To obtain an application or more information, email khccscholarship@gmail.com, Application deadline is April 30.
Health fair scheduled for Sunday
A health fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kona Seventh-day Adventist Church in Captain Cook.
Free classes include diabetes prevention, healing through lomilomi, making a home toxin-free, reducing heart disease risk, ergonomics and back pain and an “Ask the Doctor” booth. Vegan cooking demonstrations, a food booth, activities for children 4 to 10 years old and a fresh produce and plant sale also are planned.
For more information, call 323-3317 or visit konasdachurch.org.
Artists group plans annual meeting
The Society for Kona’s Education and Art will hold its annual membership celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. at its building. Live music by Sakura, an exhibition of art by the South Kona Artists Group, potluck pupus, a silent auction, kanikapila and brief election of officers are planned.
SKEA is located in Honaunau between mile markers 105 and 106. For more information, call 328-9392 or visit skea.org.
Camp Tarawa Marines meets Saturday
The Camp Tarawa Detachment 1255 of the Marine Corps League meets at Banjy’s Paradise Bar and Grill at the Waikoloa Village Golf Course. A no-host lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by a business meeting at 1 p.m.
All serving, retired or reserve Marines and Navy corpsmen and their spouses are invited to attend. Dress is resort casual.
For more information, call Jim Browne at 883-0069.
4-H informational meeting planned
All kindergarten to second-grade students are invited to attend an informational meeting on 4-H programs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Kona Cooperative Extension Service office across from the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu. A parent or guardian must attend with the child.
The 4-H Youth Development Program is about children sharing, learning, growing, making friends and having fun. Children explore areas of healthy living, earth environment, citizenship, plants and animals, computer skills, science and technology and expressive arts. Children will engage in age-appropriate activities that will help develop their teamwork skills and help build their confidence.
Four-H is an informal education program sponsored by the University of Hawaii, 4-H Youth Development Program. For more information, call Natalie at 322-0166.
Nonfiction readers meeting Tuesday
Just the Facts Book Club meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kona Stories to discuss nonfiction titles.
The group will discuss the book, “The Tin Ticket,” the heroic journey of Australia’s convict women. In this book, historian Deborah J. Swiss tells the heartbreaking, horrifying and ultimately triumphant story of the women exiled from the British Isles and forced into slavery and savagery, women who created the most liberated society of their time.
Attendees are asked to read the book in advance of the meeting and come prepared for a discussion. The group is free and everyone is invited and asked to bring a pupu or beverage to share.
Kona Stories book shop is located in Keauhou Shopping Center. For more information, call Brenda or Joy at 324-0350.
Country two-step to be taught in Waimea
Waimea Ballroom Dance Club announces six more weeks of country two-step lessons starting Mondays and continuing through Feb. 27. Class are from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Waimea Elementary School Cafeteria. No partner is necessary.
Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. the first two weeks only at the an hour of instruction followed by 30-minute practice mixer. Warren d’Aquin is the instructor. The fee is $15 for annual dues and $10 for six weeks of lessons.
Call Peter In at 885-4776 for more information.
Aloha Quilters meets Saturday
The monthly meeting of Aloha Quilters of Kona begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Wallace Hall at Christ Church Episcopal in Kealakekua.
Aloha Quilters of Kona is composed of quilters working in both traditional and Hawaiian styles. The group meets informally on the third Saturday of each month to share old and new ideas and techniques and to promote the art of quilting in the community. New members, novice quilters or “old hands” are welcome.
For more information, call Eileen 328-8027 or Lana 329-3723.
Paniolo heritage stewards to be honored
Eight senior stewards of the paniolo heritage will be honored during Paniolo Preservation Society’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Awards celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the society’s Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables.
The new awards program recognizes revered senior members of the Hawaii paniolo community whose careers exemplify the values of ranch life in the Far West. These individuals have distinguished themselves in performing their lifes’ work, which has set them apart from others, commanding the respect of their peers.
“Hawaii’s uniquely insular ranching industry necessitated that knowledge and skill be passed on to the next generations if the heritage of paniolo life was to be perpetuated. A select group of individuals have carried out this unspoken responsibility,” said Billy Bergin, the society’s founding president and board member. Bergin is co-chairing the new awards program with another founding board member, Alex Penovaroff.
Paniolo Lifetime Achievement recognition recipients include:
— Silver Spur Award: Donnie DeSilva of Honokaa and Sonny Keakealani of Waimea.
— Kepa Award: Clement Andrade of Volcano, Richard “Casey” DeSilva of Ka’u, Willy Gomes of Kona, James “Kimo” Hoopai Sr. of North Kohala, Miki Kato of Puuwaawaa and Eugene Olivera of Keaau.
The program will begin with a brief reception and sharing of each of the eight paniolo’s achievements and stories, and conclude with a paniolo-style paina (feast) with laulau, kalua pig and long rice with all the fixings.
Advance reservations are required for the celebration. Tickets are $20 for adults; $5 for keiki 5 to 10 and free for younger children. Tickets can be purchased with cash or checks at Kamuela Liquor Store and Parker Ranch Store, or by calling 854-1541 and arranging to send a check payable to Paniolo Preservation Society to P.O. Box 640, Kamuela, HI 96743.
French obstetrician speaking in Kona
Midwives Alliance of Hawaii presents Dr. Michel Odent, French obstetrician, speaking to the West Hawaii Perinatal Health Local Area Consortium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the “Only Us” Diner at Kona International Market in Kailua-Kona.
Odent will discuss “Childbirth in the Age of Plastics.” His presentation will include discussion of modern practices such as the use of technology in the birth field, as well as local issues that the group may bring up. The talk is free.
Odent has been influencing the history of childbirth and health research for several decades with innovations such as introducing in the 1970s the concepts of home-like birthing rooms, and birthing pools in maternity hospitals. He is founder of the Primal Health Research Centre in London, which focuses on the long-term consequences of early experiences.
For more information, visit primalhealthresearch.com or wombecology.com.
Hawaiian civic club offers scholarships
Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club of Kona will offer three $500 scholarships to West Hawaii residents. Students who are enrolled at least half time in high school, vocational school or any institute of higher learning or individuals studying Hawaiian culture are encouraged to apply.
The club was established in 2003 to promote the civic and social welfare of the long-held Hawaiian traditions in our community.
To obtain an application or more information, email khccscholarship@gmail.com, Application deadline is April 30.