HVNP plans December programs ADVERTISING HVNP plans December programs Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will host several programs in December. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply and a $2 donation helps support park programs. The art of kapala,
HVNP plans December programs
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will host several programs in December. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply and a $2 donation helps support park programs.
The art of kapala, or stamping a design on fabric using plants, will be taught from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday on the Kilauea Visitor Center lanai.
Award-winning musician, songwriter and producer Kenneth Makuakane will perform from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Kilauea Visitor Center auditorium.
The park’s new artist-in-residence, Jean-Rene Leblanc, presents images from Calgary, Hawaii and Greece to contextualize the new body of work created during his residency. The event is from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 22 in the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium.
Attendees will learn how to weave ulana niu, or coconut fronds from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 23 on the Kilauea Visitor Center lanai.
Kailua-Kona
Seniors meet
Kailua-Kona Seniors will meet Wednesday at Don the Beachcomber Restaurant at Royal Kona Resort. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. Attendees should bring their invitation for entry. This is a pre-paid, pre-arranged activity.
No formal meeting will be held that week at Hale Halawai.
Info: Dave, 345-1388, Claire at 756-5354.
Tutu’s House lists programs
Tutu’s House hosts the following programs this week.
Ilio O Moku O Keawe/Dogs of the Big Island is held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with Tasi Autele and Ana Nawahine-Kahoopii, an educational presentation hosted by this community-run organization that helps relocate adoptabe dogs from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland.
Joan Maute presents “Introduction to Energy Healing” from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday. Maute, a certified Usui/Holy Fire Karuna Reiki master teacher, will discuss what energy healing is, why it works, and why people need it.
Chikako Hoshino-Powers, CMT, teaches “Self Massage for Ear and Head” from 10:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 12. Bring one large and two hand towels.
“Ayurvedic Healing and Digestion — What is Agni” meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 12, with Susan Wilesmith, a 15-year practitioner.
Tutu’s House, located in Waimea, is a project of Friends of the Future. There are no fees for its programs, but tax-deductible donations are welcome.
Info: www.tutushouse.org, 885-6777.
Chong discusses estate planning
Warren Chong, an independent associate with LegalShield, presents a free Basic Estate Planning Workshop at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10, at Suite Possibilities, Suite 102, in the Chamber of Commerce Building in Kailua-Kona. Information and a “will questionnaire” will be provided to help participants complete this document.
Space is limited. Info/register: Chong at 325-1060.
