Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Lobsters found their way to Punalu`u Black Sand Beach for the inaugural Ka`u Coffee Festival Lobsterpalooza on Sunday. See more below. Photo by Julia Neal

“HAWAI`I EXPERIENCED A GREAT first quarter of 2016,” according to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s second quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report.

      “We are pleased to see that during the first quarter, total civilian labor force, civilian employment and civilian non-agriculture payroll jobs were the highest quarterly numbers in Hawai`i’s history,” DBEDT Director Luis P. Salaveria said. “With nearly 2.2 million visitor arrivals, first quarter 2016 was the second best quarter since visitor numbers were recorded.”
      General excise tax revenue, an indicator of current economic activities, increased 4.6 percent in the first quarter this year. DBEDT expects that Hawai`i’s economic growth, as measured by the growth of real gross domestic product, will continue the strong growth at 2.3 percent in 2016 and 2.4 percent in 2017, unchanged from DBEDT’s February forecast. These growth rates are higher than the U.S. economic growth rates of 1.8 percent for 2016 and 2.3 percent for 2017, as forecasted by the 50 top economic forecast organizations and published in Blue Chip Economic Indicators.
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Yvonne Ke shows off her soon-to-be-gone lobster. Photo by Julia Neal

LOBSTERPALOOZA ON SUNDAY brought another event to the 10-day Ka`u Coffee Festival. 

      The picnic on the lawn at Punalu`u Black Sand Beach featured skewered pupus, Kona Cold Lobster and charbroiled Spencer Steak raised locally by Kuahiwi Ranch and served with roasted potatoes, Cajun-style local sweet corn, Ka`u Coffee Mocha Torte, lilikoi lemonade, brewed ice tea and plenty of Ka`u Coffee.
      Co-sponsored with Hana Hou Restaurant and `O Ka`u Kakou, the event featured live Blues entertainment with Larry Dupio Band and special guest Full Tilt Band.
      

KA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL events continue.

      Hikes today and tomorrow exploring Ka`u Mountain Water System are sold out, but Ka`u Coffee Mill is taking names for a waiting list. Email lisa@kaucoffeemill.com, or call 928-0550.

      Coffee & Cattle Day at Aikane Plantation for $25 per person on Friday at 10 a.m. features a ranch lunch and an opportunity to learn about how coffee growing is integrated into cattle ranching and other agriculture. Contact Phil and Merle Becker at aikaneplantation@hawaii.rr.com or 808-927-2252.

Chris Manfredi organized Lobsterpalooza. Photo by Julia Neal

      Night sky viewing from Makanau Mountain on Friday still has room at $45 a person. Visit the mountain with the heiau and see the moonlit sky from the traditional lookout point over Ka`u. Email lisa@kaucoffeemill.com, or call 928-0550.
      Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a on Saturday features a full day of entertainment, displays, Ka`u Coffee tasting, farm tours, the Ka`u Coffee Experience and food at Pahala Community Center from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Meet the farmers and Miss Ka`u Coffee 2016, her court and more pageant winners and participants.
      Win $1,000 in prizes and cash at Buy Local; It Matters. Bring receipts, business cards or product labels from local business participants to the Ho`olaule`a for a chance to win. See kaucoffeefest.com for a list of participants.
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Jami Beck tied for first with acting and
modeling in Miss Ka`u Coffee Talent
competition. Photo by Pam Taylor

MISS KA`U COFFEE PAGEANT 2016, held Saturday at Ka`u Coffee Mill, will be televised on Na Leo TV channels 53 and 54 several times this month and in early July. The program showcases Miss Ka`u Coffee, Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee and Miss Ka`u Peaberry candidates competing in categories such as Talent, Evening Gown, Swimsuit, Career Outfit, Character Outfit and Hobby Outfit.

      Contestants showed their talents during the pageant. Jami Beck and Shaira Badua tied in the Miss Ka`u Coffee division, with Beck acting and modeling and Badua dancing hip-hop. In Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee division, Karlee Fukunaga-Camba won with Tahitian dance. Jazmyn Navarro won first place in the Miss Ka`u Peaberry division with her hula.

      Dates and times for broadcasts are Friday, May 20, 2:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 22, 7:30 a.m.; Monday, May 23, 12:30 p.m.; Tuesday, May 24, 12 p.m.; Wednesday, May 25, 12:30 p.m.; Thursday, May 26, 8:30 a.m.; Friday, May 27, 1 p.m.; Saturday, May 28, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, May 30, 10 a.m.; Tuesday, May 31, 7:30 a.m.; Wednesday, June 1, 9 a.m.; and Friday, June 3, 1 p.m.
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HAWAI`I ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY-KONA will implement changes to help the Ocean View community cope with dog-related issues on Monday, May 23. The changes follow an HIHS community meeting that addressed free-roaming dogs, barking dogs, cruelty and neglect, and unspayed and unneutered animals.
      HIHS will have an animal control officer in Ocean View every Monday and Friday. On those days, they will have dog food readily available to anyone who may need it. Call in advance, and they will deliver it.

Shaira Badua tied for first with hip-hop dance
in Miss Ka`u Coffee Talent competition.
Photo by Pam Taylor

      Fees are waived fees for any animal pick-up. A fixed amount of free spay/neuter coupons will be available at Ali`i Vet, or you may call the Kona Shelter at 329-1175 to be put on a list for a free spay/neuter.

      HIHS has increased the number of dog traps to trap free-roaming dogs in “hot spots.”
      A $10 micro-chipping clinic will take place once a month at Ocean View Farmers Market beginning on Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. HIHS will pass out brochures and information on how it can help with animal-related issues.
      Kona Shelter Manager Roxy O-Neal urges residents to contact HIHS with any concerns, problem areas or suggestions. “HIHS is your community resource, and we want to help improve the lives of the animals and people in the Ocean View community,” she said.
      Call 329-1175 for more information.
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THE U.S. SENATE ADVANCED a $1.1 billion bipartisan compromise amendment to address the Zika virus to the appropriations bill currently being debated on the Senate floor. While the funding is short of the Obama Administration’s $1.9 billion emergency request, the compromise measure will lay a foundation to fight Zika without including cuts to other important public health initiatives.

Tahitian dance by Karlee Fukunaga-Camba won first
in Junior Miss Ka`u Coffee Talent competition.
Photo by Jen Makuakane

      “Zika is a public health emergency,” said Sen. Brian Schatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. “This is our government’s most basic responsibility – keeping us safe. I am glad that senators from both sides of the aisle have finally come together on a deal to provide the critical funding needed to address Zika. …”

      Zika funding has “nothing to do with one’s views on the size and scope of the federal government – because even if you believe that government should do even just a few things, preventing a catastrophic epidemic has got to be one of them. …We have to act now,” Schatz said.

      “Over 500 Americans have contracted the Zika virus while traveling this year, and with the summer months almost upon us, it is only a matter of time before we see a locally-acquired case,” Sen. Mazie Hirono said. “While I am a co-sponsor of legislation to fund the President’s full emergency request, the compromise measure advanced today is a good first step to provide states and counties in Hawai`i with the vector control, research and education resources needed to fight Zika. We must remain vigilant and keep ahead of Zika, which has the potential to be a major public health crisis.”
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FORMER PAHALA RESIDENT Marion Kittelson-Villanueva next month will read her recently published book Mr. Kiko Searches for Aloha, written under the pen name Marion Louise. Pahala Public and School Library hosts the free Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 12 p.m.

Miss Ka`u Peaberry contestant Jazmyn Navarro
danced hula and won first place in Talent.
Photo by Pam Taylor

      The children’s picture book for ages four to eight tells of cultural implications and highlights values of individual differences. The coqui, a singing tree frog of Puerto Rican fame, finds himself as a misfit in Hawai`i. Not by choice, Kiko faces the other species in the rainforest and comes to know true rejection. Will there ever be any aloha for this new arrival?

      Kittelson-Villanueva, a retired secondary schoolteacher and elementary school librarian, was born in Hawai`i of Puerto Rican and Portuguese decent. This is her first creative writing experience.
      A copy of the book has been donated to both Pahala Public & School Library and Na`alehu Public Library and is available for borrowing with a Hawai`i State Public Library card.
      After the program, there will be a simple craft for children.
      For more information, call Pahala P&S Library Manager Debbie Wong Yuen at 928-2015.
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FIND YOUR PARK on the Big Screen Friday at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Learn the significance of the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam, established as a tribute to those who fought and died during the Pacific Theater of World War II. Due to a film’s graphic nature, the program may not be suitable for younger audiences.
      Free; park entrance fees apply.

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

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Seventeen Ka`u students received Ken Wicks Ka`u Chamber of Commerce Scholarships yesterday.
See more below. Photo by Julia Neal

LEAOKALANI HASHIMOTO won the 2016 Ka`u Chamber of Commerce Essay contest, announced last night, and earned a Ken Wicks Scholarship. Seventeen Ka`u residents received scholarships for higher education at the annual dinner at Pahala Plantation House. Scholarships are provided through community support of The Directory, the Ka`u business and resource guide, published each year by the Ka`u Chamber and Local Productions, publisher of The Ka`u Calendar newspaper.

      The winning essay is entitled Great Teachers Make Great Leaders and presents Hashimoto's personal quest as a mother of two and native Hawaiian of Wai`ohinu, to help her community by becoming qualified to teach at Na`alehu Elementary School. Hashimoto has worked her way through college with jobs at ACE Hardware and the Punalu`u condos, followed by six years with Tutu & Me, the early childhood education program. She is currently a student and mom seeking a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

Leaokalani Hashimoto's winning
essay is entitled Great Teachers
Make Great Leaders.
Photo by Julia Neal

      Here is her essay:

      Great teachers are the unsung heroes of the world. They play an important and difficult role in our society. Many of us can recall a teacher who has influenced the course of our life. However, quality teachers are becoming harder to find and keep here in Hawai`i. I want to become an elementary school teacher so I can help fill the need for qualified teachers and inspire the youth of Ka`u.
      The ancient African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child,” but what has happened to our “village?” According to Hawai`i News Now, Department of Education officials expect as many as 1,600 vacancies throughout the state next school year. Corey Rosenlee, president of the Hawai`i State Teachers Association, shared that “Hawai`i has the highest turnover rates in the nation, and this is more so for people that come from the mainland.” Corey added that recruiting teachers from the mainland is an ongoing cycle.
      Teachers who are recruited from the mainland are often placed in rural schools, like Na`alehu Elementary and Ka`u High School. New teachers are often surprised by Ka`u’s unique, rural lifestyle as well as the state’s high cost of living. I was raised in Ka`u and attended Na`alehu Elementary School and graduated from Ka`u High. As a native, I can relate to and understand the racial and cultural background of our youth. I live in Wai`ohinu and hope to teach at Na`alehu Elementary, one of Hawai`i’s public schools that need qualified teachers. I want to use the knowledge I have acquired to inspire students of Na`alehu Elementary and Intermediate School and help them identify their strengths and reach their full potential. I want to create a great classroom for students to learn, feel successful, and achieve.
      I am grateful to say that I am the product of great teachers, including my parents who successfully fulfilled their role as my first teachers. I am passionate about education because of the time and energy these wonderful teachers invested in me. They helped me acquire the skills, knowledge, and expertise needed for success in college, career, and life. Great teachers do not receive a high salary or get praised daily for their contribution. However, they enjoy what they do and are passionate about education. Great teachers are sustained daily by the outstanding opportunity to change a student’s life. I hope to be as great as the teachers who have inspired me.
      Hashimoto said that the Ken Wicks Ka`u Chamber of Commerce Scholarship will help her to achieve her "educational goals with minimal impact on my family. My academic studies are a major part of my professional development, but like many things, it comes with a price,” she said. “I am a mother, and my family is my number one priority. Balancing academic with family life is always a challenge. This scholarship will alleviate some of the financial burden that my ongoing studies have placed on my family, allowing me to concentrate on my education.”
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Scholarship funds are provided through
community support of The Directory.
 See kaucalendar.com/TheDirectory2016.html
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SEVENTEEN HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS were awarded last night by Ka`u Chamber of Commerce at a dinner at Pahala Plantation House.

      Scholarship Chair Lee McIntosh, Chamber President Donna Masaniai and scholarship committee members Alan and Nancy Stafford commended many of the students for their determination to bring their new skills back to the Ka`u community. Following are the winners, their majors and their campuses, some of them continuing college and others graduating this year from Ka`u High School:
      Jay-R Abalos, a Pahala resident and University of Hawai`i-Manoa marketing student;
      Tyler Amaral, a Na`alehu resident and UH-Hilo computer engineering student;
      Lexis L. Andrade, a Wai`ohinu resident and architecture student at Walla Walla College in Washington, transferring to California Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo.
      Tiani L. Castaneda-Naboa, of Na`alehu, a UH-Hilo marine biology major;
      Monica Lynn Pascual Cavarrubio, of Pahala, a UH-Hilo nursing student;
      Ty Alfred De Sa, of Pahala, a Hawai`i Community College nursing student;
      Charlotte Faye Esquida, of Na`alehu, a UH-Hilo nursing student;
      Sheilla Mae Felipe, of Na`alehu, a UH-Hilo nursing student;
      Annie Mae Flores, of Na`alehu, a University of Nevada political science major;
      Leaokalani Hashimoto, of Wai`ohinu, a UH-Hilo education major;
      Kaweni Christopher Ibarra, of Pahala, a University of California-Sacramento electronic engineering major;
      Kamrie Koi, of Pahala, a UH-Hilo political science and administration of justice and pre-law major;
      Rochelle Koi, of Na`alehu, a UH-Hilo English and history major;
      Crystal McIntosh, of Discovery Harbour, an HCC culinary arts and Spanish major;
      April Joy D. Miguel, of Pahala, an HCC Administration of Justice major;
      Tiare-Lee Shibuya, of Na`alehu, an HCC and UH-Hilo student in nursing and nursing administration; and
      Jennifer Flores Tabios, of Na`alehu, a St. Johns University-New York City major in biology.
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All students at Na`alehu Elementary and Ka`u High & Pahala
Elementary Schools will receive free meals.
Photo from Hawai`i DOE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S free meal program is coming to Na`alehu Elementary School and Ka`u High & Pahala Elementary School. The Community Eligibility Provision program will expand from seven public schools to 30 across the state this upcoming school year. 

      The program allows a school district, a group of schools or a single school to serve free meals to all students even if they do not qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch reimbursements.
      To qualify for CEP, a district, grouping or school must have a minimum of 40 percent or more of its students eligible for free or reduced meal through the National School Lunch Program.

 

Richard "Likeke" Teanio
Photo from NPS

      “We are pleased to be able to expand this program to more schools and include nearly every island with free meals,” Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi said. “We’ve heard from parents in this year’s pilot project who say the program was a tremendous help for their families.”

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RICHARD “LIKEKE” TEANIO performs tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Teanio has been featured on multiple recording projects for Kekuhi Kanahele, Diana Aki, Russell Mauga and Walter Aipolani. 

      Free; park entrance fees apply.

THERE IS A WAITING LIST TO EXPLORE THE KA`U FOREST & WATER System from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday. The fee for the Ka`u Coffee Festival event is $40 per person, including lunch.

      Sold out but taking names for waiting list. Email lisa@kaucoffeemill.com, or call 928-0550.

      See more upcoming Ka`u Coffee Festival events below and at kaucoffeefest.com.

NIGHT SKY VIEWING FROM MAKANAU MOUNTAIN, a Ka`u Coffee Festival event on Friday, still has room at $45 a person. Visit the mountain with the heiau and see the moonlit sky from the traditional lookout point over Ka`u. Email lisa@kaucoffeemill.com, or call 9280550

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

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, May 16, 2016

Ka`u residents visited the huge`Imakakaloa Hula Heiau yesterday on Olson Trust lands in the mountains between Pahala and Na`alehu, at the invitation of Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation representatives. See more below. 
Photo by Jasmine Cronin

RESULTS OF THE KA`U COFFEE Recipe Contest at Ka`u Coffee Mill are in from Saturday, the second of ten days of the annual Ka`u Coffee Festival, which continues through Sunday. Ka`u Coffee Mill offered $2000 in prizes to creators of a great variety of recipes made with Ka`u Coffee.
     First-place winner in the Adult Pupu category is Deanna Delmur with her Ka`u Coffee Smoke Tako Poke. Ka`u Coffee-Infused Hawaiian-Style Smoke Meat by Elgon Villanueva placed second, and Mike Haber’s Sweet Chili Coffee Shrimp placed third.

Deanna Delmur's Ka`u Coffee Smoke Tako Poke.
Photos by Pamela Taylor/ Ka`u Coffee Festival

      Deanna Delmur won first place in the Adult Entree category with Ka`u Coffee Crusted Rack of Lamb with Coconut Rice and Springtime Veggies.
      Cathy Haber’s Ka`u Coffee Cream Pie took first place in the Adult Dessert category. Ka`u Cappuccino Punchbowl Cake by Nalani Stevenson placed second, and Carma Hanshew’s Candied Coffee Ginger was third-place winner.
      CeAndra Silva-Kamei won first in Student Pupu with Ka`u Coffee BBQ Shrimp and first in the Student Entrée category with Fingah Licken Good BBQ Chicken. Lorilee Lorenzo placed second in each category with Super Ono Chicken Bites and Coffee Fried Chicken.

      In the Student Dessert category, Hayden Hanshew placed first with Moca Roca, CeAndra Silva placed second with Ka`u Coffee Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, and Lorilee Lorenzo placed third with Peanut Butter Coffee Bars.
     See more photos below.

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Ed Olson speaks with Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation
representative Huihui Kanahele-Mossman at `Imakaloa
Heiau, the largest known hula heiaul in Hawai`i. It is
located on mauka lands between Na`alehu
and Pahala. Photo by Lynn Hamilton

'IMAKAKALOA HULA HEIAU was the destination of a visit Sunday by community members and representatives of the Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation. As part of a community outreach, the foundation and Edmund C. Olson invited the public to see the ancient hula platform located off the old sugar haul road in the mountains between Pahala and Na`alehu. Guests included members of Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka`u.

      Foundation representative Huihui Kanahele-Mossman said the heiau has the largest hula platform of any she has seen in Hawai`i. The foundation’s hope is that the heiau becomes used regularly and maintained following restoration, she said.

      The foundation is looking for volunteer help from the community to restore the heiau in time for a large gathering of kumu hula in 2018. The gathering takes place at various locations once every for years.
      Foundation representatives previously said they welcome all ideas, family histories and community participation in not only the future of the physical heiau recently rediscovered by Ka`u Rancher Al Galimba on property belonging to Edmund C. Olson Trust. They talked about the heiau becoming a focal point for community and cultural outreach, perhaps with programs in the schools.
      For more information, see edithkanakaolefoundation.org.

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CONTROLLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE consumption at Ocean View's Kahuku Park is the topic of a bill to be heard by Hawai`i County Council tomorrow. Council member Maile David's Bill 201 receives its first hearing before the council after being unanimously passed by the Public Works & Parks & Recreation Committee. It would require that a permit be obtained by those who rent the facility.
       The meeting takes place 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, and the agenda is available, at hawaiicounty.gov.

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Deanna Delmur's Ka`u Coffee Crusted Rack of Lamb
Photo by Pamela Taylor/Ka`u Coffee Festival

KA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL IS IN FULL SWING. The festival began with the Pa`ina at Pahala Plantation House on Friday, followed by Ka`u Coffee Recipe Contest and Miss Ka`u Coffee Pageant at Ka`u Coffee Mill on Saturday. Lobsterpalooza at Punalu`u rounded out the first weekend of activities. See more in tomorrow's Ka`u News Briefs.

      Upcoming events include two opportunities to explore the Ka`u Forest & Water System from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. $40 per person includes lunch. Contact Lisa Wright at lisa@kaucoffeemill.com or 928-0550.
      Reserve a ranch lunch at Coffee & Cattle Day. Aikane Plantation owners Phil and Merle Becker invite participants to their ranch on Friday at 10 a.m. The descendants of J.C. Searle, the first coffee grower in Ka`u, explain how coffee is integrated into cattle ranching and other agriculture. $25 per person includes buffet lunch. Call 808-927-2252 or email aikaneplantation@hawaii.rr.com.

      Later on Friday, stargaze from the top of Makanau from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. John Cross, of Olson Trust, will speak on the land’s history and significance. $35 includes refreshments and shuttle rides. Email lisa@kaucoffeemill.com or call 928-0550.

Cathy Haber’s Ka`u Coffee Cream Pie
Photo by Pamela Taylor/Ka`u Coffee Festival

      These events lead up to the Ka`u Coffee Festival Ho`olaule`a on Saturday, with a full day of entertainment, displays, Ka`u Coffee tasting, farm tours, the Ka`u Coffee Experience and food at Pahala Community Center from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Meet the farmers and Miss Ka`u Coffee 2016, her court and more pageant winners and participants.
    Win $1000 in prizes and cash at Buy Local, It Matters. Bring receipts, business cards or product labels from local business participants to the Ho`olaule`a for a chance to win. See www.kaucoffeefest for a list of participants.

      Ka`u Coffee College closes the festival on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants learn about the growing business of Ka`u Coffee.
      Festival sponsors include County of Hawai`i, Hawai`i Tourism Authority, Edmund C. Olson Trust, Buy Local, It Matters and many local businesses, as well as coffee farmers themselves. 

      See kaucoffeefest.com.

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THE HARRY MCKEE SCHOLARSHIP Foundation recently awarded five Ka`u students scholarships for the 2016-2017 school year. Ka`u residents, Monica Corvarrubio, Sheilla Felipe and Mahealani Enos, all seniors at Ka`u High School, Bernadette Cagampang, a Konawaena High senior, and Kaweni Ibarra, a Ka`u High graduate who now attends California State University-Sacramento, will each receive $1,000 for their college funding.

Hayden Hanshew won placed first with Moca Roca
in the Student Dessert category.
Photo by Pamela Taylor/Ka`u Coffee Festival

       The McKee Scholarship Foundation based in Ocean View is managed by a volunteer board of directors that strives to carry on Harry McKee’s legacy of providing students with higher education opportunities.

      For more information, see http://mckeescholarship-foundation.weebly.com.

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UH-CTAHR AGRICULTURAL DIAGNOSTIC Service Center offers a hands-on workshop about sampling on Tuesday, May 24 at 9 a.m. at Kona Cooperative Extension Service in Kealakekua. Correct sampling procedures and submissions are critical for proper ID and analyses results. 

      During this hands-on workshop, Brian Bushe, of the Hilo ADSC lab, will teach participants proper procedures of collecting and submitting common plant and farm samples and how samples are handled and processed at the lab. Bushe will also conduct diagnostics of samples brought by participants. Additionally, cooperative extension agents will provide hands-on training for leaf and soil sampling of avocado, macadamia nut, citrus and coffee. 

Eager tasters line up at Ka`u Coffee Recipe Contest held
Saturday at Ka`u Coffee Mill.
Photo by Pamela Taylor/Ka`u Coffee Festival

      ADSC is the backbone to Extension and provides important services for commercial growers, gardeners and homeowners. It provides services such as pest, disease, bacteria and virus ID as well as analyses for feed and forage, plant tissue and soil, and irrigation water and nutrient solutions.

      Participants will walk to Kona Research Station from the conference room for the leaf and soil sampling. Be prepared for rain, sun, uneven terrain and to actively participate.
      For information and to register, email ginab@hawaii.edu or andreak@hawaii.edu, or call 322-4892 by tomorrow.

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I OLA NA `AINA MOMONA, led by Malian Lahey, who is raising funds to work toward Ka`u farmer land security, is hosting a Locavore Benefit Dinner tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Pahala Plantation House. $48 includes food and drink by `Ohelo Café, Café Pesto and Big Island Brewhaus, with entertainment by Hawane Rios & Band. 

      Call 808-206-9983 for more information.

Meet Emma Stibbon at After Dark in the Park.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Emma Stibbon displays and discusses her work tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

      Stibbon went to art school at Goldsmiths, London and received a Research Fine Arts MA from the University of the West of England, Bristol. Drawing from environments that are undergoing transformation or change is at the heart of Emma's practice and dramatic monochrome drawings. The volcanic terrain of Hawai`i is a place of natural and psychological uncertainty,” Stibbon said. “My aim is to suggest a sense of the strength, resilience and yet ultimate fragility of terrain around the volcanoes by walking, drawing from observation and gathering other research in the field.”

      $2 donations support After Dark in the Park programs; park entrance fees apply.

RICHARD “LIKEKE” TEANIO performs Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Teanio has been featured on multiple recording projects for Kekuhi Kanahele, Diana Aki, Russell Mauga and Walter Aipolani.
      Free; park entrance fees apply.

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

See kaucalendar.com/KauCalendar_May2016.pdf.

See kaucalendar.com/TheDirectory2016.html
and kaucalendar.com/TheDirectory2016.pdf.