* Today
• Blood Bank of Hawaii blood drive, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the LDS Kona Stake Center, cultural hall. Info: 848-4770 or visit BBH.org.
• Senior ID card giveaway, 1-3 p.m., Hale Hauoli Senior Center, Honokaa. Info: 775-7503.
• Kailua-Kona Seniors meeting, 10 a.m. at Hale Halawai. To honor Mother’s Day, we will have stories games and more to recognize mothers.
• West Hawaii SBDC workshop, “Money, Money, Money: A Tour Around the Universe of Business Financing,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hale Iako in Suite 119, 73-970 Makako Bay Drive, Kailua-Kona. Learn about the multiple financing options available for business owners and get insights financing, cash flow, crowdfunding, and more. Registration required; $40 and includes lunch. Register at www.hisbdc.org, click on the Events/Workshops link on the homepage, or call 333-5000 for more information.
• County Council meeting, 9 a.m. at West Hawaii Civic Center, covering resolutions, first reading of bills for ordinance, and second/final readings.
• Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise, 7 a.m. at Humpy’s Restaurant. Guest Speaker is Bill Hanson, administrative officer, Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency on “Building Community Resiliency” Info: Donna Urban-Higuchi, 938-5137.
• Kiwanis Club of Kailua-Kona meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Regency Hualalai meeting room, 75-181 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona. Info: KailuaKona4Kiwanis@gmail.com, Doug Payne, (909) 649-3516.
• Neil Young “Heart of Gold” movie matinee, 2-4:30 p.m. at the Kealakekua Public Library. Documentary on the singer-songwriter. Free popcorn will be served and beverages in closed containers will be allowed. Free to the public. Info: 323-7585.
• Cella Bella concert, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Kealakekua Public Library. An hour performance by the Cella Bella Quartet of Kathy Fraser, Julie Salis, Stephanie Vanhoff, and Jill Wagner, including original music and their own arrangements. Free to the public. Info: 323-7585.
• Brain Injury Support Group meeting, 6-8 p.m. at Hawaiian Rehab Services, 75-165 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona. Speaker Karen Klemme speaks on “How to Prepare for your Doctor’s Appointment.”
* Thursday
• Kona Traffic Safety Committee meeting, 4:30-6 p.m. to discuss traffic issues with public officials who can make a difference. Everyone is welcome. Express yourself on bad driving and other issues in the Mayor’s Conference Room of the West Hawaii Community Center on Kealakakehe Parkway. Second floor Building C above the DMV.
• Friends of the Children of West Hawaii free activities for children, 4-6 p.m. at the Keauhou Shopping Center. Make picture frames for Mother’s Day. Drop in for as long as you like, no need to stay all two hours. Info: info@fcwh.org, 331-2425, or Facebook @FriendsWestHawaii.
* Friday
• KCS Youth Chorus presents “Exploration in Song,” a free concert by keiki grades K-12 from all four of the KCS Youth Chorus program’s choruses. 5:30 p.m. at Mokuaikaua Church.
• VFW Post 12122 Friday meal is onion burgers, potato chips and dessert, $8 eat-in or takeout, served 5-6:30 p.m. Members, friends and the community are welcome.
• BBQ Friday at Kona Elks Club, 6 p.m. Your choice of steak, fish, or chicken. $15. Members and guests welcome. Call 329-2616 for reservations.
* MAY 11
• Lei Making at SKEA for May Day and Mothers Day, 12:30-3:30 p.m. at The Society for Kona’s Education &Art. Please bring some flowers (anything EXCEPT ohia). Fee $12 for SKEA members and $15 for non-members. Info and registration: 328-9392 or skea@hawaii.rr.com.
• Mauna Kea Quilters meeting, 9:30 a.m. to noon in the meeting room of the Thelma Parker Memorial Library, Waimea. Susiness meeting, show and tell, idea and technique shares. Info: Becky Parkinson, 937-2159.
• Korean War Veterans Association of West Hawaii Chapter 279 meeting, 10 a.m. at the Kona VFW Post 12122, 74-5483 Kawai Street. Membership open to anyone who has seen honorable service in the U.S. armed forces — Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard — if said service was within Korea including territorial waters and airspace from Sept. 3, 1945 to the present, or outside of Korea June 25, 1950 to Jan. 31, 1955. Associate members are also welcome. Info: Ronald Cole, 327-9304, or David Simon, 769-4427.
• VFW monthly meeting, 11:30 a.m. at VFW post 12122.
Car wash from 8 a.m. to noon at Kona Elks Club. Drive through. $10.
May 12
• Mother’s Day ceremony and brunch at Kona Elks Club at 11 a.m. A variety of food stations, including DimSum, breakfast, lunch, salad, and dessert available. $25. Members and guests welcome. Call 329-2616 for reservations.
* MAY 13
• Senior ID card giveaway, 10 a.m. to noon, Kohala CSE “Old Bank of Hawaii Building,” Kohala. Info: 889-6502.
* MAY 14
• Senior ID card giveaways, 9-11 a.m., Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, Waimea. Info: 887-3008; and 9 a.m. to noon at Kona Walmart. Info: 323-4320.
* MAY 15
• Free skin cancer screening at Dr. Monica Scheel Dermatology’s Kailua-Kona office, 2-4 p.m. Learn how to protect your skin, find out about the danger signs of skin cancer, and see UV damage in a skin scope. First-come, first-served. Free reef-safe sunscreen samples and snacks. Info: Call 329-1146.
• Kailua-Kona Seniors meeting, 10 a.m. at Hale Halawai. May birthdays celebrated and a game day with bingo, Scrabble, and Rummikub, as well as possible bridge and beginner mahjong.
* MAY 16
• Friends of the Children of West Hawaii free activities for children, 4-6 p.m. at the Keauhou Shopping Center. Learn how to play Bocce Ball! Drop in for as long as you like, no need to stay all two hours. Info: info@fcwh.org, 331-2425, or Facebook @FriendsWestHawaii.
* MAY 18
• Kona Aerials Gymnastics Vegas Night fundraiser at the Hale Halawai Pavilion in Kailua-Kona to support the gymnastics team’s ongoing competitions on the islands and the mainland. Enjoy a Las Vegas atmosphere featuring casino games, food, friends, fun, and a silent auction. Info: 329-4313 or 987-4491, or email konaaerials@aol.com, or visit www.gymnasticshawaii.com.
• Treat yourself to weaving a lauhala bracelet while learning the history and significance of the hala tree in the Hawaiian culture, 1-4 p.m. at Christ Church Episcopal on Konawaena School Road, just mauka of Highway 11. Cost is $20. Please bring a hand towel. To register for class please contact Cindy Ku’upua Whitehawk at blossoming_whitehawk@yahoo.com or 987-2662.
* MAY 19
• Play with a Vet golf tournament, 1 p.m. Info: Don Zero, (509) 879-1040.
* MAY 22
• Kupuna Singles Happy Hour, 3 p.m. at Ocean’s Sports Bar. Info: 640-7665.
• Kailua-Kona Seniors meeting, 10 a.m. at Hale Halawai. Patty Fish and Francie Faust will talk on seniors’ health issues.
* MAY 23
• Senior ID card giveaway, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Yano Hall, Kona. Info: 323-4320.
• Friends of the Children of West Hawaii free activities for children, 4-6 p.m. at the Keauhou Shopping Center. Make lei for Memorial Day. Drop in for as long as you like, no need to stay all two hours. Info: info@fcwh.org, 331-2425, or Facebook @FriendsWestHawaii.
* MAY 24
• The American Job Center Hawaii’s Job Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Old Kona Airport Pavilion. Free and open to the public; bring resumes and dress professionally as interviews may be done on site. Businesses can contact the Office of Housing and Community Development at 961-8379 for more information or to request a registration packet.
* MAY 26
• Kona Choral Society presents “A musical journey: from Fauré to Maori to Hawaiian,” 4 p.m. at Sheraton Kona Resort &Spa. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 students, $50 for reserved seating. Tickets: konachoralsociety.org.
* MAY 29
• Senior ID card giveaway, 9 a.m. to noon, West Hawaii Civic Center – Building B, Kona. Info: 323-4320.
• Kailua-Kona Seniors meeting, 10 a.m. at the Hawaii Civic Center for free movie day, seniors 55 and up. “First Man,” about the first man on the moon, will be shown. No meeting at Hale Halawai.
* MAY 30
• Friends of the Children of West Hawaii free activities for children, 4-6 p.m. at the Keauhou Shopping Center. Learn how to fold origami! Drop in for as long as you like, no need to stay all two hours. Info: info@fcwh.org, 331-2425, or Facebook @FriendsWestHawaii.
* JUNE 6
• NOTHING.
* JUNE 20
• Kupuna Singles lunch, 11:30 a.m. at Chubby’s in the bowling alley. Info: 937-9732.