Ka`u News Briefs Monday, July 21, 2014

Thirty-six volunteers joined Hawai`i Wildlife Fund crew to clean the Ka`u Coast last weekend. Photo from HWF

HAWAI`I COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION facilities in Ka`u and islandwide will benefit from $375,000 obtained to control little fire ant infestations. 

      The State Department of Agriculture is providing $200,000, and the Hawai`i Invasive Species Council has awarded a grant of $175,000 that will allow Parks and Recreation to establish an LFA control program at county parks and facilities.
      Funding will be used to hire up to three full-time employees who will work exclusively fighting LFA infestations islandwide, purchase bait and equipment and finance transportation needs.

Hawai`i County has received funds to battle the little fire ant.
Photo from Hawai`i Department of Agriculture

      Once an infested park or facility has been identified, the LFA team will apply bait on a six-week cycle, rotate the bait type based on recommendations from Hawai`i Ant Lab and then continually monitor the treated area to ensure a reduction in ant infestations.
      Similar treatments conducted at Richardson Ocean Park in Hilo have reduced LFA populations in the affected areas by up to 40 percent, according to data collected during a recently completed pilot project involving the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hawai`i Ant Lab.
      Ranked among the world’s worst invasive species due to the environmental harm they cause and ability to inflict painful stings that can blind animals, LFAs have established colonies in numerous areas following their discovery on Hawai`i Island in 1999.
      For more information, contact Jason Armstrong, Public Information Officer, at 961-8311 or jarmstrong@co.hawaii.hi.us.
      The Nature Conservancy also offers assistance to Ka`u residents with LFA infestations. Contact John Replogle at 939-7171.
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Children from households with income at or below levels in the chart qualify
for free or reduced-price meals at school.
Chart from Hawai`i Department of Education

HAWAI`I STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION has announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Copies of the policy are available at public schools in Na`alehu and Pahala. Children from households with income at or below levels in the chart at left are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
      Application forms are being sent to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households should fill out one application and return it to the school where the child is enrolled or complete an online application via ezmealapp.com. Applications for the current school year (2014-2015) are now being accepted. The application information will be used to determine eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by the school or other program officials.
      For DOE officials to determine eligibility, households receiving SNAP or TANF must list the child's name, date of birth, grade, school code and their SNAP or TANF case number and the signature and name of an adult household member. Households not receiving SNAP or TANF must list: 1) the names of everyone in the household; 2) the amount of income received by each person, how often the income is received and the source of the income; 3) the name and Social Security number of either parent/guardian who is the primary wage earner or the adult household member who signs the form or the word “none” if neither adult household member has a Social Security number; and 4) the signature of an adult household member.
      Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

      Under provisions of the free and reduced-price policy, the DOE will review applications and determine eligibility. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may wish to discuss the decision with the reviewing official on an informal basis. Parents wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request for a hearing on the decision in writing to: Glenna Owens, SFA Director, 1106 Koko Head Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816. 
Phone number is 808-733-8414 or toll-free 1-800-441-4845.
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Microplastics made up much of the debris collected at HWF's most recent
Ka`u Coast cleanup. Photo by Sean King

HAWAI`I WILDLIFE FUND and 36 volunteers from around Hawai`i Island and as far away as Illinois, Pennsylvania and Japan removed 500 pounds of derelict fishing nets and 597 pounds of miscellaneous marine debris during the recent Ka`u Coast Cleanup. In total, 35 bags of debris, including several five-gallon bucketsful of microplastics, were removed and sorted for recycling.
      The derelict fishing nets will be stored at Wai`ohinu Park until there is enough to fill another 40-foot container via NOAA’s Nets-to-Energy Partnership, with support from Matson Navigation, Schnitzer Steel and Covanta Energy Group. More information is available at marinedebris.noaa.gov.
      NOAA Marine Debris Datasheets revealed that the group collected an estimated 63,404 pieces of marine debris, of which 96.5 percent were plastic in origin.
      Finds included a hand-painted buoy, two plastic dinosaur toys (brontosaurus and tyrannosauras rex), two full-sized tires and a partially used package of birth control pills.
      Hawai`i Wildlife Fund encourages Ka`u residents to join its Plastic-Free July campaign. Useful tips and ideas available to help give up plastic for the month of July are available at #plasticfreejuly and plasticfreejuly.org.

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Lego toy pieces have become marine debris that drifts onto the coast of Cornwall, England
and other worldwide beaches. Photo from BBC News Magazine

KA`U COAST ISN’T THE ONLY PLACE to find interesting plastic marine debris. The beaches of Cornwall, England are famous for Lego toy pieces that wash ashore after a shipping container fell into the sea in 1997 when the ship carrying it was hit by a massive wave. 

      U.S. oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer, who has tracked the debris since 1997, told BBC News Magazine writer Mario Cacciottolo that pieces from the container could have drifted 62,000 miles, and since its 24,000 miles around the equator, they could be on any beach on earth. “Theoretically, the pieces of Lego could keep going around the ocean for centuries,” Cacciottolo concluded.
      See bbc.com/news/magazine-28367198.

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HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER HAS ENDORSED BRIAN SCHATZ to continue serving in the U.S. Senate, according to co-chairs for the Schatz for Hawai`i campaign.
       

The co-chairs list reasons mentioned by the Star-Advertiser as his collaboration on legislation promoting college affordability, universal preschool, securing funding critical to the East-West Center, the rail project and defense and other planks from the Democratic platform. “Schatz brings experience, idealism and vision to the job of shaping a future that his own children’s generation will inherit” and “represents a fresh perspective this state needs in its leadership.”


      “The Star-Advertiser recognizes that as chair of two subcommittees critical to our economy, Schatz is uniquely positioned to help Hawai`i,” the co-chairs state. 

“The Subcommittee on Tourism, Innovation, and Competitiveness has drawn Hawai`i industry leaders to two hearings so far. And for a state with a longstanding pledge to boost clean energy, chairing the Subcommittee on Water and Power is a fortuitous position, too,” said the Star-Advertiser.
      See brianschatz.com.

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Volcano Art Center hosts a presentation about native Hawaiian bees.

HAWAI`I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION hosts a free community wildfire preparedness workshop today at 6 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. Those who attend will learn about Hawai`i’s wildfire issues, how they can mitigate those issues through proper home landscaping techniques and home structure modifications, how to develop a clear and achievable family emergency plan and what actions to take during a wildfire and proper evacuation procedures.
      More workshops are scheduled for Friday, July 25 at Cooper Center in Volcano Village and Monday, July 28 at Pahala Elementary School. Each workshop starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m.
      For more information, email pablo@hawaiiwildfire.org, call 808-885-0900, or see hawaiiwildfire.org.

VOLCANO ART CENTER HOSTS a unique presentation about native Hawaiian bees Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at its Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
      These largely overlooked bees are vital pollinators of native Hawaiian plants, and they have been vanishing with hardly any notice. The Hylaeus Project experiments with some creative ways of getting the word out about this imperiled and fantastic species.
      For this event, entomologist and drummer Lisa Schonberg presents audio and images gathered as part of the project.
      Suggested donation to is $5.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, July 20, 2014

Hawai`i Health Systems Corp.'s East Hawai`i Board of Directors held a meeting at Ka`u Hospital yesterday, speaking with state Reps. Richard Creagan and Richard Onishi and members of the public. Photo by Julia Neal

“WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY-NET HOSPITALS SURVIVE,” said Howard Ainsley at Ka`u Hospital yesterday. The director of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation’s East Hawai`i Region spoke about the status of Hawai`i’s state hospitals during the organization’s board meeting.

Howard Ainsley

      Ainsley said hospitals throughout the country are distressed because reimbursements, such as those from Medicare, are going down. He said, “Strategic system alliances are more important now” than ever, explaining that relationships with other local entities could help with “economies of scale.” He gave an example of larger hospitals being able to buy supplies cheaper, which in turn could help facilities like Ka`u Hospital save money.
      When questions arose regarding the future of Ka`u Hospital, Ainsley said no one at HHSC wants to see it close, and that recent funding of many improvements is evidence of that. He also said Ka`u Hospital and other HHSC facilities have to “continue to bring value” to communities they serve.
      Board member Wayne Kanemoto said maintaining state hospitals “is a social contract we should have” as taxpayers. He said the Legislature needs to provide funds for services and encouraged audience members to lobby legislators to continue essential services at rural hospitals. He also explained that the entirety of Hawai`i Island is considered rural. “We don’t have the population, but because we’re rural, we should expect services,” he said.
      Reps. Richard Creagan and Richard Onishi expressed their support for Ka`u Hospital. “Ka`u Hospital will survive,” Creagan said. He said he considers the hospital a “return on the investment” of taxpayers. “The services have to be maintained and grow,” he said.
      Onishi said the East Hawai`i Region of HHSC is a “standout.”
      Both representatives encouraged those involved with the hospital at all levels to talk to them about the facility’s importance to the community. “The Legislature is not going to listen to us; they’re going to listen to you,” Onishi said.
      Creagan said, “We may not have always appreciated what Ka`u Hospital means to this community, but we do now.”
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Nadine Ebert accepts a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of `O Ka`u Kakou from
state Reps. Richard Onishi, at left, and Richard Creagan. Photo by Ron Johnson

SEVERAL KA`U ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION from Hawai`i state House of Representatives yesterday. Reps. Richard Creagan and Richard Onishi presented the certificates at yesterday’s meeting of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation’s East Hawai`i Region Board of Directors.
      All the organizations were recognized for their efforts to improve Ka`u Hospital. Nadine Ebert accepted a certificate on behalf of `O Ka`u Kakou, which has helped with several construction projects, including the lanai that allows patients to spend time outdoors. Ebert said Ka`u Hospital is “the soul of Ka`u.” Jesse Marques accepted a certificate on behalf of Ka`u Rural Health Community Association, and another went to Ka`u Hospital Charitable Foundation. To acknowledge their efforts in raising $150,000 for the hospital’s emergency room over a ten-year period, certificates also went to Ka`u Red Hat Ladies, accepted by Barbara Beatty, Ka Lae Quilters and Ka`u Golf Group.

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Hanabusa campaign personnel handed out pens, bumper stickers, pamphlets and T-shirts at Pahala Community Center. Photo by Julia Neal

U.S. REP. COLLEEN HANABUSA MADE STOPS IN KA`U TODAY. At Ka`u Rural Health Community Association in Pahala, she presented Special Congressional Recognition Certificates to Health Academy students. She then visited with Ka`u residents at Pahala Community Center as part of her around-the-island trek to campaign for U.S. Senate.

Colleen Hanabusa talks story with Ka`u residents at
Pahala Community Center. Photo by Ron Johnson

      About 40 residents listened as Hanabusa discussed issues. She focused on Social Security, saying she does not favor raising the age of eligibility and doing so is not a Congressional responsibility. She said a board of trustees annually examines the status of the trust that funds Social Security and makes adjustments based on their findings.
      Hanabusa said she favors lifting the cap on income that is taxed for Social Security. “People don’t know there’s a cap,” she said. “If you earn money, you should pay into Social Security.”
      She also said Social Security income should not be taxed at all. “If we want to take care of seniors, we have to revise the tax structure,” she said.
      Hanabusa also expressed concern about the status of rural hospitals such as Ka`u Hospital. She said 80 of rural hospitals’ income comes from Medicare reimbursements and that she was the only representative who voted against a two-percent cut in reimbursements.
      Regarding the status of the Micronesian community in Ka`u and the rest of the state, she said she is working toward getting the federal government to compensate the state for expenses involved in their care. The estimated cost is $187 million per year. She suggested making Micronesians eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
      Other issues Hanabusa brought up as important to her were education, Native Hawaiian recognition, the appropriate role of the military in Hawai`i and the pivot to the Asia-Pacific region as a center of defense.
      Regarding her race against Sen. Brian Schatz for Senate, Hanabusa referred to her experience in government at state and federal levels as qualifications. She was elected to the state Senate in 1998, serving as Senate Majority Leader before being elected the first woman President of the Senate in 2006 – making her the first Asian American woman to preside over a state legislative chamber in the United States. 

      “To do what I’ve been able to do is the best training,” she said.

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Apollo 11 landed on the moon 45 years ago today.

TODAY IS TRANQUILITY BASE DAY IN HAWAI`I. The Hawai`i state Legislature unanimously passed SCR 82 during the 2014 Session, marking the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969, when Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to walk on another world. This seminal event helped launch humankind’s first steps beyond Earth, and the state of Hawai`i played an instrumental role in both training the Apollo astronauts for their historic mission at multiple lava fields on the Big Island and in providing a communications link with the Apollo spacecraft through the Koke`e Tracking Station on Kaua`i during its sojourn to the lunar surface. 

      In recognition of this occasion and Hawai`i’s support for and continued involvement with space exploration, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin is also commemorating this historic occasion through a video presentation in which he discusses Hawai`i’s role in the Apollo program, as well as the substantial scientific, educational, social, and commercial opportunities and benefits the aerospace industry in general, and space exploration in particular, can bring to the state.
      “Hawai`i has positioned itself to become an active participant in the aerospace industry,” said Sen. Will Espero, chair of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs. “Space tourism, regional unmanned aerial systems test site, small satellite launches, a research park on the Big Island based on space exploration, robotics, and laser telecommunications are areas that Hawai`i can be a leader in the aerospace world.
      “We are on the verge of expanding and establishing a niche market around science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” he added. “This industry will be good for Hawai`i residents, our nation, and the world.”
      For more information, contact the office of Sen. Will Espero at 808-586-6360 or the Hawai`i Office of Aerospace Development at 808-383-9811.

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HAWAI`I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION is hosting a series of free community wildfire preparedness workshops. Those who attend will learn about Hawai`i’s wildfire issues and how they can mitigate those issues through proper home landscaping techniques and home structure modifications.
      They will also learn about how to develop a clear and achievable family emergency plan, what actions to take during a wildfire and proper evacuation procedures. HWMO makes each workshop a fun, interactive and casual event that the whole `ohana can enjoy. Each family will also receive a free copy of the Ready, Set, Go! Hawai`i Wildland Fire Action Guide that can be used as a step-by-step tool for carrying out the recommended actions. HWMO will also be holding a raffle at the end of each workshop.
      Elizabeth Pickett, Executive Director of HWMO, explains, “It is essential that Hawai`i’s residents learn about the important role they play in protecting their family, home, community and natural resources from wildfires. Participants will be safer and empowered after attending these workshops.”
      Workshops take place tomorrow at Ocean View Community Center; Friday, July 25 at Cooper Center in Volcano Village; and Monday, July 28 at Pahala Elementary School. Each workshop starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m.
      For more information, email pablo@hawaiiwildfire.org, call 808-885-0900, or see hawaiiwildfire.org.

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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, July 19, 2014

The summit eruption of Kilauea volcano from Halema`uma`u Crater continues to attract visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. NPS Photo by Stephen Geiger

A NEW NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORT FOR 2013 shows that the 1,583,209 visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park spent $124,937,400 in communities near the park. This spending supported 1,476 jobs in the local area. 

      “We are pleased to again report a steady annual increase of visitors to Hawai` Volcanoes National Park, a World Heritage Site,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “The ease of viewing the summit eruption from Kilauea, the many free cultural and scientific programs, the re-opening of Volcano House, and the diverse ecosystem of native plants and animals that park stewards have worked hard to protect for nearly 100 years are part of what attracts people, and can be attributed to the increase,” she said.

Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando speaking at
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Photo by Julia Neal

      Visitors from across the country, around the world, and from local communities statewide and islandwide, visit Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
      “National park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy – returning $10 for every $1 invested in the NPS – and it’s a big factor in our local economy as well. We appreciate the partnership and support of our neighbors and are glad to be able to give back by helping to sustain local communities and businesses,” Orlando said.
      The 2013 report reflects a consistent trend of increasing visitation to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park over the last five years, as well as higher spending by visitors in local communities. In 2013, visitation increased 6.7 percent over 2012 (1,483,928 visitors), and spending increased by 10.2 percent ($113,376,400). The 2012 visitation to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park was 9.7 percent higher than 2011 (1,352,123 visitors), and 2012 spending was up 17 percent from 2011.
      The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by U.S. Geological Survey economists Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Christopher Huber and Lynne Koontz for the NPS.
      The report shows $14.6 billion of direct spending by 273.6 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. This spending supported more than 237,000 jobs nationally, with more than 197,000 jobs found in these gateway communities, and had a cumulative benefit to the U.S. economy of $26.5 billion.
      According to the 2013 economic analysis, most visitor spending was for lodging (30.3 percent) followed by food and beverages (27.3 percent), gas and oil (12.1 percent), admissions and fees (10.3 percent) and souvenirs and other expenses (10 percent).
      The largest jobs categories supported by visitor spending were restaurants and bars (50,000 jobs) and lodging (38,000 jobs).
      To download the report, see nature.nps.gov/socialscience/economics.cfm.

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“INCUMBENT POLITICIANS NEED CHALLENGERS,” state House of Representatives District Three Libertarian candidate Fred Fogel told Civil Beat. “Voters need a choice at the polls — someone without political career ambition. Someone who is willing to make the necessary, systemic governmental changes to better serve the people.
      “Government is like a pyramid with the small federal oversight at the top, larger state government below, county governments beneath that, and the people as the broad foundation. Today that pyramid is upside down, with an overreaching federal government at the top and correspondingly less power until you reach the people at the tip. We must right this pyramid before it collapses.”
      Fogel answered several questions posed by Civil Beat staff.

Fred Fogel, candidate for state House of Representatives
District Three

      Regarding genetically modified organisms, Fogel said he favors labeling of all GMO food products, starting with produce. “However, requiring the manufacturers of processed foods to label GMO foods should happen at the federal level. … If the state requires such labeling, we might find ourselves with a reduced selection of processed foods. Of course ‘every cloud has a sliver lining,’ and the unavailability of processed foods might steer people towards more ‘real food,’ in turn supporting local agriculture.
      “As far as the ‘public safety issue,’ present laws regarding GMO and the use of pesticides are adequate. However, I believe the counties should have more say than the state or the federal government on all issues, not just pesticides and GMO.
      “The present philosophy of federal law ‘trumping’ state law and state law trumping county law is exactly opposite of what our founding fathers envisioned. If the people (and associated government) in a specific county want to regulate, ban or legalize something, they should be able to trump higher-level governments.
      “Of course, this philosophy would apply to everything and include things like education, health care, transportation, alternative energy, gambling, prostitution and cannabis. If people have “home rules” in the areas of pesticides and GMO, they should have home rule for everything!
      Regarding Hawai`i’s high cost of living, Fogel said, “In a free enterprise system, it’s not the responsibility of government to make things like housing, food and transportation less expensive (usually through subsidies which penalize and reward others). Rather, it is the responsibility of government to enact legislation that will facilitate the purchase of housing, food and the like. Improve the business climate and you will give those people with the drive and desire a better opportunity to succeed in all facets of life.
      Fogel calls for government to eliminate sales tax on food and medicine, implement a flat business tax and a flat income tax, eliminate tax on tips and inheritance, embrace alternative energy to reduce the cost of electricity and make building codes optional for private owner-occupants, “who through personal choice would accept the resulting impacts relating to insurance, loans, liability and resale value.” 

Sen. Russell Ruderman

      Fogel said he is not satisfied with the way Hawai`i’s public school system is run. His suggestions of improvement include paying good teachers more and helping underperforming ones find a different profession; providing more trade training; issuing school vouchers and allowing parents to send children to schools utside their district if space available; and dissolving the state school board … and creating county boards compromised of principals (public and private). …”

      “My primary goal in representing the people is to implement fundamental changes to they way government operates — the result being government that serves the people better at the lower cost of the taxpayer. In simple terms the people will get more bang for their buck. This can be done by creating an environment where the people have more freedom to pursue their dreams and enjoy the benefits of their efforts. The resulting growth in the economy and business environment will support generations to come through better job opportunities. This can only be achieved with a coalition of like-minded politicians working together. Eventually lawmakers will come around to doing the right thing.”
      See civilbeat.com.

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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL YESTERDAY REJECTED a resolution calling for the Kenoi administration to start over the process of finding an alternative to burying trash in Hilo landfill. Kohala council member Margaret Wille introduced the resolution after Kenoi narrowed a list of potential companies to three that specialize in waste-to-energy as an alternative.
      Nancy Cook Lauer reported in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald that Ka`u’s state Sen. Russell Ruderman was one of 49 people who testified against a waste-to-energy system. In written testimony submitted as a private citizen, Ruderman said he was on the 24-member Solid Waste Advisory Committee that had voted unanimously against recommending a waste-to-energy incinerator, “partly because the county’s waste stream is not large enough to economically support any such system and partly because an incinerator would undermine the committee’s stated goal of reducing waste and eventually achieving zero waste.

U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa

      “Consider taking the recommendation of those who studied this more than anyone else and move to zero waste instead of a trash-hungry installation that will require burning everything to be economical, while we continue to import compost and organic materials at great cost.”

      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.

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KA`U HOSPITAL HOSTS THE ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING of East Hawai`i Regional Board of Directors for Hawai`i Health Systems Corp. today at 2 p.m. Topics discussed will be specific to Ka`u and its surrounding community. 

     A presentation will cover an overview of services offered at Ka`u Hospital and its rural health clinic. The floor will be opened for comments and suggestions on providing healthcare for residents of East Hawai`i.
      For more information, call Terry Larson, Administration Secretary, at 932-3103.

COLLEEN HANABUSA COMES TO PAHALA COMMUNITY CENTER tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The congresswoman who is running for U.S. Senate against Brian Schatz will present Special Congressional Recognition Certificates to Ka`u Rural Health Academy students. The presentation will be followed by a talk story with community members. The public is invited.
      See hanabusaforhawaii.com for more on Hanabusa’s campaign.

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