Senior ID cards offered in January
Senior ID cards offered in January
The Hawaii County Coordinated Services for the Elderly Program of the Elderly Activities Division will issue senior ID cards for those 60 and older between 9 and 11 a.m. Jan. 7 at the Kohala CSE.
Cards will also be issued from 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 8 at L. Yoshimatsu Senior Center in Waimea; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 9, Kmart in Kailua-Kona; 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 14, Pahala Housing Center; 11 a.m. to noon Jan. 14, Naalehu Community Center; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 18, Yano Hall in Captain Cook; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 23, West Hawaii Civic Center gazebo.
For more information, call 961-8777 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers free events
January is Volcano Awareness Month, and the 30th anniversary of the beginning of Kilauea’s current eruption. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will offer special presentations by U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff to mark the occasion. The events are included in the following list of free programs at the park; all events are held at the Kilauea Visitor Center (park admission fees may apply):
c Geologist Tim Orr presents “30th Anniversary of Kilauea’s Ongoing East Rift Zone Eruption” at 7 p.m. Jan. 8. During its first three years, spectacular lava fountains spewed episodically from Puu Oo vent. Since then, nearly continuous lava effusion has built a vast plain of pahoehoe lava that stretches from the volcano’s rift zone to the sea. Orr will review highlights from the past 30 years and talk about recent developments.
c Geologist Matt Patrick will discuss “What’s Happening in Halemaumau Crater?” at 7 p.m. Jan. 15. In 2008, a vent opened in Halemaumau Crater. Since then, the eruption has consisted of continuous degassing, occasional explosive events and fluctuating lava lake activity in an open crater that is now more than 520 feet wide. Patrick will present an overview of Kilauea’s summit eruption, including a survey of the volcanic processes occurring within the vent.
c Aloha Festivals Hawaiian falsetto contest winner Kai Hoopii will share the music of his ohana from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 16 at Kilauea Visitor Center.
c Scientist Michael Poland will lead “A Below-the-Scenes Look at Kilauea Volcano’s Plumbing System” at 7 p.m. Jan. 22. Magma “pipes” connect different reservoirs, and can feed magma toward the surface or transport it laterally underground. Through research, volcanologists have developed an understanding of where magma is stored beneath Kilauea and how it moves between summit storage areas and eruption sites. Poland will present a picture of what Kilauea’s subsurface might look like based on observations from eruptions, earthquake patterns, ground deformation, chemical changes and geologic studies.
c Kevan Kamibayashi, HVO’s chief technical support specialist, will present “The Story Behind Monitoring Hawaiian Volcanoes and How HVO Gets the Data It Needs to Track Eruptions and Earthquakes” at 7 p.m. Jan. 29. He will explain how HVO gets the tilt, GPS and seismic data it needs to determine what’s happening inside Hawaii’s active volcanoes. Kamibayashi will explain the installation and operation of HVO’s various monitoring sensors and how their signals are sent back to the observatory from remote locations on the volcanoes. Some of the instruments used by HVO to monitor Hawaiian eruptions and earthquakes will be displayed.
c Kaohu Monfort leads “Laau Lapaau,” meaning “healing medicine,” from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 30. Monfort will share her knowledge of how Hawaii’s native plants, including noni, kukui and olena, can heal and nourish.
Kupuna club to meet Jan. 3
Kona Kupuna Singles Club meets at 4 p.m. Jan. 3 at the Old Kona Airport Park walking area. Bring a sack lunch.
Masons meeting Wednesday
Kona Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons meets Wednesday at the Kona Masonic Center, 73-5577 Kauhola Street, No. 7. Activities begin with dinner at 6 p.m., followed by a meeting at 7. Dessert is available after the meeting.
All resident and visiting members of the craft are invited to attend the dinner and meeting. For more information and directions, call Lee Meyerson at 326-5661.