Ka`u News Briefs Monday, April 21, 2014

Soil expert Bob Shaffer, who spoke at the Hawai`i Farmers Union United meeting in Pahala Saturday, said he hopes to help teach

 soil health in Ka`u, as he has in other locations around the island. Photo from Kohala Center

JIM WILSON HAS PULLED PAPERS to run for County Council and said this morning he is collecting signatures for District 6, a position currently held by Brenda Ford, who is unable to run again because of term limitations. Wilson moved to Hilo in 1967 to become advertising director for Hawai`i Tribune-Herald, rose to the position of publisher in 1973 and remained in that position until 2001. Wilson said he is running because “I think the Council needs common sense and a business approach to the issues.”

Jim Wilson

      Wilson has served as a board member for decades for Volcano Art Center. He serves as President of Pacific Tsunami Museum Board of Directors. He is a member of Hawai`i Island Chamber of Commerce and serves on the promotions committee for Hilo Hospice. He is a member of Big Island Press Club. He and his wife Audrey have been residents of Volcano Village for 20 years and operate a B&B called AJ’s Volcano Cottage.
      Wilson can be contacted at 987-5984 or xjwilson@hawaiiantel.com.

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Bob Shaffer talked about soil health at the
Ka`u Farmers Union United meeting.
Photo by Julia Neal

SOIL HEALTH EXPERT BOB SHAFFER told Ka`u farmers over the weekend that tillage management to keep the ground from becoming hard and compacted is one of the important practices for successful farming. He said that no amount of composting or cover crops and good minerals management can overcome the fact that soil needs structure with space, air and water. Calling himself “a mechanic for the soil,” Shaffer noted that efforts to nourish living soil can work for seven years, but that production tends to wane without tillage management. Hard compact soil in orchard and truck crops can cause a collapse of the farm, he said. He said that all root crops need earthworms. They are particularly important in orchards, he said.
    Shaffer said that soil “has to have a lot of life, with bacteria, fungi, nematodes and protozoa.”
      He differentiated free-living microorganisms from those that kill plants and said that all of the beneficial “microorganisms also need to be healthy.” Shaffer explained that tiny organisms help to break down organic matter, which releases nutrients into the soil, which are eaten by bacteria. Free-living nematodes eat bacteria and pass the waste full of nitrogen right onto the roots of the plants. Growth-promoting enzymes for the plants are also produced. Microbes also break down toxins. “It is a symbiosis between plant and microbe,” he said.
      The plants recognize the value of the microbes, and about half of the sugars made by the plants are exuded by their roots to help feed them. The relationship leads to disease prevention and some resistance to pests, he said.

      Shaffer, who has a farm in Kona, said that he has been working for farms from macadamia orchards in Queensland, Australia to truck farms in California with organic matter management with compost and cover crops to mineral and tillage management. He also works with compost manufacturing in Dixie, CA, with 250 tons of food waste a day brought from San Francisco. The compost is sold to farmers.

      Shaffer recommended reading soilcare.org.
      Farmers who attended the meeting included coffee grower Wally Young, who said he got into farming and became “caught by farming” after losing his longtime job in the sugar industry.

      John Ah San, a Pahala resident who also grows coffee, said he is a lifetime farmer and will never retire.
      Ann Fontes said she owns a small family farm with coffee and farm animals, just makai and east of Pahala.
      Whitney Coffman owns a farm where he grows macadamia and coffee in Wood Valley.
      Trini Marques recalled she and her husband’s work as two of the first Ka`u Coffee farmers after losing their jobs and the sugar company.
      Greg Smith recently moved the Earth Matters Farm to Ka Lae. He has worked with the Hester farm in selling its produce at farmers markets at Keauhou and Ho`oulu. He said he is starting a Community Supported Agriculture box program for families to have locally grown produce, all of it organic, weekly or twice a month from Ka Lae or Ocean View locations. The Smiths will host an open house for the public tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Earth Matters Farm on the west side of the intersection of South Point and Kama`oa Road. Turn right onto the unpaved Kama`oa Service Road.
      Rep. Richard Creagan said his farm was never in sugar. About half the land is in native `ohi`a, and the rest is in orchards  and some vegetables.
      Malian Lahey, who owns a farm in Wood Valley, said she has just started growing coffee and has vegetables and flowers. The next meeting of the Ka`u Farmers Union United will be Saturday, May 17. For more information, call Lahey at 503-575-9098.

After successful fundraising dinners, Ka`u Summer Fun Programs are a go
again this year. Photo by Julia Neal

KA`U SUMMER FUN FUNDRAISING DINNERS held in Pahala and Na`alehu the past two months were successful in providing scholarship funds that will help keiki meet registration fees for the Hawai`i County Department of Parks and Recreation program. Organizers thanked all who assisted with the fundraisers.

      “Support from parents, community members and organizations helped to make the fundraisers a success,” said Nona Makuakane, who leads the Pahala Summer Fun program. “Thank you to Leina`ala Enos of Queen Lili`uokalani Children’s Center, who was instrumental in helping us getting the dinners organized; `O Ka`u Kakou and Edmund Olson for their monetary donations; Punalu`u Bake Shop, Frank Foods and Gloria Camba for their generous donations; and Gay Polido and Lauren Hart for volunteering.”

      Partial waiver scholarships are available for all families who register keiki for Summer Fun. Early registration takes place from May 5 to May 8 and continues until enrollment is met. Maximum enrollment at each site is 40 participants. The sites are Pahala Community Center, Na`alehu Community Center and Kahuku Park.
      The program is six weeks long, running from June 9 to July 18 for youth who have completed Kindergarten to sixth grade. Program time is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Summer Fun provides a fun, safe and diverse recreational activity program which includes weekly excursions.
      For more information or to register, call the respective site in your community: Pahala Community Center, 928-3102; Na`alehu Community Center, 939-2510; and Kahuku Park, 929-9113.

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Nona Beamer Photo from VAC

VOLCANO ART CENTER PRESENTS A SCREENING of the film Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha this evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Ni`aulani Campus in Volcano Village.

      Beamer played a key role in the revival of hula and the Hawaiian culture. She was a musician, hula dancer, composer and teacher at a time when Hawaiian culture was still being suppressed in Hawai`i. She was a major force behind the Cultural Renaissance of the 1970s that helped restore dignity and pride to Hawaiian children.
      Suggested donation is $5 to support VAC.

DR. JOHN DVORAK EXPLAINS the San Andreas Fault: what it is, where it is and how it works at After Dark in the Park tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Dvorak studied volcanoes and earthquakes for U.S. Geological Survey, taught at University of Hawai`i and has written numerous cover articles for scientific publications. Free; park entrance fees apply. $2 donations support After Dark programs.

PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE MERRIE MONARCH begin Wednesday at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. All programs are part of Hawai`i Volcanoes’ ongoing `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work workshops and take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

      Edna and Sam Baldado share the cultural uses of kalo, or taro. See how each plant is identified by its leaf, steam, corm, color, and shape. Discover the hundreds of varieties of kalo in Hawai`i and how kalo was used for food, medicine, glue, dyes and much more.
      Helene Hayselden demonstrates the art of making a feather kahili, a symbol of royalty. Watch or join in and make your kahili to take home.
      Singer, songwriter, praise and worship leader Rupert Tripp, Jr. performs.
      Ka`ohu Monfort shares her knowledge and love of the island’s native plants for la`au lapau. Learn how her passion for plants and the Hawaiian culture are used to heal and nourish. See and touch a variety of medicinal plants, including kuku`i, `olena, ha`uowi, noni, ki, and guava.
      See future Ka`u News Briefs for programs on Thursday and Friday. All programs are free; park entrance fees apply.

KA`U HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM is ranked number three in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation after falling to the Honoka`a Dragons on Saturday. Scores were 25-12, 19-25, 25-23, 18-25 and 10-15. The next game for the Trojans will be on Friday, April 29 at Kealakehe gym versus Hawai`i Preparatory Academy at 4 pm.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, April 20, 2014

Earth Matters Farm on South Point Road hosts an Earth Day tour for the public Tuesday. See below for more information.
Photo from Earth Matters Farm

HAWAI`I FARMERS UNION UNITED drew enough commitments last night during its organizing meeting to secure a Ka`u Chapter. Leaders of the statewide organization came to Pahala Community Center to explain the purpose of the national organization. 

     Local chapter organizer Malian Lahey, who has a farm in Wood Valley, said she approached the Farmers Union United after learning that Ka`u Coffee is being sold for blending. “It hurts my business,” and it damages the Ka`u Coffee farmers’ reputation, said the coffee broker, noting that the Hawai`i Farmers Union United has sponsored legislation to require labeling that would declare all origins used in blended coffee.

Rep. Richard Creagan came to Pahala last night for the organization of the
Ka`u Chapter of Hawai`i Farmers Union United. Photo by Julia Neal

      Most of the blended Ka`u Coffee is sold under the name Alan Wong, who has championed Ka`u Coffee at his restaurants for years and earlier encouraged farmers to keep the coffee pure. The labeling says 10 percent Ka`u Coffee without naming the origin of the rest of the coffee used in the blend. It sells at a fraction of the price of pure Ka`u Coffee, which a number of the farmers sell under their own brand names.

     Vince Mina, president of Hawai`i Farmers Union United, reminded attendees that the organization is not a labor union. It represents family farms and focuses on the health of the soil and sustainable agricultural practices, he said. Mina said the national organization was created by farmers over a century ago to help farmers. He contended that the Farm Bureau was formed ten years later by corporate interests. “The Farm Bureau was organized to keep farmers from being organized.”

Steve Sakala, President of Kona Farmers Union United,
attended the Pahala meeting yesterday.

     Mina and other directors of Hawai`i Farmers Union United said that they have gained traction in building awareness in government regarding “soil health.” They talked about the difference between mining and farming, with mining using up the nutrients and soil conditions needed for crops, while farming in a sustainable way builds soil health. Several of the group's leaders talked about the direction of agriculture in Hawai`i. “Are you killing the life of the land or regenerating the soil?” was one of the mantras.
     Another involved breaking down the word agriculture. “Agri-Culture. Cultures are living,” said Mina. He said that farmers and governments need to give more support to the “culture.” Government has traditionally given the most support to agribusiness, he said.
     Those attending also talked about education and possibly helping to revive agricultural programs at Ka`u High School and also education for adults who may want to learn to farm.
     Several of the farmers who attended are involved in politics. Steve Sakala, who is President of Kona Farmers Union United, chairs District Five of the Democratic Party. Richard Creagan, of Ka`u, who is a physician and farmer, is west Ka`u’s member to the state House of Representative. Lahey is President of Precinct Seven, District Three of the Democratic Party.
      Mina said it is important to be involved in the political process because, “If you are not part of the process, you’re part of the menu.”
      He also said that growers of food can look forward to more people being concerned about the fresh food they are consuming and paying for it. “One day there will be an app when we can take our produce to market and you get paid for the nutrient density.” He predicted that farmers who “aloha `aina the soils will be rewarded.”
      Farmers represented at the meeting have grown, coffee, mac nuts, taro, flowers, pigs, rabbits, sheep, goats, cattle, pumpkins, lettuce and other truck crops, as well as fruits, from banana to dragon fruit.
      Anyone interested in joining the Ka`u Chapter of Hawai`i Farmers Union United can call Lahey at 503-575-9098. The next planned meeting is Saturday, May 17 at Pahala Community Center.

      Information about the organization is available at hawaiifarmersunionunited.org.  

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A bill at the state Legislature would help Ka`u Coffee growers purchase pesticides
to battle the coffee berry borer.

A BILL TACKLING COFFEE BERRY BORERS is on tomorrow’s conference committee agenda as the state Legislature begins its final full week in session. HB1514 would appropriate funds for mitigation of, and education relating to, the pest, whose “infestation threatens the viability of Hawai`i’s entire coffee industry,” the bill states.

      The bill would establish a pesticide subsidy program until June 30, 2019, to help coffee growers purchase pesticides containing Beauveria bassiana to combat the coffee berry borer. If passed, it would become effective on July 1. Both the Hawai`i Farm Bureau and Hawai`i Farmers Union United have lobbied for the money to fight the borer.
      Progress of this and other bills at the state Legislature can be tracked at capitol.hawaii.gov.

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NET ENERGY METERING is a topic Henry Curtis, director of Life of the Land, discusses on his blog at ililanimedia.blogspot.com. With NEM, utility customers, including those who have photovoltaic systems, lower their electricity bills by sending surplus energy back to the utility company. About eleven percent of all Hawaiian Electric Co. customers, including those on Hawai`i Island, have rooftop solar.
      Curtis says that, in such a system, the transmission grid acts as a battery. “The customer transfers electricity to the grid during the afternoon and pulls electricity out of the grid during other parts of the day,” he says. “They only pay for the net amount of energy used.
      “If one month the customer provides more electricity to the grid than the customer pulls out, then the customer has a credit which they can tap into the following month.”

Life of the Land Director Henry Curtis

      A problem, Curtis says, is that at the end of each year, customers’ accounts are zeroed out, and excess credits are given to the utility. “In essence, the utility has been given ‘free electricity,’” Curtis contends. He says that federal laws, rules and regulations call for utilities to zero out accounts each year and do not permit utilities to pay for excess electricity when accounts are zeroed out.
      Curtis explains an alternative power exchange system called a Power Purchase Agreement. As opposed to Net Energy Metering, in a Power Purchase Agreement scheme, customers sell (export) electricity to the grid at the wholesale price and buy (import) electricity at the retail rate.
      “Some Independent Power Producers, such as wind generation facilities, only exist to export electricity to the grid,” Curtis says. “At other IPPs, most notably sugar plantations, co-generation petroleum refineries and commercial rooftop solar facilities produced electricity for themselves and for export to the grid and occasionally also bought electricity from the grid. These customers have two meters, one for export and one for import. Smaller systems use the Feed-In Tariff (FiT) mechanism. 

      “Thus, under a Power Purchase Agreement, Hawai`i Electric Light Co. might buy solar energy at 20 cents per kilowatt-hour and sell electricity at 45 cents per kilowatt-hour. Clearly this would not be profitable for owners of small residential rooftop solar facilities,” Curtis says. “Rooftop solar owners also don’t like to be net importers of electricity from the grid. Instead, people with rooftop solar overbuild their solar system and wind up giving the utility free electricity rather than the alternative of buying electricity from the grid. 

      “The utility opines that Net Energy Metering customers are a burden on the 89 percent who are non-Net Energy Metering customers. The utility argues that Net Energy Metering customers get free use of the grid without paying for it. The utility asserts that they must maintain the grid but only non-Net Energy Metering customers wind up paying for it.”

Dr. John Dvorak discusses earthquake storms
Tuesday at After Dark in the Park.

      According to Curtis, the utility does not track free electricity. “Rather, to keep their analysis simple, the utility distorts reality by assuming that there is no free electricity. All of the utility price analyses assume there is no free electricity.”
      Curtis suggests another approach – the utility could track free electricity. “At the end of the year, the utility could note how many kilowatt-hours were given to the utility for free by each customer,” he says. “Customers could make a tax-deductible charitable donation of that free electricity to a nonprofit, which would allocate that credit to those that are economically challenged.
      “Thus, the benefits of renewable energy would not only go to economically secure people but would be spread across the economic spectrum,” Curtis concludes.

FREE ENTRY CONTINUES TODAY at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park to kick off National Park Week.

TO COMMEMORATE EARTH DAY, Greg Smith, of Earth Matters Farm, invites the public to taste organic greens and grilled vegetables Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The farm is two miles down South Point Road to the right of Kama`oa Road. For more information, call 939-7510.

EARTHQUAKE STORMS: THE PAST & PRESENT of the San Andreas Fault, is the topic at After Dark in the Park Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Dr. John Dvorak explains the San Andreas Fault: what it is, where it is and how it works. His new book, Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault will be available for sale. The book explains how the recent seismic lull in could result in an “earthquake storm” of large earthquakes. Dvorak studied volcanoes and earthquakes for the U.S. Geological Survey, taught at the University of Hawai`i and has written numerous cover articles for scientific publications. Free; park entrance fees apply. $2 donations support After Dark programs. 

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Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, April 19, 2014

The new state Division of Aquatic Resources chief wants more public input on West Hawai`i Fisheries Management Area, which covers 35 percent of the western coast of the Big Island from South Point to `Upolu Point in Kohala. Photo from state Department of Land & Natural Resources

KA`U RESIDENTS AND OTHER Hawai`i Island residents will have more say in management of West Hawai`i Regional Fishery, the new chief at the state Division of Aquatic Resources is pledging. West Hawai`i Today reports Frazer McGilvray saying, “I’m in favor of community-based management. I think it’s important to engage the people whose livelihoods depend on the resource.”

New state DAR chief Frazer McGilvray

      According to reporter Bret Yager, Mcgilvray said social science is as important as biological science when decisions are made about how to manage a resource.

      Yager says McGilvray also considers it important to gather information from as many sources as possible regarding health of the fisheries. “We have no idea — only anecdotal figures — about how many fish are coming out of the water,” McGilvray said. “How can we manage our fisheries without this information? We just can’t. We know the government has to play a part. We know the community has to play a part. We’re still trying to find that sweet spot. It has to be what the community wants.”
      McGilvray also wants to increase collaboration between divisions in the Department of Land & Natural Resources. “When it rains up-country, it all runs down,” he said. “So if you have problems with the forest, it all runs down to the reef. These agencies have to work together. One department can’t solve all these issues.
      “Change has to come to link land and water.”
      West Hawai`i Regional Fishery Management Area runs from Ka Lae to `Upolu Point in North Kohala and from the highwater mark on shore seaward to the limit of the state's management authority.
      SCUBA spearfishing was banned in the Management Area last year by the Board of Land and Natural resources. West Hawai`i is the only area in the state to ban the practice. Other areas where it is also banned include Australia and Palau.
      Other prohibitions in the Management Area include:

• To take, kill, possess, sell, or offer for sale, any specimen of Hawaiian stingray, broad stingray, pelagic stingray, spotted eagle ray, blacktip reef shark, gray reef shark, whitetip reef shark, tiger shark, whale shark, horned helmet, and Triton's trumpet; 
• To possess more than five yellow tang larger than 4.5 inches total length, or more than five yellow tang smaller than two inches total length;
 
• To possess aquarium collecting gear, or take or possess any specimen of aquatic life for aquarium purposes between sunset and sunrise, without a valid aquarium permit or in violation of its conditions, or while on a vessel that does not conform to registration requirements; and
 
• To possess or use any net or container underwater to capture or hold aquatic life alive for aquarium purposes, which is not labeled with the commercial marine license number(s) of the person(s) owning, possessing, or using the equipment. 

      For more on the Management Area, see state.hi.us/dlnr/dar.
      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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KA`U’S NEW COUNCIL MEMBER to be elected this year would make more money than its current Council member, Brenda Ford, under a plan being considered by the county Salary Commission to give raises to county officials. Ford is ineligible to run again due to having reached her term limit.
      According to a story in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald, the 8.3 percent raise would bring Council members’ salaries to $52,000 per year.
      Reporter Nancy Cook Lauer said Council chair would get an 11.5 percent increase, to $58,000 per year.

Na`alehu native Amanda Dahlstedt Ciulla is a finalist for
EMT of the Year at Acadian Ambulance in Texas.

      Cook Lauer also reported other raises being considered: Mayor, 19.8 percent to $130,818; Managing Director, 6.1 percent to $110,244; Deputy Managing Director, 5.8 percent to $104,736; and department heads who didn’t get raises last year, unspecified amounts.
      Before voting on its plan, the commission holds a meeting on Monday, April 28 at 10 a.m. in County Council chambers in Hilo, when it will accept public comment.
      See westhawaiitoday.com.

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NA`ALEHU NATIVE AMANDA DAHLSTEDT CIULLA was recently honored as finalist for EMT of the Year by her fellow medics at Acadian Ambulance. The company, which provides emergency and non-emergency medical transportation in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, recognizes exceptional medics for their tireless work ethic and dedication to their jobs.
      Finalists are known as outstanding medics who display exemplary attitudes and provide excellent patient care. Ciulla was nominated by her fellow medics to represent Acadian’s Houston operations, which include Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Walker, Galveston and Liberty counties.
      Ciulla grew up in Na`alehu and now lives in Conroe, Texas. She began working in health care as a medical assistant before joining the Acadian team in December 2012 as an EMT-Basic. She has since received her EMT-Intermediate certification and is working on her paramedic certification.
      “I am extremely honored and happy to be chosen by my peers as an EMT of the Year finalist,” Ciulla said. “It means so much to me to know that I have made a positive impression on my fellow co-workers.”

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THE CURRENT ISSUE OF VOLCANO WATCH discusses a portable instrument package was developed at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to quickly and easily deploy Webcams for recording activity at new eruptive vents and tracking the location and advancement of lava flows in real time.

This portable platform can be used for several types of monitoring instruments.
Photo from USGS/HVO

      While the units can be slung by helicopter to remote sites, they require scientists on the ground to set up the cameras, install and align the radio antennas and connect the final wiring. “The new platforms greatly reduce the time and effort needed to deploy Webcams and other monitoring stations,” HVO reports.
      The core of HVO’s portable unit is an aluminum framework strong enough to be slung by helicopter while also supporting the power system (solar panels and batteries), camera tripod and electronics needed to acquire, store and transmit data to the observatory.
      “With the help of a long-term volunteer, Frank Box, HVO now has several of these units ready for deployment when the eruption of Kilauea changes or activity ramps up at one of the other active volcanoes in Hawai`i. The pre-fabrication will save many days of preparation time and reduce the number of sling loads needed to quickly install several new, temporary monitoring stations with minimal impact to a site,” HVO states.
      The issue also discusses portable units designed and built by Cascades Volcano Observatory scientists in their efforts to monitor Mt. St. Helens.
      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.

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FREE ENTRY TO HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK today and tomorrow kicks off National Park Week. Next week, the park has many events scheduled around the theme of Go Wild for Culture and celebrating Merrie Monarch Festival. See nps.gov/havo and future Ka`u News Briefs.

KA`U RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN THE WORK of Hawai`i Farmers Union United can attend a meeting today at 5 p.m. at Pahala Community Center. Speakers include Vincent Mina and Bob Shaffer. This meeting of is a potluck; farmers are encouraged to use their local ingredients. 

      For more information, contact Malian Lahey at 503-575-9098 or malian@kauspecialtycoffee.com.

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S LAVA LOUNGE in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park holds a Jungle Party today at 7 p.m. Participants dress in jungle attire and dance to the tunes of DJ Tiki. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply.
      Call 967-8365 after 4 p.m. for more information.

THE ALOHAHAS PRESENT THEIR SPRING SHOW at Ocean View Community Center today at 7:30 p.m. The improv group presents a series of improvisation games with audience suggestions and participation along with original comedy sketches written and performed by members. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.
      Call 938-2091 or email thealohahas@gmail.com.

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