Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, March 21, 2015

Ka`u agricultural producers affected by the Jan. 2-3 storm can get information about the U.S. Department of Agriculture Emergency Conservation Program at Pahala Community Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Photo by Julia Neal

KA`U BOYS & GIRLS CLUB STAFF and board member traveled to Hilo last night for the annual Youth of the Year banquet. Mayor Billy Kenoi praised the Boys & Girls Club for giving kids a safe place to be after school each day and a place to make friends and grow their dreams.

      The county’s Public Works Department Chief Warren Lee earned the Honoree of the Year award for his efforts after the club fell on hard times, and he took over its management and became board chair. Lee said that when he grew up, he could have benefited from a Boys & Girls Club to help give direction in his life. He said that through his involvement in Boys & Girls Club, he has met kids on this island who told him they might have followed others into a life of drugs, gangs and early death if it had not been for the Boys & Girls Club. 

      The organization also received a county check for over $40,000 for its new certified kitchen development on its Hilo campus. The mayor joked that he could have brought a giant check for a photo op, but “you can’t cash those big checks.” He handed over a cashable paper check to the Boys & Girls Club.
      The Champion for Youth Award was given to the Big Island Table Tennis Association, which volunteers for Boys & Girls Club almost daily and also trains youth in table tennis, with some of the Boys & Girls headed toward championship play.
      Youth of the Year is Benjamin Cortez, Jr., who gave a rousing talk about growing up in foster homes and experiencing racial discrimination and bullying until he found a permanent home and the Boys & Girls Club, where he has learned to be of service to others. Runner up Youth of the Year is Tyler Nahinu.
      Representing Ka`u were club Director Dolly Kailiawa and board member Julia Neal.
      About 55 young people attend Boys & Girls Club in Pahala after school.
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Kilauea Iki was the site of a successful search-and-rescue this week.
Photo from NPS

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK rangers located an 11-year-old boy from Canada and reunited him with his family Tuesday night, March 17. 

      The boy got lost after leaving Kilauea Iki Trail on the crater floor and attempting to shortcut his way up to the parking lot at Thurston Lava Tube. His parents made it to the parking lot, but when they didn’t find their son waiting for them, the father went back down the trail. He was able to make voice contact with his son, but couldn’t locate him. Another visitor heard the boy yelling for help near Crater Rim Trail between the lava tube and Kilauea Iki parking lots. The visitor found the boy’s mother at Thurston Lava Tube parking lot and called park dispatch to report the missing child.
      Five search-and-rescue rangers responded shortly after sunset, and the boy was located off the trail about an hour afterwards with only minor cuts and scrapes. It took another hour for rangers to hike him back out to the trail. He was reunited with his family, who expressed their gratitude to the rangers.
      “Park rangers have rescued several hikers who tried to shortcut Kilauea Iki Trail,” Acting Chief Ranger John Broward said. “They end up getting stuck due to earth cracks, cliffs and thick vegetation. This incident fortunately had a happy ending, but it serves as a good reminder to stay on trails. Hikers can be seriously injured or killed, and it puts rescuers at risk as well,” he said.
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Rep. Richard Onishi

KA`U STATE REP. RICHARD ONISHI’S bill to help residents fight little fire ants is dead after moving to the Senate. Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Environment deferred the measure on Thursday. 

      Onishi told Tom Callis, of Hawai`i Tribune-Herald, that he was disappointed. “The Big Island is where we have the biggest unchecked problem,” he said, adding that the state needs to do more to help Big Island residents combat the ants in areas where infestations already are well established.
      “The whole idea was for us to be proactive in helping our residents,” he said. “It’s unfortunate the Senate didn’t see it the same way.”
      Ka`u’s Sen. Russell Ruderman, chair of the Agriculture Committee, told Callis the bill had far more opposition than support. He said committee members’ concerns included unknown cost and whether providing coupons for pesticides was feasible. “I’m all for fighting fire ants tooth and nail, but nobody felt like this was the right approach,” he said.
      Hawai`i Ant Lab, Big Island Invasive Species Committee and The Nature Conservancy are among groups currently working to eliminate an infestation in Na`alehu.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT is in the process of updating the statewide Water Resource Protection Plan and is seeking the community’s input on water resource issues of importance.
      The purpose of the Water Resource Protection Plan is to establish policies and identify actions needed to ensure long-term protection and sustainability of Hawai`i’s limited ground and surface water resources.
      Commission staff has scheduled workshops on Hawai`i Island in Kona on March 24
 at West Hawai`i Civic Center
 and in Hilo on March 30
 at Aupuni Center
. Both are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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AFTER A REVIEW OF THE GLOBAL STATUS of green sea turtles, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are proposing to reclassify the species into 11 distinct population segments under the Endangered Species Act. The move would maintain federal protections while providing a more tailored approach for managers to address specific threats facing different populations. 

      The action follows a 2012 petition by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs for NOAA Fisheries to identify Hawai`i’s green sea turtle population as a DPS and remove it from listing under the ESA. Although both agencies found that the Central North Pacific green sea turtle population in Hawai`i does constitute a DPS, they also found that, due to its small and narrowly distributed nesting population and threats of climate change and sea-level rise, it warrants continued protection as a threatened species under the ESA.
      The agencies are beginning a 90-day public comment period for this proposal to gather new information relevant to the status change. This includes potential critical habitat for the green sea turtle and information that will help ensure that the final determination is based on the best available scientific and commercial information. The deadline for comments is June 22. See http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012-0154, click the “Comment Now!” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
      Submit written comments to 
Office of Protected Resources, 
NOAA Fisheries
,1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910 or 
Green Turtle Proposed Listing Rule
, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
North Florida Ecological Services Office, 
7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, 
Jacksonville, FL 32256.

      To learn more about sea turtles, see http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/.

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KA`U HIGH BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS took a spring break trip to Kealakehe yesterday, but returned empty-handed. Both teams lost in straight sets with junior varsity 0-2, and varsity 0-3. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS is holding a workshop for nonprofit Native Hawaiian organizations today from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Pahala Community Center. The workshop is designed to help groups organize, set up nonprofits and write grants and reports for funding. Everyone is welcome to learn from the process.

LAWFUL HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT organization holds a meeting today at Kahuku County Park in Ocean View from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK’S Kahuku Unit offers its guided Palm Trail Hike tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This moderately difficult 2.6-mile loop trail provides one of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. 985-6011 or nps.gov/havo

USDA holds an Emergency Conservation Program workshop at Pahala
Community Center next week.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE holds an Emergency Conservation Program workshop Wednesday, March 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pahala Community Center. The purpose is to provide information to agricultural producers affected by the Jan. 2-3 storm. Participants should bring copies of the following to the workshop if applicable and not yet submitted: copy of lease, deed or property tax statement showing control of the farmland; TMKs; and photos of farmland damages. Business entities should bring organizational documents listing members, ownership interest and signatory authority.

      For more information, email jason.shitanishi@hi.usda.gov ore call 808-206-0713.

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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, March 20, 2015

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists continue to monitor breakouts near Pu`u `O`o while the lava flow front near Pahoa is inactive. Photo from USGS HVO

BILLS INTRODUCED BY KA`U STATE LEGISLATORS regarding labeling of coffee blends have not advanced in the state Legislature.

      A House bill introduced by Ka`u’s Rep. Richard Creagan never received a hearing. HB387 would have required coffee blend labels to disclose regional origins and percent by weight of blended coffees. It also would have prohibited using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising when roasted or instant coffee contains less than 51 percent coffee by weight from that geographic origin.

Rep. Richard Creagan

Sen. Russell Ruderman

      Ka`u’s Sen. Russell Ruderman also introduced a coffee-labeling bill. Although it received a hearing, SB594 did not get passed to the House for consideration. While Ruderman’s bill called for coffee blends to contain 80 percent of coffee of origin, the Agriculture Committee, which Ruderman chairs, removed that requirement and called for listing, in descending order of percent by weight, the geographic origin or regional origin of various coffees in the blend.
      The bill still did not receive hearings by the Commerce and Consumer Protection and Ways and Means committees.
      “In my opinion, I was the only one (on the Agriculture Committee) who has an understanding of the coffee-growing industry,” Ruderman told Bret Yager, of West Hawai`i Today. “I think it’s a matter of lobbyists with financial interests having undue influence over the Legislature.”
      According to Yager, Ruderman said, “There is no other region in the world that allows blending of their geographic brand.”
      Creagan’s bill stated that “for more than twenty-three years Hawai`i has been the only region in the world that statutorily authorizes the uses of its geographic names, such as ‘Kona,’ ‘Maui’ and ‘Ka`u,’ on labels of its specialty agricultural products and requires that only ten percent of the product originate in the geographic area.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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Sen. Josh Green

KA`U’S STATE SEN. JOSH GREEN shared his thoughts on the nomination process of Carleton Ching with Associated Press writer Cathy Bussewitz. Green, who serves as Senate majority leader, was the first senator to call for Gov. David Ige to withdraw his nomination of Ching to head the Department of Land & Natural Resources. Green is a member of the Senate Chess Club, a group of senators who work together toward shared goals. Ige was a member when he was in the Senate. 

      “Chess Club has always been big on integrity,” Green told Bussewitz. “That always made it more important that I vote my conscience, which has always been what the Chess Club stood for, and voted for what was best for the state.”
      According to the story, Green said he received about 500 calls or emails against Ching for every comment he received in support. “Five hundred in a row? You never let that happen,” Green said. “You have to tell your side of the story. And that’s a lesson he (Ige) probably learned.”
      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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USGS HVO scientists take VLF readings to keep track of possible changes
within Kilauea volcano. Photo from USGS HVO

WHILE THE FLOW FRONT NEAR PAHOA is inactive, breakouts continue upslope toward Pu`u `O`o, where lava continues to erupt. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists monitor the flow to keep track of any changes that may be occurring within Kilauea Volcano.

      They gather fresh lava samples as close to the vent as possible. Once a sample is scooped from a pahoehoe lobe, it is quickly quenched in a bucket of water to stop growth of any crystals and to preserve composition of the liquid lava. Once cooled, the sample is sent first to UH-Hilo for quick analysis of a few components and prepared for a fuller analysis of its chemical components by a lab on the mainland. 

      After establishing an appropriate location to resume Very Low Frequency studies over the June 27th lava tube, HVO geologists take measurements, sometimes requiring walking through volcanic gases. Measuring VLF field variations across the top of the tube allows HVO scientists to estimate the cross-sectional area of lava and the amount of lava within the tube.
      VLF radio waves are transmitted from Lualualei Naval Base on O`ahu and received by a handheld device.
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THE EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF HAWAI`I, an independent think tank, has released results of its 2015 Principals Survey. 

      The institute’s President and Board Chair Roberta Mayor noted that “survey results indicate that principals are overwhelmingly in favor of Gov. Ige’s school empowerment agenda.” The majority also supports the governor’s plan to increase the percentage of Department of Education funding that is allocated by Weighted Student Formula to 75 percent.

EIH President and Board Chair Roberta Mayor
Photo from Hawai`i DOE

      Only one in five principals say the schools are already “empowered” to an appropriate degree. 

      Seven out of eight think school-level personnel should be allowed to control the means by which statewide standards and policies are achieved.
      An even higher percentage of principals (91 percent) think a principal who is not satisfied with support services from the DOE should be able to seek comparable services from a different provider.
       According to the institute’s Executive Director Darrel Galera, “Leading research indicates that principals are a key factor for student achievement. Supporting and empowering principals to be instructional leaders must be a priority, if it is ever to happen.”
      Only one in five of the principals surveyed thinks the DOE is providing the “system of support” that it is contractually obligated to provide, and the principals who say the DOE leadership treats them like partners are greatly outnumbered by those who say they are sometimes treated like servants.
      Only 21 percent think that DOE leadership treats them like a partner.
      According to the institute, a climate of fear that was apparent in the 2014 Principals Survey continues to exist. Only two in five principals, or 41 percent, said they can express concern or critique DOE policies and practices without fear of reprisal, retaliation or being unfairly evaluated on their performance evaluations.
      Principals express displeasure with how the system is currently being run. While 70 percent think Common Core has been good for their students, less than 18 percent thinks that system leadership has done a good job of implementing it. The percentage of principals who think system leadership has done a good job of implementing the new testing regime is only eight percent.
      Three out of four principals think the DOE’s implementation of the new teacher evaluation system has adversely affected morale at their schools. 

      Regarding confidence levels, only one in three principals has confidence in the superintendent, only one in five has confidence in Assistant Superintendents, and only one in nine has confidence in the Board of Education.

      Ray L’Heureux, the institute’s Vice-President and Board Vice-chair, said the institute’s goal is to add some transparency to the public school system, and added, “We also plan to survey teachers, parents and state-level administrators in the near future.” 

      Principals were required to identify themselves to the institute in order to participate in the survey to ensure that only principals completed the survey and that no one principal completed the survey more than once. Some principals chose not to participate because they did not want anyone to be able to link them to their opinions about the DOE. A majority of principals, 144 out of 256, trusted the institute’s promise that the fact of each individual’s participation and that individual’s opinions would be strictly confidential.
      Complete survey results, including the written comments of every survey participants, are available at edthinktankhawaii.org.

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE BIG ISLAND’S third annual Youth of the Year Banquet & Awards Ceremony is today from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The theme is Inspiring Youth, and participants can dress as what they wanted to be when they were young. 

      To purchase tickets and for more information, contact Gail Hamasu at gail@bgcbi.org or 961-5536.

HALAU KALEHUAKI`EKI`EIKA`IU holds a garage and bake sale tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pukeawe Circle in Volcano Golf Course Subdivision.

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK’S Kahuku Unit offers its guided Palm Trail Hike Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This moderately difficult 2.6-mile loop trail provides one of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. 985-6011 or nps.gov/havo

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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, March 19, 2015

Hawai`i Forest & Trail is partnering with Edmund C. Olson Trust to increase eco-tours into Ka`u. Photos from Hawai`i Forest & Trail

GOV. DAVID IGE YESTERDAY WITHDREW his nomination of Carleton Ching as head of the Department of Land & Natural Resources when it became apparent that there were not enough votes in the Senate to approve his choice.

Gov. David Ige

      During the nomination process, Ching was on paid leave as Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for developer Castle & Cooke Hawai`i. At Castle & Cooke, he supports the organization’s real estate, agricultural and renewable energy initiatives. He has served on boards of the Building Industry Association and the Land Use Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes interests of the development industry.
      Almost one month ago, Ka`u’s State Sen. Josh Green, who serves as Senate majority leader, asked Ige to withdraw the nomination.
      “After meeting with Carleton Ching to discuss his nomination, I have determined that Mr. Ching is the wrong choice for Director of DLNR,” Green said at the time. “Although he is personally likable, he does not have the experience, background or expertise to lead this department. He simply is not qualified for the job.”
      Ka`u’s Sen. Russell Ruderman was one of five members of the seven-member Committee on Water & Land who one week ago recommended that the Senate not consent to the nomination. “The nominee’s career track has been the polar opposite of DLNR’s mission,” Ruderman said. “No nominee will know everything, but would we hire a tax director with no tax experience or an Attorney General with no law experience? Of course not. But this nominee has no experience toward the mission; a huge disqualification. To say that such subject matter experience is not necessary shows a surprising lack of respect to those who care so much. Management experience in no way compensates for subject matter experience.”
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Ka`u Coffee farms are stops on Hawai`i Forest & Trail tours.

HAWAI`I FOREST & TRAIL has launched a partnership with the Edmund C. Olson Trust that will bring more eco-tours into the backcountry of Ka`u. The two entities have partnered on a new base in Hilo to complement Hawai`i Forest & Trail’s headquarters in Kona. Hawai`i Forest & Trail will help propel the evolution of Hilo Bay Tours, which Olson Trust acquired several years ago, said Rob Pacheco, founder of Hawai`i Forest & Trail. 

      At a launch party held Tuesday night at Wainaku Executive Center in Hilo, Hawai`i Forest & Trail marketing director Jason Cohn talked about the increasing number of visitors who are seeking to immerse themselves in a respectful way into the nature and culture of Hawai`i.
      Hawai`i Forest & Tail employs four-wheel-drive vans and six-wheel, military-style Pinzgauers to visit forested areas on ranches and farms as well as appropriate coastal settings, Cohn said. Tours that include Ka`u have Ka`u Coffee Mill, macadamia orchards and Punalu`u on the agenda, as well as Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
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Honu`apo Overlook is one of many photos in a pdf guide of Ka`u Scenic Byway
available on Hawai`i Scenic Byways' website.

KA`U SCENIC BYWAY COMMITTEE reported that Hawai`i County Department of Parks and Recreation has approved panels for an informational kiosk at Na`alehu Park. Once the final signs are ready, they will be delivered to Parks and Recreation, who will erect them. Proofs should be available for approval within two to three weeks. An unveiling ceremony will be announced once the kiosk is complete. 

      A pdf guide to Ka`u Scenic Byway has been posted on the state byway website, hawaiiscenicbyways.org, with photos and commentary on each of the primary sites and additional notes on other locations.
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THE U.S. SENATE HAS NAMED Sen. Mazie Hirono Vice Chair of the U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group – the U.S. Senate’s official dialogue mechanism with the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. The group serves as a forum for discussion of matters of mutual interest and maintaining a healthy dialogue with legislative leaders of both countries.

Sen. Mazie Hirono

      “Hawai`i is the gateway to the Pacific, and dialogue with China is ever more critical to enhancing our economic, diplomatic and security ties with the Asia-Pacific region,” Hirono said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues and holding frank discussions on a wide range of issues important to our bilateral relations including regional security, energy, tourism and expanding small business opportunities.”
      Twelve U.S. senators make up the group, which holds annual conferences with senior Chinese parliamentary leaders. In 2004, group was started by Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Ted Stevens, who served as first Vice Chair and Chair, respectively.
      The appointment to serve on the group builds on Hirono’s work on U.S.-China relations as Co-Chair of the Senate U.S. China Working Group and her efforts to implement visa reforms that would make it easier for Chinese tourists and students to visit and study in America. Hirono has long championed the extension of visitor visas between the U.S. and China, which was officially changed from one to ten years of maximum validity under a bilateral agreement reached in November 2014.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

TODAY, ON THE 12TH ANNIVERSARY of the Iraq War, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Pennsylvania’s Republican Rep. Scott Perry launched the Congressional Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus. The caucus will include a bipartisan group of representatives who have served in the military after 9/11 and who are dedicated to issues related to our newest generation of veterans. The caucus’ legislative agenda will focus on the 2.8 million veterans who have served and deployed since 9/11 and provide a forum for this new generation of veterans to voice their concerns and ideas. 

      “Taking care of our brothers and sisters in uniform who have selflessly served our country must be a priority for Congress,” Gabbard said. “The bond that exists between those of us who have served spans across all generations. As members of Congress who share the experience of this newest generation of veterans, we have the privilege of serving as their voice, working toward ensuring that their unique concerns are addressed and that their ideas and potential are realized. I am pleased to join my friend and fellow veteran Congressman Scott Perry in bringing our newest generation of veterans into focus, and the challenges they face as they come home and transition back into civilian life. “This Congress recently passed bipartisan legislation, the Clay Hunt SAV Act, that will help our returning service members. This is a first step toward the great work that still remains to empower, care for and serve those who have so selflessly served our nation.”
      Gabbard and Perry, both veterans of the Iraq war, will serve as co-chairs of the caucus.
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Three moons of Jupiter and two shadows from NASA Hubble Space Telescope.
From lower left are Europa and its shadow, Callisto and its shadow and Io.

ASTRONOMER LEW COOK DISCUSSES JUPITER’S moons in the current issue of Stars Over Ka`u. 

      “The orbits of Jupiter’s larger moons are in the same plane as Jupiter’s orbit around the sun, so we frequently see the shadows of the moons on the face of Jupiter,” Cook says. “The moons are also seen crossing in front of Jupiter’s multi-colored cloud bands. Last month, we were treated to three shadows at once. The moons Io, Europa and Callisto crossed over Jupiter’s cloud bands behind the shadows of the respective moons. During the event, the Hubble space telescope took several pictures, one of which is shown here.
      “The moon Io has many volcanoes, several of which are erupting at the same time. Contrary to the Earth, where radioactivity is the predominant source of heat, the main energy source at Io comes from tidal action. Being the innermost moon of Jupiter’s four large moons, it feels strongly the tidal effects of Jupiter as it rotates and revolves. Tidal forces change Io’s shape by as much as 300 feet. This squeezing one way and the other heats the interior of Io so much that it causes volcanoes to erupt. Tides influence not only water on earth, but also the shape of our planet, but not by much, less than one foot.”
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KA`U HIGH BOYS VARSITY volleyball team got back on track with a win over Kohala yesterday. Scores in the three-game match were 25-20, 30, 28 and 25-22. 

      The boys travel to Kealakehe tomorrow, with the match beginning at 6 p.m.
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TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE for Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island’s third annual Youth of the Year Banquet & Awards Ceremony tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The theme is Inspiring Youth, and participants can dress as what they wanted to be when they were young.
      To purchase tickets and for more information, contact Gail Hamasu at gail@bgcbi.org or 961-5536.

HALAU KALEHUAKI`EKI`EIKA`IU HOLDS A GARAGE SALE Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pukeawe Circle in Volcano Golf Course Subdivision. There will be all kinds of bargains, treasures, knick-knacks, clothing, books, household items, furniture, plants and many other items for sale. A bake sale offers hot baked goodies from halau members and Aunty Pua’s Na Mea Ono.

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