Ka`u News Briefs Sept. 21, 2012

Pinwheels of Peace, crafted by Na`alehu School students line the rails to celebrate International Peace Day today. Art
 teacher Hettie Rush followed the initiative of teacher Tabitha Dalhstedt. An International Day of Peace celebration
takes place this afternoon at Honu`apo Park. Photo by Nalani Parlin

TODAY IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE, celebrated around the world and locally at schools and this afternoon at Honu`apo Park where a human peace sign is planned for a photograph to be distributed internationally.

Shary Crocker, one of the International Day of Peace
Honu`apo event coordinators, makes peace signs for
participants to take home. Photo from Shary Crocker

      On display at Na`alehu School today are student-made pinwheels for peace that are attached to railings of the outdoor hallways. Students crafted them in Hettie Rush’s art class, a project initiated by teacher Tabitha Dahlstedt.
      The Honu`apo event begins at 3 p.m. and the first 60 people to arrive receive one of three block printed peace flags to take home. The human peace sign photo will be taken at 4 p.m. Participants are asked to wear white. For more call 939-9461.

CONGRESSWOMAN MAZIE HIRONO said today that she opposes bills in congress that “would roll back environmental protections that help keep families safe from pollution.” The bill called The Stop the War on Coal Act “fails to take a balanced approach to our need for affordable, clean energy and undermines laws protecting the air we breathe and the water we drink. It’s no wonder the Obama Administration strongly opposes this bill,” said Hirono.

Of the top six states most dependent on petroleum for electricity,
Hawai`i has the highest dependence. Image from Maize Hirono

      Hirono contended that “families and businesses in Hawai`i know that the key to a sustainable economy is to continue our progress on renewable energy, respecting our environment, and managing our natural resources responsibly. That’s the type of energy bill I’d like to see, not one that makes it easier for power plants to release mercury and other toxic pollutants into the air.” She pointed to her own report called the Path to Sustainability. 

      In the report, she sates: “We can’t continue to rely on importing so much of the energy and food that we consume from other places if we want to preserve Hawai`i’s quality of life and ensure that our keiki have the opportunities and security that previous generations have enjoyed. Therefore, we need to continue the progress that we have made—and we need federal policies that will help us get there.”

Mazie Hirono.
Photo from Mazie Hirono

      She writes about a system made up of four separate and small smart grids. “Hawai`i can serve as a world-class test bed for developing smart grid technologies. Investments in our energy grid, particularly smart grid technology, will allow our people to utilize more Hawai`i-made energy while adapting their energy use to reduce costs and boost efficiency.”
      The report says that the federal Department of Energy has provided $7 million for Maui, $5.5 million for Kaua`i and $5 million for O`ahu smart grid systems. The Big Island is expected to be next.

      Hirono explains that a smart grid “communicates with homeowners, businesses, and the utility about how power is flowing through the system. It would operate somewhat like the Internet by linking to computer systems that help to control and monitor the grid.” The information helps everyone to tailor energy usage more effectively – leading to lower electricity bills. It also lets the utility know instantly when there are outages.
      Read Hawai`i’s Energy and Agriculture Sectors: Path to Sustainability at http://hirono.house.gov/uploadedfiles/mazie_hirono_sustainability.pdf

UNEMPLOYMENT IN HAWAI`I is one of the lowest in the nation, dropping to 6.3 percent in August, according to statistics released yesterday by the state and federal governments. Hawai`i Island’s unemployment rate, which is traditionally higher than O`ahu’s dropped from 9.2 percent in July to 8.3 percent in August. O`ahu’s rate dropped from 5.6 percent to 5.1 percent.
      The nationwide unemployment rate is 8.1 percent. Hawai`i ranks in the top ten with lowest unemployment. Number one is North Dakota with 3.6 percent, followed by South Dakota with 4.4 percent. Third is Nebraska with 4.7 percent, followed by New Hampshire with 5.8 percent and Vermont with 6.0 percent. Hawai`i is sixth, followed by Kansas with 6.5 percent, Wyoming with 6.7 percent and Minnesota with 6.8 percent.
      Hawai`i and Maryland are ranked as the states with the most number of millionaires per population.

Ocean View Water Well blessing drew public officials and long time
advocates to the new filling station in July. The  filling stations
 experienced trouble this week but drinking water spigots remained
open and water hauling resumes Monday. Photo by the Charles Tobias

THE DEEP WELL WATER SYSTEM at Ocean View is back up and running, but commercial hauling remains closed until Monday, according to a release from the county Department of Water Supply late yesterday. The statement says, “DWS is closely monitoring the operations of the system to ensure the current electrical problem is completely resolved. When the repair is deemed complete, the tank will be restored to full capacity. When the tank is full, water hauling at the standpipe can resume. It is estimated water hauling may resume on Monday, Sept 24, at 7 a.m.”
       Drinking water spigots remain open for community access. However, water hauling is diverted to standpipes at alternate facilities in Na`alehu and Ho`okena. For additional information, contact Daryl Ikeda at 961-8790.

A FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT AT KA`U HIGH pits the Trojans against Kamehameha Schools, starting at 7 p.m. Tomorrow’s Trojan events include: a girl’s volleyball match versus Makualani at Konawaena at 10 a.m., a cross-country match at Waiakea at 10 a.m., and bowling matches at Kona Bowl against Makualani and Kealakehe. 

STUDIES TO IMPROVE GRASS FED BEEF PRODUCTION are being sponsored by the Ulupono Initiative, the fund co-founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. 

The Galimba family raise grass-fed beef in Ka`u.
Photo from kuahiwiranch.com

      The study will focus on large-scale, grass-fed beef production on the Big Island. Parker Ranch, Hawai`i Beef Producers and Kamehameha School have signed on to conduct trials on grasslands that will be fertilized, both irrigated and not irrigated. According to a report in Pacific Business News, the results will be provided to the Hawai`i Cattlemen’s Association and University of Hawai`i’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to improve quality and lower production costs of grass-fed beef in Hawai`i.

KICK ICE SIGN WAVING is today from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in front of Na`alehu School gym.

NA`ALEHU HONGWANJI MINI-BAZAAR is tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donated items, from clothes to boats, will be sold. For more, call 928-7236.

A WRITING FAMILY HISTORY & PERSONAL MEMOIR workshop is tomorrow at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. The workshop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is led by Tom Peek who will teach techniques to overcome barriers that cause writer’s block, self-censorship, or lack of depth in personal topics. Topics include writing with emotional power, bringing back the past with photographs and memorabilia and find truths (and lies) and old myths. No previous writing experience needed. Open to all levels. The course is $76.50 for VAC members and $85 for the general public. For more, call 967-8222.

Line Dancing will be hosted tomorrow at Kilauea Military Camp.
Photo from selu.edu

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S LAVA LOUNGE HOSTS A CHUCK WAGON FEAST tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by Line Dancing Roundup and Country Western Dancing from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The feast is $10 a person and there is no cover charge for dancing. A contest for best cowboy hat, best cowboy boot, and best yodeler will also be held. The event is open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. For more, call 967-8371.

A U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE FORUM will be hosted at Kealakehe High School at 2 p.m. Sunday. Other events at Kealakehe High include: Hawai`i County Mayor and Hawai`i County Prosecutor at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1; and Hawai`i County Council District 6 (Volcano through South Kona) and District 9 (Waikoloa, Kohala) 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED to pre-register for a ranger-guided hike through an isolated refuge of rare plants in a remnant old-growth forest within the Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. This Kipuka`akihi Hike is scheduled for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-registration required, hike is free to all. For more, call 985-6011.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sept. 20, 2012

Black-axil chromis, a damselfish species that is essential to coral health, is threatened by over harvesting for
 aquariums and pollution.  Photo by Geneveve Fyvie

A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE that could be easily reached by residents of west Ka`u and South Kona is the aim of County Council member Brenda Ford. Her resolution passed the County Council on first reading yesterday. Bill 289 says the council supports funding for a science classroom and laboratory building for a four –year University of Hawai`i campus in West Hawai`i. 

County Council member Brenda Ford.
Photo from Brenda Ford

       Previous resolutions put forth by Ford have called for an art facility and athletic field on the campus. In her campaign to be elected to represent County Council District 6, which runs from Volcano into South Kona, Ford has continued her lobbying for the four year educational facility, as a creator of jobs for the district, during construction over several decades and for people who would work at the university. She said the university would not only serve West Hawai`i students who must drive back and forth to Hilo or move there if they want a four year education on this island, it would draw some students from off island, and contribute to the economy.
      Ford told The Ka`u Calendar that funding would have to come from private donors and government money. She described possible partnerships, including attracting a pro baseball team to winter in Kona, and help pay for the university’s athletic field.
      Even though the measure passed, eastside council members Fred Blas, Donald Ikeda and Dennis Onishi opposed it. 

HAWAI`I ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. is asked to renegotiate its contracts that tie the cost of energy to the cost of oil. The resolution, put forth by county council member J Yoshimoto was passed unanimously, yesterday. As the cost of oil rises, wind and other renewable energies tied to oil costs become more expensive with the rationale of helping to pay for their startup costs. As time goes on, however, the plan is to decouple the rates from oil to make less expensive power for consumers.

THE FAMOUS FINDING NEMO orange clown fish, with four of its species living in Hawaiian ocean waters, is drifting toward extinction. The Center for Biological Diversity has issued a warning that acidification and global warming are threatening the coral reef ecosystem that provides food for the clownfish. The clownfish is also in decline because of its popularity with fish collectors. 

The orange clownfish, nemo, faces extinction.
Screenshot from Finding Nemo

      A petition before the federal government asks that the Endangered Species Act protect the crown fish, along with the coral-dependent damselfish and selected coral reefs in the Hawaiian Islands.
      The Center for Biological Diversity filed its petition with the National Marine Fisheries Service on Sept. 13. Its climate science director Shayne Wolf said, “We risk losing the striking fish that inspired Finding Nemo forever if we don’t put the brakes on global warming and ocean acidification. Carbon pollution harms these fish and destroys their coral reef homes. If we want these beautiful animals to survive in the wild, not just in a movie, we have to protect them under the Endangered Species Act.” 

      Regarding protecting coral reefs, Wolf said that “Coral reefs are the rainforests of the ocean, but carbon pollution will bulldoze their biodiversity,” Wolf said. “The longer we wait to provide Endangered Species Act protection and reduce the greenhouse gases harming reef fish and destroying their homes, the harder it’s going to be to save these unique creatures.”
      He noted that the United States is the world’s largest importer of ornamental marine fish, and damselfish and anemone fish are by far the most commonly traded species. Studies indicate that the orange clownfish and black-axil chromis damselfish are suffering population declines in the wild because of over harvesting for the aquarium trade.

Ocean View water well station is down for commercial haulers but workers,
including Ted Blanco, water supply chief Quirino Antonio and
 Harvey Galapir, are looking toward a temporary transformer to
help solve the problem. Photo by William Neal

THE OCEAN VIEW WELL problem is an electrical issue and not a matter of the well running dry, according to reports at yesterday’s Ka`u Chamber of Commerce board meeting in Na`alehu. A possible transformer problem was described and until repairs are made, the standpipes for hauling water by commercial trucks have been shut down. Spigots are still open at the water station in Ocean View for families needing to fill containers with drinking water.
       Tests on the electrical pumping system at the well yesterday showed possible issues with the step-up transformer. A used transformer was located in Waikoloa and transferred to Ocean View. The unit is being installed and tested to further isolate the problem, according to the Department of Water Supply.

ARTISTS ARE PLANNING to enter the cover contest for The Directory, the annual phone and information book for the district of Ka`u. The theme is The Beauty of Ka`u, with five categories: Graphic, Sculpture, Wood, Photography and Craft. The fee is $5 per entry and no more than three entries may come from any artist, and no more than one entry per category. Art must have been completed in the last year.

      Artists must bring their entries to CU Hawai`i in Na`alehu on Friday, Sept. 28, from noon until 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
      Entry forms can be found at local schools and merchants, as well as the credit union, but can also be picked up and filled out when bringing art to the show.

A new keiki division has been added to the annual Ka`u Chamber
of Commerce art show. Last year, Lorilee Lorenzo took third,
competing with adults. Photo by Julia Neal

      The show will be open to the public beginning Oct. 1, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
      The people’s choice winner will become the cover of The Directory 2013. A reception to view all the winners and greet the artists will be 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, with light refreshments at the CU Hawai`i credit union.
     A new Keiki Division is for children in grades one through six, one entry per keiki. Keiki categories are graphics and photos, no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches, including frames, if any. The entry fee is $1, and these entries are not eligible for the cover of The Directory. Only the first 60 Keiki exhibits will be accepted.
      Each day during the showing, Oct. 1 to 6, the public may sign in and receive a ballot to vote for a favorite exhibit. The ballot, a numbered ticket, will be entered into a drawing for door prizes to be held each hour.
      This year, a panel of local artists will judge all exhibits and award prizes in each category, including Best in Show. Each category will be rewarded with first, second, and third prizes and, if appropriate, as many as two honorable mentions. Ribbons will be given for each of the prizes, and all first-prize winners will appear in the 2013 Ka`u Directory.
      To donate door prizes or to help with expenses, call Karen Ingraham at 929-8484. 

A String Art program is hosted in Pahala for kids,
grades K through 8. Registration due today.
Example of string art from birdsofoh.blogspot.com

KEIKI, GRADES K THROUGH 8, can sign up through the end of today for a String Art program hosted at Pahala Community Center on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more call Nona at 928-3102.

THE FIRST 60 PEOPLE TO ATTEND the International Day of Peace celebration at Honu`apo Park tomorrow, will have a choice of three different block printed peace flags to take home. The event starts at 3 p.m. and organizers encourage everyone to wear white for a human peace sign photo at 4 p.m. The photo will be “shared with the world,” says one event coordinator Shary Crocker. For more, call 939-9461 or 929-7647.

KICK ICE SIGN WAVING is scheduled for tomorrow from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in front of Na`alehu School gym.

A U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE FORUM will be hosted at Kealakehe High School at 2 p.m. this Sunday. Other events at Kealakehe High include: Hawai`i County Mayor and Hawai`i County Prosecutor at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1; and Hawai`i County Council District 6 (Volcano through South Kona) and District 9 (Waikoloa, Kohala) 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED to pre-register for a ranger-guided hike through an isolated refuge of rare plants in a remnant old-growth forest within the Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. This Kipuka`akihi Hike is scheduled for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-registration required, hike is free to all. For more, call 985-6011.

KA`U TROJANS FOOTBALL TEAM plays a home game tomorrow against Kamehameha, 7 p.m. Saturday Trojan events include: a girl’s volleyball match versus Makualani at Konawaena at 10 a.m., a cross-country match at Waiakea at 10 a.m., and bowling matches at Kona Bowl against Makualani and Kealakehe.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sept. 19, 2012

Future geothermal energy requires drilling into the earth. Hawai`i County Council committee on Ag, Water and Energy Sustainability voted to increase noise limitations on geothermal drilling across the island.
Image from garnettwilliams.blogspot.com 

INDUSTRIAL NOISE in residential and agricultural areas took center stage at yesterday’s County Council committee meeting on Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability. This time the issue is whether to limit geothermal drilling to daytime hours. The bill before the county council would set the hours for geothermal drilling across the island from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It passed the committee with only Donald Ikeda and Dennis Onishi voting no.

Brenda Ford.

      County Council member Brenda Ford supported the measure, according to a report in this morning’s Hawai`i Tribune Herald. Writer Erin Miller quoted Ford saying, “There’s going to be geothermal drilling in Kona. Everything going on in Puna that’s a detriment to the community is going to go on in Kona around Hualalai. It is a generic public policy issue that this council has the legal right and obligation to pass to protect the public,” said the council member.
      The Tribune Herald story also quoted deputy county attorney William Brilhante on whether the bill oversteps county authority, since the geothermal companies are already complying with state noise limits. Miller quotes Brilhante saying, “This proposed bill is saying, ‘You know what?’ We don’t care what that permit does. We don’t care historically what has been done… We’re going to make you comply with more requirements that are stricter than what was required under the original permit.”

William Brilhante.

      Council member J Yoshimoto voted to send the bill to the entire council but asked for more legal clarification on the county’s authority to make the noise code stricter for geothermal.
      According to the Tribune Herald story, testimony included Paul Kuykendall saying that the geothermal turbines are like a train or jet engine running all the time and that he would choose coqui frogs over the industrial noise. The story reports testimony from Bob Ernst in Hilo, saying noise shouldn’t intrude on homes. “Noise pollution is not pono.” See more at hawaiitribune-herald.com.

REGARDING CONCERN about noise in residential areas next to geothermal, Russell Ruderman, state senate candidate for Puna through Punalu`u, said the problem was created long ago with the unfortunate decision to place the geothermal plant in a neighborhood. “The least they could do is to make a gesture to the community showing that they care” by limiting the hours of drilling, said Ruderman.  Hot spots between Pahala and Volcano, as well as Ka Lae are also being studied for geothermal.

The Ocean View Water well is down,
although the six drinking water
spigots will remain open.
Photo by Kahuku Photography

THE OCEAN VIEW POTABLE WATER WELL is down and inoperable, according to a news release from the county Department of Water Supply. “At this time, troubleshooting continues at the well site to isolate the problem that caused the breakdown.” Tests conducted have yielded results that are either inconclusive or pending further analysis, the statement said.
      “The DWS continues to communicate with the project sub-contractor to further analyze the problem, determine the needed repairs, and develop an estimated timeline to complete the repairs.”
       Due to the breakdown, the following are in effect: The drinking water spigots remain open for community access; the standpipe facility is closed until repairs can be completed. Water hauling is diverted to standpipes at alternate facilities in Na`alehu and Ho`okena.
      “The DWS staff continues to monitor consumption and tank levels, and requests cooperation, patience, and understanding from area customers during this emergency,” the department of water statement says.

HAWAI`I ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. is making it easier for residents to lift solar voltaic panels onto the roofs of homes and small businesses and to feed into the grid to be compensated for contributing to sustainable energy. A costly interconnection study that made grid-tied solar prohibitive for some residents and businesses will be eliminated for small solar projects – those that provide less than 75 percent of the minimum daytime electric load.

HELCO makes it easier to install photovoltaics on homes and small
businesses. Photo from alternativeenergyhi.com

      HELCO will also reimburse those who already installed PV systems of 10K or less for the cost of upgrading infrastructure and the interconnection studies they already paid for.
      A statement from the utility, issued yesterday, says “It will now be faster and simpler for many residential and some small commercial customers to receive approval for on-site solar photovoltaic installations without worrying about the need for a possible interconnection study.”
      Colton Ching, Hawaiian Electric Co. vice president for system operation and planning, said: “Every year since 2008, customer-sited PV has at least doubled over the year before and we’re on course for the same in 2012. Operating experience with some of the highest PV penetration in the nation on our companies’ grids has made this new approach possible. This experience, coupled with technical studies conducted with other experts, gives us confidence that we can make this change and still ensure reliable service for our customers,” the electric company stated.

HAWAI`I COUNTY is one of 12 communities in a hui that received a major award for increasing services to help low-income families to buy homes, pursue higher education, start businesses and move up the economic ladder. Hawai`i County is a member of the Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition, a hui of municipal governments dedicated to helping low-income residents achieve long-term financial stability. The Corporation for Enterprise Development Assets & Opportunity Award went to the coalition comprised of Hawai`i County, Chicago, Los Angeles, Louisville, Miami, Newark, New York, Providence, San Antonio, San Francisco, Savannah and Seattle.
      Hawai`i County has been a member since 2010 and has taken on such programs as Children’s Savings, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and innovative uses of technology to provide families with online benefits screening and referrals, and a text messaging based platform for budgeting. The local agency working with Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition is the county’s Department of Research & Development. For more, call Frecia Cevallos at 961-8085.

KA`U SCHOOLS GO ON BREAK for more than a week starting Monday, Oct. 1. As Monday, Oct. 8, is scheduled for teacher professional development day, classes will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Photo from naalehuel.k12.hi.us

NA`ALEHU SCHOOL FAMILY NIGHT is next Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the school library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Ocean View Community Center from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event features a read aloud story, an activity for parents and children and participants receive a free book.
      Na`alehu School core value this month is compassion, last month featured respect. The following inspirational quotes were featured in the weekly bulletin, The Ho-News, which is also translated into Marshallese: "When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people," as said by Abraham Joshua Herschel; and "Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns,” said by an unknown author.

ALI`I KEANAAINA performs at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park tonight, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium. Singer, songwriter and musician Keanaaina debuts his first solo album, He Mele No. The public event is free, but entrance fees may apply.

KEIKI, GRADES K THROUGH 8, can sign up through tomorrow for a String Art program hosted at Pahala Community Center on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more call Nona at 928-3102.

HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB OF KA`U meets tomorrow. For more, call 929-9731 or 936-7262.

THE FIRST 60 PEOPLE TO ATTEND the International Day of Peace celebration at Honu`apo Park on Friday, will have a choice of three different block printed peace flags to take home. The event starts at 3 p.m. and organizers encourage everyone to wear white for a human peace sign photo at 4 p.m. The photo will be “shared with the world,” says one event coordinator Shary Crocker. For more, call 939-9461 or 929-7647.

KICK ICE SIGN WAVING is scheduled for Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in front of Na`alehu School gym.

Kipuka`akihi Hike is offered this weekend.
Photo from nps.gov

A U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE FORUM will be hosted at Kealakehe High School at 2 p.m. this Sunday. Other events at Kealakehe High include: Hawai`i County Mayor and Hawai`i County Prosecutor at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1; and Hawai`i County Council District 6 (Volcano through South Kona) and District 9 (Waikoloa, Kohala) 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED to pre-register for a ranger-guided hike through an isolated refuge of rare plants in a remnant old-growth forest within the Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. This Kipuka`akihi Hike is scheduled for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-registration required, hike is free to all. For more, call 985-6011.

KA`U TROJANS SPORTS LINE-UP FOR THE WEEKEND includes a home football game on Friday against Kamehameha, 7 p.m. Saturday events include: a girl’s volleyball match versus Makualani at Konawaena at 10 a.m., a cross-country match at Waiakea at 10 a.m., and bowling matches at Kona Bowl against Makualani and Kealakehe.

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AT PAHALAPLANTATIONCOTTAGES.COM AND KAUCOFFEEMILL.COM.

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