Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, July 10, 2016

Sailors and Marines manned the rails of USS America as it pulled into Pearl Harbor in preparation
for Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise. See more below. Photo from U.S. Navy

FORMER HAWAI`I COUNTY MAYOR Harry Kim, who is running for the office once again, received endorsement from Hawai`i Regional Council of Carpenters.
      “Harry Kim understands the challenges faced by working families and will work hard to bring opportunities that create good paying jobs and a diversified economy for Hawai`i Island,” union Executive Secretary-Treasurer Ron Taketa said. “We strongly support Harry’s ‘application’ to serve the people of Hawai`i Island again.

Harry Kim with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
Photo from Harry Kim

      “During Kim’s time as mayor, he set into motion numerous infrastructure projects for roads and highways to improve transportation and traffic flow islandwide, especially for the growing community of West Hawai`i. Kim was also credited with leading Hawai`i Island through bad and good economic times. His creation of the Disaster and Emergency Fund, the Rainy Day funding reserves, and his set aside of nearly $27 million for the unpaid liability of post-retirement benefits for public workers were instrumental to the economic stability of Hawai`i Island in the years following his term as mayor.”

      Kim also has received endorsements from Hawai`i Government Employees Association, Sierra Club of Hawai`i and Puna Pono Alliance.
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RIMPAC participants test new equipment. Photo from U.S. Navy

 SAILORS TESTED A NEXT-GENERATION expeditionary network and communications system yesterday during Rim of the Pacific war game exercises in Hawaiian waters. The deployable joint command and control system is designed to help not only with military operations but with disaster relief and humanitarian missions. The new system is smaller, lighter and uses less power than traditional communications systems.

      Through Aug. 4, RIMPAC is hosting 26 nations, with 25,000 personnel, two submarines, some 40 ships and more than 200 aircraft in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. According to the military, RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, provides training to foster and sustain cooperative relationships critical to ensuring safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Ships steam in formation at RIMPAC. Image from USS America

      The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conducted a group sail with other countries on its way to RIMPAC. Royal Canadian Navy frigate Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Vancouver (FFH 331), Chilean Navy frigate CNS Cochrane (FF 05), amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) and guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) steamed in formation.
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HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY provides an update on the current lava flow from Pu`u `O`o in the current issue of Volcano Watch.
      “Two years ago, Kilauea Volcano`s ‘June 27th’ flow advanced to the northeast, threatening Pahoa and creating major disruptions to thousands of residents in the lower Puna district on the Island of Hawai`i,” the article states. “Today, a new flow from Pu`u `O`o is moving to the southeast along the boundary of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and could eventually reach the ocean.
      “As Hawai`i residents can appreciate, change is just part of the typical behavior of Kilauea’s ongoing East Rift Zone eruption.

      “This new lava flow, informally dubbed the “61g” flow after the eruptive episode sequence the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory uses to document Pu`u `O`o flows, began on May 24, 2016. Over the past six weeks it has advanced to the southeast without interruption. The flow has remained relatively narrow and focused, and consists mostly of pahoehoe lava, which is typical of Pu`u `O`o flows in recent years.

      “Around June 23, the 61g flow reached the top of the pali (cliff) above the coastal plain and the upper boundary of the abandoned Royal Gardens subdivision, which is almost completely buried by earlier Pu`u `O`o lava flows. As the flow continued to advance, it picked up speed on steep sections of the pali, forming impressive `a`a lava channels on the slopes.

      “Within a few days, the flow front reached the base of the pali and began its advance across the coastal plain. There, the flow front narrowed even more, perhaps because it was confined by nearby high ground created by earlier Pu`u `O`o flows. This focusing of the flow probably contributed to its high advance rate on the coastal plain.

An HVO geologist uses a handheld GPS device to map
the flow margin. Photo from USGS/HVO

      “The 61g flow front initially moved across the coastal plain at a rate of up to 600 meters (about 0.4 miles) per day, which is fairly rapid compared with other Pu`u `O`o pahoehoe flows. As of mid-day on July 7, the flow front was about 1.2 km (0.7 mi) from the ocean, and still moving at a good clip. Given the flow’s current advance rate, lava could reach the ocean for the first time since August 2013 in the coming days or weeks. However, the flow’s advance could slow, spreading lava across the coastal plain rather than into the ocean, or it could stall.
      “Compared to the June 27th flow, which threatened Pahoa and nearby subdivisions, the location of the 61g lava flow presents no immediate hazard to residential areas. It is currently overrunning older Pu`u `O`o lava flows a safe distance from the nearest homes.
      “Although the hazard to property has diminished, the potential hazard to people is greater now that the flow is more accessible. The opportunity to see an active lava flow is already drawing hundreds of visitors hoping for a glimpse of lava to Kilauea’s south coast.
      “Besides the obvious dangers of molten lava (burns, exposure to fumes), hiking to a lava flow is risky for a number of reasons, including the possibility of falling on the rough, uneven terrain, becoming dehydrated, or suffering heat exhaustion or stroke. Heat from above (the sun) and below (hot ground) can rapidly overwhelm even the strongest of hikers. Proper gear –sturdy hiking boots, long pants, gloves, sun protection – and lots of water are essential for safe hiking.
      “If lava reaches the sea and forms an ocean entry, new hazards will appear. In general, ocean entries are the most dangerous part of a lava flow field due to unpredictable bench collapses, explosions, and scalding steam plumes. This danger is not theoretical – several people have died near Kilauea ocean entries in years past.
      “To safely view the 61g flow, your best plan is to get up-to-date lava-viewing information from Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park (https://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/lava2.htm) and the County of Hawai`i (http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lava-viewing/). These agencies have outlined where and when safe lava viewing is available.
      “The U.S. Geological Survey offers information on viewing lava safely in an online Fact Sheet (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2000/fs152-00/fs152-00.pdf). Because it was published in 2000, the map is out of date. However, the hazard information and safety tips provided in the Fact Sheet are timeless and relevant.

      “From home, you can track the progress of Kilauea’s lava flow through daily eruption updates and recent maps and photos posted on the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory website (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/).”

      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.

Dr. David Davenport practiced at Ka`u Hospital.
Image from Volcano Art Center

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TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to view Ka`u & Kilauea Reflections. The exhibit of paintings and pottery by former Ka`u Hospital Dr. Douglas Davenport raises funds for its Charitable Foundation. Nona Wilson, the hospital’s former Director of Nursing, presents the exhibit at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village until 3 p.m.

CASSANDRA CUPPLES EXPLAINS what acupuncture is and what conditions it treats tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Na`alehu Library and Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Pahala Library. 

      Call 939-2442 and 928-2015 for more information.

Hokualaka`i Photo from Polynesian
Voyaging Society

KA`U RESIDENTS ARE INVITED to the beach at Hilo’s Palekai (Radio Bay) in Keaukaha for a ceremony tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. The Department of Transportation will officially give the double-hull voyaging canoe Hokualaka`i a home there. Members of the nonprofit group Perpetuating Unique Educational Opportunities are working to restore the canoe as a teaching vessel.

WHAT’S BUGGIN’ THE MOUNTAIN? That’s the question answered Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The alpine and subalpine environments on Maunakea support a diversity of native and endemic insects. Heather Stever and Jessica Kirkpatrick present their thesis research on the diversity of insects on different plant types in Maunakea’s subalpine community and the distribution of wekiu bugs on cinder cones in the alpine stone desert.
      Free; park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, July 9, 2016

Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park invites the public to celebrate the park's 100th birthday at a cocktail party
and silent auction fundraiser next month. See more below. Photo from FHVNP

HAWAI`I POLICE DEPARTMENT has added an Active Shooter/Violence Awareness page to its website in response to increasing requests for information about how to respond to potential active shooter incidents. An active shooter is an individual who is engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. In most cases, active shooters use firearms, and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims.

Police Chief Harry Kubojiri

      The page contains links to active shooter preparedness tips by the Department of Homeland Security, an Active Shooter Quick Reference Guide by that same agency and several training videos presented by other law enforcement agencies.

      Chief Harry Kubojiri said the tips are being offered as a precaution in light of recent tragedies in other parts of the country and throughout the world. “This is important information that I sincerely hope no one on Hawai`i Island will ever have to use,” Kubojiri said. “Nevertheless, our residents and visitors should be aware of steps that could help them survive in the event that the unthinkable happens here.”

      See the page at www.hawaiipolice.com under the Services tab.
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AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT of the United States, national and state flags will be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and upon all state offices and agencies as well as Hawai`i’s National Guard as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack in Dallas, Texas. During a peaceful protest on Thursday regarding police shootings of men in Minneapolis, MN and Baton Rouge, LA the day before, one and perhaps more snipers shot and killed five police officers and injured more.
      The flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, July 12.
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As Blas, at about 135 west longitude, weakens, Celia, at far right,
strengthens. Map from University of Hawai`i

STORMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC continue to churn but are forecast to weaken as they move toward the Central Pacific. 

      Blas, currently over cool waters and embedded in a fairly stable air mass, has weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm. According to National Hurricane Center, unfavorable conditions combined with a notable increase in southwesterly wind shear during the next couple of days should allow the weakening trend to continue. Blas is forecast to degenerate into a remnant low in 24 to 36 hours and dissipate in four to five days.
      On Blas’ heals is Celia, whose center is moving over warmer water west of the cool wake of Blas. In response, its central dense overcast has become much better defined. The forecast shows a faster intensification than previous forecasts, with Celia becoming a hurricane in about 24 hours. However, unfavorable conditions should then cause Celia to gradually weaken.
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Vanda Hokukea Ventura
Photo from HPD

AN OCEAN VIEW WOMAN has been charged with seven offenses in connection with two reported robberies.

      On March 6, Ka`u District officers responded to a report of a robbery on the 92-1000 block of Kona Kai Boulevard in Ocean View. A 53-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman reported that an acquaintance had gone to their house, demanded money and threatened to harm them if they didn’t give it to her. She fled with the cash.
      Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Vanda Hokukea Ventura, of Ocean View. Before officers were able to locate her, police received a report on April 6 that the same woman had entered a home on the 92-8900 block of King Kamehameha Boulevard in Ocean View, demanded money from a 51-year-old woman and then grabbed the victim’s purse and fled with it.
      Wednesday morning, police located Ventura in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision and arrested her. She was taken to the Kona police cellblock while detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section continued the investigation.
      At 6 a.m. yesterday, detectives charged her with burglary, two counts of robbery, two counts of terroristic threatening and two counts of theft. Her bail was set at $33,500. She remains in the cellblock pending her initial court appearance scheduled for Monday.
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BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH a mandatory federal labeling system for GMOs passed the U.S. Senate with a vote of 63-30. “Regardless of your position on GMOs, most of us agree that we all have a right to know what is in the food we eat,” Sen. Mazie Hirono said. “I support a mandatory federal system for labeling and disclosing GMOs in food so that consumers across the country have consistent access to information no matter what state they live in.

Sen. Mazie Hirono

      “The bill passed by the Senate establishes a mandatory federal labeling system that covers more products than the strictest state-level labeling law. It also strengthens the National Organic Program, which is a clear, GMO-free alternative that is growing in popularity. The bill also protects the rights of states like Hawai`i to make their own decisions about the role GMO crops should play in a sustainable local food system. It also allows states to establish and enforce penalties if federal labeling requirements are not met.

      “Our work does not end with the Senate passing this bill. We need to make sure that the final label options are as clear as possible and the regulatory process takes the concerns of Hawai`i farmers and consumers into account. I will work closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as it implements the labeling standard established by this legislation and to ensure that consumers have access to information about GMO ingredients.”
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HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK this month will use aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources, and to maintain backcountry facilities.
      Aerial observations and patrol of the 61G lava flow from Pu`u `O`o to the flow front are ongoing, with times to be determined.
      Flights will shuttle crew, camp supplies, fencing material and equipment to `Ola`a Tract on July 19, 25 and 28 between 6 a.m. and noon.
      Ungulate surveys and control work take place at Kahuku between 3,000- and 7,000-ft. elevation on July 19 between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. On July 21 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., crews monitor and control fountain grass from Keauhou Trail to the park’s southwest boundary below 2,500-ft. elevation.
      In addition, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory may conduct flight operations over Kilauea and Mauna Loa to assess volcanic activity and maintain instrumentation.
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Cassandra Cupples

ACUPUNCTURE FOR ABUNDANT HEALTH is the topic at Ka`u libraries next week. Cassandra Cupples explains what acupuncture is and what conditions it treats. Programs are on Monday at 3 p.m. at Na`alehu Library and Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Pahala Library. 

      Call 939-2442 and 928-2015 for more information.

KA`U LIBRARIES HOST a Health and Fitness: Mind, Body and Soul Summer Reading Program free lecture on Tuesday, July 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Pahala Library and Wednesday, July 20 at 2 p.m. at Na`alehu Library.
      Tara Compehos, Ka`u’s community doula and private birth attendant’s program, Have Healthy Pregnancy & Smooth Labor, will answer questions or concerns and share information on how to avoid complications in pregnancy and how to take control of the birth of your child.
      For more information, contact Debbie Wong Yuen at 928-2015 or Sara Kamibayashi at 939-2442.

PARTY ON THE CRATER'S EDGE. Friends Of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park invite Ka`u residents to celebrate the park’s 100th birthday at a cocktail party on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Volcano House. A silent auction begins at 5 p.m. in the lobby. Enjoy entertainment, champagne and light pupus. Tickets for $50 each are available at fhvnp.org.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, July 8, 2016

Lava continues to cascade down Pulama Pali and advance toward the ocean near Kalapana.
Photo from USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

THE LAVA FLOW TO THE SOUTHEAST of Pu`u `O`o continues to advance across the coastal plain and does not pose a threat to nearby communities, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported this morning.
      When mapped on Thursday afternoon, the flow front had advanced about 0.1 miles since Wednesday’s measurements and was about 0.7 miles from the ocean.
      At Kilauea’s summit, tiltmeters continued to record an inflationary trend during the past day. The level of the summit lava lake at Halema`uma`u this morning stood at 82 feet below the crater floor.
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Southside Boys Volleyball team returns to Ka`u
from Dallas today. Photo from Katherine Okamura

SOUTHSIDE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM members who traveled to Dallas, TX and participated in USA Volleyball Championships found themselves in the midst of danger during yesterday’s tragedy there. During a peaceful protest regarding police shootings of men in Minneapolis, MN and Baton Rouge, LA the day before, snipers shot and killed five police officers and injured more.

      The team and chaperones were staying at a hotel on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas.        “Our boys are OK, but we are all kind of shaken with everything that is going on,” Brenda Iokepa-Moses said. “We were all at a movie when the shootings happened. The theater was about a mile away from our hotel, and we could not get a ride back. I had to run our team through total chaos and police barricades back to the hotel while there were active snipers still on the loose. It was terrifying, and we had to maneuver through dark alleys to get back to our hotel but did it and very proud of our team that stuck together and kept their cool.”
      The team returns home today.
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SEVERAL ITEMS WERE STOLEN from `O Ka`u Kakou within the last five days. Items include four 20x20 gray tarps with hardware and bungee cords (no poles) and six 10x10 pop-up tents. All are marked with OKK. The community service organization asks the public to be on the lookout for these items and to call Na`alehu Police Station at 939-2520 with any information.
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Hurricane Blas is expected to weaken considerably before
reaching the Central Pacific. Map from NHC

HURRICANE BLAS IS STILL a long way away, 1,680 miles east of South Point at 5 a.m. National Hurricane Center reported that rapid weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Blas is expected to weaken to a tropical storm by early Saturday and become a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles.
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MORE BILLS PASSED BY THE STATE Legislature are now law, following Gov. David Ige signing them yesterday.
      SB 2395 Act 226 requires the state’s Medicaid-managed care and fee-for-service programs to cover services provided through telehealth.
      SB 2630 Act 227 authorizes Hawai`i Correctional Industries to sell inmate-made products and services on the open market to the general public. It also requires the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to conduct a feasibility study on establishing a re-entry for training and entrepreneurial services

Gov. Ige used a pen made by a Kulani inmate to sign a bill
allowing sale of such products to the public.
Photo from Gov. Ige's Office

      Ige used a pen crafted by an inmate in the Hawai`i Correctional Industries program at Kulani to sign SB 2630.

      “It was an honor and privilege to be able to sign SB2630,” Ige said. “Not only will this bill help the program to be self-sustaining, it will also give individuals in the program a source of income to help meet their financial obligations while incarcerated.”
      SB 2659 Act 228 establishes an industrial hemp pilot program through the Department of Agriculture which allows cultivation of industrial hemp and distribution of hemp seed in Hawai`i for purposes of agricultural or academic research.
      HB 1997 Act 229 implements the recommendation of the Hawai`i Agriculture Workforce Advisory Board to create an agriculture workforce pipeline initiative to conduct training on all islands for teachers and school administrators in agricultural self-sufficiency.
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REDUCING FOOD WASTE is the goal of legislation co-introduced by Sen. Brian Schatz. According to Schatz, forty percent of food produced in America is never eaten – damaging the environment, costing consumers money, and wasting an opportunity to reduce hunger.
      The Food Recovery Act would reduce food waste in stores and restaurants, at schools and institutions, on farms and in homes.

Sen. Brian Schatz

      “Most Americans would probably be surprised to learn that as much as 40 percent of the food we produce is thrown away,” Schatz said. “While many families across the country struggle each day to put food on the table, we are tossing safe and edible food because of the way it looks or the way it’s labeled. Our bill takes commonsense steps to help end food waste, feed families and ensure our environment and food supply remain sustainable.”

      The Food Recovery Act would reduce food waste at the consumer level through inclusion of the Food Date Labeling Act to standardize confusing food date labels.
      It would also reduce food wasted in schools by encouraging cafeteria’s to purchase lower-priced “ugly” fruits and vegetables and by expanding grant programs that educate students about food waste and recovery.
      The legislation also calls for reductions in wasted food throughout the federal government through the creation of an Office of Food Recovery to coordinate federal efforts, and by requiring companies that contract with the federal government to donate surplus food to organizations such as food banks and soup kitchens.
      It will reduce wasted food going to landfills by encouraging composting as a conservation practice eligible for support under USDA’s conservation programs.
      The Food Recovery Act directs the USDA to develop new technologies to increase shelf life of fresh food, and requires the USDA to establish a standard for how to estimate the amount of wasted food at the farm level.
      The legislation is supported by Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, Natural Resources Defense Council, United Technologies Corporation, World Wildlife Fund and Feeding America.
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Join Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park to explore
Pu`u Huluhulu Sunday. Photo from FHVNP

FRIENDS OF HAWAI`I VOLCANOES National Park, led by Ab Valencia, explore Pu`u Huluhulu Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free for Friends members; non-members can join in order to attend.
      Registration is required at admin@fhvnp.org or 985-7373.

THE MUSIC MAN COMES to Kilauea Theater in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park this evening. KDEN’s performances take place on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through July 24.
      Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors, $10 for children 10 and under.
      Park entrance fees may apply.
      Call 982-7344, or email kden73@aol.com.

HAWAI`I WILDLIFE FUND staff and volunteers meet at 8:45 a.m., rather than 7:45 a.m. as previously reported, at Wai`ohinu Park to carpool to Kamilo for tomorrow’s Ka`u Coast Cleanup.
      Coordinator Megan Lamson said there are a still a couple of spots available. Register at kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com.

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S Crater Rim Café in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park offers Mongolian BBQ tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at $.85 per ounce includes rice and beverage.
      KMC also invites theater-goes to enjoy a casual dinner before KDEN’s Friday and Saturday evening productions of The Music Man through July 23.
      KMC is open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply.

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

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