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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Little Fire Ant eradication is going strong in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See story below for progress and
for tips on how to help prevent the spread of the noxious pest. NPS photo
ELECTED COUNTY PROSECUTOR MITCH ROTH, whose work is well known in Ocean View for neighborhood watch efforts, appeared before the county ethics board yesterday regarding possible conflicts with his family's employment and Thirty Meter Telescope issues. HIs son works with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, under California Institute of Technology, and his wife works with Subaru Telescope. Both have sites on Maunakea. The question is whether their employment would cause a conflict of interest in Roth's prosecution of protesters arrested on Maunakea. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, which operated the Subaru Telescope, is one of six partners in the Thirty Meter Telescope project.
     Roth stated he does not believe there would be any conflict of interest.
     Also at issue is Roth serving on the board of The Success Factory's NexTech STEM Programs, which received a grant from the TMT THINK fund.

     Roth told the ethics committee that he, the county Corporation Counsel Joe Kamelamela and the state attorney general have concluded there is no conflict of interest.
     Roth turned over 30 TMT arrest cases  to the AG. pending the board's opinion, which is expected to be delivered at next month's meeting.
County Prosecutor Mitch Roth, right, in front of the county Board of Ethics. Photo from Big Island Video News
     Roth said appearance of a conflict of interest and his impartiality are hard to quantify. "Believe it or not, what you come up with here will probably be discussed in law schools across the country when it comes to ethics. I believe you'll find there is no appearance of impropriety, and if there is, it is so far removed, it wouldn't be a problem."

     The county ethics code states, "No officer or employee shall take any official action directly affecting… a business or undertaking in which the employee knows or has reason to know that a brother, a sister, a parent, an emancipated child or a household member has a substantial financial interest."
     The cases of arrested protesters on Maunakea include obstructing a governmental operation. Roth said it's his duty to prosecute cases on the island, and that he's prepared to have his first deputy prosecute the cases if he is advised not to.


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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
REP. TULSI GABBRD IS CONSIDERING BOYCOTTING THE FOURTH DEBATE BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT. The debates are scheduled for next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 15 and 16.  Gabbard, who represents Kaʻū in congress, wrote today that people along the campaign trail have expressed frustration, saying the Democratic National Committee and "corporate media" are "essentially trying to usurp your role as voters in choosing who our Democratic nominee will be."
     She contended that the 2016 Democratic Primary election "was rigged" against Bernie Sanders by the DNC and their partners in the  media. She claimed that the same is happening for the 2020 election, particularly in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada.
     "They are attempting to replace the roles of voters in the early states, using polling and other arbitrary methods which are not transparent or democratic, and holding so-called debates which are not debates at all but rather commercialized reality television meant to entertain, not inform or enlighten.

     "In short, the DNC and corporate media are trying to hijack the entire election process. In order to bring attention to this serious threat to our democracy, and ensure your voice is heard, I am giving serious consideration to boycotting the next debate." She said she will announce her decision within the next few days.

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A POWER OUTAGE YESTERDAY was due to a vehicle accident on Kamaʻoa Road around 5:30 p.m. About 1,720 customers from Kapāpala Ranch to South Point Road area lost power – Green Sands, Nā‘ālehu, Waiʻōhinu, Discovery Harbour, and along Kamaʻoa. Cars were detoured via South Point Road from Highway 11 for those traveling to DiscoveryHarbour.
     Power was restored to most customers by bout 455 customers got power back on this morning around 2:15 a.m., and the remaining ten had power restored at 11:20 a.m. today.



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A FLOOD ADVISORY is in place for most of Kaʻū through Friday evening. The National Weather Service reported that deep tropical moisture present with an unstable atmosphere; "it will not take much for heavier showers and embedded thunderstorms to develop today through tonight, but it will likely be isolated to select areas." Not flash flood warnings are issued at this time.

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LITTLE FIRE ANTS ARE BEING ERADICATED in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, according to a release from the Park this week. The invasive, noxious pests were removed from the popular Steam Vents. 

     LFA detections have decreased by at least 99 percent at Steam Vents area off Crater Rim Drive, since the park began treating the area in February. In 2018, LFA were abundant and readily observed on vegetation and along the edge of the parking lot. During last month's surveys, park pest control workers found LFA on just .1 percent of bait stations. 

     Treatments will continue until the population is eliminated. The Steam Vents parking lot in Hawai‘i VolcanoesNational Park was closed today from to for continued treatment. 

     Park ecologist David Benitez said, "It's too early to declare victory just yet. If we don't continue our treatments, LFA populations will quickly rebound and could spread to new areas. These pests are a serious concern for human health and also for our natural resources, including endangered nēnē, the Hawaiian goose, which are currently entering their breeding season."

Little Fire Ants. NPS photo
     Pest control workers will treat Steam Vents every four to six weeks and the park will announce closures in news releases, on nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes, and via social media. The goal is to completely exterminate the ants from the area. Visitors can help by checking their gear and vehicles for LFA before coming to the park. To date, staff have completed five treatment cycles at Steam Vents. 

     For more information on LFA, how to control them and how to prevent spreading them, visit littlefireants.com.

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MAUNA LOA VOLCANO is not erupting. At Alert Level ADVISORY and Aviation Color Code YELLOW, rates of deformation and seismicity have not changed significantly in the past week and persist above long-term background levels.
     During the past week, approximately 100 small-magnitude earthquakes (all smaller than M2.2) were detected beneath the upper elevations of Mauna Loa. Most of the earthquakes occurred at shallow depths of less than 5 km (~3 miles) below ground level.
     Global Positioning System (GPS) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) measurements show continued summit inflation, consistent with magma supply to the volcano's shallow storage system.
     For more information on current monitoring of Mauna Loa Volcano, see volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna_loa/monitoring_summary.html.

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A GATHERING ON FILIPINO ISSUES, CALLED THE  PAMANTASAN CONFERENCE will be held at Hawai`i Community College on Friday, Oct. 18 from to at Manono Campus Cafeteria, Building 382, 1175 Manono Street in HIlo. The 31st Annual System-Wide 2019 Pamantasan Conference signifies the important role that HCC, its sister institutions, and the community play in advancing the aspirations of Filipino students and their higher learning experiences.
     This year's conference theme is SULONG! SULONG!, to move forward or advance. Conference topics will focus on Filipino education gaps and action steps to address the
needs of Filipino students in the UH System. The keynote address will be given by Dr. Kevin Nadal, Professor of Psychology and leading scholar on microaggressions, Filipino American identity and LGBTQ issues in the U.S.
     In commemoration of October's Filipino American History Month, there will be a student track on Filipino indigenous history and culture featuring Lane Wilcken, author and cultural practitioner of the ancient arts of the Philippines with an emphasis on indigenous hand-tap tattoos as a spiritual practice.
     Participants must register at pamantasanconference2019.wordpress.com/registration/. See pamantasanconference2019.wordpress.com/ for more. Contact sulong19@hawaii.edu with questions.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 12, , Kaʻū hosts HPA

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Mon., Oct. 14, , BIIF Div II First Round at 

Keaʻau
Tue., Oct. 15, , BIIF Div II Semifinals at 

Keaʻau
Wed., Oct. 16, , BIIF Div II Finals at 

Keaʻau
Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
Hawai‘i Disability Legal Services, Friday, Oct. 11, 9a.m.-noon, Ocean View Community Center. Free disability legal services provided by Hawai‘i Legal Aid. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Community Dance, Friday, Oct. 11, 7-10p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Minors allowed with supervision only. Alcohol-free event. Variety of music. Snacks provided; additional pūpū welcome. Free. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org


SATURDAY, OCT. 12

Every Kid Outdoors Day, Saturday, Oct. 12, all National Parks. Kid-friendly activities offered throughout the park. New Junior Ranger program at Kahuku unit. 4th grade students earn a free entrance pass to all national parks - everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm, print voucher and present, completed, at main entrance station. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


Nāʻālahu Hongwanji Rummage Sale, Saturday, Oct. 12, 8a.m.-noon. Baked goods, clothing, crafts, books, household item, kitchen items, and garden tools. 95-5695 Mamalahoa Hwy.

Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Saturday, Oct. 12, 8-11a.m., Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Yard Sale, Saturday, Oct. 12, 9a.m.-3p.m., 92-8907 Paradise Parkway, Ocean View. Donations welcome. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Pastel On-Site Landscape Painting Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 12, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., outside (weather permitting) at Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 9"x12" project. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mamo o Kāwā ʻOhana Work Day, Saturday, Oct. 12, meet 9:30a.m., Northern Gate, Kāwā. RSVP to James Akau, jakau@nmok.org, 561-9111. Bring a water bottle, lunch, closed toed shoes, long sleeved t-shirt, and pants. Tools, gloves, water, and light refreshments provided. nmok.orgfacebook.com/NMOK.Hawaii


Palm Trail, Sunday, Oct. 12, 9:30-12:30p.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderately d

difficult hike - 2.6 mile loop. nps.gov/havo/


Zentangle Inspired Art: Milagros with Lydia Meneses, Saturday, Oct. 12, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Art supplies provided (students encouraged to bring favorite art supplies). Open to all levels. No experience required. Potluck, bring snack to share. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $15 supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Jazz in the Forest with Jean Pierre Thoma, Autumn Leaves & Jeannine Guillory-Kane, Saturday, Oct. 12, 5:30-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Doors open 5p.m. $20/VAC member, $25/non-member. Purchase tickets online, VAC Admin Office or VAC Gallery. Wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks available for purchase. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Soul Town Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 12, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. $5 cover charge. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 13

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sunday, Oct. 13, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


Medicine for the Mind: Teachings in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, Sunday, Oct. 13 – 2nd Sunday, monthly – 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free; calabash donations welcome. Dress warmly. Patty Johnson, 345-1527, volcanoartcenter.org


MONDAY, OCT. 14

Monday Movie Night: Moananuiakea, Monday, Oct. 14, 6-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $5 donation suggested. Popcorn and snacks available for purchase. Bring a cushion. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 15

Hawai‘i County Council Mtgs., Tuesday, Oct. 15 (Committees), Wednesday, Oct. 17, (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.govThese meetings affect the temporary location of the Nā‘ālehu Public Library


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Ti Leaf Lei Making with Jelena Clay, Tuesday, Oct. 15, Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Why Hawaiian Honey May Be the Best on Earth, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium. Local beekeepers and representatives from the Big Island Beekeepers Association discuss the island's varieties of honey, with samples to taste. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

Ocean View Community Association Board of Directors Mtg., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 12:30-1:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Nāʻālehu School Cafeteria, 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Thursday, Oct. 17, Ocean View Community Center. 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

ONGOING
Hawaiʻi Nei Art Contest is open to all Hawaiʻi Island residents. All artwork must be registered online by Friday, Oct. 11 at hawaiineiartcontest.org. Initial online screening and jurying will take place Saturday, Oct. 12. Featured Category is Kō ā kai: Marine Species of Hawaiʻi Island. Artwork is not limited to the Featured Category; however, all artwork entries must depict a native species to Hawaiʻi Island.

     Amateur and professional artists of all ages, who are residents of Hawaiʻi Island, are invited to submit original works. Entry fees are $15 per entry for adults, youth under 18 are free. Artists are encouraged to explore a variety of media, including the performing arts.

     Artists will be notified by October 14th if their artwork has been selected for the exhibition. Final jurying and selection for awards will occur on Oct. 30 and will be announced at the opening reception on Nov. 1. Artwork may still be juried out despite adhering to all guidelines.

     Learn more at hawaiineiartcontest.org.


Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     SpeakOut meetings will be held in Kona, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Liquor Commission Boardroom; Capt. Cook, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pukaʻana United Church of Christ; and Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 12 on Land Use from 9 a.m. to  and Economic Development from  to 4 p.m; Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.

King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, October 11, 2019

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Kaunāmano in Kaʻū is one of three parcels at the top of the preservation list for the Legacy Land Conservation Commission.
Photo from PONC
KAUNĀMANO, KIOLAKAʻA, AND MANAKAʻA, all in Kaʻū, are the top three priorities for the state Legacy Land Conservation Commission, which votes on using state funds to preserve lands. The commission recently visited Kaʻū.
     The commission also recommended preservation of Mapulehu on Molokaʻi and Maka‘alae Lands on Maui. Legacy Lands is expected to spend some $6.4 million toward purchase of the properties, which is often in concert with funding from other government agencies and non-profits.
     The recommendations must be approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Governor. In total, 13 properties were recommended for funding, but the existing budget would only fund the top five, according to Department of Land and Natural Resources.
     Kaunāmano, conservation easement held by County of Hawai‘i, under Ala Kahakai Trail Association, covers five undeveloped parcels of 1,363 acres between Nāʻālehu and Honu‘apo, fronting four miles of Ka‘ū coastline and reaching up to the 600-foot elevation, stated DLNR. Licensed for cattle grazing, "this frequently brings people in to help protect sensitive resources and would provide a revenue stream to support future management actions." Kaunāmano is recommended for full funding in 2020.

Kiolaka‘a. Photo from Big Island Video News
     Kiolaka‘a and Manaka‘a, both have conservation easements held by County of Hawai‘i, under Ala Kahakai Trail Association. Kiolaka‘a begins at Ka‘alu‘alu Bay, a popular camping spot. The three parcels of Kiolaka‘a cover 1,840 acres, stretching over four miles inland to the 700-foot elevation, stated DLNR. Manaka‘a is an undeveloped coastal parcel of 348-acres, just south of Nā‘ālehu with remains of the Manāka‘a Fishing Village on cliffs overlooking Waikapuna, stated DLNR. Local ranchers hold license agreements to graze cattle on portions of both properties, as well as on adjacent lands that are also slated for conservation with funding from the Legacy Land Conservation Program. Kiolaka‘a and Manaka‘a are recommended for full funding in 2021.
     The Land Conservation Fund, established the State Legislature in 2005, provides continuous funding for land conservation by dedicating proceeds from the state's real estate conveyance tax to the Fund. The grant application and approval process includes consultation with three State agencies: DLNR, Department of Agriculture, and the Agribusiness Development Corp. The process also requires field visits and public meetings with the Legacy Land Conservation Commission; consultation with the President of the State Senate and the Speaker of the State House of Representatives; environmental review; before final approval by the BLNR, the Department of Budget and Finance and the Governor.
     The application process for grants for Fiscal Year 2022 funds is scheduled to begin in January 2020.


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THE GREEN HOT POND IN KĪLAUEA CALDERA COULD EMIT EXPLOSIONS ON THE FLOOR OF HALEMA‘UMA‘U CRATER, according to U.S. Geological Survey. A new video, produced by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, explains the pond's rise and discusses the summit's stability.
     In 2018, the largest lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapses in 200 years resulted in drastic changes on Kīlauea Volcano. At the summit, more than 60 collapse events caused the floor of Halema‘uma‘u crater, within the caldera, to drop more than 500 meters (1,600 feet). In July, water appeared at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u.


     The pond was first observed on July 25, and at that time it was difficult to see. The aerial survey that was going on had very high-resolution images that were used to confirm that the small puddle – about 10 m (33 ft) wide and very shallow – was actually there.
As the pond grew, reference points were used to show how the water was expanding. USGS photos 
     USGS HVO scientists have been tracking the water level rise on a near-daily basis. The pond has been present for 11 weeks and the water level continues to slowly rise. The pond is more than 100 m (300 ft) long in the east-west dimension and more than 50 m (150 ft) in the north-south dimension, or larger than a football field. The rise rate is relatively steady, about 6 inches per day. 
     The depth is more than 10 m (30 ft). Based on thermal camera measurements of the water surface, the pond is about 70 degrees Celsius or about 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
     The pond is greenish-yellow in color and is not uniform over the surface. There are segments of the pond that are bluer, or more clear, and others that are more yellow or green and opaque. The greenish-yellow color is assumed to be caused by sulfur. High-resolution videos show the circulation and mixing, and steam rising from the pond's surface.

     Scientists have a webcam set up at the summit on the west caldera rim and make near-daily direct observations on foot. Scientists take measurements of the water level with a laser range finder as they are about 2,000 ft above the pond.
Color variations and agitation show new water influx, and the steam indicates
the temperature of the water. USGS photos 
     The temperature of the water tells "that the water is heated by the magmatic system from depth," said HVO geologist Matt Patrick. "One thing that we've we noticed through tracking is that the water temperature has been very stable. We also rely on visual observations, taking high-resolution photographs. We're also monitoring on regular overflights, and that gives us a view of portions of the pond that we can't necessarily see from the ground."

     In addition to visual monitoring, field measurements, and thermal monitoring, HVO scientists have an extensive network of geophysical and geodetic and geochemistry monitoring tools situated at the summit. "Kīlauea is one of the best monitored volcanoes on Earth and the summit network is particularly dense," said Patrick.
     He said the next step in monitoring the pond and its potential hazards is to take a direct sample of the water to look at the chemistry. Said Patrick, "Being able to put a constraint on how much sulfur the pond is actually absorbing would be very useful for monitoring. At other volcanic lakes, changes in lake chemistry can sometimes be a precursor to changes on the volcano and changes deeper in the magmatic system. So being able to take direct measurements and track the chemistry of the pond is really a fundamental part of monitoring it."


     Scientists are working with Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to figure out how to collect that sample. "Whenever you have magma interacting with water, there's the potential for explosive activity. At Kīlauea summit, most likely those explosions would be relatively small, affecting just the immediate caldera floor," said Patrick
     He said the pond is very new, with nothing like it in the last 200 years, and that scientists are looking for any signs that might be potential precursors for larger scale activity in the future, such as inflation that would indicate magma rising or seismic activity that would indicate unrest in the deeper magmatic system.
     "The takeaway right now is that there's no immediate signs of imminent increased hazard at the summit," said Patrick. "Sulfur dioxide emission rates are low and seismicity is elevated relative to the levels before the 2018 eruption, but it's stable. Looking at all the indicators, it paints a relatively stable picture of the summit."
2,000 feet below the caldera rim, the pond in Halemaʻumaʻu is a scalding 160 degrees Fahrenheit. USGS photo 
     Over the last two centuries, in the history of the observation of Kīlauea crater and Halema‘uma‘u, there had not been any recorded water. Rainfall will pond on the crater floor in small patches, especially in winter, but the ponds very small and usually evaporate during the following day without continuous to rainfall. Rainfall retention is a little bit higher outside the crater because of all the ash deposits, making it more difficult for rain to percolate down into the rock.

     Questioning Hawaiian kūpuna about whether there are mentions of water lakes in the summit have not turned up anything, nor have searches in mele, songs, or other recordings.
     See more on the study of the pond in future Kaʻū News Briefs.

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SUPPORT FOR THE UNDERFUNDED LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND is urged by Alex Taurel, Conservation Program Director of the League of Conservation Voters. The newly introduced Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act, H.R.3195, would grant full funding, $900 million, for the program every single year. A petition to tell Congress to pass this bill is at p2a.co/vV1mLwD?p2asource=C4EMDMLWCF01.
     Created by Congress in 1964, the Land and Water Conservation Fund was a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas, water resources, cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans. National parks like Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, as well as national wildlife refuges, national forests, rivers and lakes, community parks, trails, and ball fields in all 50 states were set aside for Americans to enjoy from the LWCF.

     LWCF is funded by using revenues from the depletion of one natural resource – offshore oil and gas – to support the conservation of another precious resource – land and water. Every year, $900 million in royalties paid by energy companies drilling for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf are put into this fund. The money is intended to protect national parks, areas around rivers and lakes, national forests, and national wildlife refuges from development, and to provide matching grants for state and local parks and recreation projects. Over the years, LWCF has also grown and evolved to include grants to protect working forests, wildlife habitat, critical drinking water supplies, and disappearing battlefields, as well as increased use of easements.

     Nearly every year, states lwcfcoalition.com, "Congress breaks its own promise to the American people and diverts much of this funding to uses other than conserving our most important lands and waters. As a result, there is a substantial backlog of federal conservation needs estimated at more than $30 billion – including places vulnerable to development such as the Florida Everglades, Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, Civil War battlefields in Virginia, our shrinking Northern forests, and other precious places around the country. State governments also report needing $27 billion in LWCF funds for eligible local parks and recreation projects."
     Said Taurel, "Without adequate support, protected places will be vulnerable to the impacts of development and communities will lack access to green spaces. With full funding, LWCF would be able to expand its legacy of having supported over 41,000 state and local park projects throughout the U.S. LWCF has given children safe spaces to play, families open areas to relax, and communities outdoor spaces to thrive. These green spaces are worth fighting for."

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KAʻŪ SKATE CLUB FUNDRAISER YARD SALE FOR KAHUKU ROLLER RINK will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, at 92-8907 Paradise Parkway, Ocean View. Donations welcome. Contact Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147.


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NĀʻĀLEHU HONGWANJI RUMMAGE SALE is set for tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 12. Proceeds will go to maintain the Hongwanji. The sale, to at 95-5695 Mamalahoa Highway, will offer baked goods, clothing, crafts, books, household item, kitchen items, and garden tools.

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KAʻŪ TROJANS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL team traveled to Kealakekua yesterday to play the last season game against the Konawaena Wildcats, who won the game. They went into the game with seven wins and five losses, ranking third overall in the league. Hawaiʻi Preparatory had eight wins and five losses, and Konawaena had seven wins and three losses.
     The Trojans faced the Wildcats, Konawaena taking all three sets, , 25 to 6, and 25 to 22. Kaʻū remains in third place in the league.
     The next games will be held in Keaʻau, for the three-day BIIF Division II championship.

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THREE GAMES REMAIN in the football season, before the Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division II championships. Kaʻū hosts HPA on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. and hosts Pāhoa on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. The final season game for the Trojans will be held at Kohala. Before these last three games, the Trojans rank third of five in the league, with two wins and three losses. Their points for-points against is 100-153. PF and PA are used as tiebreakers in case two teams vying for a playoff spot have the same record.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 12, , Kaʻū hosts HPA

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Mon., Oct. 14, , BIIF Div II First Round at 

Keaʻau
Tue., Oct. 15, , BIIF Div II Semifinals at 

Keaʻau
Wed., Oct. 16, , BIIF Div II Finals at 

Keaʻau
Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
Every Kid Outdoors Day, Saturday, Oct. 12, all National Parks. Kid-friendly activities offered throughout the park. New Junior Ranger program at Kahuku unit. 4th grade students earn a free entrance pass to all national parks - everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm, print voucher and present, completed, at main entrance station. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


Nāʻālahu Hongwanji Rummage Sale, Saturday, Oct. 12, 8a.m.-noon. Baked goods, clothing, crafts, books, household item, kitchen items, and garden tools. 95-5695 Mamalahoa Hwy.

Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Saturday, Oct. 12, 8-11a.m., Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Yard Sale, Saturday, Oct. 12, 9a.m.-3p.m., 92-8907 Paradise Parkway, Ocean View. Donations welcome. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Pastel On-Site Landscape Painting Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 12, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., outside (weather permitting) at Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 9"x12" project. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mamo o Kāwā ʻOhana Work Day, Saturday, Oct. 12, meet 9:30a.m., Northern Gate, Kāwā. RSVP to James Akau, jakau@nmok.org, 561-9111. Bring a water bottle, lunch, closed toed shoes, long sleeved t-shirt, and pants. Tools, gloves, water, and light refreshments provided. nmok.orgfacebook.com/NMOK.Hawaii


Palm Trail, Sunday, Oct. 12, 9:30-12:30p.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderately d

difficult hike - 2.6 mile loop. nps.gov/havo/


Zentangle Inspired Art: Milagros with Lydia Meneses, Saturday, Oct. 12, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Art supplies provided (students encouraged to bring favorite art supplies). Open to all levels. No experience required. Potluck, bring snack to share. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $15 supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Jazz in the Forest with Jean Pierre Thoma, Autumn Leaves & Jeannine Guillory-Kane, Saturday, Oct. 12, 5:30-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Doors open 5p.m. $20/VAC member, $25/non-member. Purchase tickets online, VAC Admin Office or VAC Gallery. Wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks available for purchase. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Soul Town Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 12, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. $5 cover charge. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 13

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sunday, Oct. 13, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


Medicine for the Mind: Teachings in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, Sunday, Oct. 13 – 2nd Sunday, monthly – 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free; calabash donations welcome. Dress warmly. Patty Johnson, 345-1527, volcanoartcenter.org


MONDAY, OCT. 14

Monday Movie Night: Moananuiakea, Monday, Oct. 14, 6-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $5 donation suggested. Popcorn and snacks available for purchase. Bring a cushion. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 15

Hawai‘i County Council Mtgs., Tuesday, Oct. 15 (Committees), Wednesday, Oct. 17, (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.govThese meetings affect the temporary location of the Nā‘ālehu Public Library


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Ti Leaf Lei Making with Jelena Clay, Tuesday, Oct. 15, Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Why Hawaiian Honey May Be the Best on Earth, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium. Local beekeepers and representatives from the Big Island Beekeepers Association discuss the island's varieties of honey, with samples to taste. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

Ocean View Community Association Board of Directors Mtg., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 12:30-1:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Nāʻālehu School Cafeteria, 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Thursday, Oct. 17, Ocean View Community Center. 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

Forest Restoration Project, Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30a.m.-3p.m., HVNP. 12+; under 18 require adult co-signature. Pre-registration required - include first and last names, email address, and phone number of each participant. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Patty Kupchak, 352-1402, forest@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Guided Cultural Tour of the Ni‘aulani Forest, Friday, Oct. 18, 9:30-11a.m., Volcano Art Center. Kumu Hula Ryan McCormack leads. Tour focuses on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history, and lifeways, as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Free; open to public. Spaced is limited, reservations suggested. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Dances of Universal Peace, Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7:30p.m., Methodist Church hall, across from Nā‘ālehu Post Office. Fun, easy to learn dances from many traditions evoking peace. Donations welcome. No registration necessary. 939-9461, hualaniom2@yahoo.com

ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     SpeakOut meetings will be held in Kona, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Liquor Commission Boardroom; Capt. Cook, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pukaʻana United Church of Christ; and Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 12 on Land Use from 9 a.m. to  and Economic Development from  to 4 p.m; Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.

Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, October 12, 2019

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The pond in Halemaʻumaʻu, from 2,000 feet up, on the rim of the caldera. HVO scientists state the water has potential
to cause explosions, but that they would likely be confined to the crater floor. Learn more, below. USGS photo
A KEEP HAWAIʻI HAWAIʻI MEASURE FOR TOURISTS passed first reading this week at the Honolulu City Council, with similarity to Hawaiʻi County's Pono Pledge and Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority's Kuleana Campaign. It could influence the visitors coming here, who stop in Honolulu on their way to this island.
     Honolulu Council member Kymberly Marcos Pine's Keep Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi pledge would ask visitors to sign on to mitigate environmental and cultural impacts of tourism. She told Pacific Business News: "We are at a very key moment in our history to do a better job of managing tourism. We need to manage tourism better so that [residents] don't rebel against tourism — it's our No. 1 economy and we don't want that to happen — and also to ensure that our natural resources aren't being overtaxed." She reported beaches overrun with visitors, tour companies dropping busloads into neighborhoods, leaving trash at beaches and along trails. She also reported tourists entering sacred areas and damaging native plants.
     She said she wants to reduce conflict between locals and visitors. Her Keep Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi pledge would ask visitors to commit to "respecting the culture, respecting the natural environment, and leaving it the way they found it," she told Pacific Business News. "We have to take this very seriously because our reefs are going to be destroyed, our natural environment is going to be destroyed, the local people are going to revolt against the tourism industry. We have to educate [visitors] about how to keep Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi."

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THE WATER TABLE UNDER KĪLAUEA VOLCANO has been there for decades, if not centuries, say U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory scientists in a newly released video. Over several decades, the water has been roughly in the same place, several hundred meters below the crater floor. It was originally discovered in 1973, when a National Science Foundation research project drilled a hole about a mile south of the current green pond location. While drilling down to sea level, the team found water about 500 yards below the crater floor.
     The water in the drill hole is occasionally monitored, its level varying less than 10 or 20 meters (32 to 65 feet) since 1973. Scientists study whether the water level varies with summit activity. There is nothing definite, said HVO scientist Jim Kauahikaua.

     He said that during the collapse in 2018, "many of us thought that there would be a large change in the water level, but there wasn't. We were all kind of stumped when there was this huge collapse that took the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u crater below where the water level was thought to have been, and there was no water there. So, over the past year, we've kind of accepted that maybe there was some error in the water table estimates early on.

The pond grew from three tiny, disconnected puddles into one body within a month of its discovery. USGS photo
     "But in July, there was water coming back into the crater and we hypothesized that it either was the returning water level of groundwater or accumulated rain water from just the nearby surficial rainfall. But its steady growth and its color suggest that it's part of the groundwater system that's recovering from the 2018 collapse."

     Before the 2018 eruption, there was a fairly level water table, about 500 m (1,500 ft) below Kīlaueacaldera's floor. In 2008, when the magma rose up to the crater floor and initially created the lava lake, as it was rising through the groundwater, said Kauahikaua "it apparently developed a steam sleeve around it to insulate the groundwater from the magma, and therefore, essentially prevent more explosive interactions. In 2018, when the crater floor collapsed, the groundwater either dropped with the crater floor or somehow vacated that space, and it became quite a bit deeper."

     He said the water table went down with the collapsing crater floor and was well below the bottom of the new Halema‘uma‘u pit. "With time," he said, "that rose, and in July of this year, it became visible at the bottom of the pit and it's continued to rise ever since. From the 1973 drill hole we know how deep the water table is at that location, about a mile south of the current crater lake. With geophysical information from around the crater, and the crater floor, we think that the water table may be a bit higher to the north side of the crater."

The steaming, green pond in Halemaʻumaʻu continues to rise as it
seeks equilibrium with the surrounding water table. USGS photo
     Kauahikaua said as the water table returns, it's seeking hydraulic equilibrium with the water table around it. He expects the pond to go up to at least the level of the water in the well to the south of the caldera, "but it may go a bit higher. We know this from examples of mine lakes where on the mainland where mines are excavated to depths greater than the water table. And in order to continue mining, they have to pump all the water out while the mine is active. Once the mine becomes inactive and is no longer used, the pumping stops, and they allow the groundwater to come back."
     He said this will be a slow process, although the volcanic rock rise is "quite rapid compared to what it would be in a different type of rock on the mainland. But it's doing exactly what it should, and it should slow down as it approaches that hydraulic equilibrium level."

     Kauahikaua said HVO scientists expect the pond to rise another 60 or 70 m (180 to 210  ft) before it reaches hydraulic equilibrium with the groundwater around it. The groundwater underneath the crater is confined by structures around it and does not extend to the ocean.
     See more on the study of the pond in Friday's Kaʻū News Briefs.

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Brenda Iokepa Moses (center) with other Directors and the Undersecretary
of Rural Development for the USDA. Photo from USDA
BRENDA IOKEPA MOSES, NEW STATE AND PACIFIC DIRECTOR OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, flew to Albuquerque this week. She and other directors met with with newly appointed Undersecretary of Agriculture DJ Lavoy, who heads Rural Development nationally. LaVoy has more than 22 years of experience working as a leader in affordable housing and economic development at the U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment. Iokepa Moses, who lives in Pāhala,  became a Rural Development Director this month following decades of work in Kaʻū with Kaʻū Coffee farm and cattle leases and other real estate and agricultural concerns.
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HAWAIʻI STATE TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM will receive over $500,000 in federal grants
from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Sen. Mazie Hirono on Thursday.
     The funding is provided through SBA's State Trade Expansion Program, which Congress created in 2010 to generate opportunities for small businesses to engage in international trade and export development. Through the program, competitive grants are awarded to state economic development agencies, which provide small businesses with grant assistance, training, and related opportunities to connect with customers abroad. Funded by SBA, HiSTEP is a comprehensive program to help small
businesses in Hawaiʻi with export development.
     During the last seven years Hawaiʻi has received more than $4 million through STEP, which it has used to support more than $80 million in new exports for Hawaiʻi businesses. The program has also created over $100 million in economic impacts and generated millions in state taxes, while supporting over 800 new jobs.

     Said Hirono, "Local small businesses must be able to reach overseas markets and share their products if we are going to compete and thrive in today's economy. Hawaiʻi-made products are iconic, and this funding will support continued efforts to diversify our local economy, create new jobs, and draw new visitors to our state.

     Dennis Ling, Administrator for the Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, said, "This is the seventh year that Hawaiʻi has received this grant and it provides a tremendous program for Hawaiʻi companies to increase exports and enter new markets. We are very grateful for the continued support of the SBA and Senator Mazie Hirono, who sits on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee for this program, which has allowed us to continue the success of Hawaiʻi State Trade Expansion Program. Between 2012 and 2018, we have supported over 600 Hawaiʻi companies to increase total export sales by $87.7 million. Hawaiʻi's iconic brand is becoming more established and recognized for quality and authenticity worldwide."
     Hirono voted to create STEP in the 111th Congress. Since then, she has continued to support the program including during her time on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Earlier this year, she signed a letter with 16 of her colleagues requesting increased funding for the program in fiscal year 2020.

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GREEN LIVING IN HAWAIʻI is high, compared to most other states, reports WalletHub. Choosing to engage in cleaner, more sustainable habits in order to preserve the planet as much as possible, Hawaiʻi is making strides toward more renewable energy and other environmentally conscious choices. A recent WalletHub report states Hawaiʻi ranks third in the U.S. for green transportation. At 12th overall, Hawaiʻi's rank for Lifestyle and Policies is 11th, for Energy Sources is 32nd, and for Environment is 35th. Honolulu also has the highest number of farmers markets per capita in the nation.
     Walletub reports that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that "stricter environmental regulations are worth the cost," and a majority of Americans think the government is currently doing too little to improve water and air quality, 69 percent and 64 percent, respectively.

     The Trump administration has recently changed standards for the coal industry, reported WalletHub, rolling back regulations on coal plant emissions, which has led to a lawsuit by 21 states. WalletHub reported that, while many people expected solar power to struggle under new tariffs aimed at goods manufactured abroad, the industry has bounced back, with an expected job growth of 7 percent so far this year.

     Clean energy and other green practices, such as recycling programs and urban agriculture, benefit the environment and public health, all of which contribute to America's bottom line, including employing Americans, according to many experts, reported WalletHub. Cities across the U.S. have increased their sustainability efforts and benefited economically.
     WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 28 indicators, from greenhouse-gas emissions per capita to number of smart-energy policies and initiatives to green job opportunities. See the full report at wallethub.com/edu/most-least-green-cities/16246/.

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WHY DO SO MANY DEEP EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN AROUND PĀHALA? Asks this week's Volcano Watch, written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. HVO geophysicist Brian Shiro wrote this week's article:

    The USGS HVO detects tens of thousands of earthquakes each year. Currently, one of the most active areas of seismicity is Kīlauea's lower Southwest Rift Zone. This area produces numerous deep earthquakes, mostly at depths of 25-40 km (15-25 mi), beneath the town of Pāhalaand extending about 10 km (6 mi) offshore.

     Since the beginning of a recent earthquake swarm in August 2019, HVO has recorded over 1000 deep earthquakes in this region, which accounts for about 15 percent of all earthquakes detected on the Island of Hawai‘i during that time. The largest of these was a magnitude-4.0 earthquake on October 8 that was weakly felt by residents.

About 1,300 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 1 and at depths over 20 km (12 mi) on and around Hawaiʻi 
Island since August 2019 are depicted on this map. Most of the earthquakes were clustered beneath the southern 
edge of the island near the town of Pāhala. Blue and purple dots indicate earthquakes at 20-40 km (12-25 mi) 
and more than 40 km (25 mi) depths, respectively. USGS map by B. Shiro

     In fact, 34 deep events have been reported felt in the region since 2006, including a magnitude-4.7 earthquake in January of that year. The uptick in seismicity in recent months is the latest chapter in a decades-long history of observed earthquakes in the area.

     This persistent source of seismicity was first identified on seismic records by HVO staff at least as far back as the 1960s. They characterized episodes of harmonic tremor, ascribing it to upwelling of magma within fluid-filled cracks deep beneath the island. Given the region's location about 40 km (25 mi) from Kīlauea's summit and about 50 km (31 mi) from Mauna Loa's summit, it was unclear how magma in this deep region might relate to surface volcanism, if at all.

     As HVO's seismic monitoring network has improved over the years, our ability to detect different types of seismicity has increased. For example, a USGS study published in 2006 characterized earthquakes in the region in addition to tremor.

     Noticing that the earthquakes tend to occur shallower than the tremor, the authors proposed that a mineralogical transition in Earth's mantle at 32 km (20 mi) depth could enable a magma transport path to Kīlauea. They also noticed that the earthquake depths tend to become somewhat shallower in the direction of Mauna Loa's summit, suggesting a magma transport path from this region may also feed Mauna Loa.

     A seismic experiment in the mid-2000s called PLUME (Plume-Lithosphere Undersea Mantle Experiment) utilized seismic waves recorded by land and ocean-bottom seismometers to peer deep beneath the island in a manner similar to how a CAT scan images the human body. Using this data, researchers in 2011 discovered a broad zone of low seismic velocity down to at least 1000 km (620 mi) beneath the southern portion of the island where the deep seismicity takes place. They interpreted it as the location where the hot spot that created our island chain currently rises beneath Hawaiʻi. This observation supported the earlier hypothesis that the area of deep seismicity likely indicates the magma source that feeds the active volcanoes.

The Oct. 8 quake originated at Lōʻihi Seamount. USGS map
     Using other modern computer algorithms to pore through seismic data traces, USGS researchers in 2015 characterized three main types of earthquakes in this region, including both short and long period earthquakes in addition to tremor. They interpreted the seismicity to be at the top of a deep magma body that leads to a deep fault zone, which may indicate a magma transport pathway feeding Kīlauea.

     Since late 2015, HVO has recorded an elevated level of seismicity in the region deep under Pāhala. The currently observed rates are typically 10-20 events per day, but sometimes exceed 40 per day. Only swarms in 1972 and 1975 have exceeded this rate. 

     Seismic activity beneath Pāhala provides a window into the deep magma pathways under the island. Scientists continue to study this enigmatic region to better understand the processes that feed Hawaiʻi's volcanoes. 

     While these deeper earthquakes, in their own right, do not likely pose a strong hazard, shallow crustal earthquakes in this geographic area have sometimes been damaging, including the 1868 magnitude-7.9 Great Kaʻū earthquake and its many aftershocks.

     HVO encourages all Hawaiʻi residents to practice good earthquake safety and preparedness by participating in the annual Great Hawaiʻi ShakeOut on October 17 or on whatever day works for you. Remembering to "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" when you feel strong shaking is the best way to protect yourself during an earthquake. Learn more at shakeout.org/hawaii/.

     Volcano Activity Updates

     Kῑlauea Volcano is not erupting and its USGS Volcano Alert level remains at NORMAL. Deformation and seismicity showed no notable changes over the past week. Sulfur dioxide emission rates are low at the summit and below detection limits at Puʻu ʻŌʻō and the lower East Rift Zone. The water pond at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u continues to slowly expand and deepen.

     Two earthquakes with three or more felt reports occurred in Hawaiʻi this past week: a magnitude-2.3 quake 2 km (1 mi) southwest of Honalo at 11 km (7 mi) depth on Oct. 8 at , and a magnitude-4.0 quake 39 km (24 mi) southeast of Pāhala at 16 km (10 mi) depth on Oct. 8 at
     Visit volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvofor past Volcano Watch articles, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa updates, volcano photos, maps, recent earthquake info, and more. Email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.


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2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Mon., Oct. 14, , BIIF Div II First Round at 

Keaʻau
Tue., Oct. 15, , BIIF Div II Semifinals at 

Keaʻau
Wed., Oct. 16, , BIIF Div II Finals at 

Keaʻau
Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
SUNDAY, OCT. 13
‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sunday, Oct. 13, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


Medicine for the Mind: Teachings in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, Sunday, Oct. 13 – 2nd Sunday, monthly – 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free; calabash donations welcome. Dress warmly. Patty Johnson, 345-1527, volcanoartcenter.org


MONDAY, OCT. 14

Monday Movie Night: Moananuiakea, Monday, Oct. 14, 6-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $5 donation suggested. Popcorn and snacks available for purchase. Bring a cushion. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 15

Hawai‘i County Council Mtgs., Tuesday, Oct. 15 (Committees), Wednesday, Oct. 17, (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.govThese meetings affect the temporary location of the Nā‘ālehu Public Library


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Ti Leaf Lei Making with Jelena Clay, Tuesday, Oct. 15, Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Why Hawaiian Honey May Be the Best on Earth, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium. Local beekeepers and representatives from the Big Island Beekeepers Association discuss the island's varieties of honey, with samples to taste. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

Ocean View Community Association Board of Directors Mtg., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 12:30-1:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Nāʻālehu School Cafeteria, 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Thursday, Oct. 17, Ocean View Community Center. 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

Forest Restoration Project, Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30a.m.-3p.m., HVNP. 12+; under 18 require adult co-signature. Pre-registration required - include first and last names, email address, and phone number of each participant. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Patty Kupchak, 352-1402, forest@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Guided Cultural Tour of the Ni‘aulani Forest, Friday, Oct. 18, 9:30-11a.m., Volcano Art Center. Kumu Hula Ryan McCormack leads. Tour focuses on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history, and lifeways, as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Free; open to public. Spaced is limited, reservations suggested. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Dances of Universal Peace, Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7:30p.m., Methodist Church hall, across from Nā‘ālehu Post Office. Fun, easy to learn dances from many traditions evoking peace. Donations welcome. No registration necessary. 939-9461, hualaniom2@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Food from Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps & Wood Chips, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-2:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member; includes shiitake mushroom log kit and King Stropharia mushroom kit. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Free Haircut Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church. Kady and Drew Foster. 12 slots available. Also, Free Shower Day and The Big Island Giving Tree to hand out clothes and various items like razors and toothbrushes. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org

Birth of Kahuku, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy-to-moderate hike. nps.gov/havo/


Ocean View C.E.R.T. Mtg., Saturday, Oct. 19, 10a.m.-1p.m., Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting and training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Hula Kahiko - Kumu Hula Manaiakalani Kalua with AKAUNU, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30a.m., hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery. Hula performance. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu and ‘ohana, Saturday, Oct. 19, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. Hands-on cultural demonstration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Dave Lawrence & Green Machines Concert, Saturday, Oct. 19, 4p.m., Tiki Mama's, Ocean View. Suggested donation of $15 per person for Ka‘ū Skate Club, plus one can of food for Hawai‘i Island Food Bank. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 19, live music, pretzels and beer from 4p.m., dinner served 5-7p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and more. Bring Cooper Center mug for $1 off beer; purchase one for $10. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Pupule Papales Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     SpeakOut meetings will be held in Kona, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Liquor Commission Boardroom; Capt. Cook, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pukaʻana United Church of Christ; and Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, October 13, 2019

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Sirens are not working at Punaluʻu to warn people about tsunamis. A tsunami took out this house at Punaluʻu in 1975.
Since then, other tsunamis have reached the Kaʻū Coast.  USGS Photo
BROKEN EMERGENCY SIRENS AT PUNALUʻU AND NAʻALEHU are drawing concern from county Civil Defense Administrator Talmadeg Magno and Mayor Harry Kim. The Civil Defense sirens, vital for tsunami evacuations that have sent people fleeing numerous times, are the responsibility of the state Emergency Management Agency. Two sirens in Kaʻū are among nine out of order. The others that are inoperable along the coast and inland are at Napoʻopoʻo and Hapuna Beach Park, Baker Ave in Hilo, Carvalho Park, Hawi and Hawaiʻi Paradise Park 2. The Ainaloa siren is considered iffy. The other 82 sirens around the island were functional during the Oct. 1 monthly testing.
The tsunami from Japan in 2011 picked up this house and moved
it at Okoe Bay near Miloliʻi.  Photo by Kai Kahele
     The alternative notification for tsunami and other warnings is through cell phones but people must sign up, which leaves out most visitors and those in spots with poor cellphone reception. Signing up for the alerts is through the Hawai‘i  County Civil Defense website or via the Everbridge smartphone app.
    The county Civil Defense administrator told reporter Laura Ruminski, of West Hawaiʻi Today,
that representatives of state Emergency Management blamed lack of repairs on contractors proposing to charge too much money to fix the sirens. Magno said the state is attempting to repair them in house.
      West Hawaiʻi Today and Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald reported this morning that the mayor called the situation “totally unacceptable,” and "very disappointing to hear. I don’t care if it (the bids) came in over budget, we need to find the money. This is inexcusable.”
     He told the West Hawaiʻi reporter that  the money to fix the sirens must be found immediately. The state's agreement with a contractor to make repairs expired in June.
A tsunami from British Columbia on Oct. 28, 2012 tore into
Punalu`u Beach. Photo by Julia Neal
     The Punaluʻu siren is considered essential for residents and visitors. Historically, the Kaʻū Coast has been inundated numerous times, with tsunamis taking out homes, commercial buildings and other infrastructure.

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DISCOVERERS' DAY HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, Oct. 14, will be celebrated with a Hawaiian sailing canoe and a demonstration from Kamuela arriving for area school children in the morning at Volcano Art Center, followed by the presentation of the film  The screening will begin at 6 p.m. with an introduction by its producer, director Nāʻālehu Anthony. The film is presented by the Polynesian Voyaging Society and ʻŌiwi Television Network, in association with Palikū Documentary Films.
    A $5 donation is recommended by Volcano Art Center.

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HAWAIʻI TOURISM AUTHORITY'S  CULTURAL GRANTS were announced last week, including money for the hula arts program at Kīlauea. HTA awarded funding to 43 programs in the Hawaiian Islands through its Kūkulu Ola program for the 2020 calendar year, an increase from 28 recipients in 2019.
      HTA also issued 95 grants for 2020 through its Community Enrichment program, and 34 grants through its Aloha ‘Āina program, announced last month. The money comes from tourism dollars collected by the state through the Transient Accommodations Tax, paid by those staying in hotels, condos, homes and other transient accommodations throughout the state.
      HTA’s Kūkulu Ola program funds community-based nonprofit organizations which represent cultural practitioners, craftsmen, musicians and artists committed to perpetuating and strengthening a broader understanding and appreciation of the Hawaiian culture.
     A statement from HTA says that one of its goals is to reinvest in the Hawaiian community. "Without it, Hawai‘i would be like any other island destination in the world. The uniqueness and authenticity of the Hawaiian culture and community are integral to the sustainability of our home."
The hula arts program held in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will receive funding from the
Hawai`i Tourism Authority. Photo from HTA
     HTA issued a request for proposals on May 2 with the deadline of July 5 to submit applications. HTA staff held informational briefings about the submission process on all six islands during the month of May.
     Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā, HTA’s Director of Hawaiian Cultural Affairs, said, “It’s imperative that the tourism industry recognizes the importance of perpetuating the Hawaiian culture. The culture here is what makes the Hawaiian Islands unique and underpins the authenticity of the visitor experience. As we support these practitioners in strengthening and perpetuating cultural practices in their communities, it’s important for tourism to do its part to give back.”
Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority's
Director of Hawaiian Cultural Affairs.
Photo from HTA
     Statewide, Kūkulu Ola Awardees are ‘Aha Kāne Foundation for the Advancement of Native Hawaiian Males -  Hō‘ā Hou; Awaiāulu, Inc. for Māhuahua Translation Training Project: Phase IV; Hawaiʻi Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences, Inc. for Steel Guitar Festivals on Kauaʻi, Maui and Hawai‘i Island;  Hawaiʻi Museums Association  for Mākau Moʻomeheu: Cultural Competence in Hawai‘i's Museums; Hula Preservation Society for  Bringing Hula Kiʻi To Life and
Polynesian Voyaging Society for  Preparing for Moananuiākea: Exploring the Pacific.
    Hawaiʻi Island programs funded for 2020 are: Edith K. Kanakaʻole Foundation for Haʻa - Research and Management of the Health and Wellness of Hula Dancers;  Hawaiʻi Forest Institute for Hoʻōla Ka Makanaʻā o Kaʻūpūlehu; Hilo-Hāmākua Community Development Corp. for Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hāmākua; Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili (huiMAU) for  HoAMa Youth Mentorship Programs and  Pōhāhā I Ka Lani for Ka Lau o Ke Kāhuli.

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FARMING METHODS THAT THRIVE IN A DECARBONIZED WORLD Webinar will be held Wednesday, Oct. 30 from  to  Join LightWorks in exploring the latest research and advancements in agriculture methods. The panel will consider the benefits of rotational grazing and other soil management strategies to help farmers become more sustainable and resilient to changes in weather and ecosystem conditions. These advances are protecting jobs, creating new business opportunities, and improving the health of the planet, says a statement from University of Arizona. Register for the Webinar.


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HAWAIʻI FARMERS UNION UNITED ANNUAL STATEWIDE CONVENTION will be held Nov. 8 to 10, Friday through Sunday on Maui. Tickets are on sale. Convention pricing has been reduced. Early Bird rates apply through October 18th. Vendor space is also available. Register here..


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Image from WalletHub
HAWAIʻI HAS THE THIRD LOWEST HEALTH UNINSURED RATES in the county, according to a recent report by WalletHub. The national uninsured rate is back on the rise, stated WalletHub, growing to 8.5 percent in 2018 from 7.9 percent in 2017. The personal-finance website compared the rates for 548 U.S. cities and the 50 states, in addition to a breakdown by age, race and ethnicity, and income level.
     The Aloha state has had some of the lowest uninsured rates over the last ten years. The uninsured rate in the states dropped 3.81 percent from 2010 and 2018; the national average is 6.56 percent. Hawaiʻi's expanded Medicare uninsured rate is 4.08 percent.
     Hawaiʻi does well in insured rates for all ages, races/ethnicities, and income levels, remaining below the national average in most cases. People 0 to 18 years of age have an uninsured rate of 2.61 percent, seventh best in the nation. People 19 an older have an uninsured rate of 4.52 percent, second best in the nation. Whites are uninsured at a rate of 3.21 percent – sixth; blacks at 4.75 percent, fourth; and Hispanics at 7.21 percent, second. Households with low income are uninsured at 6.83 percent, fourth in the nation, while high income households are uninsured at 2.36 percent, sixth in the nation.
     See the full report at wallethub.com/edu/uninsured-rates-by-state/4800/.

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HAWAIʻI PREPARATORY ACADEMY FACED KAʻŪ HIGH on Saturday, with the school from Kamuela winning 19-12 on the Trojans' home turf. Kaʻū will host Pahoa on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. - the last home game of the season.

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stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Mon., Oct. 14, , BIIF Div II First Round at 

Keaʻau
Tue., Oct. 15, , BIIF Div II Semifinals at 

Keaʻau
Wed., Oct. 16, , BIIF Div II Finals at 

Keaʻau
Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
MONDAY, OCT. 14
Monday Movie Night: Moananuiakea, Monday, Oct. 14, 6-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $5 donation suggested. Popcorn and snacks available for purchase. Bring a cushion. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 15

Hawai‘i County Council Mtgs., Tuesday, Oct. 15 (Committees), Wednesday, Oct. 17, (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.govThese meetings affect the temporary location of the Nā‘ālehu Public Library


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Ti Leaf Lei Making with Jelena Clay, Tuesday, Oct. 15, Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Why Hawaiian Honey May Be the Best on Earth, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium. Local beekeepers and representatives from the Big Island Beekeepers Association discuss the island's varieties of honey, with samples to taste. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

Ocean View Community Association Board of Directors Mtg., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 12:30-1:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Nāʻālehu School Cafeteria, 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Thursday, Oct. 17, Ocean View Community Center. 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

Forest Restoration Project, Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30a.m.-3p.m., HVNP. 12+; under 18 require adult co-signature. Pre-registration required - include first and last names, email address, and phone number of each participant. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Patty Kupchak, 352-1402, forest@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Guided Cultural Tour of the Ni‘aulani Forest, Friday, Oct. 18, 9:30-11a.m., Volcano Art Center. Kumu Hula Ryan McCormack leads. Tour focuses on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history, and lifeways, as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Free; open to public. Spaced is limited, reservations suggested. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Dances of Universal Peace, Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7:30p.m., Methodist Church hall, across from Nā‘ālehu Post Office. Fun, easy to learn dances from many traditions evoking peace. Donations welcome. No registration necessary. 939-9461, hualaniom2@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

Food from Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps & Wood Chips, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-2:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member; includes shiitake mushroom log kit and King Stropharia mushroom kit. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Free Haircut Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church. Kady and Drew Foster. 12 slots available. Also, Free Shower Day and The Big Island Giving Tree to hand out clothes and various items like razors and toothbrushes. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org

Birth of Kahuku, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy-to-moderate hike. nps.gov/havo/


Ocean View C.E.R.T. Mtg., Saturday, Oct. 19, 10a.m.-1p.m., Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting and training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Hula Kahiko - Kumu Hula Manaiakalani Kalua with AKAUNU, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30a.m., hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery. Hula performance. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu and ‘ohana, Saturday, Oct. 19, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. Hands-on cultural demonstration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Dave Lawrence & Green Machines Concert, Saturday, Oct. 19, 4p.m., Tiki Mama's, Ocean View. Suggested donation of $15 per person for Ka‘ū Skate Club, plus one can of food for Hawai‘i Island Food Bank. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 19, live music, pretzels and beer from 4p.m., dinner served 5-7p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and more. Bring Cooper Center mug for $1 off beer; purchase one for $10. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Pupule Papales Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 20

Pu‘u Lokuana, Sunday, Oct. 20, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, short, moderately difficult, 0.4 mile hike. nps.gov/havo/


45th Anniversary: Party Like It's 1974, Sunday, Oct. 20, 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. More details to be announced. Details to be announced. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     SpeakOut meetings will be held in Kona, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Liquor Commission Boardroom; Capt. Cook, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pukaʻana United Church of Christ; and Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.

King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, October 14, 2019

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Sidelined on Maile Street in Pāhala, this truck was found on its side Sunday morning and greeted residents
taking their trash to the dump. Police arranged for it to be tilted back onto its wheels and moved off the road.
Officers were seen talking to two wahine about the who, when and how of the story. Photo by Julia Neal

FORMER COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR CHRIS YUEN is Gov. David Ige's nominee for the Hawaiʻi Island seat on the state Board of Land and Natural Resources. Yuen switches from an at large position to the Hawaiʻi County position. The governor today announced three nominations for the BLNR. All three nominations are subject to confirmation by the Senate.
     "These nominees represent a balanced and broad spectrum of experience and bring diverse points of view to the Land Board. All share a passion for Hawaiʻi's natural and cultural resources, and I know they will listen to the community as they make decisions that will move us toward a more 
Chris Yuen is nominated to be Hawai`i
Island's representative on the state
Board of Land & Natural Resource
resilient and sustainable future," said Ige. 
     Yuen would replace Stanley Roehrig whose term began on July 1, 2018. Yuen's term would end on June 30, 2022.
     Yuen runs an organic farm north of Hilo growing lychees and bananas. He is an attorney and served as Hawaiʻi County Planning Director from 2000 to 2008. Yuen also served on the state land board from 1990 to 1998.
     Yuen was born and raised in Hilo. Over the years he has been involved in several campaigns to preserve coastal open space, including Keaukaha, Kalapana, Makalawena, Awakeʻe, the Kekaha Kai Park, and Kohanaiki.
     He has a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, a master's degree in environmental science from the State University of New York, and a law degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law. Yuen is married and has two children.
  "I'm grateful to Gov. Ige for allowing me to continue on the Board, working with the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, the key agency for the protection and wise use of our environment and natural resources," said Yuen.
     Vernon Char is appointed to an at-large seat replacing Keith "Keone" Downing who left the board on April 29, 2019. Char's term would end on June 30, 2021.
    Wesley "Kaiwi" Yoon is appointed to an at-large seat filling the at-large seat of Yuen. Yoon's term would end on June 30, 2022. Yoon is the vice president of operations, planning and project
Wesley Kaiwi Yoon is appointed to an at-large
seat on the Board of Land & Natural Resources.
management at the Bishop Museum. Yoon's responsibilities include managing the daily operations of the museum's 14-acre campus and working closely with the president & CEO and the senior management team to lead planning initiatives and implement program management processes throughout the institution. Prior to his current position, Yoon worked for the State Department of Land and Natural Resources from 2015-2018 and served two terms on the Legacy Land Conservation Commission from 2007-2014.
     Yoon is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools and holds a bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
     "It has and always will be an honor to serve the people and special places of Hawaiʻi, especially when it involves preserving and protecting our fleeting and fragile resources," said Yoon.
     Char is a practicing attorney with the law firm of Char Sakamoto Ishii Lum & Ching. He initially worked in the Office of Attorney General in charge of the Anti-Trust and Consumer Protection Division. Active in Bar Association matters, he was president of the Hawaii Bar Association and served a three-year term on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. He has also served on various state agencies during his career. He was a member of the Board of the Department of Land & Natural Resources in 2014-2015. He has also served on other state boards including the
Vernon Char is nominated to be an at large member of the BLNR.
Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission. He helped found the University of Hawaiʻi Alumni Association and served as its president in 1989. He received the association's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1992. His current interests include participating in Mānoa Forum programs.
     Char earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Hawaiʻi and law degree from Harvard Law School.Char is married to Evelyn Lau, a fellow graduate of the University of Hawaʻi. They have five children – three are attorneys and two are physicians.
     "I recognize the important and diverse responsibilities of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the community and look forward to again serving on the Board," said Char.
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TULSI GABBARD WILL JOIN THE DEBATE Tuesday between Democratic candidates for U.S. president. Ka`u's Representative in Congress announced early Monday that she will participate in the third Democratic presidential debate, following her statements that she might boycott the televised event to protest what she called "commercialized reality television meant to entertain, rather than to inform or enlighten.”
     Gabbard said that during the last presidential election, the Democratic National Committee rigged the process of selecting the Democratic nominee, diminishing the candidacy of  Bernie Sanders. She claimed that during this primary, "the DNC and corporate media are rigging the election again, but this time against the American people in the early voting states of Iowa, North Carolina and Nevada." Instead of honoring early voting results in these states, she said, the DNC is choosing among polls that support its chosen candidates to determine who will be on the debate stage.  "In short, the DNC and corporate media are trying to hijack the entire election process."
Congresswoman for Ka`u, Tulsi Gabbard takes the debate stage with 11 other Democratic candidates for U.S. President,
Tuesday at 2 p.m. Hawai`i Time on CNN television and CNN.com. Photo from CNN
      Gabbard also responded to a New York Times profile, saying it contended that she is supported leaders in the alt-right. She pointed out that the New York Times and CNN are co-hosting the debate on Tuesday.  Gabbard tweeted, "As if to prove my point, NYT just published a 'greatest hits' smear piece. All your favorite hits in one article! These are the folks who will be acting as the 'neutral' questioners/moderators of Tuesday's debate lol."
     Moderators will be CNN's Erin Burnett,  Anderson Cooper and New York Times' Mark Lacey, starting at 2 p.m. Hawaiʻi time on CNN, CNN en Espaniol and CNN International. It will be livestreamed on CNN.com and NewYorkTimes.com.  It will be held at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.
     Candidates in the Tuesday debate are Gabbard, former Vice-President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Businessman Andrew Yang of New York, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, former HUD Secretary and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro of Texas and businessman Tom Steyer of California.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Tue., Oct. 15, , BIIF Div II Semifinals at 

Keaʻau
Wed., Oct. 16, , BIIF Div II Finals at 

Keaʻau
Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
TUESDAY, OCT. 15
Hawai‘i County Council Mtgs., Tuesday, Oct. 15 (Committees), Wednesday, Oct. 17, (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.govThese meetings affect the temporary location of the Nā‘ālehu Public Library


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Ti Leaf Lei Making with Jelena Clay, Tuesday, Oct. 15, Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Why Hawaiian Honey May Be the Best on Earth, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7p.m., Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium. Local beekeepers and representatives from the Big Island Beekeepers Association discuss the island's varieties of honey, with samples to taste. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

Ocean View Community Association Board of Directors Mtg., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 12:30-1:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Nāʻālehu School Cafeteria, 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Thursday, Oct. 17, Ocean View Community Center. 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

Forest Restoration Project, Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30a.m.-3p.m., HVNP. 12+; under 18 require adult co-signature. Pre-registration required - include first and last names, email address, and phone number of each participant. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Patty Kupchak, 352-1402, forest@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Guided Cultural Tour of the Ni‘aulani Forest, Friday, Oct. 18, 9:30-11a.m., Volcano Art Center. Kumu Hula Ryan McCormack leads. Tour focuses on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history, and lifeways, as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Free; open to public. Spaced is limited, reservations suggested. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Dances of Universal Peace, Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7:30p.m., Methodist Church hall, across from Nā‘ālehu Post Office. Fun, easy to learn dances from many traditions evoking peace. Donations welcome. No registration necessary. 939-9461, hualaniom2@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

Food from Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps & Wood Chips, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-2:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member; includes shiitake mushroom log kit and King Stropharia mushroom kit. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Free Haircut Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church. Kady and Drew Foster. 12 slots available. Also, Free Shower Day and The Big Island Giving Tree to hand out clothes and various items like razors and toothbrushes. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org

Birth of Kahuku, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy-to-moderate hike. nps.gov/havo/


Ocean View C.E.R.T. Mtg., Saturday, Oct. 19, 10a.m.-1p.m., Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting and training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Hula Kahiko - Kumu Hula Manaiakalani Kalua with AKAUNU, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30a.m., hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery. Hula performance. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu and ‘ohana, Saturday, Oct. 19, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. Hands-on cultural demonstration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Dave Lawrence & Green Machines Concert, Saturday, Oct. 19, 4p.m., Tiki Mama's, Ocean View. Suggested donation of $15 per person for Ka‘ū Skate Club, plus one can of food for Hawai‘i Island Food Bank. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 19, live music, pretzels and beer from 4p.m., dinner served 5-7p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and more. Bring Cooper Center mug for $1 off beer; purchase one for $10. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Pupule Papales Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 20

Pu‘u Lokuana, Sunday, Oct. 20, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, short, moderately difficult, 0.4 mile hike. nps.gov/havo/


45th Anniversary: Party Like It's 1974, Sunday, Oct. 20, 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. More details to be announced. Details to be announced. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     SpeakOut meetings will be held in Kona, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Liquor Commission Boardroom; Capt. Cook, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pukaʻana United Church of Christ; and Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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Tulsi Gabbard asked Elizabeth Warren to commit to ending endless regime change wars when they
debated tonight in the fourth Democratic National Committee debate leading up to the primary
election for President of the United States. Photo from CNN
THE ONGOING CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY TO IMPEACH PRES. DONALD TRUMP received support from Kaʻū's congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and the other 11 candidates on the the Democratic debate stage tonight. They talked about the U.S. losing credibility through Trump's backing out of the Paris climate change agreement, the nuclear deal with Iran, and by abandoning the Kurds in Syria.
     Gabbard warned, howevet, that should the U.S. House of Representatives impeach Trump and the Senate doesn't, the President will feel exonerated, further deepening the divides in the country.
    Concerning the Trump administration's recent abandonment of the Kurdish people who have backed the U.S. in the war in Syria, Gabbard said, "Donald Trump has the blood of the Kurds on his hands, but so do many of the politicians in our country from both parties who have supported this ongoing regime change war in Syria that started in 2011." She said that "many in the mainstream media" have been "championing and cheerleading this regime change war." She said the U.S. should withdraw in an organized way.
     Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who like Gabbard is a veteran of middle eastern war, disagreed with pulling out of Syria and abandoning the Kurds who have supported the U.S. lost lives and suffered injuries. He said that he is hearing from U.S. troops in Afghanistan as well, that they are ashamed they are abandoning those they promised to help. Buttigieg said it would be hard to look these people in the eye.
The fourth DNC debate for President featured Ka`u's congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on right and the
11 other candidates who all supported the impeachment inquiry for Pres. Donald Drump. Image from CNN
     Gabbard asked Buttigieg whether he wants to keep soldiers indefinitely, in endless war? He replied, no, but cautioned against abandoning allies like the Kurds. He  said that Trump's actions are taking away the honor of U.S. troops and that Trump's actions betray American credibility.
     Gabbard also asked Elizabeth Warrren to join her opposition to endless regime change wars.
    Before the debate Gabbard released a statement saying, "I'm running for President for a simple reason: because I love my country, and our people. It's the same reason I put on the uniform 16 years ago, the same reason I decided to run for Congress seven years ago, and the reason I'm proud to represent your voice on the debate stage tonight.
      "But make no mistake: Tonight's stage is set against us. The DNC has hijacked the primary process to take power away from the American voter. The 'neutral' media hosts of the debate have spent the past few days smearing our campaign, misrepresenting my record and message, daring to question my loyalty to the very country I joined my brothers and sisters in uniform to serve and defend against all enemies — foreign and domestic.
     "This is what always happens when you dare to go up against the establishment. When you are not afraid to speak the truth. When you side with the people and speak out against the military and prison industrial complex, the foreign policy establishment, the corporate media, Big Pharma, the chickenhawk leaders who drag us from one regime change war to the next and who are bringing us closer to nuclear war with Russia and China... and all those who profit from this corruption and greed.
     "I'm the first female combat veteran to run for president and I'm undaunted by the fight tonight, and the fight ahead. Nothing will stop me from fighting for a country truly of, by and for the people."
       The 12 contenders on the debate stage were: Gabbard, former Vice-President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Businessman Andrew Yang of New York, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, former HUD Secretary and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro of Texas and businessman Tom Steyer of California.
      See the full debate at CNN.com. See more in Wednesday's Kaʻū News Briefs.
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PLASTICS AND MOST PAPER WILL NO LONGER BE RECYCLED. They will go straight into the general garbage shoot at all county transfer stations, starting Wednesday, Oct. 16. A statement from the county says, "Due to significant decreases in the global market for recyclables the County of Hawai‘i will no longer accept some of the types of materials collected in the Two-Bin Recycling Program at the Recycling & Transfer Stations. However, the County will continue its ongoing efforts to evaluate potential alternatives to remain environmentally and economically responsible."
Plastics and most paper products will go down the garbage shoot at
Pahala and other transfer stations.
      Starting October 16, the Two-Bin Recycling Program will be downsized to collect only corrugated cardboard that is clean with no food or other contamination (e.g. pizza boxes) and brown kraft paper bags (e.g. paper shopping bags). Glass bottles and jars will continue to be collected in a separate glass bin (clean non-HI-5 containers such as wine bottles, pickle jars, cosmetic jars). No caps, covers or lids.
     Small clean metal cans (e.g. soup, canned meat & vegetables, pet food) will no longer be allowed in the Two-Bin Recycling Program; they may be recycled in the scrap metal bins at select Recycling & Transfer Stations. These changes do not affect the State of Hawai‘i's HI-5 Redemption Program.

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SWITCHING FROM HERBICIDES TO CLEAN COUNTY ROADS, sidewalks, trails, bikeways, drainageways and waterways passed the County Council's Committee on Agricultural, Water, Energy and Environmental Management today. With the 7-0 vote, the bill moves to the full County Council. It was introduced by Kona councilwoman Rebecca Villegas and supported by Greener Hawai`i and the Sierra Club.
      The bill calls for a four year transition to move county landscaping practices away from the use of Roundup and other herbicides. A Vegetation Management Transition Commission would guide the county. The bill would exempt the county's land that is leased out for agriculture.
     A statement from the two organizations says that "The safety of glyphosate herbicides (one common brand name is Roundup) and others used by the county became a much-discussed topic after a visit to Hawai‘i in June by Dewayne 'Lee' Johnson, who won the first lawsuit against Monsanto after contracting non-Hodgkins lymphoma from exposure to glyphosate as a school groundskeeper. He spoke at a community meeting in O‘ahu voicing concerns about the use of herbicides and pesticides by the DOE. Afterwards, Board of Education Superintendent Christina Kishimoto announced an immediate halt to use of chemical pesticides and herbicides on Hawai‘i school campuses."

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HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE ISLAND are welcome to find help at the Old Hilo Memorial Hospital, which is being renovated to serve them through $2.5 million in ʻOhana Zone funds from the state.  The Keolahou Shelter and Assessment Center held a soft opening, Monday, Oct. 7, and a formal opening and blessing is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 8. When the facility is fully operational, it will offer emergency shelter beds, case management and other resources, with the goal of improving access to needed services for those experiencing homelessness. It is a collaboration between the state, the County of Hawaiʻi, HOPE Services Hawaiʻi and other community partners.
     "Each person experiencing homelessness has specific needs, and this center is providing individual assistance to those who seek help," said Gov. David Ige. "Partnerships like this one allow us to improve the health and well-being of our community's most vulnerable members."
      There are 25 emergency shelter beds available in the initial phase. At full operation, the shelter will provide 50 emergency shelter beds for single men. The assessment center will allow individuals to connect with a case manager and other services. Individuals will be able to stay for up to 90 days.
Hilo Memorial Hospital is open as a homeless shelter for people from around the island.

     In 2018, state legislators appropriated $30 million to establish at least three ʻOhana Zone sites on Oʻahu, and one each on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui and Kauaʻi.
     The law requires that ʻOhana Zones be placed on state and county land and that those spaces provide services to assist homeless individuals and families to access permanent housing. Also, the state has prioritized sites that have existing facilities and infrastructure in place that can be paired with funding to address the needs of chronically homeless individuals and families.
   "We're very grateful for the assistance of the state government, whose 'Ohana Zone funding is making Keolahou a reality," said Mayor Harry Kim. "I am so proud and grateful to everybody who have worked so hard to make this comprehensive program a reality, with involvement from the faith community, nonprofits, county departments and the private sector.
    "This program will hopefully be duplicated in Kona, pending environmental review. Both the Hilo and proposed Kona facilities would provide an assessment center to bring the homeless off the streets, an emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing and support services. We are truly grateful to all of our partners," Kim said.
     HOPE Services Hawaiʻi is working with community partners such the Hawaiʻi County Economic Opportunity Council, Project Vision, Bay Clinic, Hawaiʻi Island HIV/AIDS Foundation, the Food Basket Inc., Arc of Hilo, Hawaiian Community Assets, and Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi.
     "We are honored to be working with visionary community partners, who will offer life-changing services for the men staying at Keolahou," said Brandee Menino, chief executive officer of HOPE Services Hawaiʻi. "We are also grateful to the state and County of Hawaiʻi, particularly Sharon Hirota of the mayor's office, for paving the way for the first ʻOhana Zone on Hawaiʻi Island to become a reality."
     Other projects addressing homelessness are also in the pipeline for Hawaiʻi County. An assessment center at the Na Kahua Hale o Ulu Wini housing complex is expected to open by the end of the year, and the Village 9 affordable housing project and 20 units of permanent supportive housing at Keolahou are scheduled to welcome residents in spring 2020.

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KA`U BEAT CHRISTIAN LIBERTY in the first round of BIIF Division  II girls volleyball playoffs Monday night. The Trojans hosted the Christian Liberty Academy at Kaʻū District Gym. Kaʻū took the first two sets, 25-12 and 26-24, while Christian Liberty won the third and fourth 25-15 and 25-23. Trojans wrapped up the match in the fifth set 15-6.

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2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Wed., Oct. 16, , BIIF Div II Finals at 

Keaʻau
Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
Ocean View Community Association Board of Directors Mtg., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 12:30-1:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Nāʻālehu School Cafeteria, 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Thursday, Oct. 17, Ocean View Community Center. 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

Forest Restoration Project, Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30a.m.-3p.m., HVNP. 12+; under 18 require adult co-signature. Pre-registration required - include first and last names, email address, and phone number of each participant. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Patty Kupchak, 352-1402, forest@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Guided Cultural Tour of the Ni‘aulani Forest, Friday, Oct. 18, 9:30-11a.m., Volcano Art Center. Kumu Hula Ryan McCormack leads. Tour focuses on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history, and lifeways, as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Free; open to public. Spaced is limited, reservations suggested. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Dances of Universal Peace, Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7:30p.m., Methodist Church hall, across from Nā‘ālehu Post Office. Fun, easy to learn dances from many traditions evoking peace. Donations welcome. No registration necessary. 939-9461, hualaniom2@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

Food from Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps & Wood Chips, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-2:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member; includes shiitake mushroom log kit and King Stropharia mushroom kit. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Free Haircut Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church. Kady and Drew Foster. 12 slots available. Also, Free Shower Day and The Big Island Giving Tree to hand out clothes and various items like razors and toothbrushes. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org

Birth of Kahuku, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy-to-moderate hike. nps.gov/havo/


Ocean View C.E.R.T. Mtg., Saturday, Oct. 19, 10a.m.-1p.m., Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting and training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Hula Kahiko - Kumu Hula Manaiakalani Kalua with AKAUNU, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30a.m., hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery. Hula performance. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu and ‘ohana, Saturday, Oct. 19, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. Hands-on cultural demonstration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Dave Lawrence & Green Machines Concert, Saturday, Oct. 19, 4p.m., Tiki Mama's, Ocean View. Suggested donation of $15 per person for Ka‘ū Skate Club, plus one can of food for Hawai‘i Island Food Bank. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 19, live music, pretzels and beer from 4p.m., dinner served 5-7p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and more. Bring Cooper Center mug for $1 off beer; purchase one for $10. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Pupule Papales Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 20

Pu‘u Lokuana, Sunday, Oct. 20, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, short, moderately difficult, 0.4 mile hike. nps.gov/havo/


45th Anniversary: Party Like It's 1974, Sunday, Oct. 20, 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. More details to be announced. Details to be announced. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. Board Mtg., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10a.m., H.O.V.E. RMC office, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean View. 929-9910, hoveroad.com

ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     SpeakOut meetings will be held in Capt. Cook, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pukaʻana United Church of Christ; and Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Proposals to the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents include more education about Maunakea and its
cultural importance to the Hawaiian people. Classes are ongoing on the mauna, sponsored by those who oppose
putting the Thirty Meter Telescope on top of the mauna. Photo by Julia Neal
MAUNAKEA MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS will come before the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 17. The Maunakea Governance Permitted Interaction Group recommends development of "a suite of educational programs regarding Maunakea including but not limited to Native Hawaiian culture, history, environmental, and biological considerations designed for tour guides and drivers, employees, contractors, recreational users, scientists and observatory workers, and visitors, as required by the Management Plans, by August 31, 2020."
     The Committee recommends asking the 2020 Hawaiʻi State Legislature "for monies to plan, design, and construct an educational center at Hale Pohaku and/or another appropriate site on Maunakea that will educate visitors on cultural, environmental, and astronomy related topics relating to Maunakea."
     The proposals include building a new educational telescope facility for the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, on already developed land at Hale Pohaku or elsewhere, "as soon as can be permitted, with a target date no later than April 30, 2021, to ensure the prompt availability of a teaching telescope. The Board of Regents shall support the funding of the planning, design, and construction of the new educational facility."
     The Committee asks for the Maunakea Master Plan update to accommodate uses by Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. It asks the University to cooperate with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to resolve any outstanding issues relating to the roadway infrastructure on Maunakea and to seek opportunities to assist DHHL in its efforts "to fulfill its trust duties and responsibilities on the use of its Maunakea lands."
     It recommends that the University pursue a partnership with an appropriate agency or organization whose primary beneficiary is the Native Hawaiian community, to operate commercial shuttles and tours on Maunakea.
University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents will take up a proposal to ensure allowing cultural practices on the mauna, such
as those taking place where protesters of additional telescopes there are conducting ceremonies, including this
presentation of ʻawa by Pacific Islanders to Hawaiian kūpuna. Photo by Julia Neal
     The Committe calls for a reorganization and restructuring plan to be presented to the Board of Regents as to all advisory, operating, and funding bodies involved in the management of Maunakea by April 2020. It asks for an analysis to determine whether "management of the Maunakea Science Reserve would be better served if transferred to a governmental authority or other third party entity, or through alternate management mechanisms (e.g., conservation easement agreement, etc.). The results of this analysis will be presented to the Board of Regents by April 2020."
     The proposals include details and dates for decommissioning five telescopes already built on Maunakea. Decommissioning "shall mean the complete removal of all man-made structures at each respective site, bringing each site to as close as feasible to its natural state prior to construction."
     The proposals do not address the future of the Thirty Meter Telescope, which has been delayed by a group protesting its construction and blocking the road to the site near the Maunakea summit.

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A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION, CONDEMNING WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS FROM SYRIA, PASSED the U.S. House of Representatives today with a vote of 354 to 60. Resolution 77 stated the withdrawal is "beneficial to adversaries of the United States government," which include Syria, Russia, and Iran. The measure also demanded the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, end military actions in northern Syria. Kaʻū's Congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, missed the vote.
     The measure and vote are in response to Pres. Donald Trump's decision to remove all U.S.troops from Syrialast week. On Sunday, Trump announced that Turkeywould take offensive actions against Syria. Kurdish forces in Syriaare now under attack, 200,000-plus people have been displaced, and the New York Times reports that, due to these actions, the "threat of ISIS's resurgence looms."
     A companion measure in the Senate was introduced on Tuesday but has not yet been put to vote.


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STATE SEN. KAI KAHELE, WHO IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS, announced today that he supports the U.S. House of Representatives vote to "condemn President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Northern Syria where they were engaged with our Kurdish allies in fighting and detaining thousands of ISIS terrorists.
State Sen. Kai Kahele said today he supports the U.S. House of
Representative's condemnation of Pres. Donald Trump for pulling
troops out of Syria and abandoning the Kurds. Kahele is running
for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's seat in Congress. Photo from Kahele
     "Unfortunately, the people of Hawaiʻi's 2nd Congressional District were left without a voice because Congresswoman Gabbard, yet again, failed to show up and report to duty. Appearing on national television the night before (Gabbard debated against 11 other candidates for U.S. President) is not an excuse to miss work. The people of Hawaiʻi deserve a representative who is committed full-time to this job."

     Kahele serves as Majority Floor Leader and Chairman of the Committee on Water and Land in the Hawaiʻi State Senate. He is an 18-year combat veteran aviator who was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard.
     He is running for Gabbard's seat.

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A FIRST OF ITS KIND - HAWAIʻI CANCER RESEARCH CENTER - WAS GRANTED $6.5 MILLION in federal funding, announced Sen. Mazie Hirono today. The National Institute of Health funds will support construction of a new clinical research center at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center to focus on early-phase clinical trials.

     The UH CancerCenter is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Current cancer clinical trials in Hawaiʻi are provided through a partnership between the UH CancerCenter, the University of Hawaiʻi, and the Hawaiʻi Cancer Consortium.

     The EarlyPhaseCancerClinicalResearchCenterwill serve an estimated 100 to 200 patients annually, with access to Phase 1 trials. They would have had to otherwise travel out of state for specialized treatment. Phase 1 trials are typically considered when standard treatments have been unsuccessful, or patients have a challenging form of cancer.

     Hirono, a kidney cancer survivor, said, "Cancer patients in Hawaiʻi currently have to travel to the mainland to access cutting-edge treatments through early-phase clinical trials, creating a financial challenge that not only burdens some patients, but limits access for others altogether." She said the new center will present a "great opportunity for patients to access novel treatments, while helping researchers broaden our understanding of the disease."

Sen. Mazie Hirono
     UH Cancer Center Director Randall Holcombe said, "We are extremely thankful for state and federal funds supporting the new state-of-the-art program. This will enable advances in cancer treatments that are of direct importance to our diverse population in Hawaiʻi. Patients in Hoʻōla will participate in a clinical research study, and therefore be provided the newest treatments without the expense and difficulties of traveling to another National Cancer Institute-designated center on the mainland."
Trojans Girls Volleyball showed well in
the BIIF season, placing third overall in
Div II. Photo by Julia Neal
     As a member of the Senate NIH Caucus, Hirono has consistently supported the agency's contributions to cancer research. In April, she signed a letter asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to reject Pres. Trump's proposed cut to NIH funding and to maintain a strong commitment to medical research funding for the upcoming fiscal year.

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KAʻŪ TOOK THIRD PLACE in the season finals of Big Island Interscholastic Federation Girls Volleyball, taking down Pāhoa, 25 to 22, 25 to 21, and 25 to 23. Kaʻū lost to Kohala today, 20-25, 18-25 and 23-25. Konawaena takes on Kohala for the Division II championship.
     The game tonight against the Ka Makani Daggers at Keaʻau High School is the final Division II BIIF game. Should Kaʻū win, it would earn a berth in the state tournament on Oʻahu.
     The Trojans take their place next to HPA in second and Konawaena in third, both much larger schools, in a field of nine total schools.

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throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
THURSDAY, OCT. 17
Nāʻālehu School Family Reading Night, Thursday, Oct. 17, Ocean View Community Center. 6-7p.m. Family reading, make & take activities, and snacks provided. Free. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

Forest Restoration Project, Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30a.m.-3p.m., HVNP. 12+; under 18 require adult co-signature. Pre-registration required - include first and last names, email address, and phone number of each participant. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Patty Kupchak, 352-1402, forest@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Guided Cultural Tour of the Ni‘aulani Forest, Friday, Oct. 18, 9:30-11a.m., Volcano Art Center. Kumu Hula Ryan McCormack leads. Tour focuses on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history, and lifeways, as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Free; open to public. Spaced is limited, reservations suggested. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Dances of Universal Peace, Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7:30p.m., Methodist Church hall, across from Nā‘ālehu Post Office. Fun, easy to learn dances from many traditions evoking peace. Donations welcome. No registration necessary. 939-9461, hualaniom2@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

Food from Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps & Wood Chips, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-2:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member; includes shiitake mushroom log kit and King Stropharia mushroom kit. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Free Haircut Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church. Kady and Drew Foster. 12 slots available. Also, Free Shower Day and The Big Island Giving Tree to hand out clothes and various items like razors and toothbrushes. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org

Birth of Kahuku, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy-to-moderate hike. nps.gov/havo/


Ocean View C.E.R.T. Mtg., Saturday, Oct. 19, 10a.m.-1p.m., Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting and training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Hula Kahiko - Kumu Hula Manaiakalani Kalua with AKAUNU, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30a.m., hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery. Hula performance. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu and ‘ohana, Saturday, Oct. 19, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. Hands-on cultural demonstration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Dave Lawrence & Green Machines Concert, Saturday, Oct. 19, 4p.m., Tiki Mama's, Ocean View. Suggested donation of $15 per person for Ka‘ū Skate Club, plus one can of food for Hawai‘i Island Food Bank. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 19, live music, pretzels and beer from 4p.m., dinner served 5-7p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and more. Bring Cooper Center mug for $1 off beer; purchase one for $10. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Pupule Papales Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 20

Pu‘u Lokuana, Sunday, Oct. 20, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, short, moderately difficult, 0.4 mile hike. nps.gov/havo/


45th Anniversary: Party Like It's 1974, Sunday, Oct. 20, 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. More details to be announced. Details to be announced. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. Board Mtg., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10a.m., H.O.V.E. RMC office, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean View. 929-9910, hoveroad.com


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

Nāʻālehu School Parent Conferences, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24, Nāʻālehu Elementary School; Friday, Oct. 25, Ocean View Community Center. Times to be determined via letter home.


Guided Hike On A 60 Year Old Lava Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kīlauea Iki Overlook Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate to challenging 2.4 mile hike (one way). $80/person. Register online. Park entrance fees may apply. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Lei Kukui Demonstration, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10a.m.-noon, Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai. Make hīpu‘u - a style of lei making in which the steams and leaves of the Kukui tree are tied together - with rangers and staff. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, October 17, 2019

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Island people and island wildlife are particularly in danger from climate change, according to the new Hawaiʻi
County Council resolution declaring a Climate Emergency. It was issued during National Wildlife Refuge Week.
Photo from Sen. Mazie Hirono's Twitter.
A CLIMATE EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY COUNCIL on Wednesday. The resolution, approved during National Wildlife Refuge Week, seeks to "rapidly complete the Hawaiʻi Island Climate Action plan, establish goals and objectives to reduce the use of fossil fuels, and support transition to climate-smart agriculture in an effort to immediately reverse global warming." Kaʻū's councilwoman Maile David voted for it.
     County Council Chair Aaron Chung blamed the crisis on worldwide overpopulation. Unless population is controlled, "its just gonna be a slow death, sorry to say....We must do our best to try to control it." The resolution calls for changing practices; not only to contribute to slowing climate change, but also for living with it.
     The resolution points to findings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, calling for practices to temper global warming to reduce risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, economic growth, and plant and animal life this century.
     It mentions recent research indicating that warming is likely to accelerate in the next decade. It refers to last year's report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program, comprised of 13 federal agencies, which detailed "the massive threat that climate change poses to the American economy," and underscored "the need for immediate emergency action by every level of government to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other green houses gases."

An ʻōpaeʻula, one of the most climate sensitive and endangered organisms in Kaʻū. This photo of the
shrimp was posted on Sen. Mazie Hirono's Twitter feed, celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week.
     The resolution states that warming, with destructive climate events, is already demonstrating that "the Earth is already too hot for humanity to safely and justly exist, as attested by increased and intensifying wildfires, floods, rising seas, diseases, droughts, and extreme weather. It refers to the World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice, which included "15,364 signatories from scientists representing 184 countries formally supporting the work, declaring humans have pushed Earth's ecosystems to their breaking point, and that we are well on the way to ruining the planet, as climate change and the global economy's overshoot of ecological limits are driving the sixth mass extinction of species, which could devastate much of life on Earth for the next 10 million years."
     In the resolution, the Hawaiʻi County Council declares that the United States "has disproportionately contributed to the climate and extinction emergencies, and has repeatedly obstructed global efforts to transition toward a green economy, and thus bears an extraordinary responsibility to rapidly address these existential threats."
     The resolution says that "restoring a safe and stable climate requires a whole-of-society Climate Mobilization at all levels of government, on a scale not seen since World War II, to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors at emergency speed, to rapidly and safely draw down or remove all the excess carbon from the atmosphere, and to implement measures to protect all people and species from the consequences of abrupt climate change."
Hawaiian green sea turtles live at Punaluʻu black sand beach, but nest in the northern Hawaiian Islands which
have been devastated by recent hurricanes and are subject to rising waters due to climate change.
Photo from Sen. Mazie Hirono's Twitter feed.
     It foresees that "actions to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and/or draw down greenhouse gases may include improving resilience to the effects of climate change, i.e. targeting food security in our region that is a critical action in the face of climate change, which will continue to place added pressure on existing food and water resources."
     The County Council declares that "the safety and wellbeing of our citizens is the prime directive of our local governments, and the cumulative impacts of climate change upon Hawaiʻi will be particularly severe over the next several decades."
     The resolution talks about islands being particularly at risk, with climate change impacts in the Pacific Islands "expected to amplify existing risks and lead to compounding economic, environmental, social, and cultural costs. In some locations, climate change impacts on ecological and social systems are projected to result in severe disruptions to livelihoods that increase the risk of human conflict or compel the need for migration. Early interventions, already occurring in some places across the region, can prevent costly and lengthy rebuilding of communities and livelihoods and minimize displacement and relocation."
Endangered birds are subject to rising waters
 that cover their nesting grounds.
Photo from Sen. Mazie Hirono's Twitter 
     The County Council notes that more than 1,000 cities, districts, counties, and local governments across the world representing over 221 million people "collectively have declared or officially acknowledged the existence of a global climate emergency and have committed to action to drive down emissions at emergency speed."
     In tomorrow's Kaʻū News Briefs, read the resolutions' plan for the County of Hawaiʻi to tackle the climate change problem.

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THIS IS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WEEK,
observed the second full week of October each year to celebrate the network of lands and waters that conserves and protects the wildlife heritage throughout the nation.
     The National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides vital habitat for thousands of native species, from marine mammals and sea turtles to endangered Hawaiian birds and bats. 
     National Wildlife Refuges also support the economy. In carrying out the Refuge System's wildlife conservation mission, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, wildlife refuges pump $3.2 billion per year into regional economies and support more than 41,000 jobs.
     The Refuge System includes 567 national wildlife refuges and 38 wetland management districts covering 95 million acres. A National Wildlife Refuge close to Kaʻū is the Hakalau Forest. See fws.gov/refuge/hakalau_forest/
The ‘Amakihi is a protected native Hawaiian bird in the Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge. USF&W photo
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AN INCREASING SUICIDE RATE AMONG NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS has drawn the concern of Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. senators on both sides of the aisle. A bipartisan group of senators is calling on the Department of Defense to address recent suicide reports gathered by DoD, which found a suicide mortality rate for the National Guard consistently higher than among Active Duty and Reserve members.
     "We cannot continue to treat the National Guard as just another branch of the Active Army and Air Force while not paying special attention to their unique needs. We must ensure the National Guard has care and community that is comparable to the Active components," wrote the senators. "The National Guard maintains comparable operational tempos but lacks the support of a community that fully empathizes with their unique and sometimes isolating experience of being both soldier and civilian."
     In a letter to the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the senators cited potential reasons for more National Guard suicides, from problems finding full time employment and a lack of access to quality mental health care- particularly in rural areas - to the institutional and conditional isolation from the broader military community.
     The senators emphasized that the unique position of National Guard servicemembers as both soldiers and civilians necessitates tailored solutions for accessing mental health care and community-based support. The senators also requested that DOD provide further analysis of the gaps in existing suicide prevention programs and the factors contributing to the discrepancy in National Guard suicide rates.
     Earlier this year, Hirono introduced the bipartisan Every Veteran in Crisis Act which would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve oversight and evaluation of its suicide prevention media outreach campaigns. She previously cosponsored the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act that became law in 2015.
     The full text of the letter is available here.

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FOR THE LATE U.S. CONGRESSMAN ELIJAH CUMMINGS, FLAGS WILL FLY HALF-STAFF through tomorrow, Oct. 18. Gov. David Ige joined governors around the country to honor the congressman from Baltimore for his years of service in civil rights and social justice. He was known
for his civil tone and willingness to work with everyone.
     Both the United States flag and the Hawai‘i state flag will fly at half-staff at the State Capitol, and upon all state offices and agencies, as well as the Hawai‘i National Guard in the State of Hawai‘i, said Ige.
Elijah Cummings this summer introducing the Baltimore
community to an urban park at the old location of an illegal
garbage dump. Called Nature Play Space, its creation was
co-sponsored by the National Wildlife Foundation and
many community and educational organizations.
Photo from Elijah Cumming's Facebook
     Cummings' hometown paper, The Baltimore Sun, this evening relayed his comments: "I'm here for a season and a reason," said the veteran Democratic lawmaker this summer, in his Capitol Hill office, sitting below framed photographs of civil rights leaders Nelson Mandela and Coretta Scott King. "I don't know why I'm here, I don't know how long I'll be here, but I'm here. And I'm going to make the best of it."
     Before Cummings died at age 68 this morning at a Baltimore hospital, he signed numerous documents for gathering evidence for the inquiry to impeach Pres. Donald Trump. Cummings was the chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, and a member of congress since 1996.
     Also known for promoting neighborhood nature parks for children, Cummings said this summer that outdoor spaces "bring life to life. Our children are the living messengers we send to a future we will never see, and it is so vital they have outdoor places like this to play right here in their community."
     Presidential candidate and Kaʻū's congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard tweeted, "Very sad news this morning. My heart goes out to the Cummings family during this difficult time. Elijah Cummings dedicated his life to service and will truly be missed."

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ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS ARE INVITED to participate in the Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Parks' 2nd Annual Holidays at Kahuku, located at the Kahuku Unit in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The vent will be held Saturday, Dec. 14. There is a $20 booth fee. For information on applying, call 808-985.7373 or email admin@fhvnp.org.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Forest Restoration Project, Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30a.m.-3p.m., HVNP. 12+; under 18 require adult co-signature. Pre-registration required - include first and last names, email address, and phone number of each participant. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Patty Kupchak, 352-1402, forest@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Guided Cultural Tour of the Ni‘aulani Forest, Friday, Oct. 18, 9:30-11a.m., Volcano Art Center. Kumu Hula Ryan McCormack leads. Tour focuses on Hawaiian protocol, traditional chants, history, and lifeways, as they relate to the native forest ecosystem. Free; open to public. Spaced is limited, reservations suggested. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Dances of Universal Peace, Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7:30p.m., Methodist Church hall, across from Nā‘ālehu Post Office. Fun, easy to learn dances from many traditions evoking peace. Donations welcome. No registration necessary. 939-9461, hualaniom2@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

Food from Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps & Wood Chips, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-2:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member; includes shiitake mushroom log kit and King Stropharia mushroom kit. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Free Haircut Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church. Kady and Drew Foster. 12 slots available. Also, Free Shower Day and The Big Island Giving Tree to hand out clothes and various items like razors and toothbrushes. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org

Birth of Kahuku, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy-to-moderate hike. nps.gov/havo/


Ocean View C.E.R.T. Mtg., Saturday, Oct. 19, 10a.m.-1p.m., Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting and training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Hula Kahiko - Kumu Hula Manaiakalani Kalua with AKAUNU, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30a.m., hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery. Hula performance. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu and ‘ohana, Saturday, Oct. 19, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. Hands-on cultural demonstration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.com, volcanoartcenter.org

Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Dave Lawrence & Green Machines Concert, Saturday, Oct. 19, 4p.m., Tiki Mama's, Ocean View. Suggested donation of $15 per person for Ka‘ū Skate Club, plus one can of food for Hawai‘i Island Food Bank. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 19, live music, pretzels and beer from 4p.m., dinner served 5-7p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and more. Bring Cooper Center mug for $1 off beer; purchase one for $10. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Pupule Papales Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 20

Pu‘u Lokuana, Sunday, Oct. 20, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, short, moderately difficult, 0.4 mile hike. nps.gov/havo/


45th Anniversary: Party Like It's 1974, Sunday, Oct. 20, 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. More details to be announced. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. Board Mtg., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10a.m., H.O.V.E. RMC office, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean View. 929-9910, hoveroad.com


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

Nāʻālehu School Parent Conferences, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24, Nāʻālehu Elementary School; Friday, Oct. 25, Ocean View Community Center. Times to be determined via letter home.


Guided Hike On A 60 Year Old Lava Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kīlauea Iki Overlook Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate to challenging 2.4 mile hike (one way). $80/person. Register online. Park entrance fees may apply. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Lei Kukui Demonstration, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10a.m.-noon, Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai. Make hīpu‘u - a style of lei making in which the steams and leaves of the Kukui tree are tied together - with rangers and staff. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


THURSDAY, OCT. 24

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Thursday, Oct. 24, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Ka‘ū Community Children's Council, Thursday, Oct. 24 - fourth Thursday monthly - 3-4p.m., Classroom 35, Building F, Nā‘ālehu Elementary School. Provides local forum for all community members to come together as equal partners to discuss and positively affect multiple systems' issues for the benefit of all students, families, and communities. Chad Domingo, text 381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us

ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Friday, October 18, 2019

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The Visitor Information Station at Maunakea has been closed since July, while Maunakea Stewardship Director Greg
Chun says, "Everyone is right," in the standoff that blocks the road. See story below. Photo by Julia Neal
TULSI GABBARD CALLED OUT HILLARY CLINTON today for Clinton implying that Gabbard is being "groomed" to be a "Russian asset" and a third party candidate to ensure Pres. Donald Trump wins again. Without mentioning the Hawaiʻi congresswoman's name, Clinton put forth her theory on the podcast Campaign HQ, saying, "She’s the favorite of the Russians. They have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her, so far.”
      Gabbard, a combat veteran and Major in the Army National Guard, said that she won't run as a third party candidate. She also defended her oath to the U.S. and her position of seeking peace through ending "regime change wars." She tweeted "Great! Thank you @Hillary Clinton. You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain. From the day I announced my candidacy there has been a concerted campaign to destroy my reputation. We wondered who was behind it and why. Now we know - it was always you, through your proxies and powerful allies in the corporate media and war machine, afraid of the threat I pose. It's now clear that this primary is between you and me. Don't cowardly hide behind your proxies. Join the race directly."
Tulsi Gabbard says that the DNC can't control her in her opposition to
endless regime change wars. Photo from PBS
     A statement from Gabbard's campaign, released tonight, says that during the Democratic National Committee debate among presidential candidates on Tuesday, Gabbard said, "when I look out at our country, I do not see deplorables, I see fellow Americans." The statement says that with those words, Gabbard "was standing up to a corrupt party elite that holds exactly this kind of contempt for We, the People.
     "The utter disdain for the truth — and refusal to face their own failures and hypocrisy — shown by establishment warmongers and their corporate media lackeys is not only insulting, it's a threat to our democracy. From media blackouts, to baseless smears about Tulsi's religion and progressive record, to outright despicable attacks by the New York Times, CNN, Neera Tanden and now Hillary Clinton on Tulsi's loyalty to the country she risked her life to serve: Hillary Clinton and her establishment cronies have their knives out for Tulsi, using her as an example in their campaign to intimidate and silence those who dare to stand up for peace....they are attacking Tulsi because she is calling for an end to the regime change wars and new Cold War that fuel the military industrial complex. If they can do this to Tulsi — a soldier, a veteran and a Congresswoman — they can do this to anyone who stands up for peace.
Hillary Clinton says the Russians want a third party candidate to ensure that
Donald Trump stays in office and implies that Gabbard is the candidate.
Photo from National Review
     "Don't let them bully our people-powered movement into silence. Here's the truth: They are against Tulsi, against us, because they know they can't control us. They want a puppet in the White House who will blindly carry out their decades-long failed regime change foreign policy, who will maintain the corrupt and ineffective status quo. Tulsi is the only candidate willing to take on the corrupt DNC elite who cost us the election in 2016. The only candidate who knows the cost of war, and is ready to serve as our commander in chief on Day One."
     The statement ends quoting Mahatma Gandhi: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
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"EVERYONE IS RIGHT" said University of Hawaiʻi's Executive Director for Maunakea Stewardship, Greg Chun. On Thursday, he joined UH-Hilo students and staff to discuss the standoff between those opposing building the Thirty Meter Telescope and those who stand by its government approvals. See the gathering on Big Island Video News.
     Chun posed the question, "Why are we stuck?" He reviewed the history of the standoff, saying that the arrest
Kūpuna stay on the road at Maunakea to block
construction vehicles from building TMT.
Photo by Julia Neal
of the protectors, the kiaʻi kūpuna blocking construction vehicles from going to the telescope site in July, was a major event that drew support to continue the blockade. In the situation, he concluded, "Everyone is Right. The kiaʻi are right, for any of a number of reasons. The Nationalists are right – yeah, we haven't totally addressed the injustices of the overthrow. The state is right. Yes, sitting in the middle of the road and blocking a public access is illegal. TMT is right, they did everything they were supposed to do so they should have the right to move forward. One of the reasons why we're stuck is because everybody's right." The TMT hui has the permission of the University of Hawaiʻi to move forward, after years of review by the courts and permissions from other government agencies.
     Chun reviewed ideas on the table, including new management for the mauna and observatories, with more involvement of Native Hawaiians. He said that astronomy's future "will be defined by community," here and around the planet. He said there is a simple reason. "The best places to do ground-based astronomy are mountain tops. Mountain tops are always going to be sacred to someone. If we don't figure out a way to earn the privilege to do astronomy on the mountaintops, we've lost the battle."
     Big Island Video News reported: "At the conclusion of Chun's talk, Wally Ishibashi, a senior cultural advisor for the Office of Mauna Kea Management, asked about the efforts being made towards having a direct dialogue with TMT opponents. 'We haven't got to the point where people are willing to come and sit down and even talk, much less negotiate,' Chun answered." See the video.


Video by David Corrigan, BIVN

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More rodeo events are planned for the Fall by Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association, with a family rodeo day and
no admission fee this Saturday and gymkhana events on Sunday. Photo by Julia Neal
MORE RODEO IS PLANNED THIS WEEKEND AT NĀʻĀLEHU ARENA, as Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association expands its schedule. Keiki and family rodeo will be held Saturday, Oct. 19  beginning with slack roping at 8 a.m. and competition at noon. There is no admission fee.
     Organizer Tammy Kaapana said, "If we don't support the historic paniolo culture with more of these family events, these Kaʻū traditions will die off."
     Saturday's events include team roping, double mugging, kane wahine ribbon mugging, poʻowaiu, calf roping, calf riding, goat undecorating, dummy roping, and barrels.  Gymkhana events will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20. Participants, check in at 7:30 a.m.

Barrel racing is on the agenda for a family rodeo day on Saturday,
sponsored by Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association at Nāʻālehu Arena.
Photo by Manu Yahna, Volcano School of Arts & Sciences
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THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESOLUTION that passed the County Council on Thursday calls for a "Just Transition," to "an economy that is ecologically sustainable, equitable, and just for all its members" It talks about phasing out industries harming "workers, community health, and the planet, while also providing just pathways for workers into new livelihoods." It attempts to guide the county toward "just transition initiatives" to shift the economy "from dirty energy to energy democracy, from funding highways to expanding public transit, from incinerators and landfills to zero waste, from industrial food systems to food sovereignty, from car- dependent sprawl and unbridled growth to smart urban development without displacement, and from rampant, destructive over-development to habitat and ecosystem restoration."     The resolution says that "justice requires that frontline communities, which have historically borne the brunt of the extractive fossil-fuel economy, participate actively in the planning and implementation of this mobilization effort at all levels of government and that they benefit first from the transition to a renewable energy economy, and recognizing fairness demands a guarantee of high-paying, good-quality jobs with comprehensive benefits for all..." It supports these and other tenets of a Green New Deal effort "as the mobilization to restore a safe climate is launched."
     The resolution contends that "County of Hawaiʻi has an opportunity to continue to be a global leader by rapidly organizing a regional emergency climate mobilization effort and converting to an ecologically, socially, and economically regenerative economy at emergency speed, and by catalyzing a unified regional just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort this year."
Helping farmers with sustainable practices is part of the County Council Climate Emergency Resolutions. These
farms are Kaʻū Coffee growing at Moaʻula. Photo by Julia Neal
     The council puts for the recommendation for the county to "implement a just, equitable, countywide emergency climate mobilization effort to reverse global warming, by drastically reducing countywide emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, and safely drawing down carbon from the atmosphere no later than 2030, while accelerating adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate change impacts."
     It calls for  County of Hawaiʻi to revise "its existing policies, priorities, processes, and use and distribution of resources to implement emergency climate mobilization efforts countywide, including the development of an environmentally preferable purchasing policy to guide efficient, consistent, and just action."
     It asks that County of Hawaiʻi commit "to rapidly completing the Hawaiʻi Island Climate Action Plan by establishing ambitious goals, consistent with or exceeding State goals and objectives. The resolution asks the county to work immediately to implement the paths laid out in the plan, including "phasing out existing sources of greenhouse gas emissions and implementing initiatives such as tree planting, to sequester carbon from the air."
     Educating county  employees and residents about the climate crisis and the work needed is also on the agenda proposed in the resolution "to allow our community to more proactively respond to inevitable disruption of our communities by rising sea levels and egregious weather disasters."
     The agenda calls for the county to integrate "science-based and cultural-based approaches to combating climate change locally involving researchers, cultural practitioners, and other community organizations integral to the emergency climate mobilization effort." It asks for "full community participation, inclusion, and support, and commits to working with and keeping the concerns of vulnerable communities central to all just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort planning."
Food security is part of mitigating the Climate Emergency, as put forth in the County Council resolution, requiring bees to grow produce and other crops. These bee hives are located on a Kaʻū Coffee farm. Photo by Julia Neal
     It asks that that county be involved in reducing emissions related to transportation "by supporting both affordable housing and transit-oriented development while implementing a robust Transportation Demand Management Program calling on the Hawaiʻi County Department of Planning, Mass Transit Agency, and the Department of Public Works, alongside other appropriate local agencies, to participate in this regional emergency climate mobilization effort, as well as actively encourage and promote the use of emission-free vehicles, and enable a rapid expansion of public EV charging infrastructure."
     The resolution calls on the County of Hawaiʻi to joins a nationwide effort to transform "our region and rapidly catalyzing a mobilization at all levels of government to restore a safe climate." It urges cooperation with State of Hawaiʻi, the United States of America, "and all governments and peoples worldwide, to initiate a just transition and climate emergency mobilization effort..."
     The resolution goes to: Mayor Harry Kim; the Director of the Department of Public Works; Mass Transit Administrator;  Director of the Planning Department; Corporation Counsel; and the Hawaiʻi Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission.

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SUPPORT A ROLLER SKATE RINK FOR OCEAN VIEW by attending a fundraising concert tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 19, , at Tiki Mama's. Featuring Dave Lawrence & Green Machine, tickets at the door are a suggested donation of $15, plus one can of food, which goes to the Hawaiʻi Island Food Bank. To donate to the rink or become involved with the project, contact Lzena Barrett, Kaʻū Skate Club President, at 808-747-1147.


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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 19, , Kaʻū hosts Pāhoa

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Food from Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps & Wood Chips, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-2:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member; includes shiitake mushroom log kit and King Stropharia mushroom kit. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Free Haircut Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church. Kady and Drew Foster. 12 slots available. Also, Free Shower Day and The Big Island Giving Tree to hand out clothes and various items like razors and toothbrushes. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org

Birth of Kahuku, Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, easy-to-moderate hike. nps.gov/havo/


Ocean View C.E.R.T. Mtg., Saturday, Oct. 19, 10a.m.-1p.m., Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting and training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Hula Kahiko - Kumu Hula Manaiakalani Kalua with AKAUNU, Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30a.m., hula platform near Volcano Art Center Gallery. Hula performance. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu and ‘ohana, Saturday, Oct. 19, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. Hands-on cultural demonstration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-8222, volcanohula@gmail.comvolcanoartcenter.org


Ka‘ū Skate Club Fundraiser for Kahuku Roller Rink in Ocean View: Dave Lawrence & Green Machines Concert, Saturday, Oct. 19, 4p.m., Tiki Mama's, Ocean View. Suggested donation of $15 per person for Ka‘ū Skate Club, plus one can of food for Hawai‘i Island Food Bank. Ka‘ū Skate Club President Lzena Barrett, 747-1147

Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 19, live music, pretzels and beer from 4p.m., dinner served 5-7p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and more. Bring Cooper Center mug for $1 off beer; purchase one for $10. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Pupule Papales Band performance, Saturday, Oct. 19, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 20

Pu‘u Lokuana, Sunday, Oct. 20, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, short, moderately difficult, 0.4 mile hike. nps.gov/havo/


45th Anniversary: Party Like It's 1974, Sunday, Oct. 20, 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. More details to be announced. Details to be announced. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. Board Mtg., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10a.m., H.O.V.E. RMC office, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean View. 929-9910, hoveroad.com


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

Nāʻālehu School Parent Conferences, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24, Nāʻālehu Elementary School; Friday, Oct. 25, Ocean View Community Center. Times to be determined via letter home.


Guided Hike On A 60 Year Old Lava Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kīlauea Iki Overlook Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate to challenging 2.4 mile hike (one way). $80/person. Register online. Park entrance fees may apply. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Lei Kukui Demonstration, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10a.m.-noon, Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai. Make hīpu‘u - a style of lei making in which the steams and leaves of the Kukui tree are tied together - with rangers and staff. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


THURSDAY, OCT. 24

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Thursday, Oct. 24, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Ka‘ū Community Children's Council, Thursday, Oct. 24 - fourth Thursday monthly - 3-4p.m., Classroom 35, Building F, Nā‘ālehu Elementary School. Provides local forum for all community members to come together as equal partners to discuss and positively affect multiple systems' issues for the benefit of all students, families, and communities. Chad Domingo, text 381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


FRIDAY, OCT. 25

Kahuku Coffee Talk: Creatures That Have Evolved in the Dark, Friday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station. Join local experts to learn about lava tubes and some interesting animals that call them home. Free. nps.gov/havo


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Mele & Hula ‘Auana Performances, Friday, Oct. 25 - fourth Friday monthly - 4-5:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free and open to public. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 25, 7p.m.-midnight, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $5 cover with costume, $7 cover without. 21+. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8365 after kilaueamilitarycamp.com


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     Topic Workshops will be held in Kona at West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Council Chambers on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Infrastructure from  to  and Natural Resources from  to ; and Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Saturday, October 19, 2019

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Kanai Pieper, son of Bronson Pieper of Kamuela, swings his rope at Nāʻālehu Rodeo Grounds today as families come
 from around the island to support two days of youth and family rodeo events sponsored by Kaʻū Roping &
 Riding Association. See more below. Photo by Julia Neal
REDUCING ADDITIONAL STRESSORS ON CORAL may help corals stay more resilient to the severe coral bleaching event that is ongoing in Hawaiian waters, states a message from the KohalaCenter. Coral bleaching occurs when seawater becomes too warm, causing corals to expel microscopic algae living in their tissue that are their primary food source – and give them their pigment. This is the second mass bleaching event in Hawaiʻi in four years, and the trend of increasing global temperatures is expected to continue. The Center stated that "research and qualitative observations indicate that the more we reduce additional stressors, the more resilient coral can become to the more frequent and intense thermal stress events that are expected moving forward."
     The Center has conducted research over more than 15 years at Kahaluʻu Bay and BeachPark in Kona. Through the Kahalu`u Bay Education Center, Center staff and ReefTeach community stewards engage with tens of thousands of visitors and residents each year, educating them "with aloha on how to enjoy and protect the bay's vibrant and colorful marine ecosystem by avoiding direct contact with coral reefs and wildlife. Last year we also began to promote reef-friendly sun protection in an effort to reduce the amount of sunscreen chemicals entering the bay. Yet despite our best efforts, we are witnessing coral decline in our beloved bay due to additional, increasing stressors," stated the Center. For corals to have a chance at overcoming this year's and future bleaching events, all "need to pitch in to adopt reef-friendly behaviors and encourage our friends, families, and visitors to do the same," stated the Center.
Convict tang swim by a healthy cauliflower coral head in Kahaluʻu Bay. 
Photo from the Kohala Center's newsletter, The Leaflet

     Kathleen Clark, marine stewardship and education specialist at KBEC said, "Reducing additional stressors isn't guaranteed to save our coral reef ecosystems in the long run, but it can definitely buy us more time as we and researchers continue to investigate long-term strategies and solutions. Coral reefs are the backbone of our marine ecosystems, so it's critical we do all we can to care for them."
    Cindi Punihaole, director of Kahaluʻu Bay Education Center, said, "We must all accept the kuleana (responsibility) to take care of place, our planet, and do the best we can to protect our precious natural resources. By staying the course, we can achieve positive change for Kahaluʻu Bay and for all of Hawaiʻi's coastal ecosystems and beyond. I ka lokahi kō kākou ka ola ai – the well-being of all of us is in our unity."
     KohalaCenter recommends "six simple actions" that all can take to reduce stress on the marine ecosystems:
     1. Cover up: Protect yourself, protect the reef. Protecting ourselves from the sun is very important, and how we do so can have a significant impact on water quality and the health of our aquatic ecosystems. Choosing mineral-based sunscreens can help, but the best way to support coral and marine health is to keep our ocean free of any substances that wouldn't naturally be found there in the first place. The healthiest choice we can make for the environment – and ourselves – is simply to cover up. Wear hats, wraps, rash guards, board shorts – anything light that will keep you cool and shielded from prolonged UV exposure. Then apply a modest amount of mineral-based sunscreen where you need it. With mineral-based sunscreens, a little goes a long way.

     Oxybenzone, an active ingredient in many sunscreens, has been shown in laboratory tests to contribute to declines in reef health by disrupting coral growth and reproduction. Octinoxate, octocrylene, nanoparticles, and a host of other chemicals commonly found in sunscreens are known or suspected to have similar effects. Because these chemicals wash off in the shower, are absorbed into our skin, and excreted in urine, they can still find their way into the ocean, even if we're not at or near a beach.
     If you must use sunscreen, picking a reef-friendly product is easy: look on the back at the active ingredients. Sunscreens with natural bases that list zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide as the only active ingredients are your best bets. Be careful, though: many sunscreens will say "reef-friendly" on the bottle but contain ingredients that aren't, so it's always best to review the active ingredients.

Left: A snorkeler at Kahaluʻu Bay stays afloat above the coral reef. Right: Snorkelers standing on rocks and rubble, 
damaging and even killing new coral growth. Photo from the Kohala Center's newsletter, The Leaflet

     2. Always avoid contact with the reef. Corals are fragile, and even the slightest touch can affect their health and well-being. When enjoying a day in the water, take care not to stand on, step on, touch, or kick corals and even rocks. Stay afloat! If you must stand, it's best to find a sandy spot. Also, please give honu (green sea turtles), fish, and other marine life plenty of space and don't touch, chase, or feed them.

     3. Reduce chemicals and pollutants that can make their way into waterways. No matter where we are in Hawai'i, we're never very far from the ocean. That means pollutants such as pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, untreated sewage, solvents, motor oil, gasoline, and the like can easily make their way makai (toward the sea), winding up in our marine ecosystems. Increased levels of nitrogen in ocean waters are contributing to higher rates of coral bleaching and disease worldwide. We must take great care to use, contain, and dispose of hazardous materials properly, and have our vehicles inspected for leaks to keep fluids off our roadways. If you're on Hawaiʻi Island, learn how and where to dispose of hazardous materials (including electronics, batteries, and medications), and if you've got chemical-based sunscreens you'd like to get rid of responsibly, we can help you with that.

     4. If you like to fish, spare the herbivores. Corals are dependent on fish like uhu (parrotfish), manini (convict tang), kala (unicornfish), kole (spotted surgeonfish), and other herbivorous reef fish that eat algae that can proliferate, overtake, and smother coral reefs when ocean temperatures are elevated. Uhu are also responsible for making sand, playing another crucial role in ecosystem maintenance. Whether we're fishing for supper, perusing the seafood aisle at the grocery store, or ordering at a restaurant, we can choose more sustainable alternatives to reef-dwelling herbivores, such as opah or wild salmon. It's also a good idea to avoid certain species during their spawning seasons. Check out our Spawning Guide for the Leeward Coast of Hawai`i Island, as well as websites like FishWatch.gov and EWG's Consumer Guide to Seafood.
ReefTeach community stewards educate visitors to Kahaluʻu Bay about how 
to enjoy the bay while minimizing harm to its fragile marine ecosystem. 
Photo from the Kohala Center's newsletter, The Leaflet

     5. Learn more about reef conservation, then educate others. The more we know about how marine ecosystems function and the threats they are facing, the more we can teach our families, friends, neighbors, and visitors, and inspire them to adopt positive stewardship behaviors. Through our ReefTeach program at Kahaluʻu Bay, we learn from the coral reefs themselves, as well as scientists and marine conservation experts, and share that knowledge with community members at free ReefTeach orientations and through friendly, on-site interactions with visitors to the bay each and every day. Contact us to find out about upcoming orientations or to join our team of ReefTeach community stewards.
     6. Make your voice heard. If you're concerned about the health of our oceans, coral reefs, and marine life, contact your county, state, and federal legislators and agencies and respectfully encourage them to enact policies that protect and enhance water quality and ecosystem health. From sunscreen chemicals to cesspools to overcapacity at popular ocean recreation spots, there are a host of issues on which decision makers can take action. Whether it's writing or calling our representatives, submitting testimony, or casting a ballot, we can influence public policy—the more of us, the better.
     Residents and visitors who observe coral bleaching in Hawaiʻi's ocean waters are encouraged to report their sightings on the Hawaiʻi Coral Bleaching Tracker website at hawaiicoral.org. Data are reported to the State of Hawaiʻiweekly, and will help researchers devise responses in critically impacted sites and increase understanding of coral bleaching moving forward.


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ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK Whale National Marine Sanctuary are sought. The sanctuary will review applications to represent the Native Hawaiian community and Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Lanaʻi, and Maui. Advisers are also sought on Ocean Recreation, Tourism, Commercial Shipping, Conservation, Education, Fishing, and Research.
     The council ensures public participation in sanctuary matters and provides advice to sanctuary management. The sanctuary conducts the annual whale count in waters off Kaʻū and elsewhere along Hawaiʻi's coasts, and supports many educational, research, and protection programs.
     Allen Tom, sanctuary superintendent, said, "The members of our sanctuary advisory council represent extremely important elements of our community. We rely on their input, experience and expertise to assist us in making informed and timely decisions on how best to protect and conserve our humpback whales, and important cultural and natural resources."
     Candidates are selected based on their expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying, community and professional affiliations, and views regarding the protection and management of marine resources. Applicants who are chosen as primary or alternate members should expect to serve a three-year term.
     Applications are due by the end of Tuesday, Dec. 17. To receive an application kit, or for further information, contact Cindy Among-Serrao at Cindy.Among-Serrao@noaa.gov or 808-725-5923, or visit the sanctuary website at hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/
council/council_app_accepting.html.
     The sanctuary, administered by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, protects humpback whales and their habitat in Hawaiian waters, where they migrate each winter to mate, calve, and nurse their young.
     A statement from NOAA says its mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage our coastal and marine resources. Learn more via social media, hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.govsanctuaries.noaa.gov, and dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/.


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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Rainier is backdropped by Mount Baker, an active
Cascade Range stratovolcano, in Washington state. In September 2019, the Rainier conducted a bathymetric survey
along  Hawaiʻi Island's Puna coast, where lava entered the ocean during Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 eruption. 
NOAA photo

A SHIP THAT STUDIED WHERE LAVA FLOWED INTO THE OCEAN during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption is the subject of this week's Volcano Watch, written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates: What was that ship doing by the 2018 lava deltas?

     In late September 2019, East Hawaiʻi residents with ocean views may have noticed an unusual ship – too small for a cruise ship, too big for a fishing boat – sailing just offshore of the 2018 lava deltas along the Puna coast. It also entered Hilo Harbor, where it deployed several smaller boats that canvassed the bay within the breakwall.

     The ship, Rainier, is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrographic survey vessel based out of Oregon. It is part of a fleet that surveys the bathymetry, or underwater topography, of coastal waters around the United States. These surveys are used to update nautical charts and various digital products in support of marine commerce and transportation, as well as navigation safety. The ship also measures various properties of the ocean water column, such as salinity, and supports dive operations.

     The Rainier, with a crew of approximately 50 – a mixture of uniformed NOAA officers and civilians – works primarily in Alaska, but special circumstances this year brought it to Hawaiʻi. After spending time in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands, the Rainier arrived in waters around the Island of Hawaiʻi. Among other tasks, this leg of its journey provided a special opportunity to re-survey the lava deltas formed by Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption.

Communication devices on board ship Ranier connect
the NOAA vessel with its smaller boats that helped
 with Hawaiʻi Island nearshore surveys in September.
Photo from NOAA
     Because NOAA's core mission is to maintain up-to-date nautical charts, the Puna coast became an important objective given the changes that occurred there in 2018. However, interest in the data goes beyond hydrography. Views of the submarine slopes help USGS HVO volcanologists to better understand ongoing processes that affect stability of the newly-formed lava delta in KapohoBay, along with other hazards along the new coastline. An August 2018 survey by the Exploration Vessel Nautilus, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust, provides a baseline to identify bathymetric changes over the past year.

     The Rainier, like the E/V Nautilus, surveys bathymetry using a multibeam echosounder (SONAR) mounted to its hull. This system transmits acoustic waves in a fan along the beam of the ship, perpendicular to the ship's length. As these waves reflect off the ocean floor and back to the ship, a highly-sensitive receiver measures the time that has passed. Longer return times indicate greater distances between the ship and the ocean floor. The fan is narrow across-beam, which allows for detailed measurements, but wide along-beam (side-to-side), enabling surveys much wider than the ship itself.

     Collecting millions of distance measurements allows for the construction of a submarine Digital Elevation Model. By comparing the new DEM from the Rainier with last year's DEM from the Nautilus, it will be possible for volcanologists to see which parts of the submarine lava delta, if any, are subsiding. Comparisons of recent satellite images with 2018 lava flow maps have suggested that some of the new coastline has already retreated by tens of meters (yards), so similar changes might be expected below the waves.

     Full processing and publication of the new dataset will take some time. However, while the Rainier was anchored offshore and the smaller boats surveyed Hilo Harbor with their own multibeam echosounders, several HVO staff were invited aboard the NOAA ship to see the preliminary Puna coast dataset. The results were exciting: a high-quality DEM allowed HVO's volcanologists to spot various submarine features along the 2018 deltas, including a possible lava channel – now inactive, of course. Discussions with the ship's crew identified several target areas for further bathymetric investigation, some of which the Rainier surveyed the next day.
     HVO sincerely thanks the crew of the NOAA Ship Rainier for their assistance in ongoing volcanic research in Hawaiʻi. We are just starting to unravel the data and interpret its implications for lava delta hazards, and this process will undoubtedly improve volcanologists' understanding of the forces at work below sea level. Exciting collaborations like this allow HVO staff to work with experts in different scientific fields using state-of-the-art tools that often fall outside the scope of routine volcano monitoring.

     Volcano Activity Updates

One of Ranier's boats that can be directed remotely from the mother ship. It's called an autonomous launch.
Photo from NOAA
     Kῑlauea Volcano is not erupting and its USGS Volcano Alert level remains at NORMAL. Deformation and seismicity showed no notable changes over the past week. Sulfur dioxide emission rates are low at the summit and below detection limits at Puʻu ʻŌʻō and the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ). The water pond at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u continues to slowly expand and deepen.

     At or near the 2018 LERZ eruptive fissures, elevated ground temperatures and minor releases of gas (steam, tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide) persist. These are typical post-eruption conditions and are expected to be long-term.

     Hazards remain at the LERZ and summit of Kīlauea. Closures and warnings in these areas should be heeded. The 2018 lava flows are primarily on private property; please be respectful and do not enter or park on private property.

     Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert level remains at ADVISORY. This alert level does not mean that an eruption is imminent or that progression to an eruption is certain.

    This past week, about 85 small-magnitude earthquakes – nearly all less than M2.2 – were detected beneath the upper elevations of Mauna Loa. Deformation measurements show continued summit inflation. Volcanic gas emission and fumarole temperature readings at the recently updated monitoring site have stabilized and show no significant changes. For more info on the status of the volcano, see volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna_loa/status.html.

Bobby Boy Manuel from Pauʻilo traveled with his family to Kaʻū to
 participate in two days of rodeo and gymkhana, and to stay with tūtū,
as Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association adds on events to its schedule.
Photo by Julia Neal
     Two earthquakes with three or more felt reports occurred in Hawaiʻi this past week: a magnitude-3.2 quake 9 km (6 mi) northwest of Volcano at 2 km (1 mi) depth on Oct. 14 at 4:44 p.m., and a magnitude-3.3 quake 17 km (11 mi) south of Leilani Estates at 40 km (25 mi) depth on Oct. 11 at 4:47 a.m.
     Visit volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo for past Volcano Watch articles, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa updates, volcano photos, maps, recent earthquake info, and more. Email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.

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Kassidy Pieper, of Kamuela
came to Kaʻū for the rodeo.
Photo by Julia Neal
PANIOLO KEIKI AND YOUTH CAME FROM ALL OVER THE ISLAND to participate this weekend in a youth rodeo on Saturday and gymkhana on Sunday. Families from as far away as Kamuela and Pau`ʻilo traveled with their big rigs and horses for two family rodeo days, and fellowship with the ranching and riding community. The rodeo events are sponsored by Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association and take place at Nāʻālehu Rodeo Grounds.
     Saturday's events were double mugging, kane-wahine ribbon mugging, poʻowaiu, calf roping, calf riding, goat undecorating, dummy roping, and barrels.
     The community received free admission today and will attend free tomorrow. Gymkhana participants are due at Na`alehu Rodeo Grounds on Sunday at 7 a.m.
     Organizer is Tammy Kaʻapana. To donate to Kaʻū Roping & Riding and to help expand parking for events, call Kaʻapana at 808-854-78917. See results in a future Kaʻū News Briefs.

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Underfoot, this youth rodeo competitor avoids the flying hooves of a steer that unloads him just outside the gate.
Photo by Julia Neal
A WIN FOR THE KAʻŪ TROJANS football team today against the Pāhoa Daggers places the home team in third of five teams in the Division II Big Island Interscholastic Federation.
     The Trojans started off slow, scoring 6 points in the first quarter to Pāhoa's 14. In the second quarter, Pāhoa scored 16 points, while Kaʻū added an impressive 30 points. By the third quarter, the teams seemed well matched, both scoring 14 points, and both scoring 6 points in the fourth quarter. The game ended with Kaʻū on top, 56 to 50.
     Kaʻū's #7 Izaiah "Bobby" Pilanca-Emmsley ran a total of 188 yards during the game. 

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
SUNDAY, OCT. 20
Pu‘u Lokuana, Sunday, Oct. 20, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, short, moderately difficult, 0.4 mile hike. nps.gov/havo/


45th Anniversary: Party Like It's 1974, Sunday, Oct. 20, 3-5p.m., Volcano Art Center. More details to be announced. Details to be announced. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. Board Mtg., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10a.m., H.O.V.E. RMC office, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean View. 929-9910, hoveroad.com


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

Nāʻālehu School Parent Conferences, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24, Nāʻālehu Elementary School; Friday, Oct. 25, Ocean View Community Center. Times to be determined via letter home.


Guided Hike On A 60 Year Old Lava Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kīlauea Iki Overlook Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate to challenging 2.4 mile hike (one way). $80/person. Register online. Park entrance fees may apply. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Lei Kukui Demonstration, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10a.m.-noon, Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai. Make hīpu‘u - a style of lei making in which the steams and leaves of the Kukui tree are tied together - with rangers and staff. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


THURSDAY, OCT. 24

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Thursday, Oct. 24, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Ka‘ū Community Children's Council, Thursday, Oct. 24 - fourth Thursday monthly - 3-4p.m., Classroom 35, Building F, Nā‘ālehu Elementary School. Provides local forum for all community members to come together as equal partners to discuss and positively affect multiple systems' issues for the benefit of all students, families, and communities. Chad Domingo, text 381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


FRIDAY, OCT. 25

Kahuku Coffee Talk: Creatures That Have Evolved in the Dark, Friday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station. Join local experts to learn about lava tubes and some interesting animals that call them home. Free. nps.gov/havo


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Mele & Hula ‘Auana Performances, Friday, Oct. 25 - fourth Friday monthly - 4-5:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free and open to public. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 25, 7p.m.-midnight, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $5 cover with costume, $7 cover without. 21+. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8365 after kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SATURDAY, OCT. 26

Free Spay and Neuter Clinic for Dogs offered by KARES in Ocean View on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info and to register, 328-8455.

Paint Your Own Silk Scarf Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 8"x 53" scarf. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nature & Culture, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate hike, approx. 2 miles. nps.gov/havo/


Kimchi & Kombucha/Jun, Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member, plus $15/person supply fee (includes organic ingredients). Pre-registration required. No cooking skills necessary. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     A Topic Workshop will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Sunday, October 20, 2019

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Danny Akaka, Jr. blows the conch shell and blesses the new avocado processing facility at Avoland Hawaiʻi Farms
with owner Michael Krones and support staffer Cindy Cohn. Photo by Julia Neal
A BLESSING FOR THE NEW AVOCADO PROCESSING CENTER on Saturday at Avoland Hawaiʻi Farms, near the old Jimmy Stewart Ranch and Miloliʻi, helped to launch a new market for the Sharwil variety. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow shipments from Hawaiʻi to 32 states and Washington, D.C. from early November into March, but only for the Sharwils with their tougher skin resistant to fruit flies. The target states for shipping Hawaiian avocados are the colder regions of the country where any fruit flies that might hitch a ride from Hawaiʻi won't survive the winter and damage orchards on the mainland.
     The facility is crafted by Avoland owner Michael Krones, with Big Island Coastal Contracting owner Mathias Cuison, of Nāʻālehu, and operator Bernard Hu constructing the building, and the Avoland crew finishing it off. Cindy Cohn is handling outreach to the community of growers and buyers.
Processing Sharwil Avocados with a light bath before boxing them
for the mainland. Photo by Julia Neal
     The processing plant - a certified kitchen - will be open for those with Sharwil avocado orchards that have USDA certification. Those interested can make an appointment to bring their avocados for purchase and shipping. The processing involves a wash with a light hydrogen peroxide, grading. and placing the avocados in shipping boxes.
     The state Department of Agriculture promotes the
Sharwil Avocado as "Only from Hawaiʻi," saying it is "the richest and creamiest avocado you have ever tasted," with a smooth creamy texture and a very small seed. "Grown only in the rich volcanic soils of Hawaiʻi."
     Danny Akaka, Jr. led the Hawaiian blessing with ti leaf and water for the inner four corners and outer four corners of the facility and a conch cell ceremony and prayer. In Hawaiian, Akaka
The Hawaiʻi design for Sharwil Avocado shipping boxes from Avoland Hawaiʻi Farms. Photo by Julia Neal
called for the success of Avoland in providing healthy food for people. Attending were numerous avocado growers, neighbors and enthusiasts who helped with the project and will work on the processing to ship Hawaiʻi Island Sharwil avocados to the mainland.
Avoland dog and owner Michael Krones, center,
flanked by Hawaiʻi Island Coastal Contracting's
Bernard Hu, left, and Mathias Cuison.
Photo by Julia Neal
     Avoland Hawaiʻi Farms LLC, with its avocado orchard and commercial kitchen for processing, is located at 89-935 Hawaiʻi Belt Road. See avolandhawaii.com. Contact Cindy Cohn at 808-896-5372, cindycohn808@gmail.com

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THE SOUTH POINT WIND FARM'S PLAN TO OFFSET POSSIBLE DEATHS AND INJURY TO  BATS, NĒNĒ, AND PETRELS flying into the windmills comes before the state Endangered Species Recovery Committee this Wednesday, Oct. 23 in Honolulu. The owners of the 14 windmills, with blades that reach 328 feet above the ground, is Tawhiri Power, LLC, which operates Pakani Nui Wind Farm and has applied, as required, for an Incidental Take License from the Department of Land & Natural Resources. The license, which covers the next 20 years, would allow for the incidental take of the bat, Lasiurus cinereus semtos; the nēnē, Branta sandvicensis, and the petrel, Pterodroma sandwichensis.
     Federal officials held a public meeting recently in Kaʻū regarding a separate federal take license for Tawhiri, involving the same three species. Tawhiri reports no evidence of deaths or injury by windmill to the nēnē nor the petrels. In its proposal, Tawhiri presents evidence of three bats dying since it began operations in April of 2007.
     Tawhiri's plan describes its knowledge of fatalities: "The first Hawaiian hoary bat fatality was found on August 31, 2013, during a scheduled search the first week of initiating a weekly monitoring effort. The second Hawaiian hoary bat was found on March 1, 2016, and the third Hawaiian hoary bat was found on April 12, 2018. Prior to the weekly searches, Tawhiri performed monthly searches of all turbines starting at the beginning of commercial operations on April 4, 2007. During this monthly search period, no fatalities of state- and ESA-listed species were found. The Hawaiian hoary bat is the only state and ESA listed species that has been found at the Pakini Nui Wind Farm."
Kihei, an endangered Hawaiian hoary bat, is one of two endemic mammal
species of Hawaiʻi. Photo from Honolulu Zoo
     Tawhiri plans to offset any Hawaiian hoary bat takings by improving bat habitat in the Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, by planting native plant species where bats live and by removing invasive plants.
     To offset the windmills possible injuries and deaths to petrels, Tawhiri plans to contribute to maintaining the fence surrounding a Hawaiian petrel nesting colony in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes and to help trap the petrel's predators.
     To offset dangers to nēnē, Tawhiri plans to help with predator controls and nest protection at a breeding pen at Piʻihonua. 
     Tawhiri's proposal is called the Pakini Nui Wind Farm Habitat Conservation Plan. The Endangered Species Recovery Committee meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Klanimoku Building in Honolulu.
     See the complete Tawhiri license application at dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2019/10/RevisedDraftPakiniNuiHCPandAppendices_23Sep2019_Clean.pdf.

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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEFENDED TULSI GABBARD over the weekend, following Hillary Clinton intimating that Gabbard is a Russian asset.

      Beto O'Rouke said, "That's not correct. Tulsi is not being groomed by anyone"..."She's her own person, obviously has served this country and continues to serve this country in uniform, in Congress, as a candidate for the presidency. And so, I think those facts speak for themselves."

     Andrew Yang said, "Tulsi Gabbard deserves much more respect and thanks than this. She literally just got back from serving our country abroad."
     Mayor Pete Buttigieg said that instead of talking about Gabbard as a Russian asset, "I would prefer to have the conversation be about policy... I consider her to be a competitor... I respect her service... Statements like that ought to be backed by evidence."


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stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

Girls Volleyball, Kaʻū District Gym:

Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26, HHSAA DII Tournament, Oʻahu

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UPCOMING
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. Board Mtg., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10a.m., H.O.V.E. RMC office, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean View. 929-9910, hoveroad.com


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

Nāʻālehu School Parent Conferences, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24, Nāʻālehu Elementary School; Friday, Oct. 25, Ocean View Community Center. Times to be determined via letter home.


Guided Hike On A 60 Year Old Lava Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kīlauea Iki Overlook Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate to challenging 2.4 mile hike (one way). $80/person. Register online. Park entrance fees may apply. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Lei Kukui Demonstration, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10a.m.-noon, Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai. Make hīpu‘u - a style of lei making in which the steams and leaves of the Kukui tree are tied together - with rangers and staff. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


THURSDAY, OCT. 24

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Thursday, Oct. 24, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Ka‘ū Community Children's Council, Thursday, Oct. 24 - fourth Thursday monthly - 3-4p.m., Classroom 35, Building F, Nā‘ālehu Elementary School. Provides local forum for all community members to come together as equal partners to discuss and positively affect multiple systems' issues for the benefit of all students, families, and communities. Chad Domingo, text 381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


FRIDAY, OCT. 25

Kahuku Coffee Talk: Creatures That Have Evolved in the Dark, Friday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station. Join local experts to learn about lava tubes and some interesting animals that call them home. Free. nps.gov/havo


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Mele & Hula ‘Auana Performances, Friday, Oct. 25 - fourth Friday monthly - 4-5:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free and open to public. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 25, 7p.m.-midnight, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $5 cover with costume, $7 cover without. 21+. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8365 after kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SATURDAY, OCT. 26

Free Spay and Neuter Clinic for Dogs offered by KARES in Ocean View on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info and to register, 328-8455.


Paint Your Own Silk Scarf Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 8"x 53" scarf. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nature & Culture, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate hike, approx. 2 miles. nps.gov/havo/


Kimchi & Kombucha/Jun, Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member, plus $15/person supply fee (includes organic ingredients). Pre-registration required. No cooking skills necessary. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 27

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     A Topic Workshop will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Monday, October 21, 2019

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Rancher Michelle Galimba says, "Agriculture is a very intimate zone between nature and culture, between human and
nonhuman." She and her family operate Kuahiwi Ranch in Kaʻū. Photo from animasoul.org
"AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THOSE DEEP STORIES THAT WE LIVE WITHIN," says Kaʻū rancher Michelle Galimba who operates Kuahiwi Ranch along with her brother Guy Galimba, their family, and employees. She gave a keynote speech at the Hawaiʻi Agriculture Conference on Oʻahu last week and explained that Kuahiwi, in business since 1993, provides beef for local restaurants and markets throughout Hawaiʻi. See the complete speech.
     Here is more of the history of the ranch and her view of agriculture, from her presentation at the conference, sponsored by the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaiʻi:
     My family started Kuahiwi Ranch in the summer of 1993 with one cow. She was a rather wild black cow. We hauled her in our little trailer up the side of the mountain where we had just finished fencing up a 25 acre pasture, a former sugar cane field, the first of many that we would fence to make up the core of our ranch. It was an overcast afternoon. The guinea grass in the pasture was dark green and very tall, at least eight feet tall. My
Michelle Galimba, of Kuahiwi Ranch in Kaʻū.
Photo from Hawaiʻi Agriculture Conference
brother Guy backed up the trailer to the pasture gate that we had painted blue. We opened up the trailer door and the black cow ran straight into that tall grass. We didn't see her again for months. Not a very promising start!
     That story, like most origin stories, is a little over-dramatic. I grew up around cattle on the dairies and ranches where my father worked. We always had our own backyard animals as well. So she wasn't our first cow by a long shot, just the first cow that belonged to our ranch as a business.
     Our ranch slowly grew until we now have a herd of about 3,000 head of cattle, and produce half a million pounds of beef per year for the local market in Hawaiʻi. The reason that I wanted to tell you that story was to point out how ambiguous that beginning was. One wild cow, one pasture salvaged from the wreckage of the great sugarcane economy. I wanted to point out how innovation doesn't have to be about using the latest gadgets; it can be as simple a thing as letting a cow out of a trailer one day. And then carrying on, bringing in new ideas, learning new skills, constructing, and making for twenty-five more years.
     What fascinates me about ranching – and agriculture in general – is that it is a multi-species collaboration. That is the first adaptation that I would like to highlight: collaboration. As Ursula K. Le Guin, one of my favorite writers says:
     To use the world well, to be able to stop wasting it and our time in it, we need to relearn our being in it. Skill in living, awareness of belonging to the world, delight in being part of the world, always tends to involve knowing our kinship as animals with animals.
     To be skillful as a pastoralist, which is say, as a rancher, you must collaborate with your domesticated animals – in my case, your cattle, horses, and dogs; you must collaborate with the grasses and trees on the ranch, and your soil flora and fauna; you must collaborate with the forest-watershed, you must even collaborate with the undomesticated, feral, or invasive animals and plants – your weeds and wild pigs, your butterflies and two-lined spittlebugs. You need to know them, know their ways, and how to respond to them.
Kuahiwi Ranch manages about 3,000 cattle in Kaʻū and produces
Kuahiwi Natural beef available at stores and restaurants, and
at its own ranch store on the edge of Nāʻālehu, at 95-5520 Māmalahoa
Hwy, across from Nāʻālehu Elementary. Photo from Kuahiwi Ranch
     Agriculture is a very intimate zone between nature and culture, between human and nonhuman. Intimate to the point of being quite often uncomfortable and even dangerous, and not just on a physical level. You are dealing with life and death, with eating and being eaten, on a daily basis.
     Agriculture is a hinge vocation and we in agriculture act as hinges and mediators – mediators between the human world and the natural world. And nature can be as small as the microbes in your cattle’s amazing four-part rumen or as large as a ranch landscape or watershed – or the planetary climate.
     See more in the Tuesday Kaʻū News Briefs, or read the entire talk here. Also, see Agriculture Leadership Foundation of Hawai`i. Buy Kuahiwi beef at 95-5520 Māmalahoa Hwy, across from Nāʻālehu Elementary.

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WETTER THAN NORMAL WEATHER IS PREDICTED for Hawaiʻi through April 2020 by the National Weather Service, with no El Niño expected in the near future. Forecasters at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center report that "ENSO-neutral" conditions lend themselves to wetness. Forecasters report eight of the 10 rainiest wet seasons in the last 30 years were in ENSO-neutral conditions. Low pressure combined with higher ocean temperatures will also contribute to a higher rate of rainfall, according to forecasters.

An orange "X" marks the center of a disturbance that may turn
into a tropical depression. NOAA image
     The regular dry season, over at the end of September, was the seventh wettest in the last 30 years. The drought affecting most of the state for years is expected to be over by April.
     A weather disturbance about 1,800 miles southwest of Kaʻū has a 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression. The disturbance is traveling west-northwestward at about 10 mph.

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VENDOR BOOTHS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FUNDRAISING BAZAAR AT KAUAHAʻAO CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH in Waiʻōhinu. The annual event will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, , on the church campus at the corner of Mamalahoa Hwy, Kamaoa Road, and Pinao Street, just above the Wong Yuen Store.  

     Individuals, schools, clubs, and sports/athletic groups are invited to be a vendor at the flea market. Interested vendors are asked to submit a Vendor Application by Sunday, Nov. 10. The booth fee for a 10' X 10' space is a $10 suggested donation. To obtain a Vendor Application, email the church at dwongyuen.kauahaaochurch@gmail.com, or call Debbie Wong Yuen at 928-8039. Vendors can sell anything except hot foods and plate lunches, and need to provide their own tent, tables, chairs, and – if power is needed – a generator.

     The Church will be selling Kalua Pig Bowls, Smoked Meat bowls, baked goods, produce, crafts, and more.
     Entertainment provided by community groups Hannaha's Makana ‘Ohana Hālau, Thy Word Ministry Praise Team, and Gene Akamu.
     For more information call Debbie at 928-8039.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance Corp. Board Mtg., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 10a.m., H.O.V.E. RMC office, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean View. 929-9910, hoveroad.com


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

Nāʻālehu School Parent Conferences, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24, Nāʻālehu Elementary School; Friday, Oct. 25, Ocean View Community Center. Times to be determined via letter home.


Guided Hike On A 60 Year Old Lava Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kīlauea Iki Overlook Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate to challenging 2.4 mile hike (one way). $80/person. Register online. Park entrance fees may apply. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Lei Kukui Demonstration, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10a.m.-noon, Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai. Make hīpu‘u - a style of lei making in which the steams and leaves of the Kukui tree are tied together - with rangers and staff. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


THURSDAY, OCT. 24

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Thursday, Oct. 24, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Ka‘ū Community Children's Council, Thursday, Oct. 24 - fourth Thursday monthly - 3-4p.m., Classroom 35, Building F, Nā‘ālehu Elementary School. Provides local forum for all community members to come together as equal partners to discuss and positively affect multiple systems' issues for the benefit of all students, families, and communities. Chad Domingo, text 381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


FRIDAY, OCT. 25

Kahuku Coffee Talk: Creatures That Have Evolved in the Dark, Friday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station. Join local experts to learn about lava tubes and some interesting animals that call them home. Free. nps.gov/havo


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Mele & Hula ‘Auana Performances, Friday, Oct. 25 - fourth Friday monthly - 4-5:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free and open to public. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 25, 7p.m.-midnight, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $5 cover with costume, $7 cover without. 21+. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8365 after kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SATURDAY, OCT. 26

Free Spay and Neuter Clinic for Dogs offered by KARES in Ocean View on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info and to register, 328-8455.

Paint Your Own Silk Scarf Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 8"x 53" scarf. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nature & Culture, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate hike, approx. 2 miles. nps.gov/havo/


Kimchi & Kombucha/Jun, Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member, plus $15/person supply fee (includes organic ingredients). Pre-registration required. No cooking skills necessary. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

Chicken Skin Stories, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 27

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


MONDAY, OCT. 28

Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Kapa Aloha ‘Āina, the fabric of Hawai‘i with Puakea Forester, Monday, Oct. 28, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     A Topic Workshop will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Tuesday, October 22, 2019

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Ranching and conservation converge were cattle lands stand above the Kaʻū Coast at Waikapuna
Photo from the state Legacy Lands Commission
KUAHIWI RANCHER MICHELLE GALIMBA shared her approach to ranching and land conservation in Kaʻū at the Hawaiʻi Agriculture Conference last week on Oʻahu. See the entire talk at animasoul.org or part one in yesterday's Kaʻū News Briefs. Here is more of her talk during the gathering, sponsored by Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaiʻi:

     To be skillful as a rancher you have to think with the landscape, with the many, many animate and inanimate beings on the landscape. Think with them and work with them. As the Native American ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer says: "The animacy of the world is something that we already know, but the language of animacy teeters on extinction – not just for Native peoples but for everyone."

     Ranching, for me, is one way to revive and live this language of animacy, with all its sharp edges of life and death, and in all its mesmerizing beauty.
     The district of Kaʻū, where I ranch, is a very special place. It's a wild place. It's bigger than the entire island of Oahu but there's not a single stoplight or Starbucks in it. Instead of stores, highways, military bases, and hotels, we have what we used to call "archeology" but we now call "cultural resources," which is to say the powerful physical and spiritual presence of the past. The coastal pastures on our ranch are dotted with house-sites, caves, heʻiʻau, makahiki grounds, animal enclosures, petroglyphs, and other artifacts of all kinds, intact on the landscape.

A cultural landscape on ranchlands. Photo from animasoul.org
     In Kaʻū, the presence of the native Hawaiian past is a deep undercurrent that you don't have to be native by blood to experience. The presence of the past and the land itself, in all its wildness, evokes an elusive but distinct feeling of participating in something larger than ourselves. We have memories and stories and whispers on the wind. We are connected to what the Muskogeepoet Joy Harjo called "the breathing beneath our breathing." This is something that we value deeply in Kaʻū, this connection to the living presence of the land and ocean.

     It is in the context that I would like to talk about another collaboration, this time between multiple (human) stakeholders.
     Our ranch is very much the collaborative endeavor of many different organizations and programs, public and private, that helped us to keep going and keep building the ranch over the years. The collaborative project that I would like to highlight has to do with the intersection of conservation, culture, and agriculture, and about strengthening the special qualities of our landscape and our community. Our ranch recently had the opportunity to purchase a piece of land that we have been grazing for many years. As I mentioned before, it is common for ranch land in Kaʻū to be rich in cultural resources and such is the case for this piece of land. We had the further opportunity to place this parcel under an agricultural conservation easement.
     An agricultural conservation easement means that you dedicate your land to agriculture in perpetuity. Our ranch still owns the land but we have sold the development rights to a non-profit that agrees to steward the easement and verify – on an annual basis – that the easement is still being honored.

Rancher Michelle Galimba. Photo from Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture
     Conservation and Agricultural Easements are relatively unknown in Hawaiʻi, but with the help of multiple community partners acting as a team, Conservation Easements can be a powerful way to support agriculture and protect important working farm lands. We have been fortunate to work with the Trust for Public Land who championed and facilitated the details of the deal, with funding support from the Freeman Foundation which has a special interest in helping farmers and ranchers here in Hawaiʻi, and lastly with stewardship support from Ala Kahakai Trail Association who will be the primary holder of the conservation easement.

     An agricultural conservation easement made sense for us by lessening the financial burden of the land purchase and by ensuring that the land will remain in agriculture which is something that we value as a family and that our Kaʻū community values as well. The conservation easement also provides for non-profit stewardship of the archeological and cultural sites, so that we can do right by the cultural legacy that is present on our ranch. This agricultural conservation easement works on many levels: it lets us continue ranching and gives us secure land tenure so that we can implement the best possible practices for our land and soils; it relocalizes land ownership and helps us to provide food and employment for our local community; it protects the cultural resources of the place; and it protects the land itself, to be itself with minimal disturbance, in perpetuity.

     In perpetuity means forever, so in drafting our conservation easement I've had to attempt to think about agriculture and land-use in terms of forever, and try to make practical decisions for that infinite timeline. Of course I don't have the brain power to forecast forever. Even trying to think forward a century is tough.

     What will agriculture be like 100 years from now? 500 years from now?

     One way of trying to think about it is the question my daughter taught me to ask: what does the land want? What kind of agriculture is right, not just for human interests, but for nature too, for the long run?

     Another way is to ask: what do we want it to look like? What kind of agriculture do we want to shape in the next 100 years?

     We are heading towards increasingly wicked problems associated with environmental limits. There is no question about that; it's the simplest kind of logic. Exponential growth meets finite planet.

     Which brings me back to that idea of paradox that I talked about earlier: this co-existence of two seemingly incongruous things at once. Because working with paradox or as the philosopher Donna Haraway puts it, "staying with the trouble" is going to be an important adaptive skill as we face these wicked problems on a global scale.
     See more in tomorrows' Kaʻū News Briefsand see the entire speech at animasoul.org.


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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands employee 
Halealoha Ayau announced his resignation Monday. 
Photo from Big IslandVideo News
SHOULD MAUNA KEA ACCESS ROAD BE PURCHASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION?  The DOT claims ownership of the road while some Native Hawaiian beneficiaries claim the owner is Hawaiian Home Lands.
     During its meeting in Hilo on Monday, the Hawaiian Home Lands Commissioners agreed to hire an outside attorney to determine how much DOT should pay for the road and surrounding lands. The location is a hot topic because a group of native Hawaiian elders have blocked the road since July, in protest of the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope near the top of Maunakea.        An investigative committee  to look into the committee is made up of Commission Chairman William Aila and his three appointees, himself and West Hawaiʻi Commissioner David Kaapu, and  Oʻahu Commissioner Pauline Namuo. Aila said yesterday that the committee will to ensure beneficiaries receive land or monetary compensation  for 1,328 acres, including 346 acres of roads. Settling ownership of the land was  supposed to be resolved by Act 14 in 1995.

     During the Commission meeting on Monday, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands employee Halealoha Ayau announced his resignation. In charge of water quality testing for the department, Ayau said he will sue DOT and the attorney general for a breach of trust over the land issue and for the arrests at Maunakea Access Road in June.

     Ayau stated, "Working for the department, (I had) the sacred duty of doing the people's work. That's what I signed up for and I can no longer do that." He also said the state is "compromising" the abilities of the Commission. He sat down to a standing ovation from the more than 200 people in the audience.

     Emily Naeole, a formerCounty Councilwoman from Puna, said the situation at Maunakea has "been going on way too long." Hilo Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy said the problems are exacerbated because the East Hawaiʻi seat on the commission has been vacant for more than a year. She urged the Commission to prevail upon Gov. David Ige to make an appointment.

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Steer kicks up his heels after launching a paniolo into the dust. Photo by Julia Neal

THE RESULTS ARE IN FOR THE RODEO last weekend at Nāʻālehu Rodeo Grounds, sponsored by Kaʻū Roping & Riding Association and organized by Tammy Kaʻapana. The free event featured paniolo from all over Hawaiʻi Island. Saturday's events included double mugging, poʻowaiu, goat undecorating, and barrels. Sunday featured a Gymkhana.
     Rodeo results are:

     In Poʻowai U, first place was taken by Jordan Gomes, second by Allen Aku.

     In Tie Down Roping, Herman Hollan took first, Allej Aku took second.

     In Wahine Breakaway, Denicia Derasin placed first, Kassey Hanoi second.

     In Youth Barrels, first place was taken by KayleeAnn Holland, second by Breanna Gomes.

     In Dummy roping, Kanai Pieper took first in 4 & Under, Katum Malicki took first in 5 to 8, and LeeAnn Yanag took second in 5 to 8.

     In Goat Undecorating for 4 & Under, Kanai Pieper took first. In Goat Undecorating for 5 to 8, LeeAnn Yanag took first and Kassidy Pieper took second.

     In Open Dally, Gilbert Smith and Allen Gomez placed first, Stetson Branco and Troy Gomes placed second, and Allen Gomes and Lyons Deguair placed third.

     In Kane-Wahine Dally, Brandy Gomes and Keith Gomes placed first.

     In Century Team Roping, Allen Gomes and Walter Gomez took first, Cookie Kawamoto and Walter Gomes took second.

     In Double Mugging, first place went to Westin Joseph and Richard Souza III, second to Bobby Boy Manuel and Troy Wood, and third to Stetson Branco and Troy Wood.

     In Kane-Wahine Mugging, Lorilee Lorenzo teamed up with Ikaika Grace for first, and with Frank Lorenzo Jr. for second place.

     In Wahine Mugging, Justina Wood and Lauren Santiago took first.


     To donate to Kaʻū Roping & Riding and to help expand parking for events, call Kaʻapana at 808-854-78917.

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CELEBRATE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE in health and Hawaiian culture at the 5th Annual La ʻOhana, Saturday, Nov. 9, at Miloliʻi Park. Attendees of the free event can receive health screenings from University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo School of Pharmacy; get assistance with open enrollment for health insurance from Big Island Kokua Services Partnerships; experience cultural demonstrations, like Hawaiian medicine, laʻau lapaʻau, from Hui Malama Ola Na ʻOiwi, loi pounding, lauhala and coconut leaf weaving. The event will also have informational booths from marine conservation organization Conservation International, arts and crafts from local vendors from the community, baked goods, drinks, shaved ice, ono grinds, live entertainment by local artists, and more.

     The Miloliʻi Hipuʻu online virtual academy of Kuao Ka La Public Charter School will be fundraising by selling bake goods, drinks, and more. The public can also purchase raffle tickets. Supporters include Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, Alu like, UH Hilo School of Pharmacy, Paʻa Pono Miloliʻi, Conservation International, Kua o Ka La PCS, Hauʻoli Kamanaʻo Church, and our many others.
     For more, contact Kaimi Kaupiko at (808) 937-1310 or kkaupiko@gmail.com.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
Nāʻālehu School Parent Conferences, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24, Nāʻālehu Elementary School; Friday, Oct. 25, Ocean View Community Center. Times to be determined via letter home.


Guided Hike On A 60 Year Old Lava Lake, Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kīlauea Iki Overlook Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate to challenging 2.4 mile hike (one way). $80/person. Register online. Park entrance fees may apply. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Lei Kukui Demonstration, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10a.m.-noon, Kīlauea Visitor Center lānai. Make hīpu‘u - a style of lei making in which the steams and leaves of the Kukui tree are tied together - with rangers and staff. Free; park entrance fees apply. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


THURSDAY, OCT. 24

Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Thursday, Oct. 24, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Ka‘ū Community Children's Council, Thursday, Oct. 24 - fourth Thursday monthly - 3-4p.m., Classroom 35, Building F, Nā‘ālehu Elementary School. Provides local forum for all community members to come together as equal partners to discuss and positively affect multiple systems' issues for the benefit of all students, families, and communities. Chad Domingo, text 381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


FRIDAY, OCT. 25

Kahuku Coffee Talk: Creatures That Have Evolved in the Dark, Friday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station. Join local experts to learn about lava tubes and some interesting animals that call them home. Free. nps.gov/havo


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Mele & Hula ‘Auana Performances, Friday, Oct. 25 - fourth Friday monthly - 4-5:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free and open to public. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

Chicken Skin Stories, Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 25, 7p.m.-midnight, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $5 cover with costume, $7 cover without. 21+. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8365 after kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SATURDAY, OCT. 26

Free Spay and Neuter Clinic for Dogs offered by KARES in Ocean View on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info and to register, 328-8455.


Paint Your Own Silk Scarf Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 8"x 53" scarf. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org



Nature & Culture, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate hike, approx. 2 miles. nps.gov/havo/


Kimchi & Kombucha/Jun, Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member, plus $15/person supply fee (includes organic ingredients). Pre-registration required. No cooking skills necessary. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 27

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


MONDAY, OCT. 28

Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Kapa Aloha ‘Āina, the fabric of Hawai‘i with Puakea Forester, Monday, Oct. 28, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 29

Trail Less Traveled, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Devastation Trail Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate, 2 mile, 2 hour roundtrip hike. $40/person. Register online. Family friendly. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Volunteers welcome. Dave Breskin, 319-8333


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     A  Topic Workshop will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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Thirty Meter Telescope image from its proponents. The state Land Use Commission will hold a hearing tomorrow
for input on whether the proposed site should be classified Urban. Photo from TMT
ARE PERMITS FOR USE OF CONSERVATIONLAND FOR URBAN ACTIVITY LEGAL ON MAUNAKEA? This is a question coming before the state Land Use Commission, which holds a public hearing this Thursday in the Crown Room of the Nanailoa Hotel in Hilo, beginning at  9:30 a.m., and possibly continuing on Friday and moving to UH-HIlo on Monday, if needed.

     The hearing focuses on use of the Maunakea summit for telescopes on 525 acres owned by the state and classified Conservation. The LUC will entertain a petition from Kuʻulei Higashi Kanahele and Ahiena Kanahele, who contend that use of the land for the dozen observatories and planned Thirty Meter Telescope is Urban activity on Conservation land, without legal process.

     The petition describes the use for telescopes as Industrial, which would require Industrial county zoning within a state-classified Urban district. It contends that the state and its lessees for the telescope campus should have applied for reclassification from Conservation to Urban, rather than depending on state Board of Land & Natural Resources Use Permits since 1968. The Kanaheles claim that the Use Permits circumvent the law and deprive citizens of the process of giving input on whether the land should be subject to Urban use.

     Input to the LUC from TMT proponents includes the contention that Conservation Use Permits for the telescopes were properly considered by the Board of Land & Natural Resources, which approved them and that court proceedings led to confirmation that the process as legal.
     TMT proponents contend that the BLNR Use Permits were properly considered and approved and that state courts have confirmed the legal use of the land for telescopes.

 
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Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, right, will present hālau from Japan to Hawaiʻi, Mexico, and the mainland
on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Pāhala Community Center. Photo from Ryder
HOʻOKUPU NO KAʻŪ – the gathering of hālau, musicians, and cultural practitioners in Pāhala on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Pāhala Community Center – has announced its final lineup. Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder said that participants will come from as far away as Mexico, Japan, and the U.S.mainland.

     Participating are Ryder's Hālau Hula O Leionalani; Hoʻomakaʻi Hula Studio from Oʻahu, led by Kumu Hula Shona LamHo; Hālau Ola O Kalani, led by Kumu Hula Kahoʻokele Crabbe; Kawehileimamoikawekiu o Kohala, led by Kumu Hula Lorna Lim; Uluhaimalama, led by Kumu Hula Emery Acerat; Aloha Pumehana/Vero Cruz Mexican Dances of Mexico, led by Professor Vero Ramirez; Hālau Kahanuola of Virginia, led by Instructor Keiko Alva; Ballet Bali Hai of Mexico, led by Director Clara Snell; the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Filipino Dance Ensemble; and the UH-Hilo Samoan Dance Ensemble.

     Participating musical groups are Taiko Drummers, led by Paul Sakamoto; Keaiwa; Times 5; Victor Chock; Steven Sioloa; Wailau Ryder & Friends; Kaleo Maoli; and local Kaʻū band, Shootz.

A traditional ceremony on the Kaʻū Coast before the day of dance,
song, and culture. Photo by Julia Neal
     Participating cultural practitioners are Hawaiʻi Island Kuʻi Kalo ‘Ohana, with Poi Pounding, Kalo Education displays, and a chance to talk story with the farmers; Kupuna Chucky Leslie, the Last Traditional Opelu Fisherman, from South Kona, offering one-on-one learning to sew net and listen to Uncles Fishing Moʻolelo, stories; Waltah Wong, Traditional Hale Builder, offers talk story on traditional house design layout and construction; Ika Vea, from Kohala, Master carver of Pahu, hula implements, and many more crafts; Wally Ito, seaweed propagation and cultivation; Aunty Winnie, with Laʻau Lapaʻau, traditional Hawaiian medicinal plants and their uses; Kupuna Barbara Meheula, with coconut weaving; and Irene and Bully Davis, lauhala weavers from Lanaʻi.

     The event is free and open to the public for all ages. Food will also be for sale.
     Learn more about the performers in future Kaʻū News Briefs. See hookupukau.com.


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WHAT WILL AGRICULTURE BE LIKE IN 100 YEARS? asked Kaʻū rancher Michelle Galimba during her talk at the state Agricultural Conference last week on Oʻahu.

     She answered, "I don't know, but I do know what I would like it to be, and that is: an ecological agriculture as part of an ecological civilization." See the beginning of her talk in the Monday and TuesdayKaʻū News Briefs. Here is the final part:

     The anthropologist James C. Scott has written about the complex interrelation between political systems and agricultural systems in Asia. Intensive grain cultivation such as rice, wheat, and corn support the classic centralized state with its taxes, bureaucracy, military, and concentration of power in cities. On the other hand, hill tribes and other decentralized groups often adopt an agriculture based on root crops and other plant species that are inconspicuous, perennial, and not easily taxed. The point is that the kind of agriculture that we create, in turn creates us and the kind of social and political systems that we live within.
The sugar plantations were followed by Kaʻū Coffee, ranching, and new thinking about ecological farming.
Photo by Julia Neal
     Here in Hawaiʻi, our political history is closely tied with agricultural systems. We are still in the midst of grappling with the legacy of the sugar-cane plantations – an export-driven, highly extractive agriculture requiring immigrant labor from around the world. Many of us here trace at least part of our ancestry back to plantation immigrant laborers. At the moment, plantation agriculture has been replaced by the increasingly problematic tourism industry. We've gone from one sugar high to another. Which is why learning from indigenous agriculture is important because that was the last time Hawaiʻi had an agriculture and economy that was sustainable for the long run – that was not a short term sugar high. The way forward towards an ecological agriculture and an ecological civilization can be informed by our past. That is one paradox.
     The concept of an ecological civilization is, in itself, a bit of a paradox. Our economic systems assume infinite natural resources and our right to exploit them in order to achieve growth. Of course this planet does not have infinite resources, and part of the dissonance that we are experiencing comes from our inability to deal with that reality within our current economic and social paradigm. At the same time, civilization – this mode of organizing ourselves and working together on complex systems for the common good – this is a valuable skill that we humans have been working on for thousands of years. There have been many civilizations, some of them more ecologically sound than others. The one we happen to live within, is, as we are discovering, one of the more unsound ones. Highly successful, yes, but ecologically unsound.

On Kuahiwi Ranch in Kaʻū, thinking about agriculture evolves.
Photo from Kuahiwi Ranch
     And one of the keys to our success and our unsoundness is this story of economic growth that we tell ourselves over and over again. We must turn a critical eye on the pursuit of growth through ever increasing levels of resource extraction and consumption. It's not that growing is bad in itself. There are ways to "grow" that do not require increasing extraction and the short-sighted extermination of biodiversity, of life.

     We in agriculture probably know more about sustainability and resource limits than any other sector. the Chinese developed and practiced an agriculture that supported a high civilization for 4,000 years, and here in Hawaiʻi, indigenous agriculture fed a large population within the strict resource limitations of these remote islands for well over a thousand years. In contrast, industrial civilization is running into terminal problems after less than two hundred years.

     The paradox is that we must practice a resilient, re-localized, low-emission agriculture that is, at the same time, an agriculture that draws on and contributes to a global network of knowledge, technical skills, and best practices.

     We must embrace technological innovations and data-driven tools, but also recover and value what is best in traditional and indigenous agriculture.

      We must become re-enchanted by and passionately protective of the environment and its complex ecologies, but also be tough-minded, scientific, and pragmatic in evaluating the best courses of action at a global scale.

     We must look at agriculture holistically, not just as the production of material goods at any cost, but as an activity that shapes us socially, culturally, and environmentally.

     An ecological agriculture as part of an ecological civilization must work with these paradoxes, among many others.

     Paradox can be a way of finding generative spaces to think and work towards more ecologically sound ways of living on this planet. Paradox can be a space of innovation and creativity.

Nature meets agriculture at Kuahiwi Ranch. Photo from Kuahiwi Ranch
     We will need courage, a lot of courage, to face the often frightening contradictions of our times, the courage to turn fear and defensiveness into an embrace of paradox, to turn our anxiety into creativity, the courage to stay with the trouble.

  North Australia as translated by the anthropologist Deborah Bird Rose. This word, bir'yun, can be translated as brilliance or shimmer.


   Finally, I would like to leave you with an idea that is both very exotic and very familiar. It is something that we probably have all experienced – but the word for it comes from the Yolngu people of
     Bir'yun is the shimmer, the brilliance, and the artists say, it is a kind of motion. Brilliance actually grabs you. Brilliance allows you, or brings you, into the experience of being part of a vibrant and vibrating world. When a painting reaches brilliance, for example, people say that it captures the eye much in the way that the eye is captured by sun glinting on water.

     Or, in my case, by the waving of the tall grasses in the Kuehulepo wind of Kaʻū.
     If we do our job right as agriculturalists, we get to be there when the brilliance or shimmer happens, we get to be a part of the poetry of the living world. The poetry of healthy soils, healthy animals, healthy communities, and a healthier environment.


     See the complete speech at animasoul.com or Parts 1 and 2 in Monday's and Tuesday'sKaʻū News Briefs.

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Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
Birding at Kīpukapuaulu, Thursday, Oct. 24, 8-10a.m., Kīpukapuaulu - Bird Park - Parking Lot, HVNP. Led by retired USGS Biologist Nic Sherma. 2 hour birding tour. $40/person. Register online. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org


Ka‘ū Community Children's Council, Thursday, Oct. 24 - fourth Thursday monthly - 3-4p.m., Classroom 35, Building F, Nā‘ālehu Elementary School. Provides local forum for all community members to come together as equal partners to discuss and positively affect multiple systems' issues for the benefit of all students, families, and communities. Chad Domingo, text 381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


FRIDAY, OCT. 25

Kahuku Coffee Talk: Creatures That Have Evolved in the Dark, Friday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station. Join local experts to learn about lava tubes and some interesting animals that call them home. Free. nps.gov/havo


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Mele & Hula ‘Auana Performances, Friday, Oct. 25 - fourth Friday monthly - 4-5:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free and open to public. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 25, 7p.m.-midnight, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $5 cover with costume, $7 cover without. 21+. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8365 after kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SATURDAY, OCT. 26

Free Spay and Neuter Clinic for Dogs offered by KARES in Ocean View on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info and to register, 328-8455.

Paint Your Own Silk Scarf Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 8"x 53" scarf. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nature & Culture, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate hike, approx. 2 miles. nps.gov/havo/


Kimchi & Kombucha/Jun, Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member, plus $15/person supply fee (includes organic ingredients). Pre-registration required. No cooking skills necessary. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 27

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


MONDAY, OCT. 28

Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Kapa Aloha ‘Āina, the fabric of Hawai‘i with Puakea Forester, Monday, Oct. 28, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 29

Trail Less Traveled, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Devastation Trail Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate, 2 mile, 2 hour roundtrip hike. $40/person. Register online. Family friendly. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Volunteers welcome. Dave Breskin, 319-8333


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wednesday, Oct. 30 – last Wednesday, monthly – 9-11a.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years and older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i – referral required, 961-8626 for free legal services. Under 60, call 1-800-499-4302. More info: tahisha.despontes@legalaidhawaii.org, 329-3910 ext. 925. legalaidhawaii.org


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     The last scheduled SpeakOut meeting will be held in Waikaloa, Thursday, Oct. 24, Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School.
     A Topic Workshop will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Kaʻū News Briefs, Thursday, October 24, 2019

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Read Tulsi Gabbard's statement on her run for U.S. President as she announces she will
not seek reelection to represent Kaʻū and the rest of rural Hawaiʻi in Congress.
REP. TULSI GABBARD WON'T SEEK REELECTION FOR A FIFTH TERM TO CONGRESS as she continues her campaign for the presidency. The congresswoman for Kaʻū and all rural areas of the state made the announcement this evening on twitter. She said, "I'm fully committed to my offer to serve you, the people of Hawaiʻi and America, as your President & Commander-in-Chief. So I will not be seeking reelection to the Congress in 2020. I humbly ask for your support for my candidacy of the United States.
Sen. Kai Kahele becomes lead candidate
 for Kaʻū and all of rural Hawaiʻi,
 as Tulsi Gabbard leaves her campaign
 to concentrate on the presidency. 
     "I'm so grateful to the people of Hawaiʻi for allowing me to serve you in Congress for the last seven years. Throughout my life, I've always made my decisions based on where I felt I could do the most good. In light of the challenges we face, I believe I can best serve the people of Hawaiʻi and our country as President and Commander-in-Chief. As president, I will immediately begin work to end the new cold war and nuclear arms race... end our interventionist, foreign policy of being the world's police, toppling dictators and governments we don't like, and redirect our precious resources towards serving the needs of the people here at home."
     Gabbard's departure from the race to be reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives leaves state Sen. Kai Kahele as the leading candidate to represent rural Hawaiʻi in Congress. Kahele currently represents Hilo in the Hawaiʻi Senate.

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THE QUESTION OF THE  CONSERVATION LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FOR MAUNAKEA drew testimony from the Sierra Club during a hearing before the state Land Use Commission today in Hilo. The testimony contends that the 22 "existing telescopes built on Mauna Kea have created a defacto urban district outside of Land Use Commission procedures... The years of conflict over land use at the summit of Mauna Kea could have been avoided if only the University of Hawaiʻi had been honest about its intentions to urbanize this conservation district from the start. If UH had been straight-forward about its intentions to construct over a dozen industrial structures in the conservation district, and followed the proper procedures to authorize the use of the summit in this way, then it would have first sought approval from the Land Use Commission to change the boundary designation for this area from conservation to urban. If UH had followed this procedure, then the public, state agencies, UH, and all telescope development advocates would have had clear guidance on what was allowed and not allowed on the summit of Mauna Kea."
Should the telescope campus on Maunakea be classified Urban by the state Land Use Commission in
order to accommodate more facilities on the Conservation land? Photo from Wikimedia Commons
     The Sierra Club urges the LUC to find "that UH improperly urbanized the summit area of Maunakea," and contends that the state Board of Land & Natural Resources "does not have the authority to allow industrialization within the Conservation Districts, and Mauna Kea is no exception. We hold that no further construction on Mauna Kea summit areas be undertaken, because such action would need to comply with LUC boundary amendment procedures to reclassify conservation lands into the urban district. No, in fact, Mauna Kea summit region is a National Natural Landmark, a State Historic District, a Traditional Cultural Property, and a unique ecosystem with endemic flora and fauna found nowhere else on earth. As such, Mauna Kea deserves the highest protected land use designation!"
     A petition to consider the state land use classification of Maunakea was brought to the LUC by Kanahele family members.
     See the full testimony on Big Island Video News

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TWO LAWSUITS INVOLVING KAʻŪ SEWAGE ARE TO BE DISMISSED, according to reporting this morning from Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald.
     The suit filed by Nāʻālehu resident Sandra Demoruelle last year, said that the county has abandoned more affordable sewage treatment options for new designs that would cost tens of millions of dollars. The crux of the suit is her claim that county Environmental Management Director Bill Kucharski and Wastewater Division chief Dora Beck should turn over copies of draft environmental assessments for Nāʻālehu and Pāhala, and halt all planning on the projects until the environmental assessments are released.
Nāʻālehu Sewage Treatment Plant location next to the elementary school
 was moved, after public testimony opposed the site. Photo by Julia Neal
     According to the Tribune Herald, Hilo Circuit Judge Greg Nakamura announced on Oct. 11 that he would dismiss the suit; a formal judgment remains pending.
      Kucharski and Beck claimed that draft environmental assessments were incomplete, making them unavailable to the public at the time Demoruelle asked for them.
     Tribune Herald reported that "A 2007 environmental assessment for a similar, less expensive wastewater treatment project in Nāʻālehu found no significant impact, after community participation. Demoruelle, representing herself, argued that the Department of Environmental Management chose to abandon a project that the community approved of in favor of two new projects, estimated to cost a total of $41 million, on which the community has not been able to weigh in." Demoruelle wrote, "The department is once again being given leeway to evade environmental review. The county is authorizing expenditures without doing the necessary environmental review."
Wastewater Treatment proposed site at corner of Maile and Hwy 11. Images from the county
     According to the Tribune Herald story, in court, "Kucharski argued during the August hearing that new projects require new environmental assessments, and that new assessments require a specific site be selected. One potential site drew criticism in 2018 for being located near Nāʻālehu Elementary and Intermediate School: 'You do not do an (environmental assessment) on a general concept,' Kucharski said during the hearing, adding that the project simply hadn't progressed to a point where the assessment was possible."
     The Nāʻāhleu Treatment plant is planned for land behind Nāʻālehu Hongwanji, after the county moved the proposed site from land next to Nāʻālehu Elementary - a location largely opposed by the community and school.
     The Pāhala treatment plant is proposed along the Maile Street - on the Hilo side of the Norfolk Pine entry to the town. Concerns have been whether it will impact the view and health of the trees that provide a spectacular entry to the village, whether there are burial sites on the property, and whether the treatment lagoons could flood during storms and spill onto Highway 11. During community meetings, a group of residents proposed the site be located below Hwy 11.

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VOLCANO VILLAGE ARTISTS HUI ART STUDIO TOUR & SALE will be held over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 29 and 30, and Dec. 1. The 33rd annual event invites the public to meet village artists in their studios, and see artwork in a wide variety of media. Artwork will be on display and available for purchase at six studios and galleries in the heart of VolcanoVillage.

     New this year, there will be art making demonstrations at each studio/gallery location on Sunday, Dec. 1. "Make and take" earrings with Zeke Israel; watch Ira Ono create a clay mask at 11 a.m.; and see demonstrations of various other clay techniques by Erik Wold, Emily Herb, and Charlotte Forbes Perry, all at their respective studio locations.
     Lisa Louise Adams and Joan Yoshioka will be showing their painting skills; Liz Miller will share her metal tooling technique;, and Joe Laceby will be doing hot metal forging demos at the Volcano Art Center location throughout the day on Sunday, just to name a few of the offerings.
     Also showing their work this year will be Pam Barton, Mag Barnaby, Misato and Michael Mortara, Ricia Shema, Cynee Gillette-Wenner, Randy Sutton, and Scott Pincus.
     A special drawing for artwork contributed by each of the artists will be held at the end of the sale.
     Sale hours are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, For more information, call (808) 987-3472.  Maps to the artists' studios will be available at local businesses and galleries in Volcano Village, and at VolcanoVillageArtistsHui.com.


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KEOKEO CAVE SYSTEM IN KAHUKU is the subject of this month's Coffee Talk at Kahuku Unit on Friday, Oct. 25,  at the Visitor Contact Station in the Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Hosted by Peter and Annie Bosted, the talk will cover lava tubes that have been recently discovered and explored on Hawaiʻi Island, especially the 20-mile-long Keokeo system in Kahuku. They will also touch on the important role lava tubes play in growing the island and in preserving rare fauna, flora, and the remains of species no longer with us.
     The Bosteds have been exploring, photographing, and mapping caves around the world since the early 1980s. Their cave photos have appeared in books, calendars, magazines, and other publications. Peter Bosted is a co-author of the book Atlas of the GreatCavesof the World, while Annie Bosted authored Gems of the GoldenState. Their spelunking work in Hawaiʻi began in the 1990s.
     Located just south of the 70.5 mile marker on the mauka side of Highway 11, Kahuku Unit charges no entrance or program fees. The Park location is open  Wednesday through Sunday.



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WEST HAWAIʻI MASTER GARDENERS PROGRAM is now accepting applications for the class of 2020. Applications are open through Friday, Nov 15. Weekly classes run Jan 14 thru April 7, 2020, on Tuesdays, from  to . Cost is $200. Application online at cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/whmgprogram/HOME/West-Hawaii.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING

FRIDAY, OCT. 25
Kahuku Coffee Talk: Creatures That Have Evolved in the Dark, Friday, Oct. 25, 9:30-11a.m., Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station. Join local experts to learn about lava tubes and some interesting animals that call them home. Free. nps.gov/havo


Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Mele & Hula ‘Auana Performances, Friday, Oct. 25 - fourth Friday monthly - 4-5:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Free and open to public. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Friday, Oct. 25, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 25, 7p.m.-midnight, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $5 cover with costume, $7 cover without. 21+. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Call 967-8365 after kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SATURDAY, OCT. 26

Free Spay and Neuter Clinic for Dogs offered by KARES in Ocean View on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info and to register, 328-8455.

Paint Your Own Silk Scarf Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 8"x 53" scarf. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nature & Culture, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate hike, approx. 2 miles. nps.gov/havo/


Kimchi & Kombucha/Jun, Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member, plus $15/person supply fee (includes organic ingredients). Pre-registration required. No cooking skills necessary. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 27

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


MONDAY, OCT. 28

Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Kapa Aloha ‘Āina, the fabric of Hawai‘i with Puakea Forester, Monday, Oct. 28, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 29

Trail Less Traveled, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Devastation Trail Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate, 2 mile, 2 hour roundtrip hike. $40/person. Register online. Family friendly. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Volunteers welcome. Dave Breskin, 319-8333


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wednesday, Oct. 30 – last Wednesday, monthly – 9-11a.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years and older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i – referral required, 961-8626 for free legal services. Under 60, call 1-800-499-4302. More info: tahisha.despontes@legalaidhawaii.org, 329-3910 ext. 925. legalaidhawaii.org


THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Ka‘ū Food Basket, Thursday, Oct. 31, 11a.m.-noon, multipurpose room, Ka‘ū District Gym, Pāhala.


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-6p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Free community dinner for all. Additional packaged goods to take home for those in need. Donations and volunteers encouraged. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31,  Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     A Topic Workshop will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Friday, October 25, 2019

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Sulphur Cone (left), viewed toward southwest, from 3,480 m (11,420 ft) above sea level on Mauna Loa's southwest
rift zone. At right, an HVO geoscientist and technician rebuild volcanic gas monitoring equipment installed near
an outgassing fissure. See Volcano Watch below. USGS photo
REACTING TO REP. TULSI GABBARD'S DECISION TO CONCENTRATE ON HER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY instead of running for reelection to Congress, state Sen. Kai Kahele, who is running for her seat, released a statement yesterday. The Democratic candidate for Hawaiʻi's Second Congressional District wrote:
     "Since announcing her Presidential candidacy in January 2019, Congresswoman Gabbard has worked hard visiting towns and cities across the United States. This dedication, while worthy of admiration, meant that her congressional district was often left without a voice in Washington, D.C. I wholly respect and appreciate the Congresswoman's decision not to seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives as she pursues the Presidency. I thank her for her service, and I wish her and her family the best going forward.

Kai Kahele takes the lead in running for the congressional
seat for rural Hawai`i after Tulsi Gabbard announce she
will focus on the presidency and declines to run
for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives.
   "I remain fully committed to my campaign to become Hawaiʻi's next Congressman. While our opponent may change, the fundamentals of building our grassroots campaign will not. When I announced my candidacy earlier this year, I pledged that I would take nothing for granted. I am traveling to each island, engaging with every community and sitting down with our neighbors, friends and ʻohana to hear directly about their concerns and to see how I may best represent them in Washington, D.C. That's what I have been focused on for the last 10 months, and that's what I will continue to do until the primary election next August. I will continue to work hard to earn the faith, confidence and vote of every resident of the 2nd District."
     Kahele's statement noted that he serves as Majority Floor Leader and Chairman of the Committee on Water and Land in the Hawaiʻi State Senate, where he represents his hometown of Hilo. He is an 18-year combat veteran aviator who was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard.
     Former Hawaiʻi Governors John Waiheʻe, Ben Cayetano and Neil Abercrombie serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of the Kahele for Congress Campaign Committee. Honolulu City Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson formally endorsed Kahele's candidacy. The Kahele for Congress campaign has raised over half a million dollars since January 21, 2019.
     The Second Congressional District encompasses Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Kahoʻolawe, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kaua'i, Niʻihau, and the rural parts of Oʻahu, including Waimānalo, Kailua, Kāneʻohe, the North Shore, and the Leeward coast.

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THE USE OF CONSERVATION CLASSIFIED LAND for urban purposes brought more testimony to yesterday's state Land Use Commission hearing in Hilo, which continued today.
     Cultural practitioner, educator, and attorney James Mauliola Keaka Stone, Jr. opposed the idea that the use of Maunakea for a telescope campus is invalid on its land that is classified conservation. During the public hearing, he referred to a challenge from the Kanakaole family, which states that the state Board of Land and Natural Resources has no right to allow industrial activity like the telescopes on Conservation land.
James Mauliola Keaka Stone, Jr.
Photo from Big Island Video News
     He said that Maunakea has long been viewed for scientific purposes "positively by our community and admired worldwide for its enormous contribution to humanity’s understanding of the cosmos.” He said that he is kanaka maoli, a Hawaiian who supports astronomy and the building of Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea.  He said those objecting to the permits for the telescopes, along with their positions and arguments "do not speak for me."
     He testified that "It is heartbreaking to witness how an entitled minority now feel that their personal beliefs give them the right to ignore legal process and the obvious benefits for current and future generations." He said that over ten years of hearings and a final ruling by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court have made the facts of the development of TMT obvious. "What is clear to me, as I sat in the gallery waiting, what I was struck by the enormity of the genuine and heartfelt feelings of everyone here who testified before you. Those genuine heartfelt feelings make it different and sometimes difficult... We can fall into the trap of not listening  and embrace self-righteousness as if our positions somehow are superior to others."
     He said his legal view is that those questioning the classification are not legally able to compel a change. See more at www.bigislandvideonews.com and in Saturday's Kaʻū News Briefs.

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READ A FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF HIGH ALTITUDE STATION MAINTENANCE ON MAUNA LOA in this weeks' Volcano Watch, written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory technician Frank Younger:
     U.S. Geological Survey trucks pull off the shoulder of Mauna Loa Observatory Road before dawn. I park the Jeep at the helicopter staging area, a flat rubble strip flanked by a'a lava. The air is cool and thin at 3,048 m (10,000 ft) altitude. Our field crew of six from HVO keep warm unloading gear. We clear the landing zone for the inbound pilot. We organize packs, tools, and equipment by checklist for the helicopter.
     Today's flight plan will disperse us across Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera and the upper flank of the volcano to rebuild five remote Mauna Loa monitoring stations. Our team of technicians ensures the continuous transmission of seismic, deformation, and gas emission data from the active, but not currently erupting, volcano. Two geoscientists and I are heading to Sulphur Cone on the Southwest Rift Zone within the boundaries of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
     The first light of day spreads over Hawaiʻi Island. The natural colors of Mauna Kea, Hualālai, and Kohala come alive in the warmth of the sun. Across the channel, the heights of Haleakalā rise above ocean clouds.

Cones, flows, and fissures mark the uppermost portions of Mauna Loa's northeast rift zone in the foreground of this aerial
image taken by Civil Air Patrol on Sunday, October 20. In the background, Moku‘āweoweo, Mauna Loa's summit caldera,
is visible. The highest point on Mauna Loa, the true summit, is in the upper right hand corner of the image. Sulphur Cone
is in the middle left. USGS photo
     I hear beating chopper blades approaching. The helicopter lands in a roaring downdraft. We load cargo for Sulphur Cone, and I strap myself in next to the pilot. He throttles for takeoff, keys coordinates on the GPS, and pulls rotor pitch with his control. The helicopter lifts into the trade wind, banks westward, and nods into forward acceleration.
     We navigate along the 10,000 ft (3,048 m) elevation contour of Mauna Loa, with an airborne perspective of the northwest flank. The long, jagged channel of the 1859 lava flow stretches 52 km (32 miles) down to the sea south of ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay.
     Crossing the west flank, we fly above an atmospheric inversion layer. Cloud-swept pāhoehoe cradles patches of hardy native Pukeawe shrub. We hurtle over the trackless wilderness at 110 knots (126 mph). The dark ridgeline of the Southwest Rift Zone dominates the horizon ahead.
     The Sulphur Cone area stands out in bright contrast. It's a steaming section of the 1950 eruptive fissure at 3,480 m (11,420 ft) elevation. We are dropped off upwind of fumaroles emitting volcanic gases. The fumes have created crystals including snow-white calcite and canary-yellow sulfur that cover the surroundings.
     Our crew hikes over altered rock to monitoring equipment installed near an outgassing fissure. Station MG14_SCN clicks and whirs beneath protective rocks.
     The MultiGAS technology inside was developed by USGS Volcano Science Center researchers. It is a field-deployed gas laboratory the size of a suitcase.  Sensors measure sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), water vapor (H20), and carbon dioxide (CO2) gas concentrations. Automatic calibration is used to correct sensor drift.
     We bring in a replacement MultiGAS to relieve the veteran station instrument. It is scheduled for preventative maintenance at HVO's Keaʻau workshop, then redeployment to Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera.
     My colleague hunts around with a thermometer. She locates a 95 deg C (203 deg F) fumarole and wires a station thermocouple to continuously measure near-surface temperature.
An HVO field engineer and gas geochemist check the 
wire and tubing connections in the updated gas sensor 
equipment. USGS photo by P. Nadeau

     I tend the power station, cleaning solar panels. The wet rag comes away yellow with insoluble sulfur. The anemometer atop the mast gets a scrub, too.  I inspect the welded frame and antenna grid for any deterioration beneath a fine coat of crystals.
     Our team lead installs the new MultiGAS and communicates with it via laptop. She notes parameters and triggers a calibration cycle. We listen and test the plumbing of pumps and valves as they operate – all look and sound healthy. She swaps cylinders of calibration gases and replaces desiccant and scrubbing media. I check the tubing manifold connections and raise the sample intake pipe.
      I call HVO Hilo over satellite phone. Our flight follower verifies network connectivity and data quality. I get updates on the other crews' status around the summit. The mission is running smoothly. Confident in our work, we request helicopter extraction.
     Volcano Activity Updates
     
Kῑlauea Volcano is not erupting and its USGS Volcano Alert level remains at NORMAL. Kīlauea deformation and seismicity showed no notable changes over the past week. Sulfur dioxide emission rates are low at the summit and below detection limits at Puʻu ʻŌʻō and the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ). The water pond at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u continues to slowly expand and deepen.
     At or near the 2018 LERZ eruptive fissures, elevated ground temperatures and minor releases of gas (steam, tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide) persist. These are typical post-eruption conditions and are expected to be long-term.
     Hazards remain at the LERZ and summit of Kīlauea. Closures and warnings in these areas should be heeded. The 2018 lava flows are primarily on private property; please be respectful and do not enter or park on private property.
     Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert level remains at ADVISORY. This alert level does not mean that an eruption is imminent or that progression to an eruption is certain.
     This past week, about 80 small-magnitude earthquakes (all less than M2.2) were detected beneath the upper elevations of Mauna Loa. Deformation measurements show continued summit inflation. Volcanic gas emission and fumarole temperature readings have been slightly elevated from measurements several weeks ago due to maintenance on the instrument sensors in mid-September.
     There were two events with three or more felt reports in the Hawaiian islands during the past week.  A magnitude-3.0 earthquake 14 km (9 mi) S of Volcano at 2 km (1 mi) depth occurred on Oct. 17, at 8:55 p.m. A magnitude-3.4 earthquake 14 km (9 mi) SE of Volcano at 0 km (0 mi) depth occurred on OPct. 13 at 5:30 a.m.

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STRONG SENIORS CHAIR EXERCISE CLASS, Women's Fitness My Way with PK Mercado, begins Friday, Nov. 1, – sharp – to in Volcano; no late entry. Five classes for $45, must call to reserve one of 15 spots. No drop ins, no make-ups for missed classes. No prorating. No roll overs to the next month.

     All equipment provided. Attendees should bring water and a towel, and wear fitness wear and shoes. No Crocks, slippers, or sandals. For those who use a cane or walked, bring them to class. Those under a doctor's care must discuss medical concerns in advance of sign-up. Payment due in full at first session, check or cash in exact change only; no credit given.

     Contact Mercado at 315-9130. soulfitnesshawaiipksm.com

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FIT & FIRM VOLCANO MEDIUM INTENSITY COED STRENGTH EXERCISE CLASS, Women's Fitness My Way with PK Mercado, begins Friday, Nov. 1, 8 a.m. – sharp – to 9 a.m. in Volcano; no late entry. Four classes for $36, must call to reserve one of 15 spots. No drop ins. No make-ups for missed classes. No prorating. No roll overs to the next month.

     Strength, balance, core, and agility exercise conditioning classes for ages 30 and older. Low to Medium exercise intensity, including but not limited to squats, planks, shoulder presses, lunges, and more. Geared towards full body functional fitness to compliment one's active lifestyle. Most fitness equipment provided.

     Attendees should bring exercise ball, exercise mat, water and a towel, and wear comfortable fitness wear. No Crocks, slippers, or sandals – shoes of bare feet only. For those who use a cane or walked, bring them to class. Those under a doctor's care must discuss medical concerns in advance of sign-up. Payment due in full at first session, check made out to Soul Fitness Hawaii, LLC or cash in exact change only; no credit given.

     Contact Mercado at 315-9130: to sign up; to learn if this is the appropriate fitness level; if hoping to attend with medical concerns. All physical therapy must be complete before attending class. soulfitnesshawaiipksm.com

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Sat., Oct. 26, , Kohala hosts Kaʻū

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
Free Spay and Neuter Clinic for Dogs offered by KARES in Ocean View on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info and to register, 328-8455.

Paint Your Own Silk Scarf Workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9a.m.-12:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Students complete one 8"x 53" scarf. $45/VAC member, $50/non-member, plus $10 supply fee per person. All materials supplied. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome. Register - 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Nature & Culture, Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate hike, approx. 2 miles. nps.gov/havo/


Kimchi & Kombucha/Jun, Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. $55/VAC member, $60/non-member, plus $15/person supply fee (includes organic ingredients). Pre-registration required. No cooking skills necessary. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Chicken Skin Stories, Saturday, Oct. 26, 7-9p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Theater, in HVNP. DJ KTA. $20/person in advance, $25/person at the door. Open to eligible patrons; certain Terms of Service. Free; park entrance fees apply. Purchase online at bigisland.ticketleap.com (+$2 fee online). mariner@kimurabrands.com


SUNDAY, OCT. 27

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


MONDAY, OCT. 28

Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Kapa Aloha ‘Āina, the fabric of Hawai‘i with Puakea Forester, Monday, Oct. 28, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 29

Trail Less Traveled, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Devastation Trail Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate, 2 mile, 2 hour roundtrip hike. $40/person. Register online. Family friendly. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Volunteers welcome. Dave Breskin, 319-8333


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wednesday, Oct. 30 – last Wednesday, monthly – 9-11a.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years and older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i – referral required, 961-8626 for free legal services. Under 60, call 1-800-499-4302. More info: tahisha.despontes@legalaidhawaii.org, 329-3910 ext. 925. legalaidhawaii.org


THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Ka‘ū Food Basket, Thursday, Oct. 31, 11a.m.-noon, multipurpose room, Ka‘ū District Gym, Pāhala.


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-6p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Free community dinner for all. Additional packaged goods to take home for those in need. Donations and volunteers encouraged. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31,  Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island at upcoming SpeakOuts and workshops on the General Plan. The community is encouraged to "come share your manaʻo," opinion.
     A Topic Workshop will be held in Hilo at County of Hawaiʻi Office of Aging on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Infrastructure from 9 a.m. to  and Natural Resources from  to 4 p.m.
     Submit feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.



Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.




Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Saturday, October 26, 2019

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Ballet Bali Hai hula dancers from Mexico City are on their way to perform next Saturday, Nov.2 on the grounds of Pāhala Community Center. Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is free to the public.
See more below. Photo from Ballet Bali Hai
USE OF CONSERVATION LAND FOR THE MAUNAKEA TELESCOPE PARK received support from two of the five state Land Use Commissioners who voted on Friday. LUC Chair John Shuer supported a petition from Kuʻulei and Ahiena Kanahele, which contended that the use for telescopes is urban and industrial. Their petition asked the LUC to reconsider the use of Maunakea for additional telescopes since the land is classified by the state as Conservation. The argument was that the land should be reclassified Urban to continue the development of the telescope park, including the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
     The vote on Friday was five to three to reject the petition from the Kanaheles. The petition questioned the justice of the LUC allowing the state Board of Land & Natural Resources to approve Urban use of the Conservation lands through its permit system.
     Some Land Use Commission members said they saw the petition as the petitioners asking for the LUC to change the classification to Urban and said only owners of the land could make such a request.
     Lance Collins, the petitioners' attorney, said that even though "counties and the Department of Land & Natural Resources govern the use of land (zoning and permitting) within a district, they do not have authority to classify lands into districts or determine whether district boundaries should be amended to reclassify land from one district to another." In other words, DLNR and counties are going around the state LUC classifications with special permits, the petitioners contended. Their attorney said the power to classify lands in Hawaiʻi is "solely vested in this commission."

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BALLET BALI HAI from Mexico City will grace the free Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival next Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, who helps to mentor the hula students under Clara Snell in Mexico City, said that more than 30 members of the group will come to Kaʻū this week to perform. Also on hand will be Vera Cruz Folklore Dancers, Taiko Drummers, and University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo Filipino and Samoan dancers, along with numerous cultural demonstrations and workshops, and a long list of Hawaiian musicians. See hookupukau.com

Ballet Bali Hai performs Hawaiian dance and will come to Pāhala this coming weekend.
Photo from Ballet Bali Hai
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AN ART CONTEST TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE and to support the Democratic Party in Hawaiʻi is open through Tuesday, Oct. 29. The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi's 2020 Election T-Sjor Art Contest aims to engage "everyone in the 2020 election and get them to register to vote and vote blue."
     The winning designer will receive a $250 Costco gift card, donated by Colleen Hanabusa, and the design will be available on t-shirts on the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi Store.
     The contest is open to all members of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i. To become a member, see bit.ly/DPHMember. Deadline for entries is 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. Here are the rules:
     Entry should be accompanied with name and contact information. It is to be drawn or printed on 8-1/2" x 11" paper or submitted electronically as .JPG, .PDF, .PNG or .PSD (Dimensions: 12" x 12");
     The Democratic Party of Hawai‘i's colors should be incorporated in the design to encourage everyone to get involved in the 2020 election process and vote;
     Use of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i's logo is permitted. For complete rules, see http://bit.ly/DPHtshirtRules.
     Entries must be received via email to michael@hawaiidemocrats.org with subject line "DPH T-Shirt Design Contest" or mailed or dropped off to the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i's Head Quarters located at 627 South Street, Suite 105, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Kaʻū High School students use their artistic talents to
act as citizens injured in a disaster. They became the victims
for Kaʻū hospital staff during a disaster training drill.
Photo from Angie Miyashiro

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DISASTER TRAINING FOR KA‘Ū HOSPITAL recently involved Ka‘ū High School students. They used their makeup artistry to become mock victims for the hospital staff to attend to them as if they were injured during a disaster.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:30-11:30a.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/havo/


MONDAY, OCT. 28

Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Kapa Aloha ‘Āina, the fabric of Hawai‘i with Puakea Forester, Monday, Oct. 28, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 29

Trail Less Traveled, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Devastation Trail Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate, 2 mile, 2 hour roundtrip hike. $40/person. Register online. Family friendly. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Volunteers welcome. Dave Breskin, 319-8333


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wednesday, Oct. 30 – last Wednesday, monthly – 9-11a.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years and older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i – referral required, 961-8626 for free legal services. Under 60, call 1-800-499-4302. More info: tahisha.despontes@legalaidhawaii.org, 329-3910 ext. 925. legalaidhawaii.org

THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Ka‘ū Food Basket, Thursday, Oct. 31, 11a.m.-noon, multipurpose room, Ka‘ū District Gym, Pāhala.


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-6p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Free community dinner for all. Additional packaged goods to take home for those in need. Donations and volunteers encouraged. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31,  Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Exhibit - 45th Tiny Treasures Invitational, daily through Nov. 3, , Volcano Art Center Gallery. Features small works created at the Volcano Collaboration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-7565, volcanoartcenter.org


Paper Bag Pumpkin Activity Registration, through Nov. 5, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Wednesday, Nov. 6, , multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Read To Me Activity Registration, through Nov. 6, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Thursdays, Nov. 7-21, , multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


West Hawai‘i Master Gardeners Program Accepting Applications through Nov. 15, cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/whmgprogram/HOME/West-Hawaii. Classes take place Jan. 14 - April 17, 2020, every Tuesday, -. $200/person.


P&R Track & Field Practice Registration, through Nov. 20, Kahuku Park. Ages 6-14. Athletic shoes required. Program takes place Dec. 2 - Feb. 8, day and time TBA. 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Fundraising Bazaar Vendor Booth Registration, through Nov. 10. Event takes place on Nov. 16, , Kauaha‘ao Congregational Church, Wai‘ōhinu. $10 booth fee suggested donation. Debbie Wong Yuen, 928-8039


SATURDAY, NOV. 2

Jumble, Plant Sale, and Pancakes, Saturday, Nov. 2, , St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. $3/person, $1/child (6-10), younger children eat for free. For sale: potted plants, kitchen tools, hand tools, home made cookies, gourmet whole grain mustard, St. Jude's Coffee, mac nuts, craft products, jam, jelly, and more. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org 


Stewardship at the Summit, Nov. 2, 8, 15, 23, and 30, , meet Paul and Jane Field at Kīlauea Visitor Center, HVNP. Volunteers remove invasive, non-native plant species that prevent native plants from growing in the park. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, sunscreen, snacks, and water. Gloves and tools provided. Parental/Guardian accompaniment or written consent required for under 18. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


Palm Seed Stem (Inflorescence) Random Weave Baskets with Jelena Clay, Saturday, Nov. 2, Volcano Art Center. All supplies provided. $50/VAC member, $55/non-member, plus $30 supply fee/person. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Stained Glass Basics I, Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 and 16, Volcano Art Center. Glass artist Lois Pollock teaches beginners, covering all the basics to complete a glass panel. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, plus $20 fee. Advanced registration required. Space Limited. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ho‘okupu Hula No Ka‘ū Cultural Festival, Saturday, Nov. 2, Pāhala Community Center. Features master cultural practitioners, talk story, and many educational and cultural experiences with hands-on demonstrations. Hula performances by hālau from around the world. Craft vendors, food vendors, and informational booths. Festival preceded by ceremonies at Punalu‘u Beach at dawn; ancestors honored at sunset; festival closes with ceremony at Makanau. Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, 649-9334, leionalani47@hotmail.com, hookupukau.com


Keiki Science Class, Saturday, Nov. 2 – 1st Saturday, monthly – 11a.m.-noon, Ace Hardware Stores islandwide; Nā‘ālehu, 929-9030 and Ocean View, 929-7315. Free. acehardware.com


Sounds at the Summit featuring Wendell Ing with the release of Jazz Avenue, Saturday, Nov. 2, 5:30-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Ticket are $15/VAC member, $20/non-member; includes a free CD of Jazz Avenue. Purchase tickets online, VAC Admin Office or VAC Gallery. Pupu, wine and beer available for purchase. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Night of the Dead: A Grateful Dead Tribute Experience featuring Bottle of Blue and Company, Saturday, Nov. 2, 6:30-9:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. First concert takes place Friday, Nov. 1, Mahukona Beach Park. Two unique shows. $25 for one day or $40 for both days. Tickets available at door; pre-sale at eventbrite.com. Rocket and Rise Productions. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Grand Slam Band, Saturday, Nov. 2, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. $5 cover charge. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island by submitting feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Sunday, October 27, 2019

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The green pond of hot water at Kilauea caldera is at least 460 feet long, according to estimates released
 by USGS, which is working with the National Park Service to sample the water using a drone. See more below.
Photo by D. Swanson, USGS
A STRIKE BY 2,100 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES flight attendants would be the first in the 90-year history of the airline. The union, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, announced that voting begins Monday, with the vote count on Nov. 20. The union is seeking an increase in wages, plus
improved retirement, sick leave and vacation benefits. New flight attendants earn $24.50 an hour. Senior flight attendants earn $55.52 an hour, but often work only part time, earning less than $25,000 a year.
     The union stated that Hawaiian Air is making record profits and should support its employees with a new contract. The union noted that the highest senior flight attendant pay at Southwest Airlines is $71 an hour. United Airlines flight attendants also make more per hour than those at Hawaiian.
Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants, including this crew in 1943,
have never gone on strike. Voting on whether to strike begins
Monday, as their union asks for higher pay and more benefits.
Photo from Hawaiian Airlines
     Flight attendants held a demonstration in early October at the airport in Honolulu. It was their fourth protest, with a fifth at Los Angeles International Airport.
     Even if they vote to strike, the flight attendants would need approval from a federal mediator under the Railway Labor Act that attempts to reduce transportation disruptions throughout the country. A 30-day cooling off period would be required before the strike, and if the strike occurred, the U.S. President could order the flight attendants back to work.
     "Our flight attendants deliver the best hospitality in the world," said Hawaiian Airlines management in a statement released today. The company says it is continuing negotiations.

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Water from the green pond at Kīlauea summit was picked up by a drone for sampling. NPS photo
THE WATER IN THE GREEN POND at Kīlauea summit continues to slowly rise, with the size of the pond gradually enlarging. On Friday, U.S. Geologic Survey estimated the pond to be at least 140 m (460 ft) in the east-west direction, from bottom to top of image at top. This length is a minimum estimate, as the west end of the pond is now partially blocked from view by the crater walls.
     USGS and the National Park Service are using drones inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to take samples of the water in the new pond. It is believed to be the first fresh water pond at the summit in historic times.
A drone carries a line and scooper to take
water from the green pond. NPS photo
     The pond was first seen in July and is believed to be filling with water from the water table, which HVO scientists say has been there for decades, if not centuries. HVO scientists expect the pond to rise another 60 or 70 m (180 to 210 ft) before it reaches hydraulic equilibrium with the groundwater around it. The groundwater underneath the crater is confined by structures around it and does not extend to the ocean.
     Learn more from the Oct. 12 Kaʻū News Briefs.

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THE SECOND ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION at Nāʻālehu Community Ball Park will be hosted by ʻO Kaʻū Kākou on Monday, Nov. 11, from to A free lunch will be served to all, including chili dogs or chili and rice, salad, and brownies. Local band Shootz, and Honey Girl – the award winning hula soloist for Mark Yamanaka – will be among the entertainers. Although there are other celebrations held around the island for veterans, OKK secretary Nadine Ebert said the group felt "we needed a celebration for Kaʻū." It is OKK's hope that people from Ocean View, Pāhala, and all over Kaʻū will come out to join them in Nāʻālehu to honor of Kaʻū's veterans, she said.


A VETERANS DAY EVENT AT KĪLAUEA MILITARY CAMP on Monday, Nov. 11 at on the front lawn will feature keynote speaker Captain Dylan Nonaka, Commander of the 871st ENCO.          All veterans who attend the ceremony are invited as guests for free Prime Rib Buffet. Call 967-8371 to reserve a voucher before Nov. 8, or register on site. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests.

     The Veterans Day Buffet, also on Nov. 11, from to , is at KMC's Crater Rim Cafe. All but veterans pay $29.95/adult, $15.95/child, ages . Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Call 967-8356 or see kilaueamilitarycamp.com.

ENTRANCE FEES ARE WAIVED at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in honor of Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11. This will be the last of five fee-waiver days held in 2019. Normally entrance fees are $25 per vehicle, which is good for seven consecutive days. See nps.gov/havo for more.


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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING
MONDAY, OCT. 28
Cultural Understanding Through Art & the Environment: Kapa Aloha ‘Āina, the fabric of Hawai‘i with Puakea Forester, Monday, Oct. 28, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. Pre-registration required; class size limited. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


TUESDAY, OCT. 29

Trail Less Traveled, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Devastation Trail Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate, 2 mile, 2 hour roundtrip hike. $40/person. Register online. Family friendly. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Volunteers welcome. Dave Breskin, 319-8333


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wednesday, Oct. 30 – last Wednesday, monthly – 9-11a.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years and older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i – referral required, 961-8626 for free legal services. Under 60, call 1-800-499-4302. More info: tahisha.despontes@legalaidhawaii.org, 329-3910 ext. 925. legalaidhawaii.org


THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Ka‘ū Food Basket, Thursday, Oct. 31, 11a.m.-noon, multipurpose room, Ka‘ū District Gym, Pāhala.


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-6p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Free community dinner for all. Additional packaged goods to take home for those in need. Donations and volunteers encouraged. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31,  Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Exhibit - 45th Tiny Treasures Invitational, daily through Nov. 3, , Volcano Art Center Gallery. Features small works created at the Volcano Collaboration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-7565, volcanoartcenter.org


Paper Bag Pumpkin Activity Registration, through Nov. 5, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Wednesday, Nov. 6, , multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Read To Me Activity Registration, through Nov. 6, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Thursdays, Nov. 7-21, , multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


West Hawai‘i Master Gardeners Program Accepting Applications through Nov. 15, cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/whmgprogram/HOME/West-Hawaii. Classes take place Jan. 14 - April 17, 2020, every Tuesday, -. $200/person.


P&R Track & Field Practice Registration, through Nov. 20, Kahuku Park. Ages 6-14. Athletic shoes required. Program takes place Dec. 2 - Feb. 8, day and time TBA. 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Fundraising Bazaar Vendor Booth Registration, through Nov. 10. Event takes place on Nov. 16, , Kauaha‘ao Congregational Church, Wai‘ōhinu. $10 booth fee suggested donation. Debbie Wong Yuen, 928-8039


SATURDAY, NOV. 2

Jumble, Plant Sale, and Pancakes, Saturday, Nov. 2, , St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. $3/person, $1/child (6-10), younger children eat for free. For sale: potted plants, kitchen tools, hand tools, home made cookies, gourmet whole grain mustard, St. Jude's Coffee, mac nuts, craft products, jam, jelly, and more. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org 


Stewardship at the Summit, Nov. 2, 8, 15, 23, and 30, , meet Paul and Jane Field at Kīlauea Visitor Center, HVNP. Volunteers remove invasive, non-native plant species that prevent native plants from growing in the park. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, sunscreen, snacks, and water. Gloves and tools provided. Parental/Guardian accompaniment or written consent required for under 18. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


Palm Seed Stem (Inflorescence) Random Weave Baskets with Jelena Clay, Saturday, Nov. 2, Volcano Art Center. All supplies provided. $50/VAC member, $55/non-member, plus $30 supply fee/person. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Stained Glass Basics I, Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 and 16, Volcano Art Center. Glass artist Lois Pollock teaches beginners, covering all the basics to complete a glass panel. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, plus $20 fee. Advanced registration required. Space Limited. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ho‘okupu Hula No Ka‘ū Cultural Festival, Saturday, Nov. 2, Pāhala Community Center. Features master cultural practitioners, talk story, and many educational and cultural experiences with hands-on demonstrations. Hula performances by hālau from around the world. Craft vendors, food vendors, and informational booths. Festival preceded by ceremonies at Punalu‘u Beach at dawn; ancestors honored at sunset; festival closes with ceremony at Makanau. Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, 649-9334, leionalani47@hotmail.com, hookupukau.com


Keiki Science Class, Saturday, Nov. 2 – 1st Saturday, monthly – 11a.m.-noon, Ace Hardware Stores islandwide; Nā‘ālehu, 929-9030 and Ocean View, 929-7315. Free. acehardware.com


Sounds at the Summit featuring Wendell Ing with the release of Jazz Avenue, Saturday, Nov. 2, 5:30-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Ticket are $15/VAC member, $20/non-member; includes a free CD of Jazz Avenue. Purchase tickets online, VAC Admin Office or VAC Gallery. Pupu, wine and beer available for purchase. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Night of the Dead: A Grateful Dead Tribute Experience featuring Bottle of Blue and Company, Saturday, Nov. 2, 6:30-9:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. First concert takes place Friday, Nov. 1, Mahukona Beach Park. Two unique shows. $25 for one day or $40 for both days. Tickets available at door; pre-sale at eventbrite.com. Rocket and Rise Productions. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Grand Slam Band, Saturday, Nov. 2, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. $5 cover charge. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, NOV. 3

Palm Trail, Sunday, Nov. 3, 9:30-12:30p.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderately difficult hike - 2.6 mile loop. nps.gov/havo


Fused Glass Basics: Ornaments Workshop with Claudia McCall, Sunday, Nov. 3, 11a.m.-3p.m., Volcano Art Center. One day kilnforming workshop introducing basic techniques of glass fusing. $25/VAC member, $30/non-member, plus $20 fee, includes supplies. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sunday, Nov. 3 – 1st Sunday, monthly – noon-2p.m., Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/viewith southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island by submitting feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Monday, October 28, 2019

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Sugar Farm Homestead won the Edmund C. Olson Entrepreneur Award and $25,000 on Saturday.
Photo from Sugar Farm Homestead
THE EDMUND C. OLSON ENTREPRENEUR AWARD was presented Saturday to Sugar Hill Farmstead and its founders Brittany and Bodhi Anderson, who won the annual Hawaiʻi Island Business Plan Competition. Olson, founder of Kaʻū Coffee Mill, said today that starting businesses and encouraging others to do the same brings him great joy, and has helped to make his life both prosperous and happy. He said he is honored to to be a sponsor of the Hawaiʻi Island Business Plan Competition.
Brittany Anderson
Photo from Sugar Farm Homestead
     The finals were held Saturday at Palamanui Campus of Hawaiʻi Community College in Kona, with the following finalists: Koa Wood Ranch, Pure Mana Hawaiʻi, Sugar Hill Farmstead, Surf Cottage, Western Aloha, Good Karma Spa & Neuter Clinic, Oribe Tea, and Upcycle  Hawaiʻi.
     The Andersons' business plan is to create a Community Supported Agriculture enterprise to distribute, pasture raised meats and produce for delivery to homes. Sugar Hill came in first among enterprises in the competition. 
     Alapake Nahele-a, a judge in the competition, said Sugar Hill Farmstead "clearly is helping to meet a need on our island that
would transform the way that we consume, how we relate to our food, on Island."
Bodhi Anderson
Photo from Sugar Farm Homestead
     The Hawaiʻi Island Business Plan Competition is conducted in three rounds. Round one is submission of a seven-page business plan based on the HIplan template. After review by a team of judges, the top 15 plans move to Round two, and a 12-minute live presentation before judges. The top eight move to the third and final round.
     Hawaiʻi Island Business Competition finals are free and open to the public. This year's sponsors were Edmund C. Olson Trust II, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Hawaiʻi Community College, Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce, Ulupono Initiative, Pacific Media Group, and the County of Hawaiʻi.
     According to the competition's website, the competition is open to "individuals or groups - for-profit or non-profit - whose business plan focuses on developing startup or expanding a business based on Hawaiʻi Island.
     "The purpose of the Competition is to stimulate development of an entrepreneurial ecosystem on Hawaiʻi Island. The competition encourages contestants to develop or refine their business plans towards developing viable new businesses on Hawaiʻi Island. Real estate developments are excluded from the competition."
Edmond C. Olson hands the $25,000 check to Sugar Hill Farmstead's
Brittany Anderson. Photo from Big Island Video News
     In addition to the grand prize of the $25,000 Edmund Olson Entrepreneur Award, a special category for the Student Tuition Scholarship Business Plan Competition awarded winners UH Hilo and HCC tuition scholarships.
     The competition has been held since 2016. Past winners are Ono Queens, Sunshine Pediatric Clinic, and Big Island Coffee Roasters. Student Scholarship Awards have gone to Lava Forge Metalcraft, Kupaʻa Tax and Accounting, and Student Corner. A prize that provides advertising for the new businesses have gone to Alakai Academy and Hawaiʻi Electrical Maintenance Services.
     Read more and find out about entering next years Hawaiʻūi Island Business Plan Competition at bbibp.org

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Wally Ito, limu expert, will share his knowledge at
this Saturday's Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū at
Pāhala Community Center.
LIMU EXPERT WALLY ITO will be among the many cultural practitioners at this Saturday's Hoʻokupu No Kaʻū Cultural Festival from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Pāhala Community Center. Ito is a marine biologist who raises limu and monitors the seaweed beds around the state.
Limu huluhulu waena, favored
 by Queen Liliʻuokalani.
Photo from U.H.
     Ito often talks about the history of limu in Hawaiʻi and its importance in Hawaiian culture, in providing micronutrients for the diet. He researches ancient Hawaiian methods of cultivation, including efforts to transplant limu from one nearshore water to another, which was apparently attempted by Liliʻuokalani, who favored the seaweed limu pakeleawaʻa or limu huluhulu waena.
     Imu says that a healthy population of limu supports the fish population in the islands, as the base of the marine food chain.
     The festival is sponsored by Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder and Kawehi Ryder, and features hula, other ethnic dance, music, food, and educational displays and workshops.
     See hookupukau.org.

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UAS flies over Kīlaeua Caldera to drop down to the new green, scalding lake in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater
to take photos, a water sample, and to measure gases. Photo by Janice Wei/NPS
USGS scientists check out the water sample from the new hot
green lake in Halemaʻumaʻu. Photo by Janice Wei/NPS
PHOTOGRAPHS, GAS MEASUREMENTS, AND A WATER SAMPLE from the "scalding hot surface" of the new lake at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano are expected to produce data soon to be released.
     Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reports that on Saturday, "our colleagues at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory took the next step in unlocking the secrets of a lake of water that has risen over the last few months from deep within the summit of Kīlauea Volcano. They launched a specialized unmanned aircraft system, UAS... Once the data is analyzed, USGS will announce its findings."
     To learn more about this intriguing body of water, which has never been observed in Halema‘uma‘u crater in the history of monitoring Kīlauea, visit the park website at nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/lava2.htm.

The drone took photos, measured gasses, and picked
up a water sample. Photo by Janice Wei/NPS
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THE TITLE VIII NURSING WORKFORCE REAUTHORIZATION ACT passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. It is a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-14), who are co-chairs of Congressional Nursing Caucus. The bill would reauthorize federal funding for nursing workforce and education programs to help grow and support the nursing workforce in the United States.
     The bill passed the House by voice vote. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.
     Said Gabbard, "There is a dire need of nurses all across this country, with rural and underserved communities most negatively impacted. Nurses are the heartbeat of our healthcare system, and this shortage is a crisis that impacts everyone. This bill will help make it easier to educate, train, and grow the number of nurses across the country. The Senate must quickly take up and pass our bipartisan bill so that we can build the 21st Century nursing workforce we need."
     Joyce said, "As the proud husband of a nurse, I know full-well that nurses are the backbone of our nation's health care system. Any challenge facing nurses hurts the wellbeing of the American people. Unfortunately, we are on the verge of a nursing shortage that will leave far too many without the care they need. That's why my colleagues and I on the Congressional Nursing Caucus introduced this bill; to ensure that those interested in pursuing a career in nursing have access to the education and training opportunities necessary to do so. I applaud the House for passing this important legislation and urge the Senate to act quickly so we can get it signed into law as soon as possible."

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com

2019 Kaʻū High School Fall Athletics Schedule
See khpes.org/athletics-home for details and updates

Football, Division II:

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1 and 2, Div II BIIF Championship

Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16, HHSAA Div II Semifinals

Fri., Nov. 29, HHSAA Div II Championship

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UPCOMING
TUESDAY, OCT. 29
Trail Less Traveled, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m., Devastation Trail Parking Lot, HVNP. Moderate, 2 mile, 2 hour roundtrip hike. $40/person. Register online. Family friendly. Organized by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.orgfhvnp.org

Ka‘ū Food Pantry, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11:30a.m.-1p.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View. Volunteers welcome. Dave Breskin, 319-8333


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wednesday, Oct. 30 – last Wednesday, monthly – 9-11a.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years and older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i – referral required, 961-8626 for free legal services. Under 60, call 1-800-499-4302. More info: tahisha.despontes@legalaidhawaii.org, 329-3910 ext. 925. legalaidhawaii.org


THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Ka‘ū Food Basket, Thursday, Oct. 31, 11a.m.-noon, multipurpose room, Ka‘ū District Gym, Pāhala.


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-6p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Free community dinner for all. Additional packaged goods to take home for those in need. Donations and volunteers encouraged. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31,  Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Exhibit - 45th Tiny Treasures Invitational, daily through Nov. 3, , Volcano Art Center Gallery. Features small works created at the Volcano Collaboration. Free; park entrance fees apply. 967-7565, volcanoartcenter.org


Paper Bag Pumpkin Activity Registration, through Nov. 5, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Wednesday, Nov. 6, , multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Read To Me Activity Registration, through Nov. 6, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Thursdays, Nov. 7-21, , multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


West Hawai‘i Master Gardeners Program Accepting Applications through Nov. 15, cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/whmgprogram/HOME/West-Hawaii. Classes take place Jan. 14 - April 17, 2020, every Tuesday, -. $200/person.


P&R Track & Field Practice Registration, through Nov. 20, Kahuku Park. Ages 6-14. Athletic shoes required. Program takes place Dec. 2 - Feb. 8, day and time TBA. 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Fundraising Bazaar Vendor Booth Registration, through Nov. 10. Event takes place on Nov. 16, , Kauaha‘ao Congregational Church, Wai‘ōhinu. $10 booth fee suggested donation. Debbie Wong Yuen, 928-8039


SATURDAY, NOV. 2

Jumble, Plant Sale, and Pancakes, Saturday, Nov. 2, , St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. $3/person, $1/child (6-10), younger children eat for free. For sale: potted plants, kitchen tools, hand tools, home made cookies, gourmet whole grain mustard, St. Jude's Coffee, mac nuts, craft products, jam, jelly, and more. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org 


Stewardship at the Summit, Nov. 2, 8, 15, 23, and 30, , meet Paul and Jane Field at Kīlauea Visitor Center, HVNP. Volunteers remove invasive, non-native plant species that prevent native plants from growing in the park. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, sunscreen, snacks, and water. Gloves and tools provided. Parental/Guardian accompaniment or written consent required for under 18. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


Palm Seed Stem (Inflorescence) Random Weave Baskets with Jelena Clay, Saturday, Nov. 2, Volcano Art Center. All supplies provided. $50/VAC member, $55/non-member, plus $30 supply fee/person. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Stained Glass Basics I, Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 and 16, Volcano Art Center. Glass artist Lois Pollock teaches beginners, covering all the basics to complete a glass panel. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, plus $20 fee. Advanced registration required. Space Limited. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ho‘okupu Hula No Ka‘ū Cultural Festival, Saturday, Nov. 2, Pāhala Community Center. Features master cultural practitioners, talk story, and many educational and cultural experiences with hands-on demonstrations. Hula performances by hālau from around the world. Craft vendors, food vendors, and informational booths. Festival preceded by ceremonies at Punalu‘u Beach at dawn; ancestors honored at sunset; festival closes with ceremony at Makanau. Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, 649-9334, leionalani47@hotmail.com, hookupukau.com


Keiki Science Class, Saturday, Nov. 2 – 1st Saturday, monthly – 11a.m.-noon, Ace Hardware Stores islandwide; Nā‘ālehu, 929-9030 and Ocean View, 929-7315. Free. acehardware.com


Sounds at the Summit featuring Wendell Ing with the release of Jazz Avenue, Saturday, Nov. 2, 5:30-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Ticket are $15/VAC member, $20/non-member; includes a free CD of Jazz Avenue. Purchase tickets online, VAC Admin Office or VAC Gallery. Pupu, wine and beer available for purchase. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Night of the Dead: A Grateful Dead Tribute Experience featuring Bottle of Blue and Company, Saturday, Nov. 2, 6:30-9:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. First concert takes place Friday, Nov. 1, Mahukona Beach Park. Two unique shows. $25 for one day or $40 for both days. Tickets available at door; pre-sale at eventbrite.com. Rocket and Rise Productions. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Grand Slam Band, Saturday, Nov. 2, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. $5 cover charge. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, NOV. 3

Palm Trail, Sunday, Nov. 3, 9:30-12:30p.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderately difficult hike - 2.6 mile loop. nps.gov/havo


Fused Glass Basics: Ornaments Workshop with Claudia McCall, Sunday, Nov. 3, 11a.m.-3p.m., Volcano Art Center. One day kilnforming workshop introducing basic techniques of glass fusing. $25/VAC member, $30/non-member, plus $20 fee, includes supplies. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sunday, Nov. 3 – 1st Sunday, monthly – noon-2p.m., Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/viewith southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


MONDAY, NOV. 4

Fall Wreath Activity Registration, Nov. 4-12, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Wednesday, Nov. 13, 3:30-5p.m., multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Cultural Understanding through Art & the Environment: Dietrich Varez Block Printing with Desiree Moana Cruz, Monday, Nov. 4, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. No registration required. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Mtg., Monday, Nov. 4, 4-6p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island by submitting feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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Ka‘ū News Briefs, Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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Endangered Hawaiian monk seal mom GV18, likely caring for rare twin male and female pups. See more below on
the Hawaiian monk seal population, why social media is a boon to researchers and a bust for other reasons. Read
guidelines to keep seals and fishermen safe. Photo by Pete Leary/ U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IS SUING TO PROTECT 14 ENDANGERED, ENDEMIC SPECIES THAT LIVE ONLY ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND. Defendants are the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Vetericaris chaceorum: endangered, endemic Hawaiian anchialine pool 
shrimp. Photo from OxfordUniversityMuseumof Natural History

     The non-profit Center for Biological Diversity announced the suit today, naming Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who took office in April. He recently visited Kaʻū to assess damage and plan repairs to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, following last year's eruption and earthquake damage.

     Center for Biological Diversity seeks to protect one species of anchialine pool shrimp, one species of picture-wing fly, and12 native plants. A statement from the non-profit says species "such as the kō‘oko‘olau (a flowering vine) and hāhā (a palm-like shrub), are highly vulnerable to extinction due to their small population size and desperately need protected habitat. They are at immediate risk from agriculture and urbanization, invasive species, wildfire, erosion, natural disasters, sedimentation, and climate change."

Drosophila digressa: endangered, endemic Hawaiian 
picture-wing fly. Photo from earth.com
     The suit claims USFWS and Bernhardt are violating the Endangered Species Act because 14 of 15 of Hawaiʻi Island's endemic species are not protected, despite being listed as endangered since Oct. 29 of 2013. It contends that the Environmental Species Act, according to fws.gov, requires USFWS to designate critical habitat when it is both "prudent and determinable" and that "all federal agencies are required to use their authorities to help conserve imperiled species. The ESA helps to ensure that the Federal government does not contribute to the decline of endangered and threatened species or their potential for recovery."
     Center for Biological Diversity's Hawaiʻi director Maxx Phillips said, "These special species are found nowhere else besides Hawaiʻi Island, so if they disappear from here they'll be lost forever. Anchialine pool shrimp and the rest of this group needed habitat protection years ago, but they're not getting it from the anti-wildlife Trump administration. Species with designated critical habitat are more than twice as likely to be in recovery as those without it. To ensure these special plants and animals are around for generations to come, we must protect the places where they live."

Cyanea marksii: endangered, endemic Hawaiian hāhā, 
a palm-like shrub. Photo from earth.com
     Read the suit filing at biologicaldiversity.
org/species/plants/pdfs/Complaint-14-Hawaiian-Species-CH.pdf.

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PEOPLE ARE GETTING TOO CLOSE TO ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS, according to a joint study released this week by scientists from Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa, and Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service.

    About 300 of the 1,400 population of Hawaiian monk seals in the wild reside in the main Hawaiian Islands. Their scarcity, photogenic qualities, and the fact that they come out of the water to rest on human-populated beaches, make them prime candidates for human interaction. This is not healthy for the seals, as close humans can disrupt their rest, the study concludes.
     Humans taking photos or selfies with the resting mammals, and posting to social media, allowed researchers to study the trend. Researchers reviewed 2,392 Instagram posts from between October, 2014 and September, 2015. They reported that the photographer was within ten feet of the seal in about 22 percent of the posts. The monk seal responded by looking, barking, mouthing, or moving away in 18 percent of the posts.


     Mark Sullivan, NOAA researcher and one of three co-authors of the study, said that ten feet "is way too close. Most of the time, it was the photographer, and we conservatively estimated they were within 10 feet." Sullivan said that, while using social media has downfalls for studying the rare animals, it can be an effective tool for tracking behavior and threats to seals. He said the information can help inform management decisions and provide info for real-time population monitoring. He gave an example of a seal with a shark bite on her face, who was lost by researchers. A social media post of her swimming off Lanai, where few Hawaiian monk seals are seen, allowed researchers to verify that her wound was healing.
Close photographs of endangered Hawaiian monk seals can disturb the mammals. Photos from journals.plos.org

     The peer-reviewed study was published last week by the scientific journal, PLOS One, journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0222627.
     In other Hawaiian monk seal news, rare twin pups were discovered by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries scientists earlier this year. In late May, when the NOAA Hawaiian monk seal field team landed on Lisianski – one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands known for harboring pupping monk seals – they discovered mom GV18 with two pups, one girl and one boy.
     GV18, at 14 years old, is in her reproductive prime. A review of nearly 5,000 monk seal births over 26 years, from 1983 to 2008, identified only seven sets of fraternal – and zero identical – twin monk seal pups. NOAA points out that that monk seal twinning occurs in only .1 percent of all births.


     When scientists tag weaned pups, they collect tissue that holds the key to each seal's genetic makeup. DNA results on the Lisianski twins are not yet back, but circumstantial evidence points to them being twins. Monk seal moms occasionally adopt a second pup, but this usually lasts for only a short period of time because either the mother or the larger pup will drive the adopted pup away. In this case, no other seal mothers in the area were missing a pup, and GV18's two pups were similarly sized. She nursed both pups together and weaned them at a slightly smaller than normal size, about a week after being encountered by NOAA.
TG28 with her 16th pup in 2017. NOAA photo

     Another discovery of the Lisianski field team reported monk seal TG28 gave birth to a pup this year. At 29 years old, TG28 is one of the oldest moms, "and is now an official member of the very exclusive Super Senior Monk Seal Momma Club!" Club members must be a minimum of 29 years old when they have a pup, and to date there are only four club members. The oldest mom is 30 years old and the remaining three members are 29 year old. These celebrated moms are giving birth up through their last years. The oldest female monk seal on record is 32 years old, with only two females surviving to this age,

     Born on Laysan Island in 1990, TG28 began pupping at 8 years old. For reference, the youngest mom in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islandsis 5 years old, though only a handful of 5-year-olds have pupped. TG28 was a homebody most of her life, but in 2015, at age 25, she moved over to nearby Lisianski.

     TG28 is also a member of the equally exclusive Most Productive Mom Club. The record number of pups for a single mother is 18, a record held by just one mom. Two other moms are tied with TG28 at 17 pups each. Should TG28 be seen next year with a new pup – she will tie the records for both oldest mom and mom with the most pups. 


     In sadder news, NOAA Fisheries reported the death of yearling male Hawaiian monk seal, RK88, also known as Kuokala. He was found dead at Camp Erdman, Kaʻena Point, Oʻahu, on the afternoon of Aug. 21. His cause of death is reported as drowning from being caught in a lay gillnet.
RK88 snoozing on a coral rubble beach.
Photo from Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response
     RK88's nutritional condition was being closely monitored earlier in the year, but he was sighted regularly in the weeks prior to his death in good body condition. Post-mortem test results confirmed that RK88 was healthy at the time of death and there was no evidence of underlying disease or other health concerns.
     NOAA encourages the public to follow these Fishing Around Seals guidelines:
     Do not leave gear unattended and stay with gear so a response can be mounted quickly, if necessary.

     Take care when casting or setting gear if a seal is seen or known to be in the area. If a seal is sighted while fishing, consider taking a short break to give the seal a chance to move on.

     Never feed a seal. A seal that gets food from one fisherman will try to poach from other fishermen, impacting everyone's fishing experience. It is illegal to feed any marine mammal.

     Clean catch away from seals. Keep discarded fish scraps and bait away from seals. Never throw scraps into the water – or in harbors, which is illegal.

     Fish with barbless circle hooks. Crimp the barb if a seal might be in the area. Barbless hooks may not prevent a seal from getting hooked, but they cause less injury and are easier to remove. See how to make barbless circle hooks at fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/resources-fishing/barbless-circle-hooks.

     Report illegal gillnets. Reporting to the Department of Land and Natural Resources helps sea turtles, seals, fish, and fishermen at 808-643-DLNR (3567). See Hawaiʻi State fishing regulations.

     If a fisherman has hooked or entangled a monk seal, immediately call to alert the Marine Animal Response Hotline at 1-888-256-9840. The hotline operator will ask questions about the seal and its size, the type of gear used, the beach location, and any other identifying features of the seal or area so that trained NOAA responders can help find and help the seal. Do not attempt to remove a hook or aid the seal. Seals are large, wild animals and can bite. Cut the line as close to the animal as possible to help minimize the amount of trailing gear.

     NOAA and DLNR also encourage call to the Marine Animal Response Hotline at 1-888-256-9840 if a seal is seen while fishing, a seal takes bait or catch, or if a seal might be hooked or entangled. 

Example of a hanging basket
made from a palm seed stem.
Photo from VAC
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PALM SEED STEM (INFLORESCENCE) RANDOM WAEVE BASKETS class with Jelena Clay will be held Saturday, Nov. 2 from to at VolcanoArtCenter's Niʻaulani Campus in VolcanoVillage. Clay is a master fiber artist and nationally recognized gourd artist who has produced an ever-increasing variety of contemporary and traditional work in every natural fiber she can find.
     This class will teach students how to take an inflorescence, palm seed stem, and manipulate it into a defined shape. The baskets will have a leather hanger to hang on the wall. Students will create a mold in the class which will define the pocket shape and we will use reed to weave the shape. Dyes will also be available to add a little color if desired. All supplies will be provided, with extra supplies available. Embellishments will be available if students choose to add them, and a favorite bead or seed pod can be incorporated.

     Class fee is $55, $50 for VAC members, plus a $30 supply fee. Jelena will provide the palm seed stems, mold supplies, leather hanger, and embellishments. Pre-registration required. See volcanoartcenter.org/events.

Stained Glass Basic I will instruct
on finishing a glass panel.
Photo from VAC
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STAINED GLASS BASICS I class, with instructor Lois Pollock, will be held at VolcanoArtCenter on three consecutive Saturdays in November: 2, 9, and 16, from to Class fee is $100, $90 for VAC members, plus a $20 fee. Attendees will complete this workshop series with a finished glass panel, and the knowledge and experience of the basic skills involved to continue working with stained glass. Basic techniques covered are glass cutting, foiling, soldering, and completing with patina and polishing compound. Long pants, snug fitting gloves, covered shoes, and safety glasses, and advance registration, required. Limited to 6 adults. See volcanoartcenter.org/events.

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Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 

throughout Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano, and free on 

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com


UPCOMING
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wednesday, Oct. 30 – last Wednesday, monthly – 9-11a.m., St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years and older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i – referral required, 961-8626 for free legal services. Under 60, call 1-800-499-4302. More info: tahisha.despontes@legalaidhawaii.org, 329-3910 ext. 925. legalaidhawaii.org


THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Ka‘ū Food Basket, Thursday, Oct. 31, 11a.m.-noon, multipurpose room, Ka‘ū District Gym, Pāhala.


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thursday, Oct. 31, 4-6p.m., Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Free community dinner for all. Additional packaged goods to take home for those in need. Donations and volunteers encouraged. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org

Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31,  Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

SATURDAY, NOV. 2

Jumble, Plant Sale, and Pancakes, Saturday, Nov. 2, , St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. $3/person, $1/child (6-10), younger children eat for free. For sale: potted plants, kitchen tools, hand tools, home made cookies, gourmet whole grain mustard, St. Jude's Coffee, mac nuts, craft products, jam, jelly, and more. 939-7000, stjudeshawaii.org 


Stewardship at the Summit, Nov. 2, 8, 15, 23, and 30, , meet Paul and Jane Field at Kīlauea Visitor Center, HVNP. Volunteers remove invasive, non-native plant species that prevent native plants from growing in the park. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, sunscreen, snacks, and water. Gloves and tools provided. Parental/Guardian accompaniment or written consent required for under 18. 985-6101, nps.gov/havo/


Palm Seed Stem (Inflorescence) Random Weave Baskets with Jelena Clay, Saturday, Nov. 2, Volcano Art Center. All supplies provided. $50/VAC member, $55/non-member, plus $30 supply fee/person. Pre-registration required. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Stained Glass Basics I, Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 and 16, Volcano Art Center. Glass artist Lois Pollock teaches beginners, covering all the basics to complete a glass panel. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, plus $20 fee. Advanced registration required. Space Limited. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ho‘okupu Hula No Ka‘ū Cultural Festival, Saturday, Nov. 2, Pāhala Community Center. Features master cultural practitioners, talk story, and many educational and cultural experiences with hands-on demonstrations. Hula performances by hālau from around the world. Craft vendors, food vendors, and informational booths. Festival preceded by ceremonies at Punalu‘u Beach at dawn; ancestors honored at sunset; festival closes with ceremony at Makanau. Kumu Hula Debbie Ryder, 649-9334, leionalani47@hotmail.com, hookupukau.com


Keiki Science Class, Saturday, Nov. 2 – 1st Saturday, monthly – 11a.m.-noon, Ace Hardware Stores islandwide; Nā‘ālehu, 929-9030 and Ocean View, 929-7315. Free. acehardware.com


Sounds at the Summit featuring Wendell Ing with the release of Jazz Avenue, Saturday, Nov. 2, 5:30-7:30p.m., Volcano Art Center. Ticket are $15/VAC member, $20/non-member; includes a free CD of Jazz Avenue. Purchase tickets online, VAC Admin Office or VAC Gallery. Pupu, wine and beer available for purchase. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Night of the Dead: A Grateful Dead Tribute Experience featuring Bottle of Blue and Company, Saturday, Nov. 2, 6:30-9:30p.m., Ocean View Community Center. First concert takes place Friday, Nov. 1, Mahukona Beach Park. Two unique shows. $25 for one day or $40 for both days. Tickets available at door; pre-sale at eventbrite.com. Rocket and Rise Productions. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Grand Slam Band, Saturday, Nov. 2, 7-10p.m., Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge, in HVNP. $5 cover charge. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com


SUNDAY, NOV. 3

Palm Trail, Sunday, Nov. 3, 9:30-12:30p.m., Kahuku Unit, HVNP. Free, moderately difficult hike - 2.6 mile loop. nps.gov/havo


Fused Glass Basics: Ornaments Workshop with Claudia McCall, Sunday, Nov. 3, 11a.m.-3p.m., Volcano Art Center. One day kilnforming workshop introducing basic techniques of glass fusing. $25/VAC member, $30/non-member, plus $20 fee, includes supplies. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sunday, Nov. 3 – 1st Sunday, monthly – noon-2p.m., Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/viewith southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


MONDAY, NOV. 4

Fall Wreath Activity Registration, Nov. 4-12, Ka‘ū District Gym. Program takes place Wednesday, Nov. 13, 3:30-5p.m., multipurpose room. Grades K-6. 928-3102, hawaiicounty.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/recreation


Cultural Understanding through Art & the Environment: Dietrich Varez Block Printing with Desiree Moana Cruz, Monday, Nov. 4, 11a.m.-1p.m., Volcano Art Center. No registration required. $10 per person supply fee. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Mtg., Monday, Nov. 4, 4-6p.m., Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


TUESDAY, NOV. 5

Hawai‘i County Council Mtgs., Tuesday, Nov. 5 (Committees), Wednesday, Nov. 6 (Council), Hilo. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov.

Ka‘ū Homeschool Co–op Group, Tuesdays, Nov. 5, 19, and Dec. 3, 9a.m., Ocean View Community Center. Parent-led homeschool activity and social group, building community in Ka‘ū. Call to confirm location before attending. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351


Empower Meeting, Tuesdays, Nov. 5 and 19 – every other Tuesday, monthly – 1p.m., PARENTS, Inc. office, Nā‘ālehu. Empowering girls group. Registration required. Diana, 935-4805


Ka‘ū Coffee Growers Mtg., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 6-8p.m., Pāhala Community Center.


ONGOING
Help Shape Hawaiʻi Island by submitting feedback online by Thursday, Oct. 31. See more Info on the Draft General Plan at hiplanningdept.com/general-plan/.


Trunk or Treat at Kaʻū District Gym will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 Organized by Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary school, the free event offers a haunted house, healthy recipes, a family-friendly atmosphere, and Trunk or Treat, where keiki and youth go from parked car to car, asking for treats.
     For those interested in participating in Trunk or Treat, distributing goodies, prizes will be awarded for the best decorated car: Most Beautiful, Most Original, Spookiest, and a special awards for teachers or staff who decorate; decoration not required. Contact Nona at 928-3102 or Angie Miyashiro at 313-4100.

Nationwide 2019 Congressional App Challenge submissions from middle and high schoolers are open through Friday, Nov. 1. Submit to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, CongressionalAppChallenge.us, apps "designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science." All skill levels, all devices and platforms, and all programming languages, accepted.

Hoʻokupu Hula No Kaʻū Cultural Festival Booths can be reserved. The free event on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Pāhala Community Center, will feature cultural practitioners and demonstrators; workshops; crafts; food; music and entertainment from artists such as Bali Hai from Mexico, Vero Cruz Folklore Dancers, taiko drummers, UH-Hilo Filipino/Samoan dancers; and hula from Mexico, Japan, Virginia, ʻOahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. Interested vendors can apply for food, craft, or information booths. Email leionalani47@hotmail.com or call 808-649-9334. See hookupukau.com.

Tiny Treasure Invitational Exhibit at Volcano Art Center gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. Open to the public,  to  daily. Free; Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition also celebrates VAC's 45th anniversary, Oct. 21.
     Artists include Daniel Rokovitz, Stone O'Daugherty, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Pat Pearlman, and Amy Flanders, Karen and Mark Stebbins. Also on display, small works from the annual Volcano Art Collaboration from June, featuring Rose Adare, Nash Adams-Pruitt, Lisa Louise Adams, Ed Clapp, Amy Flanders, Bill Hamilton, Liz Miller, Joe Laceby, and Erik Wold. volcanoartcenter.org

Vendor Booth Space is Available for the Kamahalo Craft Fair. The 12th annual event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30,  at Cooper Center. Booths are open for crafters with quality homemade and homegrown products. Food vendors must prepare all food items in a certified kitchen and must have a Department of Health permit displayed prominently at their booth. Application online at thecoopercenter.org. Direct questions to 936-9705 or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.


King Cab 2016 Nissan Frontier for Sale by Holy Rosary Church of Pāhala and the Sacred Heart Church of Nāʻālehu. The parishes are selling the truck to raise funds to benefit both churches. The truck is a great 6 cylinder, 2WD automobile. The churches are asking for $21K or best offer. Only cash or cashier's check will be accepted. Anyone interested should contact the parish secretary Tuesday through Friday from  at 928-8208.



Tūtū & Me Home Visiting Program is a free service to Pāhala families with keiki, birth to five years old. This caregiver support program offers those taking care of young keiki "a compassionate listening ear, helpful parenting tips and strategies, fun and exciting activities, and wonderful educational resources" from Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool. Home visits are one hour in length, two to four times per month, for 12 to 15 visits. Snacks are provided. See pidfoundation.org or call Tata Compehos and Melody Espejo at 808-938-1088.

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