Women’s fitness center hosts Saturday event Women’s fitness center hosts Saturday event ADVERTISING Hawaii Island women are invited to attend “Beautiful and Healthy Wahine Day” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Fit Xpress Hawaii at Hale Kui Plaza
Women’s fitness center hosts Saturday event
Hawaii Island women are invited to attend “Beautiful and Healthy Wahine Day” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Fit Xpress Hawaii at Hale Kui Plaza in the Kaloko Light Industrial Area, Kailua-Kona.
Owner Kawehi Inaba and her team will offer innovative body age measurements, anti-oxidant scans, tours of the gym, healthy snacks, chiropractic spinal exams, face-lift demonstrations and hairdos. Door prizes from Hale Kui Plaza merchants will be awarded.
For more information, call 327-4380 or visit fitxpresshawaii.com.
Amateur radio enthusiasts meeting
on Sunday
The Kona Amateur Radio Society will meet from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the south end of Wawaloli Beach Park, located within the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.
Members and others interested in amateur radio are invited to attend.
A potluck picnic will take place during the meeting. Attendees are encouraged to bring an Indian food dish to share.
The society meets the third Sunday of the month. For more information, contact Van NH7IT at 345-5008 or nh7it@arrl.net.
Kokua Kailua slated Sunday
Historic Kailua Village’s August Kokua Kailua is slated from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Alii Drive is closed to vehicular traffic during the event, becoming a pedestrian-only walkway.
Vendors line Alii Drive, as visitors peruse their wares and explore the village’s stores and restaurants. Free entertainment begins at 4 p.m. on the Hulihee Palace lawn.
The next Kokua Kailua is planned Sept. 15.
Hikers exploring
Ka‘u Sunday
The Kona Hiking Club will hike Sunday through Ka‘u Forest Reserve to a waterfall in the upland rain forest on Mauna Loa. The 6-mile hike begins at 1,800 feet elevation and climbs to 3,000 feet before the descent. The surface is grassy.
Access the Ka‘u Forest Reserve trailhead by way of a four-wheel drive road above Naalehu.
Hikers will meet at 9 a.m. at the Punaluu Bakery in Naalehu. Hikers with four-wheel drive vehicles are needed to carpool to the trailhead. Hikers may also carpool from Lanihau Shopping Center near Buns in the Sun. Meet by 7:15 to leave by 7:30 a.m.
RSVP by Thursday to Kathleen Johnson at 557-9246.
Spencer House preservation talk
story set Sunday
The public is invited to a Waimea Preservation Association talk story from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Spencer House, next to the Waimea McDonald’s, to share ways to keep the historic home open as a community gathering place.
This is the first of several planned gatherings to craft a plan to cover basic costs and support community service groups and nonprofit organizations. Preserving the history of the home and addressing repairs will also be discussed.
Participants may bring potluck snacks — no sticky or messy snacks — to the talk story. The WPA welcomes financial support.
For more information, contact Paul Johnston at 938-4540 or pej1000@aol.com, Bill Sanborn at 895-1122 or Lauren Avery at 371-2502 or hawaiilauren@gmail.com.
