Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, September 1, 2013

The population of humpback whales in the Northern Pacific Ocean may be declared no longer endangered, based
on a study being conducted by NOAA.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION is reviewing the status of the North Pacific humpback whale as an endangered species, according to an Associated Press story. 

      The Hawai`i Fishermen’s Alliance for Conservation and Tradition, Inc. filed a petition in April seeking to have NOAA Fisheries classify humpback whales in the northern Pacific Ocean as a distinct population and then declare that the population is no longer endangered.

Humpback whales migrate to Hawaiian waters each winter to breed.
Photo from fish-journal.com

      According to the story by Audrey McAvoy, NOAA will study the issue for the next year.
      “We find that the petition viewed in the context of information readily available in our files presents substantial scientific and commercial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted,” states NOAA’s notice published in the Federal Register.
      The humpback whale was listed as an endangered species in 1970 under the Endangered Species and Conservation Act of 1969, which was later superseded by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. 

      NOAA stated, “We find that the petition viewed in the context of information readily available in our files presents substantial scientific and commercial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted.”
      To ensure that the status review is comprehensive, NOAA is soliciting scientific and commercial information pertaining to this population from any interested party. Submissions identified by NOAA-NMFS-2013-0106 can be made at regulations.gov or sent to Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
      For more information, contact Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources at 301-427-8469.
      See more at hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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Robert Harris

SIERRA CLUB OF HAWAI`I HAS ANNOUNCED its official endorsement of Sen. Brian Schatz for the 2014 U.S. Senate election. Members and leaders of the Sierra Club cited the senator’s commitment to clean energy and long history of environmental leadership as the central reason for the endorsement and pledged to lend its volunteer strength to the Schatz campaign. The vote to endorse Schatz was unanimous. 

      “We are very pleased to announce the Sierra Club endorses Brian Schatz for Senate,” said Robert Harris, director of Sierra Club of Hawai`i. “Sen. Schatz is exactly the kind of clean energy leader Hawai`i and America need. His commitment to homegrown, clean energy is second to none. Based on his lengthy background in working to protect Hawai`i’s environment, we are confident he is the best choice to protect Hawai`i families’ health, air and water and build a clean energy economy that works for our state.”
      “I am committed to expanding Hawai`i’s clean energy sector,” Schatz said. “By working to grow our clean energy economy, we will create good-paying jobs, strengthen our national security and ensure that our children and the next generation of Hawai`i families inherit a healthy environment. I thank the Sierra Club for this endorsement and look forward to working with this organization and its membership on achieving a clean energy future.”
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KA`U RESIDENTS ARE INVITED to participate in this week’s county government meetings via videoconferencing from Ocean View Community Association Center.
      Committees meet on Wednesday, with Governmental Relations & Economic Development Committee beginning at 9 a.m., Planning at 10 a.m., Finance at 10:30 a.m. and Public Safety & Mass Transit at 1:30 p.m.
      The County Council meeting on Thursday begins at 9 a.m.
      All meetings take place at Council Chambers in Hilo.
      Agendas are available at hawaiicounty.gov.

Lori Lei Shirakawa's Wai`ohinu halau is scheduled to perform during
HELCO's Clean Energy Fair. Photo by Julia Neal

LORI LEI SHIRAKAWA’S Wai`ohinu halau will perform at Hawaiian Electric Co.’s Clean Energy Fair. In celebration of Energy Awareness Month in October, HELCO invites Ka`u residents to the fair on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Prince Kuhio Plaza IN Hilo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

      Everyone in the family can explore the world of clean energy and learn how to use it wisely and safely at this free event. Through educational displays, interactive exhibits and hands-on activities, attendees can play energy games and learn about clean energy, electricity generation, power distribution, electrical safety, emergency preparedness and customer services.
      The fair also features school robotics programs, electric vehicles, photo fun and keiki IDs. Starting at 10 a.m. are performances by halau from Wai`ohinu and Lori Lei’s Hula Studio in Hilo, along with Kamehameha School Choir and the Waiakea Intermediate School `Ukulele Band.
      Concluding the fair will be the announcement of the winning student entries of Hawai`i Electric Light Co.’s My Clean Energy Hawai`i poster and poetry contest.
      Attendees who visit each of the exhibits and submit their completed Clean Energy Passport receive a gift while supplies last.
      For more information, call 969-0137.
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An exhibit of watercolors and glass art continues
at Volcano Art Center Gallery.

EVER CHANGING ISLAND, AN EXHIBITION of glass art by Hugh Jenkins and Stephanie Ross and watercolors on silk by Clytie Mead, is on display for one more week at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free; park entrance fees apply. 

      For more information, call 967-7565 or see volcanoartcenter.org.

KA`U PARTICIPANTS CAN LEARN COMPUTER BASICS at classes held at Pahala Public & School Library from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6 and 13. The classes cover basic parts of a computer, how to use a keyboard and mouse and how to create a simple document using word processing software during a free class.
      To register, call 939-2442 at least 48 hours before class.

TOM PEEK OFFERS WRITING FOR INNER EXPLORATION AND LIFE REFLECTION Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s Ni`aulani Campus in Volcano Village. The workshop is for journal keepers, autobiographers, spiritual seekers, memoir and family history writers, and anyone who enjoys writing. No previous writing experience is necessary. Fee is $100 or $90 for VAC members. Call 967-8222 to register.

Kaliko Trapp-Beamer

HAKU MELE: A HAWAIIAN MUSIC SONGWRITER’S RETREAT takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Environmental Education Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Hawaiian music, language and haku mele experts Kenneth Makuakane and Kaliko Trapp-Beamer help beginning participants create original Hawaiian compositions through interactive presentations and small group sessions in haku mele and leo. 

      Makuakane is a multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winner along with his longtime group, the Pandanus Club. He is a prolific songwriter, producer, musician and recording artist.
      Beamer-Trapp is the hanai son of Hawaiian cultural expert Aunty Nona Beamer-Trapp, learning about chanting, storytelling, traditional protocol, family songs, and stories. He taught at Nawahiokalaniopu`u Hawaiian Immersion School from 1997 to 2003 and now teaches Hawaiian language courses at University of Hawai`i-Hilo.
      The workshop is free and limited to 20 participants. Park entrance fees apply.
      To sign up, contact Elizabeth Bell at 985-6019 or elizabeth_bell.nps.gov.

MARLEY STRAND-NICOLAISEN continued her second day of college volleyball competition on Saturday with 21 kills and 42 swings, as University of Hawai`i-Hilo Vulcans defeated the Seawolfs from University of Alaska-Anchorage. The scores were 25-22, 26-24 and 25-0. The victory followed a Vulcan win on Thursday against the Nanooks from University of Alaska-Fairbanks in three sets, 25-18, 25-16 and 25-17. The six-foot-tall Strand-Nicolaisen, a graduate of Ka`u High School where she rose to star status, is a college freshman but played beyond her years, said coach Tino Reyes. 

      The Vulcans came up with seven aces, 40 digs and 10 block assists with a .265 hitting percentage. The home came will be followed by another this Thursday when the Vulans play East Central University at UH-Hilo at 7 p.m.

KA`U WILL TRAVEL TO ITS FIRST CROSS COUNTRY competition next Saturday at Kamehameha in Kea`au. Coach Erin Cole said, “We are excited. We have a nice group of kids who like to run.” Team members include seniors William Mitchel and Romina Sembran and juniors David Pillette and David McIntire. Underclassmen are C.J. Pajinola, Charisma Felipe, Chloe Gan, Shiela Baila-Felipe and Charlotte Esquida. “We have been doing drills, running and stretches for a few weeks, and they are looking good.” Cole said the team held off from a meet at HPA yesterday. “We got a late start, and the uniforms arrive on Tuesday. The Trojan cross country team will hold a bake sale to raise money to buy food and drink to keep up team nutrition during meets. Donations are welcome. Call Cole at 938-4037.

IN OTHER KA`U HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS this week, on Wednesday, the Trojan bowlers battle Pahoa at 1 p.m. at Hilo Lanes, and girls volleyball team travels to Pahoa for a match at 6 p.m.

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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, August 31, 2013

New & Old. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Ranger Travis Delimont stands outside the 1877 Volcano House, now
Volcano Art Center, which was relocated to its present location in 1921. NPS Photo Art by Jay Robinson

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, Hawai`i Electric Light Company and Maui Electric Company have issued a request for proposals for the supply and delivery of up to 150,000 barrels of ultra-low-sulfur diesel and/or biodiesel and/or biodiesel blends per year for up to three years, with delivery beginning Jan. 1, 2015. The fuel would be used for power generation on the Big Island, O`ahu and in Maui County.

      The RFP states that potential suppliers who may not be able to supply 150,000 barrels per year may propose smaller volumes within their range of capacity.
      Hawaiian Electric spokesman Peter Rosegg told Dave Smith, of Big Island Now, that the proposal is designed to accommodate the utilities’ short-term needs. The biodiesel would likely be used at HELCO’s Keahole plant until biodiesel becomes available from `Aina Koa Pono, whose proposed 20-year contract with the utilities to produce up to 16 million gallons of biofuel per year at a refinery above Pahala is currently being considered by the state Public Utilities Commission.
      Submission deadline for the proposals is Oct. 15, with the goal of submitting a proposed contract to the PUC for approval by December.
      Information about the RFPs is available at hawaiianelectric.com/fuels.
      See more at bigislandnow.com.
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IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE animals for consumption to the public following animal control activities to be conducted by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife, carcasses taken during scheduled aerial shoots will be available for salvage at prescribed locations to the those with permits. However, there is no guarantee that animals will be able to be salvaged, according to a statement from DLNR.

      Due to expected high public participation, telephone call-ins to the Kamuela Office at 887-6063 for receiving salvage permits will be conducted from 9 a.m. Sept. 18 to 10 a.m. the day before each shoot day. One permit will be issued per call per vehicle for one day only. Applicants can have their names added to a stand-by list for additional days, should all slots not be filled by other applicants. No standbys waiting at the gates will be allowed access. The driver, occupants, vehicle license plate and make/model of vehicle are needed when calling in. A maximum of 15 permitted vehicles will be allowed at the Pu`u Ko`ohi location and 10 permitted vehicles at the Kaluamakani location.
      DLNR will conduct animal control activities – specifically, trapping mouflon/feral sheep hybrids, staff hunting, and/or aerial shooting from helicopters – within Palila Critical Habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Palila Mitigation Lands, and Ka`ohe Game Management Area (Unit G) for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids.
      Controls are scheduled on Oct. 1, 2 and 31; Nov. 1; and Dec. 19 and 20.
      Public access to Mauna Kea Forest Reserve, Palila Mitigation Lands, Kaohe Game Management Area and Mauna Kea Hunter Access Road will be restricted and allowed by permit only for animal salvage purposes on the following dates:

• 7 a.m. Oct. 1 – 7 p.m. Oct. 2 
• 7 a.m. Oct. 31 – 7 p.m. Nov. 1 
• 7 a.m. Dec. 19 – 7 p.m. Dec. 20. 

      According to a statement from DLNR, “Aerial shooting is required for compliance with the federal court order mandating the removal of sheep and goats from critical habitat for palila, a bird endemic to Hawai`i.”
      Copies of the map illustrating the area subject to aerial shooting on these dates are available for inspection at DOFAW’s office.
      For additional details regarding meat salvage or access permits, contact DOFAW in Hilo at 974-4221 or in Kamuela at 887-6063.
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A proposal calls for temporarily trucking trash from Hilo to Puuanahulu
landfill. Photo from Big Island Video News

KA`U’S COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER BRENDA FORD is skeptical about a proposal to temporarily truck trash from Hilo to West Hawai`i’s Puuanahulu landfill, according to a story in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald. “They’ve been trying to send Hilo garbage to Kona for two decades,” Ford told reporter Nancy Cook Lauer. “They would love nothing better than to truck Hilo garbage with their fire ants and coqui frogs. We don’t want their pests.” 

      Ford responded to a proposal by Hilo Council member Dennis Onishi asking for an exemption to the county’s ban on the trucking trash from Hilo to Kona. The trash would be used in a new cell at Puuanahulu to create a bottom layer of soft garbage devoid of material that could pierce the lining and lead to leachate.
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Members of Hala Hula O Leionalani are fundraising for their October trip
to Lana`i's cultural festival. Photo by Julia Neal 

HALAU HULA O LEIONALANI raised about $600 with a recent bread sale and is looking for more support from the Ka`u community to help send the hula sisters to Lana`i’s cultural festival in the first week of October. The halau practices at the Old Pahala Clubhouse and is a regular participant at Ka`u Coffee Festival each year, hosting dancers from the other islands and Japan to celebrate Ka`u coffee. 

      Kumu hula is Debbie Ryder, who became a kumu under the tutelege of the late George Na`ope. One of the signature hulas of the halau, which they will dance on Lana`i, is Na`ope’s composition Ka Nani a o Ka`u.
     The halau will take the direct flight from Hilo to Kahului, Maui, the Speedy Shuttle to Lahaina and the ferry to Lana`i. Dinners and accommodations will be provided on Lana`i. In addition to performing, the halau will walk up Mauna Lai, Lana`i’s only valley where taro is grown, and participate in a chanting ceremony in the nearshore waters, similar to the ceremony held at dawn at Punalu`u during Ka`u Coffee Festival week this year.
      To donate, call Keisha Enitan at 339-2423.
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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA IS OFFERING bow hunting opportunities today and tomorrow from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.
      Training Areas 10 and 11, as well as the northern portion of Training Area 2 (on the Mauna Kea side of new Saddle Road), will be open for bow hunting of mammals only. Hunters are allowed one pig, one goat and one sheep per day, in keeping with state bag limits. Shooting sheep with blue collars is not permitted.
      For more information, call PTA’s Hunter’s Hotline at 969-3474, visit garrison.hawaii.army.mil/pta and click on the “Hunting” tab, or refer to instructions on the hunting pass.

History of Volcano House is a new guided walk offered by rangers at
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Photo from hawaiivolcanohouse.com

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK RANGERS are interpreting the history of Volcano House, one step at a time. A new, one-hour guided walk takes visitors on an anecdote-filled journey through the various incarnations of Volcano House, which “officially” began in 1846 as a grass house on the rim of Kilauea Caldera. 

      Visitors can participate in the new trek starting Fri., Sept. 6, during a public open house of the hotel, which celebrates the grand opening of the property following a multi-million dollar renovation. Dubbed History of Volcano House, the walk is offered at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. The walk and open house are free; park entrance fees apply.
      Ranger Travis Delimont, who developed the program as a way for visitors to understand and appreciate the hotel’s past and present, includes a stop at a halau near the Kahua Hula, similar to the 1846 structure. Then it’s a short walk to the 1877 Volcano House that today serves as Volcano Art Center. Along the way, visitors learn about colorful characters and stories that punctuate the hotel’s history. The program ends at the “new” 1941 Volcano House.
      “Volcano House hotel has always captivated people, Delimont said. “Its rich and eclectic history has contributed to the personality of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park today. There are many interesting stories and characters along the way, and we want to share them with everyone.”
      The walk is offered at various times throughout the week. Check the bulletin board outside Kilauea Visitor Center after 9 a.m. for daily hikes and programs.

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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, August 30, 2013

The newly renovated Volcano House holds its grand opening celebration and an open house next Friday, Sept. 6.
Photos from Sandi Yara Communications

CONGRESSWOMAN TULSI GABBARD HAS PARTNERED with several of her House colleagues to send a letter to President Barack Obama calling for consultation with the U.S. Congress before any military intervention in Syria is authorized. 

      “The use of chemical weapons and weapons of mass destruction is atrocious and violates international norms and basic human rights,” Gabbard said. “The challenges faced by UN weapons inspectors as they gather evidence has only exacerbated this conflict that has gone on for too long, with countless innocent casualties.
      “Right now, we do not have enough facts about all facets of what is occurring on the ground, the factions involved in this civil war, and what the unintended consequences would be for U.S. military involvement. Congressional debate and approval must occur before any U.S. military action is taken, and through this process we need to have a clear-eyed view of our objectives and what the outcomes would be, understanding the impacts in Syria and those that extend far beyond Syria.”
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Marley Strand-Nicolaisen

MARLEY STRAND-NICOLAISEN “got the party started on her college volleyball career with a match-high 14 kills Thursday night, and a crowd that was fit for a carnival had ample reason to celebrate as the Vulcans swept Alaska-Fairbanks 25-18, 25-16, 25-17 before 512 enthusiastic partisans in their opener at UHH gym.” That was the lead in the story this morning by Matt Gerhart of the Hawai`i Tribune-Herald, headlined “UHH is a sweep sensation.” 

         The story said that the “biggest debut” of all the new players “belonged to Strand-Nicolaisen, who looked just as comfortable as she did when she was a two-time Big Island Interscholastic Federation player of the year at Ka`u High School. She registered her first college kills back-to-back early in the first set, and then she put down another ball and combined with Shelby Harguess on a block to get UHH off and running on an 8-0 run.”

Elijah Navarro coached Strand-
Nicolaisen for three years.

      Sports writer Gerhart quotes Vulcan coach Tino Reyes saying, Nicolaisen “didn’t play like a freshman. We knew she was athletic. I wasn’t sure what her mindset was going to be, but she came out pretty good.” She came in with eight digs, 14 kills and a .242 hitting average. See more at hawaiitribune-herald.com.

Josh Ortega was head coach
for Strand-Nicolaisen during
her senior year.

       Strand played for the Ka`u High School Trojans three years under head coach Elijah Navarro and for one year under head coach Joshua Ortega.
       Navarro said this morning that he recalls inviting Vulcans Coach Tino Reyes to see Strand-Nicolaisen play during a match with Christian Liberty in Hilo. Navarro said that “after the second year of coaching her, I knew she had the potential to play at a college level.” Reyes followed her Trojan high school career, and UH-Hilo offered her a full scholarship to play volleyball.

Vulcan coach Tino Reyes

      Navarro said there is more college-bound volleyball coming from Ka`u High. “While I am not coaching this year, I can see that there is a lot of talent on the Trojan girls volleyball team under Coach Ortega. You can certainly expect more Trojan players entertaining scholarship offers,” said Navarro.
       UHH entertains another Alaskan team on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the UH-Hilo gym, taking on University of Alaska-Anchorage. Strand-Nicolaisen is daughter of Laurie Strand and Robert Nicolaisen, of Discovery Harbour. Strand works at Ka`u High School, and Nicolaisen is famous for going fishing for poke that he provides for fundraisers at community events in Ka`u.

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HAWAI`I POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS DROPS IN DUI arrests, major accidents and traffic fatalities. So far this year, there have been 820 DUI arrests compared with 907 during the same period last year, a decrease of 9.6 percent.
      There have been 878 major accidents this year compared with 948 last year, a decrease of 7.4 percent.
      There were 21 traffic fatalities on Hawai`i Island compared with 24 last year, a decrease of 12.5 percent.
      DUI roadblocks and patrols continue islandwide.
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KA`U’S FIFTH-GRADE GIRLS ARE INVITED to the 2013 Girls Exploring Math and Science program at Sheraton Kona resort and Spa at Keauhou on Thursday, Nov. 14. Last year, 30 girls from the Ka`u school district attended the GEMS program along with others from West Hawai`i. 

      Registration deadline for forms to be postmarked is Friday, Sept. 20. Forms are available at public and private schools.
      This event is sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Kona Branch, whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. This annual day of discovery features hands-on workshops and exhibits led by local women volunteers who work in math and science careers and who show the girls how they use math, science, and technology in their daily work. The program is designed to stimulate interest and bolster confidence of girls in these fields, as well as provide positive role models, and may also stimulate a girl’s interest in a new career goal. Some responses from fifth-grade girls from prior years as to what the girls learned are: “Girls can do science just as well as boys;” “Everyone has the power to do what they love doing;” “Why we need to protect the corals”; and “Learned not to be shy.”

      Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and all fifth-grade girls residing in the West Hawai`i School Complex in public, private, or home schooled are welcome. The fee is $20 per girl. Scholarships are available, and no girl will be turned away for financial reasons. Sponsorship of girls from individuals or businesses will be accepted. 

      Some of the workshop topics this year are SCUBA diving, architecture, veterinary medicine, astronomy, dentistry, land surveying, Zumba, archaeology, robotics, chemistry and culinary science. Early registrations offers best choice of workshops.
      For more information about GEMS, to sponsor a girl, or to request a registration packet, call Laurel Gregory at 969-8833 or lgregory@hawaii.edu.
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Volcano House rooms offer views of Halema`uma`u cater.

VOLCANO HOUSE IN HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK holds its grand opening and an open house next Friday, Sept. 6. “Festivities are open to the public and celebrate the successful completion of a multi-million dollar renovation and restoration as well as showcase the ‘new’ Volcano House,” said general manager Rudy Fao. 

      The following activities are free and open to hotel guests, visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and the community:

• Open House, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Coffee and cookies will be served in the lobby. 
• Music by Rupert Tripp, Jr. at the Pa Hula, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 
• Hula `Auana by Kupuna at the Pa Hula, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 
• One-hour History of Volcano House interpretive walks, 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. 
• Guest room tours 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

      History of Volcano House interpretive walks start at Kilauea Visitor Center and end at Volcano House. The walk is led by a Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park ranger.
      Volcano House is Hawai`i’s oldest hotel, welcoming visitors since 1877. The hotel in use today was built in 1941 and expanded in 1961. It is managed by Hawai`i Volcanoes Lodge Company, LLC and operates under contract with the National Park Service. Hawai`i Volcanoes Lodge Company, LLC is an affiliate of Aqua Hospitality, a Hawai`i-based management company founded in 2001 and Ortega Family Enterprises, headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
      Parking is available on site and at Kilauea Visitor Center. Park entrance fees apply. 

      For more information about Volcano House visit hawaiivolcanohouse.com or call 1-866-536-7972.
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SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL for Ka`u High and Pahala Elementary School holds its first meeting Monday, Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. at the SCC room on campus. The officers who will serve during the fall and face elections next spring are June Domondon, Parent Representative; Rory Koi, Parent Representative; Betty Clark, Community Representative; Dennis Elwell, Community Representative (alternate); Joy Hohnstine, Certificated Staff Representative Recorder; Angela Miyashiro, Certificated Staff Representative Chairperson; Josephina Wroblewski, Classified Staff Representative; Terrie Louis, Classified Staff Representative; Toni Beck, Student Representative; Sharon Beck, Principal.
      Parents, teachers, staff, students and community members are invited to become involved with the future of the Pahala campus schools.

Bow hunting is offered at Pohakula Training Area this
weekend. Photo from PTA

ARMY OFFICIALS ARE OPENING SEVERAL TRAINING AREAS for bow hunting within the Pohakuloa Training Area 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday. 

      Training Areas 10 and 11, as well as the northern portion of Training Area 2 (on the Mauna Kea side of new Saddle Road), will be open for bow hunting of mammals only. Hunters are allowed one pig, one goat and one sheep per day, in keeping with state bag limits. Shooting sheep with blue collars is not permitted.
      All hunters must check in and check out at either Kilohana on Saddle Road between mile markers 43 and 44 or Pu`u Huluhulu at the intersection of Mauna Kea Access Road and Saddle Road. Check out no later than 7:30 p.m. each day.
      Hunting passes will be provided at the check-in stations beginning at 5 p.m. today. These passes must be signed and placed on the vehicle’s dashboard.
      For more information, call PTA’s Hunter’s Hotline at 969-3474, visit garrison.hawaii.army.mil/pta and click on the “Hunting” tab, or refer to instructions on the hunting pass.

IN KA`U HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, Trojans travel this weekend, with girls volleyball team at Hawai`i Preparatory Academy today. Tomorrow, cross country goes to HPA, and air riflery goes to Kamehameha. Bowling against St. Joseph/Kamehameha takes place tomorrow at Hilo Lanes.
      Trojans’ new eight-man football team plays its first game a week from today, against Seabury Hall.

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