Ka`u News Briefs Friday, June 12, 2015

Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park received a federal award for its many environmentally responsible efforts, including recycling.
NPS Photo

AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING THREATENED agricultural land is rolling out on O`ahu, where Hawai`i lawmakers have allocated $10 million to purchase 500 acres of ag land for a project to revitalize the local ag industry. According to a story in Pacific Business News, the plan is to bring farmers and the state together to increase local food production, create jobs and provide affordable housing.

The state is purchasing ag land on O`ahu to keep it in food production.
Photo from ADC

      The most threatened ag land in Ka`u where farmers are hoping for a plan for land security is at Moa`ula and Pear Tree. There, above Pahala, displaced sugar workers and other local farmers have built a successful coffee industry during the last two decades, only to find themselves with the land up for sale, the coffee used to market the land, and no long-term leases.
      In another state effort to save ag land, but on O`ahu, PBN reported that the state Legislature appropriated $500,000 to study feasibility of exchanging state land for 5,000 acres that Dole Food Co. wants to sell.
      The state previously acquired a warehouse in Central O`ahu for $4.3 million, beginning a plan that includes thousands of acres of farmlands and an agricultural hub with an ag technology park, an ag foreign-trade zone, workforce housing and the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at University of Hawai`i Manoa.
      The state’s Agribusiness Development Corp., an agency of the Department of Agriculture, is heading the plan. ADC’s mission is to acquire and manage, in partnership with farmers, ranchers and aquaculture groups, selected high-value lands, water systems and infrastructure for commercial agricultural use and to direct research into areas that will lead to development of new crops, markets and lower production costs.
      The agency’s main goals are to transition former plantation land and water systems for diversified agriculture, initiate development of facilities and provide support as necessary for successful diversified agriculture and provide solutions to certain bottleneck issues facing the agriculture industry.

      See bizjournals.com/pacific.
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Hawai`i's endangered false killer whales are seldom seen.
Photo by Julie E. Steelman 

FALSE KILLER WHALES HAVE BEEN SEEN in Big Island waters, and Ka`u fishermen, paddlers, surfers and divers are urged to report any sightings along the Ka`u Coast. The endangered mammals are actually a dolphin species and can be identified by their gray throats and necks. They have slender bodies with elongated, tapered heads. Tall dorsal fins are sickle-shaped, and flippers are narrow, short and pointed. Their fins and flippers have distinctive humps or bulges in the middle of front edges. 

      The social animals travel in pods of 10 to 20 individuals and dine on fish, including ono, mahimahi and tuna, as well as cephalopods. Hawaiian populations, estimated to be around 130 individuals, are the most studied groups of false killer whales.
     The pod seen last week near Kohala was most recently seen four years ago, with one of them not seen for almost three decades.
      Call 800-747-7329 with any sightings.
      For more information, see cascadiaresearch.org/Hawaii/MayJune2015.htm.

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THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY recognized Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park with the agency’s Federal Green Challenge Regional Overall Achievement award as part of its efforts to encourage federal departments to reduce their environmental footprints through sustainable practices.

      “We applaud National Park Service staff for leading the way toward zero waste and educating the millions of visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “This unique landscape deserves protection, and that starts with the commitment by the federal employees who work there.”
      “We are extremely honored to receive this level of recognition for our climate-friendly efforts,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “Our staff is dedicated to implementing environmentally responsible practices, and we encourage our visitors and park partners to do the same.”

Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park encourages
visitors to avoid plastic bottles.

       The park had top regional achievements in the Federal Green Challenge Waste and Purchasing target areas, increasing recycling by 167 percent to achieve an overall rate of 76 percent, while decreasing copy paper purchases by 89 percent. In addition, 95 percent of its cleaning products met Environmental Preferable Purchasing criteria.

       Park employees reach out to the community and visitors throughout the year with programs, exhibits and presentations on the values and importance of being climate friendly and sustainable.       

      The park actively works to reduce their environmental footprint in all six Federal Green Challenge target areas: energy, water, waste, electronics, purchasing and transportation. 

       The park is home to Hawai`i’s largest public rainwater catchment system that stores 5.3 million gallons of water that is treated, filtered with cartridge and sand filters and disinfected to supply water to 56 areas throughout the park. Water bottle refilling stations, posters and sale of refillable stainless steel water bottles educate the public to “Step Away from the Plastic.”
       In addition, the park’s Visitor Emergency Operations Center, which opened in 2011, earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is currently the only federal building in Hawai`i to receive LEED Platinum certification. The 4,896-square-foot building is powered by photovoltaic panels and is constructed from mostly recycled or reused materials. 

      The park has made more great strides in conserving energy. Park rangers ride electrically powered Eco Bikes to their programs along the Kilauea summit, saving fossil fuels and parking spaces. Kilauea Visitor Center features special yellow LED lighting to conserve energy and keep night skies dark. Solar panels generate renewable energy, and electric and alternative fuel vehicles further reduce energy and transportation-related emissions.

      For more information on the Federal Green Challenge, see epa.gov/fgc.
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THE COALITION FOR TOBACCO-FREE HAWAI`I-East Hawai`i awarded Bay Clinic Inc. the third annual Community Excellence award in recognition of World No Tobacco Day. 

      CTFH-East Hawai`i chose to honor Bay Clinic for its comprehensive tobacco-use policy, which prohibits use of all tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, on all nine of its campuses, including Na`alehu.

      Sally Ancheta, CTFH-East Hawai`i community coalition coordinator, and Lenard Allen, Department of Health, public health educator of East Hawai`i, presented awards to Bay Clinic CEO Harold Wallace and patient services manager Meleah Lerma.

      “Bay Clinic has been a forerunner in tobacco control policies and practices for the past 10 years,” Ancheta said. “They are the leading providers of tobacco treatment with programs at the Hilo, Kea`au, Pahoa and Na`alehu clinics.”

Logan Kahele Bishop 

      For more information about the Bay Clinic tobacco treatment program, contact Jennifer Griffith at 333-3504 or Ancheta at 936-2686, or email sally@tobaccofreehawaii.org.

      Also see www.tobaccofreehawaii.org.
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HAWAI`I ISLAND POLICE are searching for a 25-year-old Na`alehu man who is wanted on a bench warrant for violating probation. Logan Kahele Bishop is also wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery in Ocean View on June 9. He is described as 5-foot-10, 160 pounds with dark brown hair and brown eyes. 

      Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Levon Stevens at 326-4646, extension 275, or levon.stevens@hawaiicounty.gov.

THE BAGRADA BUG, A SERIOUS ECONOMIC PEST of agricultural crops, was discovered on Hawai`i Island recently, reported Andrea Kawabata, of the University of Hawai`i Agricultural Extension Service.

Bagrada bugs love cruciferous crops. Photo from UH-CTAHR

      Preferred hosts are cruciferous vegetable crops including broccoli, tatsoi, cabbages (head cabbage, Chinese cabbages, etc.), cauliflower, kale, radish, turnip, mustards, brussels sprouts, sweet alyssum, collards and arugula. The bagrada bug can also feed on corn, cucumbers, okra, sugarcane, papaya, potato, cotton, figs and some legumes. In the absence of preferred host crops, this polyphagous pest will feed on a variety of weeds, also in the Brassicaceae plant.
      Growers suspecting this insect on their farms or properties are asked to contact Stacey Chun (HDOA Hilo) at 808-974-4146 or stacey.g.chun@hawaii.gov or Rob Curtiss (HDOA Kona) at 808-323-7579 or Robert.T.Curtiss@hawaii.gov.
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SEVENTH ANNUAL VOLCANO POTTERY SALE begins today from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. 

      In addition to the sale, there will be an exhibit of new work by each potter, and the public is invited to bid for these pieces in a silent auction. Demonstrations of throwing on the potter’s wheel take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
      Call 985-8530 or email ron@ryhpottery.com for more information.

HAWAI`I WILDLIFE FUND AND FRIENDS host their first-ever underwater cleanup event on Hawai`i Island Sunday at South Point. Divers are coming from as far away as Japan and Canada for the cleanup.
      Email kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com or meet at the hoists at 10 a.m. with dive gear. The one-tank dive should be pau around lunchtime.

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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 11, 2015

Pa`u riders and horses bedecked in lei, like these during Merrie Monarch, are popular in many Hawai`i parades, including ones celebrating Kamehameha Day today. Photo by Julia Neal

TODAY IS KAMEHAMEHA DAY, a public holiday celebrating the life of the king who unified all the Hawaiian Islands from the Big Island to Ni`ihau in the decades just before arrival of missionaries. Kamehameha I formally established the Hawaiian Kingdom as an internationally recognized government in 1810. During his reign from 1795 to 1818, fur traders and merchants, picking up local sandalwood on their way to markets in China, stopped in Hawai`i on their sailing ships. Pineapple and coffee crops were introduced.

King Kamehameha statue in the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Julia Neal

      Kamehameha’s great-grandson Kamehameha V established the holiday in 1871, and Kamehameha Day quickly grew to include such events as carnivals, horse and foot races, parades featuring pa`u riders – the flower-bedecked horseback contingents representing each island – hula competitions and ho`olaule`a. The holiday continued as Hawai`i became a part of the U.S. It was one of the first holidays to be written into law when Hawai`i became a state in 1959.
      There are four statues of Kamehameha, one in Hilo, another in Kapa`au, a third in Honolulu and a fourth in the U.S. Capitol visitor center in Washington, D.C. All are the sites of lei ceremonies each year on Kamehameha Day.
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KA`U'S STATE REP. RICHARD ONISHI, who serves as vice chair on the House Agriculture Committee, applauded Hawai`i State Legislature for passing a key bill that he introduced. HB 850 appropriates funds for four additional extension agents administered by the University of Hawai`i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, with one position in each county.
      Extension personnel provide various services ranging from individual consultations, educational workshops and short courses on relevant subjects, including agriculture, home economics, family living, 4-H and other youth activities, nutrition and health. “These much needed agents provide direct help to farmers with information, assistance and research on issues affecting farms,” Onishi said.
      Onishi also supported the Legislature’s increase in funding for Hawai`i Invasive Species Council, which will receive $8 million for the next two fiscal years. He said he is working to get that funding to the Big Island to help with albizia eradication and to create a little fire ant pilot project that would help homeowners to combat the pests.
      Onishi encouraged his constituents to contact him, saying “I appreciate and value your input because it allows me to see issues from many different perspectives.”
      Contact him at 808-586-6120 or reponishi@capitol.hawaii.gov.
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Henry Yang

THIRTY METER TELESCOPE PARTNERS yesterday announced plans to support education of students in Hawai`i. Henry T. Yang, chair of TMT’s International Observatory Board, said universities involved with TMT plan to establish scholarships, summer internships, graduate program fellowships and research assistantships in the areas of science and technology for Hawai`i’s students. 

       The announcement followed Gov. David Ige’s request last month that TMT increase its support of Native Hawaiian students interested in science and technology through admission to and scholarships at its partner institutions, with priority given to Hawai`i Island students and then to students statewide. “Young people need to reach for the stars, literally and figuratively,” Ige said.
       “TMT and our partners support the governor’s vision,” Yang said. “Caltech and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences have pledged their support, and we will work within each university’s curriculum and requirements to establish educational programs that fulfill the governor’s vision. More of our partner universities are considering establishing similar programs to host Native Hawaiian students from Hawai`i Island and elsewhere in the state.”
       Yang said the Department of Astronomy at the University of Tokyo and the Department of Astronomical Science at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, affiliated with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, are encouraging applications from Hawai`i for graduate studies. NAOJ’s Subaru Telescope has been offering job and internship opportunities to UH students in its various activities and has agreed to collaborate with UH-Hilo on its graduate program in astronomy.
       “As our plan evolves and develops over the next few weeks and months,” Yang said, “we anticipate and foresee that within a few years, a significant number of Native Hawaiians will not only gain educational experiences at prominent universities in our partner countries, but also return to Hawai`i to carry on the Hawaiian tradition of scientific exploration, technological innovation and environmental sustainability, for the betterment of Hawai`i and all of humanity on Earth.”
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Corey Rosenlee

RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ISSUES including Hawai`i’s low teacher pay, teacher turnover, lack of air conditioning in schools and educational inequities are some priorities of the newly elected president of Hawai`i State Teachers Association. 

      “We have to see the fight for good schools as a civil rights fight,” Corey Rosenlee told Jessica Terrell, of Civil Beat. “If you see it as a civil rights movement, then you use civil rights strategies.”
      Rosenlee also said he wants teachers to have a larger presence in proposing legislation.
      “Too often teachers voices are not heard,” Rosenlee told Terrell. “We want to make sure that when we make public policy decisions about education, people hear about how it is going to impact teachers and students.”
      Rosenlee said his job will be finding out what teachers’ priorities are and engaging them in the process before suggesting future actions. “I want to take it step by step,” Rosenlee said. “I don’t want to move too fast for my own board, and I don’t want to move too fast for our teachers, either.”
      On Hawai`i News Now, Rosenlee said public schools are underfunded, and that paying teachers the lowest salaries in country and testing students more without better teachers won’t solve the problem. He talked about other places like Singapore, which incentivized top college graduates to go into teaching with high pay and other benefits.
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New tipping fees on businesses will fund expansion of greenwaste recycling
facilities to more county transfer stations like the one in Wai`ohinu.
Photo from Hawai`i Zero Waste

HAWAI`I COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT will begin charging a new tipping fee on July 1 to businesses that drop off greenwaste at recycling facilities in West Hawai`i and East Hawai`i. Revenue will help finance an expansion of greenwaste recycling services across the island. 

      The new fee will not affect residential customers with self-hauled greenwaste from their private residential property. Residential customers will continue to be allowed to drop off greenwaste free of charge at seven locations around the island.
      The county currently pays more than $1.8 million a year to recycle greenwaste into mulch that is then distributed free to the community. The new tipping fee is expected to raise more than $500,000 a year to help finance an expansion of organics recycling services islandwide, including establishing new greenwaste drop-off locations at additional transfer stations.
      Hawai`i County Council established the fee in 2005, but county administration delayed imposing the fee during the recession.

      Free mulch and free assisted mechanical loading will remain available to both residents and businesses at the West Hawai`i and East Hawai`i Organics Facilities.
      For more information, see HawaiiZeroWaste.org.
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SEVENTH ANNUAL VOLCANO POTTERY SALE begins tomorrow from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. 

      In addition to the sale, there will be an exhibit of new work by each potter, and the public is invited to bid for these pieces in a silent auction. Demonstrations of throwing on the potter’s wheel take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
      Call 985-8530 or email ron@ryhpottery.com for more information.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED to Ka`u Scenic Byway Committee’s meeting today at 5 p.m. at Na`alehu Methodist Church.
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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Ka`u fishermen are ready to participate in the S. Tokunaga Ulua Challenge beginning tomorrow. Photo from Hawai`i Fishing News

ULUA FISHING, celebrated by the annual S. Tokunaga Ulua Challenge taking place this week with many fishermen at Ka Lae, drew attention of The New York Times travel editors. Late last year they published a story featuring ulua fishing at South Point. Called Casting for a Big Fish on the Big Island of Hawai`i, the story by Lawrence Downes called ulua “a brute among fish. It’s linebacker-shaped, all blunt forehead and blocky torso, with the thin, bladelike fins of a high-speed ocean predator. Trophies can reach well over a hundred pounds of silver-clad muscle. Catching one is like towing a Volkswagen Beetle with your arms and a stick, then pulling it up a cliff.

Ulua Challenge weigh-in is this Sunday. Photo from Big Island Video News

      “That’s right: cliff. The ulua we are discussing here are fished from a high, rocky Hawaiian shoreline. Any fool can hire Captain Quint and go plunder the deep sea. Ulua fishing, island style, means no boat, no sonar to track your monster, no mates to land it for you and winch it high for manly posing at the dock. It’s just you, with a rod and bait, plus muscle and courage,” writes Downes, who visited last May. He was guided by local ulua fishermen Desmond Valentin and Edwin Cabanting. Read the whole story at nytimes.com/2014/12/07/travel/casting-for-a-big-fish-on-the-big-island-of-hawaii.html.
      The S. Tokonaga 12th annual Ulua Challenge is tomorrow through Sunday, with fishermen having staked out their fishing and camping spots for weeks at Ka Lae and other remote places along the coast of the Big Island. Weigh-in is Sunday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo, with an awards ceremony to follow. See tokunagastore.com/SpecialTopics/2015UluaChallenge.htm.
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Ka`u CDP Steering Committee yesterday discussed public feedback on the draft.
Photo by Ron Johnson

AREAS NEEDING FURTHER DISCUSSION before a final Ka`u Community Development Plan is approved were highlighted at the CDP Steering Committee meeting in Na`alehu yesterday. County planners reviewed feedback received during the two-month-long public comment period on the draft document and suggested that the Steering Committee give more attention to topics including coastal management and shoreline setback policy, special permit policies, quarries in Ocean View, Ocean View development, designated commercial areas, non-residential development in Discovery Harbour, designated resort areas, water system development in Mark Twain and Green Sand subdivisions, economic development, agricultural subdivision and infill development potential in Pahala and Na`alehu.
      Regarding the CDP’s conclusions about infill potential, which some feedback questioned and suggested that the county do studies on, county long-range planner Ron Whitmore said the county performed studies to draw the stated conclusions. 

      In his presentation to the Steering Committee, Whitmore categorized feedback into various topics. Structural Improvements, such as executive summaries and glossary additions, could help clarify the CDP, he said. A topic called Easy Fixes entails processes such as amending wording to clarify language and refining policies. For example, amending Policy Six with new language is in italics to read: “The development of visitor accommodations and any resort development should complement the character of the area; protect the environment and natural beauty; respect existing lifestyles, cultural practices, and natural and cultural resources; provide shoreline public access; and provide affordable housing to meet demand created by the development.”
      Two Green Sand subdivision residents questioned the proposed resort development at Discovery Harbour, expressing concerns about increased traffic. One said she was not able to get to her home during the recent fire there. They both said bringing emergency services and water to the area should be priorities.

      Once the Steering Committee finalizes the CDP after holding more public meetings, the document goes to the Windward Planning Commission for review and recommendation, then to the County Council, which would hold public hearings before forwarding it to the mayor.

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HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES shareholders approved the $4.3 billion merger agreement with NextEra Energy, Inc. in a vote today. 

      “We’re extremely pleased that our shareholders, many of whom are Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawai`i Electric Light customers, have shown their strong support for this historic partnership by approving the proposed merger,” said Jeff Watanabe, HEI’s chairman of the board. “The approval marks another significant milestone in our efforts to accelerate Hawai`i’s clean energy transformation by bringing the expertise and resources of NextEra Energy to our state to achieve even higher levels of renewables and lower energy costs for our customers.”
      Of the shares voted, approximately 90 percent were in favor of the merger. HEI is required under Hawai`i law to obtain supermajority approval from 75 percent of its outstanding shares. Hawai`i is the only state with such a high approval requirement for a merger.
      While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the proposed merger, the transaction remains subject to other regulatory approvals including approval by the state Public Utilities Commission and other customary closing conditions.
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Alan Oshima

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANIES applauded Gov. David Ige and the Hawai`i Legislature for setting the most aggressive clean energy goal in the country – 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. 

      “Reducing our dependence on imported oil and increasing our use of renewable energy is critical to our state’s future,” said Alan Oshima, Hawaiian Electric president and CEO. “It’s the clean energy transformation we all want for Hawai`i. Reaching this goal will require a diverse portfolio of renewable energy resources and strong, upgraded electric grids, and that’s exactly what we’re working toward.”
      According to HECO, the proposed merger involving Hawaiian Electric and NextEra Energy would provide additional resources to help make these ambitious goals a reality. The company stated that NextEra Energy has developed, built and operates one of the nation’s most modern grid networks and is the world’s largest producer of renewable energy from the wind and sun.
      “Reaching these goals will be a challenge that our entire state must work together to meet. And we’ll do that with strong collaboration among all stakeholders and our collective commitment to building a better energy future for Hawai`i,” Oshima said.
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KA`U FOOD PRODUCERS ARE INVITED to display and sample their product at the 20th annual Mealani’s Taste of the Hawaiian Range and Agricultural Festival on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village.
      The state’s premiere ag showcase again offers a free opportunity for Hawai`i farmers, ranchers and food producers to hook up with participating chefs and attendees during the Taste. The event is also open for agricultural and sustainability-themed organizations wanting to present informational displays. Producers and ag-related educational organizations interested in participating may contact Christine Osterwalder at christine@vividgecko.com or 808-895-4987 
by July 31.

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SEVENTH ANNUAL VOLCANO POTTERY SALE begins Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. The sale is an opportunity to see a wide range of ceramic works and meet and talk story with artists. 

      Call 985-8530 or ron@ryhpottery.com for more information.

AN AQUATIC RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR is needed at the state Department of Land & Natural Resources. The state Department of Human Resources Development is advertising an open-competitive recruitment through June 19. Those interested can complete an application on the Department of Human Resources Development website at dhrd.hawaii.gov/job-seekers/civil-service-hawaii-state-government-jobs. Click on the link, go to the bottom of DHRD page, select Natural Resources for category and Statewide for location, click on Apply Search, and follow the directions from there, including creating an account if this is the first time applying.

     

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK holds a talk story session about its draft general management plan, wilderness study and environmental impact statement at Kilauea Visitor Center today from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A formal hearing will be held during the meeting to receive comments specific to the wilderness study.
      To review the DGMP/WS/EIS, see parkplanning.nps.gov/havogmp.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED to Ka`u Scenic Byway Committee’s meeting tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Na`alehu Methodist Church.
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