Home-schoolers invited to N. Kohala library program
Home-schoolers invited to N. Kohala library program
North Kohala Public Library’s “Home School Wednesday’ program for 6- to 12-year-olds will resume with sessions from 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 5 and 19 and continue twice monthly through the remainder of the public school year.
Each session features hands-on activities related to books and libraries. Students will also explore their own areas of interest and research with the help of librarian Janet Lam.
The program offers home-schooled students the opportunity to experience terrific books, discover how libraries are organized and have fun at the library.
Participants learn research techniques and how to use the online data- bases offered by the Hawaii State Public Library System. Parents and instructors are welcome to participate and learn to use technology for library research alongside their children.
This program at North Kohala Public Library is flexible, open to suggestions, and easily modified to meet the needs of home-school families.
For more information and a complete program schedule, call Lam at North Kohala Public Library, 889-6655. Parents should call three weeks in advance to request a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation.
Young Artist Showcase
registration begins
The fourth annual Arts of Kona Young Artist Showcase is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20 in the ballroom at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.
The noncompetitive showcase, for students in the third through 12th grades, is free and open to the public.
Live performances in vocal and instrumental music, classical, modern and cultural dance, as well as acting and reading original work will be considered for entry.
Participants may also enter two to three visual artworks, such as paintings, sculptures and cultural art pieces.
Artists must register by Sept. 15.
For more information or a registration form, visit artsofkona.org or contact Linda Kraft at 987-5828.
Ukulele Festival Hawaii awards scholarships
Ukulele Festival Hawaii, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing laughter, love and hope through the ukulele, has awarded four $1,000 scholarships to college students who have an interest in ukulele playing:
c Trevor Yamagata, son of Oren and Ira Yamagata of Holualoa, is a 2012 graduate of Konawaena High School. During his senior year, he was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars and captain of the varsity soccer and tennis teams. He is a freshman at Pacific University, pursuing a degree in science toward the field of optometry. Yamagata has been playing the ukulele since the seventh grade.
c Kellan Kadooka, son of Neal and Lorraine Kadooka of Kealakekua, is a 2012 graduate of Konawaena High School. During his senior year, he was student body vice president and was voted by his classmates as the “Leader of Tomorrow” for the Senior Hall of Fame. He is a freshman at the University of Oregon, pursuing a major in psychology toward the goal of becoming a child psychologist. His scholarship was made possible by the Yamada Scott Family Fund at the Hawaii Community Foundation in honor of Roy and Kathy Sakuma. He credits the ukulele for building his confidence.
c Blaise Jonah Aquino of Moanalua, Oahu, and Emily Fernandes of Mililani, Oahu, also received scholarships.