Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park is offering a lei-making workshop for Grandparent’s Day with park rangers and a ohe kapala (bamboo stamp) workshop with George Place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Limited space is available. Call the park at 326-9057 to register for the workshops.
Park offering
Sunday workshops
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park is offering a lei-making workshop for Grandparent’s Day with park rangers and a ohe kapala (bamboo stamp) workshop with George Place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Limited space is available. Call the park at 326-9057 to register for the workshops.
The following programs are also offered this month at the park:
c Geology tour with volunteer geologist Mark Solien begins at 9 a.m. Tuesdays. Participants will learn about Hawaiian volcanoes and the park’s geology.
c Rance Pinao and friends perform contemporary Hawaiian music from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. Those attending are invited to bring their instruments for a jam session.
c A turtle talk with a park ranger is scheduled at 11 a.m. every other Friday at Aiopio fishtrap.
c Hawaii Pacific Parks associate Mele Barton presents a cultural demonstration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays.
c A Kaloko fishpond wall tour begins at 10 a.m. Saturdays at Kaloko pond.
All events are free and held at Hale Hookipa, the park’s visitor center. Call 326-9057 for more information.
Falsetto contest winners announced
The 21st annual Clyde “Kindy” Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Contest, a Hawaii Island Festivals event, was held Saturday at the Waikoloa Beach Resort.
Winners include: olelo award, Halena Kapuni-Reynolds; moolelo award, Sid Case; first place, Case; second place, Micah Hoapili-DeAguiar; third place, Kapuni-Reynolds.
Grant funding available to West Hawaii groups
The Hawaii Community Foundation is inviting community groups and nonprofit organizations to submit grant proposals for the West Hawaii Fund.
Established in 1990 to provide a stronger link between charitable donors and the specific needs of West Hawaii communities from Kohala to Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, the West Hawaii Fund is currently accepting online applications through Oct. 1. Through the years, residents have created additional funds that are also distributed by the West Hawaii Fund advisory committee, including the Hartwell and Rebecca Carter Fund, Robert C. and Helen F. Nichols Fund, Arthur Mullaly Fund and Oscar and Ernestine Armstrong Fund.
The West Hawaii Fund welcomes proposals aimed at improving the quality of life on the west side of Hawaii Island. Applications for programs that address the critical needs of people affected by the current economy are encouraged.
To be eligible for a grant of up to $10,000, a group must be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization — such as schools, units of government or neighborhood groups — or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor and clearly demonstrate a program or project’s benefit to the West Hawaii community. Community organizations without 501(c)(3) status are eligible to apply for a grant up to $2,000, provided the activities to be supported are charitable.
Proposal applications are being accepted online at hawaiicommunityfoundation.org until 11:59 p.m. Oct. 1. Direct any questions regarding the online process to the Honolulu office at 537-6333 or toll-free at (888) 731-3863.
Food Basket receives $50,000 grant
The Food Basket has received a $50,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s Hawaii State Giving Council.
The grant will support the food bank’s We Got Your Back program that addresses the 26.6 percent of children who are food insecure on the Big Island.
Backpacks are used to discretely provide children at-risk of hunger with adequate nourishment on weekends and school vacations. The program helps reduce the stress and risk of hunger, both issues for children in households without sufficient and consistent food supplies.
Richards awards
given to four agencies
The Bank of Hawaii Foundation has named the Arc of Hilo, North Kohala Community Resource Center, O Ka‘u Kakou and West Hawaii Community Health Center as 2012 Bank of Hawaii Monty Richards Hawaii Island Community Award recipients.
The Arc of Hilo received $5,000 to purchase new equipment and tools so that it can double the number of disabled people it employs through providing yard services to business clients.
O Ka‘u Kakou, which serves rural Ka‘u, received $5,000 to purchase two jet skis for the local fire department, restore and maintain local cemeteries and restore the Pahala Hongwanji Sunday school/dojo building for community use.
West Hawaii Community Health Center received $5,000 to help it continue its program that provides free prescription medication to uninsured patients diagnosed with a chronic illness. The organization serves the west coast of the island from Kawaihae in South Kohala to Milolii in South Kona.
The North Kohala Community Resource Center received $10,000 to purchase a bedside cardiac monitoring system for the emergency room at the Kohala Hospital, which provides 24-hour emergency care to the community.