Seniors group to meet
Seniors group to meet
The Kailua-Kona Seniors meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hale Halawai. During the meeting, the group will wish members with birthdays during February a “happy birthday” and celebrate with special Valentine flair.
Info: BJ, 325-6653; Billie, 315-8367.
Kailua-Kona book sale coming up
The Friends of the Libraries, Kona will hold its next book sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona library. Proceeds help support the needs of the Kona libraries.
Volunteers are welcome and book donations are accepted at the library. Those willing to help are invited to call 322-0077.
Fruit meetings set
Two meetings of the West Hawaii chapter of Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers will be held in February. The first will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday below the HTFG office, 81-6393 Mamalahoa, and will feature Yoshimi Yonemoto and Ken Love offering advanced fruit tree grafting tips for mango and avocado.
The second meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 25 and will feature “Year of the Durian” writer Lindsay Gasik talking all things durian and fruit tourism in South East Asia.
Attendees are encouraged to bring fruit for sampling and talk story.
Info: Brian Lievens, 895-8753 or Ken Love, 323-2417
Lions Club to host beach party at Kahaluu
The Kailua-Kona Lions Club will hold a beach party with bingo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m Sunday in the pavilion at Kahaluu Beach Park.
The public is invited for food, games and to learn about the Lions Club and the benefits the organization provide for the community. Eyeglass donations will be accepted to help those who cannot afford to buy them.
Polynesian navigating talk offered
Stu Dawrs presents “The Last Navigator(s): Mau Piailug and the Master Mariners of Satawal” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the West Hawaii Civic Center.
The free talk is part of a lecture series offered on the last Wednesday of each month by the Kona Historical Society and County of Hawaii.
Dawrs, senior Pacific specialist librarian at the University of Hawaii’s Hamilton Library, will discuss Mau Piailug, a man who is known throughout the Pacific and celebrated for his contribution to the revival of Polynesian navigating, especially on the Hokulea. Specifically, Dawrs will tell about the creation of an online photo collection from photos by Steve Thomas, who documented Piailug’s importance as a traditional navigator.
Info: 323-3222, konahistorical.org.
Big Island Press Club offers scholarships
Big Island Press Club is offering scholarships for students pursuing higher education in journalism and related careers. Last year, the club awarded $4,600 to six Hawaii Island students.
To qualify, applicants must have Big Island residential ties, demonstrate an interest in journalism or related career, be enrolled as a full-time student and show a record of academic achievement.
Big Island Press Club annually offers a $1,500 Robert C. Miller Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 Bill Arballo Scholarship, $1,000 Marcia Reynolds Scholarship, $600 Yukino Fukubori Memorial Scholarship and the $500 Jack Markey Memorial Scholarship. This year, the Hugh Clark scholarship, honoring the late Hawaii Island journalist, will also be awarded.
Applications must be postmarked by April 8. Winners will be announced at the annual scholarship dinner May 12. Applications are available at https://www.bigislandpressclub.org/scholarships/.
Info: info@bigislandpressclub.org, Robert Duerr 937-9104.