Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Jan. 4, 2016

Ka`u resident Dick Hershberger continues his portrayal of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar in 2016.
Photo from KDEN

KA`U’S HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL member Maile David wants to help Miloli`i combat dengue fever. On Wednesday, she introduces a resolution to transfer $5,000 from her Contingency Relief account to the Civil Defense Agency’s Miscellaneous Contract Services account to provide a grant to community group Pa`a Pono Miloli`i. Funds would be used to purchase materials and supplies to reduce and eliminate breeding mosquitoes, promote the Fight the Bite campaign and engage in other measures to prevent dengue fever in Miloli`i.
      Hawai`i County Council holds its first meetings of the New Year this week at Council Chambers in Hilo. Ka`u residents can participate via videoconferencing at Na`alehu State Office Building. Meetings are also streamed live at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.
      Committees meet tomorrow: Public Safety & Mass Transit, 9 a.m.; Planning, 9:30 a.m.; Public Works/Parks & Recreation, 11:15 a.m.; Government Relations & Economic Development, 1:30 p.m.; and Finance, 2:15 p.m.
      The full Council meeting on Wednesday begins at 9 a.m.
      Agendas are also available at hawaiicounty.gov.
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A rockfall this morning enlarged the vent at Halema`uma`u. Photo from USGS

HALEMA`UMA`U OVERLOOK CRATER at the summit of Kilauea is getting larger. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that a slice of the north wall of the Overlook crater collapsed into the lava lake at 3:18 a.m. this morning, triggering a small explosive event. The surface of the lava lake rose and was around 100 feet below the floor of Halema`uma`u Crater this morning. 

      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov.
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FOR-PROFIT UTILITY VS. NONPROFIT CO-OP is the topic of an examination of Hawai`i Island’s energy future in Civil Beat.
      Eric Pape reported findings by Hawai`i Island Electric Cooperative’s financial advisor Bill Collet, who facilitated Kaua`i’s utility’s change from a private company to a co-op. According to Pape, Collet calculated that, in a four-year period, the co-op could save customers $113 million. The savings could rise another $121 million if the island’s electric system is modernized.
      Collet said the amount a co-op could save Hawai`i Island customers is nearly twice what NextEra Energy promises for Honolulu, Maui and Hawai`i Counties combined. NextEra proposes to buy Hawaiian Electric Companies for $4.3 billion.
      Collet said that, with a nonprofit utility model, access to low-cost borrowing is more available, and money doesn’t need to go to income taxes and shareholders. Because of co-ops’ borrowing power, there is a six percent cost-of-capital difference over shareholder-owned companies like Hawaiian Electric Co. or NextEra Energy, he said. 

Hawai`i Island Energy Co-op is interested in purchasing HELCO.

      Pape reported that NextEra said customers could save $60 million over the same four-year period and hopes to produce hundreds of millions of dollars in additional savings.

      “NextEra executives readily acknowledge that an increase in oil prices risks erasing any savings they produce for customers as long as Hawai`i remains hooked on fuel oil to generate a large amount of electricity,” Pape said. 

      “While we can’t speak to what a co-op would mean for a specific community in Hawai`i, it appears that the analysis conducted by HIEC is incomplete and does not demonstrate that a co-op ownership model could deliver lower rates for Hawai`i Island customers than an investor-owned utility ownership model,” Rob Gould, NextEra Energy’s vice president of communications told Pape. “Generating clean, affordable and reliable energy in Hawai`i requires economies of scale, a deep bench of technical and managerial expertise and an extremely strong balance sheet that provides financial stability and an ability to invest in new technology.”
      See civilbeat.com.
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THE NEW YEAR BRINGS A NEW MINIMUM WAGE to Hawai`i. Now $8.50, the wage increased 75 cents on its way to becoming $10.10 in 2018.
      Hawai`i News Now reported that, according to an estimate by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a single adult would have to earn $14.66 an hour to afford basics in Honolulu, and a single adult with one child would have to earn $28.14.
      See hawaiinewsnow.com.

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Clearing invasive plants provides space for native plants to grow.
Photo from NPS

KA`U RESIDENTS CAN HELP ensure the future of the Hawaiian rainforest at the summit of Kilauea volcano for the next 100 years by volunteering for Stewardship at the Summit programs in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park now through June. 

      Stewardship at the Summit begins at 9 a.m. and ends at noon. The dates through June are: Jan. 8, 15, 23 and 30; Feb. 5, 13, 20 and 24; March 2, 11, 19 and 26; April 1, 9, 15, 22 and 30; May 6, 14, 18 and 28; and June 3, 11, 17, and 22.
      Volunteers help remove invasive, non-native plant species that prevent native plants from growing. Meet at KIlauea Visitor Center at 9 a.m. on any of the above dates. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. Bring a hat, raingear, day pack, snacks and water. Gloves and tools are provided. No advance registration is required, and there is no cost to participate. Park entrance fees apply.
      To commemorate the park’s 100th anniversary in 2016, a special centennial After Dark in the Park program titled What Makes a Species Invasive? is scheduled Tuesday, April 26 at the Kilauea Visitor Center at 7 p.m. The event is free; park entrance fees apply.
      “We encourage all who care about our public lands to lend a hand in making sure its natural and native beauty is around for future generations to enjoy,” said project leader and volunteer Paul Field. “It’s fun and fairly easy work. We have people who range in age from eight to over 80 helping out.”
      Volunteers have dedicated more than 5,000 hours of their time, restoring more than 35 acres of native rainforest within the national park since 2012. Countless Himalayan ginger, faya, strawberry guava and other invasive, non-native plants that threaten the native understory near Kilauea’s summit have been removed. In their place, once-shaded `ama`u and hapu`u tree ferns have re-emerged, and pa`iniu, kawa`u and other important native plants are returning to the stewardship plots.
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Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo perform at KMC Theater
this month. Photo from Lazar Bear Productions

AN UPCOMING CONCERT FEATURES guitar virtuosos Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo. 

      Vignola’s virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel and Mark O’ Connor

. Guitar legend Les Paul named Vignola to his Five Most Admired Guitarists List for the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times deemed him “one of the brightest stars of the guitar.”
      Growing up in New York City suburbs, Vignola studied guitar at the Cultural Arts Center of Long Island, worked as a sideman for artists like Leon Redbone and Madonna, and led his Hot Club of France tribute band in New York City in the late 1980s.
      Still in his 20s, Raniolo has already performed along­side Tommy Emmanuel, Tony Trishka, Bucky Pizzarelli and David Grisman. Vignola and Raniolo have been touring together as a guitar duo for nearly four years and have played hundreds of shows together.
      “Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo are amazing guitarists with extraordinary technical skills,” said Les Hershhorn, of Lazar Bear Productions, “but what you should also know is that their music is fun! Frank Vignola & Vinnie Raniolo have become one of the most popular and sought-after duo’s on the international music scene.”

      The concert takes place Sunday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Military Camp Theater in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. See lazarbear.com for tickets and more information.

Tina Neal Photo from USGS/HVO

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK presents a Volcano Awareness Month program tomorrow. 

      Tina Neal, Scientist-in-Charge of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, describes the history of Kilauea’s current eruptions and provides in-depth accounts of volcanic activity during the past year.
      The program begins at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. $2 donations support park programs.

KA`U RESIDENTS CAN TAKE A WALK into Past tomorrow and every other Tuesday at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Meet at Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park for a short walk to the Whitney Vault near Volcano House. Dick Hershberger brings Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas Jaggar to life in this living history free program. 

      Park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016

Kilauea's Current Eruptions is the title of Tuesday's After Dark in the Park program. See more below. Photo from USGS/HVO

KA`U’S STATE SEN. JOSH GREEN is considering running for higher office, Tom Callis reported in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald.
      Green told Callis that he has concerns about the current administration’s responses to the dengue fever outbreak and telescope construction on Mauna Kea.

Sen. Josh Green

      “From dengue to the way the leadership from O`ahu governs, sometimes it’s not thoughtful enough of how the rest of us are living our lives in the rest of the state,” Green said. “I take that to heart, and I would not hesitate to run against an incumbent if I thought they weren’t treating people well enough.”
      If he doesn't run for governor, Green said he may consider running in 2018 for lieutenant governor if Shan Tsutsui decides not to pursue a second term.
      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH will be conducting a public informational meeting to discuss proposed changes to cesspool rules on Friday, Jan. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center.
      Major proposed changes include the following:

• Prohibiting installation of new cesspools in all areas of the state. Currently, new cesspools are still allowed in parts of Hawai`i and Maui Counties, and up to 800 new cesspools are being installed each year. Hawai`i is the only state that still allows new cesspools, according to DOH. 
• Adding requirements as the Legislature directed to implement Act 120 of 2015 for certification of qualified cesspools and qualified expenses. Act 120 provides a temporary income tax credit of up to $10,000 for the cost of upgrading or converting a qualified cesspool to a septic tank system or an aerobic treatment unit system, or connecting to a sewer system. 
• Clarifying that when a building modification would change the nature or quantity of the wastewater flowing into an individual wastewater system, DOH may require upgrading the system. 

      Other changes are summarized in a rationale paper found at http://health.hawaii.gov/wastewater/home/public_notice/. A copy of proposed rules is also provided on the website.
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GOV. DAVID IGE REVIEWS EFFORTS to make government more efficient and effective in the January issue of Capitol Connection.

Gov. David Ige, at right, discusses updated information technology with staff.
Photo from Office of the Governor

      “I firmly believe that we can’t get lasting results without fundamental change,” Ige says. “That means cutting waste, modernizing systems and making state government more productive. In November, we completed the first bond sale of our administration — $750 million issued at 2.6 percent — one of the lowest interest rates in the history of the state. We’ve restructured our payments for the pension fund to make better use of your tax dollars. We’ll save more than $1 billion over the next 20 years.

      “Modernizing the tax system for roll-out in 2016. This was an area where government has failed in the past, but our restart is now on track. We have added staffing to answer questions from the public and tax preparers and found $21.5 million in tax fraud.

      “Changing the way we handle information technology and improving services. This means cancelling procurement of systems we can’t afford, terminating contracts and seeking recovery of funds when consultants fail to perform. It also means using less paper and improving public access to information and services.
      “Managing our prisons better. We reduced overtime by 16 percent, saving $1.4 million. More importantly, we have not cancelled family visitations due to staff shortages at any facility since last January.
      “Expanding the safety net. We just received a check for $660,422 for our improved work on a public assistance program and earned federal recognition for being among the top six (states) in the nation for timely applications. We’re also helping spearhead juvenile justice reform and creating an integrated, long-term care program for the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries.
      “Supporting agriculture statewide. We’re working to double local food production in the future and acquire land for smaller, diversified agriculture. We’ve also formed a fact-finding group on Kaua`i to examine possible health and environmental effects of pesticide use in genetically modified crops.
      “Our goal for this first year was to make state government more productive and service-oriented. In the coming years, our priorities will include more funds for our schools as well as housing and homelessness, work-force development, improved social and health services, and advancing the state’s economy through innovation and global initiatives. We’ll keep working toward a clean energy future while we protect these islands we call home.”

      See governor.hawaii.gov.

Hawai`i County Council holds its first meetings of the New Year this week.
Photo from Hawai`i County

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KA`U RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE in Hawai`i County Council’ first meetings of the New Year this week via videoconferencing at Na`alehu State Office Building. Meetings are also streamed live at hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Meetings.

      Committees meet Tuesday: Public Safety & Mass Transit, 9 a.m.; Planning, 9:30 a.m.; Public Works/Parks & Recreation, 11:15 a.m.; Government Relations & Economic Development, 1:30 p.m.; and Finance, 2:15 p.m.
      The full Council meets Wednesday at 9 a.m.
      All meetings take place at Council Chambers in Hilo.
      Agendas for committees are currently available at hawaiicounty.gov. 

Glenn Yamanoha teaches Mokuhanga.
Photo from VAC

 MOKUHANGA: TRADITIONAL JAPANESE Woodblock Printmaking is the subject of workshops at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village. The relief printing technique uses Japanese tools and natural materials. Instructor Glenn Yamanoha introduces the basic process in five hands-on sessions. 

      Participants learn the fundamental techniques of Mokuhanga such as cutting with chisels, preparing blocks and paper, registration and printing with a baren (printing pad). They’ll even learn how Hokusai made his classic Great Wave off Kanagawa. This technique of woodblock print has inspired artists from French impressionists to modern artists.
      Mokuhanga differs from western woodblock in that it is water-based printing with sumi ink, watercolor and nori (rice paste), so no toxic solvents are used. It is printed with a handheld baren rather than a press and employs the accurate kento registration method, cut directly into the block. By utilizing non-toxic, green materials, it readily combines traditional processes with new printing technologies.
      The workshop consists of five two-hour classes starting on Jan. 14 and continuing each Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. through Feb. 11. Course fee is $80 or $72 for VAC members plus a $25 supply fee. No experience is necessary for this introductory workshop. 

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK on Tuesday presents a Volcano Awareness Month program.
      Kilauea has been erupting nearly continuously since 1983 when a vent, now called Pu`u `O`o, opened on the volcano's East Rift Zone. Then, in 2008, a second vent opened at the summit of Kilauea within Halema`uma`u Crater. Both eruptions continue today.
      Tina Neal, Scientist-in-Charge of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, describes the history of these two eruptions and provides in-depth accounts of volcanic activity during the past year, including the ongoing East Rift Zone lava flow that threatened the community of Pahoa until March 2015 and the overflow of the summit lava lake in April-May 2015.

      The program begins at 7 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. $2 donations support park programs.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016

Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues free entry and programs in 2016. See more below.
NPS Photo by Jessica Ferracane

HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL REVISITS tax exemptions on ag land next week. Kohala Council member Margaret Wille reworked a similar bill that she originally introduced last year.
      According to the bill, the purpose of the agricultural use assessment program is to encourage continual and committed agricultural use of lands by affording those engaged in farming a substantial break in real property taxes. It would phase out the non-dedicated agricultural use assessment program and replace it with a short-term program.

Owners of vacant ag land could get a property tax break.

      The ordinance includes a three-year transition period to provide opportunity to implement the transition to the new short-term agricultural use dedication program or to the existing ten-year dedicated agricultural use program. The phase-out period provides an opportunity for those seeking to participate in the short-term agricultural use dedication program to make any necessary adjustments in their farming operations.
      This ordinance would also allow owners of agriculturally zoned vacant land, who do not participate in one of the agricultural use dedication programs but who intend to preserve agriculturally zoned vacant land, the option of participating in the vacant land program based on a 70 percent of the market value property tax valuation.
      As of Jan. 1, 2018, those parcels not in the three-year or ten-year dedicated agricultural use programs or in the agriculturally zoned vacant land program would be assessed at market value.
      “The exemptions are intended to promote agriculture, not to force people to develop their land,” Wille told Nancy Cook Lauer, of West Hawai`i Today.
      She also said that landowners taking current ag exemptions who don’t qualify are costing taxpayers millions.
      “It’s not free money,” she said. “It means everybody else is making up the difference.”
      County administration disapproves of the measure, Cook Lauer said. “We don’t support it at this time,” Finance Director Deanna Sako told her. “We have a lot of fixed cost increases coming up.”
      “We are supportive of agriculture and farmers, just not the bill as it currently stands,” Sako said.

      See westhawaiitoday.com.
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HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH yesterday identified seven new cases of dengue fever, bringing the total on Jan. 1 to 202. As many as 13 of the confirmed cases to date are potentially infectious to mosquitoes, that can pass it to other individuals. All others are no longer infectious.
      Of the confirmed cases, 182 are Hawai`i Island residents, and 20 are visitors.
 Onset of illness occurred as late as Dec. 27.
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Norbert Schorghover
 Photo from UH

ICE CAVES ON MAUNA LOA are likely victims of climate change and drought, according to University of Hawai`i researchers. Hawai`i News Now reported that Norbert Schorghofer has documented dramatic changes in amounts of ice compared with a study done in 1978. 

      The 1978 study reported a permanent layer of ice referred to as a skating rink in one cave, but it had melted by Schorghofer’s first visit to the cave in 2011. It also showed ice blocks that are no longer there.
      Researchers said the cave’s average temperature is slightly above freezing and that ice patches on walls are seasonal rather than permanent.
      Schorghofer told reporter Mary Vorsino that permanent ice in the cave is layered. “It should have a record of the past in it,” he said. Air and sediments trapped in the ice could contain information about past environmental conditions.
      See hawaiinewsnow.com.

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HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK invites everyone to Find Your Park and participate in Kahuku events and guided hikes through March, including one tomorrow. Kahuku is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and all events are free.
      People and Land of Kahuku is a moderate two-mile, three-hour guided hike that loops through varied landscapes to explore the human history of Kahuku. Emerging native forests, pastures, lava fields, and other sites hold clues about ways people have lived and worked on the vast Kahuku lands – from the earliest Hawaiians, through generations of ranching families, to the current staff and volunteers of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about the powerful natural forces at work here and how people have adapted to, shaped and restored this land. The guided hike is offered tomorrow, Jan. 3, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, Feb. 21 and March 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

      During the Birth of Kahuku, explore the rich geologic history of Kahuku. Traverse the vast 1868 lava flow, see different volcano features and formations, and identify many parts of the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. This guided easy-to-moderate hike is offered on March 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

`Ohi`a Lehua is one of many free programs offered at Kahuku.
NPS Photo by Michael Szoenyi

      Participants in the `Ohi`a Lehua program learn about the vital role of `ohi`a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, the many forms of the `ohi`a tree and the lehua flower. Visitors will be able to identify the many differences of the most prominent native tree in Kahuku on this program, which is an easy, one-mile (or less) walk. The `Ohi`a Lehua program is offered Jan. 9, Jan. 23 Feb. 6, Feb. 27, March 12, and March 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
      Palm Trail is a moderately difficult, 2.6-mile loop traversing scenic pastures along an ancient cinder cone, with some of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. Highlights include relics of the ranching era, sections of remnant native forest and amazing volcanic features from the 1868 eruptive fissures. A guided hike of Palm Trail is offered Jan. 10, Jan. 30, Feb. 14, Feb. 28, and March 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
      Pu`u o Lokuana is a short, moderately difficult 0.4-mile hike to the top of this grassy cinder cone. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Ka`u. This hike is offered Jan. 16, Jan. 31, Feb. 20, and March 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
      In another program, discover two Hawaiian goddesses, sisters Pele and Hi`iaka, and the natural phenomena they represent. Visitors will experience the sisters coming alive through the epic stories depicted in the natural landscape of Kahuku on this easy 1.7-mile walk on the main road in Kahuku. The Hi`iaka and Pele program is offered Jan. 17, Feb. 13, March 5 and March 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
      Kahuku `Ohana Day: Explore Lower Glover Trail calls keiki of all ages to join park rangers for a fun day of discovery on Sat., Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will hike the easy Lower Glover Trail, learn to use a GPS, hear about local history and sing a mele (song) for Kahuku. A four-wheel drive is necessary, and pre-arranged carpooling is recommended. Space is limited, and registration is required; call 985-6019 to sign up by Feb. 4. Lunch is included. Bring water, a re-usable water bottle, sunscreen, hat, long pants and shoes. Sponsored by the park, Queen Liliuokalani Children’s Center and Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association.
      Enter the Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘`i Volcanoes National Park on the mauka (inland) side of Hwy 11 near mile marker 70.5, and meet near the parking area.
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Zach Mermel Photo from VAC

HOW AKAMAI ARE YOU about environmentally friendly landscaping and gardening? Would you like to learn how to transform your lanai and lawn into edible and multifunctional plants? Have you ever considered methods for rapidly expanding the plant biodiversity for your garden? Where do your pollinator partners flourish? 

      If you’re saying, “Yes, yes and (well) I have no idea!” then consider signing up for the EcoLogical Land Care series at Volcano Art Center. This five-part series covers all of these questions, and yes, more.
      Module 1, EcoLogical Land Care 101, scheduled for Jan. 23, will cover Viable Alternatives to Herbicides & Pesticides. Join Zach Mermel, of Ola Design Group, and explore how akamai, environmentally friendly landscaping practices can grow healthier, more vibrant plants. Learn to reduce fertilizer and irrigation costs, while decreasing the amount of toxins in your soil and water. Participants will make a few environmentally friendly pesticides during class, which they will be able to depart with at the end of class. A handout of practical readings and resources for further learning is included.
      The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a break for lunch. Course fees are $30/$25 for VAC members plus a $15 materials fee.
      The remaining series includes Module 2: Edible Landscaping for Backyards and Beyond, Module 3: Plant Propagation 101, Module 4: Pollinator Habitat Creation – Partnering With Our Pollinator Allies, and Module 5: Edible Wild Plants – A Hands-On Foray for Foragers and Foodies.
      Bundled price is $150 for all five workshops.
      See volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.

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