Recently published by Waipio-O-Pali Press, copies will be at the Hawaii State Library in Honolulu, Kahului branch on Maui, Kapaa branch on Kauai and both the Kealakekua and downtown branches. Quilters group meets in Waimea ADVERTISING Mauna Kea Quilters meets
Quilters group meets in Waimea
Mauna Kea Quilters meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Thelma Parker Memorial Library in Waimea.
Mauna Kea Quilters, started in 1997, are a group of patchwork quilters who enjoy sharing their love of quilting with others.
Each year, the group donates many quilts to help raise money for worthwhile organizations in the area such as Malaai (The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School) and Relay for Life. Members have provided quilts to the police and fire departments and North Hawaii Community Hospital for those in need. At Christmas, members make quilted stockings and quilts for needy children.
Those interested at welcome at the group’s meetings on the second Saturday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the meeting room of the Thelma Parker Memorial Library. There is a business meeting, show-and-tell and sharing of new ideas and techniques.
For more information, call Becky Parkinson at 937-2159.
Knights of Columbus plans fundraiser
The second annual Knights of Columbus Valentine’s Dinner Dance is scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday in the ballroom at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. The event is a fundraiser for the organization’s charities and St. Michael’s building fund.
A Hawaiian buffet and music by Roy Galigo are offered for $45. Tickets are available after Masses at St. Michael the Archangel Parish on Alii Drive, by calling Rod Imming at 326-1269 for delivery, or at the door.
Kaloko-Honokohau offering two events
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park has scheduled an ohana day and a feather kahili workshop in February.
The park will present a free day of fun at the beach during Ohana Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Aiopio fishtrap. There will be an ahupuaa (land division) game, net throwing lessons and Hawaiian food samples. A weaving demonstration will be held at the park’s visitor center.
A free feather kahili workshop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 18 at the park’s visitor center. Natalie Jensen is the instructor. Supplies will be provided. A limit of 12 students will be able to participate. Call 326-9057 to sign up for the workshop.
Valentine’s cooking class scheduled
Abbey Golden will teach a Valentine’s cooking class from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Hale Halawai on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. She will demonstrate recipes for savory cheese fondue and caramelized onions served with a variety of dippers, sweet roasted beet salad with herb citrus dressing and a no-cook chocolate pudding made with avocado.
The fee for the class is $15, and includes recipes and food tasting.
The class is sponsored by the Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation Culture and Arts division. Call Bert at 961-8710 to register for the class.
Macdonald teaching crochet, knit classes
Stephanie Macdonald will be teaching two new classes in February at Island Yarn and Art Supplies.
Both classes are for beginners. The first class teaches students how to crochet and customize a curlicue scarf. The second class teaches students knitting basics and how to knit a custom lacy scarf.
Classes are scheduled for Feb. 18 and 25. Both are two-session classes — the crochet class is from 10 a.m. to noon and the knitting class from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $25 per session plus materials.
To register for a class or for more information, call 326-2820. Island Yarn and Art Supplies is located at 73-5568 Olowalu St., Kailua-Knoa, in the Kaloko industrial area.
Tropical Fruit Growers donating books
The statewide Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers is donating the book, “The World of Bananas in Hawaii: Then and Now,” to libraries on the four major islands. The 612-page tome, by members and Maui residents, Dr. Angela Kepler and Francis Rust, is the result of 30 years of worldwide research.
“It is the first book about bananas in Hawaii chock full of original research. It traces the banana evolution around the Pacific,” said Ken Love, the organization’s president. “It is a banana bible.”
Boasting 1,900 illustrations, the book contains pictorial descriptions for 140 living varieties and 22 kinship groups, plus illustrated keys separating similar cultivars. It also has information on pesticide-free care and maintenance, nutritional deficiencies and troubleshooting pests and diseases.
Love added that the $80 resource covers every banana in Hawaii, plus Polynesian and international varieties, including ornamentals.
Recently published by Waipio-O-Pali Press, copies will be at the Hawaii State Library in Honolulu, Kahului branch on Maui, Kapaa branch on Kauai and both the Kealakekua and downtown branches.
