About Town 4-21

Kona Camera Club meets Wednesday

The Kona Camera Club will meet Wednesday at the West Hawaii Civic Center Building G. Visitors are welcome. The doors open at 6 and the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. For directions to the meeting, visit konacameraclub.com or call Rick Decker at 325-2000.

‘Peter Rabbit’ story time Wednesday

With the help of the American Association of University Women, Kona Stories bookstore will host a story time for children ages 3 to 5 at 10:30 a.m. April 25 on the courtyard of the Keauhou Shopping Center, near KTA.

Stories and crafts related to the tale of Peter Rabbit are planned. The character is featured in various children’s stories by Beatrix Potter and first appeared in “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” in 1902. A $5 participation fee covers crafts and a snack. Space is limited to 30 children. Check in 10 minutes early at Kona Stories. For more information, call 324-0350.

Hannemann to speak
at Rotary meeting

Mufi Hannemann will speak to the Rotary Club of Kona at noon Thursday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. The community is welcome to attend.

The event costs $22 per person, including lunch; $10 without lunch. The fees support Rotary Club of Kona community activities.

Hannemann is running for the seat representing the 2nd Congressional District. He is president and CEO of the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association. He formerly served as mayor of the City and County of Honolulu and as a member of the Honolulu City Council. Hannemann was also an executive with C. Brewer and Company. He holds leadership positions with many nonprofit boards and organizations.

For more information about this meeting, contact Alan Clark at 936-6074.

Philippine Consulate General outreach program scheduled

The Philippine Consulate General Honolulu announces it will undertake consular outreach in Kona from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and April 28. The outreach will be held at the West Hawaii Civic Center County Council Conference Room A. Services available are passports, authentication and notary services, dual citizenship applications, and reports of birth, marriage or death.

For more information about requirements, the schedule of fees for the different services and to download forms, call Emily Reyes of the Philippine Consulate at 595-6316 or visit philippineconsulatehonolulu.com.

After Dark in the Park and cultural programs scheduled for May

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors throughout May. Except where noted, these programs are free, and park entrance fees apply.

c Award-winning author Frances H. Kakugawa shares the stories of her life in the town of Kapoho, which was engulfed by lava during the 1960 eruption, at 7 p.m. May 1 in the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium. Born and raised in Kapoho, Kakugawa’s precise recall in “Kapoho: Memoir of a Modern Pompeii” reminds readers of the beautiful innocence of youth and the realities of growing up poor in Hawaii.

c At 7 p.m. May 8, the Kapili Choir performs in the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium. The premier vocal ensemble of the University of Hawaii-Hilo will present an eclectic blend of gospel, early American and contemporary Hawaiian choral arrangements.

c Join Oral Abihai from 10 a.m. to noon May 9 on the Kilauea Visitor Center lanai as he shares his passion for making ukulele from discarded or naturally fallen pieces of wood.

c Witness some of the traditions of Halau Hula Kalehuakiekieikaiu ma Kilauea, under the direction of kumu hula Ab Kawainohoikalai Valencia. The event lasts from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 16 at the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium and begins with a humble vocal supplication for inspiration and grace. Visitors will then observe as the novice “olapa,” dancer, prepares for the hula.

c Join Park Ranger Joni Mae Makuakane-Jarrell and create a one-foot piece of kapa cloth. The class is free, but materials cost $20. Kona-born practitioner and artist Kauhane Heloca will help visitors design and create kapa implements. The class is free, but the $300 implement materials fee includes “kua,” wooden anvil, “ie kuku,” square beater, “hohoa,” round beater, and “niho oki,” shark tooth knife. The class runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 26 in the Education Center. Space is limited to 30 students. Contact Makuakane-Jarrell at joni_mae_makuakane-jarrell@nps.gov, or call 985-6020 by May 7 to reserve a spot in the class.

North Hawaii Hospice training May 26, June 2

North Hawaii Hospice offers a two-day volunteer training workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 26 and June 2 at Tutu’s House in Waimea.

The training offers an overview of the services North Hawaii Hospice provides to the community, including patient care, advance care directives, grief and bereavement support and the special role of a hospice volunteer.

Contact the volunteer coordinator at 930-6625 before May 14, for an application and to register for the training.