About Town 12-27-13

New children’s show debuts at Imiloa

New children’s show debuts at Imiloa

Imiloa Astronomy Center premieres the new keiki show “Magic Tree House” at 10 a.m. Jan. 4.

Jack and Annie, the brother-sister duo will have a new adventure while learning about space in the world’s only full-dome planetarium show based on the “Magic Tree House” children’s book series.

Imiloa Astronomy Center will also offer its signature show, “Maunakea: Between Earth and Sky,” at 1 p.m., and the “Google Lunar XPRIZE Back to the Moon for Good” at 3 p.m. The 3-D live sky show “Skies Above Hawaii” will play at noon, and the 3-D “Awesome Light I: Big Mirrors on the Mountain” is scheduled for 2 p.m.

For more information, visit imiloahawaii.org, call 969-9700 for recorded information or 969-9703 with questions.

Codependent women’s group meets Monday

Co-Dependents Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is recovery from codependence and the development and maintenance of healthy relationships.

The women’s meeting will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday at Unity Church sanctuary, 75-5722 Hanama Place in Kailua-Kona.

For more information, email kona.womensgroup@gmail.com.

State parks close early for New Year’s Eve

Hapuna, Kiholo and Kekaha Kai, including both Mahaiula and Kua Bay sections, will close at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve to discourage use of fireworks, which are prohibited in state parks.

The parks will resume normal hours Jan. 1. Kekaha Kai will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Hapuna and Wailea from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Libraries announce New Year’s hours

On New Year’s Eve, the library in Naalehu will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Kailua-Kona will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All public libraries will be closed New Year’s Day.

Visit librarieshawaii.org or call an area library for more information.