Volunteers needed for after-school program
Volunteers needed for after-school program
HOPE Services Hawaii seeks volunteers for its after-school program at Na Kahua Hale O Ulu Wini in Kailua-Kona.
Play Spaces runs from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the school year. The program provides the children at Ulu Wini with free homework assistance.
Once fully staffed, HOPE plans to add recreational activities and Friday afternoons to the program.
Visit hopeserviceshawaii.org for more information.
Park master plan to
be aired Thursday
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation invites the public to attend a Kealakehe Regional Park Master Plan public information meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the West Hawaii Civic Center’s Building G, Community Meeting Hale, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona. The department is preparing a master plan for a new regional park on a 190-acre site in Kealakehe. The planning effort will develop a comprehensive vision for the future development of the Kealakehe Regional Park over the next 20 years.
The planning process will be discussed and the public will be asked for input on what recreational activities and land uses should be at the park. This will be the first of three planned public meetings/workshops.
For more information, visit kealakeheregionalpark.com or contact Leslie Kurisaki, Kimura International, at 944-8848 or lkurisaki@kimurainternational.com.
For accessibility accommodations for this meeting or to request a sign language interpreter or printed materials in alternate form, call 323-4321.
Camera club to
meet in Waimea
The Kona Camera Club will meet Thursday in Waimea. Visitors are welcome.
The monthly show-and-tell will include discussions and demonstrations on HDR photography.
The doors open at 6 p.m. The meeting begins at 6:30.
For more information, including meeting location, contact Rick Decker at 325-2000.
Marriage seminar slated Oct. 5, 6
Island Faith Center will hold an Art of Marriage seminar from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 6. This six-session video seminar includes expert teaching, personal testimonies and time for interaction. A seminar notebook, pupu and lunch are included.
Advance registration is required; register online at islandfaithcenter.webconnex.com/art_of_marriage.
For more information, contact Mary Jo at 345-2456.
Kupuna singles meeting for lunch
The Kona Kupuna Singles Club will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Thursday at Sam Choy’s Kai Lanai in Keauhou. Call 334-1461 for more information and reservations.
Cop On Top benefits Special Olympics
The Hawaii Police Department will reach new heights Friday through Sunday to support Special Olympics West Hawaii, a year-round program dedicated to helping children and adults with intellectual disabilities improve their quality of life through sports.
For Cop On Top, local police officers will spend Friday through Sunday in the air on scaffolding at the Walmart on Henry Street in Kailua-Kona. They will rally support and drop buckets below to those passing by for donations to Special Olympics.
All funds raised will stay in West Hawaii to be used for the local Special Olympics program and its athletes. Cop On Top is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year.
Special Olympics West Hawaii teams compete in area games on the Big Island and Maui in order to qualify for the State Games on Oahu, where Special Olympics teams compete for medals.
For more information, call Sandie Dela Cruz at 987-5057 or Dave Ross at 345-1344.