Estate planning seminar planned ADVERTISING Estate planning seminar planned Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union hosts a free educational seminar on “Trusts and Estate Planning” to be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the John Y. Iwane Credit Union
Estate planning seminar planned
Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union hosts a free educational seminar on “Trusts and Estate Planning” to be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the John Y. Iwane Credit Union Center training room at its Kaloko facility.
The seminar will be presented by estate planning attorney Ethan Okura of Okura &Associates. Okura received his doctor of jurisprudence degree from Columbia University School of Law in New York as a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar and received the Parker School Certificate of Achievement in International and Comparative Law. He is a member of the Probate and Elder Law Sections of the Hawaii Bar, has served on the executive board of the Elder Law Section, and is admitted to practice both in New York and Hawaii.
The seminar will cover topics that include estate planning issues such as probate, conservatorship, estate taxes, nursing home costs, and asset protection; what is a trust?; the different types of trusts; and answers to estate planning questions.
To register for the seminar or for more information, contact the HCFCU Call Center at 930-7700 or marketing@hicommfcu.com. Seating is limited.
Kealakehe students present ‘Peter Pan’
Twenty-first Century Community Learning Center, After-school Tutoring and Enrichment Program and Kealakehe Elementary School presents the classical play, “Peter Pan,” at 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the school’s cafeteria. Advanced tickets are $5 and at the door, $8.
For more information, contact drama2015@thebehls.net or 345-7532.
Traffic safety group meeting Thursday
Kona Traffic Safety Committee meets at 5 p.m. Thursday to discuss traffic issues with public officials who can make a difference. Everyone is welcome.
The committee meets the second Thursday of each month in the mayor’s conference room of the West Hawaii Civic Center on Kealakehe Parkway. There is plenty of extra parking in the makai parking lot next Building G,
Turtle talk
planned Thursday
The public is invited to join Kahaluu Bay Education Center turtle biologist Rachel Silverman in a “talk story” about honu (Hawaiian green sea turtles) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Kahaluu Beach Park’s large pavilion. Participants will learn about the types of turtles found in Hawaii, why they are important to Hawaii’s ecosystems, what threats they face, and how to help to protect them.
A $10 donation is requested to support education and conservation programs at Kahaluu Bay. All attendees receive a free informational turtle card. Call 887-6411 or email kahaluubay@kohalacenter.org for more information.
Status of women
to be discussed
The Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women meets at 9 a.m. Friday at Waimea Center, 65-1158 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 2C, Waimea.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend.
