Halloween craft time planned
Halloween craft time planned
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a Halloween craft and cookie decorating activity for youth ages 8 through 12.
Attendees will decorate scary cards, masks and pumpkins. The class will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20 in the multipurpose room at Kekuaokalani Gym. Register by Oct. 16. Call Diego or Wesley at 327-3553 for more information and registration forms.
Original Hawaiian Chocolate is finalist in Martha Stewart American Made Awards
Original Hawaiian Chocolate is a food finalist in the 2014 Martha Stewart American Made Awards. The contest honors small business owners and creative entrepreneurs. Competing products and services are 100 percent made-in-America with the highest degree of U.S. content possible.
Judging criteria include innovation, originality of idea, workmanship, appearance and embodiment of an American-made theme. Winners receive $10,000 plus a trip to New York City and a chance to be marketed by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
Ten winners will be chosen Oct. 17 by a team of judges and via public online voting available through Oct. 13 at marthastewart.com/americanmade.
Original Hawaiian Chocolate is available at numerous retailers in Hawaii and on the mainland and at ohcf.us.
Fire safety workshops offered at The Home Depot
The National Fire Protection Association and The Home Depot are promoting the importance of working smoke alarms in support of Fire Prevention Week.
The Home Depot stores across the country are hosting a kids’ fire safety workshop Saturday. Children can build their own emergency medical truck. A fire engine or EMT truck will be outside most stores for keiki to view. The Home Depot stores will also host a workshop for adults to learn how to install and maintain smoke alarms Oct. 18.
For more information, visit fpw.org.
Archaeology Week celebrated at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park commemorates both Hawaiian Archaeology Week Oct. 3 through 12, and International Archaeology Day Oct. 18 by offering ranger-guided hikes, archaeology-themed events and a junior ranger program. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply.
Visit the largest petroglyph field in Hawaii and ponder the meaning behind the tens of thousands of carvings that Hawaiians etched into lava here. The hike is 0.7 miles one-way. The hike will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 12, 16, 17 and 18. Meet the park ranger at 2 p.m. at the Puu Loa Petroglyph parking area on Chain of Craters Road, a 45-minute drive from the park entrance.
Patrick V. Kirch, chancellor’s professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, reviews the history and presents current evidence for the history of human settlement throughout the Pacific during “The Settlement of the Pacific and Hawaiian Origins: A Perspective from Archaeology.” The talk will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Kilauea Visitor Center auditorium.
Attendees will learn about Kilauea volcano’s violent eruptive history on this three-mile round-trip hike to Ka‘u Desert from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Meet park rangers at the Ka‘u Desert Trailhead off Highway 11. Families are invited to celebrate International Archaeology Day with park archaeologists and cultural practitioners who will share Hawaiian culture through its cultural treasures from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18. Keiki-friendly activities are planned. The short film “Pacific Clues: Footprints in Lava,” reveals the story of ancient footprints in the Ka‘u Desert and will be shown in Kilauea Visitor Center throughout the day. The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the 1932 Administration Building and lawn between Kilauea Visitor Center and Volcano House.
Public comments accepted for military projects on Guam
The public comment period deadline is Tuesday for two Programmatic Agreement memos associated with proposed projects at Naval Base Guam, Telecommunications Site and Andersen Air Force Base for the Marine Corps relocation to Guam.
Comments are being accepted for the Department of Defense’s identification and evaluation of historic properties and its determination of effect for J-001B: Finegayan Utilities and Site Improvements Phase 1 (PA Memo No. 1).
Additionally, comments are being accepted for the Department of Defense’s plan for resolution of adverse effect for P-240: MWSS Elec Comm &Flightline Armory (PA MemoNo. 2).
Information regarding the proposed projects can be found at go.usa.gov/kZWG. Comments may be submitted via email to criwebcomment@navy.mil.
Rotary Clubs announce upcoming speakers
Jen McGeehan from the Yurt Project will speak to the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka Tuesday. Meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. each Tuesday at Teshima’s Restaurant. For more information, contact Larry Kniffin at 557-1178 or maukarotary2014@gmail.com.
The Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will host Pat Hurney from Habitat for Humanity Wednesday. Meetings are held from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Humpy’s in Coconut Grove Marketplace. For more information, contact Mike May at 756-5565 or miketransworld@hawaii.rr.com.
In Waimea, the Rotary Club of North Hawaii will welcome Sherman Warner from the West Hawaii Mediation Center on Wednesday. Meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. at Anna Ranch. For more information, contact Joyce Riggen at 640-1930 or jmriggen@gmail.com.
On Thursday, the Rotary Club of Kona will conduct a vocational site visit at the Hawaii Community College –Palamanui. Meetings are normally held at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel from noon to 1 p.m. For more information, call Liz Heiman at 960-7353 or liz@regardingsales.com.
Soil and water conservation meeting held Wednesday
The Mauna Kea Soil and Water Conservation District will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service office at 67-1185 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 148 in Waimea. If accommodation or auxiliary services are required, call 885-6602 ext. 100.