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Senior ID cards issued beginning Tuesday

Senior ID cards issued beginning Tuesday

The Coordinated Services for the Elderly Program of the Elderly Activities Division will issue senior ID cards for seniors 60 years and older from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Waimea L. Yoshimatsu Senior Center.

Staff will also issue cards from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Kailua-Kona Kmart; 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at Kohala CSE “Old Bank of Hawaii Building; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Kailua-Kona Walmart; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 23 at the West Hawaii Civic Center, Building B; and 3 to 4 p.m. Dec. 29 at Honokaa Hale Hauoli Senior Center.

Info: 961-8777.

Hawi Reuse Center closing

The Hawi Reuse Center will close because an operator for the center cannot be found, according to the Department of Environmental Management Solid Waste Division. The last day of operation will be Jan. 31.

The community is encouraged to visit the Waimea Reuse Center or Kealakehe Reuse Center. The county will continue to search for qualified contractors to reopen the Hawi center.

Info: Tanya Buckley, 323-4412

Rotary Clubs announce upcoming speakers

Susan Akiyama will talk about homelessness in Hawaii during the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima’s restaurant. Info: Gary Rovelstad at RGRKonaMauka@gmail.com, 324-0318.

Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will welcome Anais Gude from Teach for America – Hawaii Island, an education nonprofit that places teachers in hard-to-fill positions at Title I schools around the island. The meeting is from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Wednesday on the second floor of Humpy’s in Coconut Grove Marketplace.

Rotary Club of North Hawaii will welcome Robert McKendry from Hawaii Preparatory Academy from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Anna Ranch in Waimea. Info: Erik Jacobson, 345-9033, erik@sleepydog.com.

Maverick Malech will discuss following your dreams during the The Rotary Club of Kona meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Info: James Resor at jcresor@yahoo.com.

Visitors are welcome.