Golf tourney benefits veterans groups ADVERTISING Golf tourney benefits veterans groups The public is invited to sign up now for the three-person scramble golf tournament to be held Saturday at the Makalei Golf Course hosted by Christopher Camero Veterans of
Golf tourney benefits veterans groups
The public is invited to sign up now for the three-person scramble golf tournament to be held Saturday at the Makalei Golf Course hosted by Christopher Camero Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12122. All proceeds will benefit VFW Post 12122, veterans organizations, scholarships and other charities on Hawaii Island.
Prizes include $10,000 designated hole-in-one and longest drive and closest to pin skill challenges.
Individual fee is $100, three-person team is $270 and military is $80 per person. The VFW is a registered 501C(19) nonprofit organization and gifts are tax deductable.
Check in time is 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30. Buffet lunch will be served at the post, 74-5543 Kaiwi St., No.185A, behind Kona Locksmith. For more information, reservations or forms, call Pat Pastor at 990-3841.
For information on VFW activities, contact Don Zero at 509-879-1040.
Lions offering grant and service hours
The Lions Club of Kona, in partnership with The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc., is seeking to enable a 501(c)(3) community service provider wishing to serve the poor and needy citizens of West Hawaii, with a grant amount of $10,000.
As an integral part of this partnership, an additional benefit will be 100 community service hours donated to this, or another, community organization, by the Lions Club of Kona members.
The club is interested in supporting initiatives that address the following social concerns: vision or hearing assistance, prevention of homelessness, ailment or disease prevention, domestic violence awareness and prevention, and mental health support.
Interested parties may direct questions or application inquiries to Jack Vore at 322-9751. Deadline for inquiries is Saturday.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park holds May programs
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will hold several Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs in May.
Visitors may join master of Hawaiian featherwork Rick Makanaaloha Kiaimeaokekanaka San Nicolas in his open studio from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day through Saturday in the 1932 administration building, which is also called the ohia wing.
Lauren Kurpita, coordinator for the Hawaii Island Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project, will discuss the difference between hawksbill and green sea turtle species, threats to hawksbills, and conservation efforts to help protect the species from extinction from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Kilauea Visitor Center auditorium.
Visitors may join National Geographic and the National Park Service for a two-day race to count as many species of plants and animals as possible during the BioBlitz, Biodiversity and Cultural Festival Friday and Saturday. Teams of scientists, Hawaiian cultural practitioners, students and the public will join forces to discover and inventory living plants and animals in the park. Opening ceremonies will will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday. The festival is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday. The closing ceremony is from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at kahua hula overlooking Halemaumau Crater near Kilauea Visitor Center. For more information, visit nationalgeographic.com/bioblitz or call 638-6400, ext. 6186.
A hu, or kukui nut top, demonstration will be from 10 a.m. to noon today on the Kilauea Visitor Center lanai. Top-spinning was a children’s activity in which they spun a kukui nut by inserting a stem in the top.
Kai Hoopii will perform Hawaiian music from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 20 at the Kilauea Visitor Center auditorium.
Park volunteer Rick LaMontagne will demonstrates his skills in re-creating Hawaiian implements and tools used by generations of Hawaiians. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to noon May 27 on the Kilauea Visitor Center lanai.
AdvoCATS planning annual fundraiser
AdvoCATS’ semi-annual garage sale extravaganza will be Saturday and Sunday at 76-6256 Koko Olua Place off Lako Street in Kilohana subdivision. Anyone who has items to donate should call Roberta at 415-218-8523.
AdvoCATS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded in 1999, has spayed or neutered 17,000 cats in its mission to humanely control the homeless cat population of West Hawaii.
For more information, call 327-3724 or visit advocatshawaii.org.
Tropical fruit growers hold work day
West Hawaii chapter of Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers will hold two consecutive work days beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday instead of its usual monthly meeting.
Members and volunteers will gather on the land just south and across from the Honaunau Rodeo grounds to build a germplasm repository for fruit trees that, once established, will enable the organization to clone trees for members and community gardens.
Volunteers will earn credits toward cuttings and trees to be distributed before the end of the year. Volunteers should bring shovels, hoes and rakes. Donations of irrigation materials and weed mat are accepted.
Refreshments will be provided along with a Saturday lunch and a pau hana luau on Sunday.
For more information contact Chantal Chung at 937-9800 or nmoplawelawe@gmail.com, Brian Lievens at 895-8753 or greenwizard@hawaii.rr.com or Ken Love at 323-2417 or kenlove@hawaiiantel.net.
Canoe races scheduled Saturday
Kai Ehitu will hold an outrigger team regatta from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Kailua Pier. The event includes craft and produce vendors, food concessions and health awareness in addition to the races. The pier and Kaahumanu Place will be closed to traffic.
For more information, email Puamaile at 315-9944 or email kaiehituohana@yahoo.com.
Waikoloa input sought for General Plan
Hawaii County is revising the General Plan after more than 10 years, and it will not be done again for another 10 years. The plan is a blueprint that will guide county departments, such as the Planning Department, in the policy and decision-making processes. A brainstorming session is scheduled from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Saturday at Waikoloa School. After a brief introduction by Councilwoman Margaret Wille, Waikoloa residents will be asked to share their ideas, insights and viewpoints in areas such as affordable housing, growth, transportation, infrastructure needs, the environment and emergency disaster and natural hazards preparedness.
This event is sponsored by the Waikoloa Community Development Corporation, Friends of the Library – Waikoloa Region, the Waikoloa Village Association and the Waikoloa Seniors.
Light refreshments will be provided.
