The presentation is free to the public. For more information, call 961-2180 or visit ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis.
Kindergarten, junior kindergarten registration begins
Parents are encouraged to register their children for kindergarten or junior kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. Children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1, may enroll in regular kindergarten, while children who reach 5 years of age between Aug. 2 and Dec. 31 may enroll in junior kindergarten. Kindergarten is not mandatory in Hawaii.
All parents are encouraged to register their children for the full-day classes at their neighborhood schools. Parents can call their district office to determine which school their child should attend.
Hawaii District will have various registration dates from February through April. Call the school or district. For Hilo, Laupahoehoe and Waiakea, call 974-6600; Ka’u, Keaau and Pahoa, 982-4719; and West Hawaii, 327-4991.
For more information on school health requirements, registration and junior kindergarten, visit doe.k12.hi.us/parents.
Neuropsychologist speaking to brain injury group
The Brain Injury Support Group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Rehab Services on Hualalai Road in Kailua-Kona.
The speaker will be Joseph “Dan” Eubanks, a board certified clinical neuropsychologist. Eubanks, who will be establishing a practice in Kailua-Kona, will discuss what neuropsychology is and what it can offer in terms of both diagnosis and treatment. There will be time for questions and answers.
Invited are all brain injury, stroke and other neuro-trauma survivors, their families and caregivers, interested professionals and the public.
For more information, call Hawaiian Rehab at 329-0591 or Karen Klemme at 328-9498.
Valentine’s event benefits Kona Mauka Rotary programs
The Rotary Club of Kona Mauka holds its ninth annual Valentine Wine Tasting Celebration from 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at a private Kona estate overlooking Kailua Bay. In line with the Valentine’s Day theme, the event will feature wines, food with carving station, pupu and desserts; live music by Kevin Teves; and a carefully selected silent auction featuring items from local artists, restaurants, hotels and businesses. Proceeds will go toward scholarships for local high school seniors and community service projects.
Every year, the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka supports the community in various ways, including providing $20,000 in scholarships to local students last year, sponsoring students to attend a leadership camp, providing every third-grader in the Konawaena Complex with their own personal dictionary and vision screening through the Keiki Vision and Dictionary Project; and community service projects.
This year, the club is hoping the event will generate more funds than ever before in order to continue to help the youth and other projects in the community. Sponsors include Alvin’s Signs, Big Island Grill, BMW of Hawaii, Golden Egg Cash Assets and Manago Hotel.
For tickets, visit Golden Egg Cash Assets at Ilima Court in Kailua-Kona or call 987-0184. Tickets are $65 per person.
Visually impaired meeting Monday
National Federation of the Blind West Hawaii chapter meets at 10 a.m. Monday at Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona.
For more information, visit nfb-westhi.org.
Parker School plans preview night
Parker School’s sixth and ninth grade preview night will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The event is an opportunity to find out what a typical day in sixth or ninth grade is like at Parker School.
Participants will tour the campus, meet the teachers and get a glimpse of the curriculum, including special events and student opportunities.
For more information, call 885-7933.
Free healing meditation class slated for Sunday
A free Buddhist healing meditation class is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, Volcano Village. The class begins promptly with no late admission.
Participants should dress warmly and bring a cushion if they would like to sit on the floor.
For more information, call 985-7470.
Library boosters offering scholarship
Friends of the Libraries, Kona is offering a $1,000 scholarship to men and women pursuing a master’s degree in library and information science offered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Candidates must be Hawaii residents currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, University of Hawaii, or who have been accepted for enrollment for the fall semester.
Applicants must complete and submit all required materials by April 30.
Information and applications are available at folkhawaii.com. Scholarships are awarded each year by June 1.
Dyslexia workshop scheduled for Feb. 16
Hawaii Learning Resource has partnered with the Hawaii Branch of the International Dyslexia Association to provide a free community education workshop, Dyslexia Overview and Demonstration of Multisensory Structured Language Instruction, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School library in Waikoloa Village.
Dyslexia touches the lives of anyone who knows and cares about someone with dyslexia. This workshop is an opportunity for parents and educators to learn more about dyslexia and how they can help.
Sue Voit, Fellow, Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, will present an overview of language-based reading difficulties such as dyslexia and how they affect learning. Participants will learn what kind of teaching works best for learners with language-based reading difficulties and the upsides of this learning difference. Voit will also present a demonstration of a Multisensory Structured Language instruction session.
The Hawaii Branch of the International Dyslexia Association was formed to increase public awareness of dyslexia in Hawaii and has been serving individuals with dyslexia, their families and professionals in the community since 1986.
Hawaii Learning Resource offers community education workshops in North Hawaii each month through April. Workshops provide parents and educators with strategies and interventions to support diverse learners. The free workshops are made possible through grant funding from the Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation and the Rotary Club of North Hawaii.
Register online for this workshop at hawaiilearningresource.org or contact Hawaii Learning Resource at info@hawaiilearningresource.org or 885-9318.
Ethics board meets Wednesday in Hilo
Hawaii County Board of Ethics meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the County Building Puna Conference Room, 25 Aupuni St., Hilo.
Board meetings are open to the public.
For more information, call Mary Fujio at 961-8251.
Universe Tonight focuses on array
Ryan Howie, an operator for the Submillimeter Array, will discuss the importance of the telescope during The Universe Tonight program at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy visitor information station.
The submillimeter array is one of a few radio telescopes on Mauna Kea and the only full-time interferometer. Interferometry is a different way to observe the universe, combining signals from many antennas. In Howie’s talk, he will discuss how and why the array does this with eight antennas and why scientists observe in submillimeter wavelengths.
The presentation is free to the public. For more information, call 961-2180 or visit ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis.