Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015

Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range on Friday features goat from Ka`u's Kapapala Ranch. See story below.
Photo by Jody Ferguson

SEARCH-AND-RESCUE RANGERS in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park safely extracted a pet dog from a 20-foot-deep earth crack on Sunday, Oct. 4 around noon.

Park Ranger Arnold and rescued dog, Romeo.
Photo from NPS

      On Saturday evening, the owner of the dog was walking her two pet dogs off leash near Volcano Golf Course and the park boundary when the dogs ran off into a heavily vegetated area. One dog came back, but Romeo, a 4.5-year-old chocolate brown Labrador retriever, did not return. The owner searched into the night but could not locate him. When she returned to the area in the morning, she heard a faint whining coming from deep within an earth crack and called for help.
      Park rangers responded to the call, assessed the situation and determined that a safe extraction could be accomplished by the experienced team. Using high-angle technical rope rescue techniques, Ranger Arnold Nakata was lowered 20 feet into the narrow crack where he found Romeo in good condition. Nakata rigged Romeo with a harness, and the topside rescue team slowly pulled them out of the ground. A grateful Romeo bestowed his rescuers with lots of dog kisses.
      Typically, the national park would not use technical rescue for animals. Dogs and other pets are not allowed in many areas of the national park for safety reasons and for the protection of threatened and endangered species. Authorized service animals are permitted but may be prohibited from certain areas if their presence is detrimental to park management programs, like nene recovery.
      All pets and service dogs must be leashed in the park at all times. Hikers have reported being bitten by dogs off leash on park trails, and other pets have fallen into earth cracks and steam vents and have not survived.
      “We are glad that this rescue had a happy ending, because our pets are like family,” Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando said. “The best way to protect them is not expose them unnecessarily to potentially hazardous areas that are prevalent in a national park.”
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Hawai`i County used PONC funds to preserve Honu`apo.
Photo by Sean P. King

MEMBERS OF HAWAI`I COUNTY’S Public Access, Open Space & Natural Resources Preservation Committee, which considers properties to purchase for preservation, will have more oversight under a bill the County Council will consider tomorrow. Bill 90 assigns duties to the commission related to maintenance of properties acquired by the county through the Two Percent Fund, which sets aside two percent of property taxes for such purchases. In Ka`u, the county used these funds to preserve Honu`apo and Kawa. The County Council is also currently considering purchase of Kahua `Olohu, the traditional gaming field in Na`alehu. 

       Additional duties and responsibilities of the commission would be:

• To review, evaluate and make recommendations to the director of the Department of Parks & Recreation regarding applications for stewardship grants from the maintenance fund, within six months of receipt of each application. Recommendations shall address whether grant applicants have the ability to complete their proposed projects according to the project plan, on time and within cost estimates. 
• To review stewardship grant applications, business plans, agreements and other documentation accompanying grant applications. The commission may also conduct interviews and perform site visits and other activities necessary to formulate a recommendation. 
• To review stewardship grant recipient performance reports, conduct interviews and perform site visits and other activities necessary to verify that grant objectives are being met. The commission would forward its findings to the director of Parks and Recreation. 

      Hawa`i County Council meets tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Council Chambers in Hilo. Ka`u residents can participate via videoconferencing at Na`alehu State Office Building. The meeting is streamed live at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.

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Rain in the Pacific could move onshore as Hurricane Ono heads northeast.
Map from National Weather Service

OHO IS NOW A HURRICANE. At 11 a.m., it was 395 east-southeast of South Point and is forecast to continue moving toward the northeast with steadily increasing forward speed through Thursday morning.
      Maximum sustained winds are near 85 miles per hour with higher gusts. Oho is expected to gradually weaken through Thursday morning.
      Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles.

     Rain could move into the area as the storm passes offshore, parallel to the Ka`u Coast.

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A SECOND EDITION OF NA WAHI PANA O KA`U is to be issued. Ten years ago, the second-year students of Mrs. Maile Moulds-Carr’s Hawaiian Language Class at Ka`u High School completed an oral history project with funding through the Hawai`i Council for the Humanities. The result of the project was the book Na Wahi Pana o Ka`u: The Celebrated Places of Ka`u. 

      The second edition will be reprinted in December with a slight change in its title — Na Wahi Pana o Ka`u: The Legendary Places of Ka`u, several corrections, an addendum page and additions of a summary and comments from authors Van James and Nalani Bernardo on the back cover. Bernardo was a former Ka`u High School teacher.

Profits from the sale of the second edition
will go to student scholarships.
Image from Maile Moulds

      “I remember getting the notice about the approval of our grant by the Council just before school restarted,” Moulds-Carr said. “Since the writing of the grant, the school had gone from block scheduling to the present schedule with its shorter periods. I was going to refuse the grant.”
      “‘Don’t you dare,’ acting principal Josephine De Morales said.
      “Since the video camera we were using had a 30-minute disk, it actually worked out quite well. The Council had said that normally they don’t grant oral history monies to high schoolers, but since there was so little in print on Ka`u, they did in this case.”
      Places covered in the book are Kapapala Ranch, Punalu`u, Kawa, Honu`apo, Makanau, Ka Lae, Wai`ohinu and Kahuku Ranch. Kupuna interviewed were Abigail “Gramma” Api, Gordon Cran, Pele Hanoa, Christopher Bengay, Thomas Kaniho, Mae Akamu, Takumi Shirakawa, Carl Bredhoff and Dave Ka`awa.
      Students recorded their interviews of kupuna on cassette tape and video. Individual chapters were written by Shanda-Jo Kahahane, Sacha Malepe, Kirsten McClure, Clayton Haina, Jr., Camilyn Hashimoto, Kiliona Bounos, Keoni Ako, Noel Smith, and Ku`ulei Ka-ne.
      In view of the student work, all profits from the sale of this second edition will be applied to student scholarships.
      The edition is being printed by CreateSpace, the self-publishing branch of Amazon.com. It should be available in December from Amazon.com, Basically Books and Lyman House Museum in Hilo.
      Those interested may also contact Moulds-Carr at rayandmaile@msn.com for copies or possible other outlets.
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BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE for Friday’s Taste of the Hawaiian Range at Hilton Waikoloa Village. Kapapala Ranch, run by the Cran family, is a goat producer, and Galimba’s Kuahiwi Ranch is a beef producer for the event.

Kapapala ranchers Bill and Lani Petrie herd goats. Photo by Jody Ferguson

      Purchase your tickets online for $45 until 11:59 p.m. Thursday. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards are accepted.
      Tickets are $60 at the door. Entry to Cooking 101 with Chef Roy Yamaguchi at 3 p.m. is $10, while the 1:30 p.m. class with Chef Peter Merriman, geared toward college culinary students, is free.
      Mealani’s Taste of the Hawaiian Range and Agriculture Festival provides a venue for sustainable agricultural education, encouragement and support of locally produced ag products.
      Time for this year’s evening Taste is 6 pm. to 8 p.m., and the annual agricultural showcase will again sprawl both inside and out of the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Culinary adventure seekers can taste and enjoy all the cuts of pasture-raised beef – everything from tongue to tail – prepared expertly by Hawai`i chefs. While tasting, attendees can meet Hawai`i’s food producers at booths and talk story with the ranchers and farmers who make a living growing our food. They can also enjoy exhibits presenting topics related to local agriculture and food sustainability, including the University of Hawai`i’s Mealani Research Station.

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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, Oct. 5, 2015

After starting at `Upolu Point, Bart Smith, a veteran hiker from Washington State, is making his way toward Ka`u along Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail as part of his dream to hike all national scenic and historic trails in the U.S. See story below. Photo by Julia Neal 

LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR was bestowed on Rep. Richard Creagan by the Hawai`i Medical Association on Saturday. Creagan received the koa bowl, engraved with “In Recognition of Advocacy for Health Care in Hawai`i,” during the annual statewide meeting of the Hawai`i chapter of the American Medical Association. The gathering was called Ola Pono Ike – Health is Knowledge – and was held at Hilton Hawaiian Village on O`ahu.

HMA named Ka`u's state Rep. Richard Creagan 2015
Legislator of the Year. Photo from Richard Creagan

      Creagan is a physician who has practiced on the Big Island and on the mainland. He also served in the Peace Corps in the Marshall Islands and speaks the language. As a Hawai`i Department of Health bioterrorism preparedness epidemiologic investigator, he monitored disease outbreaks. As an educator, Creagan has assisted in teaching junior scientists at Yale and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer, seventh- and eighth-grade math and science in Pittsburgh, PA and tutored students in English at Na`alehu Elementary School.
      Creagan is a graduate of Yale and University of Connecticut Medical School. He studied agriculture and psychology at University of Hawai`i-Hilo. He and his wife Marilyn live on a farm in Ka`u.
      Creagan serves as vice chair of the state House of Representatives Committee on Health. The Hawai`i Medical Association commended Creagan for working toward affordable and accessible health care.

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Alan Oshima

SEVERAL FACTORS WILL KEEP Hawai`i from ever having cheap energy, according to Alan Oshima, President and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Company.
      Oshima told Civil Beat reporter Eric Pape that “there are costs for living in a disconnected, 2,500 miles-to-the-nearest-neighbor state. So let’s be real!”
      Along with Hawai`i’s remote geography, Oshima told Pape that a “high-cost environment” and the inability to use neighboring states’ grids as backups contribute to the high cost of energy.
      Pape reported that mainland electric utility customers on the mainland currently spend two and a half times less than in Hawai`i, despite recent large drops in oil prices.
      See civilbeat.com.
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HAWAI`I’S UNPRECEDENTED CORAL BLEACHING event this fall prompted dozens of new volunteers to receive training Saturday by the Eyes of the Reef Network, to spot and report coral bleaching on their local reefs. Billed as Bleachapalozza, the statewide training was intended to increase the number of trained volunteers in the water, documenting and reporting bleaching to the network.
      Darla White, with the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources, is a coordinator for Eyes of the Reef. She provided training that began with a tutorial on coral biology and concluded with instructions on how to fill out EOR reporting forms. White said, “The more trained volunteers we have in the ocean, regularly documenting coral bleaching, will help aquatic biologists create a fuller data set to further develop action plans to track and address bleaching events.

Volunteers are helping DLNR track coral bleaching. Photo from DLNR

      Bleachapalozza was the brainchild of Maui community organizer Liz Foote. She said, “The Eyes of the Reef Network plays an integral part in the state’s coral bleaching responses by reaching out to and training ocean users to observe and report coral damage.”
      Coral bleaching is a response to stress caused by high ocean temperatures. Corals turn white, and while this doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve died, they do become much more susceptible to disease and other stresses that can ultimately kill them. After last year’s bleaching event, many corals did show signs of recovery, but with predictions of continued annual bleaching, the impacts on reef ecosystems around the world continues to be of great concern to scientists and environmental policy makers.
      EOR volunteers submit their observation reports through an online system. As of mid-afternoon Saturday, 15 new reports of bleaching had been received at www.eorhawai.org.
      Once ocean conditions improve, additional reports are expected from the newly trained volunteers. Additional training sessions are held around the state on a regular basis, and the EOR website has announcements about these.
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Tropical Storm Oho was 310 miles away from South Point at 11 a.m.
Map from NOAA

TROPICAL STORM OHO CONTINUES its slow trek north-northeast off the Ka`u Coast. At 11 a.m., Oho was 310 miles south-southeast of South Point. There is still enough time for a bit of strengthening before mounting shear and cooler water take their toll on the system, according to forecasters.

      While there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, Central Pacific Hurricane Center personnel advise all interests in the main Hawaiian Islands to continue monitoring the storm’s progress during the next couple of days. 

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VETERAN HIKER AND PHOTOGRAPHER Bart Smith, 56, is hiking his way toward Ka`u via Hawai`i’s only national trail, Ala Kahakai. For the past 22 years, Smith has hiked all of America’s National Scenic Trails and nearly half of the National Historic Trails.
      Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is a system of trails found within a 175-mile shoreline corridor from `Upolu Point on the north end of Hawai`i Island, along the western coast through Kohala and Kona and Ka`u, then east along the southern coast in Puna to the eastern boundary of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, the site of the Wahaula Heiau near Kalapana. Smith will take photos of the route that will likely be published in a photo book. He has had six books featuring his photos published to date. The most recent is America’s Great Hiking Trails, a lavish, award-winning book that retails for about $30.

      “In ancient times, and even into the early Twentieth Century, Ala Kahakai was used for many things,” said story contributor Ann Bosted. “It was a way to get from one place to another, for canoe landings, for fishing including gathering shoreline resources, for access to beaches and recreation and to sacred sites and special features. Ala Kahakai is based on a Hawaiian understanding of trails as a network of routes that connected, and often still connect, places of importance to Hawaiian people. It is a perpetuation of the ancestral connection that families have with trails and the places that the trails connect.

Hiker/photographer Bart Smith is currently hiking Ala Kahakai National
Historic Trail on his way to Ka`u. Photo from Bart Smith

      “For Smith, Hawai`i and the Ala Kahakai Trail will be a very different experience. It is the first time he has had to fly to hike a trail. Usually, he drives from his home in Tacoma, Washington to one of the many mainland states. He is counting on Hawaiian hikers to help him with the logistics of hiking 175 miles, solo, using poorly defined routes, along long stretches of uninhabited coastline. He has allowed himself three weeks for the effort and plans to hike it in sections, camping out when he is unable to reach a trail head before dark. His load of camera gear is considerable, so he tends to cut back on food and water to make his pack manageable. This means he has to re-supply regularly, which could be a challenge in rural Ka`u. He does not have a GPS, but his phone has Google Earth, an invaluable tool while his batteries last. 

      “Interested people can support Smith by either meeting him at a trailhead with food and water or making him an overnight houseguest with a bed, shower and meals, and an early ride back to the trail. If you would like to help, email bosted@earthlink.net. 

      “Smith also welcomes hikers accompanying him for stretches. He is expected to reach Ho`okena about Wednesday, Oct. 7. After that, he can be met at Kona Paradise, Miloli`i, Manuka Bay Road, Road to the Sea, Pohue Bay, South Point and other places. Dates and times depend on his progress. 

      “One date that is burnt into Bart’s future is Oct. 2, 2018. That will be the 50th anniversary of the signing of the National Trails Act by Pres. Lyndon Johnson. Bart is hoping to have hiked all national trails by then. So far, he has hiked 26,000 miles in 22 years, covering all 11 National Scenic Trails and nine of the 19 National Historic Trails. Among the 10 still on his bucket list are the Iditarod Trail in Alaska and the John Smith Water Trail in Chesapeake Bay. Perhaps this veteran hiker will have to take to a sled and a kayak to finish his dream.”  

      See Smith’s website at http://www.walkingdownadream.com/home.html. 

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Tirino Balik

HAWAI`I ISLAND POLICE ARE SEARCHING for a 45-year-old man whose last known address was in Ocean View. Tirino Balik is wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. He is also wanted for questioning in connection with a violation of court order investigation.
      Balik is described as five-foot-five inches tall, 180 pounds with brown eyes and graying black hair. He is known to frequent Ho`okena Beach Park.
      Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.

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NA`ALEHU PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFERS Family Movie Matinee tomorrow and every Tuesday at 3 p.m. with free popcorn.

      For more information, call 939-2442.

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO GAME NIGHT and Potluck on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Potluck begins at 5:30 p.m.; bring a favorite dish for six. Fun games and great conversation are from 6:30 – 9 p.m.
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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015

The Hawaiian Room at New York City's Hotel Lexington is the topic of a film screening and workshop at Volcano Art Center this month. Photos from the Hula Preservation Society via VAC

PRESERVATION OF KAHUA `OLOHU is on the agenda of Hawai`i County’s Finance Committee this week. Ka`u Council member Maile David introduces Resolution 287-15, authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for acquisition of the 13-acre property in Na`alehu. Kahua `Olohu is listed as a key priority for purchase in the 2014 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission for its historical significance and cultural importance.

A resolution to be considered by Hawai`i County Council's Finance Committee
this week authorizes purchase of Kahua `Olohu. Map from PONC

      The resolution states that the property “is significant to the County of Hawai`i for the following reasons:

1. The site is known historically as a famous wahi pana (storied, legendary place) of Ka`u formerly used as a traditional gaming field for Hawaiian sports and Makahiki (religious and agricultural celebrations); 
2. Kahua `Olohu is a famous stone bowling (`ulu maika) and dart sliding (moa pahe`e) field; 
3. Acquisition would fulfill the purpose of preserving historic and culturally important sites that promote preservation and perpetuation of our native Hawaiian culture, tradition and customary practices; and 
4. The site has been listed on the State Inventory of Historic Properties and is eligible for inclusion in both the State and National Register of Historic Places.” 

      The Finance Committee meets Tuesday at 9:45 a.m.
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Hawai`i County Council asks Gov. Ige to redesignate a Ka`u Enterprise Zone.
Map from Hawai`i County Council

A KA`U ENTERPRISE ZONE IS THE TOPIC of a resolution on this week’s agenda of Hawai`i County Council’s Committee on Governmental Relations & Economic Development. 

      Resolution 283-15 nominates enterprise zones for Ka`u and three other districts for consideration and designation by Gov. David Ige.
      The enterprise zones would provide tax incentives intended to foster economic development and generate employment by encouraging businesses to hire more employees, even family workers, and grow their companies.
      The previous Ka`u Enterprise Zone expired on May 1, and a proposed new map has been drawn by the county to designate the new area where benefits would apply. The new map takes out some conservation areas in the mauka lands between Pahala and Na`alehu and mauka toward Volcano and adds on some territory makai of Hwy 11 between Pahala and Volcano. The Ka`u Enterprise Zone has included and would include the entire Ka`u Coast. The Enterprise Zone does not override any county zoning or state land use designations and does not supersede building regulations.
      The Committee on Governmental Relations & Economic Development meets Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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OTHER HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL committees meeting Tuesday are Public Works & Parks and Recreation at 9 a.m.; Public Safety & Mass Transit, 9:15 a.m.; and Planning, 10:15 a.m. Ka`u residents can participate in all meetings via videoconferencing at Na`alehu State Office Building.
      The meetings are also streamed live at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.

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TROPICAL STORM OHO was 370 miles south of South Point at 11 a.m. and expected to pass by to the east of Ka`u during the next several days. Although there are no watches and warnings in effect, the system could bring high winds and heavy rain to the district. 

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ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS regarding the U.S. Department of Interior’s recently released notice of proposed rule making are available at doi.gov/ohr. The rule making would create a path for a reorganized Native Hawaiian government to reestablish a government-to-government relationship with the United States. 

      According to DOI, “the proposed rule does not attempt to reorganize a Native Hawaiian government or draft its constitution, nor does it dictate the form or structure of that government. Rather, it would establish an administrative procedure and criteria that the Secretary would use if the Native Hawaiian community forms a unified government that then seeks a formal government-to-government relationship with the United States. Consistent with the Federal policy of indigenous self-determination and Native self-governance, the Native Hawaiian community itself would determine whether and how to reorganize its government.”
      One FAQ answer describes benefits associated with reestablishing a government-to-government relationship:
      “The Federal government has a longstanding policy of supporting self-determination and self- governance for Native peoples throughout the United States. Such self-government provides many Native populations enhanced economic development and greater ability to preserve their distinctive cultures and traditions.

      “A government-to-government relationship with the United States can significantly enhance a Native community’s ability to exercise self-government by giving a Native government special status under Federal law. For example, if the Native Hawaiian government seeks and obtains a formal relationship with the United States, federal courts would then accord greater weight to the laws enacted by that Native Hawaiian government and the decisions of the Native Hawaiian courts. That in turn will facilitate and support self-governance by enabling the community to exercise powers of self-government over many issues directly impacting community members. A government-to-government relationship also would provide a Native Hawaiian government with additional abilities to protect its members’ interests by filing suit in Federal court.
      “Moreover, once a government-to-government relationship exists, federal agencies would treat the Native Hawaiian government as the legal representative of the community. Many federal agencies have procedures in place for regular communication and consultation with recognized Native governments.”
      Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before Dec. 30. Comments can be submitted at regulations.gov. The rule has been assigned Docket ID DOI-2015-0005. Comments can also be emailed to part50@doi.gov. Include the number 1090-AB05 in the subject line. The address for mail is Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, Room 7228, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
      All comments will be posted at regulations.gov and will include any personal information provided.
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Skylark emceed for Ho`okupu Hula No Ka`u.

The three day Ho`okupu Hula No Ka`u wrapped up yesterday.
Photos by Julia Neal

THE HO`OKUPU HULA NO KA`U three-day event wrapped up last evening as dancers, musicians and the public saw rain showers in Pahala but enjoyed the performances of halau from O`ahu, the Big Island and Japan. The event helped to raise funds for the new safe house for girls, which opened in Pahala on Oct. 1, and for other activities of Uhana Pohaku Na Moku O Hawai`i. Emcee was Skylark. Halau included Sammy Fo’s Kahoku Kauahiahionalani, Marsha Bolosan’s Ka`imia Na`auao Kahiko, Hannah’s Makana `Ohana and Debbie Ryder’s Halau Hula O Leonalani, as well as Shona Lam Ho’s Ho`omaka`i Hula Studio, Mahealani Hula Studio, Halau Hula O Keanuenue and Waiolu’s Hula Studio.

      Sponsors included Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Punalu`u Bake Shop, Big Island Candies and Mizuno Store, with help from many local extended families, Ryder said.
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The Hawaiian Room featured Hawaiian dancers, singers and musicians
for three decades in New York City.

THE HAWAIIAN ROOM is the topic of a film and workshop this month at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village. Between 1937 and 1966, hundreds of Hawaiian dancers, singers and musicians from the Hawaiian isles became part of the legacy of the pioneering Hawaiian Room at the Hotel Lexington in the heart of New York City.
      Ann Marie Kirk’s film The Hawaiian Room, produced by the Hula Preservation Society, documents those days when the venue became an incomparable venue through which Aloha and Hawaiian culture were shared. Hear from the entertainers, dancers and patrons who made it such a special place, and be transported to a time in history when Hula, Hawaiian Music and Aloha enchanted New York. VAC screens the film on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. After the film, meet and hear from several original Hawaiian Room talents appearing in person. Sammi Fo, of Ocean View, was one of The Hawaiian Room’s entertainers. The evening is free; $5 donations are appreciated.
      In honor of the era, the Hawaiian Room’s TeMoana Makolo will teach a special Hapa-Haole Hula: Hawaiian Room Style workshop on Friday, Oct. 16, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
      Makolo worked as a choreographer and dancer in the Hawaiian Room in the 1960s, the final years of the famed establishment. Auntie TeMoana Kauinohea Makolo was raised in Kalihi on O`ahu and reared in hula by her aunties, the legendary Hula masters Leilani and Puanani Alama. She has produced shows and worked in travel on the continental U.S. and here in Hawai`i. Makolo continues to share her love of hula with women and children through the state Department of Education’s Kupuna Program and Queen’s Hospital’s cancer survivor hula class.
      Participants learn a fun hapa-haole hula routine straight from the Hawaiian Room era. Fees for the workshop are $15 for VAC members and $18 for non-members. For more information and to register, see volcanoartcenter.org, or call 967-8222.

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