Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, April 23, 2016

National Park Week continues through tomorrow, with free entry to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. See more below. Photo from NPS

RURAL HEALTH AT WORK in Our Communities was the theme of Ka`u Rural Health Community Association’s 19th annual general membership meeting and conference on Friday, April 15 at Pahala Community Center. 

Ka`u Rural Health Community Association's new board and staff
are, in front, Jessie Marques, Stacyn Lopez, Shawnetter Navarro,
Mahealani Taganas and Donna Kekoa. In back are Theresa Richardson
and Devin Navarro. Missing is Tracey Andrade. Photo from KRHCAI

      Newly elected Board of Directors and staff are Jessie Marques, Stacyn Lopez, Shawnetter Navarro, Mahealani Taganas, Donna Kekoa, Theresa Richardson, Delvin Navarro and Tracy Andrade.

      Five Community Health Worker Program Scholarships of $1,000 each went to the organization’s program students Stacyn Lopez, Resa Salmo, Daniel Mokiao, Nicole Moore and Sunshine Kahapea. The scholarships were funded by the Alu Like Employment & Training Program.
      Hawai`i Department of Health’s Office of Program, Planning & Policy provided five more scholarships for Betty Jo Adams, Donna Kekoa, Terri Scott, Annabelle Stone and Lauren Wong Yuen.
      KRHCAI founder Jessie Marques presented certificates from Hawai`i legislators and Hawai`i County Mayor Billy Kenoi to KRHCAI President Donna Kekoa.
      Conference attendees heard presentations from representatives of Ka`u Hospital & Rural Health Clinic, USDA Rural Business & Development Grant Programs, Commission on the Status of Women, Alu Like, Ka`u Intermediate & High School Health Occupation Students of America and Hawai`i County Office of Aging/Aging & Disabilities Resource Center.
      Attendees received free blood pressure and vision screenings.
      For more, see krhcai.com and Ka`u Rural Health Community Association’s Facebook page. Call 928-0101.
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Miss Peaberry candidate Khloe Moses

KEIKI WAHINE FROM SIX TO NINE years old are participating in Miss Ka`u Coffee Pageant’s Miss Peaberry category on Saturday, May 14. They join Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee and Miss Ka`u Coffee candidates on stage at Ka`u Coffee Mill at 6 p.m.

      Miss Peaberry candidates are six-year-old Pahala Elementary School Kindergartener Khloe Moses, daughter of Jack and Brenda Moses, of Pahala; eight-year-old Pahala Elementary School student Jazmyn Navarro, daughter of Jonathan and Jennifer Navarro, of Pahala; and nine-year-old Pahala Elementary School student Chazlynn Pua Queja, daughter of Chad Queja and Jerilyn Pua, of Pahala.

HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES to be a focus at county, state and federal levels
      Gov. David Y. Ige signed a fourth supplemental proclamation on homelessness, which will remain in effect until late June. The supplemental proclamation allows the state to continue its coordinated efforts with the counties to create short- and long-term housing projects statewide.
      Under the most recent extension, the proclamation cut the development time by up to a year for units specifically dedicated to homeless persons. There are three such housing projects currently underway.

Miss Peaberry candidate Jazmyn Navarro

      “Extending the proclamation will continue the momentum,” said Scott Morishige, the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness. “It’s the right thing to do. When we consider the number of homeless individuals in our state, we must employ every tool at our disposal to connect these people to homes as quickly as possible. This is a statewide issue which affects nearly everyone.”

      Since October 2015, the emergency proclamation has temporarily suspended laws that impede or are detrimental to rapid and efficient execution of emergency functions.
      Projects currently underway include the following a 32-unit permanent supporting housing project by Hawai`i County in Kona.
      U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, legislation that will provide key funding for programs to support Native Hawaiian housing and address homelessness. Sen. Brian Schatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, worked to ensure more homeless assistance funds go to states with a greater need for housing resources. He also worked to include $5 million in funding for the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program and additional resources for affordable housing programs in Hawai`i and across the country.

Miss Peaberry candidate Chazlynn Pua Queja

      “Homelessness and affordable housing are major challenges for us in Hawai`i, and this bill increases federal resources the state can use to help families access safe, affordable housing,” Schatz said. “Hawai`i will need the federal government to remain a strong partner in the effort to combat homelessness, and this bill is a good start. It provides funding for housing assistance including veterans housing vouchers, shelters, supportive housing and homelessness service providers.”

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VOLCANO SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES Middle School classes present Theater Night Spring 2016 on Thursday, May 5. Each class performs a one-act play with a comic theme.
      Sixth grade offers Poultry in Motion by Patrick Rainville Dorn. The fractured fable scrambles the stories of Chicken Little, who believes the sky is falling, and the Little Red Hen, who tries to get her feather-brained friends to stop loafing around and bake some bread. Meanwhile, Foxy Loxy is lurking nearby Young MacDonald’s Free-Range Poultry Farm, hoping to snatch some chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys for an afternoon buffet.

      Seventh grade takes on the humorous murder mystery No Body to Murder by Edith Weiss. Bad news, in the form of severe thunderstorms and an escaped convict, threatens the guests at the Come On Inn of Nova Scotia. By the end of the day, gung-ho aerobics instructor Billie Body is mysteriously murdered during a power outage. Was it the cook’s lemonade that poisoned her, or did someone else have a hand in Body’s death? Inspector Black, on the scene in search of the escaped convict, has his job cut out for him. Suspicions range from Garth the gardener, who weeds with an axe, to an inept doctor on holiday from malpractice suits, to a hairdresser who constantly changes her appearance. Everyone has a hidden motive to want Billie Body dead. 

      In their final performance for VSAS, eighth-grade students perform After Hours by Kevin Stone. All is quiet on the storefront as the owner of a small clothing shop locks up for the night. Little does she know that when the lights go out, activity in her store really picks up. Two lively mannequins, LuAnn and Patty, have been waiting all day for a chance to loosen up. When they discover fellow mannequin Danny in a mistakenly delivered crate, the night really gets interesting. He not only gets out of his box, he thinks outside the box when a pair of bungling burglars breaks in.
      To find out how these zany plots resolve, head to Kilauea Military Camp Theater in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Curtain is at 6 p.m. Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted.
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LEARN ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE of `ohi`a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, the many forms of the `ohi`a tree and the lehua flower tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at the Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. See nps.gov/havo.

Learn about the health benefits of kalo tomorrow. Photo from NPS

TOMORROW IS NATIONAL PARK Rx DAY, a community health initiative to “prescribe” time in parks to promote wellness.

      From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park Park rangers and Dr. Craig Kadooka lead an easy, one-mile roundtrip hike of upper `Iliahi Trail. Meet at Kilauea Visitor Center lanai. The first 200 walkers receive a reusable water bottle and fresh fruit. Hawaiian practitioners Edna and Sam Baldado demonstrate the health benefits of kalo, and Ka`ohu Monfort shares how Hawaiians use plants to heal and cure. HMSA will also provide a table with health information.
      National Park Week ends tomorrow, with free entry to the park continuing today and tomorrow.

JAZZ IN THE FOREST CONTINUES with performances at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. a week from today on Saturday, April 30. The shows at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village feature the Jazz guitar artistry of Curt Warren and Grammy-nominated guitarist Reggie Griffin with Volcano Art Center’s Jazz Ensemble.
      Tickets are $20 for VAC members and $25 for non-members for both shows. Ticket holders will be able to purchase wine and Volcano Red Ale and Mauna Kea Pale Ale from Mehana Brewing Company before each performance.
      Tickets are available at volcanoartcenter.org, VAC’s Administration Office in Volcano Village and VAC Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Friday, April 22, 2016

Hawai`i Island is a center for Earth science research, with Mauna Loa Observatory located in Ka`u.
NASA Photo by Astronaut Rex J. Walheim

THIS IS EARTH DAY, and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory recently announced that a record annual increase of carbon dioxide was observed in 2015, the largest year-to-year increase in 56 years of research. “Carbon dioxide levels are increasing faster than they have in hundreds of thousands of years,” researcher Pieter Tans said. “It’s explosive compared to natural processes.”

Mauna Loa Observatory reported a record increase
in carbon dioxide. Photo from MLO

      According to Tans, the last time the Earth experienced such a sustained CO2 increase was between 17,000 and 11,000 years ago, when levels increased by 80 parts per million. Today’s rate of increase is 200 times faster.

      According to Henry Curtis, director of environmental group Life of the Land, fossil fuels are the number one causer of climate change, pollution and global health impacts. Energy accounts for 10 percent of global gross domestic products. He said that according to the International Monetary Fund, costs of fixing damage from fossil fuel account for another six percent of global GDP.

      “Every day of the year is Earth Day, as the new saying goes,” Hawai`i Wildlife Management Organization wrote in its Earth Day message. “And there is no doubt that we should appreciate and malama the `aina each and every day.

      “However, Earth Day is an opportune time for us to take a minute to pause for celebration of the remarkable lands and waters that make up the Hawaiian Islands and to thank all of you - our partners, volunteers, staff, Board of Directors, Technical Advisors and followers - for helping protect our natural resources. We look forward to continue working with you to ensure Hawai`i’s vibrant communities and ecosystems thrive for generations to come.”
      HWMO is dedicated to education, outreach and technical assistance, project implementation and research focused on wildfire prevention, mitigation and post-fire recovery in Hawai`i and the Pacific. Find out ways to be involved by checking its Upcoming Events page at hawaiiwildfire.org.

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Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate
Karlee Fukunaga Camba

JUNIOR MISS KA`U COFFEE candidates, who will be competing on Saturday, May 15 at Ka`u Coffee Mill, are 15-year-old Ka`u High student Karlee Fukunaga Camba, daughter of Keala and Justine Camba, of Pahala; 11-year-old Ka`u Middle School student Calaysa Koi, daughter of Corey and Connie Koi, of Pahala; 15-year-old Ka`u Middle School student Lyric Oliveiros, daughter of Junior and Saydi Llanes; and 14-year-old Ka`u Middle School student Helena Nihipali-Sesson, daughter of Guy Sesson and Sherraine Nihipali-Sesson, of Pahala, and Bradford and Jadelyn Moses, of Pahala.

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KA`U RANCHERS AND FARMERS will be covered under legislation designed to preserve use of state water sources. The question remaining in the state House and Senate, however, is whether to include former sugar plantation and land developer Alexander & Baldwin regarding water for its land on Maui. On Maui, there is a court order to require A&B to put water, which it formerly piped off for the now defunct sugar company, back into streams for wildlife and such agricultural and cultural pursuits as taro farming.

Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate
Kalaysa Koi

      A&B, for whom the bill was originally written, according to environmental and Native Hawaiian concerns, has asked to be included in the bill and promised this week to restore water to eight streams for taro farming. At the request of the Hawai`i Farm Bureau, several Ka`u ranchers and farmers flew to Honolulu to testify in favor of protecting their state water licenses, fearing they could lose theirs if A&B’s was cancelled.
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MEMBERS OF KA`U’S U.S. CONGRESSIONAL delegation are recognizing Earth Day.

      “One of my first jobs more than 25 years ago, when I was a very young man, was as the Volunteer Coordinator for the 25th anniversary of Earth Day,” Sen. Brian Schatz said. “For me it was incredible – I grew up with a passion for Hawai`i’s environment, in the ocean and the mountains, but I hadn’t figured out how exactly I was going to positively contribute. On a personal level, I got to work among people who were my environmental idols – Gary Gill, Mike Wilson, Steve Montgomery – the people who fought inappropriate development at Sandy Beach, who worked to preserve Hawai`i’s biodiversity.

Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate
Lyric Oliveiros

      “So when Earth Day comes around, I think about the start of my environmental career, which continues as I fight climate change in the Senate. But for a whole country, Earth Day was the awakening of an environmental movement which resulted in the passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the bedrock of our environmental laws.

      “You know the fight continues, in the Congress and locally. But it will always depend on you. It was citizens that made the first Earth Day happen. It was a movement that resulted in better environmental protections in federal law.
      “And it’s still that way today. I need you in the fight, pushing our public leaders to take seriously their obligation to take care of our one and only home, our Earth.”

      Hawai`i’s state motto, Ua Mau ke Ea o ka `Aina i ka Pono: The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness, “perfectly encapsulates the meaning of Earth Day and reminds us that we need to take action to protect our land and water,” Rep Tulsi Gabbard said. “To preserve and protect the `aina, we must conserve our precious, limited natural resources and promote sustainable practices, not just today, but every day.”

Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate
Helena Nihipali-Sesson

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SEN. MAZIE HIRONO CO-INTRODUCED legislation to fully fund President Obama’s $1.9 billion funding request to fight the Zika virus.
      “In Hawai`i, the threat of the Zika virus remains a major public health concern, especially as we approach the summer months,” Hirono said. “Five cases of the Zika virus have already been reported in our state, and given what we know about Zika, we must face this head on instead of taking a piecemeal approach to preparing our families, health care workers and providers, and communities. When I last spoke to Secretary (of Health and Human Services Sylvia) Burwell, she agreed that we need to act swiftly to fight the Zika virus. Our legislation would do just that by robustly funding vaccine development, including the work of Hawai`i Biotech, education, health care and vector control programs.”
      The legislation would fund essential programs that expand diagnostic testing and treatment capacity; increase education, especially for pregnant women and healthcare providers; improve health services and support for pregnant women; and enhance vector programs in affected areas. To date, more than 800 Americans and residents of American territories have been infected with the Zika virus.
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Hawai`i Island is currently clear of dengue fever risk, according
to the state Department of Health.

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE CURRENT dengue fever outbreak continues to be favorable, Hawai`i County Civil Defense reported. The end of the infectious period or time that the last confirmed case may have been in a state of illness and able to transmit the virus to mosquitoes was March 27.

      Although there have not been any reports of infected cases over the past nearly four weeks, community vigilance and continued support of Fight the Bite efforts are encouraged. “With everyone’s help and participation, this outbreak can be brought to an end,” Civil Defense said.
      To prevent mosquito bites, wear clothing that minimizes exposed skin, use mosquito repellent on skin that cannot be covered and avoid areas of high mosquito concentration during early morning and late afternoon periods when mosquito activity is greatest.
      To support home and business owners in cleaning and removing potential breeding areas, the county is extending weekend transfer station hours through April. All transfer stations islandwide will be open both Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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KA`U RESIDENTS CAN CELEBRATE Earth Day in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, which waives entry fees today through Sunday.

Malolo returns to Miloli`i tomorrow. Photo from Pa`a Pono o Miloli`i

MALOLO RETURNS TO MILOLI`I tomorrow. Pa`a Pono Miloli`i invites Ka`u residents to Miloli`i Fishing Village for the arrival and return home of the koa racing canoe, which has been restored under the direction of Bill Rosehill, who is training the next generation of apprentice canoe builders in South Kona.

      The event begins at 10 a.m. with traditional Hawaiian protocol and a blessing ceremony. Lunch follows with fellowship as residents welcome home not only the Malolo but her sister canoe the Nai`a, both fully restored to racing and competition condition.

 

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S Crater Rim Café in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park offers Mongolian BBQ tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. KMC is open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests.

Learn about `ohi`a lehua Sunday. Photo from NPS

LEARN ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE of `ohi`a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, the many forms of the `ohi`a tree and the lehua flower on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Visitors will be able to identify the many differences of the most prominent native tree in Kahuku during this one-hour program, which is an easy, one-mile or less walk. Sturdy footwear, water, rain gear, sun protection, and a snack are recommended. See nps.gov/havo.

ON SUNDAY, THE LAST DAY of National Park Week, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will host National Park Rx Day, a community health initiative to “prescribe” time in parks to promote wellness. Park rangers and Dr. Craig Kadooka lead an easy, one-mile roundtrip hike of upper `Iliahi Trail. Meet at Kilauea Visitor Center lanai. The first 200 walkers receive a reusable water bottle and fresh fruit. Hawaiian practitioners Edna and Sam Baldado demonstrate the heath benefits of kalo, and Ka`ohu Monfort shares how Hawaiians use plants to heal and cure. HMSA will also provide a table with health information.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, April 21, 2016

Reopening of Namakanipaio Campground has been delayed to to unforeseen issues with the electrical system. See more below. Photo from NPS 

HAWAI`I ISLAND LED THE STATE with 48.7 percent of customers’ energy use met by renewable resources in 2015, Hawai`i Electric Light Co. reported. For all its customers in the state, Hawaiian Electric Co. reported 23.2 percent, which far exceeded Hawai`i’s 2015 goal of 15 percent. The state’s diverse mix of renewable resources includes biomass, geothermal photovoltaic, hydro, wind and biofueled generation. It also includes customer-sited, grid-connected technologies, primarily photovoltaic systems.

Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate
Shaira Panganiban Badua

      Renewable portfolio standard targets for the state are 30 percent by 2020, 40 percent by 2030, 70 percent by 2040 and 100 percent by 2045.

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MISS KA`U COFFEE CANDIDATES are practicing often to prepare their talents, their smarts and their beauty for the judges and the public at the pageant on Saturday, May 14 at Ka`u Coffee Mill.
      Candidates for Miss Ka`u Coffee are 18-year-old Ka`u High School senior Shaira Panganiban Badua, daughter of Mario and Lucia Badua, of Pahala; 17-year-old Ka`u High School student Jami Beck, daughter of James and Sharon Beck, of Na`alehu; 21-year-old University of Hawai`i-Hilo student Casey Koi, daughter of Corey and Connie Koi of Pahala; and 22-year-old University of Hawai`i student Rochelle Koi, daughter of Rory Koi, of Na`alehu and Michelle Ortega, of Pahala.
      Pageant Director Trini Marques said that “the opening number will be a sizzling dance routine to the Bruno Mars hit song Uptown Funk.” It features 2015 Miss Ka`u Coffee Maria Miranda with all of the girls.
      Tickets are available from the candidates and at Punalu`u Bake Shop and Shaka’s Restaurant.
      See Miss Ka`u Coffee Junior Miss and Peaberry candidates in upcoming Ka`u News Briefs.
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THE STATE’S APPOINTMENT of a judge to a contested case hearing about the Thirty Meter Telescope is being challenged. John Burnett reported in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald that Richard Naiwieha Wurdeman, representing Mauna Kea Anaina Hou and others, filed an objection with the state Board of Land & Natural Resources because the process “circumvented his clients and the public.”

Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate Jamie Beck

      “We believe that … the board was required to hold a public hearing to determine, under the rules, whether the board was going to conduct a contested case hearing or if it was going to delegate that function to a hearing officer, at which point, the board would then authorize the chair to begin the selection process. That public hearing was never held,” Wurdeman told Burnett.

      Wurdeman also said in the filing that retired Hilo Circuit Court Judge Riki May Amano failed to disclose family membership to `Imiloa Astronomy Center.
      “The fact is that they’re part of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, and UH-Hilo is a party to the action,” Wurdeman said. “She’s a dues-paying member to a party in an action. We feel that’s at least an appearance of a conflict, to say the least.”
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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U.S. SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ JOINED three colleagues in urging the Department of Commerce to take steps to leverage the connecting of technologies known as the Internet of Things for the benefit of consumers, businesses and the government.

      In a joint letter to the Department of Commerce, the senators expressed their concern that U.S. agencies may not be taking a holistic view of how to facilitate and regulate the Internet of Things. In their letter, they suggest this could result in conflicting requirements by different agencies and an overall lack of collaboration to promote and regulate the IoT.

      “To the extent the federal government must take concrete steps to leverage the emerging IoT for the benefit of our country, we urge strong attention be paid to proposals that shed light on how we can better work across sectors and agencies to reap the full benefits of the IoT,” the senators wrote.

Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate Casey Koi

      The bipartisan group of senators became concerned about a lack of inter-agency cooperation regarding the IoT while co-authoring the Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act, which was introduced last month. The DIGIT Act would address these concerns by requiring relevant agencies to hold discussions and generate recommendations for Congress on ways to foster inter-agency collaboration that would help protect consumers while also enabling innovation in the Internet of Things.

      In their letter, the senators highlighted that a comprehensive strategy could move the U.S. forward and provide the country with the opportunity to lead in the emerging space of the IoT. Additionally, they urge that special attention be given to proposals that shed light on how the government can better work across sectors and agencies to reap the benefits of the IoT.
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DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES with the electrical system, Namakanipaio Campground in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will not reopen today as reported yesterday. Hopefully it will reopen in a week. “We apologize for the inconvenience,” a statement from the park said.

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TWAIN MEETS TITA on Wednesday, May 4 at Kilauea Military Camp Theater. Kilauea Drama & Entertainment Network’s show celebrates the sesquicentennial of Mark Twain’s 1866 visit to Hawai`i, featuring Kathy Collins and McAvoy Layne.

Miss Ka`u Coffee candidate Rochelle Koi

      This powerful show could well be subtitled, Satire Meets Attitude, said Suzi Bond, of KDEN. Employing wit, wisdom and humor, the Island Tita of 2016 attempts to drag the Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope into the 21st century. Where Twain’s price of land on Maui was as little as one dollar an acre, Tita insists that dollar today will get you “not even one bag sand.”
      In honor of Mother’s Day, as an added attraction at no extra cost, Collins and Lane will read from The Diaries of Adam & Eve.
      Layne has portrayed Mark Twain for the past 28 years in over 4,000 performances from Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City to Leningrad University in Russia. He is the ghost of Samuel Clemens in The DiscoveryChannel’s Cronkite Award-winning documentary, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and has received numerous awards for his portrayals, including the Nevada Award for Excellence in School and Library Service.
      Collins began performing on stage at the age of 13 and started her broadcast career at 17. Raised on Maui, she often calls on her pidgin-speaking alter ego Tita during her weekly storytelling sessions at Makena Resort and frequent appearances at schools and libraries. Collins and Tita have performed at festivals across the U.S. and Canada, including the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Project in New York City.
      Reunited 40 years after their Maui radio days, Layne and Collins sparkle with comic chemistry, tickling your fancy and touching your heart.
      Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door. Reservations may be made by calling 982-7344 or emailing kden73@aol.com.

BAY CLINIC HOLDS a kickoff event for its new pharmacy tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features free healthy refreshments and free promotional items by Walgreens.

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK waives entry fees through Sunday.

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S Crater Rim Café in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park offers Mongolian BBQ Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. KMC invites residents to experience how the facility supports America’s troops by visiting during National Park Week. KMC is open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests.

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