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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022

Reaching for it at Hawai'i Preparatory Academy, the Kaʻū Trojans battled Hawai'i Preparatory Academy's Ka Makani after
traveling to Waimea. Photo by Tim Guild
Grabbing it for the Trojans
Photo by Tim Gould
THE FIRST HOME FOOTBALL GAME FOR KA'Ū TROJANS this year is this Saturday, hosting Kamehameha School at 1 p.m. Staff and team are set, combining the talents of Kaʻū High and Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences to compete islandwide, this season featuring the return of fans. 
    The Trojan roster is comprised of: Adahdiyah Ellis Reyes, Jaestin Karasuda, Keaka McDonnell, Loea Kaupu, Gabriel SessonPaaluhi-Young, Lois Emmanuele Badua, Jance Kajiwara-Ke, Josiah Manila-Louis, Eddie Wirtz, Roger Miguel, Jr., Kainalu Jr. Wanzer, Stephen Adler, Hezekiah Keohuloa-Aldaya, Toby Kekoa Burgos, Desmond Camba, Zayden Gallano, Vladimir V Fedoruk, Collin Hanshew, Chaz KajiwaraKe, Dylan Davis, Kaimana Kaupu-Manini, Joe Buyuan, Tyson Junior Kuahuia-Faafia, Ocean Nihipali-Sesson, Rylan Peralta, Edd Zackary Badua, Dakota Seaver, Kani Lee Konman, Raedyn Louis, CyZeiah SilvaKamei, Triton Blanco, Jovan Javar, Dominic Nurial-Dacalio, Blake Self-Ah Yee, Kamaehu Guerpo-Craft, Hunter Pascubillo, Isaiah Manila-Louis, and Treyton Calantoc. 
Diving it for the Trojans.
 Photo by Tim Gould
    Head Coach is Greg Rush, Assistant Coaches are Garrett Greedy, Ted Blanco and Mark Peters. Athletic Trainer is Moses Whitcomb. Athletic Director is Tim Gould. 
    The first game of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation 2022 football season saw the Trojans head to Honoka‘a on Aug. 18. The final score was 39 points for Honoka‘a, 6 for Kaʻū. See a video clip of the Trojans making their touchdown at https:// twitter.com/KauAthletics/status/1560507183388696576?cxt= HHwWgICh9f3AhKgrAAAA.
    The second game on Saturday, Aug. 27 saw Kaʻū travel to Hawai'i Preparatory Academy. The HPA home team won, 42-20.

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HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC ASKED FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE THIRD DAY RUNNING, on Wednesday. A statement from the utility directed to Hawai'i Island customers said, "Conservation efforts by residential and business customers prevented the need for rolling outages on Hawai'i Island Monday and Tuesday nights. Customers are asked to continue limiting electricity use from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the rest of this week.
   "The evening peak demand is when electricity use is highest. Using less electricity from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. helps ensure enough power is available during those hours. Conservation methods include turning off air conditioners and unnecessary lighting, shutting off water heaters, and delaying activities like cooking, showering, laundry, and dishwashing."
    Hawaiian Electric explained that "The request for conservation is prompted by the unexpected shutdown of the island's largest independent power producer, Hamakua Energy, due to the unavailability of ammonia used for pollution control. Hawaiian Electric's Hill Plant Unit No. 5 and Puna Steam Plant also are unavailable due to planned annual maintenance and repairs. These three plants normally generate 89 megawatts for the Hawai'i Island grid. In addition, wind resources are forecast to be lower than usual."
    Hawaiian Electric forecasted that "Conservation likely will be needed all week. If necessary, rolling 30-minute outages will be initiated to protect the electric system and prevent loss of power to an even greater number of customers. Hawaiian Electric will notify customers in advance through social media. Please check @HIElectricLight on Twitter for updates."
    See a list of Hawaiian Electric's sources of electricity in the Tuesday Kaʻū News Briefs at http://kaunewsbriefs.blogspot.com/2022/08/kau-news-briefs-tuesday-aug-20-2022.html 

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HIROSHIMA AND HAWAI'I LIBRARIES BECAME SISTERS on Wednesday. Gov. David Ige and First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige visited the Hiroshima Prefectural Library where they joined Japanese dignitaries in signing a Sister-Library Agreement between the Hawai'i State Public Library System and the Hiroshima Prefectural Library. The event was part of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Sister State Agreement between the State of Hawai'i and Hiroshima Prefecture.
    "This sister-library relationship, the first in Hawai'i's history, is just one example of Hiroshima and Hawai'i working together as sister states, promoting a love of reading and sharing the islands' unique
Books from Hawai'i and Japan were shared at the signing of the
 Sister Library Agreement signed on Wednesday between Hawai'i
 and Hiroshima, in Hiroshima. Photo from Gov. David Ige
culture and aloha through books," said Amano-Ige. She presented the Hiroshima Prefectural Library with two books -- Leilani Blessed and Grateful by Iolani School teachers Greg Bowman and Alan Suemori, illustrated by Jamie Tablason, and Snow Angel, Sand Angel by author, poet and educator Lois-Ann Yamanaka, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky.
    The books given to the Japan library include educational facts about Hawai'i, Hawaiian activities for children, a glossary of Hawaiian words and information about Hawai'i's ten climate zones.
    "I hope young readers and their families will come to the Hiroshima Prefectural Library and borrow these books to learn about Hawai'i, and perhaps visit us one day," said Amano-Ige.
    The governor and First Lady are scheduled to return to Hawai'i on Sept. 3.

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KU'IKAHI MEDIATION CENTER'S FINDING PEACE, GROWING SOLUTIONS event for September presents Fred Jandt on the topic Morality, Justice, and Conflict: What Do People Need to Accept a Resolution? The session is at noon on Thursday, Sept. 15 via zoom.
    Jandt said, "One tool for helping people reach a resolution is to become sensitive to each person's moral reality, justice reality, and conflict reality; that is, their assumptions about how disagreements should be handled. Understanding these assumptions can often explain why parties can't reach agreements." In this talk, learn how to become aware of personal and others' expectations about how conflicts should be handled.
Fred Jandt teaches mediators for the courts and
writes on the topic. He will share his skills
 at the Ku'ikahi event on Sept. 15.
    Jandt is professor emeritus and retired college dean. He authored several books, including Win-Win Negotiating: Turning Conflict into Agreement and Constructive Conflict Management: Asia Pacific Cases. Jandt previously conducted the training Managing Conflict Productively for major corporations and government agencies throughout the U.S. A mediator, he has trained hundreds of prospective mediators for court and community settings.    
    Ku'ikahi's Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to enjoy an informal and educational talk-story session and connect with others interested in Finding Solutions, Growing Peace. This lunch-and-learn series is made possible thanks in part to funding from the County of Hawai'i and Hawai'i Island United Way.
    To get the Zoom link, register online at https://freebrownbagtalk.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Ku'ikahi Mediation Center at (808) 935-7844 or info@hawaiimediation.org. Or visit www.hawaiimediation.org

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Kaʻū High, Sept. 1 - for students.