Contest tests residents’ energy savvy Contest tests residents’ energy savvy ADVERTISING Hawaii Energy, the conservation and efficiency program for Hawaii, Honolulu and Maui counties, has launched a Facebook promotion to increase awareness of the program’s limited-time rebate for solar water
Contest tests residents’ energy savvy
Hawaii Energy, the conservation and efficiency program for Hawaii, Honolulu and Maui counties, has launched a Facebook promotion to increase awareness of the program’s limited-time rebate for solar water heating systems, which recently increased from $750 to $1,000. From now through Aug. 24, Hawaii Energy is giving electric utility customers a chance to win energy-saving prize packs valued at $50 each.
Entering for a chance to win is easy. Interested participants just need to “like” the Hawaii Energy Contest Facebook page (on.fb.me/19tf5jM), and then share what they would do with the $600 or more in savings they would enjoy if they installed a solar water heating system at home. Ten winners will be selected, with one winner announced each week during the promotion.
Math boot camps offered next week
Hawaii Community College will hold Math Refresher Boot Camps the last week in June at the University of Hawaii Center, West Hawaii Kealakekua Campus and at Kanu o ka Aina New Century Public Charter School in Waimea.
The camps are free and open to individuals who have applied and been accepted to Hawaii Community College, received a grade of C or better in high school algebra I and are interested in a Career and Technical Education program of study, which includes Culinary, administration of justice, carpentry, auto mechanics, hospitality and more.
The 20-hour camps are designed to refresh participants’ knowledge of math topics. Participants should then be able to retake and score higher on the COMPASS MATH placement test. A higher score may mean they can forgo a developmental math class, saving both time and money.
Camps are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through June 28 at the UH Center, West Hawaii in Kealakekua, and 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through June 28 at the Kanu o Ka Aina New Century Public Charter School in Waimea. Classes are held in the computer lab.
Call 969-8830 for more information and to register.
Hospital presents acid reflux talk Wednesday
Kona Community Hospital will host an informal lecture about acid reflux disease from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Community Meeting Hale, Building G, at the West Hawaii Civic Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
General surgeon Nathan Tomita will discuss treatment options, including a new incisionless surgical procedure available in West Hawaii for chronic acid reflux sufferers. A question-and-answer session will follow Tomita’s presentation. Informational handouts will be available.
For more information, call 322-6960.
