Ka`u News Briefs Oct. 8, 2012

The Rev. Midori Kondo opened yesterday's Interfaith Service at Na`alehu Hongwanji. Photo by Julia Neal

THE INTERFAITH SERVICE on Worldwide Communion Sunday brought together Japanese and Tibetan Buddhists, Episcopalians, Methodists and members of other religions to Na`alehu Hongwanji yesterday. Priests and pastors of different backgrounds talked the same theme, giving examples of tolerance and of quelling fears of one another to help end violence. The Rev. Midori Kondo talked about Buddhism reaching out to the Untouchables in India. She chanted May Peace Prevail.

      Hannah Uribes, from Hannah’s Makana `Ohana Halau in Ocean View, talked about growing up in a Hawaiian church with all denominations – like one family. “We forgive each other when there are unkind words.” The halau danced Kanaka Wai Wai and Kealoha.

Hula in the Temple. Dancers of many faiths came together for the Interfaith
Service at Na`alehu Hongwanji yesterday. Photo by Julia Neal

       Na`alehu Methodist Church Minister Woodley White said music is a language that everyone understands, that brings people together. White, an `ukulele builder, introduced Keoki Kahumoku, who, along with some of his students, played and sang a few songs.
      St. Jude’s Episcopal Church minister, Father Tom Buechele, talked about interfaith gathering in times of war. In the last century the rise of Naziism and communism presented many problems for churches. They “were suffering under the isms.” The church leaders, from Jews to Christians to Moslems, came together to share what they had in common.
      Buechele, who served along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, said that in his time, the Berlin wall went down in Europe, while in America, a big wall went up with big lights and guards to separate families and villages of people with loving, cultural relationships. He and other pastors from Mexico and the U.S. decided to hold a procession for peace along both sides of the wall. They informed the border patrol, who gave them permission after some intense interrogation.
      They visited the proposed site and were encountered by a nervous young border guard with a gun who was shaking with fear and had to call his superior before calming down. On the day of the ceremony, the Mexicans walked along one side of the wall and those from the U.S. on the other, singing and praying. When they reached the end of the wall, they set a table that straddled the border and shared bread and wine to demonstrate they are one community.
      Organist Hatsume Tanaka accompanied Puna Hongwanji Choir in a rendition of One Light, One Sun.
      Dr. Dennis Elwell talked about all of humankind being related, with the migration out of Africa starting about 100,000 years ago, which populated the world.
      The Interfaith Service was followed by a multicultural feast. The event was dedicated to the Interfaith Service founder, Joyce Suenobu, who shared her music in many sanctuaries of differing faiths in Ka`u. It was organized by Marge Elwell.

Friends of the Ka`u Libraries sold books and baked goods at Ka`u Plantation
Days on Saturday. Photo by Julia Neal

KA`U PLANTATION DAYS brought the multi-ethnic community together over the weekend to celebrate the heritage created by the rise and fall of the sugar industry. Meeting around kitchen tables to prepare for the event were organizers Ella Louis, Gail Kalani, Lynn Hamilton and Dorothy Kalua. Beyond them were dozens of people helping, from making lei for horses and riders, to tree trimming at the Pahala manager’s house yard, to providing music and teaching ethnic dance. 

      “It is so amazing that all these people gave their time and talent,” said Hamilton. The Portuguese community provided a history display, Portuguese soup and bread. Japanese ladies got up at 4 a.m. to make sushi and worked on their paper crafts during the event. Filipino and Chinese history displays, music and dance filled the day. “These were but a few of the many who gave their time,” she said.

Participants shared a bon dance at Ka`u Plantation Days on Saturday.
Photo by Julia Neal

THE LARGE METAL OBJECT on the coast below Na`alehu was still resting on the lava rock coast when representatives of the state Department of Land & Natural Resources traveled to the Ka`u Coast over the weekend. Officials are concerned about the cylinder refloating should surf come up, whether shellfish attached to it are invasive species, and they are attempting to find out the origin of the large metal container-like object that is some 12 feet tall and 20 feet wide. It was first discovered by a youth hiking group last Wednesday. 

REPEALING THE PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP law is the aim of a statewide rally today with sign waving. On this island, designated sites are the state building in Hilo where the state Department of Land & Natural Resources is located, on Hwy 11 by the Mormon Temple in Kailua-Kona and in North Hawai`i on the lawn behind the Kamehameha Statue.

Iwao Yonemitsu presented a historic slideshow at Ka`u Plantation Days.
Photo by Geneveve Fyvie

      The PLDC was formed to allow government to partner with private enterprise to develop state-owned lands. A statement from organizers mentions the possibility of the PLDC fast-tracking geothermal projects in Ka`u, Puna, Kona and Maui “or other costly and toxic energy development.” It says the group wants to “demonstrate to our state elected officials and to the PLDC board of directors that there is broad, deep, and diverse opposition to the PLDC.
      “The public’s opposition is on so many levels -- from the PLDC’s exempting itself from regulatory, planning, preservation, civil service, and competitive bidding requirements; to the shift in the DLNR’s balance from a preservation and conservation role to one of development for money; to the incompatibility of contemplated development with low or inverse market demand; to the burdens this development places on local infrastructure; to the shutting out of our local communities by holding public meetings about proposed development only on O'ahu; to excluding our city/county governments from any requirements to involve them in the evaluation, planning, and regulatory processes; and to how the PLDC and its exemptions shows disregard and contempt toward our host culture (Kanaka Maoli and Kanaka Hawai`i) for the stewardship and public trust responsibility of Crown/“Ceded” Lands.

Ikebana graced the plantation manager's house
at Ka`u Plantation Days. Photo by Geneveve Fyvie

      “We are being asked to abrogate our responsibilities to future generations of Hawaiians who must rely on us to properly steward these precious and fragile resources for them in the name of increased revenue.” A history of the formation of the PLDC has been written by a former state senator and former director of the state Office of Environmental Quality Control at http://garyhooser.wordpress.com/.

HERE ARE MORE RESULTS from Ka`u Chamber of Commerce’s art show and contest for The Directory 2013. Graphics: Alan Moores, 2nd place; Dee Hyde-Begany, 3rd place. Photography: Savory Yarrow, 2nd place; Frank Lorenzo, 3rd place. Sculpture: Savory Yarrow, 2nd place; Don Elwing 3rd place. Craft: Olivia Ling, 2nd place; Ola Kochis, 3rd place. Wood: Terri Chopot, 2nd place. Keiki Division: Rio Chopot, 2nd place; Shay Lorsen, 3rd place.

TODAY AT 4:30 P.M. IS THE DEADLINE to register to vote in Nov. 6 general election. Registration forms are available at all U.S. post offices, public libraries, in phone books, through hawaii.gov/elections, county clerk’s office and most state agencies.
      Anyone registering must be a U.S. Citizen, a resident of Hawai`i and at least 18 years of age. Those with name changes and those who have recently moved should re-register.

ILWU displayed historic photos at Ka`u
Plantation Days. Photo by Julia Neal

A SPECIAL SCREENING OF Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha takes place tomorrow at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Linda Kane’s film includes words from some of the people profoundly affected by this musician, hula dancer, composer and teacher.
      This After Dark in the Park program begins one-half hour earlier than usual, at 6:30 p.m. $2 donations support park programs, and park entrance fees apply.

OVER 20 CHOICES of vegetables plus chicken, beef, pork, fish and tofu are featured at Cooper Center’s Mongolian BBQ this Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Seventy cents per ounce includes dessert and beverage. Visit thecoopercenter.org for volunteer opportunities, or call 936-9705 for more information.

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

ALSO SEE KAUCALENDAR.COM AND FACEBOOK.COM/KAUCALENDAR.

Ka`u News Briefs Oct. 7, 2012

Keana Kuluwaimaka rides as princess of Ka`ula, an uninhabited 188-acre island west-southwest of Ni`ihau.
She and her horse wear lei of `a`ali`i blooms. Photo by Julia Neal

THE PUBLIC LANDS DEVELOPMENT CORP. holds a meeting on Oct. 11 to work on revised rules and regulations aimed at making the state agency more palatable to the public.
      PLDC was created to allow development of state lands under the oversight of the state Department of Land & Natural Resources. During the first round of public hearings on the rules this summer, the focus of testimony was on eliminating PLDC rather than making rules for it. The Kaua`i and Hawai`i County Councils recently passed resolutions asking the state Legislature to abolish PLDC.

      The directors of PLDC are Duane Kurisu, who owns Punalu`u Bake Shop and land in Wood Valley in Ka`u. He is also a partner in Kurisu and Fergus, a real estate investment firm. Other directors are Robert Bunda, a former senator; Kalbert Young, director of the state Department of Budget and Finance; Mary Alice Evans, representing the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism; and William Aila, Jr., chair of DLNR.
      On the Oct. 11 agenda is a resolution to approve PLDC’S strategic plan and project flowchart, review of public hearings on the draft administrative rules, and proposed changes, which require more environmental oversight. See more at http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/pldc.

If this marine debris on the Ka`u coast refloats, it could present a hazard
to sea life and navigation.

THE BIG YELLOW METAL THING, some 20 feet in diameter and approximately 12 feet high, is drawing concern from more marine experts. It was discovered last Wednesday on the southeast shore of Ka`u.
      Megan Lamson, of Hawai`i Wildlife Fund, congratulated the youth group led by `Imi Pono No Ka `Aina “for finding what may possibly be the first likely ‘verifiable’ tsunami debris item to wash ashore on Hawai`i Island!” Since at least June, suspicious debris items have been reported, including unusual “oyster” buoys, industrial pvc pipes and random boat parts washing ashore along the east side of the island, Lamson reported. However, each of these reports are considered “unconfirmed” Japanese tsunami debris.

Lehua Princess is Tehani Mae Espejo Navarro with lei made of seed of
Kamani. Lehua is a 284-acre, uninhabited isle just north of Ni`ihau. She is
accompanied by her uncle, Elijah Navarro. Photo by Julia Neal

      According to oceanographic models by Dr. Nikolai Maximenko and Dr. Jan Hafner, of University of Hawai`i, arrivals from the Fukushima event from March 11, 2011 should begin to arrive on Hawai`i Island about now. They could possibly include “this massive yellow metal tank found makai of Na`alehu on Wednesday, Oct 3.”
      Lamson said that Hawai`i Wildlife Fund “is worried about new debris items like this one refloating, and thereby continuing to endanger wildlife (marine mammals, fishes, coral reefs) and also creating navigational hazards. Our other concerns include “hitch-hikers” (invasive species introductions) and potential health hazards to our people and coastal ecosystems.”
     Dr. Hank Carson, of University of Hawai`i-Hilo, said, “The first concern is of course damage to reefs and nearshore environments as the object is tossed by waves, and navigation hazards if it sets adrift again. Second, if the object is some sort of holding tank, what was it used for? Are the contents potentially hazardous? Third, what is the potential to introduce invasive species?

Manana Princess is CeAndra Silva Kamei. Her lei is carnation with `uki`uki
grass. Manana, Rabbit Island, is uninhabited, 63 acres and .75 miles
offshore near Makapu`u on the eastern end of O`ahu. Photo by Julia Neal

      “The thing that made the Japanese dock in Oregon so dangerous was that it was in the marine environment prior to the tsunami and therefore was loaded with dozen of species tucked away in crevices before the journey across the ocean.” If this object found in Ka`u was originally located inland in Japan, then, "it’s possible that the only colonizers are open-ocean species (such as goose neck barnacles) that arrived after it was swept out to sea and that don’t pose the same threat to our island,” said Carson.

Mokoli`i Princess is Leahi Kaupu with melia (plumeria)
lei, accompanied by her dad, Roshad Kaupu. Mokoli`i
is Chinaman's hat, a 12.5-acre islet .33 miles off of
O`ahu in Kaneohe Bay. Photo by Julia Neal

DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE NOV. 6 GENERAL ELECTION is tomorrow, Oct. 8. The state Office of Elections and county clerks issued a statement saying that completed voter registration forms must be turned in to the appropriate city and county clerk by 4:30 p.m. Applications by mail were to have been mailed and postmarked no later than yesterday. Voter Registration Forms are available at all U.S. post offices, public libraries, in phone books, through www.hawaii.gov/elections, county clerk’s office and most state agencies. 

      Anyone registering must be a U.S. Citizen, a resident of Hawai`i and at least 18 years of age. Those with name changes and those who have recently moved should re-register.

KA`U PLANTATION DAYS began with a pa`u parade this year that offered more than queens and princesses representing the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. Some of the small and uninhabited Hawaiian Islands - which usually go unnoticed in Hawaiian parades on horseback - were represented. Clyde Silva was announcer for the parade. Keana Kuluwaimaka rode as princess of the island of Ka`ula, west of Ni`ihau. The lei for Keana and her horse were made of `a`ali`i blooms of Ka`u, “a strong shrub that stands strong in the winds like the people of Ka`u,” said Darlyne Vierra, of Ka`u Multicultural Society. Other islands usually not represented in pa`u parades included Lehua, represented by Tehani Mae Espejo Navarro, with a lei made of seed of the kamani. Manana (Rabbit Island) was represented by CeAndra Silva-Kamai, with white carnation lei with `uki`uki grass. Ka`ohikaipu (Black Rock/Turtle Island) was represented by Kircia Hanoa Derasin with lauhala and woodrose lei, and Mololi`i (Chinaman’s Hat) was represented by Leahi Kaupu wearing the melia plumeria.

Ka`ohikaipu Princess Kircia Hanoa with her lauhala and woodrose lei.
Ka`ohikaipu is Turtle Island and Black Rock. It is uninhabited and 11
acres, .5 miles north of Makapu`u on O`ahu. Kircia is accompanied by
Denecia Derasin. Photo by Julia Neal

      An old sugar truck with the sign Last Run brought back memories of the last day sugar was hauled to the mill in 1996 when Ka`u became the last sugar company to shut down on the Big Island.
      Ka`u Plantation Days, with dance, music food and historic displays, celebrated the many cultures that came to live together during the sugar era. See more on Ka`u Plantation Days tomorrow at kaunewsbriefs.blogspot.com.

IN SPORTS, TROJANS WAHINE volleyball beat HPA yesterday, losing the first game 19 to 25 and winning the next three, 25-13, 25-21 and 30-28. In football, Ka`u scored six in the first quarter, 16 in the second quarter and eight in the fourth quarter, but HPA came out on top with a score of 70-30.

The View by Wanda Aus

WANDA AUS, OF OCEAN VIEW, won Best of Show, first place and People’s Choice in the Graphics division at Ka`u Chamber of Commerce’s art show. Her painting, The View, will appear on the cover of The Directory 2013, the Chamber’s annual business and community publication. 

      Other first place winners are Nancy Stafford in Photo division, Olivia Ling in Sculpture, Dee Hyde-Begany in Craft, Don Elwing in Wood and Lorilee Lorenzo in Keiki division. Winners in each division will be featured inside The Directory 2013.
      Other place winners will be announced in upcoming Ka`u News Briefs and in November’s issue of The Ka`u Calendar.

TODAY’S INTERFAITH SERVICE at Na`alehu Hongwanji Mission begins at 3 p.m. The service celebrates the Oneness of Mankind with music, singing, hula, drums, chants and prayers. Potluck follows at 6 p.m. For more, call 929-7236 or email marge@hawaii.rr.com.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK presents a special screening of Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha on Tuesday at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Linda Kane presents her film that includes words from some of the people profoundly affected by this musician, hula dancer, composer and teacher. At a time when Hawaiian culture was still being suppressed in Hawai`i, Beamer was a major force behind the Cultural Renaissance of the 1970s that helped restore dignity and pride to Hawaiian children.
      This After Dark in the Park program begins one-half hour earlier than usual, at 6:30 p.m. $2 donations support park programs, and park entrance fees apply.

An old sugar truck was decorated with cane and made the run down the
main street of Pahala to the old mill site during Ka`u Plantation Days.
Photo by Julia Neal

MONGOLIAN BBQ, Cooper Center’s semi-annual fundraiser in Volcano Village, is set for this Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Choose from over 20 choices of vegetables plus chicken, beef pork, fish and tofu at 70 cents per ounce. Price includes dessert and beverage. Visit thecoopercenter.org for volunteer opportunities, or call 936-9705 for more information.

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

ALSO SEE KAUCALENDAR.COM AND FACEBOOK.COM/KAUCALENDAR.

Ka`u News Briefs Oct. 6, 2012

Cane haul truck is on display for Ka`u Plantation Days celebration at Pahala Plantation House. Photo by Julia Neal

TWO YEARS IN PRISON is the sentence handed down yesterday to the driver involved in a deadly single-vehicle accident, apparently related to drag racing between Pahala and Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on Hwy 11 last year. U.S. District Court sentenced Julien Quiocho to 24 months for negligent homicide.
      In the early morning of June 12, 2011, Hilo resident Quiocho, then 19, crashed his white Toyota truck into the lava field on the south side of Hwy 11 near the 35-mile marker. Quiocho and his passenger, 20-year-old Bryson Areola, both from Keaau, were ejected from the vehicle. Areola sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hilo Medical Center.

An inscription at the site of a fatal accident on Hwy 11 memorializes
Bryson Areola. Photo by Bobby Tucker

      “Both men were seen at a drag race at the park’s Ka`u boundary just before the incident,” said a statement from the National Park. Quiocho suffered critical head and spinal injuries and was transported by air ambulance to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, where a blood test revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.13.
      In June, Quiocho pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to negligent homicide, part of a plea agreement with the prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Song. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra handed down the jail time, plus three years of supervisory release, $7,000 restitution for funeral expenses and 300 hours of community service.
      “Drivers need to recognize the consequences of their actions when they are in control of a motor vehicle. If their actions lead to death, injury and property damage, the courts will levy fines and impose confinement,” said Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Chief Ranger Talmadge Magno. “There is nothing good about this incident. A family is without a son, a child will grow up without a father, and a young man is going to prison.”

A "pontoon" washed ashore along the Ka`u Coast recently.

MARINE AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS are concerned about the discovery of a large metal “pontoon” along the Ka`u Coast this week. With its 12-foot height, 20-foot width and likely heavy weight, it could have been scraping the nearshore sea floor before being deposited on the rocky coast. Some marine experts are concerned that such scraping along a reef could deposit endangered species, said Chris Woolaway, who has directed the annual Get The Drift and Bag It program and worked for Sea Grant for 23 years. With additional sightings of the “pontoon” or other debris washing up on the coast, contact kahakaicleanups@gmail.com, marinedebris@soesthawaii.edu, disasterdebris@noaa.gov, and dlnr@hawaii.gov.

The "pontoon," which has scrape marks, could have been
hitting the nearshore sea floor.

      Both state and federal officials confirmed yesterday that a 16-foot Japanese skiff found in waters north of Hawai`i came from Iwate, one of the prefectures hit by the tsunami. The small boat was found by the crew of the fishing boat Zephyr, who brought it into port in Honolulu.

MAYORAL CANDIDATE HARRY KIM, whose campaign is known for its handmade signs and donations of no more than $10 per person, has launched a website at www.harrykimhawaii.org. 

      Its homepage has his slogan – Harry Kim, Applicant for mayor. He writes: “I was born and raised on Hawai`i Island, the most beautiful place on earth. I had the privilege of serving the people of this island for almost 40 years, and once again I am asking for your support in my campaign to become your Mayor.” There are video archives, including an interview about his health, and a statement about why he is running:
      “When I first considered placing my name on the ballot, it was in part due to people asking me to just give them an additional choice in the election. A choice on a difference in management style, priorities, and just as important, how things are done.
      “However, as time went on, some ‘home rule’ issues became more the focus and concerns of many. An issue was the status of the community development plan program, and the lack of support felt by especially those who contributed so much of their time on this issue.

Harry Kim Photo from harrykimhawaii.org

    “Other ‘home rule’ issues are raised by Act 55 (established the Public Land Development Corporation), 2012’s Act 97 (eliminated geothermal resource permit authority of the Hawai`i County Planning Commission, eliminated geothermal subzones and makes geothermal activity permissible in any land use category), and the attempt by County and State officials to exempt geothermal exploratory drilling from any EA or EIS requirements. It is emphasized that I do support geothermal development, but it must be done right to ensure the protection of people and the environment,” Kim states.
   He writes that “It became very clear that the issues were not just how geothermal or other projects were developed, but more importantly, the taking away of the people’s opportunity for input, the role of the local County government, and the determination of the kinds of development that affected their lifestyle and their home. These issues are at the very heart of what we believed to be the role and relationship of the people and their government.
    This was important enough to me to put my name on the ballot.”

JIM GALE, ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED and revered park rangers, hung up his hat for the last time yesterday. Gale served the National Park Service for 32 years, starting at Yellowstone and reaching the pinnacle of his career at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park as Chief of Interpretation. His work took him to some of the nation’s most treasured public lands: Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, Indiana Dunes National Seashore, Blue Ridge National Park in Virginia and Grand Canyon National Park. At Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Gale helped design two major visitor centers following the cataclysmic eruption of 1980.

Jim Gale Photo from NPS

      Entranced by active volcanoes and dedicated to a career in conservation, Gale moved to Hawai`i with his wife Lora and son Forest and spent the last 12 years at Hawai`i Volcanoes, where his countless accomplishments continued. He led the design team for the new Kilauea Visitor Center, collaborated with kupuna on key cultural decisions and led a team charged with interpreting major events like the 2008 eruption at Halema`uma`u crater. His leadership can be seen throughout the park in colorful, wayside exhibits and has touched untold millions of visitors around the world.
      “Jim is who other park rangers aspire to become. He’s extremely positive and consistently supportive and empowering to his staff. He embraces the destination of Hawai`i and understands how important Hawai`i Volcanoes is to both the conservation efforts and the economy of our state. He has been an incredible ambassador for us,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “We are truly going to miss him.”
      In addition to achieving a master’s degree in botany from the University of Georgia, Gale earned a prestigious suite of awards during his career, including the highest professional recognition in his field, the Fellow Award from the National Association for Interpretation. He’s the recipient of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot Interpreter of the Year Award for Excellence in Interpretation and the winner of the Freeman Tilden Award for Excellence in Interpretation from the Pacific West Region.
      Gale will leave Hawai`i for Utah, where his wife Lora works in planning for the Bureau of Land Management. He plans on hiking the west rim of Zion National Park, camping and enjoying the fall weather from behind the lens of his camera.

Walter Wong Yuen shares history of Chinese in Ka`u at today's Plantation
Days celebration at Pahala Plantation House. Photo by Julia Neal

PLANTATION DAYS IS ON SCHEDULE today until 3 p.m. at Pahala plantation manager’s house, with cane haul trucks and pa`u riders traveling down Pikake Street to the manager’s house where displays, photos, storytelling, food and dance take place. 

AT LUNCH WITH A RANGER tomorrow at 12 p.m. in the Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, rangers choose varied topics ranging from land management and conservation issues to environmental and cultural history and guide an open discussion with visitors over a bring-your-own-bag lunch. Check the Activities Boards at the Kahuku Visitor Greeting Area for the day’s Lunch With a Ranger topic and location.

NA`ALEHU HONGWANJI MISSION hosts an Interfaith Service tomorrow from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Music, singing, hula, drums, chants and prayers celebrate the Oneness of Mankind. Potluck follows. For more, call 929-7236 or email marge@hawaii.rr.com.

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

ALSO SEE KAUCALENDAR.COM AND FACEBOOK.COM/KAUCALENDAR.