Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016

Unstable atmosphere puts Ka`u in a flash flood watch through tomorrow afternoon.
Map from NOAA

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT in Ka`u through tomorrow afternoon. Abundant tropical moisture and an upper level trough will continue the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding, according to the National Weather Service. 

      A very moist and unstable air mass interacting with an upper level trough will result in unsettled weather with the potential for flash flooding.
      A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to dangerous flash flooding. Residents should monitor forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.
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MAYOR-ELECT HARRY KIM HAS NAMED several members to his Cabinet in advance of taking office in December, Nancy Cook Lauer reported in West Hawai`i Today. Joe Kamelamela will be corporation counsel, the legal advisor and legal representative of all county agencies, council, and all officers and employees in matters related to their official powers and duties.

Mayor-elect Harry Kim is busy selected people to fill
posts in his Cabinet. Photo by Ron Johnson

      Collins Tomei, manager of Territorial Savings Bank’s Hilo branch, will head Kim’s Department of Finance. The department’s significant functions are financial planning and administration, and its primary responsibilities are in the eight areas of control - Accounts, Budget, Property Management, Purchasing, Real Property Tax, Risk Management, Treasury, and Vehicle Registration and Licensing.

      Roy Takemoto returns as Kim’s executive assistant. Takemoto also previously served as the county’s deputy planning director. Kim’s former deputy managing director Barbara Kossow also returns. Irma Sumera, who currently serves on the Pension Board, will serve as Kim’s private secretary.
      “I’m trying to fill the Cabinet with people the community will feel are really qualified and trusted to do the job,” Kim told Cook Lauer.
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HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK rangers share tips for an optimal lava viewing experience. Visitors and local residents gather nightly at the Jaggar Museum observation deck to watch the lava lake spatter and glow within the summit crater of Kilauea volcano, vying for the best parking spot and vantage point.

      The lava within Halema`uma`u Crater recently became visible for the first time since May 2015, and rangers have been busy directing vehicles at Jaggar Museum from 5 p.m. until well after dark, often sending people to park at Kilauea Overlook, about one third of a mile away.

      At 9:55 a.m., Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the lake surface was about 69 feet below the floor of Halema`uma`u.

The lava lake at Kilauea's summit continues at high levels.
Photo from USGS/HVO

      Rangers suggest avoiding busy times and visiting the lava lake during the day or after 9 p.m. The park is open 24 hours a day.

      Be mindful of air quality. Hazardous volcanic gas and particulates can drift over the summit area in light or southerly winds. These gases are a danger to all, especially people with heart or respiratory problems, young children and pregnant women. Kilauea Visitor Center offers updates on air quality 24 hours a day, and visitors can monitor the Hawai`i SO2 network website.
      Be prepared to hike a third of a mile each way between Kilauea Overlook and Jaggar Museum on Crater Rim Trail. Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, and bring rain gear, water, binoculars, a flashlight and extra batteries.
      Carpool if possible to reduce the number of vehicles in the parking areas.
      Monitor USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams. The KI camera provides a panoramic view of Halema`uma`u Crater from HVO, near Jaggar Museum.

      At Kamokuna, air quality is poor at the coast, where another eruption from Kilauea enters the ocean. Park rangers have roped off sections downwind of the ocean entry and have placed signs warning about toxic fume clouds that contain sulfur dioxide, volcanic particulates and hydrochloric acid near the coast.
      To stay upwind of the fumes, it is currently best to hike in from Hawai`i County’s lava viewing area on the Kalapana side to access the ocean entry in the park. The Kalapana access is open daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. It’s about a 4.2-mile hike from the Kalapana boundary to the ocean entry viewing point, one way, along the gravel emergency access road.
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Friends of the Ka`u Libraries held its annual meeting yesterday. Photo by Julia Neal

FRIENDS OF KA`U LIBRARIES LAST NIGHT FUNDED another year of oral history filming for its Ka`u History Collection. The annual meeting at Pahala Plantation House featured a display on the project with filmmaker Joe Demoruelle. Those interviewed include long-time Ka`u residents Robert Barba, Ernest Breithaupt, Homer Hashimoto, Jeanette Howard, Dorothy Kalua, Yvonne Ke, Emily Keohuloa and Manuel Marques. Demoruelle volunteers his time, and FKL purchases supplies for the project, which is on display at Pahala Public & School Library.

FKL helps produce the Ka`u History Collection. Photo by Julia Neal

      New officers for 2017 are President Sandra Demoruelle, Vice President Debbie Wong Yuen, who takes the position with her retirement as library manager Oct. 1, Secretary Linda Morgan and Treasurer Ann Fontes.

      Directors are Doris “Didi” Davis, Deborah Lynn Dickerson and Kirsi Klein.
      The Friends sells books, T-shirts and tote bags at many Ka`u functions throughout the year.
      Pahala Library is searching for a replacement for Wong Yuen, with an employee from O`ahu filling in.
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IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR KA`U FIFTH-GRADE GIRLS to register for GEMS, Girls Exploring Math and Science, an annual day of discovery that features hands-on workshops and exhibits led by community women volunteers who show girls how they use math, science and technology in their careers.

Ka`u fifth-grade girls, like these in 2010, can sign up
to explore math and science. Photo from GEMS

      This always popular event will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Courtyard King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel and is attended by over 300 West Hawai`i fifth-graders in public, private or home schools. It is sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Kona Branch, whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Registration forms have been sent to all West Hawai`i schools, and registration must be postmarked by Oct. 7. Registration is on a first come, first served basis, and space is limited, so it is important to register early to get a spot and choice of workshops. Registration fee is $20, and scholarships are available. No girl will be turned away because of financial need.

      The girls attending will get a GEMS T-shirt, learn about nutrition at breakfast, view various exhibits, attend three workshops and have lunch at the resort. A special lunchtime Zumba activity gets the girls moving and is always a big hit.
      Workshop topics this year include marine science, veterinary medicine, astronomy, chemistry, robotics, engineering, archaeology, culinary , financial planning, computer programming, surveying and more. Workshops are designed to stimulate interest and bolster confidence of girls in traditionally male-dominated fields and also introduce girls to positive female role models who can make a big difference to a young girl and may stimulate interest in a new career goal.

      Call Cindy Armer at 808-896-7180, or email cbarmer@hotmail.com, with questions or to sponsor a girl.

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Runners again hit the trails at Ka`u Coffee Mill Saturday.
Image from video by Vernon Harvey

`O KA`U KAKOU'S THE THIRD ANNUAL Ka`u Coffee Trail Run begins at 7 a.m. Saturday. The event includes a 5K, a 10K and Half Marathon.

      All proceeds of the southernmost trail run in the USA, remain in Ka`u to benefit Ka`u’s kupuna and keiki, as well as local schools and community groups.
      Register at race360.org/21357.

      For more information about the race, course maps or volunteering opportunities, email candy.casper@gmail.com, or see okaukakou.org.

Halau E Hulali Mai I Ka La performs
Saturday. Photo from VAC

VOLCANO ART CENTER’S Hula Kahiko series continues Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with a performance by Na Kumu hula Chrissy Kama Henriques and Leilani Taka-Keana`aina, with Halau E Hulali Mai I Ka La.

      This young halau from Honaunau recently placed third in the E Malama Mau I Ka Hula Festival, and their soloist, Tacie Kuikahi, won the coveted Miss Keiki Hula title. This will be their second time performing on the kahua hula near VAC Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

      The public is invited to join Native Hawaiian cultural specialist Loke Kamanu and her `ohana as they set up shop on the gallery lanai. Presenting a display of “Na Mea Hula” (all things hula), Loke shares a variety of instruments, implements and lei styles that play an integral role in the life of the hula practitioner. The demonstration is hands-on and family friendly.
      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 Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016

A group of citizens is hoping to preserve a wall remaining at Pahala's Ka`u Sugar mill site in honor of past employees.
Since the mill closed, the wall has been used for graffiti. See more below. Photo by Julia Neal

THE PROPOSED SOLAR PROJECT IN OCEAN VIEW is on hold after Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission suspended an application for a utility line to serve it. The 12-page order means a temporary setback for the developers, who plan to install two-acre arrays of photovoltaic panels on each of 27 three-acre residential sites next to homes in Ranchos and neighboring subdivisions. 

      The order is the result of a formal complaint by Ranchos residents Peter and Ann Bosted, who allege that Hawai`i Electric Light Co. and Hawaiian Electric Co. allowed the solar developer, SPI Solar, to break and circumvent rules.
      Residents are against what they consider to be the industrialization of their rural neighborhood, and, according to Ann Bosted, the high-cost power from this renewable source irks energy professionals who say rates from the utility-scale project should be negotiated.

Hawai`i PUC has suspended an application for a utility line
that would serve a large solar project in Ocean View.
Photo from Peter and Ann Bosted

      The PUC’s order states that the Bosteds complaint will need to be resolved before HELCO’s transmission line application can be decided, as “the disposition of the complaint may have a substantial impact on the commission’s evaluation of the instant proceeding.”

      The order’s conclusion is based on a strong position taken by the Consumer Advocate, who, in June, expressed concerns about administration of the Feed-In-Tariff program. The PUC noted that “the Bosteds have filed the complaint, which pertains to the underlying FIT projects, raising many of the same issues that were identified by the Consumer Advocate. If the commission were to grant the relief sought in the complaint, namely that the commission issue an order removing the FIT Projects from the FIT’s Active Queue, it could materially affect the commission’s evaluation of the instant proceeding.”
      On June 29, the Consumer Advocate took the position that HELCO’s transmission line should be placed underground at the developer’s expense and that the developer should “pay for additional mitigation measures.” The CA also expressed concerns about the delay in getting the projects operational. The order quotes the CA as writing, “These projects may have originally been an attempt to take advantage of market conditions” and that “the FIT program was deemed necessary at the time to encourage renewable energy, … but the need for FIT projects at compensation rates that are no longer reasonable may not be consistent with the public interest at this time.”

Patricia Tummons Photo from Environment Hawai`i

      This point of view is shared by other energy professionals. Writing in Environment Hawai`i, Patricia Tummons said, “Beset by a host of problems, the FIT program has stalled out, for the most part. As of last year, just over 20 megawatts of FIT renewable energy had been installed, out of the 80 MW allowed statewide.”

      On the Big Island, the 1.25-megawatt installation in Miloli`i is the only project that is up and running. No work on the 6.5 megawatts of permits that SPI Solar holds for Ocean View has been done. According to Ann Bosted, the Big Island currently has a surplus of daytime energy.
      Reporting on the PUC’s action in Pacific Business News, Duane Shimogawa said that “Hawaiian Ocean View Estates is one of the nation’s largest housing developments. It covers 18 square miles and 11,500 one-acre parcels.” Three-acre parcels are located in subdivisions makai of Hwy 11 in the area.
      Today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser carried a story by Kathryn Mykleseth on the order under the headline, State puts Kibosh on Big Island Solar Power Project. Mykleseth quoted PUC Chair Randy Iwase as saying that the FIT project is obsolete because the cost is too high.
      “Nobody is going to move on the FIT project,” he said. “We have suspended any action on the application pending review or an investigation or resolution of the complaint filed by the Bosteds.”
      According to Mykleseth, each of the FIT projects would have been paid 23.8 cents a kilowatt-hour, which is roughly 10 cents higher than four solar farms the PUC allowed to be waived from the competitive bidding process in 2014. The four projects the PUC accepted were selling energy to HECO for approximately 14 cents a kilowatt-hour for the duration of their 22-year lifespan.
      “This is a boondoggle project through and through,” said Mats Fogelvik, President of the Ranchos’ road corporation. “It is too big, too expensive, too late, not needed and unwanted. The developers have no money. It is being built for the tax credits and so that it can be flipped. I hope the PUC will look behind the curtain and see it for what it really is.”

      Iwase said the PUC will order HELCO to respond to information requests as to whether there was an attempt to circumvent competitive bidding laws.
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PAHALA RESIDENTS ARE SHARING their thoughts about a proposed development on Maile Street with Hawai`i County Planning Department Director Duane Kanuha. The project calls for buildings totaling more than 130,000 square feet, including a water bottling facility, warehouses and retail centers. Parking would be provided for cars, vans and tour buses.

The massive Pahala mill site wall has stood for more than 100 years.
Photo by Julia Neal

      “We hope you will enter into the community discussion on the proposal for Pahala Town Square & Hawaiian Springs Facility,” Clyde Silva wrote. “It would be most desirable to recognize one of the most significant structures in Pahala town.

      “On the site of the proposed project, there is a wall, a wall from the old Pahala sugar mill. This wall has been there for over 100 years and played a key role in the sugar cane production.
      “Trucks full of cane drove up the ramp on one side of the wall, dropping their load over the wall as the first step in the processing. Truck after truck after truck went up beside the wall. It was important, and it is one of the few remaining structures from the sugar era.
      “The wall is approximately 110 feet long, 12 feet in height, with the ramp about 20 feet wide.
      “There has been a sense of sadness as the town has watched this memorable structure decay.
      “This seems like the perfect time to plan for this symbol of the past, a symbol of our history to be a part of the plans. A part of the plans for the future.
      “It is assumed that PMK Capital Partners LLC desires to develop this area because they recognize the historical richness of this small plantation town.
      “The value of the town includes the old plantation homes, the safe streets where people can walk, the appreciation people have for one another, and our history. The wall’s preservation should be considered in the planning.”
      Dorothy Kalua expressed concern traffic that would be created by the project.
      “The plan allows for 104 parking stalls, four bus slots and two van slots,” Kalua wrote. “These numbers do not include all the service vehicles needed.

      “A direct entrance to the proposed project would be desirable to eliminate the concern of compromising community safety and high usage on our town roads.
      “Hopefully, this can be addressed in the planning stages.”
      Comments on the plan can be sent to planning@hawaiicounty.gov, susan.gagorik@hawaiicounty.gov and larry.nakayama@hawaiicounty.gov.
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HAWAI`I ISLAND POLICE HAVE LOCATED Joshua Corbin, a 30-year-old man known to frequent Ocean View, who was wanted for sexual assault and traffic incidents.
      He was arrested in Hilo at 10:45 a.m. yesterday. He is being held at the Hilo police cellblock while detectives from the Juvenile Aid Section, which is responsible for investigating sexual assaults, continue the investigation.
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KA`U HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS traveled to Hilo Tuesday. Both teams lost, with varsity scores of 17-25, 11-25 and 17-25 and junior varsity scores of 9-25 and 8-25.
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Time is running out to register for Saturday's
Ka`u Coffee Trail Run.

REGISTER NOW FOR THIRD ANNUAL Ka`u Coffee Trail Run held at Ka`u Coffee Mill this Saturday. All proceeds of the southernmost trail run in the USA, which is sponsored by `O Ka`u Kakou, County of Hawai`i, Ka`u Coffee Mill, Edmund C. Olson Trust II, Queen Lili`uokalani Children’s Center of Ka`u and Jeff Gomes of Hawai`i Bookmark, remain in Ka`u to benefit Ka`u’s kupuna and keiki, as well as local schools and community groups.

      Race Director Candy Casper called on area residents to participate. “Invite your family and friends to join you or cheer you on as you set out to meet your goal in the family-friendly 5K run/walk, take the challenge of the 10K or test your endurance in the 13.1-mile climb up to 3,100 feet. Set your stride as you run through fields of coffee and macadamia nuts and forests of eucalyptus and `ohi`a trees, and cherish the breathtaking views of the Ka`u coastline.
Staggered starts begin at 7 a.m.
      Register at race360.org/21357.
      For more information about the race, course maps or volunteering opportunities, contact Casper at candy.casper@gmail.com, or see okaukakou.org.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016

Aquatic biologists research sever coral bleaching events in Hawai`i's ocean waters.
Photo from Hawai`i Department of Land & Natural Resources

FOLLOWING SEVERE CORAL BLEACHING EVENTS in 2014 and 2015 within Hawai`i’s ocean waters, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources has been working to identify management actions that can be taken to promote post-coral bleaching recovery and resiliency in Hawai`i’s coral reefs.

      “The state is currently on the cutting edge of applying climate resiliency-based management, and benefits from its close partnerships with coral science experts both here and around the world,” DAR administrator Bruce Anderson said. “DAR is committed to implementing effective management strategies within its abilities, including fisheries and habitat rules.”
      Dr. Ruth Gates, Director and Researcher at the University of Hawai`i’s Institute of Marine Biology, said, “Coral bleaching is an increasing threat to the health of corals reefs both in Hawai`i and globally. The state of Hawai`i has taken a very proactive stance in convening the management, conservation and scientific communities and developing a coordinated response to protect Hawai`i’s critical coral reef assets in the face of this urgent problem.”
      Coral bleaching is a stress response in which the coral animal expels algae-producing organisms called zooxanthellae that live within their tissue. Once the zooxanthellae are expelled, the coral is in a weakened state and is more vulnerable to stressors including disease. If high temperatures are sustained, a coral bleaching event can lead to coral mortality.

Dr. William Walsh 

      To address this, DAR aquatic biologists began by gathering information and surveying more than 80 coral experts and scientists. Additionally they reviewed all existing scientific literature – a synthesis of over 200 articles.

      DAR biologist Dr. William Walsh said of his team’s findings from in-water surveys in West Hawai`i, “We observed an average coral mortality of 50 percent in the West Hawai`i region, which holds some of the state’s richest coral reefs. Unfortunately, this area also experienced the highest sustained ocean temperatures during the 2015 coral bleaching event.” On Maui, DAR biologist Russell Sparks reports, “coral mortality in the hardest hit areas on Maui were between 20-30 percent.”
      Last month, a workshop involving 44 Hawai`i-based scientists and managers applied a Hawai`i lens to the information previously gathered as well as to identify management recommendations in four priority locations: West Hawai`i, West Maui, Kane`ohe Bay, and North Kaua`i. These areas were chosen because they were exposed to the most severe thermal stress during the 2014 and 2015 bleaching events.
      One of the outputs of this workshop was a list of top statewide management recommendations to promote coral recovery. The top-rated action in this exercise was to “establish a network of permanent, fully protected, no-take Marine Protected Areas.” According to DAR, MPAs may help corals recover from a bleaching event by removing additional environmental and human-caused stressors, including overfishing.
      Reduction of land-based pollution including sediment and nutrient runoff, which can smother corals or introduce toxic substances into the environment, was also a high priority.
      Additionally, protection and efficient management of herbivorous, or algae-eating, fish and invertebrates was discussed as a critical action. Herbivores remove excess algae, which can quickly take over a coral reef affected by bleaching.
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Joshua Corbin

HAWAI`I ISLAND POLICE ARE SEARCHING for a 30-year-old man who frequents Ocean View wanted for sexual assault.

      Joshua Corbin has no permanent address. He also has been seen in Kona and Hilo.
      In addition to the sexual assault on Hawai`i Island, Corbin is wanted in Texas for sexual assault and in Kona for traffic incidents.
      He is described as six feet tall, 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He may have a mustache and goatee.

      Two female campers at Manuka said they received advice from an official not to stay there because of possible danger.
      Police caution the public not to approach Corbin, as he is considered a danger to the community.
      Instead, anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts is asked 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 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
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THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passed the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, bipartisan legislation co-introduced by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz that will enhance and integrate native tourism, empower native communities and expand unique cultural tourism opportunities in the United States. The bill, which passed in the Senate in April, now heads to President Obama for his signature.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz

      “This bill will empower native communities to tell their own stories and build their own economic opportunities,” Schatz said. “For too long, tourism has focused on so-called major destinations, and while that’s important, we have the opportunity to support cultural revitalization and economic renewal through the passage of this bill. “Visitors are increasingly seeking out a more authentic and historically rich travel experience, and there is nothing more authentic and unique than the cultural tourism experience our native communities provide.”

      The NATIVE Act would require federal agencies with tourism assets and responsibilities to include tribes and native organizations in national tourism efforts and strategic planning. It would also provide Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and American Indian communities with access to resources and technical assistance needed to build sustainable recreational and cultural travel and tourism infrastructure and capacity, spur economic development and create good jobs, Schatz said.
      “The NATIVE Act is a strong piece of legislation that will drive economic growth not only in areas that house Native lands and cultural attractions, but also for communities in every corner of the country,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. “We are pleased to see our lawmakers prioritize a measure that expands travel and tourism promotion opportunities for these lands – particularly allowing them to attract more international visitors, whose trips often have a tremendous positive ripple effect on the surrounding local economy.”
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Mauli Ola Festival takes place at Malian Lahey's
Wood Valley Farm.

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE for the Mauli Ola Festival later this month in Wood Valley. The event brings together a global tribe to celebrate, learn and generate new conversations about coffee, human rights and earth-friendly practices like permaculture and Leave No Trace. “Conversations like these are powerful force multipliers that can create real shifts in how the world works,” organizer Malian Lahey said. “Help us launch the first-ever Mauli Ola Festival.”

      According to www.wehewehe.org, Mauli Ola is the Hawaiian term for sacred, healing energy. Similar to Qi, Prana, Mana and other terms, Mauli Ola is specifically the sacred light of healing.
      The festival begins on Thursday, Sept. 22 with workshops and a bonfire and continues with music and workshops on Friday and
Saturday.
      The Coffee And Human Rights Circle Sept. 21-23 is a community discussion about how to improve human rights in our industry in the spirit of open dialogue and partnership.
      Barista Magazine, Ka`u Specialty LLC, Sunalini Menon, Sarah Allen, Sarah Grant and more are sponsors. Tickets include screenings of The Coffee Man, about Sasa Sestic’s WBC journey, and The Land Of Eb, about Marshallese coffee pickers in Hawai`i.
      See mauliolafestival.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
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Kamehameha Schools offers One-Stop-Shops in Ka`u
today and next Tuesday. Photo from KS

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS OFFERS One-Stop-Shops today and next Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Na`alehu Methodist Church Hall. Staff help with admissions, Ho`oulu Hawaiian Data Center, financial aid and scholarships.

      For more information, call 982-0851, or see apps.ksbe.edu/admissions.

ORAL ABIHAI SHARES HIS PASSION for making `ukulele from discarded or naturally fallen pieces of wood tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
      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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