Ka`u News Briefs Thursday, March 19, 2015

Hawai`i Forest & Trail is partnering with Edmund C. Olson Trust to increase eco-tours into Ka`u. Photos from Hawai`i Forest & Trail

GOV. DAVID IGE YESTERDAY WITHDREW his nomination of Carleton Ching as head of the Department of Land & Natural Resources when it became apparent that there were not enough votes in the Senate to approve his choice.

Gov. David Ige

      During the nomination process, Ching was on paid leave as Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for developer Castle & Cooke Hawai`i. At Castle & Cooke, he supports the organization’s real estate, agricultural and renewable energy initiatives. He has served on boards of the Building Industry Association and the Land Use Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes interests of the development industry.
      Almost one month ago, Ka`u’s State Sen. Josh Green, who serves as Senate majority leader, asked Ige to withdraw the nomination.
      “After meeting with Carleton Ching to discuss his nomination, I have determined that Mr. Ching is the wrong choice for Director of DLNR,” Green said at the time. “Although he is personally likable, he does not have the experience, background or expertise to lead this department. He simply is not qualified for the job.”
      Ka`u’s Sen. Russell Ruderman was one of five members of the seven-member Committee on Water & Land who one week ago recommended that the Senate not consent to the nomination. “The nominee’s career track has been the polar opposite of DLNR’s mission,” Ruderman said. “No nominee will know everything, but would we hire a tax director with no tax experience or an Attorney General with no law experience? Of course not. But this nominee has no experience toward the mission; a huge disqualification. To say that such subject matter experience is not necessary shows a surprising lack of respect to those who care so much. Management experience in no way compensates for subject matter experience.”
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Ka`u Coffee farms are stops on Hawai`i Forest & Trail tours.

HAWAI`I FOREST & TRAIL has launched a partnership with the Edmund C. Olson Trust that will bring more eco-tours into the backcountry of Ka`u. The two entities have partnered on a new base in Hilo to complement Hawai`i Forest & Trail’s headquarters in Kona. Hawai`i Forest & Trail will help propel the evolution of Hilo Bay Tours, which Olson Trust acquired several years ago, said Rob Pacheco, founder of Hawai`i Forest & Trail. 

      At a launch party held Tuesday night at Wainaku Executive Center in Hilo, Hawai`i Forest & Trail marketing director Jason Cohn talked about the increasing number of visitors who are seeking to immerse themselves in a respectful way into the nature and culture of Hawai`i.
      Hawai`i Forest & Tail employs four-wheel-drive vans and six-wheel, military-style Pinzgauers to visit forested areas on ranches and farms as well as appropriate coastal settings, Cohn said. Tours that include Ka`u have Ka`u Coffee Mill, macadamia orchards and Punalu`u on the agenda, as well as Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
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Honu`apo Overlook is one of many photos in a pdf guide of Ka`u Scenic Byway
available on Hawai`i Scenic Byways' website.

KA`U SCENIC BYWAY COMMITTEE reported that Hawai`i County Department of Parks and Recreation has approved panels for an informational kiosk at Na`alehu Park. Once the final signs are ready, they will be delivered to Parks and Recreation, who will erect them. Proofs should be available for approval within two to three weeks. An unveiling ceremony will be announced once the kiosk is complete. 

      A pdf guide to Ka`u Scenic Byway has been posted on the state byway website, hawaiiscenicbyways.org, with photos and commentary on each of the primary sites and additional notes on other locations.
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THE U.S. SENATE HAS NAMED Sen. Mazie Hirono Vice Chair of the U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group – the U.S. Senate’s official dialogue mechanism with the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. The group serves as a forum for discussion of matters of mutual interest and maintaining a healthy dialogue with legislative leaders of both countries.

Sen. Mazie Hirono

      “Hawai`i is the gateway to the Pacific, and dialogue with China is ever more critical to enhancing our economic, diplomatic and security ties with the Asia-Pacific region,” Hirono said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues and holding frank discussions on a wide range of issues important to our bilateral relations including regional security, energy, tourism and expanding small business opportunities.”
      Twelve U.S. senators make up the group, which holds annual conferences with senior Chinese parliamentary leaders. In 2004, group was started by Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Ted Stevens, who served as first Vice Chair and Chair, respectively.
      The appointment to serve on the group builds on Hirono’s work on U.S.-China relations as Co-Chair of the Senate U.S. China Working Group and her efforts to implement visa reforms that would make it easier for Chinese tourists and students to visit and study in America. Hirono has long championed the extension of visitor visas between the U.S. and China, which was officially changed from one to ten years of maximum validity under a bilateral agreement reached in November 2014.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

TODAY, ON THE 12TH ANNIVERSARY of the Iraq War, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Pennsylvania’s Republican Rep. Scott Perry launched the Congressional Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus. The caucus will include a bipartisan group of representatives who have served in the military after 9/11 and who are dedicated to issues related to our newest generation of veterans. The caucus’ legislative agenda will focus on the 2.8 million veterans who have served and deployed since 9/11 and provide a forum for this new generation of veterans to voice their concerns and ideas. 

      “Taking care of our brothers and sisters in uniform who have selflessly served our country must be a priority for Congress,” Gabbard said. “The bond that exists between those of us who have served spans across all generations. As members of Congress who share the experience of this newest generation of veterans, we have the privilege of serving as their voice, working toward ensuring that their unique concerns are addressed and that their ideas and potential are realized. I am pleased to join my friend and fellow veteran Congressman Scott Perry in bringing our newest generation of veterans into focus, and the challenges they face as they come home and transition back into civilian life. “This Congress recently passed bipartisan legislation, the Clay Hunt SAV Act, that will help our returning service members. This is a first step toward the great work that still remains to empower, care for and serve those who have so selflessly served our nation.”
      Gabbard and Perry, both veterans of the Iraq war, will serve as co-chairs of the caucus.
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Three moons of Jupiter and two shadows from NASA Hubble Space Telescope.
From lower left are Europa and its shadow, Callisto and its shadow and Io.

ASTRONOMER LEW COOK DISCUSSES JUPITER’S moons in the current issue of Stars Over Ka`u. 

      “The orbits of Jupiter’s larger moons are in the same plane as Jupiter’s orbit around the sun, so we frequently see the shadows of the moons on the face of Jupiter,” Cook says. “The moons are also seen crossing in front of Jupiter’s multi-colored cloud bands. Last month, we were treated to three shadows at once. The moons Io, Europa and Callisto crossed over Jupiter’s cloud bands behind the shadows of the respective moons. During the event, the Hubble space telescope took several pictures, one of which is shown here.
      “The moon Io has many volcanoes, several of which are erupting at the same time. Contrary to the Earth, where radioactivity is the predominant source of heat, the main energy source at Io comes from tidal action. Being the innermost moon of Jupiter’s four large moons, it feels strongly the tidal effects of Jupiter as it rotates and revolves. Tidal forces change Io’s shape by as much as 300 feet. This squeezing one way and the other heats the interior of Io so much that it causes volcanoes to erupt. Tides influence not only water on earth, but also the shape of our planet, but not by much, less than one foot.”
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KA`U HIGH BOYS VARSITY volleyball team got back on track with a win over Kohala yesterday. Scores in the three-game match were 25-20, 30, 28 and 25-22. 

      The boys travel to Kealakehe tomorrow, with the match beginning at 6 p.m.
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TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE for Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island’s third annual Youth of the Year Banquet & Awards Ceremony tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The theme is Inspiring Youth, and participants can dress as what they wanted to be when they were young.
      To purchase tickets and for more information, contact Gail Hamasu at gail@bgcbi.org or 961-5536.

HALAU KALEHUAKI`EKI`EIKA`IU HOLDS A GARAGE SALE Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pukeawe Circle in Volcano Golf Course Subdivision. There will be all kinds of bargains, treasures, knick-knacks, clothing, books, household items, furniture, plants and many other items for sale. A bake sale offers hot baked goodies from halau members and Aunty Pua’s Na Mea Ono.

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Ka`u News Briefs Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Ranches and wind farms are eligible to take part in the Ka`u Enterprise Zone. Photo by Peter Anderson

KA`U ENTERPRISE ZONE STATE TAX BENEFITS are available to more small farms and manufacturers, not just the larger companies, according to Jane Horike, of the county Department of Research & Development. Companies that have benefited from state tax savings in Ka`u in recent years include Royal Hawaiian Orchards and its predecessor ML Macadamia, which farms thousands of acres of macadamia and does some of its processing locally. Olson Trust, with its Ka`u Farm & Management, Ka`u Coffee Mill and coffee farm, as well as thousands of acres in macadamia and ranching, has also applied for state tax relief, as has Tawhiri Power windmill farm, Horike said. 

      Smaller family farms and ranches – Rusty’s 100 Percent Ka`u Coffee, Kapapala Ranch and Paradise Meadows – are also beneficiaries of the Ka`u Enterprise Zone, Horike said. Horike said that even the smallest family business can apply.
      The purpose is to give state tax reductions to businesses to encourage them to hire more employees, even family workers, and grow their companies, said Horike. She gave some examples. A company may reduce state income taxes (on its profits) by 80 percent the first  year, the tax break going down 10 percent each year until the deduction reaches and  remains at 20 percent. There is also tax relief against the cost of unemployment insurance. The company may reduce state income taxes by 80 percent of the unemployment insurance premiums for the first year, with a 10 percent reduction during each subsequent year.  Another benefit is that the qualifying company is exempt from the .5 percent wholesale state general excise tax.

Ka`u small business owners are encouraged to take advantage of Ka`u Enterprise
Zone benefits before May 1. Map from Hawai`i County

      According to Horike, a Hawai`i County benefit is that eligible businesses get a three-year exemption from any increase in state property taxes resulting from new construction by an Enterprise Zone business at  Enterprise Zone sites.

      Another state benefit is that licensed contractors and sub-contractors are exempt from GET on revenue from construction done at the Enterprise Zone site of any business enrolled in the program, Horike said.
      To qualify for Ka`u Enterprise Zone tax benefits, a new company must increase employment by 10 percent the first year and maintain its level of employees. For agriculture, the company can increase and maintain employment or increase gross sales two percent a year. Existing businesses getting into the program must increase employees by 10 percent the first year, maintain the employment the second and third year. and increase employment 15 percent during the span of the fourth through seventh years.
      Horike noted that the Ka`u Enterprise Zone does not apply to services, hospitality or retail activities. Manufacturing, agriculture production and processing and wholesale distribution qualify, along with wind energy.
      The Ka`u Enterprise Zone expires May 1, and a proposed new map has been drawn by the county to designate the new area where benefits would apply. The new map takes out some conservation areas in the mauka lands between Pahala and Na`alehu and mauka toward Volcano and adds on some territory makai of Hwy 11 between Pahala and Volcano. The Ka`u Enterprise Zone has included and would include the entire Ka`u Coast. Horike said that the Enterprise Zone does not override any county zoning or state land use designations and does not supersede building regulations.
      The maps were the subject of discussion at the County Council Governmental Relations & Economic Development Committee’s meeting yesterday. Committee members focused on proposed expansion of enterprise zones in West Hawai`i, North Hilo, Hamakua and around Mauna Kea, where, according to Horike, farmers and ranchers aren’t able to take advantage of the program since they aren’t in Enterprise Zones.
      To apply, no matter how small, business owners can call Horike at 961-8496. She said it is important to apply before May 1.
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Sustainability of Ka`u Hospital and other state-operated health facilities is one
of Gov. David Ige's goals. Photo by Julia Neal

MAKING SURE HAWAI`I HEALTH SYSTEM CORP. is sustainable is Hawai`i Island’s biggest issue, Gov. David Ige told Chris D’Angelo, of Hawai`i Tribune-Herald. HHSC operates the state’s safety net hospitals, including Ka`u Hospital, and depends on state subsidies to remain open. Ige said those subsidies have grown from about $80 million to more than $160 million. “Clearly, that growth is just not sustainable over the long haul,” he said. “So it’s really looking at what actions we need to take to ensure that the Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation can continue to provide needed services to our communities … here on the Big Island.” 

      Ige also discussed other Big Island issues with D’Angelo.
      Regarding invasive species, Ige told D’Angelo, “We know the ag inspectors are kind of the first line of defense, but it really is about educating the community, making them aware of things that they can do to help us identify invasive species.”
      According to Ige, labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms is a federal responsibility. He said he supports the Food and Drug Administration including and improving labeling requirements. “I think the challenge for us here in Hawai`i is our market is small, and we import, you know, 90 percent of the food that we eat,” he said. He pointed out the “significant costs” and “big challenge of enforcement” associated with a state labeling law. 

      Regarding Hawai`i County’s law banning most GMO crops, Ige said he thinks farmers should be able to choose what crops they want to grow and how they want to grow them. “It’s a big enough challenge for a farmer to be economically viable today, and I really believe that statewide arbitrary legislative restrictions become … a significant burden,” he said. “I think we need to be proactive and look at doing a better job of planning agricultural uses of lands and try to group farmers that want to be organic and non-GMO together so the risks and threat of drift and cross-pollination and contamination can be minimized.”
      Ensuring that the proposed sale of Hawaiian Electric Co. to NextEra Energy is in the best interest of the people of Hawai`i is another of Ige’s concerns. He said he has asked the Public Utilities Commission to look at the proposal from the broadest perspective possible, according to D’Angelo.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF HOMES is the topic of a bill unanimously passed by the state Senate and scheduled to be considered by the House Of Representatives on Friday. 

      SB 877 amends the definition of historic property to require that 50-year-old privately owned single-family residences be considered historic properties only if the property is listed or eligible for listing on the Hawai`i Register of Historic Places or is located in a historic district. It would requires the state Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land & Natural Resources to conduct a survey on properties eligible for listing on the register and to provide owners of historic property with notice of the property’s likely eligibility.
      Ka`u residents can track the bill, read testimony and provide testimony at capitol.hawaii.gov.
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB of the Big Island holds its third annual Youth of the Year Banquet & Awards Ceremony Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The theme is Inspiring Youth, and participants can dress as what they wanted to be when they were young.
      To purchase tickets and for more information, contact Gail Hamasu at gail@bgcbi.org or 961-5536.

STAN KAINA, LEO NAHENAHE O POHAI KEALOHA and dancers from Kumu Hula Ab Valencia’s Halau Hula Kalehuaki`eki`eika`iu present an evening of hula and Hawaiian music today from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Free; park entrance fees apply. 

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE for the Piligrass Concert Sunday. Featuring Keoki Kahumoku and the Aloha Bluegrass Band, it will be held at Na`alehu Methodist Church with pupus at 5 p.m. Program begins at 6:15 p.m.
      All proceeds are being donated to the Center for Hawaiian Music Studies. Suggested donation for tickets is $20, and seating is limited. One lucky ticket will win a brand new `ukulele.
      Make checks payable to Center for Hawaiian Music Studies and mail to Woodley White at PO Box 44, Na`alehu, 96772 or RSVP to Woodley@easystreet.net or 854-9483.
      Tickets are also available at Ka`u Realty in Na`alehu and Pahala Plantation Cottage Office in the Edmund C. Olson Trust Building.

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Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Stan Kaina and friends present an evening of hula and Hawaiian music tomorrow at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Photo from NPS

KA`U’S SEN. JOSH GREEN TOLD Dan Nakaso, of Honolulu Star-Advertiser, that he received more than 1,000 phone calls, texts and emails last weekend in opposition to Gov. David Ige’s choice of Carleton Ching to head the state Department of Land & Natural Resources.

Sen. Josh Green

      “Only one individual, a conservative from Kona, asked me to support the nominee,” Green said. “I’m very fond of Gov. Ige, but this threatens to shatter the public trust in his decision-making by putting a lobbyist developer as the head of DLNR. That is why I hope against hope that he’ll find a different position for this gentleman.”
      According to Nakaso, the Senate will not let a vote occur on the nomination until approval is assured. “They’re counting the votes right now,” political analyst and MidWeek columnist Dan Boylan told him. “You bet there’s strong-arming going on. I’m not sure Ching would go forward if they weren’t pretty certain they had the votes.” 

      Boylan said, “David appointed this guy. He will not sell him out for political capital. He’ll stick with the guy and go down with the guy if need be. David’s boring. He’s got no charisma. But he does believe in heart, and he believes in people being good people. Somewhere along the line he decided that Carleton Ching is a good guy.”
      A vote is expected later this week.
      See staradvertiser.com.

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Current seismic activity in the area of the great crack is similar
to past earthquake swarms. Map from HVO

SIX EARTHQUAKES HAVE OCCURRED in the past two days in the vicinity of the Great Crack, approximately six miles northeast of Pahala on the makai side of Hwy 11 toward Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that seismicity levels in the area of Kilauea’s Southwest Rift Zone are similar to past swarms in the same location. 

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HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE has released a Request for Proposals for its Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for fiscal year 2015. Total funding available is approximately $350,000, with awards ranging from $10,000 to $40,000. The 24-month project period begins on or before Jan. 1, 2016 and continues to Dec. 30, 2017. Matching funds are not required but are calculated into scoring criteria.
      Preference will be given to projects that increase production and/or consumption of specialty crops, foster development of fledgling crops, support organic programs for Hawai`i specialty crop farmers and include priority categories.
      The deadline is May 1. A link to RFP is at http://spo3.hawaii.gov/notices/notices/rfp-15-01-add/getfile?filename=rfp_scbgp-fb_fy-2015_hi.pdf.
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IN RESPONSE TO DIFFICULTIES encountered by citizens and media seeking public records, the Grassroot Institute is launching OpenHawaii.org, a site dedicated to providing access to hard-to-obtain government data for the purpose of holding government accountable. 

      At the roll-out of the website, Grassroot President Kelii Akina said, “While Hawai`i has fine sunshine laws, government agencies often make it hard for the public to get the information they need. OpenHawaii.org will now make it possible for citizens to hold government accountable by seeing exactly how tax dollars are being spent. Grassroot Institute is pleased to offer this as an independent public service to fulfill our role as a watchdog and educational resource.”
      While the website will eventually make available records from any government department, its premiere will feature county and state salary and overtime records, as well as retirement, health insurance, budgetary and other data.
      Records show that police and fire departments spend the most on overtime across the state as well as on pensions and benefits.
“This data is critical to understanding the crisis in pension costs and unfunded liabilities currently faced by the state,” Akina said.
      In the future, OpenHawai.org will include additional government data including budgetary information, sunshine meeting information, department audits and more salary, overtime and pension information.
      See new.grassrootinstitute.org and openhawaii.org.
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U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard meets with officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Photo from Office of Rep. Gabbard

CONGRESSWOMAN TULSI GABBARD MET with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government High Council of Women’s Affairs and Director General and discussed the importance of supporting and aiding the peshmerga as an ally against Islamic extremist terrorists, particularly ISIS. 

      Ms. Pakshan Zangana is a Kurdish politician who serves as the President of the High Council of Women’s Affairs in the Kurdish Regional Government – Iraq. Previously, she was head of the Women’s Committee in Kurdistan Parliament and a member of the Women’s League’s secretariat. In 2005, she was part of the Kurdish List delegation to support the writing of Iraq’s Constitution. Zangana was born in Suleimaniyah. She joined the Peshmerga in 1980s. She later earned a degree in physics before going on to get her master’s in social science. 

      Before joining the KRG, Ms. Florin Gorgis, now Director General of the KRG High Council of Women Affairs, worked for Andorra International, Newroz Telecom and Ishtar Broadcasting Corporation. She has also worked for UNICEF and participated in numerous UN workshops and training programs. A native Assyrian Christian speaker, she also speaks Kurdish, English, Arabic and French. Born in Diana, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, she studied English at the University of Salahaddin and completed an executive program at the Maastricht School of Management in 2012 in the Netherlands.
      “It was an honor to hear from these brave women who are fighting for their lives, their families and their freedom against ISIS,” Gabbard said. “These women are resilient and courageous and are working on the front lines to keep their home safe and secure. The United States must take action and become a true partner by providing the necessary military aid directly to the Kurdish peshmerga.”
      The KRG of Iraq’s High Council on Women’s Affairs was established in 2009 by the KRG Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister heads the Council, which includes six Ministries: Interior, Finance, Justice, Culture & Youth, Labor & Social Affairs and Education. The High Council on Women’s Affairs has been particularly active in light of the deteriorating security situation in Iraq and Syria with the rise of violent extremism such as ISIS, where many thousands of women have been subjected to persecution, violence, slavery and extortion. 


      Zangana and Gorgis also attended the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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KA`U BOYS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM’S record is now 2-1, following a loss to Hilo yesterday. Scores were 23-25, 12-25 and 11-25. JV also lost, 0-2. Ka`u volleyball fans can participate when Ka`u hosts Kohala tomorrow at 6 p.m.

KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP’S CRATER RIM CAFÉ in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park offers a St. Patrick’s Day Buffet today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Lava Lounge presents the Whirlijigs Irish Dance Troupe and music from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. 967-8356

KA`U RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE in Hawai`i County Council’s meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. at West Hawai`i Civic Center in Kona. Videoconferencing is available at Ocean View Community Center. The meeting is also live-streamed at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.

Vendor spaces are available for next month's fundraiser bazaar.
Photo from Debbie Wong Yuen

AN EVENING OF HULA AND HAWAIIAN MUSIC takes place tomorrow from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The evening features Stan Kaina, Leo Nahenahe o Pohai Kealoha and dancers from Kumu Hula Ab Valencia’s Halau Hula Kalehuaki`eki`eika`iu. Free; park entrance fees apply. 

KAUAHA`AO CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH in Wai`ohinu holds a fundraising bazaar on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and invites individuals, school and sports groups to be vendors at the flea market. The Church is located at the corner of Hwy 11, Kama`oa Road and Pinao Street, just above the Wong Yuen Store and Gas Station.
      The charge for a vendor booth is $10 for a 10’x10’ space. Vendors need to bring their own tables, chairs, tents and, if power is needed, a generator. Vendors can sell anything except hot food and plate lunches.
      For more information and to reserve a space, call Walter Wong Yuen in the evening at 928-8039.
      The church will be selling laulau plate lunches, baked goods and more.

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