 years of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō’s eruption and the  lava flow that has advanced toward Pāhoa over the past six months. The 32nd anniversary of the beginning of the eruption is today. Free; park entrance fees apply.

TROJAN BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYERS travel to Kealakehe with coach Daryl Shibuya for a 6 p.m. game next Tuesday.

KA`U SCENIC BYWAY COMMITTEE meets Thursday, Jan. 8 at 5 p.m., Nā‘ālehu Methodist Church. Public invited. Contact richmorrow@alohabroadband.net

A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER MEETING will be held Thursday, Jan 8 at 7 p.m., in the HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. office. The gathering is for volunteers and those interested in becoming volunteers. Call Hannah Uribes, 929-9953.

JOHN DAWSON'S EXHIBIT, entitled Over & Under, will be unveiled on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The tag line is More of His Nature. On display will be fresh observations of the park through the Dawson paintings. The show closes Feb. 15.

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