Waimea Community Association town meeting Jan. 12
The Waimea Community Association will hold its January town meeting via livestream as well as at Tutu’s House in Waimea.
The meeting will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Tutu’s House and streamed “live” to Facebook and YouTube.
The focus will be on the 2023 state Legislature with several of the area’s re-elected/newly elected representatives sharing their mana’o and discussing community priorities, dreams and concerns.
For more information, visit www.waimeatown.org.
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FOLK announces January book sale
The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold a book sale inside the Kailua-Kona Public Library lobby on Jan. 21.
The sale takes place from 9 a.m. to noon and includes fiction and nonfiction books, as well as children’s books, comic books, Hawaiiana and other specialty books.
For more informatione, visit www.folkhawaii.com.
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Hilton Waikoloa Village supports nonprofits
This holiday season, Hilton Waikoloa Village supports local nonprofits through donations and on-property activations.
The resort recently donated $1,000 to The Food Basket and hosted “giving trees” on property in partnership with Special Olympics Hawaii. The giving trees allow guests, visitors and employees to fulfill “wishes” for Special Olympics athletes.
The $1,000 donation to The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s lone food bank, will help support the operation’s islandwide services, including its two food warehouses.
In November, Hilton Waikoloa Village also donated 100 Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families in need. The meals were distributed through a joint effort lead by Waikoloa Community Church with support from Hilton Waikoloa Village, Marriot, and Salvation Army. Overall, the meal service delivered more than 320 meals along with extra servings of side dishes.
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