For more information, call 333-0437 or email mobettahkids@gmail.com.
Veterans groups slated to meet Jan. 17
The West Hawaii Veterans Council and the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Development and Expansion Association will hold their monthly meetings on Jan. 17 at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway across from the Kua Bay entrance.
The Veterans Council is a nonprofit organization sponsoring the building of a veterans center to serve the West Hawaii area. The center will be built alongside the cemetery grounds. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. All members of the community are invited to attend. Those wishing to join the group can do so at the meeting.
The West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Development and Expansion Association is a nonprofit organization sponsoring the improvement and upkeep of the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. The group has turned the grounds and it recently was awarded shrine status. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. Those wishing to join the group can do so at the meeting.
Meetings are usually held the first Tuesday of each month. The change for this month is because key members are unavailable that day.
Questions for both organizations can be directed to Ronald A. Cole, vice president-adjutant, at 327 9304 or konaron@hawaii.rr.com.
Damron tap dancers featured Saturday
Reni Damron will present an educational as well as entertaining program on tap dance and its music from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. There will be a wide variety of music used for different style tap dances. The background and origin of the various pieces of music will be discussed and ample time will be allowed for questions and answers during the presentation. Tap numbers will be performed by “Reni’s Tappers.”
Come and bring friends to this fun excursion into tap dancing. Sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona (folkhawaii.com), the program is free to the public.
Amateur radio group meets Jan. 15 at NELHA
The Kona Amateur Radio Society will hold a regular meeting from 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 15 at the south end of Wawaloli Beach Park at NELHA. All members, friends and those interested in amateur (HAM) radio are invited. A potluck barbecue will take place during the meeting and attendees are encouraged to bring a dish to share.
KARS continues to hold regularly scheduled meetings on the third Sunday of each month. This month’s club meeting will be a Chinese food theme in celebration of Chinese New Year. Please bring a favorite dish to share. If you have any questions, contact Van NH7IT at 345-5008.
Galaxy education forum offered at space center
The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) is launching 2012 with Galaxy Forum Hawaii — Kona at the Onizuka Space Center from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 21. Forum participants and associated schools will receive free copies of the revised 2012 Edition ILOA Galaxy 21st Century Education Poster. Discussions will focus on how to best support teachers/schools/students in their efforts to achieve excellence for Hawaii in 21st Century Education.
The event will also feature space curator Nancy Tashima presenting on the educational resources, programs and materials available through the Onizuka Space Center to Hawaii teachers, schools and the general public.
As the ILOA looks upward to the stars and forward to the future, the group asks for community participation and guidance in helping to achieve the highest standards of excellence in Hawaii education, enterprise and exploration. Hawaii cultural practitioner Koa Rice references the pre-eminence of Hawaii education during the time of King Kalakaua in reminding communities that people need to help keiki “realize they can strive and be anything they want to be, following in the footsteps of our ancestors.”
To join the special galaxy education gathering, RSVP to info@iloa.org or 885-3474. The event is free and open to the public.
The ILOA is an interglobal enterprise incorporated as a nonprofit in Hawaii to advance human knowledge of the galaxy and cosmos through observation from the moon, and supporting lunar base build-out.
Community event happening Saturday
Mo’ Bettah Kids Inc. will be hosting its first FunDay from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Old Kona Airport Park. There will be food vendors, games, prizes, entertainment and more. The organization welcomes other groups to join in raising funds by selling goods, promoting awareness or educational sources.
Booth spaces are available for $50 to those who would like to sell, promote or educate. Volunteers and donations are also needed.
For more information, call 333-0437 or email mobettahkids@gmail.com.