Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022

The new state Senate districts approved Friday by the state Reapportionment Commission 
puts all of Ka`u in Senate District 3 from south of Kona Airport through mauka area, almost
to Glenwood. Map from State of Hawai'i

KAʻŪ WILL VOTE AS ONE BIG RURAL DISTRICT, according to decisions on Friday by the state's Reapportionment Commission, which approved new lines for state Senate and House of Representatives. Currently, Kaʻū has two state Senators and two state Representatives, with the dividing line between them at Honu'apo. Each serves districts that include some urban areas, one on the Puna and Hilo side and the other into Kona.

     The new state Senate and House districts that encompass Kaʻū will be more like the County Council district, where the elected official will be able to focus on rural issues of agriculture, natural resources, cultural resources and caring for the underserved, said County Council Chair Maile David who serves all of Kaʻū.

       The new state Senate district will run from just south of Elison Onizuka Kona International Airport through all of Kailua-Kona, South Kona and Kaʻū to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and including the mauka side of Hwy 11 to just before Glenwood. The makai side of Hwy 11 beginning near the Old Volcano Hwy intersection with Hwy 11 will be in Senate District 2 with almost all of Puna.

    State Sen. Dru Kanuha says he looks forward to serving all of Kaʻū as he prepares to run for reelection this year. The District he has been serving runs from Kona to Honu'apo.

    Sen Joy San Buenaventura, who represents Honu'apo into Puna will be serving the newly mapped Puna district where she lives. Her four-year term began in 2021.

     Kaʻū, in its entirety, will be in state House of Representatives District 5, which will run from neighborhoods mauka of Hawai'i Belt road in Captain Cook, through neighborhoods mauka and makai of Hwy 11 beginning at Honaunau National Park and running through Kaʻū, Volcano, Fern Forest, and Mountain View. At Kurtistown and just past Kea'au it includes the communities mauka of Hwy 11.

     State Rep. Jeanne Kapela says she will run to hold her seat in the newly aligned district in this year's election. State Rep. Richard Onishi, currently serving east Ka`u, lives in South Hilo.

     

The new state House of Representatives District will run from mauka of Captain Cook, through Ka`u
to mauka of Kea`au.  Map from State of Hawai'i

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FUNDING FOR A PILOT PROJECT FOR MILOLI'I FISHING VILLAGE to take care of household trash is coming from County Council Chair Maile David, who represents the area. The county shut down ints transfer station at Miloli'i last month. The council woman said she is funding a pilot project and

working with Department of Environmental Management with about $2,500. It would go toward a qualified non-profit developing a plan to solve the issues surrounding the required closure at the Miloli'i Fishing Village. The state told the county to close the facility as it is on conservation land.

    The council woman also said she looks forward to the completion of repairs at Wai'ohinu and the possibility of it allowing commercial dumping that would save the drive for any rubbish businesses to Waikoloa on the other side of the island. She also said she would like to see Waiohinu open seven days a week.

    The nearest transfer stations to Miloli'i are Ocean View and Waiea, each about a dozen miles away from the top of Miloli'i Road, along Hwy. 11.

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UPCOMING KAʻŪ TROJAN SPORTS are scheduled with high school players representing Kaʻū High and Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences: 

 

    Girls Basketball comes on Tuesday, Feb. 1 to host Christian Liberty Academy's Canefire at 6 p.m. The Trojans travel to Honoka'a to play the Dragons on Friday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 pm. Big Island Interscholastic Semi's happen on Monday, Feb. 7 with Finals Wednesday, Feb. 9. State Finals are set for Wednesday, Feb. 16-19.
    Kaʻū Boys Basketball comes home to host Kamakani on from Hawai'i Preparatory on Monday, Jan. 31 at 6 pm., followed by another home game on Thursday, Feb 3 at 5:30 p.m., taking on the Hilo Vikings. The Trojans head to Honoka'a in Friday, Feb 4 to take on the Dragons, with a 6:30 p.m. JV game and a 7:30 p.m. varsity game. Back home on Saturday, Feb. 5, the Trojans host Kohala Cowboys at 11 a.m. The next game remains at home taking on
Kea'au Cougars on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. The Trojans travel to play the Pahoa Daggers on Friday, Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. and Waiakea Warriors on Monday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.

BIIF Division II Semi Finals are Monday, Feb. 21. Finals are Wednesday, Feb. 23. The state Finals are March 3-5.

    Swimming takes the Trojan team on Saturday, Feb. 5 for islandwide competition to be hosted at Kamehameha School in Kea'au. Swimmers travel again to Hawai'i Preparatory Academy on Saturday, Feb. 12. The        BIIF finals are a two day event on Friday Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 19. State finals are March 4 and 5.

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The Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES) is accepting applications

for its summer 2022 internship program. PIPES is a 10-week undergraduate internship

program May 31 to Aug. 5, offered through University of Hawai'i at Hilo.

The goal is "to connect under-represented undergraduate students, especially those

who are Native Hawaiian or kamaʻāina, to internship opportunities with agencies and

organizations responsible for research, management, and education relating to

environmental issues in Hawaiʻi and throughout the Pacific region. Internships are

paid experiences. Participants may be eligible for additional housing assistance.

For more information, visit: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern/

The deadline to apply is January 31, 2022.