Kailua-Kona Seniors hold business meeting ADVERTISING Kailua-Kona Seniors hold business meeting The Kailua-Kona Seniors will hold their annual business meeting and election of officers at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hale Halawai. Info: BJ, 325-0545 or Billie, 315-8367. Hui Laulima meets
Kailua-Kona Seniors hold business meeting
The Kailua-Kona Seniors will hold their annual business meeting and election of officers at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hale Halawai.
Info: BJ, 325-0545 or Billie, 315-8367.
Hui Laulima meets Friday
West Hawaii Hui Laulima will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday at The Salvation Army, 75-223 Kalani St.
The Hui welcomes Bill Trumbo, director of Big Island Sports Academy and Gideon Ramos, mental health care coordinator, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (Department of Health) Hawaii Family Guidance Center.
Hui Laulima is a consortium of West Hawaii’s major health and human service providers, faith-based groups, community associations, businesses, government and concerned individuals who collaborate around matters affecting West Hawaii’s youth and families.
Info: Linda Jeffrey, khparentcenter@yahoo.com, or 989-4241.
Living History Farm celebrates
Kona Coffee
During the week of the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Friday and Nov. 7-11, Kona Coffee Living History Farm will extend its hours and be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering extra Hands on History days and activities.
Scheduled activities are pan roasting coffee, pickling, lauhala weaving, medicinal and vegetable gardening and Japanese calligraphy. Visit the calendar section at konahistorical.org to learn more about this program.
The Kona Coffee Living History Farm is open Monday-Friday and tells the story of Kona coffee pioneers, emphasizing their family values, independence, and resourcefulness. Visitors to the farm may walk through the coffee and macadamia nut orchards, tour the historic farmhouse, talk story with costumed interpreters and visit with the donkey and chickens. The Hands on History program is normally scheduled on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Surf day planned
for those with
unique needs
Hawaii Lifeguard Surf Instructors and Halona’s Ocean Tours will offer a surf day for people with unique needs Nov. 16 at Kahaluu Beach Park.
Register by Friday. Check-in is at 9 a.m. The event will benefit Mana Olana.
To volunteer, donate or participate, email surflessons@yahoo.com
Entries sought for Mauna Lani Bay Charity Tree fundraiser
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel &Bungalows invites organizations and charities to participate in the 23rd Annual Charity Trees at Mauna Lani, planned for the upcoming holiday season. This event helps to raise awareness and funds for local nonprofit organizations.
Nov. 25 is the entry deadline so organizations have plenty of time to create their tree decorations. The Charity Trees will be displayed in Mauna Lani Bay’s lobby Dec. 2-23. Community members, resort guests, employees and friends and family are invited to view the entries and vote for their favorite tree with a $1 donation per vote.
Winners will be announced Dec. 22 and Mauna Lani Bay will award cash prizes to the organizations whose trees receive the highest number of votes: $2,000 (first place), $1,000 (second place) and $500 (third place).
Donations will be split among all participating organizations, excluding first, second and third place winners. All for-profit organizations must designate a charity to receive their donation.
Entry forms and info: maunalani.com, Ranie Fukumoto, 881-7002, rfukumoto@maunalani.com.
Sees candy sales fund scholarships
Soroptimist International of Kona is selling Sees Candy for the holidays. Monies raised from these candy sales fund scholarships for Big Island students. Contact Lois, 327-9759 or any Soroptimist member to order and prepay. Deadline is Nov. 22 for early December delivery.
Since 1971 Soroptimist International of Kona has been working locally and globally to make a difference in the lives of women and children through programs and projects to educate, enable and empower.
Family Support Hawaii seeks
‘Secret Santas’
Imagine you are a child waking up disappointed on Christmas morning. Many families on this island are struggling to make ends meet. For the parents of these families, the holidays emphasize their plight when they must choose between meeting basic needs or buying gifts for their children.
Family Support Hawaii is seeking “Secret Santas” to help make its Kalikimaka No Na Keiki (Christmas for the Children) campaign a success.
Participants can either “adopt” the children of a family or make a monetary donation.
Volunteer by Dec. 1: Gabriella Cooper, 987-6364, kamana001@gmail.com, or Barbara Millslagle, 896-0080, bjmillslagle@hawaii.rr.com.
