Ka`u News Briefs Tuesday, June 2, 2015

University of Hawai`i officials have announced plans to improve stewardship of lands UH leases at the summit of Mauna Kea.
Photo from UH

YESTERDAY, ON THE FIRST DAY of hurricane season, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center on O`ahu reported that a poorly organized yet persistent area of weak low pressure located about 1,200 miles southeast of Hilo was producing sporadic showers and thunderstorms. According to CPHC, upper level winds are not conducive for further development as the system tracks slowly toward the west. Today’s report mirrors yesterday’s, with forecasters saying the system, now 1,100 miles from Hilo, will not strengthen. 

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A COMMITTEE OF THE STATE Charter School Commission last week approved changes in the projected enrollment of Ka`u Learning Academy, which is set to open for the next school year. KLA proposed, and it was approved, to reduce enrollment to 85 students, from grades three to six. Previous projections were to accommodate 111 students, but founders of the school requested the change because they believe “it is important to complete … pre-opening criteria as soon as possible.”

     The change was recommended for approval by the staff of the state Charter School Commission.

Ka`u Learning Academy's requested changes have been approved.
Photo from KLA

     Through the commission, licensed charter schools are provided with funds each year. Additional funding is often provided through grants and donations. Ka`u Learning Academy has been raising money through its Gilligan’s Café operations in the old Discovery Harbour golf course clubhouse where the school will be located.

      Edmund C. Olson Trust II has donated two passenger vans to the charter school, and Gary McMickle, who owns 523 acres in the makai portion of Discovery Harbour and plans to build a lodge and shopping area near Wakea Avenue, has offered to donate five acres for a future campus in Discovery Harbour.
      To read more about state funded charter schools, see chartercommission.hawaii.gov. On the About Commission tab, choose commission meeting info from drop-down list to see agendas and minutes from commission and committee meetings.
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HAWAI`I IS AMONG THE TOP 10 STATES in the nation regarding clean-energy adoption, according to a new report from Clean Edge, a renewable-energy research and advisory firm. Hawai`i improved its score by nearly five points in this year’s index to 56.5.

Chart from Clean Edge shows Hawai`i's nearly steady increase
in rankings for clean-energy adoption.

      Hawai`i rejoins the top 10 after dropping to 12th last year. Other than last year, Hawai`i has climbed steadily up the ranks since placing 19th in Clean Edge’s inaugural index in 2010.
      Hawai`i ranked third in Technology this year, after California and Oregon. According to the report, Hawai`i’s small island geography makes it ideal for electric vehicles and ranks second in the nation for EVs per capita. Hawai`i also placed ninth in green buildings per capita.
      The report also highlighted Hawai`i state Legislature’s passage this year of the nation’s first statewide 100 percent renewable energy mandate.
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I PRESIDENT David Lassner and UH-Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney will implement a plan for improved stewardship of Mauna Kea. They said Gov. David Ige’s statement last week, in which he listed actions for the university to take, is consistent with what they’ve have heard from the community. “We accept that the university has not yet met all of our obligations to the mountain or the expectations of the community,” they said. “For that, we apologize and lay out this outline of an action plan for improving our stewardship. 

      “Some of these implementation measures have been recommended to us in the past. As we move forward, we commit to increased engagement and active listening with the community, particularly from Kahu Ku Mauna, which has provided sage advice and guidance.”

       According to the university officials, the Thirty Meter Telescope will be the last new observatory site developed on Maunakea, and any new observatories may only be placed on existing sites.

      When Caltech Submillimeter Observatory ends operations in September, it will be the first observatory to implement the Decommissioning Plan for the Mauna Kea Observatories and should complete the process by 2018. Officials said they are discussing with directors of other observatories a definitive schedule of decommissioning Return of leased land to DLNR.

UH President David Lassner and UH-Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney
will implement a plan for improved stewardship of Mauna Kea.

      The officials said they will consult with DLNR on how to identify and return to agency management lands that are currently part of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve that are not used for astronomy.
      The officials will restart the Environmental Impact Statement process for the university’s new lease on the Mauna Kea Science Reserve, enabling them to include additional options for consideration and conduct a cultural impact assessment. They said the requested term of the new lease will be substantially less than a 65-year extension.
      Regarding improved management of non-cultural access to Mauna Kea, in June, officials will begin a series of open house sessions for further public consultation, placing particular attention on the scope of rules on access. Draft rules are expected to be prepared by October to begin the formal public consultation phase of the rule-making process.
      The university will work with Kahu Ku Mauna and other Native Hawaiian advisors to develop new cultural training and educational programs about Mauna Kea, including programs for visitors to ensure that all who visit Mauna Kea understand its cultural significance and how to respect the mountain.
      Officials confirmed that the university is making, and will continue to make, full use of its observing time at Mauna Kea observatories.
      Officials will discuss with sublessees the level of their investments in the operational and stewardship costs for the Mauna Kea Science Reserve as well as sublease payments under a new master lease.
      UH will launch a campaign for new scholarship programs for Hawai`i Island and Native Hawaiian students to increase their participation in the sciences. The university will allocate a portion of its observing time to UH-Hilo for use in projects and programs to support greater participation and improved preparation of Hawai`i Island students for professional careers.
        “I thank the University of Hawai`i for taking this initial step to improve the stewardship of Mauna Kea,” said Gov. David Ige. “I look forward to working together to make this plan a reality. Now comes the hard work as we move forward toward a new future for Mauna Kea.”
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Sciences Camps counselors Laura Baines and Jeff Gross.
Photo from Sciences Camps of America

SCIENCE CAMPS OF AMERICAN welcome new and returning staff this year. Bay Area Astronomy and Physics teacher Jeff Gross returns as an instructor/counselor. This will be Gross’ second summer at Science Camp. Gross is known for his great astronomy lessons and fantastic stories.
      Laura Baines returns as Science Camps’ lifeguard/counselor.
      Ashley Greenberg, a new instructor/counselor, holds a master of science degree from Johns Hopkins School of Education and is an elementary school teacher. When she was a teen herself, Greenberg went to the famous Space Camp in Alabama. 

      For the summer of 2015, Science Camps of America is hosting two sessions based at Pahala Plantation Cottages: Land & Sea Camp will be held June 29 – July 8, and Air & Space Camp from July 9 – 18. 

      Science Camp is a unique opportunity for teens to get out into the field to learn science, do science, meet scientists, make new friends and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Each day, campers head out across the island to learn about volcanoes, the ocean, plants, animals, stars and more. A few scholarships and financial aid opportunities remain available. “Join us for this fantastic science learning adventure!” said founder Michael Richards.
      View Science Camps itineraries and register for each session at sciencecampsamerica.com.
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Kamehameha Schools volleyball Coach Guy Enriques holds camps this summer.
Photo from Kamehameha Schools

KA`U STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO REGISTER for Kamehameha Schools’ volleyball camps. 

      All Day-All Night Volleyball Camp is for high school boys and girls, and a day camp is for elementary/middle school volleyball players.
      Tuition for the high school sleep-over camp June 7-11 is $160 including snacks and three meals per day.
      The day camp June 8-11 runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. Cost is $115 or, with lunch, $140.
      Kamehameha Coach Guy Enriques, of Punalu`u, heads the camps.
      For more detailed information and registration, see blogs.ksbe.edu/hawaiiathletics/2015/04/24/boys-volleyball-program or contact Guy Enriques at 217-2253 or enriques@hawaii.rr.com or Kapua Serrao at 935.4508.

HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW at 9 a.m. at Council Chambers in Hilo. The meeting is streamed live at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.
      Ka`u residents can participate via videoconferencing at Na`alehu state office building.

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Ka`u News Briefs Monday, June 1, 2015

Today is the final day for Ka`u residents to give feedback on the draft Ka`u Community Development Plan, with land use maps from the County General Plan.

OCEAN VIEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. has submitted feedback regarding the draft Ka`u Community Development Plan. Today is the final day for Ka`u residents to provide feedback. The Steering Committee begins its review of comments from residents a week from tomorrow on Tuesday, June 9, when it meets at Na`alehu Community Center at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.

OVCDC questions Ka`u CDP's recommendations for walkable, compact
urban centers.

      OVCDC’s board of directors unanimously endorsed recommendations at a regularly scheduled meeting last Friday. “Many of our concerns have been addressed and mollified,” OVCDC stated. “Consequently, we find the current draft for public review to be much superior to prior iterations. There are, however, specific concerns that still need to be addressed.”
      OVCDC calls for elimination of CDP recommendations for redevelopment of nonconforming subdivisions. “To our knowledge, there is no community interest and huge community opposition to any redevelopment or land readjustment schemes, punitive fees/taxes, taking of property in any form from Ocean View’s subdivisions,” OVCDC stated. “Since there is no community demand for such a plan, whose only proponent is the Planning Department, it should not be included in the CDP (thereby giving the false impression that it carries community support).”
      OVCDC also called for planners to eliminate or modify recommendations for walkable, compact urban centers, stating that, “It doesn’t fit reality in Ka`u.”
      OVCDC’s rationale is that the center of Ocean View “itself is not a center – the community center is two miles from the shopping areas, the park is two miles in the other direction, and the shopping areas are spread out on either side of state Hwy 11. Not safely or easily walkable.”
      OVCDC also asks that the CDP modify the policy to “discourage intensive development in areas of high volcanic activity.” The hui compared such areas with those prone to tsunamis and concluded that high-risk lava zones are less dangerous than tsunami zones. “While the risk is real, it is very small,” according to OVCDC.
      Feedback forms are available at kaucdp.info. Copies of the draft are also available at local libraries and community centers.
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George Szigeti

GEORGE SZIGETI HAS STARTED his new position as the president and CEO of Hawai`i Tourism Authority. 

      “We are pleased to welcome George,” said Aaron Sala, HTA board chair. “Our board is confident that his extensive business background and experience will make him an effective leader in ensuring a sustainable tourism economy for the state.”
      “It is an honor and a privilege to have been selected by the HTA board of directors to lead the state’s tourism agency,’ Szigeti said. “There are a lot of people, not only in the industry but throughout our communities, who are impacted by tourism. They rely on us as an industry and as an agency to support one of Hawai`i’s largest economic drivers. I look forward to working with our staff, partners, government and community leaders to balance and maintain success for the industry and the state.”
      Prior to joining HTA, Szigeti served as president and CEO of Hawai`i Lodging and Tourism Association, a statewide organization representing hotels, condominiums, timeshares and other visitor industry entities. During the three years under his leadership, HLTA reorganized its operations to enhance efficiency and productivity. As a result, Szigeti and his team helped increase the organization’s membership by 24 percent, grow its fundraising efforts to a record $1.87 million and enhance member and community participation in its Na Poe Pa`ahana, which recognizes visitor industry employees, and Citizenship Awards, which recognizes outstanding students from high schools statewide.
      As an active community member, Szigeti has worked with various organizations that help support business and travel for Hawai`i. He currently serves on the Steering Committee for the Hawai`i Bowl and Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. He has also served as chair of the Hawai`i Food Industry Association, president of Hawai`i Liquor Wholesalers Association and as a board member of Hawai`i Foodbank, Hawai`i Restaurant Association and Hale `Aina `Ohana, which supports Hawai`i’s young chefs.

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LIFE OF THE LAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Henry Curtis considers whether or not the proposed merger of Hawaiian Electric Co. and Florida-based NextEra Energy is in the public interest in a blog entry at ililanimedia.blogspot.com. 

      According to Curtis, in order for the Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission to approve the proposed merger, they must find that it is in the public interest.
      Answering a question from Sun Edison, Curtis reported that NextEra stated, “Unless and until the proposed change of control is approved and consummated, NextEra Energy will be unable to identify the specific plans and projects that NextEra Energy could and would implement as the owner of the Hawaiian Electric Companies, as such plans and projects can only feasibly be developed after NextEra Energy has sufficient time and access to information and resources as owner to better understand the strengths and any limitations of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ respective electric grids, systems, operations, and plans.
      “Thus, NextEra Energy cannot at this time comment on the likelihood of its specific plans adopting most if not all of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ clean energy plans previously filed with the Commission.”

      Curtis concluded, “Thus, NextEra is asserting that during the merger debate they will go along with all of HECO’s plans, but once the merger is consummated they will re-evaluate everything.

Ledward Ka`apana plays Ipo Lei Manu
on the Aloha soundtrack.

      “Hawai`i is the most isolated populated archipelago on the planet. How can it be in the public interest to turn over our valuable resources and our electric utilities to an entity that refuses to disclose what its real plans are?
      “Once the merger is consummated, the HECO Companies would be a small part of a large company based 5,000 miles from here.”
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THE NEW MOVIE ALOHA FEATURES Hawaiian music by several musicians, including Ledward Ka`apana and Cyril Pahinui. Both have taught during Center for Hawaiian Music Studies workshops in Pahala. 

      Ka`apana plays Slack Key Lullaby (Live at the Nation State of Hawai`i) on the soundtrack, and Pahinui plays Ipo Lei Manu.
      Videos on these songs and other music used on the soundtrack are at http://www.songonlyrics.net/soundtracks/aloha-soundtrack-list.html.
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U.S. REP. TULSI GABBARD WAS ON CNN last week with Wolf Blitzer to discuss how the U.S. needs to provide resources and direct assistance to the Kurds and Sunni tribes to fight ISIS in the Middle East.
      “The Kurds and the Sunni tribes, these are groups of people who have been tested and proven,” Gabbard said. “We fought shoulder-to-shoulder with them against Al-Qaeda in the past. They have the will to fight; they are our troops on the ground. They should be the ones we should be providing our primary support to.” 

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`O KA`U KAKOU, A LOCAL VOLUNTEER organization, has awarded over $6,000 in scholarships to Ka`u residents. Scholarships are based on academic achievement, community service, honors, awards and a written essay.

      The following are recipients and their respective colleges/universities: Kaweni Ibarra, CSU Sacramento; Emmett Enriques, California Baptist University; Denisha Navarro, Shoreline Community College; Rochelle Koi, University of Hawai`i; Tiare Shibuya, Hawai`i Community College; Kamrie Koi, University of Hawai`i; Kayla Andrade, University of Hawai`i; and Evan Enriques, Stanford University.
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Today is the deadline to enter Na`alehu's
Fourth of July parade.

INTERESTED IN BEING IN NA`ALEHU'S Fourth of July parade sponsored by `O Ka`u Kakou? Today is the deadline to sign up. Call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL HOLDS meetings this week. Committees meet tomorrow, with Governmental Relations & Economic Development beginning at 9 a.m.; Public Safety & Mass Transit, 10:15 a.m.; Planning, 11 a.m.; and Finance, 2 p.m.
      The full council meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. All meetings take place at Council Chambers in Hilo and are streamed live at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.
      Ka`u residents can participate via videoconferencing at Na`alehu state office building.
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KA`U’S STATE SEN. RUSSELL RUDERMAN hosts a talk story at Cooper Center in Volcano Village on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Ruderman will discuss newly passed legislation and seek input on bills to be introduced next year.
      For more info, call 586-6890 or email senruderman@capitol.hawaii.gov.

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Ka`u News Briefs Sunday, May 31, 2015

Feedback on the draft Ka`u Community Development Plan is due tomorrow. Photo by Julia Neal

HAWAI`I STATE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR became the first in the country to pass a bill to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 on tobacco products and electronic smoking devices.

Ka`u's state Sen. Josh Green

      E-cigarette vapor, even when nicotine-free, has been found to damage lung cells, according to Stacy Brooks, of the American Physiological Society. Nicotine-free e-cig solutions were found to include lung-harming substances such as acrolein, which is present in both e-cig solution and vapor. Brooks reported that acrolein has been shown to damage the lungs by attacking molecules of cells that make up the lining of lungs.
      According to Ka`u’s Sen. Josh Green, e-cigarette use has been rapidly increasing among middle and high school students over the last several years, and the extent of their detrimental health effects is still not entirely known. “My hope is that with the passing of SB 1030 we will see a decrease in this trend among Hawai`i’s youth as well as a decrease in tobacco- and smoking-related illnesses for generations to come,” Green said. “Mahalo to my friends at ‪#‎CoalitionForATobaccoFreeHawaii‬ for all of their help and hard work on this measure.
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HAWAI`I SUPREME COURT HAS DISMISSED a legal challenge raised by four individual plaintiffs to the Hawai`i Marriage Equality Act of 2013. The 2013 law changed Hawai`i’s statutes regarding marriage so that same-sex couples could marry.
      The Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs were not harmed or injured by the Marriage Equality Act and therefore did not have standing to challenge it.

Attorney Gen. Doug Chin

      “The most important part of the Supreme Court’s ruling was its conclusion that the ‘legislature’s decision to extend the right to marry to same-sex couples did not, in any way, diminish the right to marry’ for the plaintiffs or anyone else,” said Attorney General Doug Chin.
      “This is an exciting time for marriage equality in our country, as we await the United States Supreme Court’s ruling that will govern so many other states,” said Deputy Attorney General Deirdre Marie-Iha, who argued on behalf of the defendants. “We hope that the United States Supreme Court will recognize, as our Supreme Court did today, that those who oppose marriage equality are ‘harmed not at all when others are given the liberty to choose their own life partners and are shown the respect that comes with formal marriage.’”
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HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY scientists explore extraterrestrial lava lakes in the current issue of Volcano Watch.
      “Exploration of volcanoes within our solar system has been much like the exploration of Hawaiian volcanoes in the 19th century: sporadic. We now know where most of the volcanoes beyond Earth are, but know little about how they work. But bits of information are being collected, and whether they are from Earth-based observations, satellite imagery or fly-by missions, every piece is important, because our best understanding will come from compiling all available data from every source.
      “Even though exploration of planetary volcanoes has been sporadic, exciting discoveries have been made. And some of these discoveries have revealed volcanic features similar to those found on Hawaiian volcanoes.
      “Active volcanism on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, was first discovered by the Voyager 1 spacecraft during a fly-by mission in March 1979. Since then, more information has been obtained from limited observations by four additional NASA spacecraft as they passed through the solar system and from more frequent observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. A complete map of Io’s volcanoes was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2011 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3168).

Loki Patera is the horseshoe-shaped feature at lower center.
Photo from NASA/JPL/USGS

      “Combining these data, planetary volcanologists have hypothesized that Loki Patera, the largest depression on Io, hosts an active lava lake. The temperatures of this lava lake are in the right range for a molten silicate, but scientists can’t differentiate exactly what type of lava is in the lake by temperature alone.
      “Loki Patera and the lava lake it contains are huge by Earth standards – about 200 km (125 mi) in diameter, which is larger than the entire Island of Hawai`i! Detailed analyses of all the data show that the lava lake is probably horseshoe-shaped.
      “During the 1990s, the Loki Patera lava lake displayed periodic bursts of thermal energy every 18 months, suggesting that the lake was resurfaced by a new solidified crust during each burst. The areas of highest temperature within the lake seem to move during these cycles, so the speed of lake resurfacing appears to be about 2.3 cm per second (2.3 cm/s, or 1 in/s). These bursts have been irregular in the last decade.
      “In the past few years, Earth-based Extremely Large Telescopes have been designed to achieve enough spatial resolution to obtain details of volcanic features on Io, as well as a more continuous record of volcanic activity. The first Earth-based ELT is the Large Binocular Telescope located at an elevation of 3,200 m (10,500 ft) on Emerald Peak in the Pinaleno Mountains of Arizona. It consists of two identical 8.4 m (27.6 ft) telescopes mounted side-by-side for a combined collecting area of a single 11.8 m (38.7 ft) telescope.
      “Using an infrared camera with this telescope, scientists were able to achieve a final spatial resolution of less than 20 km (12 mi) on the surface of Io during a one-hour observation on Dec. 24, 2013. At the time, Loki Patera had just finished one of its brightening bursts. The 2013 infrared image also showed two hotspots. These two locations are interpreted to be a persistent hotspot in the southwest portion of the lake (seen before) and another hotspot to the east, which might be the leading edge of the recent lake-resurfacing burst.
      “Back on Earth, the Kilauea summit lava lake within Halema`uma`u Crater is 1,000 times smaller than Io’s Loki Patera lava lake and contains molten basalt. The Halema`uma`u lava lake continuously circulates, with new crust generated at one side of the lake, then moving across the lake surface at speeds of around 15 cm/s (six in/s) before being consumed at the opposite side. It rarely resurfaces in the way envisioned for the Loki Patera lava lake, but, when it does, the Halema`uma`u lake resurfaces at about seven cm/s (three in/s).

      “More sophisticated analyses of existing Io data, as well as more imagery data from spacecraft and Earth-based ELTs, will yield additional details of the Loki Patera lava lake. Studies on the behavior of the Halema`uma`u lava lake are also underway. As scientific papers are published, perhaps comparisons between Earth’s and Io’s lava lakes can be made and will reveal more about planetary volcanoes in the far reaches of our solar system.”

A resolution to accept state subsidies to fight coffee berry borer
is on Hawai`i County Council's agenda.

      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch.
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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETINGS this week. Tomorrow, the council continues its consideration of county operating and capital improvements budgets. 

      Committees meet Tuesday, with Governmental Relations & Economic Development beginning at 9 a.m.; Public Safety & Mass Transit, 10:15 a.m.; Planning, 11 a.m.; and Finance, 2 p.m.
      The full council meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. All meetings take place at Council Chambers in Hilo and are streamed live at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.
      The council will discuss a resolution authorizing the office of the mayor to enter into an agreement with the state Department of Agriculture for a coffee berry borer pesticide subsidy grant. The grant provides $450,000 to the county Research and Development Department to offer subsidies to farmers who purchase pesticides to combat the coffee berry borer.
      Ka`u residents can participate via videoconferencing at Na`alehu state office building.
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Ka`u's state Sen. Russell Ruderman

FEEDBACK ON THE KA`U DRAFT Community Development Plan is due tomorrow. The Steering Committee begins it review of comments from residents on Tuesday, June 9, when it meets at Na`alehu Community Center at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. 

      Feedback forms are available at kaucdp.info. Copies of the draft are also available at local libraries and community centers.
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KA`U’S STATE SEN. RUSSELL RUDERMAN hosts a talk story at Cooper Center in Volcano Village on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Ruderman will discuss newly passed legislation and seek input on bills to be introduced next year.
      For more info, call 586-6890 or email senruderman@capitol.hawaii.gov.

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