Council Candidates Make Last Push to Primary

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Vote in the Primary Election on Saturday, Sept. 20th
Joseph Barrozo, Jr.
Stacy K. Higa
Lorraine Inouye
Billy Kenoi
Sam Masilamoney
Jasper Moore
Angel Pilago
Randy Riley
Many of the candidates for Hawai‘i Island Mayor (above) submitted statements for the state elections website. See profiles of the candidates at http://elections2.hawaii.gov/candidates.
See more on candidates and upcoming ballot issues at www.kaucalendar.com
Volume 6, Number 11
The Good News of Ka‘ū, Hawaiʻi
September, 2008
Council Candidates Make Last Push to Primary
County Council candidates vying to
represent Kaʻū and Volcano are making
their last push to the Saturday, Sept. 20 primary election. Voting will be from 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center, Nāʻālehu Elementary
School, Kaʻū High School
Cafeteria in Pāhala and
Cooper Center in Volcano.
On the ballot for County Council are Guy Kealoha
Enriques, of Punaluʻu, Fred
Guy Enriques Fogel, of Volcano, and incumbent Bob Jacobson, of
Puna.
Jacobson, a member of
the Green Party, is seeking
his third two-year term in
the County Council, following his wife Julie's two
Fred Fogel
terms. This is Enriquesʼ
first run for public office.
He resigned as head volleyball coach at Kamehameha
School and as President
of ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou Community group to campaign for council. He is an
Bob Jacobson
Independent.
Jacobson, a former union negotiator for nurses working at state facilities,
said he is endorsed by the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and the
Council Candidates, pg. 5
Hoʻomaluhia gets a shake down cruise after being completed by friends of Lowell Grant.
Photo by Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa
Hoʻomaluhia Sets Sail for the Love of Lowell Grant
Hoʻomaluhia, a home-built trimarand and the longtime dream of Kaʻū resident Lowell
Grant, launched out of Radio Bay in Hilo in late July, just days after Grant’s one-year memorial, and is now sailing to Salt Springs Island off of the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Grant started building Hoʻomaluhia in 2003 in his Mark Twain boat shed and was 90 percent
finished with the boat when he was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Within three short weeks,
Shary Crocker and Lowell Grant
Grant had passed away, leaving behind a community of friends and family and his dream
unfinished.
The Kaʻū community was buoyed after Grant’s passing to complete Hoʻomaluhia, with efforts led by former Kaʻū resident Gary Gagne,
also a boat builder and former tugboat captain in Alaska. Gagne, who had been Grant’s neighbor, had inspired Grant to build a boat of his
own in 2003. The 32-foot-long and 24-foot-wide boat made of African mahogany contains a living compartment in the center hull with a
main berth, bunks, sink, propane stove, cubbyhole, bench and fold-up table. Gagne is sailing the boat with his son and a longtime sea-buddy to Canada. On Aug. 25, Gagne had reported that they were riding a nice southwesterly breeze and were 1400 miles from Hilo and about
1100 miles from the northern California coast.
Set Sail, pg. 10
Get the Drift & Bag it on the Kaʻū Coast, Sept. 20
Tons of nets, plastics and other debris pile
up on the coast. Clean-up starts Sept. 20
with volunteers.
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund launches a series of community clean-up events along
the southeast Kaʻū coast starting Saturday,
Sept. 20, the same day as the nationwide
Get the Drift and Bag It coastal cleanup. Past community efforts in 2003 and
2005-06 resulted in over 90 tons of debris
hauled off the nine miles of coast from the
southern tip of the island to the northern
boundary of the State’s Waiʻōhinu portion
of the Kaʻū Forest Reserve just north of
Kaʻaluʻalu Bay and Kamilo Point. Thanks
to a grant from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Association, clean-up events
will take place approximately every other
month over a two-year period, and this
coast will again be the focus of the work.
Bill Gilmartin, supervisor of this project for Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, explained
that “a combination of trade winds and
ocean currents off the southeastern shore
of Hawaiʻi Island cause very high quantities of fishing nets, line, tires, and all kinds
of plastic debris to wash up on this remote
coastline from all around the Pacific Basin.” NOAA conducted aerial surveys of
marine debris in 2006 and found the high-
Get the Drift, pg. 4
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Community Development Plan
Mayoral Hopeful Higa Never Says ‘No Can’
Mayoral candidate Stacy Higa said he
doesn’t like the words “No Can.” He wants
to help communities continue to redefine
and re-establish themselves a dozen years
after the last sugar company on the island
shut down in 1996, in Kaʻū. “I want to find
out what each community wants to be,” he
told the audience at the August meeting of
the Kaʻū Chamber of Commerce.
Higa said he empathizes with communities with a long history in sugar. He
worked for McGuire Bearing company and
B&C Industrial, serving Kaʻū Sugar Co.
“As soon as sugar shut down, I knew what
it was like to be dependent on sugar.”
He said he empathizes with families
who have children who may grow up and
have to leave for a job. “I have a 13-yearold son, and if he moves, I want it to be
because it is his choice, not because he was
forced to move away.”
“Income is almost on a poverty level. I
am not going to sugar coat it. It’s a shame.”
He described Kaʻū, however, as having a
“a very rural and wonderful lifestyle that is
very appealing.” He said he looks forward
to supporting the agricultural evolution
from sugar to oranges to Kaʻū coffee.
When asked by a Chamber member
about the future of Punaluʻu and whether
he would consider some economic development there, he said he would tell negotiators to “check your egos at the door. Let’s
decide what is most important.”
Regarding the failure, so far, of some
kind of economic development at Punaluʻu,
Higa said, “That’s what I call a disconnect.” The interaction of the two sides –
those wanting no development and those
wanting to preserve the coast but having
some development on the resort zone land
- was like playing “chicken, and you have
two semi-trucks. That’s what happened,”
according to Higa.
Higa contended that he has the capability to bring all the stakeholders together
to work on the futhe beach). Should have
the shortest path.”
ture of Punaluʻu.
Higa also talked about
Higa said he
the upcoming Community
recognizes
the
cultural values
Development Plan process
of the people of
for Kaʻū and suggested
Kaʻū, that huntrecognizing that neighborhoods are different from
ing and fishing
one another and that planare more than just
hobbies and that
ning should be done for
each community before
residents
need Jacy, Stacy and Janice Higa work on
integrating plans for all of
them to continue Stacy’s run for mayor.
Kaʻū. He pointed to the 2025 Downtown
supporting their families.
When asked about access to beaches Hilo plan as a successful example.
makai of Ocean View, Higa promised to
He said he is talented in partnering govwork on it. “The sad thing is that it is ac- ernment with communities to reinvigorate
cessible but how really accessible is it?” He them. He gave examples, like attracting a
was talking about all beaches being owned structural engineer and electrical engineer
by the public but the public having to some- to volunteer their time for a project in his
times walk miles to get there. “Shouldn’t council district in Hilo. Higa described
have to go two miles and come down (to
Higa, pg. 22
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September 2008, Vol. 6, No. 10
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The Ka‘ū Calendar
County Invites the Public to Kaʻū Community Development Planning
Meetings are scheduled to involve the
public with the upcoming process of creating the Kaʻū Community Development
Plan.
It is “critical that CDPs be based on
extensive public involvement and input. This represents a revolution in planning for the County of Hawaiʻi,” says a
statement from the county Planning Department.
During three Kaʻū meetings in September, representatives from Hawaiʻi
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County will answer the following
questions:
• How does the CDP affect me and
my community?
• When do we start, and how long
will the planning process take?
• How can I get involved?
The meeting for Pāhala area residents
is Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Pāhala
Community Center, beginning with a light
meal, followed by a presentation from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.
The meeting for Nāʻālehu area residents is Thursday, Sept. 25 at Nāʻālehu
Community Center at 5:30 p.m., starting with a light meal, followed by the
presentation.
The meeting for Ocean View area residents is Saturday, Sept. 27 at Ocean View
Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon,
followed by a light meal.
Those who cannot attend a meeting in
their own town are invited to come to one
of the other meetings. The county state-
ment encourages residents to attend one
meeting to become involved in planning
for the future of their neighborhoods and
surrounding lands.
The CDP for each area of the island
supplements the county General Plan. The
county statement describes the setting:
“The Island of Hawaiʻi is very large and
diverse. The need for and level of services
and infrastructure, priorities for economic
development, the protection of natural
and cultural resources, and the vision of
residents for their quality of life cannot be
adequately addressed through the General
Plan.” To address this situation the County of Hawaiʻi’s Community Development
Plan program was established.
“CDPs are intended to translate
broad General Plan goals, policies, and
standards into implementation actions as
they apply to specific geographical regions around the Island. CDPs serve as a
forum for community input into land-use,
the delivery of government services, and
any other matters relating to the planning
area. In other words, CDPs create a framework for regional planning that provides
residents the opportunity to actively participate in planning for their communities
and implementing those plans,” the county statement says.
For examples of CDPs, view the latest
plans for Puna, Kona, North Kohala, and
South Kohala on the hcrc.info website.
Kaʻū Directory
Deadline Nears
Deadline for membership and for listings and advertising in the Kaʻū Chamber
of Commerce 2009 Directory is Oct. 2.
See www.kauchamber.com for rates and
an application for membership.
The Directory also features listings of
non-profit organizations and community
services as well as information about the
history, geography and economy of the
Ka‘ū district.
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Get the Drift, cont. from pg. 1
est concentration of debris on Hawaiʻi Island to be along this coastline. This same
area is frequented by endangered Hawaiian monk seals and endangered humpback whales. Also, endangered hawksbill
turtles nest at beaches near both ends of
this stretch of debris-laden coast, making
the potential for entanglement of marine
life high.
“The big problem is that the debris
keeps coming ashore at a rate we estimate
to be 15-20 tons per year,” Gilmartin said.
Most of the large bundles of net, many
weighing well over 1,000 pounds, are removed with special equipment HWF has
built. According to Gilmartin, Matson has
been an important partner shipping the net
and line to Honolulu where it is used to
generate electricity in a trash-to-energy
conversion plant (H-Power). HWF takes
all of the other trash, including over 2,000
45-gallon bags of small plastic items collected to date, to the county’s Waiʻōhinu
transfer station for eventual burial in a
landfill.
Linda Schubert, who coordinated the
earlier community events, said, “Volunteers are a critical part of this shoreline
effort, and they’ve come from all over to
participate: from around the island, the
state, and the world. We will need local
support too, not only from groups such
as University of Hawaiʻi and Sierra Club,
who have helped in the past, but also from
the Kaʻū community.”
On Saturday, Sept. 20, volunteers
meet at Waiʻōhinu Park by 7:45 a.m. and
caravan to the clean-up site from there.
Gloves, trash bags and water are provided; bring a water bottle. High clearance
vehicles are needed. Participants will carpool, and HWF will have some space in a
4x4 van available to shuttle people who
do not have vehicles. Please call ahead to
the number below to reserve van seats.
For information about the clean-up event,
future events, or to suggest another coastal site that needs cleaning, call Gilmartin
or Schubert at 769-7629.
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2:50 pm. , U.H.H. 2:55 p.m., H.C.C. 3 p.m.,
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p.m. ...Volcano 3:45 p.m., Pāhala 4:25 p.m.,
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Palisades 5 p.m., Kmart 5:10 p.m., Aliʻi Dr.
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p.m., Ocean View P.O. 6:40 p.m., Wong Yuen
Store 7:05 p.m., Naʻalehu 7:10 p.m., Pāhala
7:30 p.m.
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The Good News of Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi
Volume 6, Number 11
September 2008
Arc of Kona Expands into Kaʻū with Donation of Two Homes
Arc of Kona celebrates its expansion into Kaʻū with a blessing and grand
opening at noon on Saturday, Sept. 20.
In January, the organization received a
donation of two homes on neighboring
one-acre parcels at 92-1800 and 92-1804
Keaka Parkway in Ocean View. The event
at these homes includes heavy pupus and
entertainment.
“One home will provide four independent living units that are immediately available in a large, brand new, fourbedroom home,” said President and CEO
Gretchen Lawson. The one-bedroom units
with shared kitchen, bathroom and common areas are for people living with disabilities who can live independently and
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An anonymous donor has given two homes in Ocean View for Arc of Kona to use for
assisted living and for programs to help people with disabilities. Grand opening will
be held at noon on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the houses on Keaka Parkway.
pay rent. “The rates are reasonable, and
utilities are included,” Lawson said. As
the first home is filled, the second one will
be opened as a center to provide servic-
Council Candidates, cont. from pg. 1
Sierra Club. Enriques said he is endorsed
by the Hawaiʻi Carpenters Union, ILWU,
Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce,
Hawai‘i Operating Engineers Industry and
Hawai‘i Laborers Union.
Enriques has had a bigger war chest
than Jacobson. According to government
campaign donation reports, Enriques has
received $15,500 in contributions of $100
or less and $40,210 in contributions of
more than $100 up to the $2,000 per person
limit. The Kaʻū Calendar asked Enriques
for an update. As of late August, he said,
he had received 89 donations of $1 to $20,
a total of 72 from $21 to $49, a total of 36
from $50 to $75, a total of 87 from $76 to
es to people with disabilities throughout
Kaʻū. These services include personal assistance/habilitation; chore services; training and consultation; activities like music,
$100, 26 from $101 to $499, eight $500
donations, one $700 donation, eight $1000
donations, one $1500 donation and eight
$2000 donations.
The $500 donations were received
from the following: Steven Cornacchia, a
retiree who has helped organize the campaign for Enriques in the South Kona part
of the council district; Jackie Goodman,
who retired from operating Jackie’s Gifts
in Nāʻālehu; Steve Lim, a land use attorney with a number of Kaʻū clients; Diane
Morgado, Volcano resident and Rotarian;
North Kona Village, LLC; Shirakawa Motel in Waʻōhinu; Bob Tominaga, Pastor of
Thy Word Ministries, the church with the
largest congregation in Kaʻū; and two off-
drama, fine arts; vocational rehabilitation;
adult mental health, transportation and
partnerships in community living.
Along with expanding direct services
to individuals, Arc of Kona’s vision for
the homes includes garden, recreational
and animal husbandry opportunities, as
well as developing an activity center.
The Arc of Kona has been serving
adults living with developmental disabilities, mental retardation and other
disabilities for over 40 years. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
For more information, contact Lawson
or Yvonne Gilbert, Program Manager, at
323-2626.
island donors, Kapulehu Development and
Dan Hirashima.
According to the campaign report,
a $700 donation was received from Ellis
Hester, a farmer who along with his wife,
Sokha, sells most of their no-pesticide vegetables at Nāʻālehu and Volcano farmers’
markets. Enriques said he was very appreciative of the donation although Enriques
and his wife both testified against Hester
subdividing farmlands above Pāhala.
The $1000 donations were received
from the following: David Carroll, who
built a home near the coast between Kāwā
and Honuʻapo; his wife, Mary Carroll, who
travels between Kaʻū, Nepal and PennsylCouncil Candidates, pg. 18
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NUPEPA NA‘ALEHU
Volume 6, Number 11
September, 2008
Nāʻālehu Student Ambassador Finds Common Ground in Australia
“You can’t just stay in your comfort
zone or you won’t get to do what you’ve
always dreamed,” said 14-year-old Allin
Franco, of Nāʻālehu. Though quiet and
humble, he challenged himself to spend
two weeks in Australia with 43 students
from Hawai‘i and Texas in the People to
People Student Ambassador program. On
his first trip out of the country, without
family or friends, he met and talked with
so many people that his traveling companions voted Franco into winning the Ambassadors’ Award.
Students stayed with host families in
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Sydney, experiencing home
anyone to go to any trouble so
and school life. Franco found
he could attend the program,
common ground with AustraFranco credited his mom and
lian peers in TV shows and
family for their unconditional
sports. “I learned that everyone
support. “If it wasn’t for them,
is the same. We’re from differI would not have gone.”
ent countries, but they are just
“This community is
like us. In the future, we will
amazing,” said Burgo, who
learn to respect one another for
noted the outpouring of supindividual qualities and not for
port from Ka‘ū residents. Burthe reputation of the country.”
go, who runs Brandi’s Nails
Franco snorkeled on the Allin Franco in
behind Ace Hardware, often
Great Barrier Reef, visited the Australia
gives gift certificates to others
Sydney Opera House, explored Frasier, who are fundraising. “When we were in
the world’s largest sand island, and trav- need, we got so much back.” She and her
eled up the Eastern coast of Australia. He son thanked Cheryl Pullham, of the Pāhala
experienced aboriginal culture at Tjapu- Boys and Girls Club; Keoki and Nadine
kai, held a koala bear and a young croco- Kahumoku; Patty and Drake Fujimoto, of
dile, and rode a zip line 100 feet high and Hana Hou Restaurant; and the community
400 feet long.
for purchasing fundraising products and
Franco and his mom, Brandi Burgo, donations.
spent months selling pickled mango,
Franco, a freshman at Kealakehe
pastele, banana bread, banana cream High School, summed up his travels with
and chocolate cream pie and li hing mui this thought: “Either you’re going to risk a
gummy bears to fundraise for the trip. He lot for what you want, or you aren’t going
was nominated for the program last year, to get much out of life.”
but lacked the funds to go. Not wanting
Universal Design
Haao Springs Road
By Linda Caleo, Realtor, GRI, CRS, RECS, e-Pro, CIPS,
Principal Broker, Pacific Horizons Properties Inc.
Opening a door when you have an armful of groceries is tricky for everyone, but a home that features lever-style door handles and wide doorways
can make it easier. This is an example of universal design--home features
that enable people to live comfortably and safely, even as they get older.
Universal design isn’t just for seniors and those with disabilities. Younger
buyers and families with young children also find that universal design makes
homes more appealing and easier to use. According to AARP, more than
89 percent of people age 50 and older want to stay in their current home as
they get older. Here are some simple upgrades homeowners can make to
create a safer, more comfortable residence for people of any age. And
most of the materials needed for these changes are available at local hardware stores.
• Install handrails on both sides of all steps (inside and outside).
• Secure carpeting and area rugs with double-sided tape.
• Install easy-to-grasp handles for drawers and cabinet doors.
• Use brighter bulbs in all settings and install nightlights in all areas that
host nighttime activity.
• Add reflective, non-slip tape on all non-carpeted stairs.
• Install lever handles for all doors.
• Place a bench near entrances for setting down purchases and resting.
• Install lights and adjustable rods and shelves in closets.
For additional information about buying or selling real estate, go to
www.PacificHorizons.com, where you can search all the real estate
listings on the Big Island, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in real time.
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Delight in ultimate privacy near the top of Haao Springs Road above
Waiohinu Village. This 1,269 square foot home has one bedroom and one
bathroom, plus an outdoor shower. Additional living space in the loft
could easily be another bedroom. The spacious kitchen features ceramic
tile countertops and flooring and koa cabinetry. Say goodbye to electric
bills with a complete solar energy system. Relax on the screened lanai
and enjoy the striking array of nature all around you each day. Snuggle
up in front of the charming wood burning stove on those cool evenings.
The home sits on one acre of gorgeous lush green pasture with a scattering of beautiful tall ohia trees. Two adjoining parcels of one acre
each, where additional homes could be built, are included in the sale.
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September 2008
Vog Assessment Survey Launched for Kaʻū Residents
As a direct result of the vog conditions, Kaʻū Rural Health Community Association will be developing a vog health
assessment survey in collaboration with
the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns
School of Medicine, Hawaiʻi County
Civil Defense, Hawaiʻi State Department
of Health, Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging, Kaʻū Hospital, Kaʻū High & Pāhala
Elementary, the Kaʻū Fire and Police departments, as well as the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. KRHCA Executive
Director Jessie Marques coordinated a
meeting with representatives from each
of these agencies after a heavy vog rolled
into Pāhala on July 31. Hearing dozens of
complaints and
seeing the effects of respiratory distress on
the community
residents,
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was an actual gas
chamber,” said
Marques. She said she could see the SO2
aerosols filling up her home. Marques
also suffers from severe asthma and had
gone three years without a problem, but
has also recently returned to using her
nebulizer and steroids due to the vog conditions. Marques said she receives two to
three calls a day from people who say they
never had asthma before, but now are on a
nebulizer or steroids.
Dr. Liz Tam, a pulmonologist at the
University of Hawaiʻi and the primary
investigator for children’s vog research
study, has volunteered to assist Marques
with a template for the Kaʻū vog survey.
“We need to design a health survey to
identify health impacts on the community.
We need solid data to establish a baseline
and also to understand the predisposing
factors, such as health-related problems
and smoking,” said Marques. County
Civil Defense Administrator Qunice Mento noted that the Big Island is in a unique
situation. Civil Defense has looked to other countries such as Japan for implementation plans, but no other place has ever
been in a situation like the one Hawaiʻi is
facing now.
Beyond identifying the impact of
vog on residents, KRHCAI hopes to hold
community forums to raise awareness of
vog conditions and how people can best
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hopes to help identify personal protective
equipment to help residents breathe better. “We can’t control the vog, but we can
control our behavior,” said Marques, noting, when vog is bad, people can do things
as small as staying indoors and refraining
from physical activity, such as exercise.
If anyone is interested in being surveyed, call Marques at 928-0101.
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Volume 6, Number 11
September, 2008
Australian Ginger Company Buys MacFarms Ka‘ū Business Briefs
Mac Farms of Hawaiʻi, LLC has been purchased leases on the 4,000-acre Kapua macadamia orchard and
by Buderim Ginger, Ltd., one of the largest growers and
producers of fresh ginger, ginger sauces and other ginger
products in the world. The Australian company also recently purchased Agrimac, one of
the biggest macadamia companies in Australia, the place where macadamia nuts were first
discovered as food for people.
After the Mac Farms agreement in early
August, Buderim revised its full-year profit
forecast. According to the Queensland Business Review,
sealing the deal could help make “the premium food
company potentially the world’s largest macadamia nut
business.”
“The planet’s leading producer of confectionary ginger today signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire
substantially all of the assets of Mac Farms of Hawaiʻi,
LLC (Mac Farms),” the business journal reported on
Aug. 8. Buderim Ginger also produces crystallized and
dried fruits, marmalades, jams, toppings, sauces, marinades, confectionary and beverages.
Buderim Ginger Chairman John Ruscoe said the “attractive” purchase price will be made up of around $5
million in cash for inventory plus a deferred cash payout
or issue of Buderim shares calculated at a weighted average market price equivalent to around $700,000.
The ginger company signed long-term commercial
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the Mac Farms processing plant, both located just across
the Kaʻū border in the district of South Kona.
According to the Review, “Mac Farms
operates the largest contiguous macadamia
orchard in the world and the second largest
macadamia nut processing facility in Hawaiʻi.
It markets macadamia nuts throughout the
U.S. in both industrial and retail markets and
owns the No. 2 national brand for macadamia
nuts in the world’s largest market.”
Mac Farms has approximately 180 workers, most of
them living in Kaʻū. Many said they were relieved that
additional capital will be put into the local operation,
which had expected a long layoff of workers this summer
as macadamia prices had fallen sharply and Mac Farms
needed more money to keep its operations going.
More than 80 people signed up for unemployment at
Pāhala Community Center March 4 after Mac Farms announced an early spring layoff of most of its macadamia
workers. They went back to work in August.
Efforts by ML Macadamia, LLC to purchase Mac
Farms were abandoned late last year. Mauna Loa Macadamia and Hershey, its parent company, had also considered purchasing MacFarms.
For more on Agrimac, see www.agrimac.com. For
more on Buderim Ginger, see www.buderimginger.com.
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County Council Bans Plastic Bags
The County Council banned businesses and community groups from providing plastic shopping bags to
customers. The bill, passed on Aug. 27, will take effect
a year after it is signed into law unless Mayor Harry
Kim vetoes it. Council member Bob Jacobson said he
favors to bill to get rid of plastics that litter the land,
roads and beaches and endanger wildlife. Jacobson
chairs the council environmental committee.
Businesses will be fined up to $1,000 or 200
hours of community service per offense. Maui also
banned plastic bags, following San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
Volcano House Concession to Go to Bid
The National Park Service is completing a prospectus for those wanting to lease the concession at
Volcano House hotel and dining room, retail store, bar,
snack shop, cabins and campgrounds within the park.
The concession has been operated by Ken Direction
Corp since Jan. 1, 1988. The contract expires Dec. 31,
2009. The park hosted a pre-solicitation site visit for
some of the interested parties in August. Additional site
visits are expected, and the complete prospectus could
be released before the end of the year. Interested parties can contact Walt Poole, Concession Management
Specialist at 985-6027 or walt_poole@nps.gov.
Entertainment, Arts & Events
September
2008
Hawaiʻi Art Quilts by Loretta
Pasco, daily through Sept. at Kiawe
Kitchen in Volcano Village. Presented
by Volcano Garden Arts, 985-8979 or
volcanogardenarts.com.
Volcano Skies, daily through Sept. 14, 9
a.m. - 5 p.m. at Volcano Art Center Gallery
in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. An
exhibit of paintings by Rod Cameron. Free
(Park entrance fees apply). 967-7565 or
volcanoartcenter.org. Niaulani Nature Walk, Mondays, Sept. 1,
8 15, 22, 29, 9:30 a.m. This free one-hour
nature walk travels through a lush portion
of an old-growth Hawaiian rain forest on
an easy, half-mile loop trail. The walk
introduces individuals, families, and groups
to the native plants and birds of Volcano.
Guides focus not only on the biological,
ecological, and geological features of the
area, but also the cultural uses of flora and
fauna by native Hawaiians. This weekly
walk starts one mile from the entrance
to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Meet at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani
Campus in Volcano Village (corner of
Kalanikoa & Old Volcano Roads). Free
(calabash donations welcome). 967-8222 or
volcanoartcenter.org.
Monday Night Madness, Mondays, Sept.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 6 – 10 p.m. at Kīlauea
Military Camp’s Recreation Lodge. Enjoy
a night of fun and games for one inclusive
price. $15 includes virtual surfing, 10 game
tokens, unlimited bowling and ping pong.
KMC is open to all authorized users and
sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply.
967-8352.
Volcano Winery Tours, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays, 9:30 – 10 a.m. These
tours of the vineyard and tea field are free
and open to all ages. Longer tours available
for $25 or $45 per person. 35 Piʻi Mauna
Dr., Volcano. 967-7772 or volcanowinery.
com.
Third Annual Kaʻū Chamber of
Commerce Art Contest, Fri, Sept. 5, 5
p.m. at Ocean View Community Center.
Heavy pupus. Artists working in all media
and at all levels are invited to participate.
Winner, selected by those attending the
event, will be on the cover of the 2009
Directory. Jackie, 443-3933 or kauchamber.
com.
Live Entertainment at Hana Hou
Restaurant, Fridays, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26,
7:30 p.m. Located across from Nāʻālehu
Shopping Center. 929-9717.
Starting All Over Again Benefit Concert,
Sat, Sept. 6, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Fern Forest
Community Lot on South Glenwood Road.
Fundraiser for improvements to Lot. Free
entertainment by Sonny Lim, Ikaika Maso,
Uncle Moki Young and ʻOhana, Bolo. Chili
and rice, hot dogs, mac salad, toss salad,
juice, water for sale.
Forest Education Fair, Sat, Sept. 6, 10
a.m. - 3 p.m. Learn about Volcano area
Aloha Vierra, escorted by Kalani Vierra, represented Lana‘i at the Paʻu Parade this summer in Nāʻālehu. Next
parade is in Pahala on Saturday, Oct. 11.
Photo by Nālani Parlin
Calling All Riders for Pāhala Paʻu Parade
The Hawaiian Civic Club of Kaʻū and the Hawaiʻi County Economic Opportunity Council will bring back the days of the plantation parades
to Pāhala on Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. They are looking for Pāhala families that
would like to represent the Hawaiian islands as pāʻū riders in the parade
entitled Pāhala Memories Never Forgotten. Also, any organizations or
Pāhala residents are invited to make floats or be in the parade. The Grand
Marshals will be the employees and cowboys of the Hawaiian Ranch.
Darlyne Vierra, event coordinator, said that the last plantation parade was
around the 1950s. She remembers there being a Labor Day parade and a
Rizal parade each year.
The parade will end at the Pāhala Community Center where the Kaʻū
Paniolo Then & Now traveling exhibit will be displayed and there will
be free entertainment coordinated by Aunty Momi Oliveira. The exhibit,
forests and Hawaiian cultural connections
in this one-day open house. See
accompanying story. Volcano Art Center’s
Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village (corner
of Kalanikoa & Old Volcano Roads). Free
(calabash donations welcome). 967-8222 or
volcanoartcenter.org. Naohulelua Garden Tour, Sat, Sept. 13,
10 a.m. – noon. Take a guided tour of this
historical garden containing native plants
and plants brought by Polynesians by
canoe. Guides will educate participants
about Hawaiian plants and conservation.
Sometimes there are plants for sale.
Dennis, 929-7236, Diane 936-6141.
Melon Basket Weaving, Sat, Sept. 13, 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. Pam Barton teaches how
to make a melon-style basket from a
variety of plant fibers. Some knowledge of
weaving, such as over-under and twining
techniques, is helpful. $78 includes all
needed materials and equipment; bring
an old towel and a pair of sharp, pointed
clippers (financial aid available). 967-8222
or volcanoartcenter.org.
People and Land of Kahuku, Sun, Sept.
14, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The Kahuku gate
(mountain side of Highway 11 near the 70
mile marker) will be open from 9 to 9:30
am. This guided hike explores ways people
have lived on the Kahuku lands from the
earliest Hawaiian settlements through
which has dozens of paniolo memorabilia and pictures, will have an entire
section dedicated to honoring Pāhala. Vierra said she is looking for any pictures that people are willing to share commemorating Pāhala paniolo and
plantation days. She said she knows how valuable pictures are, and she will
make copies and return the originals.
The exhibit will also be on display at Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary
cafeteria on Sept. 19 and on Nov. 16 at the Nāʻālehu Community Center.
Vierra said she is also working on bringing back the Lantern Parade to Kaʻū
on Dec. 23.
Vierra said she is also in need of a computer to help with making the
exhibit. Anyone who can help or would like to be a pāʻū rider or be in the
parade should call Vierra at 928-8335.
the Park’s current and future projects.
This moderately difficult hike traverses
2.5 miles of rugged terrain including
lava fields, pastures and historic ranch
roads. Boots, long pants, and raingear are
recommended. No need to sign up; fourwheel-drive vehicles not required. 9856011.
After Dark in the Park: Life After Cattle:
Restoring Lower Mauna Loa’s Forest,
Tue, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. at Kīlauea Visitor
Center Auditorium in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
National Park. Park botanist Sierra McDaniel
shares the long history of forest restoration
and current strategies for supporting native
vegetation in this section of the Park that
was once dominated by koa-‘ohiʻa forest. In
preparation for Public Lands Day on Sept.
27, learn how you can help with projects
to preserve native plant communities. $1
donation supports Park programs. Park
entrance fees apply. 985-6014.
Jungle Express Pig Hunting Tournament,
Sat, Sept 20, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. Deadline to
enter is Sept 19. $40 per team. Entry forms
available from B&E 76 gas station, Ray
Paglinawan at 939-8923 or Kalani DeCoito
at 443-1676.
Get the Drift and Bag it Coastal Cleanup, Sat, Sept. 20. Meet by 7:45 a.m. at
Waiʻōhinu Park to carpool and caravan to
clean-up site. Gloves, trash bags and water
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provided; bring a water bottle. To reserve a
van seat and for more info, call 769-7629.
Native Plant Identification, Sat, Sept.
20, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Botanist Tim
Tunison teaches how to identify common
and rare native Hawaiian plants, focusing
on the plants and ecology of two speciesrich forest stands near the summit of
Kīlauea: Niaulani and Kipuka Puaulu. $55
includes illustrated information packet and
educational CD (financial aid available).
967-8222 or volcanoartcenter.org.
Special gallery-wide inventory sale, daily,
Sept. 20 – Nov 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. A plethora
of bargains from the gallery’s archives.
Some pieces may have minor frame or
stretcher defects that do not affect the
quality of the work itself. Members-only
reception Sat, Sept. 20, 5 – 7 p.m. Volcano
Art Center Gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
National Park. Free (Park entrance fees
apply). 967-7565 or volcanoartcenter.org. Arc of Kona’s Ocean View Blessing and
Grand Opening, Sat, Sept. 20, noon at 921800 to 92-1804 Keaka Parkway. Heavy
pupus and entertainment. Gretchen Lawson,
323-2626.
KRRA Youth Benefit Rodeo, Sat/Sun, Sept
21/22, noon at Nāʻālehu Rodeo Grounds.
Slack roping begins at 8 a.m. $6 at the gate.
Calendar, pg. 10
September, 2008
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Calendar, cont. from pg. 9
Beginning ʻUkulele, Tuesdays, Sept. 23
- Oct 28, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Learn the
basics of ʻukulele playing with musician
Wes Awana. This six-week class focuses
on how to tune your instrument, basic
strumming, and how to finger all the
major, minor, and seventh cords. Open to
ages 12 & up with your own instrument.
$48 (financial aid available). 967-8222 or
After Dark in the Park: Monitoring
Kīlauea’s Constant Changes, Tue,
Sept. 23, 7 p.m. at Kīlauea Visitor Center
Auditorium in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National
Park. Geologist Matt Patrick discusses
recent results and ideas about Kīlauea’s
ever-changing activity. $1 donation supports
Park programs. Park entrance fees apply.
985-6014.
Poetry Night at Volcano Garden Arts,
Fri, Sept. 26, 7 - 9 p.m. Bring your poems
to read or other poet’s work you’d like to
share. Refreshments will be served. No
charge, open to the public. 19-3834 Old
Volcano Rd. in Volcano Village. 967-7261
or volcanogardenarts@hawaii.rr.com.
Writing for Inner Exploration & Life
Reflection, Sat, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. – 5
p.m. This all-new workshop with writerinstructor Tom Peek includes fun, offbeat,
and provocative “wild mind” exercises
that provide you with exploration tools
to use in the class and on your own. No
previous writing experience is necessary.
$60 (financial aid available). 967-8222 or
Set Sail, cont. from pg. 1
Grant’s illness came as a shock to those
who knew him, since he didn’t drink or
smoke and was very health-conscious.
“We were such health freaks, we didn’t
even know how serious leukemia was. We
thought it was something like the flu,” said
Grant’s partner of 14 years, Shary Crocker.
After many painful chemotherapy sessions
and blood transfusions, Grant succumbed
to the disease at Queen’s Medical Center on
Oʻahu. Throughout his ordeal, Grant was
continually “thinking of others and making
sure everyone else was taken care of. He
was an amazing example of surrendering
and being with what is,” said Crocker.
A lifetime seaman, Grant was a member
of the Coast Guard, the harbormaster of
Santa Barbara and a first mate for Young
Brothers, sailing tugboats between Oʻahu
and the Big Island. During his stint with the
Coast Guard during the Vietnam War, Grant
trained Merchant Marines how to maneuver boats through the dangerous waters of
Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge. Grant was
also a winning sailing competitor with his
father Joseph Grant, a famous U.S. Naval
Officer.
Grant also loved Kaʻū’s open space.
He and Crocker were very committed to
preserving Honuʻapo as a park. Grant led
the effort to make Honuʻapo more accessible
to the public, spending countless weekends
weed-wacking acres overwhelmed by cane
grass, said Crocker, who recently served as
Ka ʻOhana O Honuʻapo President.
Crocker and Grant hoped to use
Hoʻomaluhia, whose name means “to create
Weds. September 3rd, 5 PM
a space for peace to happen,” as “a platform
to let people experience the infinite peacefulness of the ocean, the humbling of it and
its unpredictability,” said Crocker. The boat
was a talking point for the whole community, with adults and kids dropping by all the
time to check on the boat’s progress. When
Grant became sick, he had started making
plans to will his boat to Gagne, and all the
while Gagne unknowingly had been making
plans to fly from Vancouver to help Grant
finish it.
Gagne returned to Hawaiʻi three times,
staying a month each time to work on the
boat. Where Grant had worked a minimum
of five hours a day, every day for over three
years, Gagne’s days were even longer trying
to piece together Grant’s plans and figure
out how to finish it. “Often, he (Gagne)
had to stand back, walk around the boat
and try to do an assessment of what Lowell
might have been thinking at that time,” said
Crocker.
After Grant’s passing, there was such an
outpouring of love and support from the
community to finish the boat, said Crocker.
Wayne Dockstader, an Ocean View boat
builder, volunteered his time to sand the
mast and paint the boat’s teal stripe. Kiko
Johnston-Kitazawa, a canoe builder from
Honuʻapo, offered his trailer to help take the
boat to Hilo. Another community member
offered the use of his workshop to finish the
rudder. Homes and automobiles were made
available to Gagne when he needed them.
“Everything just sort of fell into place,” said
Crocker.
When Gagne needed to paint certain areas
of the boat with skid-resistance paint, but
Set Sail, pg. 24
tiger rising
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VOTE Saturday Sept. 20th
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¥Provided free island-wide bus service and expanded routes
in KaØ, Kona and Puna
¥Established the HawaiØi Prescription Drug Program
lowering drug costs for County residents
¥Funded construction of volunteer Þre stations in Fern Acres,
Phala and NØlehu
¥Provided for mixed stream recycling at all transfer stations
¥Purchased HonuØapo Beach (225 acres), Kw Bay (875 acres
bought/in escrow), passed legislation to buy PunaluØu Beach
(150 acres), supported purchase of Wao Kele o Puna (25,000
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Tiger Rising is a talented trio from Hawaii with a unique blend of tuneful music.
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Volume 5, Number 12
News of Ka‘ū School & Community Sporting Events
September, 2008
Kaʻū High Bids Aloha To Athletic Director Weaver
Kimo Weaver, who has served as
Kaʻū High Athletic Director for the past
six and a half years, has accepted a new
position as Kamehameha Schools Athletic and Fitness Coordinator at the Keaʻau
campus. Chelsea Qualey, Kaʻū High’s
Kimo Weaver and track star Jana Larson.
Courtesy of Kaʻū High yearbook staff
athletic trainer and Assistant Athletic Director, is serving as Kaʻū’s interim Athletic Director until the position is filled.
Weaver began working at Kaʻū High
eight years ago as the school’s technology coordinator and has coached both the
Trojan track and field and cross-country
teams. A four-time Utah State Wrestling
Champion, Weaver brought a lot of experience to the job having coached champion track and field teams at Las Vegas
High School.
When he began as director, student
participation in athletics was a mere 37
percent. Weaver and his staff worked hard
to grow participation and increase teams,
adding on new sports such as judo and
riflery. He also worked with the Department of Transportation to coordinate a
free after-school bus service that allowed
more athletes to attend sports practices.
Student participation is now at a whopping 80 percent for the past four years,
and one year was as high as 95 percent.
Weaver also spearheaded the creation
of the Kaʻū Booster Club, brought back
the Varsity football program and sought
and received scholarships for a number
of student-athletes attending college.
Kaʻū was also one of five Hawaiʻi
schools that received the Gender Equity
in Athletics Award last year for outstanding efforts in achieving compliance and
equity in their athletics programs.
Kaʻū Trojans qualifying and participating in State competitions has also
been on the rise, with the athletic department working hard to help students with
transportation to the events. Before, even
if they qualified, students often would
not have a way to get to the competitions,
which are usually held off-island.
Weaver, pg. 14
Boys Bowling Wins Big Against Laupahoehoe
The Kaʻū High Boys Bowling gained
their first win of the season against Laupahoehoe. They blew their competition
away, scoring 532 to Laupahoehoe’s 289
during the first game. The Trojans continued their streak into the second game with
a score of 509-274 and in the third and
final game with a score of 591-304.
Newbies Holden Galigo and Daellan
Kai, both freshmen, showed natural ap-
titude for the sport, bowling three strikes
in a row, also known as a turkey. Galigo
added another consecutive strike, earning
himself a second turkey. Coach Shandon
Tamondong said that this was the first
time either boy had ever bowled.
Other new bowlers are senior John
Flores and sophomores Kasey Camba
and Tyrell Mason. Returnees are captains
Shawn Asistin and Kenny DeCoito.
P&R Starts Youth V-ball and B-ball Leagues Sept. 10
The Department of Parks & Recreation, Kaʻū District, will be holding organizational meetings for both Age Group
Basketball and Youth Volleyball leagues
on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the Pāhala
Commnity Center. The meeting for volleyball will start at 6 p.m., and basketball
meeting will start at 7 p.m.
The Age Group Basketball league
will have a co-ed division for ages five to
six and seven to eight, as well as a boys
and girls division for ages eight to ten and
11 to 12. League play is schedule for Oct.
1 to Nov. 6 for divisions 12 and under and
Oct. 20 to Dec. 20 for the 11-12 division.
The Youth Volleyball league is for
boys and girls and will consist of ages ten
and under, 12 and under, and 14 and under
divisions. League play will begin Oct. 1
and end Nov. 16.
Coaches for either program need to
attend the league meeting to enter and receive league information.
For more information, call Royden
Chow at 965-2710.
Last month, the Kaʻū Paniolo Then and Now Parade Grand Marshal was
identified as Tommy Kaniho, however, it should have ready Casey DeSilva.
The Kaʻū Sports Desk apologizes for the mistaken identity.
Please report any mistakes to kaucalendar@gmail.com.
Paniolo will step into the arena Sept. 20 & 21 to raise money for young cowboys
and girls. Photo by Nālani Parlin
Rodeo Rounds Up Funds for Young Paniolo Sept. 20 &21
Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association will host its 9th annual Youth Benefit
Rodeo on Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 21 at
the Nāʻālehu rodeo arena. Slack roping
begins at 8 a.m. with the show starting at
noon. Tickets are $6 at the gate. A food
booth and vendors will be on site.
Events are Open Dally, KaneWahine Dally, Team 90’s, Double Mugging, Kane-Wahine Ribbon Mugging,
Wahine Mugging, Poʻo Wai U, Calf Roping, Wahine Breakaway and Bull Riding.
Youth events include Dummy Roping,
Goat Undecoratin, Junior Breakaway and
Junior Bull Riding.
Funds raised will benefit young
KRRA members with insurance and entry fees for Hawaiʻi High School Rodeo
Association events. Half of the amount
raised will go to help the young paniolo
go to Nationals on the mainland should
they qualify.
This year, the National High School
Finals Rodeo was held in Farmington,
NM, in late July.
Football Fans Ready for Trojan Home Game Sept. 19
The Kaʻū High Trojan Football team
is charging ahead, preparing for their first
season game against Konawaena on Wildcat territory Sept. 5. Trojan fans are also
looking forward to the team’s first home
game on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. against HPA.
Leading the Trojans is first-time
quarterback Rolland Alcoran. The starting
line-up includes Alcoran’s brother Michael as fullback, running back Matthew
Tailon, and wide receivers Brian Higgins
and Jacob Edwards.
On the offensive line, players are center Mike Borst, guards Curtis Higashi and
Nehemiah Palakiko, tackles Darrin Dennis and Ikaika Sauer and tight ends Thor
Soder and Frank Lorenzo.
The Trojans had their first scrimmage
in August against Div. I team Keaʻau
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High. Head Coach Jonathan Roddy said
the game was a “real wake-up call” for
the players. He commended the Trojans,
which consists of just 36 players, 60 percent of them new to the sport, for holding
their own for the first 20 minutes. He said
that the team needs to work on discipline
and conditioning.
“Now they know what they are up
against,” said Roddy. “They have the raw
ability. If they put their mind to it, they
can do it.”
The team practices three and a half
hours each school day and from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Roddy said he
thought the Konawaena game would help
the players understand what they need to
do to take their game to the next level.
September, 2008
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• Thurs-Sat, May 1-3, BIIF
Championship
• Wed-Sat, May 7-10, HHSAA
State Championship @ Oʻahu
Boys Volleball
• Sat, May 3, Kaʻū vs. Honokaʻa
• Thurs-Sat, May 8-10, BIIF
Championship
• Wed-Sat, May 14-17, HHSAA State
Championship @ Oʻahu
Kaʻū High Athletic Booster Club will have a meeting
for all interested parents, community members, athletes
and coaches on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Kaʻū
High School’s band room.
During the last year, the Booster Club raised money for
a pitching machine for baseball, a video camera to film
athletic events, a golf cart for the athletic trainer, and for
post-season play transportation.
The officers are President Robert Nicolaisen, VicePresident Sharlene Rosario, Secretary Laurie Strand, and
Treasurer Jean Kailiawa.
• Fri, May 9, BIIF Trials @ Keaʻau,
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20 & 21. Slack Roping starts
2 p.m.
at 8 a.m. Show starts at noon. Tickets are $6 at the gate.
• Sat, May 10, BIIF Championship
Finals @ Keaʻau, 3 p.m.
Football:
• Sep 5 Kaʻū @ Konawaena,
7 p.m.
• Fri & Sat,
May 16 & 17, HHSAA State
• Sep 19 HPA @ Kaʻū, 7 p.m.
Championships @ Mililani High on
• Sep 27 Kohala @ Kaʻū, 7 p.m.
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• Sep 3 Kaʻū @ Hilo, 2 p.m.
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Volleyball
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• Sep 6 Honokaʻa @ Kaʻū, 10 a.m.
High School female volleyball play• Sep 9 Kaʻū @ Laupahoehoe, 6 p.m.
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• Sep 11 St. Joe @ Kaʻū,
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• Sep 13 Kaʻū @ CLA,
10 a.m.
Jungle Express Hunting Tournament Takes Off
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• Sep 18 Hilo @ Kaʻū, 6 p.m. and Oregon from July 13
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p.m.
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• Sep 6 Kaʻū @ Kamehameha, 2 p.m.
sow and longest tusk. A prep meeting will be held on
• Sep 13 Kaʻū @ Kealakehe, 2 p.m.
Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at Honuʻapo for anyone needing more
• Sep 27 Kaʻū @ Konawaena, 2 p.m.
information or wanting to ask questions.
T-shirts and jackets with the Jungle Express logo will
Cross Country:
be on sale at the tournament. Pick up entry forms at B&E
• Sep 6 Kaʻū @ Kohala, 10 a.m.
76 gas station or contact Ray Paglinawan at 939-8923 or
• Sep 13 Kaʻū @ Kamehameha, 10 a.m.
Kalani DeCoito at 443-1676.
• Sep 20 Kaʻū @ HPA, 2 p.m.
Last year, the tournament had over 40 teams enter and
• Sep 27 Kaʻū @ Kealakehe, 10 a.m.
a couple hundred people, including families and friends,
partake in the event.
Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association will host its annual
Youth Benefit Rodeo at the Nāʻālehu Rodeo Arena on
Sport Shorts - Softball to Football
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9 a.m.
Athletic Boosters Meet Sept. 17
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Classes
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Hilo, 10
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• Sep 27 Kaʻū @ Kona, 10 a.m., 2 p.m.
for all ages on Tuesdays from 6 - 7 p.m. at the Ocean
View Community Center. 939-7033.
Visit us on Maile street for all of
your gift giving needs!
928-9811
GO Trojan Athletes!
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For truly it is to be noted, that children’s play
are not sports, and should be deemed as their
most serious actions.
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Alumni Return for Volleyball Challenge
Varsity Girls Volleyball Front row (l-r): Kayla Nishimura, Jadelyn Domondon, Ashley Oliveira, Jaeneise Cuison, Torie Avenue; 2nd row: Varsity Assistant Coach Donna Shibuya,
Cindy Requelman, Sanisha Llanes, Ipolani Reyes, Amber Pocock, Varsity Head Coach
Elijah Navarro; 3rd row: Brooke Shibuya, Koko Kuahuia
Weaver cont. from pg. 11
“I will miss the students the most,
being out there at practice, going to
games being a Trojan,” said Weaver.
Kaʻū athletes are unique because of
their heart, he said. Being from a small
school, they have an extraordinary
hunger to participate and excel. There
wasn’t a lot of apathy. I feel privileged
to have had the chance to give them opportunities and just to see the smile on
all of their faces.”
Speaking to his strong bond with
the athletes, Weaver said that when he
got the offer from Kamehameha, the
first thing he did was find senior track
and field athletes Jana Larson and Jacob
Edwards to tell them the news, before
he even told the school principal.
“When I worked in Las Vegas and
Utah, it was easy to leave, but this has
been one of the hardest decisions I ever
had to make,” said Weaver. In the past,
other opportunities had crossed Weaver’s path, but he always declined. This
time, though, he said his decision to
leave was based on what was best for
his family.
Weaver, who lives in Keaʻau, made
the long trek to Kaʻū each day and filled
his gas tank every other day. Now, he
lives four miles from his job and is
amazed that he still has half a tank of
gas days after filling up. After a long
day of games and making sure players
get home, Weaver gets home around
9 p.m., whereas before he was lock-
ing up the Kaʻū High gates well after
10 p.m., sometimes even midnight. On
top of the proximity of his job, Weaver
will be near his daughter, Kiana, who is
a senior at Kamehameha and is a Varsity
cheerleader.
“The change hasn’t really sunk in
yet. When I get up in the morning, I still
want to put on maroon,” he said. Weaver
said knowing Qualey was going to be the
interim director helped to ease his mind
when making his decision. He said that
Qualey had been Assistant A.D. since she
began at Kaʻū and knows everything that
needs to be done. “She works hard. Hopefully, she will be the next A.D. She definitely deserves it and is well qualified.”
“Kimo has done an outstanding job
at Kaʻū. First and foremost you can tell
he really cares about young people and
wants to do what is right by them,” said
Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi Athletic Director
Bob Wagner.
“As Athletic Director, Kimo Weaver
helped to bring pride into the Athletic
Department, Kaʻū High School, and also
into our community,” said Qualey. She
said that Weaver went beyond his duties,
also serving as a mentor to the student
athletes. “He taught them to believe in
themselves and that anything is possible.
Without him, many of our athletes would
not be where they are today, which includes state champions and medalists,
college attendees and graduates, and
most of all positive members of our community,” said Qualey.
Kaʻū High volleyball stars of the past came back to their old stomping grounds at the
Kaʻū High gym to challenge this year’s Trojan girls volleyball teams. The alumni games
helped the Varsity and JV teams prepare for their first matches of the season.
Above Left Kaʻū High Alumni Team Front Row (l-r): Manager Janessa Jara, Manager
Tiana Pascubillo, Kiley Grace; 2nd Row: Ashtin Salmo, Jashil Karasuda, Lena Ortega,
Jolynn Cuison; 3rd Row: Alyssa Espejo, Kamalani Reyes, Candy Hashimoto, Marie
Navarro, Figi Salmo, Seneca Oleyte. Above Right JV Girls Volleyball Front Row (l-r): Develyn Libunao, Jaime Pasion, Amery Silva, Tiffany Tailon; 2nd Row: JV Assistant Coach
Danarie Dacalio, Eunice Longakit, Francis Simmons, Joyce Ibasan, Shavonne Panglao,
Annie-Mae Flores, JV Head Coach Cristen Navarro. Photos by Nālani Parlin
Fellow Assistant Athletic Director
Sam Ah Yee said that Weaver was one of
the nicest people to work with. “He was
always there for me and everything.”
Although Weaver is no longer a Trojan, he said he plans to show up at Trojan
games whenever he can and is keeping a
close eye on the teams. He said that he
felt this year was a turning point for Kaʻū
athletics due to the coaches’ and players’ efforts and off-season practice. “We
are really going to see Kaʻū shine. The
coaches have really put in a lot of work
the past few years, and it is really going
to start showing.” He pointed to Coach
Elijah Navarro’s work with the girls volleyball team as a prime example. He also
thought Trojan football might even see a
win this year. “Kaʻū is exciting to watch,
and it always will be.”
Weaver has extended the invitation
to Trojan track and field athletes to train
at Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi campus and has
told all student-athletes that if they ever
need help with NCAA clearinghouse, going to college or anything else, he will
always be available to them.
Weaver says goodbye to students and staff during his last day at Kaʻū High.
Picture courtesy of Kaʻū High yearbook staff.
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Community, Recreation & Self-Improvement
September
2008
Labor Day, Mon, Sept. 1. Kaʻū public schools closed.
meeting and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.
kaupreservation.org.
Tasty Treats, register Tue – Wed, Sept. 2 – 10 for
program Wed, Sept. 17, 2:30 – 4 p.m. at Pāhala
Community Center. For grades 2 – 8. 928-3102.
Exercise and Meditation
Bands, Balls and Pilates, Mondays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
at Old Pāhala Clubhouse on Maile Street, with certified
instructor Erin Cole. $8 per session. 640-8473.
Kaʻū Chamber of Commerce meeting, Tue, Sept.
2, noon at Ocean View Community Center. County
Councilmember Angel Pilago, who is a candidate for
mayor, will be the speaker. Sandwiches available 15
minutes before meeting for $6; Chamber providing
beverages. 929-8064 or ovchamber.com.
Jogging/Walking Class, Monday, Wednesday, Friday
through Sept. 5, 3 – 3:30 p.m. Free. Kahuku Park, 9299113.
Afternoon Sports/Games, Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays through Sept. 25, 3:45 – 5 p.m. For ages 6 –
13. Free. Kahuku Park, 929-9113.
Yarn Art, Tue, Sept. 2, 3 – 4 p.m. at Kahuku Park. Free,
for ages 6 – 13. 929-9113.
Talk Story with Incumbent County Councilmember
Bob Jacobson, Wed, Sept. 3, 5 p.m. at Hana Hou
Restaurant. Live music, pupus. 961-8263.
Pilates Matwork, Mondays through Oct 13 (skip
9/1) Beginning: 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. /Intermediate: 6:30 7:30 p.m., with UH-Hilo Dance Division Head Celeste
Anderson Staton, who is trained in authentic Pilates
Matwork techniques and can modify the work to benefit
any level of student. This class focuses on building
core strength of the central body while lengthening
muscle and instilling a sense of well being for the
whole person. $64 (financial aid available). 967-8222 or
Health Talks, Sept. 3: Glucometer Training, 10
a.m.; Sept. 4: Healthy Food Demo, 5:30 p.m.; Sept.
9: Diabetes Q&A, 6 p.m.; Sept. 10: Managing your
Diabetes with Byetta, 10 a.m.; Sept. 11: Diabetes-Who
Me?, 10 a.m./Do’s & Don’t’s of Growing Vegetable
Herbs Indoors & Out, 5:30 p.m.; Sept. 16: Diabetes
Support Group, 6 p.m.; Sept. 18 Diabetes Resources
on the Internet, 5:30 p.m.; Sept. 23: Getting Started on
Byetta, 6 p.m.; Sep. 25: Mālama Our Kupuna, 5:30 p.m.
Kaʻū Resource & Distance Learning Center. One street
in front of the Pāhala Library. Call 928-0101 beforehand
to attend the class.
Iyengar Yoga, Mon, Wed, Fri, 10 - 11:30 a.m., Sat 5 6:30 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. $8/class or
four classes for $25. Stephanie, 937-7940.
Karate Classes, Tuesdays, 6 - 7 p.m. Instructor Peter
Luebke offers free classes for all ages at Ocean View
Community Center. 939-7033.
Nāʻālehu Elementary and Intermediate School SCC
meeting, Thu, Sept. 4, 3 - 4:30 p.m., room P-7. Davida,
939-2413, ext 231.
Beginning Argentine Tango, Wednesdays, 7 - 8 p.m.
at the old Pāhala Clubhouse across from the Pāhala
Plantation Store. No partner or experience required. $7/
class or $48 for eight-week session. Jim, 928-8210.
Purchase Hunting Licenses Online, Thu, Sept. 4, 4
- 6 p.m. at the Kaʻū office of The Nature Conservancy
at 95-5600 Mamalahoa Hwy, Suite F in Nāʻālehu.
By appointment. To schedule, call 443-5409 or email
kpostelli@tnc.org.
Yoga for Everyone, Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.,
Cooper Center, Volcano. Yes, you can do yoga, no
matter your age or flexibility. $10 per class or $42 for
6-week session. Debra Serrao, 985-7545.
Kaʻū Educational ʻOhana Charter School meeting,
Thu, Sept. 4, 6 p.m. at Discovery Harbour Community
Center and Thurs, Sept. 18, 6 p.m. at Ocean View
Community Center. All community members, teachers
and parents are encouraged to attend. Andre Lang, 9298732.
Ka ʻOhana O Honuʻapo monthly meeting, Thu, Sept.
4, 6 p.m. at Hale Honuʻapo. If you’d like to volunteer
to help with Honuʻapo Park maintenance, call Thomas
at 929-7630, or with landscape maintenance at Hale
Honuʻapo, call Eyvonne at 328-2651.
Ocean View Neighborhood Watch meeting, Thu, Sept.
4, 7 p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033.
Kick Ice sign waving, Fri, Sept. 5, 3:30 - 5 p.m. across
from Nāʻālehu Post Office. Volunteers seek to reduce
drug use.
Family Mental Illness Support meeting, Sat, Sept. 6,
9 – 10:30 a.m. at Nāʻālehu Senior Nutrition Center. 9297331 or barbarahughes@doh.hawaii.gov.
All in, All Out Free Dinner Rally for County Council
candidate Guy Kealoha Enriques, Sat, Sept. 6, 5 p.m. at
Pāhala Community Center.
Ham Radio Operators Potluck Picnic, Sun, Sept. 7, at
Manukā Park. All American Radio Emergency Service
members, anyone interested in learning how to operate
a ham radio and families are invited to attend. Dennis
Smith, 989-3028.
Talk Story with Mayoral Candidate K. Angel Pilago,
Mon, Sept. 8, 5 - 8 p.m. at Nāʻālehu Community Center.
Light pupu, drinks. Sophia Hanoa, 928-6235; Nita
Pilago, 938-3584.
District 6 Council Candidates’ Forum, Mon, Sept. 8, 6
– 8 p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033.
ʻOhana Nite, Mon, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. at Pāhala Library.
Dawn Shibano, 928-2015.
Friends of Naohulelua Garden Gathering, Tue, Sept.
9, 8 - 10 a.m. (weather permitting). Educational classes,
garden exchange, horticultural exercises and free
breakfast at Hana Hou. Dennis, 929-7236.
Hawaiʻi County Agriculture Development Plan
meeting, Tue, Sept. 9, 6 – 8 p.m. at Nāʻālehu
Community Center. Kohala Center, 887-6411.
Kaʻū Community Children’s Council meeting, Wed,
Sept. 10, 5:30 – 6:30p.m., room P-8. Davida, 939-2413,
ext 231.
Gentle Yoga, Thursdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Old Japanese
Schoolhouse, Volcano. For those who wish to deepen
their yoga practice or begin. $10 a class or $42 for sixweek session. Debra Serrao, 985-7545.
Tango in Pāhala
Beginning Argentine Tango, Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. at the old Pāhala Clubhouse. No partner or experience required. Located across the street from the Pāhala Plantation Store on
Maile Street. $7 a class or $48 for 8-week session. Call Jim Nageldinger at 928-8210.
Photo by Chris Manfredi
Red Cross Volunteer meeting, Thu, Sept. 11, 7 p.m., at
H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. office. For volunteers
and those interested in becoming volunteers. Hannah
Uribes, 929-9953.
Basic Facilitation Training, Sat, Sept. 13, 9 a.m. – 5
p.m. at Kaʻū High School vo/tec classroom. Frecia
Basilio, 961-8085 or fbasilio@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Talk Story with Mayoral Candidate K. Angel Pilago,
Sun, Sept. 14, 9 a.m. at Kīlauea Lodge, 19-3948 Old
Volcano Rd. Lorna Jeyte, 967-7366; Frank, 217-2215.
Kaʻū High Athletic Boosters Club, Wed, Sept. 17, 6:30
p.m. at Kaʻū High band room. All interested parents,
community members, athletes and coaches are invited.
Nāʻālehu Family Reading Night, Thu, Sept. 18, 5 6:30 p.m., Nāʻālehu School cafeteria. Learn and do free
crafts about Hawaiian, Chinese and Mexican cultures.
Davida, 939-2413 ext 231. Kaʻū Paniolo Tradition Then and Now, Fri, Sept 19
at Kaʻū High cafeteria. This traveling exhibit includes
photos and memorabilia. Darlyne Vierra, 928-8335.
Primary Election Day, Sat, Sept. 20, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Polling places are Ocean View Community Center,
Nāʻālehu Elementary School, Kaʻū High School and
Cooper Center. Walk-in absentee voting is available
weekdays Sept. 8 – 18, 9 a.m. – noon and 1 – 3 p.m. at
Pāhala Community Center. 961-8277 or hawaii-county.
com/elections.
Recycling at Nāʻālehu School, Sat, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. - 1
p.m., at Nāʻālehu School Gym. Come and redeem your
HI-5. You will receive your 5 cents per container and
additional 20 cents per pound on all aluminum, and
Atlas Recycling will donate 20 cents per pound on all
aluminum redeemed to Nāʻālehu School. Note: all HI-5
beverage containers must be sorted by type (glass only,
aluminum only, plastic only). 939-2413, ext. 230.
Niaulani Forest Work Day, Sun, Sept. 21, 9 a.m. noon. Enjoy the open air while volunteering to help
preserve the beauty and diversity of the native, old
growth rainforest at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani
Campus in Volcano Village (corner of Kalanikoa
& Old Volcano Roads). Free. 967-8222 or www.
volcanoartcenter.org. Family Movie Night, Mon, Sept. 22, 6 p.m. at Pāhala
Library. Free. Parent/caregiver should accompany
children. Dawn Shibano, 928-2015.
Surf Day, Wed, Sept. 24, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at Kahuluʻu
Beach Park in Kona. Full Life Helps developmentally
disabled people enjoy surf and sea. 322-9333.
Ocean View Community Development Corp.
meeting. Wed, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. at Ocean View
Kaʻū Community Partnership meeting, Thu, Sept. 25,
12:30 p.m., Nāʻālehu Clubhouse. Open to community.
Share information on events, activities, projects,
concerns and find an avenue of support. Teresa, 9299611 ext. 10. Reach Out & Read Family Night, Thu, Sept. 25, 5:30
p.m. at Ocean View Community Center. Crafts followed
by reading, free book giveaway and refreshments. 9397033.
Kaʻū Preservation meeting, Thu, Sept. 25, 5:30 p.m.
at the Punaluʻu Beach Park Pavilions. This is a general
www.kaucalendar.com
Beginning and Intermediate Yoga, Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 8:30 - 10 a.m. at Noa’s Island Massage in
Nāʻālehu, across from the ballpark. Please come 10 min.
early. $10 a class or $80 for 10 classes. Noa Caiserman,
756-3183. Pāhala Pool Schedule: Water Aerobics Mon/Fri 8:30 –
9:30 a.m., Wed 9 – 10 a.m.; Public Recreational Swim
Mon - Thurs 2 – 3 p.m., Tue 9:30 – 11 a.m., Fri 1 – 3
p.m., Sat/Sun 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. 2 – 5:30 p.m.; Adult
Lap Swim: Mon/Tues 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Wed - Fri 11
a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Sat/Sun 11:30 – 1:00 p.m.; Public
Recreational & Adult Lap Swim Wed - Fri 4 – 5:30 p.m.
928-8177.
Exercise For You: Fitness Class, Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 5 - 6 p.m., Ocean View Community Center.
Total body workout, certified instructor. $5/class.
O.V.C.A., 939-7033 or Erin Cole, 929-8629.
Age Group Basketball, register Mon – Fri, Sept. 8 – 12
for program Mon – Thu, Sept. 15 – Nov 20 at Pāhala
Weekly & Daily Activities Pāhala Library Book Sale. The Friends of the Kaʻū
Libraries sponsor this on-going book sale. Dawn
Shibano, 928-2015.
Weight Watchers meeting, Mondays, 6 p.m. at Ocean
View Community Center. Join at any time. 1-800-6516000.
Kick-the-Nic Tobacco Treatment Group, Tuesdays
through Sept. 2, 6 p.m. at Nāʻālehu Community Center.
Free nicotine patch and gum and discounted chantix.
Cara, 557-4838 kickthenic.net.
Playgroup for any age meets at Waiʻōhinu Park from 10
- 11:30 a.m. Hettie Rush, 929-8572.
Beginners’ Computer Class, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Provided by the Kaʻū Family Center in Nāʻālehu.
Teresa, 929-9611 ext. 10. Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool free classes Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at Ocean View
Community Calendar, pg. 16
September, 2008
Page 15
KTA Shoppers Can Earn $ for Pāhala, Nāʻālehu, Volcano Schools
Kaʻū and Volcano shoppers can make
a difference in the lives of keiki with KTA
Super Stores’ 15th Annual Kōkua i Nā Kula
(Help the Schools) program. KTA and cosponsors provide shoppers with the opportunity to choose local schools for a share
of $100,000 for capital improvements,
beautification projects, school equipment
and extra-curricular activities.
To accumulate points for their favorite schools through Oct. 28, KTA Super
Stores shoppers can buy participating
products marked with the Kōkua i Nā
Kula light bulb logo, write a school number on the Kōkua i Nā Kula portion of the
sales receipt and deposit the completed
receipt in collection boxes.
Designated products include such
brands as Kraft, Nabisco, Tombstone,
Community Calendar, cont. from pg. 15
Community Center and Mondays and Wednesdays at
Discovery Harbour Community Center. Limited to 50
participants in each area. 929-8571.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Parents of
children ages 0 - 5 living in Kaʻū can sign up and
receive free books mailed right to their home. Pick up
a form from Pāhala School’s PSAP coordinator (9282088) or Nāʻālehu School’s PCNC coordinator (9392413).
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings: One Day at a Time
Group, Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. at Cooper Center on Wright
Rd.; Pāhala Group, Wednesdays, 7:30 a.m. at Holy
Rosary Church on Pikake St.; Southern Star Group,
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church across from
Nāʻālehu School; Friday Night BBQ Meeting, Fridays,
5 p.m. in Waiʻōhinu on Kaʻaluʻalu Rd. (929 -7674);
Happy, Joyous and Free Group, Mondays and Thursdays
at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 5 p.m. at St. Jude’s Church
in Ocean View, across from Kahuku Park. Contact West
Hawaiʻi Intergroup at 329-1212 or the Hilo office at
Dreyer’s, Frito Lay, Pepsico, Hawaiian Sun, Kimberly-Clark and Pepsi. One
point will be awarded for each product
purchased. To accumulate points for Kaʻū
High and Pāhala Elementary. use #22, for
Nāʻālehu Elementary and Intermediate,
use #42 and for Volcano School of Arts
and Sciences use #66.
“In today’s age of shrinking budgets,
we are so pleased to be able to make a
difference in our local schools through
Kōkua i Nā Kula,” said Gerald Shintaku,
customer business manager of Kraft Foods
in Hawaiʻi. “Thanks to our program, last
year Kaumana School applied funds to its
new computer lab and Japanese culture
and language after-school instructional
program, Kohala Mission School sent one
of its students to the Geography Bee on
Oʻahu and Volcano School of Arts and
Sciences purchased supplies to build new
computer desks.”
Tracey Yamane, KTA Super Stores
Promotions Manager, said, “We are fortunate for the support of our many sponsors, parents and the community in our
efforts to enhance the learning experience
of Hawai‘i Island students. They are our
future.”
Kōkua i Nā Kula is open to participating public and private schools serving
students K through 12 within the Hawaiʻi
School District and Hawaiʻi Association
of Independent Schools, and the program
boasts 100 percent school participation.
Points will be totaled and calculated to
determine what percentage of funds will
be allocated to each school. Final Kōkua i
961-6133.
Village. Fruits and veggies, swap meet and more.
Women, Infant, Children Services, Fridays (except
holidays) at various locations. 965-3030 or 934-3209.
Pāhala Senior Center: Lunch served Mon - Fri, 10:30
a.m. for residents aged 60+. Julie, 928-3101.
Game Night at Discovery Harbour Community Center,
Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Lucy Walker, 929-7519.
Nāʻālehu Community Computer Lab, free use &
Internet access. Nāʻālehu Community Center. See
Richard, Mon - Thu, 3 - 7 p.m. 939-9392. Family Support Services of West Hawaiʻi: Youth
Development Program at the Kaʻū Family Center is
recruiting youth for a Youth Advisory Council, Careers
program, and Get Fit, which is a physical fitness
program. Activities are after school and also include
ongoing enrichment activities and woodworking with
Tom King. Henry Makuakane, Jr., 929-9611 ext. 15 or
Teresa Alderdyce, ext. 10. Ocean View Nutrition Site and Senior Club hosts
activities at St. Jude’s Church on Mon, Wed and
Fri from 8:30 a.m. and provides lunches 11 a.m. –
12:30 p.m. for seniors 60+. Donations requested. On
Thursdays, the program takes seniors to Kailua-Kona
for doctor appointments, grocery shopping and to pick
up prescriptions. Program is closed on Tuesdays. Dick
Hershberger, 989-4140.
The Mobile Care van and dentist visits the Ocean
View Community Center monthly at 8 a.m. Call 9397033 for the date of the visit.
Nāʻālehu Senior Nutrition Center (Hawaiʻi County
Nutrition Program), Lunch served Mon - Fri, 10:45 a.m.
for residents aged 60+, greater Nāʻālehu area. 939-2505.
Quilting Group, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Discovery Harbour Community Center. 929-9576. Preschool Playgroup, Fridays, 9 a.m. - noon at
Discovery Harbour Community
Center. 929-9576.
Wai‘ōhinu Hula Studio - Ka‘ū
Lori Lei’s Hula Studio - Hilo
New Fall Registration
Hula classes begin in August (for all ages)
Please call for class schedules
Kumu Hula Lori Lei Shirakawa
929-7529
Kaʻū Farmers’ Market,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 8 a.m.
- noon, front of Ace Hardware in
Nāʻālehu. Produce, Hawaiiana,
arts and crafts, fresh baked goods.
Table is $5. Limit 12 vendors.
929-7236.
Ocean View Farmers’ Market,
Saturdays, 7 a.m. – noon at Pohue
Plaza.
Volcano Farmers’ Market,
Sundays, 7 - 10 a.m., Cooper
Center, Wright Road, Volcano
Nā Kula point standings and percentages
will be announced in December, and the
total funds will be awarded to schools in
January 2009. Established in 1994, Kōkua
i Nā Kula has provided more than $1 million to Big Island schools to improve the
educational experience of its students.
For more information on the Kōkua i
Nā Kula program, visit KTA Super Stores
or call Tracey Yamane at 959-4575, ext.
3352.
Ocean View Community Center computer lab with
broadband service, Mon - Thurs, 8 a.m. - noon.
Members $2/hour, non-members, $4/hr. 939-7033 for
information on computer classes.
Hula Classes with Keoni Jenny in Pāhala have been
cancelled.
Hula in Ocean View, Wednesdays, keiki 4 - 5 p.m.,
makua 6 - 8 p.m. at Halau Tiki on Tiki Dr. at the corner
of Princess Kaiulani in Ocean View. Taught by Kumu
Hula Keala Ching of Na Wai Iwi Ola, a Hawaiian
cultural foundation. 939-9602 or 938-4973.
Free ʻUkulele, Slack Key and Steel Guitar classes,
Wednesdays, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m at Nāʻālehu School gym;
Fridays, 1 - 5 p.m. at Pāhala Boys & Girls Club with
Keoki Kahumoku and his ʻohana. 935-0463.
ʻUkulele Classes for children, Mondays, 3:30 p.m. at
Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033.
www.kaucalendar.com
Keeping Healthy in Ka‘ū
Volume 5, Number 7
A Journal of Good Health, Food and Fitness
Mental Illness Support Meetings Begin
Family support meetings for people
who have loved ones with a mental illness start on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Senior Nutrition Center in Nāʻālehu. The
group is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, with support from
the Hawaiʻi Adult Mental Health Division
– Kaʻū Community Mental Health Center.
NAMI operates at the local, state and national levels to provide support, education,
information, referral and advocacy to the
15 million Americans who live with men-
tal illness and their families. Local affiliates identify and work on issues most important to their communities. “Members
of local affiliates are consumers, family
members, professionals, and friends who
come together to share and take comfort
in the commonality of their experiences
and to educate members of their communities about serious brain disorders,” the
NAMI website, nami.org, says. For more
information, visit nami.org.
Meetings will be on the first Saturday
of each month from 9 to 10:30 a.m. “The
facilitator will be a family member with
experience and training in leading groups,
and the content will be determined by the
group’s interests and needs,” said Barbara Hughes, a clinical nurse specialist
in Adult Psychology and Mental Health.
She will be a resource person at the meetings. For more information, contact her at
929-7331 or barbarahughes@doh.hawaii.
gov.
Full
Life Helps Disabled Enjoy the Surf & Sea
Hundreds of volunteers, family and
friends led by Kaʻū residents Deann Canuteson and Rick Green will converge
for the 6th annual Kahaluʻu Surf Day on
Wednesday, Sept. 24 to help developmentally disabled people catch waves
and enjoy the ocean. The free event will
be held at Kahaluʻu Beach Park in Kona
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants are
asked to register by Sept. 5.
The inspiration for Surf Day came
about when Keahi Robins, founder
of Halona’s Ocean Tours, which provides adaptive swimming, paddling
and surfing activities for people with
disabilities, approached Canuteson to
help sponsor the event. Canuteson is
the founder and president of Full Life,
a non-profit that assists in the empowerment of people with developmental
disabilities, enabling them to achieve
and enjoy a self-determined quality of
life. Robins’ brother Halona suffered a
bicycle accident that left him a quadriplegic. Together, Robins and his brother
discovered ways for him to continue to
enjoy the ocean, despite his disability,
and Robins wanted to help even more
Rick Green, owner of Hawai‘i Lifeguard Surf Instructors and a Kaʻū resident, takes
Erin Love surfing during the annual Kahaluʻu Surf Day put on by his company and
Full Life. Green and his surfing instructors volunteer their time and equipment to help
disabled people enjoy the ocean during this special event.
people to do the same.
Enter Rick Green, owner of Hawaiʻi
Lifeguard Surf Instructors, which is the
parent company of Halona’s Ocean
Tours. Green and his instructors volunteer both their time and equipment
to take participants surfing. Each participant has an experienced lifeguard
with them on the surfboard and another
one paddling a board alongside them
in the water the entire time. Last year,
Green and his crew helped an astound-
Fundraising Succeeds to Purchase Hospital Van
ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, in coopEleanor Louis and Naomi Yoshieration with the Kaʻū Hospida. “Many other ʻO Kaʻū Kākou
tal Foundation, has successand Hospital Foundation memfully raised more than $80,000
bers also worked on the fundraisin four months to acquire a
er,” Kawachi said.
14-passenger, wheelchair acMore than a hundred people
cessible van for Kaʻū Hospidonated money toward the purtal. The van selected is a 2008
chase of the van, including many
Aerotech 200, which is being
Kaʻū High School
fitted and customized at a Ford
alumni and friends of
facility on the mainland. The
Kaʻū.
expected date of arrival is early ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou raised more than $80,000 and is buying a van
The
campaign
for
Ka‘ū
Hospital.
December.
was presented during a re“We want to thank the people who ily, Ohia Timbers, Ocean View Partners, union of Kaʻū High graduates
donated the funds, from just a few dol- Edmund C. Olson Trust, Pasha Hawai‘i in Las Vegas in June. “Donalars to tens of thousands per donor,” said Transport Lines (Reggie Maldonado) and tions are still coming in and
ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Vice President Wayne Roberts of Hawaiʻi.
will be used for other projects
Kawachi.
People instrumental in raising the for the hospital,” Kawachi
Those contributing $10,000 or more funds include Edna Aguil, Guy Enriques, said.
include the Robert Iwamoto Jr. Fam-
www.kaucalendar.com
September, 2008
Certified Nurses Aid
Training Class Offered
Kaʻū Rural Health Community Association, Inc. is offering another Certified
Nurses’ Aide Training course to be held at
the Kaʻū Resource and Distance Learning
Center in Pāhala. The clinical lab portion
of the class will take place at Kaʻū Hospital. The association’s executive director,
Jessie Marques, said that she anticipates
classes to start in the near future.
The instructor will be Judy Wilson,
RN, from Kona, who has an extensive
Nurse Aide Training background, said
Marques. The course will be held on Saturdays and Sundays for seven to eight
weeks with a total of 150 hours. The class
will be capped at ten participants, however names are also being taken for the wait
list. Course tuition is $1520.
“The State projects an increase in
the elder adult population by up to 20
percent within the next ten years, fueling the demand for Personal Care Aides
and Certified Nurses’ Aides. The need for
these entry-level workers represents one
of the top ten fastest growing occupations
in the country,” states the National Long
Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
website.
The CNA course is being given in collaboration with Hawaiʻi Community College, Kaʻū Hospital, Alu Like Employment
and Training, The Hawaiʻi State Office of
Rural Health and the Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging. For more information or to
sign up, call Marques at 928-0101.
ing 74 participants catch waves. Kaʻū’s
Brandon LaCuesta, a Full Life participant, was the first to stand up on his
surfboard.
Businesses donate food and money,
and everyone enjoys a free lunch. Canuteson said she hopes to expand the
Full Life program in Kaʻū. The nonprofit, which provides free personal assistance or one-on-one support, assists
individuals obtain goals that they determine themselves.
To volunteer for the Kahaluʻu Surf
Day, donate or be a participant, contact
Full Life at 322-9333 or email dean@
fulllifehawaii.org.
September, 2008
Page 17
The Ka‘u Kitchen
Starting a plan of healthy eating and a program of physical activity is never easy for many and I am no exception. It’s
especially hard here in Hawaiʻi where food has a significant
importance both socially and culturally. Attend any gathering
and food is always the center of everyone's attention. It would
not be a sin if the feast was of traditional Hawaiian food like
taro, sweet potato, fresh fish and island fruits, but we all know
that is almost never the case.
By Brad Hirata
The Centers for Disease Control data shows that about
Director of Food
20.6 percent of Hawaiians are obese, with 56.1 percent being
Services,
Ka‘ū Hospital
overweight or obese, which sounds like a lot but actually puts
it near rock bottom in a ranking of the states. But when na- & Rural Health Center
tive Hawaiians are looked at separately, there’s a much bigger
problem. Estimates say 37.5 percent of natives are obese.
Creating a plan of healthy eating and physical activity is the easy part; sticking with it is the
dilemma. So how do you stick to this plan of living healthier? Commitment!
The following passage from the book The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (1951) by W. H.
Murray articulates the importance and power of commitment.
“This may sound too simple, but is great in consequence. Until one is committed, there
is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative
(and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A
whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen
incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come
his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets:”
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic
in it!”
The following recipe is from Alice Miller’s Kitchen Revolutionary cook book.
Tofu Burger
1 pound tofu crumbled
½ onion minced
½ stalk celery minced
¼ bell pepper mince
2 cups bread crumbs, wheat germ or dry oats blended
finely
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon tamari
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
¼ teaspoon garlic power
½ teaspoon thyme
½ teaspoon dill
¼ teaspoon all spice
¼ teaspoon tarragon
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
Mix together well. Should be fairly dry, enough to shape into patties easily. Bake in oven
or on grill.
Support Ka‘ū’s Hospital & Clinic
Make Your Donation to
Ka‘ū Hospital Charitable Foundation
P.O. Box 733, Pāhala, HI 96777
929-7236 marge@hawaii.rr.com
Ka‘ū Hospital & Rural Health Clinic
Our staff members welcome you:
Dr. Brian Panik, Board Certified Emergency Physician and, Fellow of the
American Academy of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Medicine
Debra Kettleson, MSN Nurse Practitioner,
Family Practice, Board Certified
Dwight Dow, MD, Emergency Medicine, Board Certified
Cliff Field, MD, Family Medicine, Board Certified
Dr. Joshua Green, MD, Board Certified in Family Practice
Dr. Daryl Killebrew, MD, Board Certified in Emergency
To make an appointment, please call 928-2027.
Center Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri: 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.
Thurs: 8 a.m.-noon only
Corner of Hwy 11 on Kamani Street in Pāhala
vania, operating a health care charity for
Nepalese and a cultural exchange program
between Nepal and Kaʻū; the Hawaiʻi Operating Engineers Industry; former County Council member Frank de Luz, III, a
rancher who served Kaʻū for 20 years as an
at-large Council member; Bob Lancaster,
who is retired and lives at Punaluʻu mauka;
Lori Lei Shirakawa, a kumu hula with a
hālau in Waʻōhinu; Steven Shropshire, who
runs Aloha Green planning firm in Hilo;
and WWK Hawaiʻi Holdings, LLC, which
owns and leases thousands of acres to local ranchers and coffee farmers. WWK is
working with the farmers to increase production and grow a larger market for Kaʻū
coffee. The company is advancing a land
use plan to dedicate a vast majority of its
property for open space and agriculture.
Its Kaʻū manager, Chris Manfredi, donated
$25,000 toward the purchase of Honuʻapo
for a county park and is president of the
Kaʻū Farm Bureau.
The Hawaiì Carpenters Union gave
Enriques $1500.
Donors who gave $2000 to the Enriques campaign:
• Wally Andrade, a rancher who owns a
longtime contracting company in the district that clears fire breaks for the county
and is hired for ranch maintenance and
infrastructure improvements. He often
donates his equipment and operators for
community activities such as cleaning
the pond at Punaluʻu.
• Ken Fujiyama, who operates Volcano
House and owns land at the Great Crack
that is on the list for acquisition for Volcanoes National Park in Kaʻū.
• Troy Keolanui, a partner in Olson-Keolanui Farms. Keolanui grows macadamia
and coffee, and raises cattle in Kaʻū. He
grows longan, coffee, macadamia and
citrus in Hilo. The partners are working
on restoring old plantation water systems
for ag in Kaʻū.
• Theodora Mallick donated through Holiday Inn company in Covington, LA. She
owns a coffee farm in Wood Valley, the
former Luzon Store, Nāʻālehu Fruit Stand
and other agricultural land in Kaʻū.
• Ed Olson, who has macadamia, coffee
farms and pasturelands between Pāhala
and Nāʻālehu and in Wood Valley. Olson
also donated $100,000 toward the purchase of Honuʻapo to become a county
park and purchased and held Kāwā land
until funding was approved to buy it for
a county park.
• Jan Olson, the wife of Ed Olson. The
Olsons are in the process of restoring
historic buildings in Pāhala town where
they own a home and the old offices of
Kaʻū Sugar Co.
• Bill Peebles, one of the owners of Pohue
Plaza in Ocean View, and designs and
builds Ohia Timbers homes, owns and
lives on a ranch above Waʻōhinu.
• Trident Sea Foods, whose owner goes
back and forth to the Big Island from
Seattle.
Enriques said he spent $3000 of the
donations to purchase 3,000 recyclable,
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out at Volcanoes and Nāʻālehu Fourth of
July parades and during his door-to-door
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bumper stickers, T-shirts, advertising, his
campaign signs that people put up in front
of their homes and businesses and supplies
and food for his community events.
Jacobson Contributions
Jacobson has received $2,463 in contributions of $100 or less and $5,697.50
in contributions of more than $100 up to
the $2,000 maximum. He said his biggest
donation was $1500 from “a guy who just
wrote out a check” whom he met through
friends in California. He said most of his
donations are small. “People just don't
have a lot of money these days.” He said
his biggest donor is himself. He wrote out a
check for $5,000 to his own campaign.
Fogelʻs report shows no campaign
contributions this year.
Meet the Candidates
Jacobson has scheduled a live music,
pupu and talk-story session at Hana Hou
Restaurant in Nāʻālehu on Wednesday,
Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. Enriques is holding an
“All In, All Out” free dinner rally on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 5 p.m. at Pāhala Community
Center. All three candidates are scheduled
to be at a forum at the Ocean View Community Center on Monday, Sept. 8 from 6
to 8 p.m.
Preserving the Ka‘ū Coast
Enriques and Jacobson have worked
on preserving the Kaʻū coast.
Enriques, who grew up at Punaluʻu
and lives at Punaluʻu mauka, was featured
in the Saving Kaʻū Coast film, which was
provided to the County Council, state legislature, congress and private donors to
successfully raise more than $4 million to
purchase more than 200 acres at Honuʻapo
and set the stage for more conservation
along the coast.
Enriques confronted landowners and
potential developers of the old Punaluʻu resort property to encourage them to set aside
a minimum of 57 acres along the Punaluʻu
coast while still investing in the resort to
create new jobs in the hospitality and construction industries. He also founded a
community group called ʻO Kaʻū Kākou
which regularly clears invasive plants from
the pond at Punaluʻu black sand beach, provides a lua at the Punaluʻu boat ramp, has
unearthed a public walkway between the
beach and Punaluʻu pavilion and reopened
the old Aspen Center at Punaluʻu for community activities. His slogan is “Committed to the Community.”
Jacobson introduced legislation and
lobbied at the county, state and federal level
for money to purchase not only Honuʻapo,
but also 870 acres at Kāwā, where the
transaction is almost completed.
Jacobson, who fought plans submitted to the county to redevelop and expand
the Punaluʻu resort, is lobbying government and such non-profit organizations as
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kamehameha Schools to buy the coastal lands at
Punaluʻu to permanently protect them from
Volume 6, Number 11
September 2008
Community Meets on County Ag Plan Sept. 9
The Kohala Center is drafting a
Hawaiʻi County Agriculture Development Plan and invites community input
in the plan’s draft and review processes.
A community meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nāʻālehu
Community Center.
The Kohala Center partners in this effort with Agricon Hawaiʻi LLC, an Islandbased agribusiness consulting firm with
expertise in tropical agriculture. A group
of community and agriculture industry
experts is being invited to participate in
an ad hoc committee to design the comprehensive agriculture development plan.
“The Kohala Center is honored to be
working with the county to provide information and analysis on a topic of such
major importance as agriculture, especially in this rapidly changing economic and
social environment,” said Matt Hamabata,
executive director of The Kohala Center.
“Many changes have occurred on this island since the last Agriculture Development Plan was developed and adopted in
1992, not least of which is the demise of
the sugar industry.”
“The County of Hawaiʻi’s Department
of Research and Development is pleased
that The Kohala Center is leading this ini-
tiative to bring together the island’s agricultural industry and community to update
the County’s Agriculture Plan,” said Jane
Testa, director of Research and Development. “The agricultural industry has been
hugely successful in transitioning from
a plantation focus to full diversification.
Yet today, market forces and resource allocations at the global, national and local
levels are driving significant changes that
require further transformation.
“The leadership and technical skill
sets of The Kohala Center’s Board of Directors, staff and contractors will serve the
county well in surfacing the commercial
More Disaster Relief Offered for Vog & Drought
Farmers damaged by vog and drought
are eligible for disaster assistance and low
interest emergency loans from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service
Agency, provided eligibility requirements
are met. The deadline to apply for assistance, which does not have to be repaid,
is Sept. 16. The deadline to apply for lowinterest loans is March 30, 2009.
In separate declarations, the U.S.D.A.
designated Hawaiʻi County as a primary
natural disaster area due to losses caused
by the vog and drought. The vog disaster declaration, which applies to Hawaiʻi
County, came on July 30. On Aug. 1, all
Hawaiʻi counties were designated as natural disaster areas due to drought that began on Jan. 1 and is ongoing.
Farmers can apply for loans to help
cover part of their actual losses. FSA will
consider each loan application on its own
merits, taking into account the extent of
losses, security available and repayment
ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in
addition to the emergency loan program,
to help eligible farmers recover from adversity. USDA has also made other programs available to assist farmers, such as
the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program. Interested farmers may contact
their local USDA Farm Service Agency
for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures
for these and other programs. Additional
information on emergency loans is also
available online at fsa.usda.gov/FSA.
Contact the Hawaiʻi County FSA at 9338340.
Eligible producers may borrow up to
100 percent of actual production or physical losses, not to exceed a total of $500,000.
The annual interest rate is 3.75 percent.
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“The emergency, low-interest loans that
will now be available can be a lifeline for
Hawaiʻi farmers,” said U.S. Sen. Daniel
Inouye. “This is an important helping
hand from the federal government.”
In his letter to Agriculture Secretary
Edward Schafer in support of a disaster declaration due to vog, U.S. Senator
Daniel Akaka said, “Vog … has had detrimental effects on the health, safety, and
economy of the County of Hawaiʻi, in
particular, in the district of Kaʻū…. Vog is
also posing challenges to long-term public and private sector plans to diversify
Hawaiʻi’s agricultural base.”
Representatives of the FSA met with
farmers at Ocean View Community Center on Friday, August 8 to assist with
applications for supplemental disaster
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Hongwanji Celebrates Kanreki for Baker Turned Priest
The Rev. Earl Ikeda, of Puna, Pāhala
and Nāʻālehu Hongwanji, marked his 60th
birthday when 300 people attended his
Kanreki celebration on Aug. 16 at Puna
Hongwanji in Keaʻau. In the Buddhist
tradition of Kanreki, Ikeda has completed
his 60-year longevity cycle.
Ikeda’s journey includes kneading
the dough and kneading the soul. He was
born and raised in Hilo, where his family operated the Hilo Macaroni Factory on
Kinoʻole Street. The business started out
as Hilo Seimen Gaisha, making noodles
in the Shinmachi area which was later
wiped out by a tidal wave. Seimen Gaisha
changed its name around 1914 to Hilo
Macaroni Factory to capture a catchier
“macaroni” word that would be appreciated by all the cultural groups moving into
Hawaiʻi.
The company diversified when a German baker landed in Hilo during World
War I, his ship held by authorities. During
his detention time, the German taught the
bakers how to make hard tack, the crackers carried in barrels on ships to sustain
sailors living aboard. Hilo Macaroni Factory evolved its own recipe, the saloon pilot crackers that were distributed and consumed throughout Hawaiʻi for almost 90
years. They were eaten as a snack, sometimes with avocado and sugar, and as a
breakfast food, smashed into a bowl with
sugar, milk and sometimes coffee added.
Although the noodle business was
The Rev. Earl Ikeda in his red Haori
(Japanese coat) and red cap that signify his
new youth.
Photo by Bradley Westervelt
successful, the Ikedas decided to focus
their attention on making crackers in the
1950s. The Rev. Earl Ikeda remembered
his family hanging noodles to dry in the
back court of the factory. He also recalled
sharp blades used for cutting noodles.
He said that leaving the noodle business
for baking crackers helped create better
working conditions. Ikeda was the Hilo
Macaroni Factory baker for 20 years. The
company closed its doors in 2003.
Concerning his transformation from
baker to priest, Ikeda said that he was close
to Buddhism all his life. “In the 1970s, I
had the privilege and opportunity to live
in Japan with a group of ministers who
were training to spread Buddhism to various parts of the world.” It was there that “I
found deeper insights into the teachings of
Buddhism.” In 1972, he took tokudo, the
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Volcano Assembly of God - 967-8191
Kïlauea Military Camp Chapel 967-8333, Protestant - 8am
Catholic - 11:15 am, Sundays
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Holy Rosary - 928-8208
Pähala Bible Baptist Mission - 928-8240
Pähala Hongwanji - Hanamatsuri Service,Sat, April 12 at 10 a.m.
928-8254
• Wood Valley Tibetan Buddhist Temple & Retreat - 928-8539
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Assembly of God - 929-7278
Iglesia Ni Cristo - 929-9173
Jehovah’s Witnesses - 929-7602
Kauaha‘ao Church - 929-9997
Latter Day Saints - 929-7123
Light House Baptist - 939-8536
Nä‘älehu Hongwanji Buddhist Temple - 95-5693 Mamalahoa Hwy.,
Nä‘älehu, Hi 96772
• Sacred Heart - 929-7474
• United Methodist - 929-9949
• Christian Church Thy Word Ministry meets in Nä‘ähelu Hong-wanji,
Sundays 10 a.m. Call 936-9114.
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OV Evangelical Community Church - 939-9089
St. Judes Episcopal - 939-7000
Divine Faith Ministries - 929-8570 (non-denominational) meets
Ocean View Community Center 10 am Sundays, Children, Youth,
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In 1976, Ikeda returned to Hawaiʻi to
help with the family business. He also was
involved in other ventures, such as being
an interpreter during construction of the
Subaru telescope on Maunakea in the late
1990s.
In December of 2000, Ikeda accepted
an opportunity to be a temporary minister at a Buddhist church on Kauaʻi. In
March of 2002 he was assigned to Puna,
Pāhala and Nāʻālehu Hongwanji where he
serves today. He leads services in Kaʻū
twice monthly. On the second Monday
of each month, he teaches a dharma class
at 5:30 p.m. and holds a service at 7 p.m.
at Nāʻālehu Hongwanji. On second Tuesdays, he holds a service at 7 p.m. at Pāhala
Hongwanji.
Still known for his baking skills, he
purchased equipment from a bakery in
Hilo and installed it at Puna Hongwanji.
Along with 15 volunteers, he can produce
500 loaves in one day in four convection
ovens. They recently sent 44 cases of specialty milk bread to the annual Taste of
Hongwanji in Honolulu.
Ikeda has many other community activities. At Pāhala Hongwanji, he teaches
a sumi-e Japanese brush painting class,
which is open to the public on the second
Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Known for his messages of conciliation, peace, tolerance, respect for nature
and sustainable living, Ikeda was a speak-
er on KZOO 1210 radio station in Honolulu in June.
Ikeda also advises the Puna Hongwanji taiko drumming group and previously
led Taishoji Taiko in Hilo. Both groups
help support bon dance celebrations. The
Reverend is also a leader for Hongwanji
members who accompany him to Japan.
In 2002, Ikeda was the first Buddhist
minister to be sworn in as a police chaplain in Hawaiʻi County.
Ikeda and his wife Myra, who married in 1977, have one child named Brian.
"Myra and my son have been a great support for me throughout our years together.
For this I am very, very grateful," he said.
development. His bill for the county to purchase 150 acres along the shore at Punaluʻu
passed the County Council but has gone
unfunded by the administration. Jacobson
said that he hopes Angel Pilago will be
elected as next mayor of Hawaiʻi County
and help purchase lands at Punaluʻu for a
“Living Classroom.”
With County Council contingency
money, Jacobson has helped to fund Kaʻū
Preservation’s Mālama Punaluʻu festival
last year and this year over Labor Day
weekend in Nāʻālehu. He helped set up a
new community management group that
hopes to partner with the county in managing Punaluʻu parklands.
Enriques said his campaign is based on
being from the people and for the people,
particularly with the aim of looking
out for education and the struggling
Kaʻū economy. He said he wants to
take each issue to come before him as
a member of the County Council one
at a time, survey the community, then
decide a course of action.
He said he wants to change the
direction of county government. “The
more that I listen to the current County
Council, the more I become passionate about the campaign.”
Easing Pot Laws
One example of County Council
action Enriques opposes is a measure
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Volume 6, Number 11
September 2008
Free Forest Fair Features Native Plants, Culture
Volcano Art Center hosts its first annual Forest Education Fair on Saturday,
Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Niaulani Campus. The public is invited to learn
about Volcano area forests and Hawaiian
cultural connections in this free one-day
open house.
The fair features a native plant sale,
hula and music performances, and educational displays
about rare and
endangered
flora and fauna
as well as about
invasive plant
and animal species. Demonstrations show
the connections
between the forest, Hawaiian
arts and crafts,
Kumu hula Ab Vatraditional
lencia will present his and
hula hālau at Volcano and contemporary
Art Center’s first an- uses of Hawaiʻi’s
nual Forest Education plants.
Cultural
Fair.
practitioners and
educators present a variety of hands-on
activities, from lei making and kapa beating to printing with plants and learning
forest-friendly songs.
Nature Walk
Trained tour guides lead the 45-minute Niaulani Nature Walk, given every
hour on the hour along an easy 1/7-mile
loop trail. The first walk at 10 a.m. is deʻUlelewaihuʻi.
•
Native forest
signed specifically for children and their • 11:30 a.m. - Forest songs
birds with Nick Shfamilies. This special walk is led by Julie
with the Fronds of the
ema of U.S. Geological
Williams of Keakealani Outdoor EducaForest
Survey
tion Center, and is accompanied by chil- • 12:30 p.m. - Hula ʻauana
•
Coqui frog facts
dren’s songs about the forest and its creaand kahiko with Hula
with biologist Julie
tures. The later walks are geared more for
Hālau Ke ʻOlu Makani
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time slot.
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The fair’s native plant
p.m. - Leile- demonstrate kapa beatDemonstrations
sale is presented in conhua Yuen and ing at the Volcano Art
•Hawaiian war weapons
Center’s Forest Education
junction with the Kulani Loke Kamanu will teach ti
friends
of- Fair.
with Manny Mattos
Correctional
Facilities leaf lei making at the Volcano fer storytell•Ti leaf lei making with
horticultural program, and Art Center’s Forest Education ing, hula kiʻi
fern add-ins with Loke
a portion of plant sale pro- Fair.
(puppetry), hula, and live
Kamanu
ceeds directly benefit the
music about the rainforest • Kapa (bark cloth) beating with PaHawaiian Silversword Foundation. In the
and the creatures that live in it
mela Lipscomb
past, they have provided native species
3 p.m. - Closing blessing
• Mini kahili (feather standard) making
like ʻaʻaliʻi, koa, kolea, kukaenene, maile,
Educational Displays
with Leilehua Yuen
mamani, naio, ʻohelo and ʻolapa. Please • Forest restoration, native tree plant- • Forest plant printing with Puakealoha
note that plant purchases are for personal,
ing, and invasives removal by the
Kamanu and Wahineʻaukai Kamanu
home-use only, and limited quantities are
Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NaMercado (you can bring a T-shirt
available.
tional Park
from home to print on)
Performances
• The Three Mountain Alliance by coForest-friendly songs with the Fronds
• 10 a.m. - Welcoming and opening
ordinator Tanya Rubenstein
of the Forest (a.k.a. Dina Kageler, Angie
blessing
• Forest-friendly building and land Libadisos, and Kate Schuerch)
• 10:30 a.m. - Hula ʻauana by Hālau
clearing by the Volcano Community
VAC’s Niaulani Campus is at the corKalehuakiekiʻeikaʻiu ma Kīlauea,
Association
ner of Kalanikoa and Old Volcano Roads
under the direction of kumu hula • Native Hawaiian plants with botanist in Volcano Village. The fair is supported in
Ab Valencia, with live music by
Tim Tunison
part by a grant from the Hawaiʻi Tourism
Authority’s Natural Resources Program.
will be able to identify the areas with zoned land, in the Pacific, and around the world For more information, call 967-8222 or
agricultural lands that are more sustain- to thrive ecologically, economically, cul- visit volcanoartcenter.org.
able and suitable for agricultural produc- turally, and socially. For more information
tion, based on temperature, precipitation, on the community meetings or the Hawaiʻi
elevation and other factors.” Funds were County Agriculture Development Plan,
made available by supplemental budget contact The Kohala Center at 887-6411,
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September, 2008
Page 21
Stars over Kaʻū September 2008
by Lew Cook
Jupiter remains the sole planet visible to the naked eye in the night sky
over Kaʻū. The Moon on the 15th is now
in western Pisces. On the 12th the Moon
passes over Neptune, but this event occurs
when the Moon is below the horizon. Congratulations to those who found Neptune
last month it is a difficult object. Similarly
colored, but brighter, is Uranus. Uranus
will be 16 degrees west of the Moon on
the 15th. Use the binoculars for this one,
too. It is much, much easier to find than
Neptune was. It is EVEN bright enough
to see with your naked eye if you know
where to look AND if you have a dark,
clear sky.
A chart for finding Uranus is included here. While many of the stars shown
here are absent from the Bishop Sky map,
the stars are up there in the southern sky.
You can see them with your naked eye.
Easy. The best times to look for Uranus
will be the first week or the last week of
the month. Remember to have something
to steady the binoculars against so your
heartbeat does not cause them to shake.
The nearest star to Uranus that you can
see with your naked eye is phi Aquarius.
Use the binoculars to locate this star. Just
to the south of this star is a double star,
one red and one slightly blue. Go back to
phi Aquarius, and look to the east. There
Higa, cont. from pg. 2
himself as a “citizen legislator for the people who can help the people.” He said he
is a “can-do” person, saying “I want to be
mayor and help people.”
Higa named Research & Development
as one of the most important county departments to be supported in order to improve
overall tourism, eco-tours
and sustainable agriculture.
Higa grew up in Hilo,
graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1981, attended college at University of
Colorado at Boulder, worked
in small business, and is a
second-term County Council
member, representing South
Hilo, District 4. He lives in
is Uranus, about as far from phi as the
double stars are. All of these should appear in your binoculars at the same time,
for typical binocs.
The Moon is nearing full and washes
out all but the brighter stars, especially
when peering thru any volcanic haze. Better views will occur when the Moon is out of
the sky. You can get a good idea of the particulate levels - and the haze –from http://
airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.
showlocal&CityID=464. (Thanks to
Stephanie Landers of KHHB TV.)
Date
Sept. 06
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 05
Sunrise Sunset
6:08 a.m. 6:32 p.m.
6:09 a.m. 6:26 p.m.
6:11 a.m. 6:19 p.m.
6:12 a.m. 6:13 p.m.
6:14 a.m. 6:06 p.m.
First Quarter
Full Moon
Last Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter
Sept. 07
Sept. 14
Sept. 21
Sept. 28
Oct. 06
Lew Cook operates a modest size computerized
telescope that looks deep into space from Pāhala.
He emails measurements of his images and
research to astronomers.
For more information, go to his website: www.
lewcook.com/pahala.htm.
How To Use This Map: Hold this map over your head so that the northern horizon points
toward the northern horizon on the Earth. For best results, use a red flashlight to illuminate the map. Use this map at about 10:00 p.m. early in the month, 9:00 p.m. mid-month,
and 8:00 p.m. late in the month. *Map provided by Bishop Museum Planetarium. Prerecorded information: (808) 848-4136; Web site: www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium.
Podcast: feeds.feddburner.com/bishopmuseum; Email: Hokupaa@bishopmuseum.org
Hilo with his wife Janice (Nakashima) and
son Jacy. He has served as head coach for
high school basketball, and coaches keiki
basketball. He raised money and organized labor to help re-roof Waiakea Recreation Center and to create the Dr. Ruth
E. Oda Playground. See more on Higa at
www.stacyhiga.com.
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(808) 989-6792 Phyllis Sellens & Company
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Call 808-870-5425.
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RENTALS
J.R. Bulldozing & Land Clearing - 929-9149. Lic. #
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Homes available in Pahala,
Na‘alehu, Mark Twain, Discovery
Harbour, H.O.V.E
Island Builders Hawai‘i - 808-870-5425 Lic. # BC25562.
tailor new screens for Windows, Doors, Sliders at an
affordable price. America’s Neighborhood Screen
Store. Built on site. Serving Ka‘ü. Ben Hooper, 9902406 or 939-7534.
Taylor Built Construction Co., Inc. General Contracting,
Home Inspection, Lic. # BC-18812 Contact Bob 9298112, 936-8623.
FOR SALE
For Sale DR chipper 3pt. hitch like new, perfect for
Coffee, 1/2 price. 929-7596.
Stabo Construction Co. 929-8050; 557-0868, Lic. #
BC 27230
Macnut, Husk, Both Fresh and composted. Red and
Dirty Cinders. Soil Mix. Delivered to your property. Bob
Taylor 929-8112, 936-8623.
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HOME, RANCH & BUSINESS
House Painter Interior/Exterior Marvin Smith 9298627
David Bourgoin - “Duke” - Realtor- ConsultantMortgages, Loans-Attorney: Call (808) 523-7779
Discovery Harbour, 3 br, 2 bath, semi-furnished, on
golf course, koi pond. $1650/mo. 808-870-5425.
FURNITURE REPAIR AND REFINISHING, custom
woodworking, 30 years experience. Steve Jinno
89-1544 Mamalahoa Hwy 345-1291.
Discovery Harbour, 3 br, 2 bath, custom home,
unfurnished, on golf course, ocean view. Call
808-870-5425.
Licensed CNA needs part-time caregiving work. Will
cook and do light housework. Ocean View area only.
References available. 895-5100.
WE NEED HOUSES NOW! Ka‘ü Realty Property
Management. 929-9999
Discovery Harbour - 3 bed/2 bath, 1,300 sq.ft. $1,200/
utilities. 443-4725.
Mamalahoa Hwy, Ocean View. Commercial Building
for Lease @ $1.95 per Sq. Foot. Call 929-9262
Pähala - 2 Bd, 1 Ba rental for 3-6 months. Furn.,
includes utilities, cable, phone, laundry. $1250/mo.
928-9811.
COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS
NEED A WEBSITE? www.
bradybarrows.com. Shopping carts,
FLASH, PHP, whatever. 928-8123.
DIGITAL SATELLITE TV! Over
200 video and audio channels.
High Definition channels. Satellite
High Speed Internet. Home Theater
custom installs. DISH HAWAII 9297233.
GOT CABLE? Why Settle! The
Satellite Guy offers dish network
anywhere on the Big Island. More
channels, more choices, less money.
Available where cable is not. The
Satellite Guy. 929-9103.
✂
South Point U-Cart Inc. – Propane, Construction
Equipment Rental & more. 929-9666.
Ka‘ü AUTO REPAIR – 929-9096 or 936-2272.
FENCING  for homesteads, farms, ranches, B&K
Livestock. 987-3569.
LAND CLEARING & EXCAVATION - Ka‘ü Andrade;
call Wally 929-7106, 929-7322.
BIG ISLAND CONCRETE & AGGREGATE - 3281300.
BRAD’S TRACTOR
SERVICE - FOR: Brush
Cutting, Discing, Mowing,
Rototilling, Loading. FREE
ESTIMATES. GREAT
SERVICE. ANYWHERE ON
THE BIG ISLAND. 929-9942.
DALLEY HAULING: 18YARD DUMPTRUCK,
BOBCAT (FORKLIFT,
HAMMER AND BUCKET).
Deliver and spread mulch,
gravel, cinders, cindersoil,
sand, asphalt, soil mixes.
Remove junk cars. Dave
Dalley 328-0164, 443-4500.
PUC 516-C
ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTOR OF Ka‘ü.
Riley Fujikawa Electric
929-9034. Small and Large
Jobs, SPECIAL RATES,
FREE ESTIMATES Lic. No.
C-21807, Southernmost
Electrical in the U.S.A.
NEED NEW SCREENS?
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and business to custom
Waterworks - Watertanks - 933-9111.
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Rotary Donates to Culinary at Ka‘ū High
Vocational Chair Randy Kurohara and President Jack Stevenson of The Rotary
Club of South Hilo recently donated money to the culinary program at Ka‘ū High
School. Noel Light, Kaʻū High School instructor, and wife, Chris, accepted the check
to furnish a kitchen for students interested in culinary activities.
PLUMBING CONTRACTOR - License # C-26521,
Mark Berkich Plumbing, 936-7778. Custom work, New
and remodel.
Assistant Building Inspector
Civil Engineer I
Civil Engineer II
Civil Engineer III
Civil Engineer IV
Community Service Worker III
Drivers License Examiner II
Electrical Pump
Mechanic-Electrician
Lifeguard I (Pool)
Musician I - Kona (alto saxophone,
baritone, and trombone)
Musician II - Kona (clarinet,
percussion); Hilo (trumpet)
Plumber
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School Crossing Guard
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Page 23
General Hauling, Tractor
and Ditching
FULL MOBILE WELDING
SERVICE, CINDER, SOIL,
SAND, MULCH ETC.
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Landscape prep with
creative ideas
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Not a Serial Arsonist
says Repentant Boyd
Council Cand., cont. from pg. 20
Russell Boyd is not a serial arsonist, according to the young man and his
family and friends. Boyd, who confessed
to setting a junk car on fire along a dirt
road near Discovery Harbour, said it was
a prank he regrets and that it won’t happen again. He contended that he is not responsible for any string of fires in Kaʻū
over the last several years. His father and
sister contacted the newspaper saying that
he should not be thought of as someone
setting fires all over Kaʻū, that he made an
unfortunate mistake and that it was an isolated incident. He said he has been working part time and going to treatment and
counseling.
Set Sail, cont. from pg. 10
found out he had the wrong kind, Honuʻapo
woodworker Tom King brought fine sand he
had from Makalawaena to mix with the paint
Ka‘u Realty Property Management to give it the abrasion it needed. This was a
special connection for Crocker, who had visited Makalawaena every Monday with Grant.
Professional Property Manager
“Each phase of the project was finished just
with over 20 years experience:
by people seeing what needed to be done and
helping out. People honored Lowell’s great
“Each property cared for
spirit, his beauty and passion for this projas if it was our own.”
ect, and wanted to participate however they
could,” Crocker said. She described Grant
Screening All Perspective Tenants
as an “exceptional old soul” whose presence
SERVING CAPT. COOK TO PAHALA
brought peace wherever he went. “That’s the
Call 929-9999 or 854-7376
way it’s been since he passed. He has given
so much that everyone feels this energy and
Email annecoss@kaurealty.com
love from him. Everyone is riding this wave
of peace and love.”
Dozens of people came
from all over to Grant and
Crocker’s property to share
a blessing and see the boat
begin its journey to Hilo,
including Grant’s daughter
Amira, who flew in from
California. Crocker, who
hand-makes block-printed
clothing, designed a special
shirt with an exact scale
drawing of Hoʻomaluhia
for the participants. Two
separate trips were made
at a pace of ten miles an
hour to haul Hoʻomaluhia’s
#BC 26818
hulls. Crocker likened the
boat’s trip to a parade, with
a train of cars following
Martha’s Vineyard #MA 14238
the boat trailer and people
P.O. BOX 829
honking and waving as they
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Seventeen people joined
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Crocker and the crew for
Hoʻomaluhia’s first sail go-
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ing from Wailua, out to Hilo Bay and around
Coconut Island, with sea turtles following
in its wake. At dusk, the boat ended the
tour, sailing into Radio Bay just as a Young
Brother’s tugboat, the same one Grant had
worked on, was sailing out to sea.
Crocker said that several sightings of
Grant’s aumakua, the frigate bird, were seen
throughout the launching of the boat. One
of the most auspicious sightings included
six frigate birds flying overhead during the
raising of the mast, she said. A portion of
Grant’s ashes were sprinkled in with the
glue before the mast was set. Gagne is also
carrying some of Grant’s ashes with him to
spread on the voyage.
“People ask me if I feel sad when I
look at the boat shed. I would rather see it
empty than look at an unfinished boat,” said
Crocker. “I have had so much blessing from
the community. People have been truly compassionate, honoring the love that we had. I
still continue to see it. It’s a celebration, not
a sadness. It’s been easy for me not to be sad
because there is such beauty involved.”
Crocker hopes to continue Grant’s legacy
of peace. She facilitates a non-violent communication work-study group in her home
and has brought the workshop to Kaʻū. “I
don’t want to take things for granted. I feel
like I am a crusader for peace and love.”
For more information on compassionate
communication, contact Crocker at 9297647.
too many people get in trouble
for growing small amounts of
pot and that once it is on their
record, it can follow them for
the rest of their life creating difficulty in getting employment.
Jacobson, whose slogan is
“Bob Gets the Job Done,” points
to his support of free islandwide bus service and expanded
routes, establishing a Hawaiʻi
prescription drug program and
funding construction of volunteer fire stations in Pāhala and
Nāʻālehu.
Fred Fogel
Fred Fogel said he is “an
independent thinker with little
experience in politics, but a
passion for improving the way
things work.” He was an industrial engineer at Pearl Harbor
Naval Shipyard and an advisor
to the head of the state Dept.
of Defense in the areas of process improvement, quality and
strategic planning. “Everyone benefits when governmental systems
are streamlined and information is readily available,” he said. He supports energy
and food self-sufficiency and reductions of
governmental oversight.
Primary Election is Non-Partisan
The non-partisan primary could be the
deciding election for the County Council
and mayoral races. Any candidate who receives a majority of the votes cast (50 percent, plus one vote) is elected outright. If a
voter chooses to vote in the general election
only, it may be too late to have a say in who
will represent them at the county level.
Candidates for County Council and
mayor no longer declare their party affiliation at the time of filing their nomination papers. Their party affiliation doesn’t
appear on the ballots, and the candidates’
names appear on a special nonpartisan ballot. This change was mandated by a County Charter amendment adopted by voters in
the 2000 election.
Voter Registration
The County Elections Division urges
everyone to be sure they are properly registered to vote with each voter’s most current information. Registration is still open
for the Nov. 4 general election until Oct.
6. For more information, contact the Elections Division at 961-8277, or at co.hawaii.
hi.us/elections.
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