Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Kurt Kawamoto, third from left, and other members of the Barbless Circle Hook Project regularly attend fishing
tournaments statewide to encourage use of the hooks. Photo from DLNR

KURT KAWAMOTO, A FISHERIES biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, promotes use of barbless hooks when fishing. Kawamoto earned the moniker Mr. Barbless Hook as the driving force behind NOAA’s and Hawai`i Department of Land & Natural Resources’ Barbless Circle Hook Project, which is having an impact on the annual Ulua Challenge fishing contest, which landed record fish last weekend along Ka`u Coast and other shorelines around the island.

Barbless Circle Hook Project promotes use of the hooks that turtles,
monk seals and other sea creatures can shed. Photo from DLNR

      According to Kawamoto, making a barbless hook is really simple; use a pair of pliers to smash down the barb. “Once you smash down the barbs on these hooks, they become self-shedding, so that was the main idea behind it,” he said. “It’s easy for a fish or a seal or a turtle to get rid of the hook themselves.” Researchers have witnessed a monk seal actually shed a barbless circle hook, and anglers have relayed stories about sea turtles also easily expelling barbless hooks. Although it’s easier for animals to rid themselves of the hooks, research, angler reports and actual catches with barbless circle hooks have proved their efficacy when it comes to catching target fish. During a shoreline research project, fishers used two poles; one with a barbed hook, the other with a barbless one. “We caught over 300 shoreline fish of many different kinds,” Kawamoto said. “We looked at the catches, losses and misses, and statistically we couldn’t tell the difference. Essentially you could catch just as many fish with a barbless circle hook.”

 

The Ulua Challenge, sponsored by S. Tokunaga Store,
brought in big fish over the weekend.
Photo from S. Tokunaga Store

  Michael Tokunaga, organizer of the Tokunaga Ulua Challenge Fishing Tournament sponsored by his store S. Tokunaga, regularly hosts DLNR outreach representatives from the Barbless Circle Hook Project. He would like to see acceptance of the barbless hooks for his tournament to grow to 75 percent or better. “This is for conservation and releasing unwanted catches,” he said. “It’s just a way of fishing smart. When you catch a fish, the hook is normally in the side of the mouth. The barb has nothing to do with it in my opinion.”

      After observing the Ulua Challenge last year, and entering this year, Carlo Russo, of Pahoa, fishes from the shoreline using barbless circle hooks exclusively. He said he feels there’s absolutely no downside to using them. A few hours before the tournament weigh-in, fishing with a friend on the edge of Hilo Bay, he said, “My experience with them has been 100 percent positive. I caught three papios, nice size papios, on them and didn’t lose any fish. Popped them right out; all perfectly caught in the corner of their mouths.” He also likes the fact that the barbless hooks keep bait fish alive longer because they make a smaller hole. “That’s a really big plus,” he said.
      The outreach team from the project regularly attends fishing tournaments around the state to provide information, encouragement and free barbless circle hooks. “Since starting the project, I only use barbless hooks in my personal shoreline fishing, and I’ve caught all the same species,” Kawamoto said. “I couldn’t in good conscience ask fishermen to try something that I don’t use or believe in myself. I have guys on every island who are only using barbless hooks, and they’ve seen it doesn’t make a difference … and allows the big one that got away … to reproduce, to grow and possibly to be caught another day. This helps enhance the reputation of fishermen and women as practicing conservationists.”

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MAYOR BILLY KENOI’S TRIAL will begin in October, John Burnett reported in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald. Kenoi was previously ordered to report for trial on July 18. Jury selection is scheduled to begin during the week of Oct. 10. According to Burnett, an O`ahu judge will preside over the trial since Hawai`i Island judges have recused themselves.

      Kenoi was indicted on eight charges related use of his county-issued purchasing card. He used the card to purchase personal items and drinks at a Honolulu hostess bar.
      Two of the eight charges are for second-degree theft, which is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
      Kenoi entered a plea of not guilty on March 30.
      The mayor is ineligible to run again due to term limits.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.

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PLANT TREES TO COOL Ka`u’s and other schools. That’s the advice of the Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program and the state Department Division of Forestry and Wildlife, which are offering an opportunity for Hawai`i schools to help cool campuses and improve student’s health and wellbeing as well as learning and behavior outcomes. The newly launched Cool Your School cost-share grant program offers funding for schools to plant trees on campus, with technical support on their care and maintenance.

      Classroom air temperatures have become a point of concern for teachers in Hawai`i, with some classroom temperatures reaching the high 90s. With proper planning, schools can make use of nature’s own air conditioner – trees.
      Studies have shown that trees can cool a classroom by up to 10 degrees, according to Kaulunani. Trees block penetrating direct sunlight, reducing ambient temperatures, and the process of transpiration uses up solar energy that would otherwise heat the air. The calming effect of trees also promotes additional learning, behavioral and health benefits such as higher scores on standardized testing, fewer disciplinary problems, lower levels of stress, better concentration and fewer sick days.

      Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. The Kaulunani Council will review pre-proposals, and selected schools will be asked to submit a full proposal. Kaulunani staff will work with the selected schools to assist with tree selection, locations for planting trees, cost estimates and preparation of the grant application.

      For pre-proposal form and additional application information, see http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/lap/kaulunani/grants/.
      For more information, contact Jolie Wanger at jwanger@smarttreespacific.com or 808-395-7765.
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HALAU NA PUA O ULUHAIMALAMA, under the leadership of kumu hula Emery Aceret, presents a hula performance tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

      Free; park entrance fees apply.

Learn to work with stained glass in a six-session
workshop. Photo from VAC

CLAUDIA MCCALL’S SIX-SESSION Stained Glass Workshop begins Thursday at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village. Sessions for beginning and experienced students continue each Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through July 2.

      Before spending a fortune on tools, students can try their hands at making stained glass art in this workshop. All of the basic techniques will be covered, including glass cutting, foiling, soldering, and completing with patina and polishing compound. McCall will share her expertise and knowledge, teaching students the skills involved in working safely with stained glass and creating a beautiful, sturdy piece of art.
      Class fee is $150, $135 for VAC members. Attendees are asked to wear long pants, covered shoes and safety glasses. Attendees are also asked to bring fitted Atlas Cool Touchgloves, which can be purchased at Ace Hardware or online at Amazon.com. Advance registration is required, and the workshop is limited to six adults.
      To register, call Volcano art Center at 808-967-8222.

PAHALA HOLY ROSARY CHURCH is accepting donations of silent auction items. The church holds a thrift sale and silent auction this Saturday, June 18 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, June 13, 2016

Halau Na Pua O Uluhaimalama presents Hula Kahiko Wednesday. See more below. Photo from NPS

FOLLOWING THE WORST SHOOTING incident in U.S. history, which left 49 victims and the gunman dead Sunday morning at the Orlando, FL  Pulse nightclub more than 4,500 miles away, Hawai`i state Sen. Josh Green shared his thoughts:

Sen. Josh Green, also a physician, weighed in
on the national tragedy in Orlando.

      “Another impossible tragedy to contemplate – dozens dead at the hands of a madman,” said Green, who represents west Ka`u and Kona. “Our Congress needs to set its partisanship aside and pass meaningful, impactful gun legislation right now.
     “Translation: WTF are you waiting for?
      “Once again we see tragedy strike our citizens because a maniacal person was able to run amok.
      Green, who is also a practicing medical doctor, said, “My personal opinion is that: 1) there is absolutely no need for assault weapons in society, and; 2) we can do a much better job helping people with mental illness. Make this our national policy. Stop the sale of these weapons, and fund mental health services everywhere.
      “I hope that we can start here. This doesn’t have to be a political impasse or a new moment to demonize those on one side of the issue or the other.
      “Just close your eyes and imagine for a second that it was your beautiful son or daughter, husband or wife, lover or best friend who was senselessly gunned down last night. If that isn’t enough for us in America to act, then I don’t know what is.”
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Flags are at half-staff until Thursday evening.

FLAGS ARE FLYING AT HALF-STAFF to honor victims of the attack in Orlando, FL. By order of Gov. David Ige, the United States flag and the Hawai`i state flag will be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and upon all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawai`i National Guard until sunset on Thursday, June 16.
      “We see on the news today yet another horrific instance of man’s inhumanity to man, triggered by the fear of differences,” Gov. Ige said. “Let us reject fear and hostility. Let us embrace diversity. Let us affirm life.
      “Hawai`i has some of the toughest laws regulating gun ownership in the nation. This presumed act of terror is a reminder that we cannot become complacent. We must do all that we can to ensure the public’s safety.”
      President Obama also ordered flags at half-staff on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions. He also directed that flags to be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all U.S. embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
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U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

U.S. REP. TULSI GABBARD, who represents Ka`u and the rest of the state that is rurual, joined others in decrying the Orlando hate crime and terrorist attack.
      “I’m heartbroken over the tragic terrorist attack in Orlando that was specifically targeted at our friends in the LGBTQ+ community,” Gabbard said. “This was an attack on all of us. We must choose to reject the politics of hate and instead embrace a culture of love, strength, peace, and tolerance in this difficult time.
      “I am a very firm believer in the Aloha spirit — respect and love for everyone, irrespective of their religion, race, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.

      “It can be difficult after a tragic event like this to stay true to those virtues. Like many, I am angry, but we cannot be a part of the cycle of violence and bigotry that breeds these mass shootings and terror attacks. We must break the cycle and choose love. That is how we make a difference in the world around us.

      “Today, take a moment to tell the people you care about that you love them. Yesterday was a reminder that life is short and we should never leave those things unsaid.

      “Please, if you can, consider making a contribution to the GoFundMe that has been setup to help the victims of the shooting in Orlando. You can make a donation here: https://www.gofundme.com/pulsevictimsfund.

      “Rather than pour fuel on the fire of darkness, divisiveness and hatred, let us come together as a country to help the people of Orlando. We will not forget. We will stand with you.”

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THE LGBT CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATIC Party of Hawai`i responded to Orlando’s hate crime and the largest gun shooting in America’s history.

      “We stand united with our LGBT `ohana members and their family and friends in Orlando that are the victims and survivors of this horrific hate crime,” said Michael Golojuch, Jr., chair of the caucus.

      “We will not let this hate crime stop us from living our lives as out and proud members of society. These acts of violence seek to silence us, but they will not deter us from fighting for justice and equality for the LGBTQ community, for immigrants, for women, for the poor or any other minority – for we are not equal until all are equal.”
      The caucus, along with Rainbow Family 808 and MoveOn.org and Honolulu Council with the support of the Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s Office, sponsored a vigil at Honolulu Hale to honor and remember the victims and the survivors of Orlando’s hate crime.
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A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL to remember the victims of the attack in Orlando, FL also took place at the Gandhi Statue in Kapi`olani Park on O`ahu yesterday evening. LGBT Hawai`i organized the event.

LGBT Hawai`i organized a candlelight vigil
following a mass shooting in Orlando, FL.
Photo from LGBT Hawai`i

      “LGBT Hawai`i sends our heartfelt condolences and aloha to our many friends in Orlando and to all those who have been somehow touched by this latest violent attack on our community and on our nation. Terror has no borders,” organizers said in a statement. “Such attacks of terrorism have happened in Paris, in Brussels, in Bali, Tunisia, Kenya, in Boston and New York and now in Orlando.”

      LGBT Hawai`i co-founder Scott Foster said, “With LGBT Pride events now taking place around the world, this is a heartbreaking day for us, the LGBT community in Hawai`i and worldwide. We call on LGBTs everywhere to once again stand together to help fight this latest evil and to urge authorities worldwide to implement appropriate security measures.”
      Co-founder Juergen T. Steinmetz said, “Implementing appropriate security cannot wait. We must realize this here at home – in Hawai`i and nationally – we must begin to implement security measures everywhere that should include protecting our hotels, our shopping malls and our entertainment facilities; anywhere crowds routinely gather. As one of the world centers of international tourism, Hawai`i is particularly vulnerable. Orlando and Hawai`i are both major travel and tourism destinations. We must tell those who want to harm us to not underestimate the power of freedom and solidarity and the power of the United States of America. The entire civilized world is fighting you.”
      LGBT Hawai`i serves the LGBT Community in Hawai`i with a special focus on global outreach for the travel and tourism industry. More information can be found at www.lgbthawaii.com.
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A Hawai`i Island student helps develop a test for Zika.
Image from Collins Lab

A HAWAI`I ISLAND STUDENT is a member of a team that is working to control spread of the Zika virus. Gary Kubota, of Honolulu Star-Advertiser, reported that Melissa Takahashi, a Waiakea High School Class of 2000 graduate, worked with Termeer Professor James Collins to develop a “rapid, low-cost, paper-based test” to detect the virus.

      Kubota said Takahashi had been interested in chemistry and engineering in high school and biochemical and biomolecular engineering in college. She is currently a postdoctoral associate in Collins’ laboratory.
      “It’s pretty incredible,” Takahashi told Kubota. “I never imagined that I would be working on a technology that would get worldwide attention.”
      See staradvertiser.com.
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Learn about native dryland plants
tomorrow.

FORMER PAHALA RESIDENT Marion Kittelson-Villanueva reads her recently published book Mr. Kiko Searches For Aloha tomorrow at 12 p.m. at Pahala Public & School Library.
      The library offers a simple craft for children after the program.

      For more information, call Library Manager Debbie Wong Yuen at 928-2015.

HO`OMALU KA`U PRESENTS a Native Dryland Plants Workshop tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at Pahala Public & School Library.

      Call 928-2015 for more information.

TOMORROW’S AFTER DARK IN THE PARK presentation of Lili`uokalani at Washington Place has been rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances. Jackie Pualani Johnson will perform the one-woman show taken directly from the writings of Queen Lili`uokalani, the queen’s family and other historical sources on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.

HALAU NA PUA O ULUHAIMALAMA presents a hula performance Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Kilauea
Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Led by kumu hula Emery Aceret, a student of Ray Fonseca, the halau has participated in many notable hula competitions, including the Merrie Monarch Festival.
      Free; park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, June 12, 2016

A rapidly moving `a`a lava flow was one of several that advanced down the west flank of Mauna Loa during the
volcano's 1950 eruption. The massive flow traveled from the Southwest Rift Zone vent to the ocean, a distance
of about 11 miles, in around 18 hours. Incandescently hot areas on the flow appear white. See more below.
Photo from Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron & USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

EARLY HEAD START is available in Ka`u. The program offers parenting and health education that is developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive, and family development that empowers families’ abilities to support and nurture their children by meeting social and economic goals. It encourages leadership through participation and community building.

      Early Head Start can help participants answer questions about pregnancy, labor and delivery, discover the latest ideas in baby care and development, learn about playing with infants and toddlers, and plan a healthy future for themselves, their baby and their families.

Early Head Start is available in Ka`u. Image from Family Support Services

      Participants can take advantage of supportive home visits that provide a “Parent Partner” to share early childhood health and development information and include fun, educational activities for the whole family to do together.

      Participants can be part of parent/child socialization groups, parent support and education activities, community events, policy council and parent committees and family literacy projects. They connect with community resources like prenatal care, well-child care, food through WIC and other nutrition services, support services, education and job training, family planning services and child development programs, child care and family literacy training
      To be eligible for Early Head Start participants are pregnant or have a child under three years of age, a teen parent or a foster parent, living below the poverty level, receiving TANF benefits or S.S.I. benefits and homeless or hidden homeless (couch-surfing).
      For more information, call 939-7028.
      See more at http://familysupporthawaii.org/early-head-start.

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KA`U LEARNING ACADEMY is accepting applications for the next school year that begins on Aug. 1. The tuition-free public charter school is now enrolling grades three through seven. The school provides free transportation and free meals.

      Applications and more information are available at kaulearning.com and 808-498-0761.

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KRRA's Fourth of July Rodeo is on July 2 and 3 this year.
Photo by Julia Neal

WANT TO BE RODEO QUEEN? Ka`u Roping & Riding Association is looking for contestants between the ages of eight and 18 to run for queen for its Fourth of July Rodeo coming up on July 2 and 3 in Na`alehu.

      Call Tammy Ka`apana at 929-8079 for details.

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THE CURRENT ISSUE OF VOLCANO WATCH continues Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists’ discussion of lava flows from Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone that crossed Highway 11.
      “During the past 148 years, Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone eruptions have sent massive lava flows across Hawai`i Island’s main road six times: in 1868, 1887, 1907, 1919, 1926, and 1950,” the article states. “These flows destroyed villages, displacing residents; burned forests and ranch land, trapping cattle on isolated knolls; blocked roads, disrupting traffic; and torched telephone poles, severing communication.
      “Last week’s Volcano Watch article focused on the 1868, 1887, and 1907 eruptions. This week, we describe the 1919, 1926, and 1950 lava flows, which were unlike any of the flows observed during the ongoing Kilauea eruption.
      “On Sept. 26, 1919, a vent high on Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone erupted for just a few hours. Three days later, a breakout lower on the rift zone erupted fountains of lava up to120 meters (400 feet) high and sent a river of lava down the volcano’s forested slopes. Within about 20 hours, an `a`a flow several hundred meters (yards) wide crossed the circle-island Government Road (predecessor of Highway 11), burying the small village of `Alika. This flow can be seen today at Highway 11 mile markers 90-91. 

      “The 1919 lava flow advanced 18 kilometers (11 miles) in about 24 hours, reaching the sea north of Ho`opuloa, where it poured into the ocean for 10 days. The eruption then slowly waned until Nov. 5, when all activity ceased.

Lava flows have crossed Highway 11 six times in the past
148 years. Map from USGS/HVO 

      “The 1926 eruption began on April 10 at the summit of Mauna Loa, but fissures soon migrated down the volcano’s Southwest Rift Zone. By April 14, three main vents were sending huge `a`a flows downslope. Two days later, the main flow – 4-6-m (15–20-ft) high, 150-m (500-ft) wide, advancing at two m (seven ft) per minute – crossed the road. This flow is visible today along Highway 11 at mile markers 87-88.

      “The 1926 flow thickened and widened as it rapidly advanced beyond the road toward the sea. On April 18, a 9-12-m (30-40-ft) high and 455-610-m (1,500-2,000-ft) wide `a`a flow plowed through the Ho`opuloa village and harbor. The destruction was gradual but complete. The eruption ended on April 26. Today you can see the extent of this flow from the coastal village of Miloli`i.
      “After the 1926 eruption, Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone was quiet for 24 years. That ended in 1950 with one of the volcano’s largest historical eruptions.
      “On June 1, 1950, a 2.4-km- (1.5-mi-) long fissure began erupting high on Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone around 9 p.m. Minutes later, the roar of lava fountains could be heard from Highway 11, up to 24 km (15 mi) away. Floods of lava streamed downslope from the rift zone.
       “As the fissure extended farther down the rift zone, several flows raced down the west flank of the volcano. Within about two hours, the first of these flows crossed the highway and inundated the village of Pahoehoe. All villagers reached safety, but for some, who escaped with only the clothes on their backs, it was a close call.
      “Thirty-five minutes later, the flow entered the ocean, creating a steam cloud that rose 3,000 m (10,000 ft) into the air. It’s noteworthy that, from vent to sea, this massive `a`a flow traveled a distance of 21 km (13 mi) in only about three hours. Two additional flows south of the first one reached the ocean in about 14 and 18 hours.
      “Before ending on June 23, the 1950 eruption destroyed nearly two dozen structures and cut Highway 11 in three places (visible today between mile markers 92 and 98), burying more than 1.6 km (one mi) of the road.
      “If a Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone lava flow crossed Highway 11 today, the lives of thousands of residents would be significantly impacted – even if they do not live in the immediate path of the flow. At the very least, travel to homes, schools, and workplaces would be disrupted.
      “A Mauna Loa eruption is not imminent at this time, but the volcano will erupt again – and chances are that it will occur in your lifetime. So, now is the time to consider how you would cope with the disruptions caused by lava crossing the highway.
      “Questions about Mauna Loa are answered on the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory website at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maunaloa/FAQ_Maunaloa/.”
      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.
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SENIOR IDS ARE AVAILABLE tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Jude’s Church in Ocean View. For ages 60 and over.
      Call 928-3100 for more information.

MR. KIKO SEARCHES FOR ALOHA Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Pahala Public & School Library. Former Pahala resident Marion Kittelson-Villanueva reads her recently published book at this free event. 

      Written under the pen name Marion Louise, Mr. Kiko Searches for Aloha is a children’s picture book, for ages four to eight, which the author described as having “cultural implications and highlighting the values of individual differences. In the story, 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?”
      After the program, there will be a simple craft for children.
      For more information, call Library Manager Debbie Wong Yuen at 928-2015.

NATIVE DRYLAND PLANTS are discussed at a free, one-hour workshop Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Pahala Public & School Library. Among topics, Lehua Lopez-Mau discusses `ohi`a lehua’s environmental and cultural values, and Edward Rau presents information on rapid `ohi`a death.
      Call 928-2015 for more information.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK presents Lili`uokalani at Washington Place Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`I Volcanoes National Park. Jackie Pualani Johnson performs a one-woman show taken directly from the writings of Queen Lili`uokalani, the queen’s family and other historical sources.
      $2 donations support park programs; park entrance fees apply.

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