Students serving breakfasts, lunch
Students serving breakfasts, lunch
Students in the Culinary Arts Department at Hawaii Community College West Hawaii are serving breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the school. No reservations are required and carry-out is welcome. The cost is $6 per person.
The second-year students are basing their Friday lunches on fine dining/classical cuisine dishes.
Lunches are served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reservations will be taken beginning at 8 a.m. Monday the week of the luncheon. Call 322-4850. Changes or cancellations should be made at least 48 hours ahead of time. Tips are welcome. Schedule and pricing are subject to change.
Day at Hulihee
slated for March 24
The seaside grounds of Hulihee Palace will be the location of the annual spring fundraiser, Day at Hulihee, on March 24. An 8:30 a.m. traditional Hawaiian blessing kicks off the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. event, hosted by palace caretakers the Daughters of Hawaii and the Calabash Cousins.
Debuting at the fundraiser is a new cookbook, “Just Like Tutu Made With Love,” which features recipes from palace volunteers and supporters. The resource contains instructions for main dishes, salads, pupu, tropical beverages and desserts. It also has everyday hints “for living happily” sprinkled among the pages. It will be available for $9.38, including tax.
Browse among tented arts and crafts booths, a bake sale featuring Aunty Nona’s peach cake and the Classy Tutu’s Attic. Choose a fresh flower lei made on site by palace volunteers. The Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club will offer food and local hula halau will provide cultural entertainment. Prize drawings throughout the day will be featured.
Palace admission will be complimentary all day, although donations will be accepted.
Day at Hulihee remembers Hawaii’s Citizen Prince who was born in March, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (1871-1922.) Hawaii observes an annual statewide holiday to commemorate Prince Kuhio’s dedication toward serving his people; it’s March 26 in 2012. Beginning in 1902, Kuhio served as a delegate to the U.S. Congress for 10 terms, was the driving force behind the development of Pearl Harbor and instituted the Hawaiian Homestead Commission. A monument at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park credits Prince Kuhio for founding the park in 1916.
Hulihee Palace is open for self-guided tours. Museum and gift shop hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Hulihee Palace admission, which at this time includes a self-guided tour brochure, remains $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and $1 for keiki under 18. Volunteer docents are sometimes available to give guided tours. For details, contact the palace at 329-1877, the palace office at 329-9555 or visit daughtersofhawaii.org. The gift shop can be reached by phoning 329-6558.
Caretakers of Hulihee Palace are the Daughters of Hawaii. The organization was founded in 1903 and opens membership to any woman who is directly descended from a person who lived in Hawaii prior to 1880. Helping the daughters in its efforts since 1986 are the Calabash Cousins; membership is available to all.
PATH offers running camp for teens
Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii invites North Kona teens to sign up for the Spring Session of Wheelin’ Free, a free after-school lifestyle fitness program for ages 12 to 17 in North Kona. A running training camp will be offered from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, March 19 to 30, at the Makaeo Walking/Jogging Pathway at the Old Kona Airport in Kailua-Kona. Transportation from the Kealakehe area to Makaeo is provided daily.
Each training camp will focus on learning key life skills that prepare youth for success, blended with a running training program that prepares students to participate in the Lavaman Sunset 5K Run/Walk on March 30 at the Queens’ Marketplace in Waikoloa.
Students in the off-season of sports, such as paddling, soccer, swimming and other sports, are encouraged to participate. Families with teens who may need additional support and encouragement are urged to sign up as well. Camps are provided free of charge to students, thanks to a grant from the County of Hawaii Office of the Mayor and the State of Hawaii Department of Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Division. To sign up, pick up an application form at PATH or visit pathhawaii.org.
For more information, call 326-PATH (7284) or email: sharetheroad@pathhawaii.org.
Cancer support group meets March 15
“You’ll Never Walk Alone,” an all cancer support group, will meet March 15. The group is open to all cancer survivors and co-survivors. Come for support, be supportive to others and gain knowledge about living with cancer.
Meetings are held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month. There is no fee and light refreshments are served.
For more information and directions, call Michele Robinson at 333-5328.
Bamboo Bridge features hike at next meeting
The Bamboo Bridge will meet Sunday at Norm Bezona’s Cloud Forest Sanctuary. Officers will meet at 11 a.m. General members are asked to bring a potluck dish and drinks for a meal at noon. A short meeting and tour will follow. Many projects are under construction; input is appreciated. Wear appropriate shoes for hiking, and bring rain gear.
Scholarship fundraiser to be held in Waimea
The Waimea Hawaiian Civic Club will be holding its annual “Poi Suppa” fundraiser at 5 p.m. March 31 at Hale Laiana — Church Row in Waimea. The event supports scholarship funds for all levels of education. The club will accept a $10 donation for a Hawaiian plate dinner, entertainment and an educational event honoring Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.
Pre-sale tickets are available through any Waimea Hawaiian Civic Club member or may be purchased at the door (to-go plates will also be available).
For information about the event or scholarship, contact Maulili Dickson at 885-8676.
St. Patrick’s Day
party, fundraiser happening March 17
Gail Rice’s St. Patrick’s Day annual party will take place at 5 p.m. March 17 at Pukalani Stables in Waimea. The event will honor Hawaii’s Irish cowboy, Jack Purdy, and will include live Irish bagpipers, Tony Selvage on the fiddle; a Best Dressed Irish Lass and Lad contest; Irish dancing and an Irish dancing contest; prizes; Irish stew and Irish soda bread and Irish beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages. There will be a no-host bar.
The event is a fundraiser for the Paniolo Preservation Society. Tickets are $25, which includes entry and dinner, and are available at Kamuela Liquor Store and Parker Ranch Store.
Cattalayas focus of orchid society meeting
The Kona Orchid Society will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at the Hualalai Bridge House building, 74-4966 Kealakaa Street (off Palani Road). Speaker Peter Wiggin will speak about cattalayas and their culture.
Wiggin has been collecting, growing and propagating rare orchids for more than 10 years. He has a master’s degree of science, from UH Manoa, where he studied orchidology and conservation biology. A former Big Island resident, he is currently a botanical researcher for the Hawaii Rare Plant Program, based on Oahu. However, he travels back and forth to the Big Island routinely, as he maintains a small species-centered orchid nursery in lower Puna. More information can be found at kamakaniorchids.com/.
Potluck will be served and there will be a display of members’ orchids. For more information, contact Jan Rae at 325-4991