WAIMEA — For the third year, Waimea Community Association will host a Mahalo Potluck to honor the community’s first responders — police, fire and emergency services including volunteer fire and community responders, Pohakuloa Training Area men and women who provide first responder coverage on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, county lifeguards and state DOFAW officers.
The gathering will run from 5:15-7 p.m. Thursday at Waimea School Cafeteria. All residents can attend and bring a dish to share. Paper products and forks will be provided, along with Starbucks coffee and iced water.
The program that evening will be brief, including an update on Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) activities responding to recent emergencies and recruiting North Hawaii volunteers.
There also will be a brief update on the 2019 Waimea Ocean Film Festival in early January, and the soon-to-begin Anna Ranch meditation offering.