Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, April 18, 2015

Cathloic Youth Day came back to Pahala yesterday and today after a decade of other locales around the island. Parish youth from
 throughout Hawai`i county joined in for an overnight stay, community service, celebration, education and praise.
Photo by Julia Neal    

COUNTY CREDIT CARDS are coming under media scrutiny for more than use by the mayor's office. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser requested and received the history of the county credit card used by the head of the the county water department. The newspaper reported this morning that "The manager for Hawai`i County's Department of Water Supply billed the county more than $7,000 for post-meeting lunches with board members over two years, raising concerns that Hawai`i island taxpayers have been picking up the tab to have public issues discussed in private."

Quirino Antonio

     "A department spokes­woman said no official business was discussed during the lunch meetings, which have been held at public expense because the department 'is appreciative of the service and value the Water Board members provide as volunteers with substantial responsibilities,'" the Advertiser story reported.
      The Advertiser story stated that "Quirino Antonio, the Department of Water Supply's manager and chief engineer, regularly used his county-issued purchasing card — or pCard — to buy lunch for the Water Supply Department's nine board members and staff primarily at the Hilo Yacht Club and Kona's Bite Me Fish Market following monthly board meetings. Antonio is also in charge of overseeing the Department of Water Supply's pCard expenditures, according to the State Procurement Office."
     The Advertiser review of pCard receipts from the county Department of Water Supply showed $7,366.03 in expenditures described as "Water Board Meeting," "Water Board Luncheon Meeting in Kona" and "Water Board Luncheon" from January 2013 through January 2015. The newspaper pointed out that "luncheons were not announced to the public, even though the Water Board describes them as meetings."
     According to the Advertiser, the average bill cost the county $294.64 with lunch bills at the Hilo Yacht Club averaging $339.35. The most expensive charge on the county water chief's pCard "was the $921.87 lunch bill at the Hilo Yacht Club following the Department of Water Supply's meeting on Dec. 13, 2013. His pCard records list only eight people who attended the lunch. But Kanani Aton, the department's spokes­woman, who is listed as one of the eight people in attendance, wrote in an email that the lunch honored 'employees of the quarter, retirees, and outgoing board members with a buffet style meal.'
     "Asked to explain the discrepancy, Aton wrote in a subsequent email that a problem with the spreadsheet of Water Supply pCard expenditures cut off other names," reported the Advertiser.
     The story quotes Dan Mollway, former executive director of the state ethics commission, saying such purchases raise concerns over whether Water Supply board members discussed board matters in violation of Hawai`i's sunshine law. Mollway also questioned the propriety of the department head with the pCard monitoring pCard use, particularly since Antonio made most of the expenditures.
     "The rule should be that someone else should oversee it to avoid temptation or overuse," Mollway told the Advertiser.
      The water department spokesperson told the Advertiser that liquor was never purchased and board matters were not discussed at the county funded lunches. She also attempted to justify buying lunches. "Some members have to travel substantial distances, involving hours worth of travel times (to and from) in addition to the board meeting duration," Aton wrote to the newspaper.
     Several news services around the state are asking local government officials for records of pCard use, the interest coming after West Hawai`i Today reported on non-county expenditures by Mayor Billy Kenoi on his pCard, for which he has reimbursed the county. See more at www.staradvertiser.com.
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Earth Matters Farm will be the site of a soils day on May 3 and a talk by Hawai`i Farmers Union United Preisdent Vicne Mina on May 23.
Photo from Earth Matters

KA`U FARMERS UNION UNITED meeting today featured State Rep. Richard Creagan who gave an update on the activity at the 2015 Hawai`i State Legislature. During the meeting held at Gilligan's Cafe in Discovery Harbour, Creagan  said a cottage industry bill, which would allow producers to use their home kitchens instead of a certified kitchens, looks like it will pass. The bill limits the amount of sales that could be received for products made in home kitchens.
     A bill concerning medical marijuana dispensaries may make it easier for Ka`u residents to fill medical marijuana prescriptions. Creagan said this bill too may pass.
    Creagan, who also serves as vice president of Ka`u Farmers Union United, also said that he sees agriculture as a rainbow that includes all the people who produce, from those who just have one fruit tree, to those with backyard home gardens and those with farms and ranches in the full spectrum. He said farmers markets can better integrate agriculture from the smallest to largest producers.
     Ka`u Farmers Union United president Greg Smith mentioned several upcoming events. The Farmers Union will sponsor a booth at the Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaulea on Saturday, May 2, promoting memberships and locally produced food products. Volunteers can call him to help. On Sunday, May 3 there will be a soils day at Earth Matters farm at South Point and Kamaoa Roads. Topics will include how to create healthy soil and saving seeds. On Saturday, May 23, Earth Matters hosts a potluck at 11 a.m. following a meeting at 10 a.m. when Vince Mina, the statewide Farmers Union United president will speak. Call 939-7510.
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KA`U DRAFT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPEAK-OUTS continue Sunday in Pahala and Discovery Harbour. Ka`u residents can view visual displays about the CDP, discuss strategies with people familiar with it and provide feedback at Pahala Community Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Discovery Harbour Community Center.

Hawaiian cultural practitioners have been staging gatherings on Mauna Kea in
 the face of approved construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Photo from Protect Mauna Kea

CONSTRUCTION ON THE THIRTY METER TELESCOPE on top of Mauna Kea will be delayed further, according to a statement from Gov. David Ige this morning. He said that "leadership informed me that constructin will continue to be postponed." He also stated that it is his understanding that sponsors of "TMT followed an almost seven-year planning and permitting process, which included public hearings and community input. Following this process, project permits were issued. The TMT team is legally entitled to use its discretion to proceed with construction." The governor said, "I understand that not everyone will agree with this and recognize and respect their right to appeal through the court system.
     "We have used this time to listen and learn about Maunakea from various stakeholders. I learned about other issues that need our attention to create and implement a better plan for the stewardship of Maunakea. This may include: Decommissioning and removing older telescopes and facilities to restore the summit; reducing the level of activity on the summit; and integrating culture and science."
     Ige said that his administration will work with University of Hawai‘i, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the community "to actively pursue these outcomes."

     The delay came after protesters set up camp on Mauna Kea and attempted to block construction vehicles, with some arrests made. Protesters contend that the mountain is sacred and being desecrated by continued development of astronomy facilities.  To comment on or like this story, go to facebook.com/kaucalendar.

TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARK WEEK, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park waives entry fees through Sunday, and Kilauea Military Camp offers an open house where everyone can utilize any of its facilities and services to experience how KMC supports America’s troops.

AN INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBIT OPENS TOMORROW at Volcano Art Center's Niaulani campus. with seven artists. Opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. with a performance by dancer Shizuno Nasu and Rhiannon. Artists are Susumu Sakaguchi, Kenji Misawa, Ken Charon, Sonja Henrixson, Shingo Honda, Ryosaku Miyasaka and Stephen Freedman. The exhibit runs through May 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays.

Banners from parishes around the island were displayed at
Catholic Youth Day in Pahala. 

CATHOLIC YOUTH DAY came to Pahala yesterday and today with teen boys and girls offering community service, and experiencing education, organization and celebration. The events were held at Holy Rosary Church and Pahala Plantation House with accommodations at Pahala Plantation Cottages and the Old Pahala Clubhouse. The youth groups marched though the village with banners and slogans like Don't Be Afraid. They visited long term residents of Ka`u Hospital and the medical staff.  Parishes included St. Theresa, St. Joseph, Holy Rosary, Immaculate Heart and others.

   Representatives of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry came from Honolulu with their vision to help young people by "encouraging full, active, and responsible participation in the life and mission of the Church." OYYAM provides leaership training and community building skills, education and retreats and opportunities to participate in World Youth Day.

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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, April 17, 2015

New efforts are under way to complete legal contracts and renovation of Ka`u's old sugar plantation water system.
Photo from state Department of Agriculture

KA`U AGRICULTURAL WATER COOPERATIVE DISTRICT elected new officers yesterday evening and learned of new efforts to complete legal contracts and renovation of the old sugar plantation water system between Kapapala Ranch, Wood Valley, the stretch between Pahala and Na`alehu and into Wai`ohinu. Government contracts and approvals are necessary since all water, under Hawai`i law, belongs to all the people of Hawai`i. Ka`u farmers and ranchers have been meeting for a decade toward this goal.

     John Cross, who was re-elected President of the Ka`u Ag Water Cooperative District, said the purpose of the cooperative is to restore and ensure that the water is shared, not stolen from the old plantation system. In addition to Cross, who works for Edmund C. Olson Trust and helped develop Ka`u Coffee Mill, new officers are treasurer Kapapala rancher Lani Cran; secretary Jeremy Buhr, who seeks ag water for the Green Sands community; and vice president Ron Self, who is an attorney and farmer representing Wood Valley Water Cooperative.

Water tunnels and water rights between Kapapala and Wai`ohinu.
Illustration of KAWCD

     The water, coming from old horizontal shafts dug into the side of Mauna Loa volcano more than a century ago, will be used for agriculture, all agreements promise. The cooperative is seeking a memorandum of agreement with the state Agribusiness Development Corp., which seeks an agreement with the state Water Commission under the state Department of Land & Natural Resources.
     The Agribusiness Development Corp., in turn, is expected to sign an agreement for the cooperative to manage water distribution.

      Reporting to the cooperative will be representatives for each major water source with their own cooperative or other entity, formed by agriculturalists to manage water use and distribution systems. 

      State Department of Agriculture chair Scott Enright called into the meeting and said that surveys of some of the water systems have been accepted by DLNR and that he will work on finalizing memoranda of agreement. Ka`u’s County Council member Maile David also called in to listen to the meeting and said she wants to help the farmers and ranchers with their need for ag water.
      Also attending was Melanie Bondera, representing The Kohala Center, which is offering grant-funded sessions on conflict resolution to help prevent any future problems between water users, the groups and government agencies. She said there is also funding to help organization of cooperatives for each management area, though some groups might form a different type of organization, like limited liability corporations. It is up to each management area group to decide what type of organization to form, Bondera noted.
      The meeting was attending by numerous other ag stakeholders in Ka`u, including Bonnie Schoneberg, of Royal Hawaiian Orchards; Tyler Johansen, a rancher and representative of Royal Ka`u Coffee & Tea, LLC; Jeff McCall, a farmer and Ka`u farmland owner; Joel LaPinta, who represents Lehman Brothers Holdings and its 5,300 acres, including Moa`ula and Pear Tree coffee lands; rancher Steve Baczkiewicz; coffee farmer Brenda Domondon; Malian Lahey, of Ka`u Specialty Coffee; and Bill Savage, who advocates for Ha`ao Ag Water Co-op.
      It was the first meeting of the Ka`u Ag Water Cooperative District since February 2014. Cross described it as very productive.
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Ka`u CDP speak-outs Sunday feature posters explaining what the plan calls
for and how to implement those items.

KA`U DRAFT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPEAK-OUTS continue Sunday. Ka`u residents can view visual displays about the CDP, discuss strategies with people familiar with it and provide feedback at Pahala Community Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Discovery Harbour Community Center. 

      One subject covered in the Ka`u CDP is expansion of parks and recreation facilities. It prioritizes the Kahuku Park Community/Senior Center, Gym and Shelter, swimming pools in Na`alehu and Ocean View and skate and ATV parks. The plan recommends that a Ka`u “Friends of the Park” group collaborate with the county Department of Parks & Recreation to develop and manage skate parks and an ATV track/course.
      The plan is available for public review at local libraries and community centers and online at kaucdp.info. Also at the website are speak-out posters and handouts. Just like the speak-out stations, they are arranged by place – Pahala/Wood Valley, Na`alehu/Wai`ohinu/Green Sands, Discovery Harbour/Mark Twain/South Point, Ocean View, Coastal Areas/Punalu`u, Agricultural Lands and Mauka Forests.

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Mauna Kea: Under Siege examines the controversy over telescopes
on the mountain. Photo from `Oiwi TV

MAUNA KEA: TEMPLE UNDER SIEGE is the title of a documentary produced by Na Maka o ka `Aina that explores varying viewpoint regarding telescope development on Mauna Kea, where protesters continue to express their views during a moratorium on construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.

      “Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people,” the producers said. 

      For five years, producers captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea’s summit environment, the richly varied ecosystems that extend from sea level to alpine zone, the legends and stories that reveal the mountain’s geologic and cultural history and the political turbulence surrounding efforts to protect what producers referred to as the most significant temple in the islands, the mountain itself.
      Many speakers on the program are not identified. Here are some comments by Hawaiians:
      “Mauna Kea’s the first-born to us. That’s where our roots start. That’s where our island begins. … That mountain is the first for everything we have.”
      “Pristine conditions on Mauna Kea’s summit have drawn astronomers from throughout the world to build telescopes on our temple.”
      “Great science; wrong mountain. Go someplace else.”
      “They (astronomers) look to the stars while trampling everything at their feet.”
      Kealoha Pisciotta said, “What our ancestors knew, we are still learning today, and so we want these sites to be protected.”
      Manu Alili Meyer said the controversy “is a perfect example of a clash of cosmologies.”       

      The 50-minute program is available at http://oiwi.tv/oiwitv/mauna-kea-temple-under-siege/.
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Native Kamehameha butterfly on `ama`u fern.
Photo from NPS

NEARLY 100 VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help with the upcoming BioBlitz and Biodiversity & Cultural Festival at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on May 15 and 16. Themed I ka nana no a `ike (“By observing, one learns”), the BioBlitz is a celebration of biodiversity and Hawaiian culture. It will bring together more than 150 leading scientists and traditional Hawaiian cultural practitioners, more than 750 students and thousands of visitors and residents. Together, they will be dispatched across the park’s 333,086 acres to explore and document the biodiversity that thrives in recent lava flows and native rain forests of Kilauea volcano. 

      Volunteers are needed to make the two-day event a success and are encouraged to sign up for one or both days by May 1. Many volunteer opportunities are available, including festival assistants, set-up and break-down, and data entry. Opportunities that require park knowledge and a bit of training include inventory site managers and assistants and school liaisons to greet arriving school buses. Traffic directors are also needed and require four hours of advance training provided by the park.
      “It’s always great to be part of something spectacular and fun,” said volunteer coordinator Kupono McDaniel. Lunch will be provided, and every volunteer will earn an exclusive Dietrich Varez-designed T-shirt to commemorate their participation, he said.
       For more information, contact McDaniel at 985-6015, or email kupono_mcdaniel@nps.gov.
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JACKPOT HUNTING TOURNAMENT is tomorrow from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Pahala. Cash prizes go to biggest boar, sow and laho`ole and longest tusk.

      For more information, call Cameron at 808-646-1316.

HAWAI`I FARMERS UNION UNITED meets tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Gilligan’s Cafe in Discovery Harbour. President Greg Smith encourages new members to attend.
      For more information, email gailandgreg@mac.com.

KAUAHA`AO CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH in Wai`ohinu holds a fundraising bazaar tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
      For more information, call Walter Wong Yuen evenings at 928-8039.

LAWFUL HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT will hold education classes tomorrow from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Pahala Clubhouse on Maile Street. 

      For more information, call Aloha Lani Cermelj at 896-9201 or Anna Cariaga 928-8909. 

VOLCANO ART CENTER’S SPRING JAZZ SERIES continues on tomorrow with Keahi Conjugacion and the VAC Jazz Ensemble.
      A matinee begins at 4:30 p.m., with an evening performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the matinee are $15 for VAC members ($18 non-members) and for the evening show are $18 for VAC members ($20 non-members).
      Purchase tickets at volcanoartcenter.org.

TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARK WEEK, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park waives entry fees tomorrow and Sunday, and Kilauea Military Camp offers an open house where everyone can utilize any of its facilities and services to experience how KMC supports America’s troops.

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

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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, April 16, 2015

Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park opens National Park Week with free entry Saturday and Sunday. Photo by Peter Anderson

HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL’S COMMITTEE on Human Services and Social Services approved distribution of $1.5 million to county nonprofit agencies Tuesday. The committee received 137 eligible applications requesting more than $5.5 million. Last year, 103 organizations requested slightly more, while the budgeted amount was the same.

Maile David

      Ka`u Council member Maile David, who chairs the committee, said, “Although amounts requested by organizations far exceeded recommended award amounts, all applicants expressed their understanding and conveyed their determination to continue providing services to supplement the needs of our island communities and increasing population.
      Ka`u nonprofits receiving funds include Boys & Girls Club, $10,000 for Out-of-School Fitness for Life in Pahala; Ho`omalu Ka`u, $3,000 for a native dry-land plants workshop; Ka`u Rural Health Community Association, $25,000 for Ka`u Rural Health Academy; and `O Ka`u Kakou, $20,000 to be divided equally among its Family Fun Fest, Ka`u Coffee Trail Race and `Ohana Day, Ka`u Sanitation Program and Keiki Fishing Tournament at Punalu`u.
      Except for Boys & Girls Club, these organizations did not receive grants from this funding source in the past two years.
      Other nonprofits with a presence in Ka`u include Bay Clinic, which received $35,000 for its mobile health unit; Big Brothers Big Sisters, $7,000 for one-to-one mentoring; The Food Basket, $20,000 ensuring capacity for East and West Hawai`i; Hawai`i County Economic Opportunity Council, $20,000 for drop-out prevention program and $35,000 for its transportation program; Hawai`i Meth Project, $5,000 for meth prevention youth outreach; and Hui Malama Ola Na `Oiwi, $3,000 for 15th annual Ladies Night Out, $10,000 for its cancer program and $35,000 for Kokua Hali Health transportation.
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SOME FACEBOOK AND OTHER ONLINE comments on media reports are calling for public reporting of county credit card use by all four county mayors in Hawai`i. This follows the focus on Hawai`i County Mayor Billy Kenoi’s use of the card and his reimbursement history, which is being published by media outlets after Nancy Cook Lauer, of West Hawai`i Today, reported that Kenoi used his card for personal charges.
      Cook Lauer today reported that comparison of campaign spending reports with county credit card statements showed that Kenoi “has mixed political activity with his county business at least twice since taking office.” One charge was for a meeting with a market research and political polling firm. Another involved hosting a campaign fundraiser on the same day that he was in Honolulu for government-related meetings and a press conference.
      According to Cook Lauer, Kenoi spokesman Peter Boylan said in an email response to questions, “Due to the ongoing inquiries, we are not going to comment further on this matter.”

      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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Sen. Brian Schatz

THE U.S. SENATE HAS PASSED Sen. Brian Schatz’s motion to instruct budget conferees to include in their final report language affirming the need for legislation to ensure that all legally married same-sex spouses have equal access to Social Security and veterans’ benefits they have earned. The motion passed by voice vote.
      Speaking on the Senate floor prior to the vote, Schatz said, “Imagine a veteran who served his country for decades, fighting for equality and freedom around the world. He gets married in a state that allows gay marriage. If he is permanently disabled from his service, his spouse is eligible for veteran spousal benefits.
      “They have earned these benefits.

 But if they move – if they drive over the border from Florida into Georgia, for example, they lose those benefits.

 The same scenario applies to our seniors and their right to Social Security spousal benefits. 


      “Why does this happen? Simply because the federal right to these benefits happens to be defined in law with respect to the state of residence, rather than the state of celebration of the marriage.

 In other words, eligibility for these benefits is based on where you live, not where you got married.

 So, we have one federal right and two unequal outcomes based on the person’s residence.
      “This is the definition of unequal treatment under the law.

 No one is denying that Americans earn their Social Security and veteran’s benefits regardless of whether they are gay or straight. …
      “This is not an ideological proposal. This is about treating veterans, disabled Americans and our seniors equally – no matter where they live or what their sexual orientation may be.”
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Sen. Mazie Hirono

TODAY, SEN. MAZIE HIRONO CO-INTRODUCED the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, a measure that would strengthen Social Security for generations to come and improves benefits for all Americans by restoring fairness to Social Security contributions. By ensuring those at the very top of the income ladder pay into Social Security at the same rate as most Americans, this legislation would extend the system’s solvency at a time when nearly two-thirds of retirees rely on Social Security for a majority of their income. The legislation also restores accuracy to the cost-of-living adjustment formula and ensures that benefits of all retirees keep pace with inflation. 

      According to Hirono, currently, most Americans contribute 6.2 percent of every paycheck they earn to Social Security, while a corporate lawyer earning $400,000 pays an annual rate of just 1.71 percent and a CEO earning $2 million pays an annual rate of just .003 percent.
      “Social Security is one of the cornerstones for the middle class, and literally a lifeline for millions of seniors,” Hirono said. “But right now, those at the very top of the income ladder pay a lower share of their income into Social Security than the rest of Americans. That’s not fair for middle class families in Hawai`i or anywhere else. Our proposal would make sure all workers pay the same rate and would improve benefits for seniors.”

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KA`U AGRICULTURAL WATER COOPERATIVE DISTRICT meets today at 4 p.m. at Royal Hawaiian Orchards field office in Pahala.
      For more information, call Jeff McCall at 937-1056.

VOLCANO ART CENTER presents Ka Hana Kapa this evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at its Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. The film documents the history of kapa in Hawai`i and follows the complex process of kapa making.
     A forum with kapa artists from Volcano follows the screening.
     The event is free, and donations are appreciated.

Greg Smith is president of Ka`u Farmers Union United. Photo by Ron Johnson

JACKPOT HUNTING TOURNAMENT is Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Pahala. Cash prizes go to biggest boar, sow and laho`ole and longest tusk. For more information, call Cameron at 808-646-1316 

HAWAI`I FARMERS UNION UNITED meets Saturday at 9 a.m. at Gilligan’s Cafe in Discovery Harbour. President Greg Smith encourages new members to attend.
      For more information, email gailandgreg@mac.com.

VOLCANO ART CENTER’S SPRING JAZZ SERIES continues on Saturday with Keahi Conjugacion and the VAC Jazz Ensemble.
      Two shows are offered, with a matinee at 4:30 p.m. and an evening performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the matinee are $15 for VAC members ($18 non-members) and for the evening show are $18 for VAC members ($20 non-members).
      Purchase tickets at volcanoartcenter.org.

TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PARK WEEK, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park waives entry fees Saturday and Sunday, and Kilauea Military Camp offers an open house where everyone can utilize any of its facilities and services to experience how KMC supports America’s troops.

KAUAHA`AO CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH in Wai`ohinu holds a fundraising bazaar Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

      For more information, call Walter Wong Yuen evenings at 928-8039. 

KA`U DRAFT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPEAK-OUTS continue Sunday. Ka`u residents can view visual displays about the CDP, discuss strategies with people familiar with it and provide feedback at Pahala Community Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Discovery Harbour Community Center.

      The plan is available for public review at local libraries and community centers and online at kaucdp.info.

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

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

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