Ka`u News Briefs Saturday, May 9, 2015

The U.S. Geological Survey registered a 4.5 magnitude earthquake this morning with aftershocks.
Image from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

A MAGNITUDE 4.5 EARTHQUAKE centered five miles north of Na`alehu rattled the island this morning. The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory registered the temblor at 2:18 a.m. at a depth of 6 miles. According to Wes Thelen, HVO's Seismic Network Manager, the depth, location, and recorded seismic waves of today’s earthquake suggest a source on the large fault plane between the old ocean floor and overlying volcanic crust, a common source for earthquakes in this area.
      A map showing its location is posted on the HVO website at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/seismic/volcweb/earthquakes/.
      The earthquake was widely felt on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The USGS Did you feel it? Web site (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/dyfi/) received over 70 felt reports within an hour of the earthquake. Light shaking (Intensity IV) has been reported across the island. At these shaking intensities, damage to buildings or structures is not expected, HVO reported.
      Three aftershocks (magnitudes 1.6, 1.5, 1.4) of the earthquake were recorded as of 3:30 a.m., HST. Additional aftershocks are possible and could be felt.
     Over the past 30 years, the area north of Nāʻālehu has experienced six earthquakes, including today's event, with magnitudes greater than 4.0 and at depths of 5–13 km (3.1–8.1 mi). This area of Kaʻū is a seismically active region where a magnitude-6.2 earthquake occurred in 1919. Areas adjacent to this morning’s event experienced earthquakes of magnitudes 6.0, 7.1, and 7.9 in 1868.
     According to HVO, the earthquake caused no detectable changes in Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing eruptions, on Mauna Loa, or at other active volcanoes on the Island of Hawaiʻi. A magnitude-3.1 earthquake that occurred in Kīlauea Caldera about one minute before the magnitude-4.5 earthquake was unrelated to the Nāʻālehu event.
     For information on recent earthquakes in Hawai`i and eruption updates, visit the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory website at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov.
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Tutu and Me staff members are required to spend cultural days to learn more
about the community, and recently visited Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

TUTU AND ME, the traveling preschool sponsored by Partners in Development Foundation, has opened enrollment for keiki ages birth through five for the 2015-2016 school year. This follows a successful 2014-2015 program plus volunteer work by staff members in the larger Ka`u community, said Betty Clark, Site Manger for the southern communities of the Hawai`i Island.
     She pointed out that all staff members are required to volunteer in the community. Community contributions have included a beach clean-up, volunteering at Pahala and Na`alehu Elementary Schools, and helping 'O Ka`u Kakou with Senior Bingo.
     Staff members are also required to spend time learning about culture. These kumu a'o days have been spent at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, the Merrie Monarch Festival Craft Fair and a full day learning Hawaiian mele, lau hala weaving and games, sponsored by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka'u and taught by Zachary Bernardi and Allen Stafford.
     The Tutu and Me staff recently led a keiki and family visit to the Kipuka Pua`ulu Bird Park and trail in the National Park.
     To register for Tutu and Me, call Clark at 929-8571. Email her at eclark@pidfoundation.org and see www.pidfoundation.org.
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The interactive map shows the crop when one clicks on a farm, like this Ka`u Coffee
farm near Pahala. Map from Agricultural Baseline Project

THE STATEWIDE AGRICULTURAL BASELINE PROJECT has posted online a draft copy of the agricultural footprint of the islands and is asking for those in the know to comment on farms that may be missing from the interactive maps and to correct any inaccuracies.
     Those interested are able to see types of crops on the areas mapped in Ka`u, from coffee to macadamia, truck crops, mango orchards and biomass tree farms. The map can be enlarged to see specific fields. Click on them and the crop type is revealed.
    The draft will be onine until mide June and the final report and digital layer is expected to be completed by the end of October. Project director is Jeff Melrose.
      Melrose is working with the University of Hawai`i-Hilo Spacial Data Analysis and Visualization Lab. Contact him at jmelrose@hawaii.edu.
    The link to the ag footprint map is  http://geodata.sdal.hilo.hawaii.edu/statewideagbaseline/map.html

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HAWAI`I CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY has released an abridged edition of its new report, contending that pesticides are threatening the health of residents, particularly when used near schools, homes and hospitals. The organization calls for more oversight and public notice of pesticide use and states that pesticides may be damaging to food security, human health and health of the environment. The report is called Pesticides in Paradise: Hawai`'s Health & Environment at Risk. Hawai`i Center for Food Safety also takes up the GMO issue and contends that GMO agriculture uses more pesticides than other ag and therefore puts the public at higher risk.

     Hawai`i Crop Improvement Association executive director Bennette Misalucha, issued a statement saying Center for Food Safety. "is advancing its true mission - using fear and pseudoscience to raise money and perpetuate misinformation."

  Center for Food Safety, in its press release, states that Pesticides in Paradise "delivers a comprehensive review of published scientific and medical research examining the threats pesticides used in Hawai‘i pose to public health, especially the risk to pregnant women and young children. The report also considers the severe impacts of pesticides on Hawai‘i’s ecosystems and the challenges the growing seed industry pose to local food self-sufficiency."

      Focusing on GMO, the statement says that "Alarmingly, the GE (Genetically Engineered) seed industry’s footprint on the Hawaiian Islands (24,700 acres) is 72 percent of the total area planted to food crops other than sugarcane or pineapple (34,400 acres). Since 1987 Hawai‘i has hosted more cumulative field trials (3,243) than any other state. In 2014 alone, 178 different GE field tests were conducted on over 1,381 sites in Hawai’i (vs. only 175 sites in California). Herbicide-resistance was the most frequently tested trait in GE crop field tests in Hawai‘i over the past five years. This means that plants genetically engineered in Hawai‘i, by and large, are engineered to resist greater and greater application of herbicides."
     Ashley Lukens, PhD, Director of Hawai`i Center for Food Safety, said, “We frequently hear that genetic engineering has nothing to do with pesticides, and that pesticides do not have an impact on our environmental and public health, but this comprehensive review tells a very different story."
     The report contends that "one agrochemical company applied 90 different pesticide formulations containing 63 different active ingredients on Kaua‘i from just 2007 to 2012, and sprayed on two-thirds, or 65 percent, of the days of the year. Some of the most dangerous restricted use pesticides on the market are being used year round, including atrazine, chlorpyrifos, and paraquat."

     The full report is expected to be released in June. Download the abridged report and see more at www.centerforfoodsafety.org.

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AGRICULTURE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT in Ka`u are topics of focused discussions today at Na`alehu Community Center. Ka`u Community Development Plan staff members speak with Ka`u residents about ag at 9 a.m. and coastal management at 1 p.m.
According to county planner Ron Whitmore, the purpose of these discussions is to explore specific topics of interest in-depth. "It is an opportunity for community members to expand their understanding of the CDP and the rationale behind particular strategies. It is also an opportunity to provide new information, suggest alternative CDP strategies, and propose additional areas of analysis." He stated that the discussions are "designed to be friendly, fact-driven, and learning-oriented. They are not formal meetings, opportunities to testify, or debates. Participants should come with an open mind and a sincere interest in finding the most effective CDP strategies to achieve the community’s objectives."

The future of Punalu`u, where people gather and hawksbill turtles nest,
is one of of the topics expected to be discussed at this afternoon's meeting on
 coastal management at 1 p.m., Na`alehu Cmmunity Center.
Photo by Dave Berry

     During the morning session about agriculture, the plan is to cover sub-topics like: ag zones and permitted uses, farm land preservation, infrastructure improvements to expand agriculture (eg, water, energy, amendments), and barriers farmers face like land tenure, diversification, and value chain development.
     During the afternoon session about coastal management, sub-topics for discussion are expected to include: shoreline setbacks, public access & trails, South Point management, resort development, and the future of Punaluʻu.
     County planners familiar with these issues will be on hand and equipped with background material and geographic information systems (GIS) to support the discussion and do “on the fly” analysis.
     Participants’ questions, comments, and suggestions will be documented. The CDP Planning Team will use outputs of the discussion to do additional analysis, refine the CDP rationale, and/or recommend CDP revisions, Whitmore stated.
     A similar discussion about potential development in Discovery Harbour is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, May 12, at 10 a.m.. Focused discussions about other topics can also be scheduled. See kaucdp.info or call 961-8137 for more information.

THROUGH THE ARTIST'S' EYE is an invitational exhibition at Volcano Art Center Gallery through May 31, focusing on native plants, animals and minerals found in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
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Ka`u News Briefs Friday, May 8, 2015

Agriculture and coastal management in Ka`u are topics at Ka`u CDP focused discussions tomorrow. Photo by Julia Neal

PROPOSED CHANGES TO AG TAX EXEMPTIONS went into the storage shed Tuesday when Hawai`i County Finance Committee postponed Bill 317. Kohala Council Member Margaret Wille introduced the bill after a task force spent about two years studying tax structures that allow various exemptions depending on how owners use ag land.

Council member Maile David

      Wille said the purpose of the bill was to benefit those who produce by closing tax loopholes and changing “the lax status to actual ag production.” According to Wille, about 10,000 landowners receive ag tax exemptions but do not farm. Her bill called for three-year programs in which owners would have to prove that the land is being farmed, either by receiving income of or losing at least $2,000 per year.
      Ka`u’s County Council member Maile David said she agreed that the county needs to tighten up exemptions for ag use but disagreed with Wille’s bill. “When you create a bill like this that has so many layers of procedures and so many things that require the farmer to do, I’m not sure we are actually helping the farmer or deterring him because of all the paperwork you have to do,” she said.
      David questioned how to determine what bona fide ag is. Council members referred to gentlemen farmers, who, for example, have large parcels and “two sheep” and take ag exemptions. “The problem is separating a farmer that has the resources to go full-on farming and mom-and-pop operations,” David said.
      She also quoted one of her farming constituents saying, “This will do more harm than good for the small ag community.”
      Jeff Melrose, who published the county’s agricultural baseline study, asked the Council to look at implications and choices before making changes to the tax structure. “It’s important to apply tax structure to the goal of food sustainability,” he said. He suggested looking into creating a tax category for local food production.
      Ka`u rancher Kyle Soares said he has spent tens of thousands of dollars on property taxes for 2,500 acres over 20 years. “If you think pasture is worth $420 an acre in property taxes, you’re kidding yourself,” he said. He said he has planned to stop his ranching operation in January 2016.
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NEW FEDERAL OVERSIGHT RULES FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS are proposed and available to view at doi.gov/ohr/notifications. The draft marks the first time that the U.S. government has attempted to set up rules for its responsibility in administration of the 200,000-acre land trust for Hawaiians established in 1921. There are 60 days to comment. 

      The Department of the Interior oversees the state’s involvement in Hawaiian Home Lands under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. The proposed rules cover such situations as analyzing the benefit or loss to Hawaiians when the Hawaiian Homes Commission and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands trades trust lands for other property. Included are requirements that federal laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act and federal land appraisal standards, be followed.
      Congress established the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act to provide land to Hawaiians for farming, ranching and housing for the lease rate of $1 a year. Native Hawaiians have long complained of long waiting lists, with many dying without ever having access to land. In Ka`u, Hawaiian rancher Tommy Kaniho has lobbied for decades for water for ranch lands at Ka Lae to make the lands more useful for ranching, farming and living. In addition to the Ka Lae, South Point, area, Hawaiian Home Lands are located mauka of Punalu`u and within Discovery Harbour where DHHL purchased more than 40 houselots.
      A statement from DOI says the agency “takes our responsibilities for the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust and its beneficiaries seriously” and calls the trust “vital to the health and strength of the Native Hawaiian community and especially to the beneficiaries who live on the lands or are on the waiting list for a homestead lease.”
      Statewide, more than 26,000 Hawaiians are on the waiting lists.

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Stephen Schatz

STEPHEN SCHATZ IS HAWAI`I’S NEW deputy superintendent for the Department of Education.
      Schatz brings 20 years of educational experience to the DOE leadership post. He most recently served as assistant superintendent for the Office of Strategy, Innovation and Performance, overseeing assessment and accountability, data governance and analysis, and policy, innovation, planning and evaluation.
      “I’m passionate about instruction and focused on supporting our leaders to provide equity of opportunity for all students within our system,” Schatz said. “I want to thank the Superintendent and the Board for their trust and look forward to working with our principals and teachers in achieving student success.”
      Schatz joined the Hawai`i public school system at the beginning of the 2002-03 school year as a vice principal at Wai`alua High and Intermediate before becoming principal of Pohakea Elementary in Leeward Oahu in 2004.
Schatz was appointed complex area superintendent for the Honolulu District in February 2009.
      He became assistant superintendent for strategic reform in July 2011.
      Schatz has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master’s degree in education administration from California State University Dominguez Hills.
      Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi said, “Stephen not only brings his educational experience to the position but also his perspective as a parent of two public school children.”
      Schatz fills the vacancy left by Ronn Nozoe, who moved to Washington, D.C., where he is now deputy assistant secretary for policy and programs in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education.
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Mobile slaughter services are coming to Ka`u. Photo from Hawai`i Island Meat

SMALL-SCALE KA`U RANCHERS WHO RAISE livestock will soon have a new option for quality, humane and convenient slaughter services and can learn about this new offering at upcoming workshops in Hilo and Pahala. 

      A mobile slaughter unit capable of processing pigs, sheep, goats and cattle will open for business on the island in early 2016. Hawai`i Island Meat, a cooperative business created in response to the expressed needs of island ranchers for additional local slaughter facilities, will be facilitating two free informational workshops for producers interested in accessing the service.
      The workshops will be held in Hilo from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 at the Komohana Agricultural Research Station, 875 Komohana Street, and in Pahala from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, at Pahala Community Center. 

      Like their counterparts in the continental United States, many meat producers on Hawai`i Island face significant barriers to starting and maintaining their businesses. Despite its abundant ranch lands and ranching operations, the island currently imports 17 percent of its beef and more than 95 percent of its pork, lamb and goat products due to competition from imported meat products, high operational costs and insufficient access to U.S. Department of Agriculture-inspected slaughterhouses.
      HIM’s 36-foot trailer, made possible with funding from the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture, will meet USDA sanitation standards and be capable of processing eight to 10 head of cattle, 15 pigs and 30 lamb or goats per day.
      “Not only will the mobile slaughter unit help to revitalize family ranching operations on Hawai`i Island, it will increase the amount of healthy, locally grown protein available to our communities and can be part of the solution to reduce the island’s population of feral and invasive cattle, pigs, sheep and goats,” said Melanie Bondera, cooperative business development specialist at The Kohala Center. “Locally produced meats are also in high demand by island residents, visitors and gourmet chefs, so the increased availability will contribute positively to farm-to-fork programs and our local economy.”
      More information about the program is available on HIM’s website at HawaiiIslandMeat.com or via email at HawaiiIslandMeat@gmail.com.
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Mexican flag

ST. JUDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH in Ocean View hosts its annual Cinco de Mayo fiesta today. Doors open at 6 p.m., and dinner is served from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with live music Tickets are available at the door for $8 each or two for $15 or can be pre-purchased from Thom White, Elaine Meier or Cordelia Burt. Call 939-7555. 

AGRICULTURE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT in Ka`u are topics of focused discussions tomorrow at Na`alehu Community Center. Ka`u Community Development Plan staff members speak with Ka`u residents about ag at 9 a.m. and coastal management at 1 p.m. 

      See kaucdp.info or call 961-8137 for more information.

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Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, May 7, 2015

A new study estimates healthcare costs of emissions from Kilauea Volcano. Photo by Peter Anderson

KILAUEA VOLCANO’S EMISSIONS from the summit eruption that began in 2008 have increased healthcare costs in the state by more than $6.2 million, according to a study by the Economic Research Organization at University of Hawai`i.
      Researchers concluded that particulate matter formed by sulfur dioxide increases pulmonary-related hospitalization, especially among the very young.
      “Air quality conditions in Hawai`i are typically ranked the highest in the nation except when the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States is erupting,” the report states. “We observe a strong statistical correlation between volcanic emissions and air quality in Hawai`i.”
      See uhero.hawaii.edu/products/view/488.

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Keone Grace

KEONE GRACE IS THE NEW Institutional Food Services Manager at Ka`u Hospital. Grace comes has many years of food industry experience in both retail and health care settings. “We are enjoying his can-do attitude and eagerness to learn about the needs of our patients and staff,” hospital Administrator Merilyn Harris said. 

      Grace replaces Brad Hirata, who is now Food Services Manager at Kealakehe High School.
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TWO KA`U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Focused Discussions will be held Saturday at Na`alehu Community Center. The topic at 9 a.m. is Agriculture, and at 1 p.m., Coastal Management.
       The discussions are opportunities for community members to expand their understanding of the CDP and the rationale behind particular strategies. They are also opportunities to provide new information, suggest alternative CDP strategies and propose additional areas of analysis.
       The discussions are designed to be friendly, fact-driven and learning-oriented. They are not formal meetings, opportunities to testify or debates. Planner Ron Whitmore said participants should come with an open mind and a sincere interest in finding the most effective CDP strategies to achieve the community’s objectives.
       During the morning session about agriculture, planners anticipate covering sub-topics like ag zones and permitted uses, farm land preservation, infrastructure improvements to expand agriculture (e.g., water, energy, amendments), and barriers farmers face like land tenure, diversification and value chain development.
       During the afternoon session about coastal management, sub-topics for discussion will likely include shoreline setbacks, public access and trails, South Point management, resort development and the future of Punalu`u.

       County planners familiar with these issues will be on hand and equipped with background material and geographic information systems to support the discussion and do “on the fly” analysis.

Ka`u's coast and agriculture are topics at Ka`u CDP discussions Saturday.
Photo by Peter Anderson

       The discussions will be facilitated and organized roughly as follows:

1. Brief overview; 
2. Round robin among participants to suggest questions and sub-topics for discussion; 
3. Short break to organize the discussion; 
4. Brief summary of CDP strategies designed to achieve related community objectives; 
5. Discussion by question and sub-topic. 

       Participants’ questions, comments and suggestions will be documented. As appropriate, the CDP Planning Team will use outputs of the discussion to do additional analysis, refine the CDP rationale and/or recommend CDP revisions.
       A similar discussion about potential development in Discovery Harbour is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12 at 10 a.m. Focused Discussions about other topics can also be scheduled.

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NEW YORK TIMES’ EDITORIAL BOARD recently published an article in support of the Thirty Meter Telescope. 

      “Sometime in the 2020s, when an international consortium completes the Thirty Meter Telescope, the most powerful telescope on the planet, astronomers will gaze from the 14,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea volcano, on the Big Island of Hawai`i, out to the edge of the observable universe.
       “Or maybe they won’t. With a militant advocacy not often seen in the Aloha State, a small group of Native Hawaiians and their sympathizers have managed to stall the $1.4 billion project, which was to begin construction in April. They stood in front of trucks on the road to the summit and declared the telescope an abomination – to the Hawaiian people and their ancient religion, to the environment and to the mountain, revered in Hawaiian tradition as the piko, the navel, the island's sacred center.

      “Several were arrested last month. On Thursday the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a state agency charged with improving the well-being of Native Hawaiians, voted to rescind their 2009 vote of support for the telescope. Now they are officially noncommittal.

New York Times' Editorial Board supports the Thirty Meter Telescope.

       “The political eruption has left the telescope operators – the California Institute of Technology; the University of California; and research institutions in Canada, China, India and Japan – stranded. When they agreed this month to halt construction, Gov. David Ige thanked them for being ‘respectful and sensitive’ to native beliefs and culture.
       “It is not clear when the project will resume.
       “The protesters don’t speak for all Hawai`i residents, or even all Native Hawaiians, many of whom embrace the telescope. But it is easy to understand why they may feel fed up. Mauna Kea is a site of wonderment even before night falls and the stars come out by the billions. It is a habitat for threatened insects and birds, and rich in precious archaeological sites. It also has been stressed for decades.
       “The University of Hawai`i, which has managed the mountaintop since 1968 under a lease from the state, has at times been a sloppy steward. An embarrassing state audit in 1998 cited its failures to protect the summit's fragile ecology and cultural resources as it oversaw the development of a sprawling complex of more than a dozen observatories there. Over the decades it has collected little to no rent from its many scientific tenants. (The Thirty Meter Telescope is to be the rare exception, paying up to $1 million a year.) 

       “It’s hard to know if the anti-telescope furor has crested yet. The telescope builders have a strong claim to legitimacy, and they are being blamed for things they had nothing to do with – like the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom, the loss of native lands, the state’s many social ills and degraded environment. This is an unfair burden for a group that has spent years cultivating local support, navigating the approval process and successfully – so far – fending off lawsuits. It insists its paperwork is in order. It also points to plans to donate about $2 million a year to local causes like business incubation; job training; and scholarships in science, technology, engineering and math.

      “Mr. Ige, who has been far too withdrawn in this confrontation, needs to step up. If he thinks the telescope is an important asset that promises great benefits to Hawaii's residents and economy, not to mention to science and humanity at large, he should say so. If he thinks more needs to be done to protect the environment and native interests, he should say what that is and make it happen. His mild news releases urging more dialogue are not enough.

       “Coexistence may never satisfy the core group of protesters who have been demanding the total erasure of technology from Mauna Kea's peak. What is tragic is the missed opportunity for shared understanding, given that many of these protesters are themselves descendants of some of history's greatest astronomers, Polynesian wayfinders who set out across the Pacific a millennium ago, guided by the stars and currents, to find Mauna Kea in the first place.”

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THE SIXTH ANNUAL MANUKA NARS CLEANUP is Saturday. Hawai`i Wildlife Fund and Natural Area Reserves invite Ka`u residents to the hiking cleanup along the rocky South Kona shoreline.
      For more information and to RSVP, email kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com.

ST JUDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH in Ocean View hosts its annual Cinco de Mayo fiesta tomorrow. Doors open at 6 p.m., and dinner is served from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with live music provided by the Last Fling Band. Dinner includes cerdo verde enchiladas (pork with green chili sauce), salad, frijoles refritos (refried beans), drinks and dessert. Tickets are available at the door for $8 each or two for $15, or can be pre-purchased from Thom White, Elaine Meier or Cordelia Burt. The event contact number is 939-7555. Proceeds help fund St. Jude’s community service programs such as free hot showers, free hot lunch and free wifi.
      The church is at 92-8606 Paradise Circle in Ocean View (the southeast corner of Keaka Pkwy and Paradise Circle). “Bring a healthy appetite and your dancing shoes, and join in the fun all for a good cause,” said Madalyn McWhite Lamson.

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