Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014

Botanist Tim Tunison leads an exploration called Fern-Lovers' Paradise Saturday. Photo from Volcano Art Center

BOOSTING RESOURCES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES in Hawai`i is the subject of a bill supported by Sen. Mazie Hirono. Last week, Hirono co-sponsored the Digital Coast Act, which will authorize the next phase in coastal mapping at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coastal mapping provides current data and training to enable coastal communities to make critical planning decisions and better protect and sustain natural resources.

Light blue lines along the Ka`u Coast show changes that would occur with
a sea-level rise of five feet. Map from NOAA

      “Protecting Hawai`i’s coastal areas is critical to our environment and economy,” said Hirono. “The Digital Coast Act will allow NOAA to continue to build on its successful Digital Coast initiative, which focuses on providing the public and private sectors access to a range of important coastal data. Expanding the Digital Coast initiative will allow scientists and community members to access data to plan for long-term coastal resilience including managing water resources, tracking changes along the coastline and combating the threat of global warming.”
      Digital Coast has been used in Hawai`i and the Pacific region to perform a wide range of projects – assessing land-based threats to coral reef habitats, assessing vulnerability differences in tsunami evaluation zones, compiling natural resource data for development of watershed strategies and capturing traditional knowledge to inform restoration planning. Digital Coast products are also being used by private sector firms in Hawai`i for their land use planning analysis and documents or reports.
      “The Digital Coast provides a user-friendly website that communities can access to find reliable data and other tools to help increase their resilience and be ready for the challenges they face in the future,” said Kim Hum, Marine Program Director for the Nature Conservancy’s Hawai`i Program. “But it’s not just about the data. The project also provides training to help translate all of that data into usable information for decision making.”

Chris Eldridge

      For more information, see coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast.
      The late Rep. Bob Herkes supported this kind of mapping for Ka`u and beyond. Services for Herkes are Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Celebration of Life begins at 11 a.m. Aloha attire is requested.

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`AINA KOA PONA PARTNER Chris Eldridge has sold his American Mattress franchise for the state of Hawai`i and founded a private equity investment firm called Koa Capital Partners, LLC. His partner is Dustin Sellers, formerly president of sales and marketing for Pro Service Hawai`i.
     A Pacific Business News story this week said that Eldrige is a “partner in a local biofuel project.” It reports that “Eldridge was the president of America’s Mattress Hawai`i and left in April; he also serves as a partner with biofuels company `Aina Koa Pono.” The story says that the two partners “have known each other since their days at Punahou School, and it was serendipitous that they had both left their companies around the same time.”
     The story says that Koa Capital “is looking to invest in companies with a focus on Hawai`i and profits between $500,000 and $5 million, and will invest primarily in majority, control positions.”
    AKP sought approval to sell biofuel to Hawaiian Electric Light Co. from a microwave refinery it would have built on the edge of Wood Valley. It was turned down twice by the Public Utilities Commission and opposed by Mayor Billy Kenoi, who said he was concerned it would raise the price of electricity. AKP’s website is www.ainakoapono.com.
      See bizjournals.com/pacific.

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Lava flow front headed toward Pahoa has stalled, and a new flow front behind
it is moving to the north. Map from USGS/HVO

THE PATH OF LAVA SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD Hwy 130 is shown on a new USGS map. It clearly illustrates roads, homes and buildings at risk. To prepare for Pahoa and lower Puna possibly being cut off from the rest of the island, state, county and federal officials are preparing to repair and open the old Chain of Craters Road from Kalapana into Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park that was covered by lava some 37 years ago. Other emergency routes are prepared along Railroad and Government Beach roads, but they too could be cut off by lava traveling downhill toward the coast.
      Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists this morning report that surface lava, remains active several hundred yards upslope from the stalled flow front, with a breakout advancing through forest along the north edge of the previously active portion of the flow. Because the flow did not advance over the past few days, HVO is not offering a projection of its future movement at this time.

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SEPT. 30 IS THE DEADLINE to donate through Foodland to the Hawai`i Wildlife Fund which leads beach cleanups and pond restorations along the Ka`u Coast. The donations opportunity is the Give Aloha Campaign through which Foodland allows contributors to double the impact of their gifts. Foodland matches each donation it receives to specific charities up to $300,000 total.
      Support Hawai`i Wildlife Fund by using code 78764.

Ka`u Trojans eight-man football team takes to the home
field tomorrow, hosting Kamehameha.
Photo by Taylor's Treasures Photography

      The nearest Foodland to Ka`u is in Kea`au. Sack n Save Foods in Hilo and Kona are also raising money for the nonprofit.

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`O KA`U KAKOU IS STILL COMPILING RESULTS from the Ka`u Coffee Trail Run events. “Our race committee used an ‘old’ time recorder. I am terrible sorry for the delay,” the website states. Results will be posted at okaukakou.org when they are available.

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IN SPORTS TOMORROW, the Trojans’ eight-man football team hosts Kamehameha tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., and girls volleyball teams travel to Kohala following their losses at Kamehameha yesterday. Scores 20-25 and 15-25 for junior varsity and 13-25, 10-25, 25-20 and 9-25 for varsity. 

GERMAN FOOD, BEER AND MUSIC ARE ON TAP during Oktoberfest at Kilauea Military Camp’s Lava Lounge in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park tomorrow at 4 p.m. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply.
      For more information, call 967-8356 or 967-8365.

Drop-off for entries is tomorrow and Saturday

ARTISTS ENTERING KA`U CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S Art Show can register tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at CU Hawai`i Na`alehu Branch. Next week, Ka`u residents vote for art to grace the cover of The Directory 2015.

      For more information, call Dallas at 516-662-8789.

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK waives entry fees to celebrate National Public Lands Day Saturday.

BOTANIST TIM TUNISON LEADS AN EXPLORATION of a pristine, species-rich, old-growth rain forest Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pu`u Maka`ala, a section of the Natural Area Reserve System just outside of Volcano Village, is also known as a fern-lover’s paradise to Tunison. The three-mile, moderate hike includes light field lessons in native plant identification and native rain forest ecology. On the first part of the trail, the plethora of ferns is nurtured by a 2,000-year-old, deep ash soil and sheltered by a canopy of majestic old-growth `ohi`a trees. 

      Tunison also leads participants on short, inviting side trips to habitats such as a rare Kilauea sedgeland bog. Not only is it a fern lover’s paradise, it is also one that boasts a minimal amount of invasive species intrusion and an abundance of native fauna.
      Tuition is $50, and pre-registration is required. Call 967-8222 to sign up.

THE PACIFIC CRAFTS & CERAMIC SALE and yART Sale take place tomorrow from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.

Volcano Art Center's Pacific Crafts & Ceramic Sale and yART sale takes
place tomorrow and Saturday. Photo from VAC

      The event features pottery and handcrafted items from the estate of Kathy Montvel-Cohen. Montvel-Cohen was a professor of Fine Arts at the University of Guam from 1975-90. Primarily a ceramic artist, she and her husband Monty, who was a painter and anthropologist, traveled extensively throughout the Pacific islands, seeking out carvings, baskets, textiles and other fine crafts from New Guinea, Yap, Fiji, Japan, Indonesia and other areas. The family generously donated this collection, as well as many ceramic pieces made or collected by Montvel-Co, to VAC for sale.
      Many items have been donated for the companion yART Sale, as well.

STATEWIDE HAWAI`I FARMERS UNION UNITED PRESIDENT Vince Mina will address the Ka`u chapter’s meeting Saturday at Na`alehu Community Center at 5 p.m. Organizer Malian Lahey encourages gardeners and farmers to “bring your home-grown produce for the produce swap table. Drop off something and pick up something yummy that your neighbor is growing!”
      Mina will talk about his recent trip to Washington D.C. for the National Farmer’s Union Fly-In event.

      Rep. Richard Creagan will also answer questions from attendees.

      For more information, email Malian Lahey at malian@kauspecialtycoffee.com.

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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

Summer Fun kept Ocean View keiki busy with excursions and activities. Photos from Teresa Anderson

GRASSROOTS INSTITUTE OF HAWAI`I is calling for tax reform following a study by the financial site Wallet Hub concluding that Hawai`i has the second most unfair tax system in the country. According to the study, Hawai`i trails only Washington in the gap between what citizens consider a fair tax structure and the reality of the state system. In addition, the Aloha State ranked third among states where the middle class (defined as the 40-60 percent income quintile) is overtaxed and was little better about overtaxing the poor. Hawai`i ranked fourth in states that overtax the lowest 20 percent of income earners.


Wallet Hub ranked Hawai`i's tax system as second least fair in the nation.
 Wallet Hub map from Grassoots Institute of Hawai`i

      The survey found that the majority of Americans, regardless of political outlook, believe that higher income households should be taxed at a higher rate than lower earners. Those states that most conform to this model were rated more fair, while those where the tax burden was heavier on middle and lower income householders were rated as unfair. The Wallet Hub survey also noted that Hawai`i is especially dependent on sales and excise taxes – the state ranked seventh in its reliance on revenues from this source.
      “This survey is only confirming what too many of us realize every day,” said Keli`i Akina, President of the Grassroot Institute of Hawai`i. “Hawai`i’s tax system is badly in need of reform that stimulates the economy and reduces the burden on middle class and working households. This isn’t a question of partisanship or politics – the system is faulty no matter what your perspective. If Hawai`i’s policy makers want to help our working families in a substantial and effective way, they should seek out reforms that provide real, measurable tax relief.”

Sen. Brian Schatz

U.S. SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ, A MEMBER of the Senate Climate Action Task Force, commended President Barack Obama and leaders from around the world on new commitments to combating climate change. President Barack Obama yesterday addressed the United Nations Climate Summit and announced a new executive order that will require federal agencies to consider climate change in the design of all international development programs and investments. 


      “With more than 120 world leaders committing to fighting climate change today, and hundreds of thousands marching for action over the weekend, our calls to act on the global threat of climate change cannot be ignored,” Schatz said, “Today’s commitments from President Obama and leaders from around the world are an important step forward, but more needs to be done. America has a chance to lead the fight against climate change. If we act now, cut carbon pollution and move to a clean energy economy, we can create opportunities for a better world for our families, our children, and future generations.”


      Earlier this year, Schatz led 31 of his Senate colleagues in a rare all-night session of the Senate to urge action on climate change.

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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

IN AN EFFORT TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE oversight and accountability of the nation’s intelligence community, Ka`u’s U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has joined Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon, in spearheading a bipartisan, bicameral effort to strengthen the government’s privacy protection board. The legislation gives the oversight board greater ability to carry out its function of balancing the government’s national security and counterterrorism activities with the need to protect the privacy rights of law-abiding Americans. 

      The Strengthening Privacy, Oversight, and Transparency Act, or SPOT Act, expands the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s authority to play a watchdog role over surveillance conducted for purposes beyond counterterrorism. It also allows the PCLOB to issue subpoenas without having to wait for the Justice Department to issue them, and makes the board members full-time positions.


      “The American people should not be forced to choose between safety and security, or freedom, privacy and civil liberties. Recent revelations of actions within the intelligence community show that these basic principles upon which our country was founded have been violated in the name of security. We have a responsibility to the people we serve to make sure that this is not allowed to occur, which is what this legislation seeks to do.
      The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is an independent body that was expanded in 2007 as part of Congress’ measures to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. The commission called for an executive branch board that would ensure that government efforts to protect American security also protect Americans’ privacy and civil liberties. More recently, a number of outside experts, including the President’s own surveillance Review Group, have recommended that the Board’s mandate and authorities be expanded and clarified.

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Kahuku Summer Fun participants enjoyed arts and crafts projects and journaling.
Photos from Teresa Anderson 

OCEAN VIEW STUDENTS, NOW BACK IN SCHOOL, kept busy during Kahuku Summer Fun. Participants enjoyed excursions to Punalu`u Black Sand Beach, Kahalu`u Beach and Kona Aquatics Center. During the first trip to Punalu`u, representatives from Three Mountain Alliance, state Division of Forestry & Wildlife and Hawai`i wildlife Fund lead a mauka to makai talk story and mini beach cleanup. Then it was swim time.
      Many visitors gave presentations on important subjects. A Ka`u public health nurse taught proper hand washing and the importance of nutritious foods and proper food portions. A healthy snack of oranges and grapes provided by Queen Lili`uokalani Children’s Center followed.
      Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai`i taught about dangers of smoking.
      A representative from University of Hawai`i at Hilo discussed STEAM curricula, which includes science, technology, engineering, art and math. Students learned about marine biology, how data is collected, importance of coral reefs and dangers of overfishing.
      Recycle Hawai`i taught about the importance of recycling and how to do backyard composting to feed gardens and plants.
      Kahuku ahupua`a and Hawaiian culture were topics of visiting kupuna.
      Hawai`i Electric Light Co. sent someone to teach about clean energy, including wind, solar, hydro and geothermal. Participants made boats driven by solar power.
      More fun came with soap making, other arts and crafts and journaling. Home Depot donated race car and herb pot craft kits along with aprons, pins and certificates.

      Kahuku Park is looking for coaches for T-ball and Coach Pitch. Call Teresa at 929-9113.

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IN SPORTS, KA`U HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS travels to Kamehameha today at 6 p.m. On Friday, they travel to Kohala.
      The Trojans’ eight-man football team hosts Kamehameha Friday at 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR KA`U fifth-grade girls to register for GEMS – Girls Exploring Math & Science – workshops set for Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa at Keauhou. Registration forms are available at public and private schools.

Drop-off for Ka`u Chamber of Commerce
entries is Friday and Saturday.

      For more information, to sponsor a girl or to request a registration packet, contact Laurel Gregory at 969-8833 or lgregory@hawaii.edu.

PACIFIC ISLANDS ARTS & CRAFTS SALE & yART Sale is Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. The fundraiser includes arts, ceramics, new and slightly used tools, household goods and collectables.

OKTOBERFEST AT KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S Lava Lounge in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Friday at 4 p.m. features German food, beer and music. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. 

      For more information, call 967-8356 or 967-8365.

NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY IS SATURDAY. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park waives entry fees to celebrate.

BOTANIST TIM TUNISON LEADS an exploration of a pristine, species-rich old-growth rain forest Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meeting point is Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
      Call 967-8222 to sign up.

ARTISTS ENTERING KA`U CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S Art Show can register Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at CU Hawai`i Na`alehu Branch. Next week, Ka`u residents vote for art to grace the cover of The Directory 2015.
      For more information, call Dallas at 516-662-8789.

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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014

Ka`u High Trojans eight-man football team hosts Kamehameha Friday for Senior Night. Photo by Taylor's Treasures Photography

CHAIN OF CRATERS ROAD WILL REOPEN as an emergency route for Puna residents. The National Park Service announced that it will work with the state and county to construct the route to assist residents of lower Puna, whose access to the rest of the island would be cut off if lava covers Hwy 130.

      “For the past several weeks, we have been putting all of our efforts into getting approval for an alternate route that can be used during this devastating emergency,” said Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando.

Chain of Craters Road will be rebuilt for access by Puna residents threatened with
closure of Hwy 130 by a lava flow. Map from NPS

      Scientists at USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory estimated on Sept. 19 that based on the flow’s location and rate of advancement at that time, lava from Kilauea Volcano’s Pu`u `O`o vent could reach Hwy 130 in 21 days, but noted as of Sept. 22, the lava flow advance rate has slowed.
      The route, mostly within Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, would provide emergency access for the community and would not be open for visitor use. Nearly eight miles of the coastal section of Chain of Craters Road is buried beneath rough, hardened lava, and 5.4 miles is within the national park.
      The open section of Chain of Craters Road spans 19 miles from the summit of Kilauea to sea level within the park. Opened in 1965, the road has been blocked by lava for 37 of its 49-year existence.
      To protect park resources, the emergency route will follow the old lava-covered road alignment as much as practicable.
      Questions remain about how to get road-building equipment to the site. The steepness of the grade at Holei Pali inside the park may limit access by trucks carrying heavy equipment. The Kalapana side, which is outside of the park, is presumably more accessible.
      “The NPS is deeply concerned about this potential disaster to our community, our friends, families, employees and volunteers,” Orlando said. “We have been working diligently with our partners to find an acceptable solution in accordance with federal law.”

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A SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION is in effect to include repair, restorations, rebuilding or reestablishment of Chain of Craters Road for use as an alternate emergency route should the June 27th lava flow cross Hwy 130 near Pahoa and isolate communities in lower Puna from the rest of Hawai`i County. Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed the proclamation yesterday.

Satellite image shows status of lava through threatening Pahoa.
Image from USGS/HVO

      “Even though the lava flow appears to have slowed to a halt for the time being, the state and Hawai`i County are prepared and moving forward together with contingency plans in the event the lava does progress farther,” Abercrombie said.
      The proclamation, supplemental to the emergency proclamation signed on Sept. 5, also extends the disaster emergency relief period through Dec. 1, 2014.
 The original proclamation suspended certain laws as needed for emergency purposes, including state restrictions on reestablishing abandoned roads that may be used should lava cross Hwy 130. It also activated the Major Disaster Fund set aside by the state Legislature for disaster relief and facilitates access to emergency resources at state and federal levels.

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ALTHOUGH THE FRONT OF THE JUNE 27TH lava flow has stalled over the past few days, the flow remains active with surface breakouts immediately behind the front, reported scientists at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. These breakouts have expanded the margin of the flow several hundred yards toward the north. Breakouts are also active closer to Pu`u `O`o, and lava has been filling another ground crack over the past few days.

Jeff Davis

James "Duke" Aiona

      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov.

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HAWAI`I’S GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES gave listeners a glimpse of their priorities in their opening remarks at last night’s debate on Hawai`i Public Radio. 

      Democratic candidate David Ige, first to speak, said, “I truly understand the challenge of living and working and raising a family here in Hawai`i. We must create better jobs so that our young people have a future and can choose to live and work in Hawai`i. It all begins with public education. It’s about empowering schools so that our children can have the best opportunities that they deserve.”
      Republican James “Duke” Aiona said the rallying cry he hears from voters is, “It’s time to take Hawai`i in a new direction. I hear from our residents that they’re tired of having the highest cost of living. … I hear from business people that they’re tired of being stifled. … I hear from our students and teachers that they’re frustrated with the way public education is being administered and governed. David Ige, my opponent, has been a part of this system for thirty years.”

Mufi Hannemann

David Ige

      Independent Mufi Hannemann said, “This is all about trying to break through the partisan gridlock that has gripped this country and this state for far too long. … This is all about putting the people first; this is all about putting Hawai`i first. Let party politics and party platforms take secondary precedence, because it’s all about the people. Issues that have continued through the years remain unresolved, and that’s because we haven’t been able to harness the best of both sides. We need business and labor together; a collaborative leadership style that’s been conspicuously missing throughout the state of Hawai`i.
      Libertarian Jeff Davis discussed his reason for running for governor. “I think a lot of it has to do with what my esteemed colleagues have mentioned, that it’s more of the same. … The status quo that we have been up against here for decade after decade, even the folks engaged in it would have to agree that that’s got to change, and I would have to say that I am your best chance for change.

A Puna man lost his life in the waters off Punalu`u Black Sand Beach Sunday.
Photo by Lee Neal

      To hear the entire hour-long debate moderated by HPR political reporter Wayne Yoshioka, go to hpr2.org/post/gubernatorial-debate-sept-22-2014-full-audio.

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A 53-YEAR-OLD PUNA MAN DIED SUNDAY in waters off Punalu`u Black Sand Beach.
      Ka`u patrol officers responded to a 12:08 p.m. call Sunday reporting a possible drowning. When they arrived, they learned that Reginald Awaa, of Mountain View, had been diving with family when he became distressed. He was pulled from the water, and Fire Department took him to Ka`u Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:35 p.m.
      The case has been classified as a coroner’s inquest. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.

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TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR for several hours on Sunday afternoon caused the closure of Hwy 11 at Kawa. The downpour also filled gulches mauka of the highway and caused rushing water to create a river along stretches of Ka`alaiki Road, which connects Na`alehu and Pahala above the highway.

Ka`ala`iki Road became a river during Sunday's downpours.
Video by Ipolani Reyes

PAUL OKUBO, A SEISMOLOGIST WITH USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, presents an overview of damaging earthquakes in Hawai`i, including current theories on where and why they occur and what to do when they happen, today at 7 p.m. at After Dark in the Park.
      The free program takes place at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Donations of $2 support After Dark programs. Park entrance fees apply.

KEIKO MERCADO DEMONSTRATES HOW `OHE (bamboo) are carved into designs and how they are used tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center lanai in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Samples and hands-on opportunities will be available. Free; park entrance fees apply.

THE LOCAL AREA TEAM FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD hosts guest speaker Alex Nsengimana, from Rwanda, at Ocean View Evangelical Community Church Friday at 11:30 a.m. “We will inform local people about how they can participate in helping needy children in other countries with the gift of a simple shoebox filled with gifts, hygiene items, and school supplies,” said OCC area coordinator Cindy Eilerman.

      Nsengimana’s main purpose will be to help generate more shoeboxes to further the mission to help children around the world.
      A luncheon will follow, along with distribution of materials and OCC logo shoeboxes.
      To register or reserve shoeboxes, call Eilerman at 301-707-2328.
      More information about Nsengimana can be found at samaritanspurse.org/Alex.

SENIOR NIGHT IS FRIDAY AT KA`U HIGH SCHOOL’S eight-man football home game against Kamehameha. The team is on the road the next two weekends, traveling to Pahoa Saturday, Oct. 4 and Kohala Saturday, Oct 11.

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