Rotary Clubs announce weekly speakers ADVERTISING Rotary Clubs announce weekly speakers Chantal Chung will discuss a water project during the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima’s. For more information, contact Gary Rovelstad
Rotary Clubs announce weekly speakers
Rotary Clubs announce weekly speakers
Chantal Chung will discuss a water project during the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima’s. For more information, contact Gary Rovelstad at rgrkonamauka@gmail.com or 324-0318.
On Wednesday, the Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will celebrate “O Canada” with newly inducted President Bev Fraser, who will share facts, photos and trivia about the country. For more information, contact Fraser at 936-9965 or rotarybev@gmail.com. Meetings are held from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Wednesdays on the second floor of Humpy’s at Coconut Grove Marketplace.
In Waimea, Rotary Club of North Hawaii will hold its weekly meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Anna Ranch. For more information, contact Erik Jacobson at 345-9033 or erik@sleepydog.com.
Rotary Club of Kona members will learn more about each other during an “Up Close and Personal” vocational talk from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. For more information, contact James Resor at jcresor@yahoo.com.
Visitors are welcome.
Four-day Kohala
reunion set
Kohala is calling everyone with connections to the northern district to a four-day celebration over the Fourth of July weekend.
The giant homecoming takes place every five years. Families of Kohala residents, former and current residents, high school graduates and everyone with connections to the district are invited to celebrate the rich history of the area with music, local foods, tours and exhibits.
Kohala Kupaa, Kohala steadfast, is the motto for the events scheduled Friday to July 6 at Kamehameha Park in Kapaau. Times are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 6.
Daily exhibits, lectures, demonstrations, hula and musical performances, guided and self-guided tours of historical places, will connect to Kohala’s past, present and future.
Vegan barbecue celebrates the
Fourth of July
Evolution Bakery Cafe invites the public to a July 4 celebration of freedom and interdependence of all life. A vegan barbecue featuring vegan burgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, potato salad and desserts will be served for $15 starting at 6 p.m.
Evolution Bakery Cafe is at 75-5813 Alii Drive downstairs from Jack’s Diving Locker in Coconut Grove Marketplace. The restaurant is a supporter of Kohala Animal Relocation and Education Service.
For reservations, call 331-1122 or text 329-1075.
Youth sailing
camps offered
Big Island Sailing Foundation and Kona Sailing Club are offering three one-week sailing camps of fun, safe, learning activities in July.
For beginners over 12 years old and intermediate dinghy/keelboat sailors there are two session: July 6 through 12 and July 13 through 17. For young sailors ready for performance dinghy sailing and an introduction to racing, a camp will be held July 27 through 31. All day camps are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m and are run out of Honokohau Harbor.
Rob Balloch and other veteran instructors will lead the camps. No prior sailing experience is required for the the first two camps, however, participants should be able to swim and be comfortable on the water. Booklets and life jackets will be provided.
Participants need to be Kona Sailing Club Junior members, which costs $20 the first year. Big Island Sailing Foundation is a charitable organization and requests a fee of $170 from new sailors, $150 for returning sailors. Scholarships are available.
For more information, call Alicia Starsong at 325-5529.
