Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015

Ka`u Community Development Plan Steering Committee meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Na`alehu Community Center. See more below. Photo by Julia Neal

NEW HAWAI`I FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT is Randy Cabral, a retired manager for Royal Hawaiian Orchards, which grows and processes macadamia in Ka`u and beyond. Cabral owns a small ranch and home in Ka`u. Vice president is coffee broker Chris Manfredi, who stepped aside as Hawai`i Farm Bureau president and was founding President of Ka`u Farm Bureau. Manfredi also remains as a liaison for Hawai`i Farm Bureau Federation to the state Legislature.

      Also voting on behalf of the Ka`u Farm Bureau members at the statewide meeting, held last week at Sheraton Kona, was Ka`u Farm Bureau President Brenda Iokepa-Moses.
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IT’S COUNT WEEK AT PAHALA Public & School Library. Library staff and Friends of the Ka`u Library will take statistics of everyone who comes into the library all day long this week, counting materials that were looked at and used, as well as questions asked.

Pahala Public & School Library

      “This is very important to the library,” Manager Debbie Wong Yuen said. “The stats show how busy we are, and are a contributing factor for our staffing needs and budget. Please encourage people to use the library throughout next week.”
      Also this week, the library is looking for judges for its food decorating contest on Thursday at 4 p.m. Volunteers are also needed to help with the Halloween bash on Friday from 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.
      Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday; and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
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IN ONE WEEK, HAWAI`I IS MOVING enrollments from its Health Connector insurance exchange to healthcare.gov, the federal exchange. 

      According to a story by Kristen Consillio in Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jeff Kissel, the head of the state exchange, said taxpayers lost $300 million by not using the federal exchange from the start.

      “Hawai`i should never have had to build its own exchange,” Kissel told Consillio. “It was a costly event, and mistakes were made. If this had never happened, Medicaid would have saved hundres of millions, and the Connector would have saved hundreds of millions, and we still would’ve been able to bring the tax benefits … to the state for our population.
      “Hawai`i relied on the judgement of the federal government in selection its contractors, and it proved to be a disaster for both the federal government and (the state).”
      Kissel told Consillio the root of the problem was lack of oversight and planning. “There were serious errors on the part of the people who ran the business” … and “the people who made policy at the federal and state levels, and that cost the taxpayer a lot of money nationwide,” Kissel said.
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DISTRICT FAMILY COURT JUDGE Melvin H. Fujino has been appointed to the Third Circuit Court of Hawai`i Island.

Judge Melvin H. Fujino
Photo from Margaret Wille

      Fujino, 55, has served as a judge with the District Family Court of the Third Circuit since 2008. Previously, he worked as deputy attorney general and was a team leader responsible for the Statewide Wiretap Review Unit and Asset Forfeiture program. Fujino was also a deputy prosecuting attorney and supervisor, as well as a community-oriented prosecutor for the West Hawai`i branch of Hawai`i County’s Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Fujino is a 1981 graduate of the University of Washington and 1985 graduate of the Gonzaga School of Law.
      Gov. David Ige selected Fujino from a list of nominees provided by the Judicial Selection Commission.
      “We were fortunate to have a highly qualified pool of nominees,” Ige said. “We appreciate their time and the effort that this process required. I extend my warmest congratulations to Judge Fujino.”
      The appointment is subject to state Senate confirmation.
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“IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DID YOU NOTICE?” Hawaiian Volcano Observatory researchers ask in the current issue of Volcano Watch. “Last week, a portion of Kilauea Volcano’s south flank slowly slipped seaward. Its movement is part of a recurring phenomenon called a ‘slow earthquake,’ which last occurred on Memorial Day 2012.
      “Beginning in the early morning hours of Oct. 14, 2015, a tiltmeter near Ka`ena Point on Hawai`i Island’s coastline south of Kilauea’s summit began to tilt away from the coast in a direction that is diagnostic of a slow earthquake event. A combination of tiltmeter and GPS networks continued to detect slip for the next two to three days. In total, the south flank slipped about three centimeters (1.2 inches) southeastward.
      “Earthquakes typically occur along faults – places where rocks slip past each other. To generate the seismic waves that travel through the earth and shake our houses, roads and buildings, the slip has to be fast, typically seconds to minutes long, depending on the size of the earthquake.

      “By contrast, slow earthquakes occur over the course of several days, and in Hawai`i, happen along a fault at the boundary between Kilauea Volcano and the old ocean floor. The slip associated with last week’s slow earthquake was so gradual that it did not generate seismic waves. But, had all the slip that took place during this slow earthquake occurred rapidly, it would have resulted in an earthquake of around magnitude six. The slip along the fault did, however, redistribute stresses and triggered earthquakes on adjacent segments of the fault and in the overlying crust.

USGS map shows magnitudes of earthquakes, amount of motion
and area of slippage that occurred six miles below the surface.

      “Slow earthquakes on the south flank of Hawai`i are periodic, typically occurring about every 26 months. The previous one was on May 28, 2012, so scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory had been expecting another one to occur since July 2015. Interestingly, Hawai`i Island’s slow earthquakes tend to occur in the same part of south flank over and over again, so instruments have been strategically placed to capture them when they happen.
      “The occurrence of ‘typical’ earthquakes in the central part of Kilauea’s south flank is often the most conspicuous indicator that a slow slip earthquake is happening. During the slow earthquake last week, there were over 110 ‘aftershocks.’ These earthquakes began on Oct. 15, after the slow earthquake had begun, and high earthquake rates continued through Oct. 17.
      “Most of these aftershocks were small – less than magnitude three. However, on the evening of Oct. 15, there was a larger, magnitude-3.9 earthquake located northeast of the main cluster of seismicity. The epicenter of this earthquake was in the same region as the 1989 magnitude-6.2 earthquake. This part of Kilauea’s south flank is one of three areas on the volcano that generate magnitude-4 or greater earthquakes.
      “The timing of the magnitude-3.9 earthquake suggests that it may have been triggered by the slow earthquake. This is not particularly common during slow earthquakes that have been observed since 1998, except for one instance of a magnitude-3.4 earthquake triggered during a slow earthquake in late 1998.
      “Another interesting effect of last week’s slow earthquake was the additional seismic activity within Kilauea Volcano’s rift zones. Since the slow earthquake, both the East Rift Zone and the Southwest Rift Zone have experienced an increase in the number of small earthquakes, including a magnitude-three earthquake near Pu`ukou, an area of the Southwest Rift Zone that has had enhanced seismic activity since March 2015. The exact process that might tie the slow earthquake to increased seismic activity in the rift zones is the topic of ongoing research.
      “Despite having no clear impact on our daily lives, understanding more about slow earthquakes may answer questions that do have societal impacts. In particular, we’d like to know what effect slow earthquakes have on the volcanic hazard and if larger, more destructive earthquakes are more likely during a slow earthquake. Finding the answers to these and other questions about the slow and unsteady movement on Kilauea’s south flank will keep researchers busy in the coming years.”
      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.
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Clear Englebert

NA`ALEHU LIBRARY PRESENTS a Feng Shui Lecture Tuesday at 4 p.m. Speaker Clear Englebert is the author of Feng Sui For Love & Money. 

      For more information, call 939-2442.

KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Steering Committee meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Na`alehu Community Center. The committee is scheduled to make final CDP recommendations to the county during the meeting.
      The public is invited, and testimony on agenda items is welcomed.
      See kaucdp.info for more.

THE LAST VOLCANO IS THE TITLE of a book and Tuesday’s After Dark in the Park program. Author John Dvorak, a former staff member of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, presents a special program and book signing. Dvorak’s book tells how Thomas Jaggar and his wife Isabel Maydwell solved the mystery of why volcanoes erupt and found something else – enduring love.
      The free program begins at 7 p.m at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Park entrance fees apply.

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

FOR AFFORDABLE COMPUTER HELP, call John Derry at 936-1872.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for Retail Sales Associate: Full-Time, Competitive Wages, Medical & Dental Plans. Apply at Ka`u Coffee Mill. Call 928-0550 for an appointment.

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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015

Ka`u Community Development Plan Steering Committee expects to finalize the plan at its meeting this week. See more below.
Photo from Ka `Ohana O Honu`apo

KA`U HOSPITAL EARNS FIVE STARS, and a baby is born in the ER.

Baby born in Ka`u Hospital's ER on Friday, Oct. 23, delivered
by Dr. Douglas Davenport and nurses Jerelyn Hammer and
Debra Javar, is doing fine. Photo from Ka`u Hospital

      Medicare surveyors from the federal Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance gave Ka`u Hospital a five-star rating this month. The team reviewed not only the long-term care services but also inpatient and emergency departments to ensure that Ka`u Hospital meets all the standards and provides safe, quality care.
      Director of Nursing Nona Wilson reported that “the results of the survey were excellent in both long-term care and acute care services. Medicare has a rating system for long-term care services called Nursing Home Compare. It is a bit like the rating for hotels. Because of our consistently good surveys, we continue to maintain a five-star rating. The inpatient and ER areas are not rated in the same way, but just like in long-term care, they continue to achieve milestones in quality.”
      Wilson stated that the administration at Ka`u Hospital is “incredibly proud of our staff for their accomplishments.” However, “the icing on the cake occurred on Friday at 0730 when a surprise birth occurred in our ED. Dr. Davenport and nurses Jerelyn Hammer and Debra Javar handled the situation with ease, and both mom and baby did very well.”

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HOW TO SHEPHERD LEGISLATION through the Hawai`i Senate and House of Representatives drew coffee farmers, Ka`u library advocates, senior citizens and members of Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos and Hawai`i Ocean View Estates communities to two meetings yesterday in Ka`u. The workshops were given by Keanu Young, of the Public Access Room at the state Capitol, a veteran of working for state legislators. He showed the path and ways citizens follow legislation and provide pro and con testimony to committees considering it, all the way up to the point at which the governor signs, vetoes or allows it to become law without the gubernatorial signature.

      Young talked about the gut-and-replace tactic used to change the meaning of legislation or take it over for another purpose, making it critical for advocates to keep track of changes as bills move through the process. Citizens attending showed interest in protecting neighborhoods from industrial solar farms, keeping local libraries strong and open and protecting farmlands, particularly the Ka`u Coffee lands that are being sold to a real estate investment firm in Colorado.

      Young noted that Hawai`i is a leader in providing ways for the public, even those living remotely, to track and give testimony and to search for people and subjects involved in legislation. He encouraged people to vote and to know the House and Senate members representing Ka`u, who would typically sponsor bills coming from the community. “The most important people involved in the Legislature are the members of the public,” Young said.
      He gave instruction on giving testimony online.
      The Public Access Room offers online help through emails and phone calls, Internet access to archives of bills, reports and testimonies, and a place to work at a computer and desk when visiting the Legislature in person.
      See more on the legislative process, PAR’s blog, newsletters and links at lrbhawaii.org/par/. Contact 808-587-0478 or par@capitol.hawaii.gov.
      The Hawai`i Legislature opens on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Deadline for submission – up to ten bills by each legislator (20 for each committee chair) allowed each session – soon follows the opening day.
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Hele-On buses now run on a mixture of biodiesel and imported diesel.

HAWAI`I COUNTY HAS BEGUN using biodiesel in its Hele-On buses, trucks and some off-road vehicles. Called B20, the fuel is a mixture of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent imported diesel. 

      “It puts us in a great position to lead by example, and we have a facility here that actually produces high-quality biodiesel,” County deputy managing director Randy Kurohara told Ivy Ashe, of Hawai`i Tribune-Herald.
      Pacific Biodiesel plant in Keau`u refines its biofuel from waste products, including cooking and vegetable oils and animal grease.
      “We can’t get to 100 percent renewables if we don’t start at 20 percent,” Pacific Biodiesel vice president Kelly King told Ashe. “It’s great because the more volume we have, the more we can start looking at where to build the next biodiesel plant in the state. It’s really gratifying for us to be able to provide those kind of jobs.”
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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Keli`i Akina Photo from Kanu Hawai`i

A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS RULED that a Native Hawaiian election for convention delegates may take place next month as scheduled. According to U.S. District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright, the election is a private poll not run by the state. 

      Filed in August, the lawsuit argued that it’s unconstitutional for the state to be involved in a race-based election, but the state said it’s not involved in the vote.
      Plaintiff Keli`i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawai`i, told Timothy Hurley, of Honolulu Star-Advertiser, that he is confident the ruling would be overturned by a higher court. “It is simply wrong for the state to use public resources in order to promote a racially discriminatory process,” Akina told Hurley.
      However, Bill Meheula, attorney for Na`i Aupuni, the group holding the vote, said it will be difficult to overturn Seabright’s ruling. According to Meheula, the judge “basically said they lost at both levels (state and federal), and they needed to win on both levels. We only need to win on one level. So for them to win on appeal, they have to reverse him basically twice.”
      Office of Hawaiian Affairs chair Robert Lindsey said, “The federal court has confirmed that Native Hawaiians have the right to bring our voices together to be heard. It’s now up to us. This is our opportunity as a community to take on the kuleana — the rights and responsibilities — to improve our lives. Native Hawaiians have the chance to engage in Na`i Aupuni’s process to ultimately create greater well-being for our people today and for generations to come.”
      See staradvertiser.com.

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VOLCANO ART CENTER in Volcano Village presents Jazz in the Forest today. A matinee begins at 4:30 p.m., with an evening performance at 7:30 p.m. At the door, matinee tickets are $15 for VAC members ($20 non-members), and evening tickets are $20 for VAC members ($25 non-members).

ANNA-LISA OKOYE, A RURAL BUSINESS development specialist with The Kohala Center, provides a farm finances workshop tomorrow from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Pahala Community Center. The workshop covers farm financing options, business financial statements and a record-keeping system to track income, expenses, assets and liabilities. Refreshments will be served.
      For more information, call Ann Fontes at 987-7448.

HO`OMALU KA`U OFFERS a Native Dryland Plants workshop tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Kahuku Park Pavilion in Ocean View. Presenters showcase plants well suited to Ka`u’s climate and environment and that can be used to great effect as landscape features. 

      Email hoomalukau@gmail.com or call 929-8526.

NA`ALEHU LIBRARY PRESENTS a Feng Shui Lecture Tuesday at 4 p.m. Speaker Clear Englebert is the author of Feng Sui For Love & Money. 

      For more information, call 939-2442.

KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Steering Committee meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Na`alehu Community Center.
      The committee is scheduled to make final CDP recommendations to the county during the meeting. The committee will be acting on its preliminary decisions about CDP revisions based on community feedback. Those decisions were made during August and September meetings. Minutes from each of those meetings are available in the Steering Committee folder at kaucdp.info.
      The public is invited, and testimony on agenda items is welcomed.

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

FOR AFFORDABLE COMPUTER HELP, call John Derry at 936-1872.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for Retail Sales Associate: Full-Time, Competitive Wages, Medical & Dental Plans. Apply at Ka`u Coffee Mill. Call 928-0550 for an appointment.

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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, Oct. 23, 2015

Halau Kala`akeakauikawekiu, under the direction of Kumu Hula Aloha Victor, performs tomorrow in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
See details below. Photo from Volcano Art Center

KAHUKU PARK IS THE SITE of the new Ocean View Boys and Girls Club. The club operates on Fridays (school days) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., when the park closes. Membership registrations are being handed out to all interested youth ages 6 to 17 at the club site. The club’s purpose is Play, Learn and Grow Together. The program is Fitness Fun For Youth!
      A grant for the program involves implementing the SPARK afterschool fitness program to increase fitness and physical activity. Goals are to instill physical activity habits early in life to prevent obesity and its many associated chronic diseases. Resources of the SPARK After School Physical Activity Program, identified by the Center for Disease Control as a model obesity prevention program, will be used to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity for youth participants.

      For more information, call Dolly Kailiawa at 756-5285.
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A tower on Mauna Loa connects with the statewide
ANUENUE Network. Photo from USCG

MAUNA LOA IS ONE OF 15 SITES that comprise the new ANUENUE digital microwave system throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Full operating capability has been achieved on shared infrastructure designed by State of Hawai`i and U.S. Coast Guard engineering professionals to provide robust and survivable communication links and facilities throughout Hawai`i.
      The ANUENUE Interisland Digital Microwave Network consists of high-capacity microwave links, radio towers and facility buildings that interconnect and support the systems and networks relied upon by first responders, search and rescue, law enforcement, emergency services and critical government operations. Twelve ANUENUE “high sites” on mountaintops, many at remote locations, connect with eight sites at state office buildings and USCG properties.
      “A shared vision and trust between the state of Hawai`i and the Coast Guard resulted in a partnership that shares resources and capabilities to achieve a common goal of protecting and serving the people of Hawai`i,” Gov. David Ige said. “As a result, Hawai`i is more secure and better prepared for emergencies.”
      The network was designed to survive disasters, natural or otherwise. Its towers and buildings are designed to survive the 155 mph winds of a Category Four hurricane, generators are ready to run for a week without commercial power and earthquake Zone Four-rated backbone facilities are located away from tsunami inundation zones. The microwave radio backbone provides a secure connection across the state.
      ANUENUE replaced the Rainbow Microwave System, a technologically outdated predecessor that initiated the concept of shared communications infrastructure and fostered the cooperation and resource sharing critical to the current success.
      Facilities were built or refurbished to minimize impacts to sensitive areas and view planes and to be environmentally friendly.
      Users of ANUENUE include the Statewide Shared Blended land mobile radio system; Maritime Wireless Network System; Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency; and the Departments of Public Safety, Transportation, Health and Land and Natural Resources. State-sponsored users include agencies of all counties, and USCG-sponsored federal users include the National Park Service.
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U.S. REP. TULSI GABBARD co-introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize #GivingTuesday, a global day of charitable giving and volunteerism. #GivingTuesday, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, begins the holiday season in the spirit of service, following widely recognized shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. 

      “Every single day, each of us has the opportunity to find a way to give back to our communities, to help those in need and to have a positive impact on those around us,” Gabbard said. “#GivingTuesday highlights this opportunity and the special importance of service and giving back.
      “Too often, national politics and media focus on the issues that divide us, rather than those that unite us. Service, volunteerism and giving back are principles that unite us and allow us to transcend the many labels that can often divide us.”

      Giving Tuesday was launched by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation in 2012 and has since become a worldwide movement, harnessing the power of social media and the generosity of people around the world to bring about real change. In its first year, Giving Tuesday brought together more than 2,500 organizations in all 50 states, and it has continued to gain momentum every year since, with more than 35,000 partners in the United States and around the world.

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KA`U HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM ended their chances to move on in Big Island Interscholastic Federation Championships with a loss to Pahoa on Tuesday. The Trojan wahine won the second set to tie the match, but Pahoa took charge and won the next two. Finals scores were 20-25, 25-20, 21-25 and 14-25.
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BEAUTY OF KA`U ENTRY DROP-OFF is a week from today on Friday, Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. for the Nov. 2 – 5 show at CU Hawai`i in Na`alehu. Winner of the popular vote is featured on the cover of The Directory 2016.
      For more information, see kauchamber.org, or call Donna Masaniai at 238-0505.

THIS AFTERNOON IS YOUR CHANCE to learn how to provide testimony and keep up with the Hawai'i Legislature. A free session 2:30 p.m. at Pahala Community Center will be led by Keaunu Young, of the state Legislature’s Public Access Room. Young will explain easy-to-use tools on the state Legislature’s website. At capitol.hawaii.gov Ka`u residents can access information easily, keep track of it and deliver testimony efficiently.

      See par@capitol.hawaii.gov or 974-4000 x7-0478 for more information.

LOPAKA KAPANUI PRESENTS Chicken Skin: Obake Stories tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Kilauea Military Camp Theater in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The master storyteller, kumu and actor tells true ghost stories of Hawai`i. Tickets are $20 in advance at CD Wizard and Irie Hawai`i; $25 at the door. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests.
      Park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8371 for more information.

A SOCIAL SECURITY PLANNING workshop is open to the public this evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. See ad below for topics covered. Reserve at 327-5410.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to purchase advance tickets for Jazz in the Forest performances tomorrow. A matinee begins at 4:30 p.m., with an evening performance at 7:30 p.m. Matinee tickets are $15 for VAC members ($20 non-members). Evening tickets are $20 for VAC members ($25 non-members). Tickets are available at VAC’s Administration Office in Volcano Village, VAC Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and online at volcanoartcenter.org through Friday. Tickets will be sold at the door if not sold out.

ROBERT WEISS, WHOSE COLLECTION of plein air paintings is currently on display at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, offers a free teaching demonstration at the gallery tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

      Register at 967-7565 or volcanoartcenter.org. Park entrance fees apply.

KUMU HULA ALOHA VICTOR and Halau Kala`akeakauikawekiu poresent a hula kahiko performance tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
      Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8222 for more information.

THE ART EXPRESS COMES to Discovery Harbour Community Hall tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the painting workshop, participants can learn something new or work on forgotten projects. Instructions will be on oil, acrylic or watercolor.
      Sign up with and receive instructions from Meliha at himeliha@yahoo.com.

NATIVE DRYLAND PLANTS WORKSHOP takes place Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Kahuku Park Pavilion in Ocean View. Presenters showcase plants well suited to Ka`u’s climate and environment and that can be used to great effect as landscape features.
      Email hoomalukau@gmail.com or call 929-8526.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE until next Friday, Oct. 30 for Hawai`i Community College Alumni & Friends 75th anniversary fundraising dinner. Hawai`i CC has been a member of the Hawai`i Island community since 1941, and the fundraiser dinner will be a chance to celebrate this milestone while also raising money for student scholarships.
      The event takes place on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the University of Hawai`i-Hilo Sodexo Dining Room from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. It includes a silent auction, door prizes and entertainment.
Net proceeds from the event will help Hawai`i CC Alumni & Friends establish an endowment to provide student scholarships.
For online ticket, see uhfoundation.org/HawaiiCC75. Alumni may also contact Anne Chung at 934-2547 or archung@hawaii.edu.

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

FOR AFFORDABLE COMPUTER HELP, call John Derry at 936-1872.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for Retail Sales Associate: Full-Time, Competitive Wages, Medical & Dental Plans. Apply at Ka`u Coffee Mill. Call 928-0550 for an appointment.

See kaucalendar.com/Directory2015.swf
and kaucalendar.com/Directory2015.pdf.

See kaucalendar.com/KauCalendar_October2015.pdf.