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Ka`ū News Briefs Saturday, August 18, 2018

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During a community outreach meeting last night, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park officials detailed
the challenges of reopening portions of the park, now that Madame Pele appears to have settled.
Photo from Big Island Video News
TODAY MARKS 100 DAYS OF CLOSURE AT MOST OF HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK. Closure of Kīlauea summit and adjacent areas started May 11.
     Following tens of thousands of earthquakes, explosive events, and ashfall, a specialized team "will conduct thorough damage assessments and become the foundation of the park's recovery plan," says a statement released yesterday.

Jessica Ferracane of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park shows
media deep cracks in roadways in the park.
Photo from Big Island Video News
     Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando said, "The science informs the decisions we make. We have entered the phase of managing the park as if the hazards could return at any time, while maintaining hope that the lull in activity lasts so we can continue the momentum towards eventual reopening. We are actively considering and making short-term repairs to safely reopen at least part of the park."

     USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory lowered the alert level of Kīlauea from Warning to Watch yesterday, Aug. 17, but cautioned that the seismicity and collapse-explosion events at the summit, and the eruption in the lower East Rift Zone, could resume without warning at any time:

Damage to buildings such as Jaggar Museum
and the Visitor's Center may take more time
to fix than giving access to other areas.
USGS photo
     "In light of the reduced eruptive activity at Kīlauea Volcano over the last several days, HVO is lowering the Alert Level for ground based hazards from WARNING to WATCH. This change indicates that the hazards posed by crater collapse events at the Kīlauea summit, and lava flows in the lower East Rift Zone, are diminished. However, the change does not mean with absolute certainty that the LERZ eruption or summit collapses are over. It remains possible that eruption and collapse activity could resume. Although no signs of imminent hazardous activity are present at this time, residents of the region near recently active fissures should stay informed, heed Civil Defense warnings, and be prepared, if necessary, to self-evacuate."
     Orlando and other park staff are reaching out to the community in a series of Talk Story meetings to get feedback on what the future of the park should look like. See info on yesterday evening's meeting at Pāhala Plantation, below. The Talk Story sessions continue at Volcano Art Center Ni`aulani Campus on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at , and at the Kahuku Unit at  on Thursday, Aug. 23.
     "Before the recent volcanic activity forced us to close the park adjacent to Kīlauea, we were grappling with congestion management issues. Do we want to return to that, or do we press the reset button? We want to hear from our communities," said Orlando.
     For more, visit nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes.


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PLANS TO REOPEN PORTIONS OF HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK brought up questions during a Pāhala outreach meeting Friday night with park staff. When would the park open and for how many people? Could local people have access soon for hiking and visiting sacred places, before major infrastructure repairs? How will the park look in the future? Are two million people visiting each year too many? How about the local economy dependent on the park?
Deep cracks have partially swallowed an informational sign.
Photo from Big Island Video News
     Though seismic shaking mostly stopped after the August 2 collapse explosion, the park's main entrance remains closed, with damage to natural features, trails, roads, buildings, and water and sewage lines over the last 100 days. The park is taking inventory of its working and nonworking assets in order to plan for the future.
     Hawai`i Volcanoes Superintendent Cindy Orlando said park staff would like nothing better than to reopen areas closed to the public. Some openings will be coming soon, she said. However, she noted that the federal government is "very skeptical" of investing money to make repairs quickly in the unstable areas. The main concern is also safety of employees and visitors, she said, noting Thurston Lava Tube and Jaggar Museum will not reopen soon.
     Orlando said she well understands that businesses surrounding the park depend on revenues from park visitors. The park itself depends on entrance fees to pay its employees, to maintain and repair its infrastructure, and to fund its programs and community assets such as a fire truck and ambulance for the park and Volcano Village, she explained. She noted that park employees, many of them local residents, still have their jobs, with some helping in other parks, such as Haleakala on Maui. Some are working at the Kahuku Unit near Ocean View, and others are assigned to Volcano Art Center and outreach locations in Hilo.
Kīlauea Caldera as of August 17. Photo from Big Island Video News
     Berkeley Yoshida, Pāhala resident and HVNP Concession Management Specialist, noted the closure of Volcano House hotel, restaurant, and store, and said the concessionaire has offered employees first opportunity to return to their jobs with any reopening.
     He said that some tour companies that can no longer take visitors to the lookout over Halema`uma`u have adjusted their routes and are bringing them to the Kahuku Unit, now open 5 days a week. He said visitors are also slowly coming back to Volcano Village businesses.
     Representatives of local businesses, like Louis Danielle, of Ka`ū Coffee Mill, said the mill and other attractions are very dependent on the park being open. He said the main reason that visitors come here is to go to the park. Ed Olson, founder of Ka`ū Coffee Mill, suggested that during this time, more local people visit and buy local products. His company employs many Ka`ū residents.
Berkeley Yoshida, HVNP Concession Management Specialist, noted
the Volcano House closure and said employees are promised first
chance at returning to their jobs. Photo by Julia Neal 
     Volcanoes National Park Facility Manager Jon Anderson said his job is to take care of the infrastructure and keep people safe. He said it was very hard for him to watch it damaged day after day during the period of many earthquakes. He said he is particularly taken with a USGS video showing the Jaggar Museum rock wall and overlook plaza cracking open and closing during a 5.4 quake on July 5.
     Anderson said there is much to be determined inside the park. Should a big crack in a road be filled or spanned with a bridge-like structure? How long should the park wait to make sure Madame Pele has settled down before investing in expensive repairs?
     In addition to the obvious, he said, ground penetrating radar is revealing much damage below the surface. He and Orlando described roads that look like they are ok, but are hollow below. It will take time to document these risks and need for repairs. Some buildings that look like they may be fine from the outside are yet to entered and inspected.
     Regarding repairs, one speaker asked whether the Army Corps of Engineers has been called. Orlando said it is a good idea. Another asked whether FEMA helps pay for repairs. The answer is that FEMA, a federal agency does, not pay for disasters at federal facilities but that a federal emergency funding agency can pay for road repairs within the park.
    The repair to historic park buildings was mentioned and Richard Taylor, of Ka Lae, said there will be an opportunity to study how the variously constructed facilities held up to the recent quakes.
Jon Anderson, Facility Manager at Hawai`i Volcanoes, said it was hard to watch the day after day
damage done to park facilities during the long period of earthquakes. Photo by Julia Neal
     Several speakers, including the Park Superintendent, talked about the carrying capacity of the park and said that managing the large crowds had become difficult, with two million people a year arriving.
     James Akau, of Pāhala, who helps to manage the county's Kāwā oceanfront preserve, talked about the balancing of maximum revenue at Hawai`i Volcanoes with the quality of experience and preservation of natural and cultural resources, particularly for local residents. He urged not making it all "about the money." He also noted that portions of Kahuku have been closed to hikers in order to prevent the spread of the Rapid `Ōhi`a Death fungi that are killing native forest.
Nene, endemic Hawaiian goose and the state bird, experience 
 no people at Kīlauea summit. Photo from Big Island Video News
     Julia Espanola, of Pāhala, reminded the group that many local people are employed at the park, which takes income.
     Clarissa Pua, of Pāhala, said she was originally from Kalapana and lost her home to lava there years ago. She said that Madame Pele should be left alone at this time, to give the `āina a rest. She suggested personally guided tours with lower numbers of people and more access to local residents at affordable rates or free. She said Madame Pele should be respected. Missy Powell, of Wood Valley, who grew up on the island, said free passes drew her family to the park when she was a child.
     Sandra Reha, of Wood Valley, suggested shuttles to keep congestion down. Rick Warshauer, of Volcano, suggested allowing shuttles, bikers, and hikers into the park. Raina Whiting, who recently ran for state House of Representatives, said that true income to the local community through millions of people visiting the park should be studied. She said that many more people arriving at the park over the last 30 years does not necessarily mean more money to the local people. She said she would like to attract visitors who care about the place.
     State House of Representatives member Richard Creagan recommended development of private camp grounds, especially near Kahuku Unit, to support visitation of the National Park.
More road cracks -- in the foreground and in the
distance -- that need assessment and repairing in the
park before visitors can travel them. USGS photo
     Orlando mentioned that Hawai`i Volcanoes is negotiating to acquire the Great Crack area between Pāhala and Volcano, which could provide a different experience. She also talked about the reopening of Chain of Craters Road, after repairs, with the possibility of more interpretive sites along the ocean. Along Mauna Loa Road, she said the area is closed until the 4,000 acre wildfire that burned there over the past week is completely out. In the meantime, Kahuku is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5 days a week -- see more info, below, in the ongoing events section.
     Regarding the future of the park, Orlando said the park is open to ideas from the community. More meetings will be held at the Volcano Art Center Ni`aulani Campus on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at , and at Kahuku Unit at  on Thursday, Aug. 23.

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Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE LANEis on track to pass south of Hawai`i Island next Wednesday and Thursday after weakening. At 5 p.m., Lane's sustained winds, about 1062 miles south southeast of South Point, were 130 mph, with gradual weakening expected to begin on Sunday. The hurricane was moving west at 16 mph and was expected to soon travel in a northwesterly direction.
     Lane moved into the central Pacific basin this afternoon. Her tracking responsibilities were given over from the National Hurricane Center to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. See prh.noaa.gov/cphc


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NEW EMERGENCY ALERT SIREN TESTING IS OVER for now. Hawai`i County Civil Defense said in a release that the sirens are only one of several ways Civil Defense alerts the public in an emergency. "Sirens have a limited range making them inaudible to a large portion of Hawai`i Island. When a siren alarms, turn on your radio or television and check your mobile devices for further instruction. If you are not in range of the nearest siren, make sure you are signed up for our Blackboard text/email alert system" at countyofhawaii.bbcportal.com.
     Civil Defense also posts to Facebook, @hawaiicountycivildefense; Twitter, @CivilDefenseHI; and their website, hawaiicounty.gov/active-alerts. Emergency Alert System -- where messages scroll across TV screens and are read over AM and FM radio -- and Integrated Public Alert & Warning System -- where all cell phones are alerted unless the notification setting is turned off -- are activated during an emergency alert level of WARNING; these are automatic and do not require registration.
     Sirens are tested the first working day of each month at 11:45 a.m., unless otherwise noted. Contact Hawai`i County Civil Defense Agency to report a siren malfunction at (808) 935-0031.

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SCAM CALLERS ARE THREATENING BUSINESSES, targeting customers of Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, and Hawai`i Electric Light, says a release from the utilities. The latest surge of callers threatens immediate disconnection if businesses refuse to pay in the digital currency known as bitcoin. Says the release:

     "Like virtually all other U.S. utilities, the Hawaiian Electric Companies do not accept bitcoin as a form of payment. Earlier this month, utilities from across the mainland began reporting this relatively new scam, with hundreds of reports of fraudulent callers demanding bitcoin from customers to pay supposedly 'past due' bills, according to Utilities United Against Scams, a national consortium that includes the Hawaiian Electric Companies."

     On O`ahu, three businesses reported paying hundreds of dollars at bitcoin machines after callers threatened disconnection of their electric service if immediate payment wasn't made. Scammers gave customers a callback number, which provided automated prompts similar to ones used by the companies.

     The customers received threatening email with a "disconnection notice" on letterhead with an outdated Hawaiian Electric logo. The notice provided a QC code to scan at a local bitcoin machine, converting dollars to the digital currency.

     Jim Alberts, senior vice president for customer service of the Hawaiian Electric Companies, said, "This is simply a new twist on an old scam but our same advice applies: just hang up. Whether it's bitcoin, gift cards or money orders, our companies aren't going to threaten you or have you running around town to meet unorthodox payment demands."

     The scammers appear to be calling customers at random, and the recent calls have been to Hawaiian Electric customers on O`ahu. Scammers are becoming more persistent and aggressive, insisting that a bill is overdue even if the customer knows it's been paid.

     The utilities want customers to know that a call from someone or an automated recording from Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, or Hawaii Electric Light demanding immediate payment over the phone, or via prepaid debit cards or bitcoin, is a scam. If the caller asks to meet you to pick up a payment or provides directions to a bitcoin machine, it's a scam. If the caller says the account is delinquent and threatens to shut off power immediately unless payment is made, it's a scam.

     Customers should simply hang up if they receive such a call, and then dial the customer service line that is printed on their monthly electric bills or listed on their company's website. They should not call the number displayed on the caller ID, even if it says HECO, MECO or HELCO.
     For more information, go to www.hawaiianelectric.com/stopscams.

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FIFTH ANNUAL VOLCANO WINERY HARVEST FESTIVAL tickets are selling fast. As of Friday, only 60 tickets remained. The festival is a benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Held on Sunday, Sept. 9, the event is a time filled with music, food, wine, a raffle, and socializing, while being surrounded by vineyards and tea plants. Each ticket is $40 per adult 21+, $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com



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Print edition of The Ka`ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 
throughout Ka`ū, from Miloli`i through Volcano, and free on 
stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com
KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Sat, Aug 25, 10am, Scrimmage @ Waiakea
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Fri, Aug 24, 6pm, @ Mauna Lani
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri, Sept 28, 6pm, host Kona
Cross Country:
   Sat, Aug 25, @ CLA (preseason)
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 29, 10am, @ Waiakea

NEW and UPCOMING
FREE VISION SCREENINGS FOR ALL AGES are offered by Project Vision Hawai`i, on Monday, August 20, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at Kauaha`ao Congregational Church, 95-1642 Pinao Street, in Wai`ōhinu.
     Adults will receive a distance and near acuity screening, as well as retinal screenings for eye diseases. Free reading glasses will be provided to adults.
     Kieki will receive screening for near and far vision, as well as for color deficiencies with the use of a Plusoptix camera. Free sunglasses will be offered to keiki.
     The event is sponsored by Tūtū & Me Traveling Preschool's Nā`ālehu site, which is currently located at the church while Nā`ālehu Community Center's floor receives upgrades. See projectvisionhawaii.org. See pidfountation.org.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
People & Land of Kahuku, Sun, Aug 19, 9:30-12:30pm, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Guided, 2.5-mile, moderately difficult hike over rugged terrain focuses on the area’s human history. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


MONDAY, AUGUST 20
Discovery Harbour Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Mon, Aug 20, 5-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
After Dark Near The Park: Saving Rare Plants from the Brink of Extinction in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, Tue, Aug 21, 7-8pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Botanist Sierra McDaniel discusses rare plant management at the park. Free; $2 donation suggested. volcanoartcenter.org. Event co-sponsored by Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, 985-6011.


FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Free Community Dance, Fri, Aug 24, 7-10pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Minors allowed with supervision only. Alcohol free event. Variety of music. Coffee, tea, water, and snacks provided. Free admission; donations appreciated. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org


SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Zentangle: Basics and Beyond with Lydia Meneses, Sat, Aug 25, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Zentangle Basics kit provided. $30/Volcano Art Center Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share.


Waiho`olu`u Ola Indigo Dyeing Workshop, Sat, Aug 25, 12:30-3:30pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Learn traditional methods of banding and folding in traditional and modern shibori styles to create patterns, and explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant derived dye. $50/Volcano Art Center Member, $55/non-Member, plus $25 supply fee. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required: volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.


Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Aug 26, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

ONGOING
Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays (excluding Aug 29), from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
   - Aug 22: Silhoutte Art. Register Aug 16 through 21.
   - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
   - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
   - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
   - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.

     Fd Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.

     For ages 6 to 12:
   - Kickball: Tuesdays and Fridays to , August 21 through September 21. Registration open  through August 20.

   - Paper Lanterns: Wednesday, August 22, 3 to Registration open through August 20.
   - Jump Rope Challenge: Monday, August 27, to egistration open August 20 through 25.
   - Sand Art: Wednesday, September 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open August 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
   - Friendship Bracelets: Wednesday, September 19, to  Registration open September 10 through 14.

   - Park Beautification Day: Friday, September 28, 1 to Registration open September 19 through 26.
      All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from  to  and Tuesday from  to  See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. The Boys & Girls team starts running Aug 25. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Site Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.

     To enroll in either program, see forms at
pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.


Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.



Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a – the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De Hawaiian Paper: Make your own paper from the wauke plant, Sun, Aug 19, 12:30 p.m. Wauke supplies are limited, please RSVP to wendy_scott-vance@nps.gov.
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. B
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark …near the park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Sunday, August 19, 2018

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Eucalyptus around Kapāpala Ranch is expected to be some of the first harvested on Kamehameha School lands.
The plan is to ship it to Pepe`ekeo to burn for electricity. Photo by Julia Neal
HARVEST OF TREE FARMS OF EUCALYPTUS on Kamehameha Schools lands above Pāhala is beginning, with the first felling at Kapāpala. Starting in September, trucks are expected to haul the logs along Hwy 11 through Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and Hilo to Pepe`ekeo and the new Honua Ola Bioenergy, formerly Hu Honua, biomass facility plant. The plan is to burn the eucalyptus to generate electricity and sell it to Hawaiian Electric Light Co. Honua Ola plans to start producing energy in 2019.
     According to a story in Hawai`i Tribune Herald, the trucking will begin with one delivery a day in mid-September and grow to 20 trucks a day by 2019. Once the energy plant opens, it will grow to 30 truckloads from Pāhala to Pepe`ekeo per day, the story says.
     Guy Cellier, forest manager of Island Bionergy LLC, which owns the trees, told Hawai`i Tribune Herald: "We will try to ensure that there is minimal disturbance to the Pāhala community by not driving through town and limiting the use of air-brakes."
     The story also says that after the harvest, Kamehameha Schools plans to "continue agricultural use of the property."
Eucalyptus forest next to the vegetable farm on Kamehameha lands
above Pāhala, scheduled to be harvested to be burned for electricity.
 Photo by Julia Neal
     The eucalyptus grown in Ka`ū on 3,700 acres is considered far less valuable than the eucalyptus in Hamakua. A New Years 2016 storm knocked down between 50 and 60 percent of the trees here. The farms were also ravaged by drought, fires and other wind storms over the years. In addition, Pāhala is far from any factory to use the wood to make products, and far from the Hilo port for export, making transportation expensive.
     The quality of the wood and the expenses made it undesirable to sell to anyone but a local consumer which turned out to be a company wanting to burn it for electricity, said the company that had a contract to grow the trees.

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FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF WAIKAPUNA, an ancient Hawaiian shoreline village site with 2.3 miles of Ka`ū coastline and 2,013 acres, is expected this week when the full County Council votes on the plan. The purchase includes the ahupua`a of Kahilipali Iki and Kahilipali Nui. 

     All nine council members, who also serve on the County Council Finance Committee, voted for the acquisition last week and the measure moves to a final vote this Wednesday. To seal the deal, which involves using funding from 2 percent of county property taxes collected each year, Mayor Harry Kim would have to give his approval. The state Department of Land & Natural Resource's Legacy Land Fund is putting up $2 million.

Map of land south of Nā`ālehu that is part of the possible Waikapuna purchase.
     The purchase could close before 2019, following final negotiations with the owners. The owners of the property are Resource Land Holdings, LLC and Ka`ū Mahi, LLC. An archaeological survey would also be completed ahead of the closing. The acquisition would save the property from being subdivided into one large parcel plus numerous 20 acre lots.

Mary Kawena Pukui
Photo from marykawenapukui.com
     The land would be managed by the Ala Kahakai Trail Association, which supports the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The trail travels along the entire Ka`ū Coast and north to Hawi and south into Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Numerous people and groups have submitted testimony in favor of the purchase. See Aug. 13 Ka`ū News Briefs.
     Many reasons to conserve the land are put forth in the County Council Measure 650-18, to approve the purchase.
     The resolution says the land "has exceptional cultural, historical, environmental, and natural significance," including the coastline and trail. It says the land is "is used by local fishermen, Native Hawaiian descendants, and gatherers of various natural and marine resources for subsistence, recreational, and cultural purposes."
     The measure mentions the "resonant history and stories" of Waikapuna, preserved and passed on "through the intimate knowledge and experience of revered Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui." Pukui was raised by her grandmother, Nali`ipo`aimoku, from Waikapuna, who was akahunala'aulapa'au (midwife) and hula dancer in the court of Queen Emma. Pukui spent her childhood summers at Waikapuna with her grandmother, and the knowledge passed down "provided a considerable amount of the foundation upon which the 20th century Hawaiian cultural renaissance and beyond has relied. Most notably informed by Kawena's experience and time spent on the Ka`ū coast and Waikapuna, is the critical cultural contribution of The Polynesian Family System in Ka`ū. Some of the sites and areas Kawena describes in her book can still be clearly seen and experienced today on the Waikapuna Property."
Waikapuna shoreline
     The land's conservation "will have a significant positive continued impact on the immense resources of WaikapunaBayand the ocean waters," says the resolution. Marine and coastal resources include a lagoon and intertidal pool complex at WaikapunaBay -- which the measure says is a nursery and refuge area for numerous marine invertebrates and fishes. The nearshore area, says the resolution, is home to diverse populations, including: Hawksbill and green sea turtles, whales, Hawaiian monk seals, and many kinds of fish, limu, crustacean, shark, and urchin. "Many in the Ka`ū community still rely on these diverse marine resources for subsistence," says the measure.
     The "numerous and well-preserved cultural sites" other incentives. The resolution says they include an ancient village (Waikapuna) consisting of heiau, burials, lava tubes, house foundations, ahu (altar), habitation caves, petroglyphs, papamu (stone for the game konane), salt-gathering ponds, agricultural terraces, canoe sheds, a stone-lined spring, kamala (three-sided wind shelters walled with stone), and mauka-makai trails connecting the village with Nā`ālehu and Wai`ōhinu.
Maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana)
     The land is also host to native and endangered bird and plant species, which the measure says "thrive" on the Waikapuna property. A "massive" sea cave is home to hundreds of indigenous Noio (black noddies) and Noio Kaha (brown noddies). Sea cliffs provide habitat to colonies of endangered `Ua`u (Hawaiian petrel), indigenous `Ulili (wandering tattlers), indigenous Koa`e Kea (white-tailed tropic birds), and federal-candidate species `Ake`ake (band-rumped storm petrels). Vegetation along the coast, covering sand dunes, and on the cliff of Manienie Pali is primarily native and includes nohu, nehe, ilima papa, maiapilo (with limited remaining specimens at last survey), pili, pohuehue, and kauna`oa. The pasture lands include remnants of a lowland dry forest through occasional native and Polynesian-introduced trees: alahe`e, lama, wiliwili, `ilima, naio, and noni.
`Ake`ake (band-rumped storm petrel)
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Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
HURRICANE LANE IS LOSING STRENGTH AND FORWARD MOMENTUM, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. As of  5 p.m., Lane's hurricane winds were 120 mph, and the Category 3 hurricane was traveling west-northwestward at 14 mph.
     Still a major hurricane, Lane is expected to be downgraded again Monday. Lane is expected to start passing south of Hawai`istarting Wednesday morning. However, residents are urged to stay aware of any possible changes in direction and strength of Hurricane Lane, which can be unpredictable.
     The Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicts a 30 percent probability that Lane's tropical storm-force winds will reach Hawai`i Island, with South Point having the highest likelihood of winds above 39 mph, starting during the day on Tuesday.
     See prh.noaa.gov/cphcfor more.

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Print edition of The Ka`ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 
throughout Ka`ū, from Miloli`i through Volcano, and free on 
stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com
KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Sat, Aug 25, 10am, Scrimmage @ Waiakea
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Fri, Aug 24, 6pm, @ Mauna Lani
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri, Sept 28, 6pm, host Kona
Cross Country:
   Sat, Aug 25, @ CLA (preseason)
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 29, 10am, @ Waiakea

NEW and UPCOMING
AUGUST ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT KAHUKU IS HASAN ELAHI, an interdisciplinary artist born in Rangpur, Bangladesh, and raised in New York City. Currently, Elahi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art, University of Maryland, at College Park, Maryland, and has a studio in the D.C. area.
Kahuku Unit August Artist-In-Residence Hasan Elahi makes a
 free presentation at the park on Friday, Aug. 24.
Photo from TED.com
     Elahi, a world-renowned installation artist, uses his artwork to explore "issues around technologies of surveillance and sousveillance - the practice of using technology for documenting one's own life," says the event description from nps.gov/HAVO.
     The description states: "Elahi's life changed after Sept. 11, 2001, when he was pulled aside at a Detroit airport and interrogated for hours following an erroneous tip. After months of grueling investigation by the FBI, he transformed the experience to forge his powerful and proactive artistic expression, and opened up nearly every aspect of his personal life to the public through his art."
     Elahi makes a free presentation at Kahuku on Friday, August 24, at 10 a.m. Learn more by watching his TED Talk: youtube.com/watch?v=wAdwurHhv-I.
     The Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is located on the mauka (inland) side of Highway 11 near mile marker 70.5, in Ka`ū, about a 50-minute drive south of the park’s main entrance. Sturdy footwear, water, rain-gear, sun protection and a snack are recommended for all hikes. Entrance and all programs are free. Kahuku is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. See nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 20
Discovery Harbour Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Mon, Aug 20, 5-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
After Dark Near The Park: Saving Rare Plants from the Brink of Extinction in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, Tue, Aug 21, 7-8pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Botanist Sierra McDaniel discusses rare plant management at the park. Free; $2 donation suggested. volcanoartcenter.org. Event co-sponsored by Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, 985-6011.


FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Free Community Dance, Fri, Aug 24, 7-10pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Minors allowed with supervision only. Alcohol free event. Variety of music. Coffee, tea, water, and snacks provided. Free admission; donations appreciated. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org


SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Zentangle: Basics and Beyond with Lydia Meneses, Sat, Aug 25, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Zentangle Basics kit provided. $30/Volcano Art Center Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share.


Waiho`olu`u Ola Indigo Dyeing Workshop, Sat, Aug 25, 12:30-3:30pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Learn traditional methods of banding and folding in traditional and modern shibori styles to create patterns, and explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant derived dye. $50/Volcano Art Center Member, $55/non-Member, plus $25 supply fee. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required: volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.


Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Aug 26, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

ONGOING
Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays (excluding Aug 29), from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
   - Aug 22: Silhoutte Art. Register Aug 16 through 21.
   - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
   - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
   - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
   - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.

     Fd Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.


Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.

     For ages 6 to 12:
   - Kickball: Tuesdays and Fridays to , August 21 through September 21. Registration open  through August 20.

   - Paper Lanterns: Wednesday, August 22, 3 to Registration open through August 20.
   - Jump Rope Challenge: Monday, August 27, to egistration open August 20 through 25.
   - Sand Art: Wednesday, September 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open August 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
   - Friendship Bracelets: Wednesday, September 19, to  Registration open September 10 through 14.

   - Park Beautification Day: Friday, September 28, 1 to Registration open September 19 through 26.
      All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from  to  and Tuesday from  to  See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. The Boys & Girls team starts running Aug 25. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Site Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.

     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.


Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.



Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org


Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a – the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the 
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark …near the park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Monday, August 20, 2018

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Dietrich Varez, a resident Volcano artist since 1968, passed away on Tuesday. Read about his life, art, and influence, below.
Image from Volcano Art Center
HURRICANE LANE DEFIED PREDICTIONS AND RESTRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY FOUR. Some models predict that it will take a right arch and come close, or dangerously impact the Hawaiian Islands. In 1992, Hurricane Iniki unexpectedly made a right turn and slammed into Kaua`i, leaving $3.1 billion in damage, smashing homes, resorts, and infrastructure.
Five day forecast map for Hurricane Lane at 5 p.m. today.
Map from Central Pacific Hurricane Center
     For Ka`ū, at least high surf is expected from Hurricane Lane, and County of Hawai`i shut down Punalu`u, Whittington, and Miloli`i Beach Parks today until further notice.

     At , a U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunter plane measured Lane's winds at 130 mph with higher gusts. At , Lane reached 532 miles southeast of South Point, moving at 12 mph to the west. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 30 miles. Tropical storm force winds extended outward up to 125 miles.
     Lane is expected to remain a major hurricane through Wednesday, when is expected to take a more northerly direction. It may lose some strength before coming near the islands, the forecast predicts. However, if it remains a Category 4 or 3, and comes ashore, it could have devastating impacts,
Hurricane Iniki's right turn in 1992. Map from Wikipedia   
like those seen from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year, forecasters said at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center this evening.
     CentralPacificHurricaneCenter predicted that, at minimum, Lane 's large "swells will produce large and dangerous surf, as well as strong currents, along some shorelines. Heavy rainfall and possible flooding associated with Lane could affect portions of the state beginning later Wednesday."


     County Civil Defense urges residents to: "Take this time to assure that family and business emergency plans are up to date. Also, make sure you are signed up for our emergency notification system through Blackboard: countyofhawaii.bbcportal.com."
Air Force Reserve pilot walks to the Hurricane Hunter plane to fly into the eye of Hurricane Lane today.
Photo from U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. See the video.
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THE LOWER EAST RIFT ZONE ERUPTION MAY BE PAUSED, NOT PAU, says an update from USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory. When an Unmanned Aircraft Systems team assessed conditions at the Fissure 8 cone and upper lava channel on Friday, August 17, the lava pond within the cone had crusted over 
Inside Fissure 8's cone, splatter is causing scientists to think
the eruption is paused, not pau. USGS photo
with no observed incandescence. This morning, USGS scientists flying over Fissure 8 noticed a change in the vent: Gas jets were throwing spatter -- fragments of glassy lava (light gray deposits) -- from small incandescent areas deep within the cone. This activity is an indication, says the update, that the lower East Rift Zone eruption may be paused rather than pau.


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VOLCANO ARTIST DIETRICH VAREZ PASSED AWAY on Tuesday, August 14. He was born March 28, 1939, in Berlin, Germany. He died "at sundown, to a beautiful sunset similar to his original paintings," says a statement on VolcanoArtCenter.com.
Dietrich Varez
Photo from Volcano Art Center
 Volcano Art Center describes his life and close connection to Volcano: "In an era in which the fine arts and crafts have become a big business, Dietrich Varez remained an outstanding exception.
     "Dietrich came to Hawai`i at age 8, when his mother married his stepfather Manuel Varez. After the war-torn Germany he’d known, it was love at first sight, and his romance with Hawai`i grew. Shunning publicity and working in the simplest possible fashion with linoleum blocks, Varez continually shaped his strong personal expression of Hawai`i. By nature a quiet and retiring man, he lived with his wife Linda (a noted painter) in a remote rain forest setting near VolcanoVillage on the BigIsland. Isolated by several miles of bad road, he was able to maintain the tranquility he desired for his work.
Volcano Art Center's
logo, designed by
Varez. Image from
Volcano Art Center
     "The Hawai`iof old -- when spirits inhabited every tree and stone, and gods walked the earth -- was Dietrich's inspiration. His work boldly traces the adventures and passions of a cast of mythical characters he carefully researched in legend. He lovingly and faithfully depicted Hawaiians practicing the arts, skills, and values of old Hawai`i. The Dietrich Varez catalog contains a wealth of knowledge and could be called Old Hawai`i Illustrated."
Mother Marianne, one of hundreds of
pieces of art, prints, clothing, cards,
and more, by Varez, available
through volcanoartcenter.com.
     Varez began his relationship with VolcanoArtCenter -- which lasted 44 years -- when the nonprofit opened. He designed the logo that is used by VAC. From VolcanoArtCenter.com: "For many years, Dietrich worked as a bartender and did his art only in his off-hours. Initially he carved bas-reliefs and gave them away to friends. 'But,' he says, 'that got out of hand, so I carved a woodcut and found I could print lots of copies.' In 1974, when the Volcano Art Center Gallery first put his prints on sale for $2 each and sold seven in the first month, his life as a full-time artist began. The gallery now carries 227 Varez prints and has sold hundreds of thousands of them."
Volcano Rain Forest Runs'
logo, designed by Varez.
Image from Volcano 
Rain Forest Runs
     Varez recently entered into partnerships with other artists to create jewelry and fine chocolates, according to Wikipedia.
     Volcano Rain Forest Runs' logo is a piece of Varez's art: an image of Hawaiian legend Makoa, who was said to run 100 miles for a fish, which would still be wriggling when he returned. Sharon Faff of VRFR announced Dietrich's passing away to the crowd at the runs this past Saturday. From the VRFR Facebook: "We have been honored by his love of Hawai`i and the National Park through his beautiful artwork over many years. His generosity of sharing life through his artwork will live on forever. Rest In Peace. We will miss you," concludes the statement from Volcano Art Center.


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Top finishers of the half marathon received gifts.
David Wild, Billy Barnett, Patrick Stover, Noelani
McMahon, and Amy Young. Photo from
Volcano Rain Forest Runs Facebook

PĀHALA FIREFIGHTER NOELANI MCMAHON WON THE VOLCANO RAIN FOREST RUNS' half marathon for women on Saturday in . The Volcano resident took fourth overall. She followed winner Patrick Stover, of Kailua-Kona, who crossed the finish line in . He was followed by Billy Barnett, of Volcano, who came in at , and David Wild, of Kailua-Kona, at .

     Area runners did well against competitors from as far away as Mexico, Canada, Great Britain, France, New York, Texas, and Alaska.

     In the women's race, McMahon was followed by Lindsey Dymond, of Kailuaon O`ahu, at , and Amy Young, of Kea`au, at .

     Marta Caproni, of Volcano, did well coming in 14th overall and first in the 40-49 year old group of women. Shawn Mishler, of Volcano, came in 20th overall and third in the 50 to 59 year old men's group, followed by Steve Manning, of Kailua-Kona, Adam Bonus, of Kea`au, and Alex Wood, of Volcano.

     Other standouts from Ka`ū and Volcano were Susie Lyle, of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, who came in fifth in her 40-49 age group, and Al Galiza, of Pāhala, who came in fifth in his 20-29 age group.

Runners -- and riders -- of all ages came out for the runs.
Photo from Volcano Rain Forest Runs Facebook
     In the 10K, Ella Johnson, of Volcano, took first in the 19 years and younger female group. Alida Gandy, of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, took second in the 70 and over female group. Marilyn Brown, of Volcano, took second in the 60-69 women's group. Andrea Cristensen, of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, took fourth in the 40-49 women runners.

     In the men's 10k, Kevin Kunz, of Volcano, took third in the 70 plus category. John Broward, of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, took second in the 50-59 category. Adam McGee, of Volcano, took sixth among 30 to 39 year olds, with Wade Heller taking 11th. In the 20-29 year old males, Bruce Simmerman, of Volcano, took fifth.

A color guard at the 2018 Volcano Rain Forest Runs.
Photo from Volcano Rain Forest Runs Facebook
     In the 5K, Kelly McGhee, of Volcano, took fifth overall and first in her women's age group, 30-39. Tobias Johnson, of Volcano, took first in the 9-13 male age group, ninth overall. Parker Smith, of Volcano, took second in the 9-13 male age group. Justin Denny. of Pāhala, also did well in his 14-20 male age group, as did Megan Denny, of Pāhala, in the female 40-49 group. The elder Justin Denny, of Pāhala, took eighth in the 40-49 male group.

Carole Mehau, of Volcano,
took fifth place for 70-79
year-old women in the 5k.
Photo from Volcano 
     John Poetzel, of Ocean View, took third, Bob Peck, of Volcano, took fourth, and Tracy Johnson, of Volcano, took eighth among 50-59 year old men.

     In the women's 5k, area standouts were Kelly McGhee, of Volcano, who won it in 33:17; Koral Smith, of Volcano, in the 9-13 group, took third, with Molly Denny, of Pāhala, taking sixth. In the 20-29 year olds, Volcano residents Jessica Stephens took eighth and Amanda Alvarado tenth. In the 30-39 group, Julia Joeh, of Volcano, took sixth, and Jodie Rosam, of Nā`ālehu took eighth.

     In the 40-49 year olds, Megan Denny, of Pāhala, won her age group. Danielle Makaike, of Volcano, came in tenth, and Tyla Guss, of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park came in 14th. In the 50-59 year old women runners, Shelagh Arruda, of Volcano, placed first in her age group, Lynn Morrison, of Volcano, took sixth, and Nancy Chaney, of Volcano, took 12th. Among 60-69 year old women, Robin Stratton, of Ocean View, took sixth, Christine Woods, of Ocean View, took 11th, Lynn Melena, of Volcano, 19th, and Margo Buck, or Volcano, 26th.

     Among 70-79 women runners, Carole Mehau took fifth and Fia Mattice sixth. Both live in Volcano.
     See all the results at jtltiming.com/running.html

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Volcano's Fire Engine 19
VOLCANO FIRE STATION 19 PERSONNEL, including the Fire Engine and Ambulance, have relocated back to the Volcano District effective Wednesday, August 15. The temporary station is a residence at 19-4213 Haunani Rd., and will remain there, says a release from the Mayor's office,  "pending assurance from the National Park and the U.S. Geological Survey that conditions are safe enough to return back to their regular station within the Park.
     "The Fire Department would like to thank the community for their understanding and patience throughout this event. If you have any questions, please contact Deputy Chief Lance Uchida at 932–2900."


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Invasive little fire ants.
Photo from LFA Hui Facebook
LITTLE FIRE ANT HUI is a citizen group advocating for increased public awareness and control of the little fire ant (LFA). LFA Hui was established in November 2016 to address the exploding LFA crisis in Hawai`i.
     LFA HUI organization coordinates the coalition of government, public and private agencies, and the community to create policies, programs, and events for public awareness, education, surveying, mapping, improved control and eradication. Those interested in quarterly meetings as well as participation by conference call can contact Carolyn Dillion, carolyndillion4@gmail.com.



Print edition of The Ka`ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 
throughout Ka`ū, from Miloli`i through Volcano, and free on 
stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com
KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Sat, Aug 25, 10am, Scrimmage @ Waiakea
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Fri, Aug 24, 6pm, @ Mauna Lani
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri, Sept 28, 6pm, host Kona
Cross Country:
   Sat, Aug 25, @ CLA (preseason)
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 29, 10am, @ Waiakea

NEW and UPCOMING
THE ROTARY CLUB OF VOLCANO HOSTS A 2018 VOLCANO DOWNHOME COUNTRY BBQ on Monday, September 3, with food served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and live music offered from noon to 3 p.m., at the Cooper Center on Wright Road, in Volcano Village.
     The event offers games for kids and music from the Gone Country Band. Tickets for the event can be purchased at volcanorotary.org (or from any Volcano Rotary Member): $35 for a Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs, and $10 for a Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community Rotary Club projects and Rotary Club’s local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. For more details, email rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com.
     Lucretia Worster, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Volcano, says, "We are very excited about our Rotary event on Labor Day. We’re hoping it will be our new tradition, and community event we can share with everyone!"

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
After Dark Near The Park: Saving Rare Plants from the Brink of Extinction in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, Tue, Aug 21, 7-8pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Botanist Sierra McDaniel discusses rare plant management at the park. Free; $2 donation suggested. volcanoartcenter.org. Event co-sponsored by Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, 985-6011.


FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Free Community Dance, Fri, Aug 24, 7-10pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Minors allowed with supervision only. Alcohol free event. Variety of music. Coffee, tea, water, and snacks provided. Free admission; donations appreciated. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org


SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Zentangle: Basics and Beyond with Lydia Meneses, Sat, Aug 25, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Zentangle Basics kit provided. $30/Volcano Art Center Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share.


Waiho`olu`u Ola Indigo Dyeing Workshop, Sat, Aug 25, 12:30-3:30pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Learn traditional methods of banding and folding in traditional and modern shibori styles to create patterns, and explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant derived dye. $50/Volcano Art Center Member, $55/non-Member, plus $25 supply fee. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required: volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.

Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Aug 26, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue, Aug 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com

Ka`ū Food Pantry, Tue, Aug 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

ONGOING

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays (excluding Aug 29), from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
   - Aug 22: Silhoutte Art. Register through Aug 21.
   - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
   - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
   - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
   - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.

     Fd Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.

     For ages 6 to 12:
   - Jump Rope Challenge: Mon, Aug 27, to egistration open through Aug 25.
   - Sand Art: Wed, Sept 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
   - Friendship Bracelets: Wed, Sept 19, to  Registration open Sept 10 through 14.

   - Park Beautification Day: Fri, Sept 28, 1 to Registration open Sept 19 through 26.
      All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. The Boys & Girls team starts running Aug 25. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Site Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.

     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.


Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org


Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.

     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a – the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark …near the park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Tuesday, August 21, 2018

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Hurricane Lane is forecast to affect all Hawaiian islands, beginning with Hawai`i Island, starting today.
Image from prh.noaa.gov/chpc
HAWAI`I COUNTY IS UNDER A HURRICANE WARNING, issued this evening by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, for Hurricane Lane, a Category 5, with winds of 160 mph. State and county Civil Defense asks residents to rush preparations to completion, including designating a safe room in homes. All schools in Ka`ū will be closed tomorrow. All beach parks are closed in Ka`ū, pavilion and camping permits are canceled. South Point Road is off limits past Kama`oa Road, except for local traffic. All non-essential county and state employees are told to remain at home -- no work tomorrow.
     Category 5 Hurricane Lane is expected to make itself known with high surf slamming southeastern shores of Hawai`i Island, followed by wind and likely flooding.  "The onset of damaging tropical storm force winds on the Big Island could be as early as Wednesday afternoon or evening, with dangerous hurricane force winds possible by Wednesday night," says the 5 p.m. forecast.
     "The center of Lane will track dangerously close to, or over, the islands Thursday through Saturday. Regardless of the exact track of the center, major impacts are likely in some areas as the hurricane makes it's closest approach. It is important to remember, these impacts can extend far from the center. Although some weakening is expected the next couple of days, Lane is forecast to remain a dangerous hurricane as it draws closer to the Hawaiian Islands.
Image from prh.noaa.gov/chpc
     "Bands of intense showers and thunderstorms surrounding Lane will begin to overspread the state from south to north, reaching the Big Island late tonight or Wednesday morning. Excessive rainfall is possible, which could lead to major flash flooding, landslides, and mudslides. Flooding can occur even in areas not usually prone to flooding. Storm total rainfall amounts greater than 20 inches are possible.
     "Swell generated by Lane will bring very large and rough surf and dangerous rip currents for south and southeast facing shores. Surf heights of 15 to 25 feet could lead to ocean water surging and sweeping over beaches, coastal benches, lava flows, and roadways, creating the potential for significant damage to coastal properties and infrastructure, including roadways. Coastal evacuations and road closures are possible. Large breaking waves may affect harbor entrances and channels with damage possible to docks, piers, ramps, and boats.
     "Tornadoes and large waterspouts will be possible associated with Lane, mainly along and to the right of the track of the hurricane."
     Lane was about 325 miles east-southeast of South Point as of 6 p.m. The Category 5 hurricane has sustained winds of up to 160 miles per hour -- an increase of 35 mph from 5 p.m. yesterday. Lane was upgraded from a Category 4 hurricane, as it was at 5 p.m. today. Traveling west-northwest at 9 mph, Lane is forecast to affect every island between now and Friday, according to prh.noaa.gov/chpc.
Image from dod.hawaii.gov/hiema
     Ka`ū has a 60 to 80 percent chance of receiving at least tropical storm force winds of 39 mph or higher, reports the Hurricane Center.
     The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory for east shores of Hawai`i Island, with forecasts of 6 to 12 foot waves. Big surf is forecast for south and west shores starting tomorrow, with a possible rise to up to 25 feet along south shores.
     Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency says to prepare an action plan with family members; know if your home is in an inundation zone, flood zone, or susceptible to high winds and other hazards; stay tuned to local media and their websites or applications regarding weather updates, and sign up for local notification systems; get to know your neighbors and community so you can help each other; walk your property and check for potential flood threats, clear gutters and other drainage systems, remove and secure loose items; keep vehicle gas tanks filled; designate a "safe room" in your residence; prepare pets; secure important documents in protective containers.
Image from prh.noaa.gov/chpc
     The agency also says people should have 14 days of supplies in their emergency kits. The agency says this should include: water -- one gallon per person per day, plus extra for pets; food -- nonperishable, no cooking required; first aid kit; medical equipment and medications; NOAA alert radio; flashlight; extra batteries; hand-operated can opener; tools; warm clothes; sturdy shoes; personal hygiene items; toilet paper; pet supplies; fire extinguisher; glasses/eye care; cash and identification; important documents; comfort and entertainment.

     See dod.hawaii.gov/hiema for more.

     Visitors can download GoHawaii App and read the Hawai`i Tourism Authority's Travel Safety Brochure at travelsmarthawaii.com.
     Hawaiian Airlines is offering travel waivers for travelers with flights between August 21 and 26.

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ALL PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OFFICES ON HAWAI`I ISLAND ARE CLOSED TOMORROW DUE TO HURRICANE LANE. School closures will be posted on Hawai`i state Department of Education's website, hawaiipublicschools.org, and on social media -- Twitter and Facebook, @HIDOE808 -- starting at 9 p.m. this evening, says a release from DOE.
     Effective tomorrow, Wednesday, August 22, says the release, all after-school activities and programs, including interscholastic athletic events, are canceled. The activities will resume on Monday, August 27. All school-related inter-island travel this week is canceled as well.

     Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto, Superintendent of DOE, says, "As with any emergency-type situation, we are striving to balance the need for safety with our overall commitment to provide students and families with every sense of normalcy. Your neighborhood school may be designated as an emergency shelter. Activation is initiated by counties in consultation with HI-EMA. You can connect with your county's emergency response resources at hawaiicounty.gov/civil-defense.
     "Please work with your child's school to make sure that they have the most up-to-date contact information for your household. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact them directly. Thank you for your support as we work together to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and school communities."


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MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE LATEST DRAFT of the Hawai`i County Vacation Rental Bill. The bill goes before the Windward Planning Commission on Sept. 6, and input is allowed.
     Bill 108, Draft 4, proposes county code changes to define "where short-term vacation rentals would be allowed, establishes regulations for their use, and provides a way for an owner or operator to obtain a nonconforming use certificate that would allow them to operate in a non-permitted district."
     AirBnB management has been following the bill, as it would affect owners of AirBnB properties on the island. AirBnB points to the following modifications in draft 4:
- Making the annual renewal fee $250, down from $500 originally proposed. Currently there is no annual license fee imposed by the county.
   - Making the transient occupancy tax compliance date the day the ordinance passes, instead of July 20, 2018, meaning that those who want to stay in business must be current on their taxes.
   - Making the definition of "reachable" for the property host or owner a one-hour response time instead of immediate.
   - Adding an "emergency clause," so if a district loses short-term rentals due to a disaster -- as happened in Kapoho -- the Director of Planning can issue additional permits to restore the number of short-term rentals.
      After the Windward Planning commission goes over the bill, the Leeward Planning Commission will review it on Sept. 20. Following that, the County Planning Committee reviews the bill. Next, the bill goes to the full Council for a first reading. Then, the County Council has a final reading, which -- barring any amendments -- might pass the bill as soon as mid-October. Testimony is accepted in writing beforehand and in person at all five events.Testimony to the Planning Commissions can be submitted by email, planning@hawaiicounty.gov; by mail, County of Hawai`i Planning Department, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, HI 96720, or West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740; or in person at those locations at 9 a.m. on Sept. 6 (Hilo) or Sept. 20 (Kona).
     Read the bill at records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/0/doc/964108/Page1.aspx.

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Photo from Nā Leo TV
NĀ LEO TV HAS EARNED A 2018 HOMETOWN MEDIA AWARD FOR ITS `IKE PONO -- EPISODE 3. The award is for the Best Access Center Professional Division and the honor comes from the Alliance for Community Media for the Spiritual/Inspirational Category.
     `Ike Pono - Episode 3 includes a segment highlighting "the fantastic story and mission of Camp Agape," says a release from Nā Leo. "We're thankful and honored to have received this recognition. We will continue to create hyper-local programming that our island community can enjoy and be proud of."
     Na Leo also won first place in the ACM Western Region's WAVE Awards for its submission of `Ike Pono - Episode 1, a program covering the good news and uplifting stories on Hawai`i Island.
     Alliance for Community Media is an organization that promotes civic engagement through community media. The Hometown Media Awards recognize the best community media programming. Categories include student, independent producer, and access center professional. Nonpartisan judges scored over 1,000 entries submitted from around the country.


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Sen. Mazie Hirono.
Photo from Hirono's Facebook
PROPOSALS TO PRIVATIZE THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION drew criticism from Sen Mazie Hirono yesterday. She and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Democrats called for an Oversight Hearing on inappropriate influence of the so-called "Mar-a-Lago Crowd."
     The request follows reports by ProPublica and the New York Times of the "inappropriate influence" of three members of President Trump's private club Mar-a-Lago on Department of Veterans Affairs operations, including pushing out former VA Secretary David Shulkin and advocating for the privatization of VA, says a statement from Hirono and colleagues.

     "Ike Perlmutter, Marc Sherman, and Bruce Moskowitz have weighed in behind the scenes on a host of personnel and policy issues.None of the members of this so-called 'Mar-a-Lago crowd' has any experience in the U.S. government or military and they are operating without any transparency, accountability, or oversight. 

     "Of particular concern, is that these unofficial advisers are allegedly using their influence to push for privatization of the VA. In his confirmation hearing, Secretary Robert Wilkie vowed not to privatize the VA and recognized the importance of investing in the Department's internal capacity so VA can continue to provide high-quality care to our veterans..." the Senators continued. "While many of the reported incidents occurred prior to now-Secretary Wilkie's tenure at the VA, it is imperative that we receive his testimony about his interactions and communications with the trio and what actions he has taken and what actions he plans to take to ensure decisions at the VA are being driven by what is best for our veterans without undue outside influence or direction."

     Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined Hirono in writing to Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Johnny Isakson, asking for the hearing. Click here to download a copy of the letter.

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KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, 10am, Scrimmage @ Waiakea
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
Girls Volleyball:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Fri, Aug 24, 6pm, @ Mauna Lani
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
Cross Country:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, @ CLA (preseason)
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA

NEW and UPCOMING
Studio sale of artwork by Big Island Artist John D. Dawson 
is open to the general public Saturday and Sunday, 
Sept 15 and 16. Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
UNIQUE STUDIO SALE OF BIG ISLAND ARTIST JOHN D. DAWSON to the general public at Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16. Special preview for Volcano Art Center Members on Friday, September 14, from 4 to 6 p.m.
     The sale includes original acrylic and watercolor paintings, rough sketches, and pen and ink drawings from Dawson's decades of work as a professional illustrator. He is well known for his paintings and illustrations for national publications, including the National Park Service, United States Postal Service, National Geographic Society, National Wildlife Federation, and Audubon Society.
     Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus is at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. For more information, contact Emily C. Weiss at 967-8222 or visit volcanoartcenter.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Free Community Dance, Fri, Aug 24, 7-10pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Minors allowed with supervision only. Alcohol free event. Variety of music. Coffee, tea, water, and snacks provided. Free admission; donations appreciated. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org


SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Zentangle: Basics and Beyond with Lydia Meneses, Sat, Aug 25, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Zentangle Basics kit provided. $30/Volcano Art Center Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share.


Waiho`olu`u Ola Indigo Dyeing Workshop, Sat, Aug 25, 12:30-3:30pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Learn traditional methods of banding and folding in traditional and modern shibori styles to create patterns, and explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant derived dye. $50/Volcano Art Center Member, $55/non-Member, plus $25 supply fee. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required: volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.

Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Aug 26, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue, Aug 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com


Ka`ū Food Pantry, Tue, Aug 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

ONGOING

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. The Boys & Girls team starts running Aug 25. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.
5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.

     For ages 6 to 12:
   - Jump Rope Challenge: Mon, Aug 27, to egistration open through Aug 25.
   - Sand Art: Wed, Sept 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
   - Friendship Bracelets: Wed, Sept 19, to  Registration open Sept 10 through 14.

   - Park Beautification Day: Fri, Sept 28, 1 to Registration open Sept 19 through 26.
      All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from  to  and Tuesday from  to  See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
   - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
   - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
   - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
   - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.
     Fd Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Site Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.

     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.


Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 Kauhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.


Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Wednesday, August 22, 2018

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Category 4 Hurricane Lane at 5 p.m. Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
HURRICANE LANE WAS 212 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST of South Point as of CentralPacificHurricaneCenter reported this morning that the eyewall of Lane was intermittently seen on the Nā`ālehu weather radar. At 5 p.m., Lane was traveling west-northwest at about 8 mph. The motion was expected to become northwest later today, followed by a turn to the north-northwest on Thursday. Bands of rain but little wind extended from Puna into Ka`ū this morning and afternoon.
     The center of Lane was forecast to move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands from Thursday through Saturday. If this movement continues, by Friday mid-day, Lane is projected to reach water north of Hawai`i Island.

As of 5 p.m., Lane is forecast to miss Hawai`i Island, though effects from
rain, surf, and wind are still likely. Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
     At 5 p.m., Lane, a Category 4 hurricane, sustained maximum winds at about 145 mph, with higher gusts. The Hurricane Center predicted some weakening during the next 48 hours, but stated that Lane is forecast "to remain a dangerous hurricane" as it draws closer to the Hawaiian Islands.
     Civil Defense recommends residents review preparedness plans and take early precautionary measures at this time.

     A high surf warning is in effect for west facing shores of Ka`ū and Kona. Residents in low lying areas subject to wave impacts "must take necessary precautions to protect life and property due to dangerous storm surge and large waves," says an alert from Civil Defense.
     A flash flood watch is in effect for the island of Hawai`i. Expect possible heavy rain leading to flash flooding, says an alert from Civil Defense. Rainbands from Hurricane Lane moved ashore in the Puna and Ka`u districts.
     Hurricane force winds are possible on the west side of the island from South Point, up the Kona Coast to north Kohala. The remainder of the island could experience tropical storm force winds, says an alert from Civil Defense. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km).
Radar image of rainfall from Lane coming onto the islands as of 5 p.m.
 Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
     Concerning Lane's interaction with Kilauea Volcano, USGS Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory said the hurricane could lead to minor rockfalls at the summit and increased Pu`u `Ō`ō and steaming in the lower East Rift Zone. White out conditions could occur on the new lava field due to the interaction of heavy rain and still-hot lava flows.
     The Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation advises boat owners in unprotected harbors from Miloli`i to Mahukona to "take all measures" to secure their vessels -- this includes removal, if possible -- and to complete all actions before nightfall.
     All County offices and facilities are operational, including transfer stations and landfills.

     Closures include:

     - All public and charter schools and associated offices -- including after-school, athletic, and travel events -- and UH locations. These locations are expected to resume operations Monday, August 27.

     - Kahuku Unit of Hawai`iVolcanoes National Park is closed Wed., Aug. 22 and Thu., Aug. 23; all programs are canceled. A release from the park says park staff are busy preparing for the storm by stowing loose items, and preparing chainsaws and other tools to respond to any damage caused by the hurricane, including fallen trees blocking roadways. See an update on reopening parts of the park, below.

On the gate of Nā`ālehu Public Library.
Photo by Geneveve Fyvie
     - Nā`ālehu Library is closed today, Wed., Aug. 22.

     - All beach parks are closed until further notice, with all pavilion and camping permits cancelled.

     - South Point Road from the Kama`oa Road junction to South Point is closed to all traffic.
     Civil Defense says four emergency shelters have been opened on the north and west side of Hawaii Island. "These shelters are for your convenience, but there is NO mandatory evacuation at this time. The shelters are available if you need to relocate."
     The shelters are at: Ho`okena Elementary School, 86-4355 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704; Kamehameha Park Hisaoka Gym, 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapaau, HI 96755, *Pet Friendly; Kealakehe High School, 74-5000 Puohulihuli Street, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740, *Pet Friendly; Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School, 68-1730 Ho'oko Street, Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738.
     Civil Defense asks that those who choose to relocate to a shelter bring a 3-day supply of medications and pet food, if applicable, and those with plans to stay overnight to bring personal blankets and pillows if possible. The shelter is open to everyone with or without these items.

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GOV. DAVID IGE SIGNED AN EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION YESTERDAY in anticipation of Hurricane Lane. The proclamation, says a release from the governor's office, "will provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering caused by Hurricane Lane. The proclamation also serves to protect the health, safety and welfare of Hawai`iresidents and visitors."

26 years ago, Iniki did its best to flatten Kaua`i, causing
excessive damage. Image from NOAA
     The proclamation declares the counties of Hawai`i, Maui, Kalawao, Kaua`i, and the City and County of Honolulu, disaster areas "for the purpose of implementing emergency management functions." The proclamation also authorizes the expenditure of state monies "as appropriated for the speedy and efficient relief of damages, losses, and suffering resulting from Hurricane Lane."

     Based on the scientific information and expertise available, says the release, Hawai`iis in danger of being "significantly impacted" by Hurricane Lane, whether or not the hurricane directly hits the state. The islands are in danger of experiencing high winds, heavy rains, high surf, storm surges, and flooding that threaten to harm communities and cause extensive damage to public and private property across the state.

Gov. David Ige
     Gov. Ige states, "This emergency proclamation allows us to line up services and necessary resources prior to the event so that we can keep our communities safe and running as efficiently as possible. Hurricane Lane is not a well-behaved hurricane. I've not seen such dramatic changes in the forecast track as I've seen with this storm. I urge our residents and visitors to take this threat seriously and prepare for a significant impact."

     The emergency proclamation expires on Aug. 29, 2018.
     Emergency information resources include: hawaiicounty.gov/active-alerts; dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/get-ready; prh.noaa.gov/cphc; prh.noaa.gov/hnl; NOAA Weather Radio at 162.550 & 162.400 MHz; KHLO-AM 850; KKBG-FM 97.9; KLEO-FM & KAOY-FM 106.1; KPUA-AM 670; KWXX-FM 94.7.


Jaggar Museum Overlook has multiple kinds of damage, from
cracks in the platform to knocked-over signage. HVNP photo
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HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK HOPES TO REOPEN parts of the park by Sept. 22 -- National Public Lands Day -- "as long as the current pause in earthquakes and collapse-explosion events at the summit of Kīlauea continues," says a release from the park, The theme for this year's National Public Lands Day, a fee-free day when outdoor enthusiasts turn out to give back and enjoy their favorite outdoor places, is Resilience & Restoration.

     Exact details of what will be open are pending, says the release, but visitors should expect limited hours, limited visitor services, and that only some areas in the park will be open for safe visitation.

Section of Crater Rim Drive fallen into the crater. HVNP photo
     Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando shared the news at a community Talk Story event Tuesday, Aug. 21, in Volcano, at the VolcanoArtCenter's Ni`aulani Campus, to a crowd of about 125, says the release. "We have the difficult task ahead of us of identifying what we can safely open. Our first step will be bringing staff back into the park, while getting assessments done. National Public Lands Day is our goal but not definitive."

     Superintendent Orlando and other park staff are reaching out to the community in a series of Talk Story meetings to get feedback on the direction the park should take once it reopens. Park congestion and “pressing the reset button” to examine if the park should return to serving more than two million visitors a year is one of the most passionate topics to arise.

Damage to Jaggar Museum building.
HVNP photo 
     The Talk Story sessions continue Thu., Aug. 30, at , due to Hurricane Lane.

     Most of the park, except the Kahuku Unit, has been closed due to increased volcanic and seismic activity since May 11. No significant seismic or collapse-explosion events have occurred at the summit since early August.
     Check the park website at nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes for updates. Follow the park's official social media channels for updates, Facebook and Instagram -- @hawaiivolcanoesnps -- and Twitter @Volcanoes_NPS.


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HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS FOR FARMERS: Andrea Kawabata, of University of Hawai`iCollege of Tropical Agriculture, suggests the following:
     - Clean up your property of items that could become projectiles, causing damage during strong winds. If possible, remove tarps from tents and plastic/shade cloths from hoop houses and greenhouse structures, prior to a hurricane making landfall, or when it's windy enough to cause structures to "liftoff". Secure doors, windows, and large equipment and machinery.
     - Know where your irrigation valves as well as gas and electric mains (if any) are located. And know how to shut them off in an emergency. Stock up on gas for generators and other needed equipment.
     - If your home, farm, trees, and/or structures sustain damages from high winds and/or rain, contact your home and crop insurance agents immediately.
     - Before you begin cleanup, document all damages with (clear and focused) photos and/or video. Review your inventory and take note of anything damaged or missing.
     If you would like information about crop insurance, visit: http://bit.ly/2eVzuc5. Click on "List of Crops That Can Be Insured" on the left side of the page or scroll down until you see photos of fruit and nut trees. There you can click on factsheets for Hawai`i's insurable crops.


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throughout Ka`ū, from Miloli`i through Volcano, and free on 
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KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, 10am, Scrimmage @ Waiakea
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
Girls Volleyball:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Fri, Aug 24, 6pm, @ Mauna Lani
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
Cross Country:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, @ CLA (preseason)
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA

NEW and UPCOMING
KA`Ū `OHANA DAY, A PICNIC IN THE PARK EVENT, will be held at Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on Sunday, September 16, from noon to 3 p.m. The family-friendly event offers live Hawaiian music and hula performances, kid's activities and prizes, food trucks and vendors, shave ice, and a health table and blood pressure screenings. Attendees are welcome to bring a picnic lunch or buy lunch from a vendor. The free event is supported by the Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
     The Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is located on the mauka (inland) side of Highway 11 near mile marker 70.5, in Ka`ū, about a 50-minute drive south of the park's main entrance near Volcano Village. Sturdy footwear, water, rain-gear, sun protection and a snack are recommended for all hikes. No entrance fees. Kahuku is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. See nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Free Community Dance, Fri, Aug 24, 7-10pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Minors allowed with supervision only. Alcohol free event. Variety of music. Coffee, tea, water, and snacks provided. Free admission; donations appreciated. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org


SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Zentangle: Basics and Beyond with Lydia Meneses, Sat, Aug 25, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Zentangle Basics kit provided. $30/Volcano Art Center Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share.


Waiho`olu`u Ola Indigo Dyeing Workshop, Sat, Aug 25, 12:30-3:30pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Learn traditional methods of banding and folding in traditional and modern shibori styles to create patterns, and explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant derived dye. $50/Volcano Art Center Member, $55/non-Member, plus $25 supply fee. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required: volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.

Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Aug 26, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue, Aug 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com

Ka`ū Food Pantry, Tue, Aug 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wed, Aug 29, 9-11am, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years & older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i; referral required from Hawai`i County Office of Aging at 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

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Jump Rope Challenge: Mon, Aug 27, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug 25.
     - Sand Art: Wed, Sept 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed, Sept 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri, Sept 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
     - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
     - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
     - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Mon-Thu and Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.

Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 Kauhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Thursday, August 23, 2018

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Photo from the International Space Station shows the size of Hurricane Lane on August 22. ISS photo
BANDS OF STEADY RAIN FROM HURRICANE LANE fell on Ka`ū all day, filling gulches and making the Kala`aiki mountain road between Nā`ālehu and Pāhala impassable. Some residents of Wood Valley took shelter in Pāhala homes, hoping to avoid being stranded in flood waters that spared Ka`ū, as of 6 p.m.
     While little wind hit the east side of Ka`ū, the breeze stiffened on and off in the Discovery Harbour and South Point area. Large surf kept Punalu`u and Whittington beaches closed. Civil Defense allowed only local traffic to travel down South Point Road past Kama`oa.
Streams and gulches filled with water in Wood Valley.
Photo by Julia Neal
     Robert Ballard, of Central Pacific Hurricane Center, said that tonight is crunch time, when Lane draws closer to the islands, increasing the likelihood of higher winds reaching land.
     He noted that the heaviest impacts are in Hilo, with more than 20 inches of rain and a waterspout today. Wailuku River overflowed its banks, flooding Reed Island. Flooding overcame the bayfront and continued up the Hamakua and Kohala Coasts with landslides -- all impacts on land much farther from the center of Hurricane Lane than Ka`ū.
     At 5 p.m., Hawai`i Island was under a flash flood warning and a tropical storm warning, downgraded from a hurricane warning.
     Category 3 Hurricane Lane remained southwest of Ka`u, some 164 miles southwest of South Point, sporting winds of 120 mph, traveling northwest at 6 miles an hour. Ballard said that moving slowly "doesn't mean the storm is weak. When moving slowly, it can keep its impact over you for a very long time," he said, pointing to the likelihood of more rain and flooding.
     Civil Defense issued a statement saying that due to the slow movement of Lane, "very large and damaging surf," will continue to be an issue for Hawai`i Island, especially west and south-facing shores. Storm surge is expected to be two to four feet, especially west and south-facing shores, accompanied by "large and destructive waves."
Ka`u Coffee farms, newly pruned, stand in the rain of Hurricane Lane.
Photo by Julia Neal
     As evening arrived, Ka`ū residents said they had hope that they would be spared by Lane, with the hurricane passing to the northwest by tomorrow. Lane is forecast to continue north through Friday, possibly running into O`ahu. A turn to the west is expected over the weekend, with increased speed and some weakening of winds.
     Hawai`i state Department of Health advised the public to stay out of streams, coastal, and standing waters contaminated by storm water. Storm water may contain harmful micro-organisms from overflowing cesspools or septic tanks as well as animal waste washed into streams and storm drains.

     A sixth BigIsland emergency shelter opened today at WaiakeaHigh Schoolin Hilo, reports Civil Defense. Other open shelters are: Hookena Elementary School, Kamehameha Park Hisaoka Gym (pet friendly), Kealakehe High School (pet friendly), Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School, and Konawaena High School Gym.
Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
     Civil Defense reminded the public that no food is offered at shelters, and recommended bringing personal blankets, pillows, and other supplies.
     Civil Defense also reported all state facilities and services, including  post offices, are closed tomorrow, with mail delivery cancelled. All Department of Land and Natural Resources outdoor recreation areas and reserves are closed.

     Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park issued a statement saying its Kahuku Unit will remain closed through Fri., Aug. 24. The community Talk Story event about the future of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park has been rescheduled for Thurs., Aug. 30 at Friday's Artist in Residence program with artist Hasan Elahi is canceled and it is unknown at this time if it will be rescheduled, says the park.

     

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A PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR HURRICANE LANE IS APPROVED. Gov. David Ige's request for the statewide declaration to alleviate effects expected from Hurricane Lane was approved late yesterday, says a release from the governor's office.

     The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide appropriate assistance for emergency measures required to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe.

     Ige said, "The approval of the Presidential Disaster Declaration means that Hawai`i will have quick and efficient access to federal resources in the wake of Hurricane Lane, as our communities and residents recover from any damage and losses caused by the storm. We are grateful to the president and FEMA for the swift approval of our request as our state braces for the severe weather ahead."


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HAWAI`IELECTRIC LIGHT CO. EXPECTS OUTAGES from Hurricane Lane. A release from the utility says, "Depending on hurricane track and scope of damage, customers should expect outages, possibly of long duration. Customers should plan ahead for the possibility of extended outages. HELCO announced it assigned and pre-positioned workers and equipment as needed. "Utilities have processes in place to restore power to customers as quickly and as safely as possible."

      In the event of outages, repair crews will be dispatched only after the storm has passed and when conditions are safe to do so, says the release.

     The utility says, "During storms, wind gusts can cause tree branches or fronds to break loose and come into contact with our lines. Falling trees could also hit a pole, or more likely, an overhead line, knocking the line down or causing the pole to lean, resulting in an outage or requiring electricity to be cut off until the pole or overhead line are safely repaired or replaced. Watch for downed power lines. Stay at least 30 feet away -- about two car lengths -- from downed power lines, as they may have electricity running through them and may be dangerous. If you see someone injured after touching a downed power line, call 9-1-1 for help; don't try to rescue the individual. Report downed power lines by calling 969-6666."

     More electrical safety and preparation tips are available in the companies' Handbook for Emergency Preparedness, available in five languages, at hawaiielectriclight.com/prepare.

Follow the companies on their social media channels: Facebook, The Hawaiian Electric Companies; Instagram, The Hawaiian Electric Companies; Twitter, @hielectriclight.


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OPPORTUNITIES AND UPCOMING EVENTS are available through The Kohala Center's Rural and Cooperative Business Development Services team, "dedicated to strengthening Hawai`i's rural and agricultural businesses." Examples include a disaster survey for farmers affected by the recent Kīlauea eruption, the Hawai`i Island Business Plan Competition, employment with Hawai`i `Ulu Cooperative, the Hawai`i Tropical Fruit Growers' annual conference, a free introduction to the next cohort of GoFarm Hawai`i on Hawai`i Island, and more.

     Farm Disaster Survey: KīlaueaEruption
     This survey will assist farmers affected by the recent eruption at Kīlauea by obtaining information required to request assistance with loss recovery and to hopefully acquire the necessary resources to rebuild their farms and associated industries. The completed surveys are due by August 31, 2018 and should be sent to Matthew Loke either by email to loke@hawaii.edu or by mail to Matthew Loke, c/o NREM, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa,
1910 East-West Rd, Sherman
101, Honolulu, HI96822. Download the survey form.

Image from kohalacenter.org/business
     USDA announces sign up for 2018 reimbursement transportation program
     U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Hawaii State and Pacific Basin Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced to farmers and ranchers that the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program (RTCP) for fiscal year 2018 began on July 16, 2018, and will end on September 7, 2018. For more information about RTCP, farmers and ranchers can visit their administrative FSA county office or the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport. To find your local FSA county office, visit offices.usda.gov.

    Visit kohalacenter.org/business for more information about services, upcoming events, microloan programs, and other resources.

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Print edition of The Ka`ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes 
throughout Ka`ū, from Miloli`i through Volcano, and free on 
stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com
KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, 10am, Scrimmage @ Waiakea
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
Girls Volleyball:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Fri, Aug 24, 6pm, @ Mauna Lani
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
Cross Country:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, @ CLA (preseason)
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA

NEW and UPCOMING
VOLCANO ART CENTER ANNOUNCES A NEW EXHIBIT, ONE LUCID DREAM: A Retrospective of Art Works by Ken Charon, Saturday, September 22, through Saturday, October 6.The exhibit is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Dietrich Varez Hall at VAC's Ni`aulani Campus in Volcano Village.
     The exhibit will host a unique collection of original paintings, drawing and other objects created throughout Charon's long artistic career. A free opening reception on Saturday, September 22, from 5 to 7 p.m., is open to the public.
Artwork by Ken Charon is featured at an upcoming Volcano Art Center exhibit.
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
     Charon was born in New York, on July 26, 1954, and moved to Paris, France, in 1971. His professional art training began with the American Center for Students and Artists in Paris, and includes the American College of Switzerland, Académie Julian in Paris, and the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California.
     Charon began his professional career 40 years ago, with an artistic expedition from his home in Paris to the Seychelles Islands in 1978. In 1984, he moved to Hawai`i Island and established his home and studio, the Art Farm, in the rainforest near Kurtistown. Since then, Charon has participated in juried shows and solo exhibitions in art centers and galleries on Hawai`i Island and beyond, receiving numerous awards and recognition over the years.
     Charon's work can be found in private collections around the world, including those of Al Gore and Barack Obama. Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus is located at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. in Volcano Village. For more information call 967-8222. See volcanoartcenter.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Free Community Dance, Fri, Aug 24, 7-10pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Minors allowed with supervision only. Alcohol free event. Variety of music. Coffee, tea, water, and snacks provided. Free admission; donations appreciated. 967-7800, thecoopercenter.org


SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Zentangle: Basics and Beyond with Lydia Meneses, Sat, Aug 25, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Zentangle Basics kit provided. $30/Volcano Art Center Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share.


Waiho`olu`u Ola Indigo Dyeing Workshop, Sat, Aug 25, 12:30-3:30pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Learn traditional methods of banding and folding in traditional and modern shibori styles to create patterns, and explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant derived dye. $50/Volcano Art Center Member, $55/non-Member, plus $25 supply fee. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required: volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.


Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Aug 26, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue, Aug 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com

Ka`ū Food Pantry, Tue, Aug 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wed, Aug 29, 9-11am, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years & older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i; referral required from Hawai`i County Office of Aging at 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, AUGUST 30
Ka`ū Community Children's Council, Thu, Aug 30, 12:30-1:30pm, Punalu`u Bake Shop. Monthly meeting 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 808-381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visit, Thu, Aug 30, 1-5pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every month. Dental to be announced. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thu, Aug 30, 4-6pm, 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


ONGOING

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Jump Rope Challenge: Mon, Aug 27, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug 25.
     - Sand Art: Wed, Sept 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed, Sept 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri, Sept 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
     - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
     - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
     - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Mon-Thu and Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.



Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.



Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Friday, August 24, 2018

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Pa`a`au Gluch, flooding this evening, seen from the bridge at Pāhala on Hwy 11. Photo by Julia Neal
LANE LANDED LAST POUNDING PUNCHES ON KA`Ū with flooding rains this evening. Waters roared down Pa`a`au Gulch from Wood Valley past Pāhala and under the Hwy 11 bridge, as a once Category 5 Hurricane Lane drifted north, downgraded to a tropical storm. Floodwaters threatened Hwy 11 at Kāwā Flats and rainfall engorged gulches making for sketchy driving along Ka`alaiki Road on the mountain between Pāhala and Nā`ālehu.
     Some of Lane's last blows were hours of power outages Thursday night in Ocean View, along with hefty winds during the day and evening.

Radar of rainfall at 6:15 p.m. Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
     Aikane Coffee Plantation, on Ka`alaiki Road, reported 5.35 inches of rain yesterday. National Weather Service gauges at today showed rain over the last 24 hours totaling 5.53" at Kapāpala, 3.98" at Pāhala, 3.11" at Nene Cabin, and .45" at Kahuku Ranch. More rain was expected this evening and Civil Defense sent out a flash flood warning alarm to cell phones. See prh.noaa.gov/data/HFO/RRAHFO for rainfall updates.

     Tropical storm conditions -- with heavy rain, high surf and winds, and accompanying flooding, landslides, and other damage -- are expected to continue for portions of Hawai`i Island through tomorrow. The windward side accumulated 30 inches of rain in some places, as of Friday afternoon.   
      Lane lost power swiftly today, downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane in 24 hours. The storm almost stalled offshore, crawling north and northwest at 2 and 3 miles per hour, according to Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Lane is expected to break down and become weak enough for trade winds to push it west at a fast pace, south of Kaua`i and out of Hawaiian waters, this weekend. However, heavy rain and flooding remain a threat statewide.

 Forecast movement of Tropical Storm Lane as of 5 p.m. 
Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
     As of , Lane was 178 miles northwest of South Point, with 70 mph winds.
     Hawai`i Electric Light Co. announced that about 9,500 Hawai`i Island residents lost power in the last day -- most often to heavy rains and fallen trees -- with most power restored.
     Civil Defense reports all County Parks remain closed until further notice with pavilion and camping permits cancelled. All state Department of Land & Natural Resources outdoor recreation areas and reserves are closed. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park announced it will open its Kahuku Unit on Saturday.
     County transfer stations and landfills will resume normal operations starting tomorrow.
Satellite imagery of Lane at 5:30 p.m. Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
     Hawai`i state Department of Health advises the public to stay out of streams, coastal, and standing waters that are contaminated by storm water. "Storm water may contain harmful micro-organisms from overflowing cesspools or septic tanks as well as animal waste washed into streams and storm drains," and several areas are experiencing overflow from the amount of rain.


      Visit the Civil Defense website for the most up to date road closures.

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KĪLAUEA'S GAS RELEASE HISTORY, of Voggy Skies from Days Gone By, is the subject of this week's Volcano Watch, written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates:
        Many Island of Hawai`iresidents are familiar with the volcanic air pollution known as "vog." The main culprit in the formation of vog is sulfur dioxide gas -- SO2 -- released from Kīlauea's eruptions; see vog.ivhhn.org/what-vog for more information.

Fissure 8, in mid-July, was emitting more than 50,000 tons of sulfur 
dioxide gas per day, creating high levels of vog on the Island. 
USGS photo by T. Elias
     Vog watchers may have noticed significant changes in air quality on the island since early May, when Kīlauea's extraordinary lower East Rift Zone eruption began. Revisiting how much SO2 has been released from Kīlaueaover the past decades helps us understand the island's current vog situation.

     Since the amount and location of SO2 release from Kīlauea has changed over time, the concentration and distribution of vog on the island has also changed. Some residents may recollect clear skies in leeward Hawai'iprior to 1986. During that period, Kīlauea's summit was the focus of gas release, emitting just a few hundred tons of SO2 each day, which primarily impacted areas near the volcano's summit.

     In 1983, Kīlauea's East Rift Zone eruption at Pu`u `Ō`ō began with episodic high lava fountains. During the fountaining, large amounts of SO2 gas -- up to 30,000 tons -- were released over a period of about a day, but only about once a month. Prevailing trade winds cleared the air between episodes.

LAZE from the oozing of lava into the ocean on Aug. 17. Gas
emissions are much lower than they were in July. USGS photo
     A few years later, the volcanic activity abruptly changed to nearly continuous eruption of lava and gas, with about 2,000 tons of SO2 released daily. The continuous gas release provided little opportunity for the air to clear, and vog became a common feature for leeward Hawai`i, where the trade winds blew the emissions.

     In 2008, SO2 emissions from Kīlauea, and vog on the island, increased significantly with the opening of the summit crater within Halema`uma`u, which hosted a lava lake for the next decade.

     During the past several years, summit SO2 emissions averaged about 5,000 tons per day, while Pu`u `Ō`ō emissions progressively declined to less than a few hundred tons per day. The total gas release from Kīlaueain recent years -- until early May -- was around 2.5 times those measured prior to 2008.

     In May, significant changes in gas release accompanied the collapse events at Kīlauea's summit and the LERZ eruption. These changes were even greater in magnitude than past changes.

Clearer air over Kīlauea summit on Aug. 17. USGS photo
     At the summit, ash-rich explosions in May produced SO2 emissions that peaked near 10,000 tons per day. Since then, as summit activity evolved into less explosive collapse events, SO2 emission rates have steadily declined. The latest measurements indicate that summit emissions are now only a few hundred tons per day, a rollback to pre-2008 summit emission rates.

     At Pu`u `Ō`ō, SO2 emissions have rarely risen above a few hundred tons per day since May, a situation that continues as of this writing.  

 Kīlauea's summit lava lake. But as lava effusion became more focused at Fissure 8, LERZ SO2 emission rates progressively increased.

    Along the LERZ, the 24 fissures that erupted lava in and near Leilani Estates released massive amounts of SO2. Emissions in early May were similar to the long-term average emissions from
     By early June, LERZ measurements indicated emission rates upward of 50,000 tons per day. These high levels persisted until early August. Sustained release of SO2 at such a high magnitude is unprecedented in Kīlauea's history of SO2 emission rate measurements, which began in the late 1970s.

Fissure 8 on Aug. 21, crusted over with little gas emmissions. USGS photo
     When lava output from Fissure 8 suddenly declined in early August, SO2 emission rates dropped precipitously as well. Emissions on August 3 indicated tens of thousands of tons of SO2 coming from the Fissure 8 vent, but just two days later, the emission rate was only around 200 tons per day. Since then, SO2 has further declined.

     With the LERZ emitting less than 100 tons per day, and Pu`u `Ō`ō and the summit each emitting only a few hundred tons per day, the current SO2 emissions from all Kīlauea sources total well under 1,000 tons per day. This is the lowest overall SO2 emission rate in over a decade.

     Low SO2 emissions mean better air quality for Hawai`i. While it's not yet clear if the LERZ eruption is pau (finished) or paused, it's worth taking a deep breath and enjoying the lowest SO2 emission rates from Kīlauea in a long time.

     No earthquakes were reported felt in Hawai`ithis past week.  

     Visit volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvofor past Volcano Watch articles, Kīlauea daily eruption updates, Mauna Loa monthly updates, volcano photos, maps, recent earthquake info, and more. Email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.

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KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, 10am, Scrimmage @ Waiakea
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
Girls Volleyball:
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri, Sept 28, 6pm, host KonaCross Country:
CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE: Sat, Aug 25, @ CLA (preseason)
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA

NEW and UPCOMING
LEARN VARIOUS STYLES OF LEI-MAKING THIS SEPTEMBER WITH RANGERS in free cultural demonstrations and activities provided through the `Ike Hana No `Eau program series at Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park on Saturdays. The program is supported by Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association. Each session, beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays, is expected to last about an hour. Those interested are asked to meet at the Visitor Contact Station.
Make Haku Lei with natural materials on September 15 with rangers. See more at left.
Photo from National Park Service
     September 1, rangers invite park guests to make tī leaf lei by twisting (wili). September 8, park guests learn to make lei from yarn. September 15, park guests are welcome to make Haku Lei using natural materials. September 22, rangers cover making an eyelash lei. September 29, guests are invited to sew flower lei.
     Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park does not charge entrance fees. Find the entrance to the Kahuku Unit of the park located south of the 70.5 mile marker, mauka (mountain side) of Highway 11. For more about this and other Kahuku Unit programs, visit nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Zentangle: Basics and Beyond with Lydia Meneses, Sat, Aug 25, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Zentangle Basics kit provided. $30/Volcano Art Center Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share.


Waiho`olu`u Ola Indigo Dyeing Workshop, Sat, Aug 25, 12:30-3:30pm, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, Volcano Village. Learn traditional methods of banding and folding in traditional and modern shibori styles to create patterns, and explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant derived dye. $50/Volcano Art Center Member, $55/non-Member, plus $25 supply fee. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required: volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.

Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Aug 26, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue, Aug 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com

Ka`ū Food Pantry, Tue, Aug 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wed, Aug 29, 9-11am, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years & older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i; referral required from Hawai`i County Office of Aging at 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, AUGUST 30
Ka`ū Community Children's Council, Thu, Aug 30, 12:30-1:30pm, Punalu`u Bake Shop. Monthly meeting 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 808-381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visit, Thu, Aug 30, 1-5pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every month. Dental to be announced. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thu, Aug 30, 4-6pm, 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


FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
Coffee Talk, Fri, Aug 31, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Park, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. NPS Law Enforcement Rangers talk story about Mitigating Disaster in National Parks. Ka`ū coffee, tea, and pastries available for purchase. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Miloli`i Classic -- Classic Fishing Tournament Series, information meeting , Fri, Aug 31, Kalanihale pavilion, Miloli`i. Fishing tourney Saturday and Sunday, Sep 1 and 2. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli`i. $200 entry fee, 4 per boat; $25 additional. Cash prizes for Flag Fish: Marlin, Ahi, Mahimahi, Ono, Aku. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Hawai`iWildlifeFundKamiloBeach Mini-Clean-up with visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb, Sat, Sep 1, contact in advance for meet up time at Wai`ōhinuPark. Limited space available in HWF rides. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org


Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat and Sun, Sep 1, 2, 8, and 9. 9-noon at VolcanoArtCenter's Ni`aulani Campus in VolcanoVillage. Students complete the 4-session workshop with finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Nature & Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat, Sep 1, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Keiki Science Class, Sat, Sep 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores islandwide, including Nā`ālehu, 929-9030, and Ocean View, 929-7315). Free. First Sat every month. acehardware.com


ONGOING

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Jump Rope Challenge: Mon, Aug 27, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug 25.
     - Sand Art: Wed, Sept 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed, Sept 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri, Sept 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
     - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
     - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
     - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Mon-Thu and Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.

Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 Kauhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Saturday, August 25, 2018

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Raging gulches made crossings along the mountain road, Ka`alaiki, between Pāhala and Nā`ālehu,
dangerous on Friday, as rain bands from Lane flooded Ka`ū waterways. Photo by Shalan Crysdale
HURRICANE LANE came in from Mexico, flooded Ka`ū gulches and some roads, hauled in big surf, and led to closures of schools, parks, post offices, banks, and credit unions. The storm that grew to a Category 5 threatened to rip through the islands for more than a week but wound up treading offshore, unable to make landfall. Lane lost it in the shadows of the massive volcanoes of Hawai`i Island, withering quickly into a tropical storm on Aug. 24.

Wood Valley stream with downed tree recedes today after overflowing
 last night as Lane's rain passed through. Photo by Julia Neal
     Lane broke records. It was the second Category 5 hurricane with winds over 155 mph to arrive within 350 miles of South Point; the other, a Hurricane John in August of 1994.
     Lane sailed into the Central Pacific as the strongest hurricane since Ioke in 2006 and the first Category 5 Pacific hurricane since Patricia in 2015.
     Lane finished as the fourth wettest tropical cyclone in United States recorded history, with rainfall totaling 45.8 inches. The wettest was Hurricane Harvey, with 64.68 inches in Texas a year ago.

Water across a Wood Valley Road, passable today. Photo by Julia Neal
      Lane ranks as the second wettest tropical cyclone in Hawai`i's known history, with Hiki first in 1950 with 52 inches, Paul third in 2000 with 38.76 inches measured at Kapāpala Ranch, Maggie fourth in 1970 with 25 inches, Nina fifth in 1957 with 20.24 inches, Iwa sixth in 1982 with 20.33 inches, Fabio seventh in 1988 with 18.75 inches, and Iselle eighth in 2014 with 15.25 inches.
     A massive storm, Lane passed less than 200 miles from South Point, a minor wind event for Ka`ū and the rest of Hawai`i Island.
     The power of Lane persisted in bands, in torrents of rainfall that caused severe flooding and road closures on the Hamakua Coast, Hilo, and Puna.
     In Ka`ū, road closures included the Ka`alaikiki mountain road between Pāhala and Nā`ālehu, Kāwā Flats along Hwy 11, Wood Valley Road, and portions of Hwy 11 that flooded between Pāhala and Volcano. Civil Defense shut down South Point Road at Kama`loa to prevent non residents from risking a drive to the coast, the closest location to the hurricane.
Ford in the road near Pāhala transfer station,
covered in Lane's rain, on Friday, Aug. 24.
Photo from Tawni Wren on Facebook
     Civil Defense reported today the installation of a temporary traffic light on Highway 11 near mile marker 30, near Volcano Golf Course, due to a one lane closure. This closure will allow crews to make repairs to earthquake and flood damaged sections of the highway. Repairs are expected to last about two weeks. A current map of road closures can be found at hawaiicounty.gov/2018-hurricane-map. Road conditions continue to change, and closures may occur without notice.
     The United States Postal Service reports that all post offices except Pepe`ekeo Post Office will deliver mail tomorrow. However, there are no retail services or mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes.

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THE PASSING OF REPUBLICAN SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, who lost his battle with brain cancer today, at the age of 81, drew condolences from Sen. Mazie Hirono, who issued a statement concerning the Viet Nam veteran of the U.S. Navy and twice presidential candidate. Hirono served under McCain, who chaired the Senate Armed Services Committee.
     "We mourn the passing of a great American and human being, John McCain. He fought many battles, met many extraordinary challenges, and faced the end with the courage he exemplified throughout his life. And yet, the end came too soon.
Navy vet John McCain, in 2017, visited the U.S.S. John McCain ship named
for his father and grandfather, both admirals. Sen. McCain, who died today,
 served with Sen. Mazie Hirono on the Senate Armed Services Committee. 
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mortensen
     "Much will be said and written about John McCain over the days and months ahead, all paying tribute to this grand patriot. All of us who had the privilege of serving with Senator McCain have our personal stories and memories. He was my chairman and I will miss him.
     "My heartfelt condolences to Cindy McCain, his children, grandchildren and the entire McCain `ohana," said Hirono.


     Rep. Tulsi Gabbard tweeted, "Senator John McCain lived his life dedicated to serving our country. My warmest aloha and prayers are with his family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time."
     Sen. Brian Schatz tweeted, "John McCain cared deeply about relationships between members of both parties, about legislating, and about finding a way to govern. We miss him in the Senate chamber, casting his long shadow, with moral clarity, whenever he spoke."
     Gov. David Ige tweeted, "Senator McCain was a rare and courageous American who was a true leader and public servant - in both times of war and peace. He always put country before politics. Hawai`i sends its aloha and condolences to the McCain 'Ohana."

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Kupuna Jeannette Howard of Punalu`u, who is 
in her 90s, is one of the eldest alumni who
attends the annual event. Photo by Julia Neal 
REV UP YOUR POTLUCK DISH SKILLS for the 16th annual All-Ka`ū Alumni & Friends Potluck Luncheon on Sunday, Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Labor Day Weekend. The date is a change from the traditional Admissions (Statehood) Day weekend. "The Pāhala Hongwanji Church is holding its bon dance on Saturday, Sept. 1, to make it a nice weekend of activities," says the event description.
     All alumni and interested people are invited to attend and enjoy a day of fun, good food, and live music. The purpose of the reunion is to bring alumni and residents back to Ka`ū to reconnect with their roots and meet classmates and other Ka`ū alumni, neighbors, and friends.
     Alumni Stanley Fuke passed away unexpectedly due to heart failure on Thursday, Aug. 16. He "went fast peacefully," says Margaret Burns. According to Joe Tateyama, Fuke and Burns "were the key coordinators" in initiating "the first annual Pāhala-Ka`ū High School reunion in Las Vegas in 2001."
     Tateyama says that,"Without their early involvement as Las Vegas residents, the reunions would probably not have received a great start. We owe a debt of gratitude for Stan's persistence in drumming up interest for the beginning of what has become such a huge annual success for so many over the years. Until we meet again, Stan, rest in peace!"
     A service honoring Fuke will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m., at Bunkers Memory Garden, 7251 W. Lone Mountain, Las Vegas, Nevada. Condolences may be extended to his brother, Milton Fuke, at 16 Kaikuono St., Hilo, Hi 96720.

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G. BRAD LEWIS,"VOLCANO'S OWN LEGENDARY KĪLAUEA ERUPTION PHOTOGRAPHER," gives a photography presentation at Volcano Art Center's Thursday Night at the Center on Aug. 30, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Ni`aulani Campus in Volcano Village. The presentation features stills and video of the recent Kīlauea's east rift zone eruption that began in May.
Fissure 8 by G. Brad Lewis.
Image from volcanoartcenter.org
     Lewis is beloved locally and internationally recognized, states the description. Known as "Volcanoman," his images have appeared on the covers of Life, Natural History, Photographer's Forum, and Geo Magazines, and within the pages of Time, Outside, Fortune, Newsweek, Stern, National Geographic, and more. Print interviews and photo essays of his work have been featured in many magazines, including Photo District News, DigitalFoto, Studio Photography & Design, and Outdoor Photographer.
     Lewis's photographs have received numerous awards and been widely exhibited. Interviews and features about Lewis have been broadcast on the NBC Today Show, CBS Evening News, The Disney Channel,  and the Discovery Channel. His photographs are found in numerous private, corporate, and public collections around the world, as well as in fine galleries and through major stock agencies.
     Lewis has been capturing the eruption of Kīlauea since it began in 1983. The goal of his photography is to "connect the viewer to a deep understanding and appreciation of the natural world. Nowhere else is creation happening so dramatically," says Lewis. Lewis travels between Hawai`i, Utah, and Alaska pursuing his art.
     Volcano Art Center last featured Lewis's stunning photography in 2015 in an exhibit titled The Quest For Liquid Light: Going With The Flow in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. "Of course, Volcano Art Center will not be able to provide the same gallery location within Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, due to the park closure," states Gallery Manager Emily C. Weiss. "However, we feel blessed that we will get to witness the dramatic creation of Pele safely through Brad's lens. Being respectful to Leilani residents and their losses, many island residents haven't had the opportunity to witness the recent transformations firsthand. This is your chance," states Weiss.
G. Brad Lewis
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
     A selection of 24 images from the presentation will be available for viewing in an online fundraising auction to benefit Pu`uhonua o Puna. The auction started on Thursday, Aug. 23. The 12" x 18" images in the auction are each printed by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. "This creates an image with a magical luminescence, vibrant colors, incredible detail, and remarkable archival qualities," states the description. Partial proceeds from each sale in the online auction will be donated to Pu`uhonua o Puna Info & Supply Hub which was set up to help individuals displaced by the recent lava activities. "Being 100% community driven, their goal is to provide information and supplies directly to the people, a cause close to the hearts of both Volcano Art Center and Lewis," states the description.
     The online auction can be viewed and bid on at biddingforgood.com/volcano/Lewis. "We sincerely invite all to come or view online the tremendous new works of G. Brad Lewis, and at the same time show support for those most impacted by these recent volcanic events," states Weiss.
     Thursday Night At The Center is an ongoing program focusing on art, Hawaiian culture and the environment. The series is intended to inspire and enhance appreciation of art and life experience, while fostering community connection. While these events are free, donations are appreciated.

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KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA 
   Fri, Sept 28, 6pm, host Kona
Cross Country:
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 29, 10am, @ Waiakea
   Mon, Oct 1, 6pm, host HAAS
   Tues, Oct 2, 6pm, @ Kealakehe
   Fri, Oct 5, 6pm, host Kea`au

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue, Aug 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com

Ka`ū Food Pantry, Tue, Aug 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wed, Aug 29, 9-11am, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years & older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i; referral required from Hawai`i County Office of Aging at 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, AUGUST 30
Ka`ū Community Children's Council, Thu, Aug 30, 12:30-1:30pm, Punalu`u Bake Shop. Monthly meeting 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 808-381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visit, Thu, Aug 30, 1-5pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every month. Dental to be announced. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thu, Aug 30, 4-6pm, 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



FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
Coffee Talk, Fri, Aug 31, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Park, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. NPS Law Enforcement Rangers talk story about Mitigating Disaster in National Parks. Ka`ū coffee, tea, and pastries available for purchase. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Miloli`i Classic -- Classic Fishing Tournament Series, information meeting , Fri, Aug 31, Kalanihale pavilion, Miloli`i. Fishing tourney Saturday and Sunday, Sep 1 and 2. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli`i. $200 entry fee, 4 per boat; $25 additional. Cash prizes for Flag Fish: Marlin, Ahi, Mahimahi, Ono, Aku. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Hawai`i Wildlife Fund Kamilo Beach Mini-Clean-up with visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb, Sat, Sep 1, contact in advance for meet up time at Wai`ōhinu Park. Limited space available in HWF rides. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org


Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat and Sun, Sep 1, 2, 8, and 9. 9-noon at Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus in Volcano Village. Students complete the 4-session workshop with finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Nature & Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat, Sep 1, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Keiki Science Class, Sat, Sep 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores islandwide, including Nā`ālehu, 929-9030, and Ocean View, 929-7315). Free. First Sat every month. acehardware.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Pu`u o Lokuana, Sun, Sep 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawai`iVolcanoesNational Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Pu`u o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Ka`ū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun, Sep 2, noon-2pm, ManukāState Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


ONGOING

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. The Boys & Girls team starts running Aug 25. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Jump Rope Challenge: Mon, Aug 27, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug 25.
     - Sand Art: Wed, Sept 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed, Sept 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri, Sept 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
     - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
     - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
     - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Mon-Thu and Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 Kauhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Sunday, August 26, 2018

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Pastoral life returns after Lane leaves needed rainfall in Kaʻū. Photo by Julia Neal
REOPENING OF SCHOOLS, PARKS, BANKS, CREDIT UNIONS, POST OFFICES, and other public facilities in Ka‘ū is expected Monday, as Hurricane Lane was downgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Tropical Depression.
     Waters receded quickly, some stream beds and gulches in Ka‘ū almost looking dry again. Roadways that flooded, like Kāwā Flats, Hwy 11 east of Pāhala, and Wood Valley crossings, were easy to travel. County Civil Defense urged caution, however, when driving on streets, roads, and highways eroded by the storm. The state Department of Transportation released a photo of such erosion at Mile Marker 50 of Hwy 11, next to macadamia orchards outside of Pāhala.
DOT released this photo today showing Hwy 11 damage next to macadamia
orchards near Pāhala, urging cautious driving. Photo from DOT
     The county also announced at 4 p.m. today that South Point Road was still closed to all but local traffic from Kamaʻoa Road to South Point.
     The U.S. Postal Service announced that post offices will open an hour earlier on Monday to handle the expected extra traffic.
     The state Department of Land & Natural Resources announced that while state parks will be open, all reserves and outdoor recreation areas will be closed for assessment.
     The Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will be open.
     CERT teams around the island are helping the Red Cross and county Department of Public Works with damage assessments. Report flood damage to 808-643-5555.

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A HAWAIʻI ARMY NATIONAL GUARD COMBAT TEAM AND A CALVARY REGIMENT began their deployment today to Kosovo and Egypt with ceremonies held on Oʻahu. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, herself veteran of war and a major in the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard, attended.
Hawaiʻi Army National Guard men and women are deploying to
Egypt and Kosovo. Photo from Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
     The ceremony honored the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team HQ Company heading to Kosovo to support the Multinational Battle Group East Kosovo Forces. The mission is to contribute to a safe and secure environment, support the international humanitarian effort and the development of a stable, democratic, multi-ethnic, and peaceful Kosovo, and support the development of the Kosovo Security Force.
     Also honored was the Squadron 299th Cavalry Regiment, deploying in support of the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt. The MFO is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
     Family and friends of the national guardsmen and women gathered to say aloha and share their love and gratitude for their service.
     Gov. David Ige also attended. He said, "As a father and husband, it is with much gratitude that I acknowledge your service to make the world a better place, a safer place for all families, here and abroad – and especially in Egypt and Kosovo." He pledged that the state will provide local resources to the families of the soldiers serving on deployment.

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Humpback whales come to Hawaiʻi to give birth and raise calves
in the winter. Photo from NOAA
HUMPBACK WHALES WHO WINTER IN HAWAIIAN WATERS may have a problem with their food supply in Alaska, where they spend each summer. Francis Mitchell, of Hawaiian Ranchos, who also goes back and forth to Alaska, sent in a story from KTOO Public Media in Alaska. It reports that some scientists believe humpbacks are not returning to Glacier BayNational Park in Alaskabecause of food shortages.

     In 2014, says the article, Chris Gabriele of Glacier Bay, who counts whales for the park during the summer, noticed a sharp decline in whale populations. "It took me aback when so many whales that previously had come to Glacier Bay year after year after year - and we're talking like 20, 30, even 40 years - all of a sudden disappeared," she said.

     Overall, says the article, the number of whales in Glacier Bay declined by nearly half between 2013 and 2017, and some whales that did come back were "abnormally skinny."Glacier Bay is the only place in Southeast Alaska where humpback whale numbers are monitored year after year, and anecdotal reports throughout Southeast tell a similar story: Humpback numbers have been down, says the article.
     Gabriele says that "the blob" might be responsible. The blob was a marine heatwave that swept across the North Pacific beginning in late 2013 and disrupted the entire food chain. The article explains why:
The three "blobs" of warm water can be seen off the North American coast, ranging from Alaska to Mexico,
seen in this graphic dated September 1, 2014. Image from NOAA
     "Normally the zooplankton in the North Pacific are rich in lipids and nutrients. But after the blob warmed up the ocean, the zooplankton didn't grow as fat or plentiful. That meant less food for fish and krill, and malnutrition spread all the way up the food chain.

     "The whales returned to this food desert after fasting all winter in Hawaiʻi. For animals that need as much food as whales do, there just wasn't enough."

     However, the article says, that didn't mean the whales were not coming back because they were dead from starvation. From Suzie Teerlink, a marine mammal specialist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: "We're not seeing carcasses. We're not seeing an increased number of dead whales." She said it's more likely the whales just went where there's more food.

A variety of zooplankton. Photo from NOAA
     "Humpback whales will follow the prey and they are very resourceful and adaptive," she said. "The prey is not always reliable and it can be different from year to year, and humpback whales are really good at adapting and finding the prey that they need."
     To find the whales, says the article, look to the Bering Sea and offshore in the Gulf of Alaska, where more humpbacks than normal have been reported. But there's no way to know for sure where all the whales went, says the article: "They may be big, but the ocean is much much bigger."


     Teerlink said, "It's hard to say if humpback whales will come back, but given that we don't think that humpback whale numbers are decreasing and that they're actually more likely to be shifting their distribution, it seems intuitive that there might be a shift back if the prey became available." See the entire story at KTOO.

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KA`Ū TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu, Sept 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat, Sept 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat, Sept 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Kea`au
Girls Volleyball:
   Wed, Aug 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri, Aug 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat, Sept 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed, Sept 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed, Sept 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri, Sept 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon, Sept 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed, Sept 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu, Sept 20, 6pm, @ Honoka`a
   Tue, Sept 25, 6pm, @ HPA
Cross Country:
   Sat, Sept 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat, Sept 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat, Sept 15, 10am, Kea`au
   Sat, Sept 22, 9am, @ HPA

NEW and UPCOMING
PARENTS, INC. TO OFFER REGULAR KA`Ū PROGRAMS TO KEIKI and their caregivers. All of which are free to attend and held at PARENTS, Inc. office in Nā`ālehu unless otherwise specified.
     On Friday, August 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., PARENTS, Inc. Case Manager Lindsey Miller leads a Craft Class in which keiki ages 2 to 12 years old are welcome to come along with a parent or caregiver to paint a pet rock. The Craft Class is offered again on Friday, September 28, with keiki guided to make pasta necklaces.
     On Monday, September 3, Miller offers a Story Time program at Nā`ālehu Public Library, 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
     Miller offers a Family Yoga Class on Wednesday, September 5, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., at PARENTS, Inc., in Nā`ālehu, for keiki, ages 3 to 12, and their parents and/or caregivers. All levels are welcome, and participants are asked to wear comfortable clothes, and bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited.
     In addition to a special Art of Positive Parenting Class - free and open to all parents and caregivers - at Ocean View Community Center on Wednesday, September 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., the organization also offers regular 9-Week Confident Parenting Classes that all parents and caregivers are welcome to join at the beginning of each course. These regular classes are hosted in Nā`ālehu at PARENTS, Inc. on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and are $45/person. Call ahead to join - 333-3460, or email lindsey@hawaiiparents.org.
     For more about PARENTS, Inc., or the above programs, call Miller at 333-3460 or email her at lindsey@hawaiiparents.org. See hawaiiparents.org.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue, Aug 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com

Ka`ū Food Pantry, Tue, Aug 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wed, Aug 29, 9-11am, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years & older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i; referral required from Hawai`i County Office of Aging at 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, AUGUST 30
Ka`ū Community Children's Council, Thu, Aug 30, 12:30-1:30pm, Punalu`u Bake Shop. Monthly meeting 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 808-381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us


Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visit, Thu, Aug 30, 1-5pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every month. Dental to be announced. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thu, Aug 30, 4-6pm, 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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
Coffee Talk, Fri, Aug 31, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Park, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. NPS Law Enforcement Rangers talk story about Mitigating Disaster in National Parks. Ka`ū coffee, tea, and pastries available for purchase. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Miloli`i Classic -- Classic Fishing Tournament Series, information meeting , Fri, Aug 31, Kalanihale pavilion, Miloli`i. Fishing tourney Saturday and Sunday, Sep 1 and 2. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli`i. $200 entry fee, 4 per boat; $25 additional. Cash prizes for Flag Fish: Marlin, Ahi, Mahimahi, Ono, Aku. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Hawai`i Wildlife Fund Kamilo Beach Mini-Clean-up with visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb, Sat, Sep 1, contact in advance for meet up time at Wai`ōhinu Park. Limited space available in HWF rides. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org

Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat and Sun, Sep 1, 2, 8, and 9. 9-noon at Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus in Volcano Village. Students complete the 4-session workshop with finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Nature & Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat, Sep 1, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Keiki Science Class, Sat, Sep 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores islandwide, including Nā`ālehu, 929-9030, and Ocean View, 929-7315). Free. First Sat every month. acehardware.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Pu`u o Lokuana, Sun, Sep 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Pu`u o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Ka`ū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun, Sep 2, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058

ONGOING

Cross County Assistant Coach Needed for Ka`ū Trojans, says Coach Erin Cole. The Boys & Girls team starts running Aug 25. Contact Cole for more, or if interested in applying, at erinlcole@hotmail.com.

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun, Sept 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Ka`ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person through Sept 20. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka`ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: `O Ka`ū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park -- within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates -- over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Sand Art: Wed, Sept 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed, Sept 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri, Sept 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept, for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug 30 through Sept 4.
     - Sept 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept 4 through 11.
     - Sept 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept 13 through 18.
     - Sept 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Mon-Thu and Sat, from noon to 8 p.m., or Fri, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool's Temporary Nā`ālehu Location is Kauaha`ao Church in Wai`ōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Sat community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.



Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.



Find Your Park, invites Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, to kama`aina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Ka`ū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.

     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of `Ōpe`ape`a - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawai`i on Fri., Aug. 31.

     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     `Ike Hana No`eau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.

     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Ni`aulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawai`i Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.

Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawai`i Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.

Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at `Imiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Ka`ū News Briefs Monday, August 27, 2018

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The annual Bon Dance, services, activities, and food come to Pāhala Hongwanji this Saturday, Sept. 1. 
See story below. Photo by Ron Johnson
ELEVEN PEOPLE CAUGHT ON THE RIM OF HALEMA‘UMA‘U CRATER are expected to pay $410 each in penalties. According to a statement from the park this evening, the group illegally entered Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Saturday. National Park Service law enforcement rangers nabbed them for disobeying a lawful closure and disorderly conduct.
     The trespassers sneaked past numerous closure signs and ventured down to the rim of Halema‘uma‘u Crater below Jaggar Museum. A National Park Service geomorphologist and trail crew spotted them while assessing seismic damage across the caldera at Keanakāko‘i.
     "When people put themselves at risk, they put first responders at risk," said Chief Ranger John Broward. 
Scientists studying the Kīlauea caldera with its broken roads (see pavement
stripes top right) and other unstable features, saw trespassers at
Halemaʻumaʻu on Saturday. Rangers nabbed them. HVO photo
"Some of the offenders were spotted right at the sheer edge of the crater, which is now about 1,500 feet deep and extremely unstable. They are fortunate none of them died," he said.
     The group parked vehicles near Nāmakanipaio Campground and claimed they did not see the numerous closure signs between Highway 11, the museum, and the crater's edge. Each person, 10 men and one woman, was cited $100 for violating a lawful closure and $250 for disorderly conduct. There is a $30 processing fee for each citation.
     Most of the park has been closed since May 11 due to dangerous and damaging seismic activity and subsidence at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano. The activity has waned since Aug. 2, and the park has set a target date of Sept. 22 to partially reopen after safety assessments are complete, provided no additional natural disasters occur.

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TROPICAL STORM LANE, more than 700 miles west southwest of South Point, reemerged from a Tropical Depression to come up with winds of 40 miles per hour today, but was expected to become a remnant and dissipate within 72 hours. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicts that Lane's final path will be west, northwest, and north northwest. The storm was moving at 7 mph earlier today.
     In Lane's wake, however, remained more rain in Kaʻū, and even more intense precipitation in north Hawaiʻi Island where flood warnings were issued today from Waipiʻo Valley through Kamuela to Waikiʻi Ranch.
     The next Tropical Storm to come toward Hawaiʻi from Mexico is Miriam, more than 1,600 miles east southeast of South Point. It is expected to develop into a hurricane by this evening, and head north northwest starting Wednesday. Hurricane Center forecasters say they do not expect Miriam to threaten the Hawaiian Islands, but warn that conditions can change.
Miriam is expected to become a hurricane but veer north
before reaching Hawai`i Island. Image from nhc.noaa.gov
     See more at nhc.noaa.govand prh.noaa.gov/cphc.

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CLEANING UP AFTER LANE has precipitated recommendations for the public, including extra caution when traveling on roads that could be damaged from the storm. Civil Defense also warns that weather remains unstable, with additional flooding possible, and repeats that road closures may occur without any notice. The current map of road closures can be found at hawaiicounty.gov/2018-hurricane-map. They include one lane closed on Hwy 11 near Volcano Golf Course for about two weeks to repair damage from seismic activity.

     The state Department of Health issued recommendations for cleaning flooded homes and businesses: Remove standing water. Dry out home or business. Remove wet materials. Materials that are wet and cannot be thoroughly cleaned and dried within 24-48 hours should be discarded (i.e. carpet/flooring/padding, furniture, drywall, particle boards, insulation, etc.)

Hwy 11, down to one lane, is expected to be fully reopened
within two weeks. Map from hawaiicountygis.maps.arcgis.com
     Clean and sanitize: Hard-surfaced walls and floors, and other household surfaces should be cleaned with soap and water and disinfected with a solution of one cup of bleach in 5 gallons of water. During clean-up, wear rubber boots and waterproof gloves if floodwaters have contaminated various portions of the household. Wash all linens and clothing that has been contaminated with floodwaters in hot water, or dry clean them. For items that cannot be washed or dry cleaned, such as mattresses and upholstered furniture, and carpeting, it is recommended that these items be discarded. Trying to salvage these items can only lead to more problems, such as the growth of molds and other microbes that will later affect Indoor Air Quality.
     The Department of Health advises the public to stay out of streams, coastal, and standing waters contaminated by the storm. DOH states storm water may contain harmful micro-organisms from overflowing cesspools or septic tanks as well as animal waste washed into streams and storm drains.

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Fissure 8 was still steaming this morning
from Lane's rainfall. USGS photo
HAWAIIAN VOLCANOES OBSERVATORY reported lost communication with several monitoring stations on the east side of the island during Hurricane Lane. "The losses only slightly reduce our ability to assess volcanic conditions," reports HVO. HVO continues to closely monitor activity.
     Kīlauea summit remains calm, with negligible seismicity, ground deformation, and gas emissions. Puʻu ʻŌʻō is also calm. An overflight of Fissure 8 this morning showed no incandescence in the splatter cone, and the rest of the lower East Rift Zone remains quiet, with minor ocean entry lava still escaping the crusted-over flow fields.

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REPORTING DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE LANE is encouraged by the Department of Public Works and the USDA Farm Service Agency.

     DPW, partnering with the American Red Cross and local CERT teams, began the process of damage assessment from Hurricane Lane Sunday. To report flood damage from the storm, please call 808-643-5555.
     Hawaiʻi County's USDA FSA Executive Director Lester Ueda encourages farmers to send reports of any damage to farmland as soon as possible. "The information is used to determine what kind of aid is needed to help in the recovery from all this rain and flooding that occurred due to Hurricane Lane," he said. Information needed includes: location by address or TMK; description of damage to crops, with estimate of loss amounts by crop; total acres planted; total acres lost; total dollar amount lost; description of damage to farmland or structures (landslide, washout, tree down, fence down, reservoir, etc. - describe damage in acres or feet); any other farm damage. Contact Ueda at Lester.Ueda@hi.usda.gov or 808-933-8381, ext. 2.

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A YOUNG MAN DIED IN A SINGLE-VEHICLE COLLISION along Hwy 11 in Ocean View on Sunday, the 21st traffic fatality this year, compared to 24 by this time last year.
     At , a Hawaiʻi Fire Department truck and medic unit responded to find a vehicle, overturned, about 20 yards off Highway 11, between mile markers 82 and 83. The unidentified lone male occupant was deceased when emergency personnel reached him.
     The Hawaiʻi Police Department identified the victim as 24-year-old Derick Tokjen of Ocean View. HPD reports that Tokjen was driving a gray 2005 Honda sedan north on Hwy 11, when it veered "off the right side of the roadway, overturning down an embankment."
     HPD reported that "Police believe inattention was a factor." An autopsy is being performed to determine if alcohol and drugs were a factor.
     The Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a Coroner's Inquest, asking that anyone who may have witnessed the accident call Officer Justin Hooser at (808) 326-4646 ext. 229.
     Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers does not record calls or subscribe to any Caller ID service. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.

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Taiko drumming at last year's Pāhala Hongwanji Bon Dance led to regular classes here, 
with students preparing to perform this year. Photo by Ron Johnson

PĀHALA HONGWANJI MISSIONHOSTS ITS ANNUAL O BON CEREMONIES AND BON DANCE this Saturday, Sept. 1 at 96-1123 Paʻauau Place. The Obon service begins at , with the dancing to follow. Taiko drumming will be featured, with students from Kaʻū having practiced during the past year under the guidance of master drummers.
     Pāhala Hongwanji is the site for the island's final Obon summer celebration for the season. The Bon Dance festivities have rotated through Buddhist churches around the island since the June 2 kickoff at LiliuokalaniGardens in Hilo.
A presentation of flowers and fruit at Pāhala Hongwanji to remember
ancestors during O Bon season. Photo by Julia Neal
     The Obon celebration remembers ancestors with temple services and bringing foods to the altar during harvest season. The outdoor dance features traditional and modern Japanese music, with a caller keeping the tempo, standing in a yagura outdoor tower, which also serves as the bandstand. Dancers circle the yagura, often wearing traditional Japanese costumes. Taiko drumming, Japanese crafts, activities, and food are part of the celebration.
     Pāhala's annual Bon Dance celebration was reinstated three years ago, having stopped after the 1999 event, just three years after Kaʻū Sugar Co. - where many Japanese immigrants worked - shut down. Community members of all faiths and background enjoyed the Bon Dance throughout its history, and are welcome to join on Sept. 1. Many Bon Dance enthusiasts followed the celebrations around the island to hone their dance skills before the finale at Pāhala. Pāhala Hongwanji, and ʻO Kaʻū Kākou and other community volunteers, help to put on the event.
     For more information, call 928-8254.

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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
KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Wed., Aug. 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri., Aug. 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat., Sept. 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
   Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
Cross Country:
   Sat., Sept. 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS

NEW and UPCOMING
LOIS POLLOCK LEADS A STAINED GLASS BASICS I, FOUR SESSION, WORKSHOP for beginners at Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus in Volcano Village, from 9 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, September 1, Sunday, September 2, Saturday September 8, and Sunday, September 9.
Stained glass ʻIʻiwi.
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
     "Whimsical shapes, illustrative scenes or divine stories, stained glass has re-created the light in our lives for centuries. Stained glass artisans use both glass color and texture to produce light forms and patterns creating mood and character in small and large spaces," states the event description on volcanoartcenter.org.
Take a class in Volcano to learn how 
to make stained glass art.
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
     All basic techniques are covered: from glass cutting, foiling, and soldering, to completing with patina and polishing compound. Glass artist Pollock shares her expertise and knowledge, teaching students the skills involved in working safely with stained glass to create a beautiful, sturdy piece of art.
     The course fee is $90 for Volcano Art Center members, or $100 for non-members, plus a $15 supply fee. Attendees are asked to wear long pants, snug fitting gloves, covered shoes, and safety glasses. Advance registration is required. Workshop limited to six adults. Visit volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.
     Participants complete the four-session workshop with a finished light-catcher, and the knowledge and experience of the basic skills involved to continue working with stained glass.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 28
HOVE Road Maintenance Corp. Meeting, Tue., Aug. 28, 10am, 92-8979 Lehua Lane, Ocean Viewhoveroad.com, 929-9910, gm@hoveroad.com

Ka
ʻū Food Pantry, Tue., Aug. 28, 11:30-1pm, St. Jude's Episcopal Church in Ocean View.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wed., Aug. 29, 9-11am, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Ocean View. Seniors 60 years & older encouraged to attend, ask questions, and inquire about services offered through Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi; referral required from Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging at 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, AUGUST 30
Kaʻū Community Children's Council, Thu., Aug. 30, 12:30-1:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop. Monthly meeting 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 808-381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us

Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visit, Thu., Aug. 30, 1-5pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every month. Dental to be announced. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thu., Aug. 30, 4-6pm, 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



FRIDAY, AUGUST 30

Miloliʻi Classic - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, information meeting , Fri., Aug 31, Kalanihale pavilion; Miloliʻi Fishing Tournament Sept. 1 and 2. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloliʻi. $200 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes for Flag Fish - Marlin, Ahi, Mahimahi, Ono, Aku. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org.


Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund Kamilo Beach Mini-Clean-up w/visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb, Sat., Sept. 1, contact in advance for meet up time at Waiʻōhinu Park. Limited space available in HWF rides. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat./Sun., Sept. 1, 2, 8, and 9, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Students complete the 4-session workshop w/finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 1 and 30, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Keiki Science Class, Sat., Sept. 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores Islandwide (including Nāʻālehu/929-9030 and Ocean View/929-7315). Free. First Sat. every Month. acehardware.com


SUNDAY

, SEPTEMBER 2
Puʻu o Lokuana, Sun., Sept. 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Puʻu o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Kaʻū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun., Sept. 2, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


MONDAY

, SEPTEMBER 3
2018 Volcano Downhome Country BBQ, Monday, Sept. 3, Food 11-2pm, Music 12-3pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village.  Games for kids and music from Gone Country Band. $35/Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs. $10/Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community projects and Rotary Club local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. Purchase tickets from members of The Rotary Club of Volcano or at volcanorotary.org. rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com


Story Time with Lindsey Miller from PARENTS, Inc., Mon., Sept. 3, , Nāʻālehu Public Library. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Mon., Sept. 3, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


TUESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 4
Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


WEDNESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 5
Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes, bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Center. ovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033

Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


ONGOING

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 20: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Jump Rope Challenge: Mon., Aug. 27, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug. 25.
     - Sand Art: Wed., Sept. 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Aug. 27 through 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.
     - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
     - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
     - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude
's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.

Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.


Find Your Park, invites Hawai
ʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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In a little under four months, Halemaʻumaʻu grew to over seven times it's original size. See story, below. USGS photo
HAWAIʻI WILL HOST THE GLOBAL GREEN ISLAND SUMMIT IN 2020, following the attendance of Lt. Gov. Doug Chin this week at the inaugural gathering on Jeju IslandSouth Korea. On Jeju Island, Mt. Hallasan National Park is a sister World Heritage Site to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Chin announced the State of Hawaiʻiwill welcome governors to Hawaiʻi in 2020 from Jeju; OkinawaJapanHainanChina; and other participating islands for the next Global Green Island Summit.

Hallasan, the highest volcanic peak on Jeju Island, South
Korea. Photo from southkoreajejuisland.blogspot.com
     During this year's summit, the island entities "agreed to a joint declaration to build a cooperative network for a sustainable future through innovative natural resource-based solutions," says a release from the office of Gov. David Ige.
     The Lt. Governor is attending the Jeju meeting to discuss climate change, renewable energy, food security, environment pollution, ecosystem damage, shortage of water, and natural resources, the release says.
     Chin said, "It is my honor to represent Governor Ige because Hawaiʻi is a founding member of this important summit and our state continues to be in the forefront in protecting natural resources and becoming energy and food sustainable. By collaborating with other island regions, we're building lasting partnerships to solve environmental challenges that we share."
Lt. Gov. Doug Chin, center, with BLNR chair Suzanne
 Case and Blue Planet's Melissa Miyashiro to his right, 
and OEQC Director Scott Glenn and DLNR planner Leah
 Laramee to his left. Photo from the Governor's office
     Pres. Thomas Remengesau, Jr., of the Republic of Palau, will deliver the keynote address at the Global Green Island Summit on the Importance of Environment Conservation in the Region of Islands.
     During the summit, Chin will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Gov. Won Hee-Ryong, of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, to promote exchange and cooperation in conservation and water resource management, development, and utilization. The Global Green Island Summit "focuses on the important role governments play to achieve sustainability and identify the problems, needs, and solutions," according to the statement from Hawaiʻi's governor.
     The Hawaiʻi delegation includes state Board of Land & Natural Resources Chair and former chief of The Nature Conservancy in Hawai`i, Suzanne Case, state Department of Health Office of Environmental Quality Control Director Scott Glenn, Department of Land & Natural Resources Natural Resource Planner Leah Laramee, and Blue Planet Foundation Chief of Staff Melissa Miyashiro.


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Forecast wind effects from Tropical Storm Miriam (left) and Sixteen-E
(right), an unnamed tropical depression. Image from nhc.noaa.gov
LEFTOVERS FROM LANE lingered in Hawaiʻi, as rains pounded Kauaʻi today. Lane became a tropical depression and was 850 miles west of South Point at 2 p.m. today.
     In the meantime, Tropical Storm Miriam was traveling at 13 miles an hour, due west, with 60 mph winds toward the Hawaiian Islands. National Hurricane Center forecasters were unsure whether Miriam would reach hurricane strength as she faces shear and cooler waters.
     Behind Miriam is an unnamed tropical depression.

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VIGILANCE AND MORE PREPARATION ARE URGED BY HAWAIʻI Superintendent of
Schools, Dr. Christina Kishimoto, for the remainder of the hurricane season. In a release sent out Aug. 27, Kishimoto refers to the natural disasters that have hit many citizens, mentioning the volcano, hurricane, and fires affecting Hawaiʻi Island.
     "Now our work begins to restore normalcy to our communities while targeting additional support for those grappling with the impacts of disasters," she says.
     Kishimoto asks families to get to know the emergency procedures of the school(s) their children attend, and to make sure the school has the most recent contact info for the family. Online resources include: bit.ly/2HDisZt, hawaiipublicschool.org, facebook.com/HIDOE808, and twitter.com/HIDOE808.

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A SINGLE, SMALL LAVA DRIBBLE oozed into the ocean from the KapohoBaylobe, seen on a Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory overflight the morning of Aug. 27. A black sand bar still blocks Pohoʻiki boat ramp. Sulfur dioxide emission rates at both Kīlauea summit and lower East Rift Zone remain lower than at any time since late 2007; on Tuesday, Aug. 21, SO2 emissions from the LERZ were too low to measure, although SO2 smells were noticed. The hurricane had little effect on the eruption, aside from minor rockfalls at the summit and increased steaming from Puʻu ʻŌʻō and LERZ vents.

Time-lapse series showing the changes at Halwmaʻumaʻu from April 14 through Aug. 20. USGS video
     Changes at the summit of Kīlauea between April 14 and August 20 were captured by a USGS-HVO camera. The time-lapse series shows roughly one image per day. The lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u is visible in April, with overflows onto the caldera floor on April 23. The lava lake drains in early May, followed by explosive activity over the next few weeks. Large-scale subsidence of Halema‘uma‘u and the adjacent caldera floor begins at the end of May and ends abruptly on August 2. Summit seismicity and ground deformation are negligible through August 20. The crater within the caldera is now seven times larger than it was before the onset of subsidence.

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HSTA President Corey Rosenlee and Kaʻū High School 
teacher David Berry on campus today. Photo from HSTA

HAWAIʻI STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION - the public school teachers union - President Corey Rosenlee was on the Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary School campus today for a short Q and A visit with teachers. The teachers talked to him about such issues as health and safety concerns with recent weather and volcanic eruptions. They also discussed how teachers can make their voices heard. Teachers helped make sure that "the union is very aware of how difficult things have been for teachers, especially here on the BigIsland," said teacher David Berry.
     For more information, teachers can contact HSTA local representative Angie Miyashiro.


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DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS AND RUBBISH after Hurricane Lane damage is addressed by the county Department of Environmental Management's Solid Waste Division, which "would like to remind all island residents of the available options for disposing of rubbish and debris," according to a release today:

     Household refuse which is usually generated by a family's activities at their place of residence - including shrubbery, yard trimmings, and any other allowable material not exceeding fifty pounds or four feet in length - can be deposited into any solid waste transfer station container during normal working hours.

Solid Waste Division gives instruction on disposing of
items that suffered water damage from Hurricane Lane.
Photo from Big Island Video News
     Materials prohibited from being deposited at a transfer station include commercially hauled rubbish - generally more than 5 cubic yards; a large pickup truck) - construction or demolition wastes, dead animals, and household hazardous wastes such as electronics, motor oil, paint, and tires. A complete list of prohibited materials can be found at hawaiizerowaste.org.

     Disposal of large household items by a private property owner, such as couches or mattresses, must be done at a county landfill and not in a transfer station bin. Please check with your insurance carrier if your homeowner's or renter's insurance policy will cover the landfill disposal fee  a.k.a. tipping fee. If you have a large quantity of solid waste and wish to apply for a waiver of the landfill tipping fee, please submit a "Request for Waiver of Tipping Fees" to the county's Department of Environmental Management. Only the mayor may grant a one-time waiver of this fee to community clean-up groups, nonprofit organizations, or private property owners. The application form and instructions can be found at two countywebsiteshawaiizerowaste.org/site-content/uploads/Request-to-Waive-Solid-Waste-Tip-Fees-2017-01-25.pdf, or hawaiicounty.gov/dem-solidwaste-division.
     For further information, visit hawaiizerowaste.org or call 961-8270.

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HAWAIʻI'S WORLD LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, who beat Koreato take the title, received warm words from Hawaiʻi's Congressional Delegation today. The team was the third in 14 years from Hawaiʻi to win the international title. Team members are 9 to 12 years of age. Since 2005, TokyoJapan has taken the title five times, Californiatwice, Georgiatwice, New York once, and Koreaonce.

Hawaiʻi's Little League Baseball World Championship winners returned to the Islands last night. Hawaiʻi ranks second
only to Japan in the number of world championships earned since 2005. The team, ages 9-12, is shown on the winning
field in Pennsylvania, home to Little League headquarters. Photo from Little League Baseball
     Upon the return of the champions from Little League headquarters in Pennsylvania, Sen. Mazie Hirono said, "Congratulations to each of the athletes on the Honolulu Little League team on becoming the 2018 Little League World Series champions, and mahalo to their manager, coaches, family members, and all of the volunteers and fans who supported the team on its way to Williamsport. Those who watched were not only heartened by the team's victory, but also by the manner in which they conducted themselves. They treated their opponents, coaches, and parents with respect, and made Hawaiʻi proud to have them as our representatives."
     Sen. Brian Schatz said, "Our amazing team from Honolulu not only won the 2018 Little League World Series but taught the world about the strength of teamwork and aloha. As second baseman Sean Yamaguchi said, they aren't just a team, they are a family. Congratulations to the boys, the coaches and the parents. You make Hawaiʻi and the rest of the country proud."

     U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa said, "What our boys accomplished, with the world watching, is a testament to their humble hearts, hard work and spectacular play. In the process of winning a championship, they shared the best parts of our local culture and reminded us that the next generation is ready to succeed. Hawaiʻi's future is bright. They dominated the competition, with Aloha. We are so proud of how they represented Hawaiʻi to the international community. Congratulations to all the players, coaches and parents on winning the 2018 Little League World Series."
     U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said, "The players, coaches, and families of the Honolulu Little League team represented Hawaii to the world as true ambassadors of aloha, and made us all so proud. These young players displayed unwavering sportsmanship, respect, and aloha – under trying circumstances as Hurricane Laneloomed over Hawaiʻi. The people of Hawaiʻi proudly commemorate their accomplishments, hard work, determination, and class in earning this great honor."
     Click here to download a copy of the resolution the delegation wrote to celebrate Hawaiʻi's third Little League World Series title, which recognizes the hard work, commitment to sportsmanship, and dignity of the players, coaches, and families of the Honolulu Little League team.


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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
KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Wed., Aug. 29, 6pm, @ Hilo
   Fri., Aug. 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat., Sept. 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
   Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
Cross Country:
   Sat., Sept. 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS

NEW and UPCOMING
GET THE DRIFT AND BAG IT, AN INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN-UP, is joined by Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund crews and volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 15, along the Kaʻū Coast. Volunteers are asked to email kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com in advance for when to meet at Waiʻōhinu Park. Volunteers are welcome to follow along to the clean-up site in their own 4WD vehicles and those without the desire or ability to do so are asked to reserve a space in advance with Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund to ride share to the location; space limited.
Join the international coastal clean-up event and remove marine debris 
from the Kaʻū Coast on September 15. Photo from wildhawaii.org
     Two other clean-up events are hosted in September along the Kaʻū Coast. Join volunteers, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund crews, and visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb on a mini-clean-up to Kamilo Beach, below Nāʻālehu on Saturday, September 1. Space is limited in Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund rides. The Anderson ʻOhana's CF campaign sponsors another clean-up event along the Kaʻū coast on Saturday, September 25. Those who would like to join are asked to supply their own 4WD vehicle as there will be no space available in Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund rides. For both events, contact in advance for meet up time at Waiʻōhinu Park.
     The events listed above are free to attend, though donations are appreciated. See wildhawaii.org.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
Kōkua Kupuna Project, Wed., Aug. 29, 9-11am, 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 Hawaiʻi; referral required from Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging at 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, AUGUST 30
Kaʻū Community Children's Council, Thu., Aug. 30, 12:30-1:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop. Monthly meeting 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 808-381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us

Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visit, Thu., Aug. 30, 1-5pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every month. Dental to be announced. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thu., Aug. 30, 4-6pm, 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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30

Miloliʻi Classic - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, information meeting , Fri., Aug 31, Kalanihale pavilion; Miloliʻi Fishing Tournament Sept. 1 and 2. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloliʻi. $200 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes for Flag Fish - Marlin, Ahi, Mahimahi, Ono, Aku. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org.

Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund Kamilo Beach Mini-Clean-up w/visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb, Sat., Sept. 1, contact in advance for meet up time at Waiʻōhinu Park. Limited space available in HWF rides. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat./Sun., Sept. 1, 2, 8, and 9, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Students complete the 4-session workshop w/finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 1 and 30, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO



Keiki Science Class, Sat., Sept. 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores Islandwide (including Nāʻālehu/929-9030 and Ocean View/929-7315). Free. First Sat. every Month. acehardware.com

SUNDAY

, SEPTEMBER 2
Puʻu o Lokuana, Sun., Sept. 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Puʻu o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Kaʻū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun., Sept. 2, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


MONDAY

, SEPTEMBER 3
2018 Volcano Downhome Country BBQ, Monday, Sept. 3, Food 11-2pm, Music 12-3pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village.  Games for kids and music from Gone Country Band. $35/Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs. $10/Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community projects and Rotary Club local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. Purchase tickets from members of The Rotary Club of Volcano or at volcanorotary.org. rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com


Story Time with Lindsey Miller from PARENTS, Inc., Mon., Sept. 3, , Nāʻālehu Public Library. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Mon., Sept. 3, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


TUESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 4
Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


ONGOING

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 20: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Sand Art: Wed., Sept. 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug. 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.
     - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
     - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
     - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.

Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 Kauhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, August 29, 2018

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Third grade students from Volcano School of Arts and Sciences joined in the stewardship of Kāwā on Monday,
Aug. 27, after Hurricane Lane passed by. See story below. Photo from James Awai Akau
FINAL NEGOTIATIONS FOR ACQUISITION OF 2.3 MILES OF KAʻŪ COAST WITH 2,013 ACRES AND WAIKAPUNA are expected to wrap up soon, with approval from Mayor Harry Kim. The purchase from Resource Land Holdings, LLC and Kaʻū Mahi, LLC would put the property into the public trust. County Council members voted for the acquisition last week, as Hurricane Lane was threatening the island. The mayor will need to approve the purchase, with funding from 2 percent of county property taxes collected each year. The state Department of Land & Natural Resource's Legacy Land Fund is putting up $2 million.

Waikapuna and 2.3 miles of Kaʻū Coast are headed for preservation,
with approval of the mayor and final negotiations with Kaʻū Mahi, LLC.
 Aerial photo by Shalan Crysdale
     The purchase could close before 2019, following final arrangements with the owners. An archaeological survey would also be completed ahead of the closing. The acquisition would save the property from being subdivided into one large parcel plus numerous 20 acre lots.
     The land, with the ancient Hawaiian shoreline village site of Waikapuna, includes the ahupuaʻa of Kahilipali Iki and Kahilipali Nui. Stewardship of the land would be handled by the Ala Kahakai Trail Association, which supports the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail.

     Numerous people and groups submitted testimony in favor of the purchase. See Aug. 13 and Aug. 19Kaʻū News Briefs.
     Read Measure 650-18.

Map of Waikapuna lands

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KEIKI HELPED TO STEWARD KĀWĀ this week, as a class of 21 third graders from Volcano School of Art and Sciences came out to the Kaʻū Coast, following Hurricane Lane. Among their contributions was helping Nā Mamo o Kāwā with planting.

Third graders from Volcano School of Arts and Sciences work hard to 
establish new plants at Kāwā on Aug. 27. Photo from James Awai Akau
     Formed in 2012 by Kaʻū community members, Nā Mamo o Kāwā cares for portions of 785.2 acres of coastal lands within the ahupuaʻa of Kaʻalāiki, Hīlea Nui, and Hīlea Iki. Like Waikapuna, the land was acquired for the public after being threatened by development.
     Nā Mamo o Kāwā responds to "the need for appropriate environmental and cultural stewardship" of Kāwā, says the group's website, nmok.org.
     County of Hawaiʻi approved the Kāwā Resources Management Plan in 2017, to steward the land "in a community-driven, cost-effective, and culturally-appropriate manner," says the webite. "Currently, NMOK is focusing on human impact mitigation, native flora and freshwater spring restoration, access maintenance and fire prevention, community outreach and education, and cultural site monitoring."
     The public is invited to join the monthly Kāwā Community Workdays. September's workday is Saturday the 8th. Meet at  at Northern Gate, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111.


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MIRIAM CROSSED INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC TODAY AS AS HURRICANE, FOLLOWED BY HURRICANE NORMAN. At 5 p.m., Miriam was traveling west, 1,025 miles east southeast of Hilo and is expected to turn west northwest tonight, followed by a turn north through Friday night. Miriam was moving at 8 mph, with winds at 75 mph. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicts little impact on Hawaiʻi, though the hurricane may strengthen.
     Norman is forecast to become a major hurricane by tomorrow, on a path to Hawaiʻi. At  today, Norman was about 2,500 miles from Hilo, traveling 8 mph, with winds at 85 mph.
Satellite imagery of Miriam, the swirl at 140 longitude, and Norman, between 115 and 120 longitude,
as of 5 p.m. today. Image from nhc.noaa.gov
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WHILE VOLCANO AREA OCCUPANCY OF ACCOMMODATIONS continues to suffer, following recent Kīlauea volcano seismic and lava activity, most of the state is showing gains in visitor spending and occupancy.

     A Pacific Business News story reported today that Hawaiʻi Island, overall, is expected to improve in the fourth quarter. Big Island properties reported a six percent drop last month in RevPAR - the Average Daily Room Rate, divided by occupancy rate. The Average Daily Room Rate remained flat at $247. Occupancy decreased 4.7 percentage points to 74.2 percent.

View of Mauna Kea and observatories from Volcano Village,
which is hard hit with a reduction in occupancy of visitor
accommodations. Photo from @love.big.island
     Other islands are faring better: Maui hotels reported the highest RevPAR, up 10 percent from last July, bolstered by a 9 percent increase in Average Daily Room Rate, and a 0.9 percentage point increase in occupancy to 81.2 percent. Kauaʻi hotel RevPAR also jumped nearly 10 percent and the Average Daily Room Rate rose 8.1 percent to $315. Occupancy increased to 78.8 percent, from 77.8 percent last July. On Oʻahu, RevPAR rose 1 percent due to a 2.5 percent increase in Average Daily room Rate to $260. This helped offset a 1.3 percentage point decrease in occupancy to 87.9 percent.
     Hotels statewide are expected to end 2018 with RevPAR of $226, up 6.3 percent from 2017, while the Average Daily Room Rate is expected to rise 5.5 percent to $279. Statewide occupancy is forecast to increase by 0.7 percent to 80.9 percent.


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A Marine fires an M240B machine gun during Operation
Lava Viper at Pohakuloa Training Area on May 29, 2015.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez
AVOIDING WAR GAME IMPACTS ON HISTORIC SITES will be taken up in a U.S. Army meeting in Kona on Thursday. The Army invites the public to attend an informational session on awareness and understanding of its cultural resource responsibilities. U.S. Army Garrison-Pōhakuloa Training Area, which is along the Daniel K. Inouye Hwy, Saddle Road, will host the meeting. It will involve the National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 process and solicit additional feedback on its draft Hawai‘i Island programmatic agreement for routine military training.

     The location on Thursday, Aug. 30, from  to , will be at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Paddler's Room located at 75-5660 Palani Road.

A Marine fires a Saber at a tank during Operation
Lava Viper at Pohakuloa Training Area on May 29, 2015.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez
     The draft Preservation Act document describes how the Army proposes to avoid, minimize, and resolve any potential effects routine training and related activities may have on historic properties. It consolidates previous and new Army cultural resource commitments in a single, agreed-upon document. The statement from the Army says, "It will also improve preservation efforts and reduce administrative time and paperwork for consulting parties, the Hawaiʻi State Historic Preservation Division, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the Army's Cultural Resources section at Pōhakuloa."
     The draft PA and related project information are available online, under "Project Documents." Printed copies are available upon request. For questions, contact U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaiʻi Public Affairs at (808) 656-3154 or 656-3159.


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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
KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Fri., Aug. 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat., Sept. 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
   Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
   Tues, Oct 2, 6pm, @ Kealakehe
   Fri, Oct 5, 6pm, host Keaʻau
Cross Country:
   Sat., Sept. 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS

NEW and UPCOMING
EARLY REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the fifth annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run. Shoes hit the paths through Kaʻū Coffee farms, macadamia orchards, and the rainforest in Wood Valley on Saturday, Sept. 22.

     Sponsored by Kaʻū Coffee Mill and ʻO Kaʻū Kakou community group, the events include moderate and challenging courses for a 5K, 10K, and half marathon. Participants in past years have arrived from as far away as GermanyJapan, and the U.S. East Coast. Ages range from keiki to 70 and over.

The fifth Coffee Trail Run takes off through orchards and the mountain 
trails above Kaʻū Coffee Mill on Saturday, Sept. 22. Photo by Pam Taylor

     The race starts and finishes at , at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, 96-2696 Wood Valley Road. The course starts with a family-friendly 5K through macadamia orchards and coffee fields. The 10K continues uphill on a moderately challenging course. The vigorously challenging Half Marathon continues uphill through pasture and forest to reach a 3,100-foot elevation.

     Participants are invited to bring along friends and family to cheer them on. Runners will receive a race goodies bag, including a T-shirt and more. The day is filled with food, entertainment, and the awards ceremonies.
     Register before Sept. 10 for discounts. Online registration ends  Sept. 20. Race day, in person, registration ends at  at Kaʻū Coffee Mill.

     Sponsors also include Edmund C. Olson Trust, County of Hawaiʻi, and BioAstin. All proceeds from the events stay in Kaʻū to benefit the Kaʻū community.


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THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
Kaʻū Community Children's Council, Thu., Aug. 30, 12:30-1:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop. Monthly meeting 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 808-381-2584, domingoc1975@yahoo.com, ccco.k12.hi.us

Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visit, Thu., Aug. 30, 1-5pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every month. Dental to be announced. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, Thu., Aug. 30, 4-6pm, 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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30

Miloliʻi Classic - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, information meeting , Fri., Aug 31, Kalanihale pavilion; Miloliʻi Fishing Tournament Sept. 1 and 2. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloliʻi. $200 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes for Flag Fish - Marlin, Ahi, Mahimahi, Ono, Aku. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org.


Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund Kamilo Beach Mini-Clean-up w/visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb, Sat., Sept. 1, contact in advance for meet up time at Waiʻōhinu Park. Limited space available in HWF rides. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat./Sun., Sept. 1, 2, 8, and 9, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Students complete the 4-session workshop w/finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 1 and 30, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Keiki Science Class, Sat., Sept. 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores Islandwide (including Nāʻālehu/929-9030 and Ocean View/929-7315). Free. First Sat. every Month. acehardware.com


SUNDAY

, SEPTEMBER 2
Puʻu o Lokuana, Sun., Sept. 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Puʻu o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Kaʻū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun., Sept. 2, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


MONDAY

, SEPTEMBER 3
2018 Volcano Downhome Country BBQ, Monday, Sept. 3, Food 11-2pm, Music 12-3pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village.  Games for kids and music from Gone Country Band. $35/Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs. $10/Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community projects and Rotary Club local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. Purchase tickets from members of The Rotary Club of Volcano or at volcanorotary.org. rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com


Story Time with Lindsey Miller from PARENTS, Inc., Mon., Sept. 3, , Nāʻālehu Public Library. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Mon., Sept. 3, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


TUESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 4
Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


WEDNESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 5
Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes, bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Center. ovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033

Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/, 928-3102


ONGOING

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 20: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Sand Art: Wed., Sept. 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug. 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.
     - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
     - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
     - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude
's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.



Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, August 30, 2018

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Hurricane Miriam, center, is forecast to miss Hawaiʻi. Major Hurricane Norman is behind her.
Image from nhc.noaa.gov
HURRICANE MIRIAM is on track to skirt the Hawaiian Islands. Behind her, Major Hurricane Norman is heading this way.
     Category 1 Miriam passed into Central Pacific waters yesterday. Today, she was about 940 miles east southeast of South Point at , traveling north at about 8 miles per hour, with winds of 85 mph. Miriam is expected to continue north for the next several days, and weaken to a post-tropical remnant by Sunday. She is not expected to come within 500 miles of Hawaiʻi.
Hurricane Miriam, set to skirt the islands to the north.
Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
     Category 4 Normanis expected to pass into Central Pacific waters sometime next week. Normanwas still more than 2,300 miles from South Point at , traveling west southwest at about 9 mph. Norman's direction is expected to shift to more west or west northwest, with an increase in forward speed, in the next few days. Its winds are about 150 mph, and that strength is expected to be maintained through the next several days.
     See more at prh.noaa.gov/cphcand nhc.noaa.gov.


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FEDERAL MONEY IS FLOWING INTO HAWAIʻI to assist with this year's lava, flood, and fire disasters across the state. Communities are already receiving direct federal assistance.

Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen, Gov. David Ige, Sen. Brian Schatz,
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, and other officials, met today about federal assistance
for the many natural disasters that have struck the state this year.
Photo from Gabbard's office
     According to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard - who met with Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen, along with Sen. Brian Schatz and Gov. David Ige, today - over $30 million in Small Business Administration loans has been approved for residents and businesses. Over $9 million in FEMA Individual Assistance has been distributed to over 3,000 individuals. The meeting was held at the statewide Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency's EmergencyOperationsCenterin Diamond Head Crater.
     Said Gabbard, "Our communities across the state are still feeling the impacts of storms in April, the volcanic eruption that started in May, and most recently the rain and high winds brought by Lane. Our state and county governments, along with residents and businesses, are counting on FEMA support to help offset the costs of disaster response and recovery. Even with all the hard work and progress that's been made already, there is still a long road ahead for the people of Hawaiʻi. We must ensure that our partnerships between the local, state and federal governments continue to provide services and assistance for those in need."

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, with representatives from FEMA.
Photo from Gabbard's office
     FEMA staff has been on the ground for months, providing invaluable support for local and state emergency management staff. Gabbard also hosted a bipartisan congressional delegation earlier this month for Members of Congress to see firsthand how devastating these disasters have been, how communities have stepped up to care for one another, and the importance of federal assistance to the recovery.
     The official damage assessment process is ongoing.


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Kaʻū fifth-grade girls get involved at GEMS.
Photo from Jamie Pardau
GIRLS EXPLORING MATH AND SCIENCE registration is open for fifth grade girls of Kaʻū. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, fifth grade girls are invited to attend the annual GEMS program at the Courtyard King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel. Registration forms will be mailed to all West Hawaiʻi schools on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Registration is "First Come, First Served," says a release from GEMS committee member Madalyn McWhite-Lamson, "and registration will close when we reach our capacity of 336 girls. If there is still space, registrations postmarked by Friday, Oct. 5, will be accepted. So register early to be assured of a spot at this always popular event, and to have a better chance of getting your preferred workshops."

     The event is sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Kona Branch, whose mission is "to advance equity for women and girls though advocacy, education, and research."

Steering committee member Madalyn 
McWhite-Lamson, left, urges Kaʻū
fifth-grade girls to register for 
GEMS. Photo by Julia Neal
     This annual day of discovery features hand-on workshops and exhibits led by local women volunteers. These women work in math and science-oriented careers. They show the girls how they use math, science, and technology in their daily work. The program is designed to stimulate interest and bolster the confidence of girls in these fields. The program is also designed to provide positive female role models, and may also stimulate a girl's interest in a new career goal. Last year, over 300 girls from West Hawaiʻi attended the program.

     Girls attending the program will receive a GEMS t-shirt, enjoy a continental breakfast, visit hands-on exhibits prior to attending three workshops designed for fun with science, technology, engineering, and math. They will have lunch at the resort, and can also participate in a lunchtime Zumba activity.
     Workshops this year include: Underwater Adventure, Marine Science , Slime Time, Robotics, Anchialine Pools, Energy: What's the Buzz About, Animal Doctors, Dig Into the Past, Whale Sharks, Light and Reflection, Bridge Engineering, Creative Computer Programming, How Rainbows Solve Mysteries, Art and Science of Dermatology, Discovering the Isle of Gems, Zumba Breaks the Mold, The Art and Science of Food, Body Shop, and more.

Kaʻū fifth-grade girls, like these in 2010, can sign up
to explore math and science. Photo from GEMS
     Some responses from the girls who attended in prior years, as to what they learned: "We need to protect fish and animals and keep oceans clean,""Stay fit and live longer,""How archeologists work,""People litter and trash is harming animals,""Women can do stuff men can do,""Always follow your dream,""We do physics everyday,""Cooking uses math," and "Girls are awesome."

     All fifth grade girls residing in the West Hawaiʻi School complex in public, private, or home schooled are welcome. Registration fee is $20 and scholarships are available: No girl will be turned away because of financial need. Sponsorship of girls by individuals or businesses will be accepted. Once the available spots are filled, no more registrations will be accepted. For more information about GEMS, to volunteer or sponsor a girl, or to request a registration packet, contact Cindy Armer, GEMS chairperson at cbarmer@hotmail.com or 808-896-7180.

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PARENTS ARE INVITED TO OPT IN TO SCHOOLMESSENGER text-messaging system. According to Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary,
Hawaiʻi state Department of Education schools are formally moving over to this form of communication. The school administration encourages any parent who received the automated text message Aug. 27, or did not receive the message, to sign up at schoolmessenger.com, and download the program's smartphone app.
     Text alerts will be delivered starting in two weeks. In the meantime, emergency alerts will be sent via phone call or email, depending on information previously provided.


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Justin and Waiʻala, founders of Waihoʻoluʻu Ola: Living Color Dyery, 
lead an indigo dying workshop at Volcano Art Center. 
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
RESCHEDULED DUE TO HURRICANE LANE, WAIHOʻOLUʻU OLA: LIVING COLOR DYERY hosts a workshop on Saturday, September 1, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m, at Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
Waihoʻoluʻu is a creative natural collective started by husband, Justin (the alchemist) and wife, Waiʻala (the artist).
     The workshop focuses on using traditional methods of banding and folding, in traditional and modern shibori styles, to create patterns as participants explore the alchemy of indigo, a plant-derived pigment. Students will use a plant-derived indigo vat to dye natural fiber goods and create shibori resist patterns using folding, wrapping, and clamping techniques, and learn how to control hue density with multiple dyeing submersions. Students will bring home new skills and understanding of indigo dye, as well as their own finished sample pieces. 
Learn to use natural, plant-derived, indigo dye.
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
     Basic fundamentals of this historic dyeing process will be covered, with all materials provided - including material made from natural sustainable fibers. Participants may also bring 1-5 small items of their own to dye, avoiding bulky or heavy pieces, i.e. towels, linens, yards of fabric, or bedding, etc., as vat space and time are limited. The items brought should be cotton, linen, help, silk, or anything natural - no synthetics - as they accept the color best. Pre-wash items for best results.
Learn to dye natural, sustainable fibers.
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
     The teaching duo also work together with other natural living color dyes; olena, avocado, hibiscus, etc. "Outside the joy of sharing the alchemy of natural dye in workshops with others, the two love sharing their love for the natural plant world and the process of co-creating consciously with nature," states Volcano Art Center's calendar listing.
     See volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222 for more details. No experience necessary. Space limited. Pre-registration required. Class is $50 per Volcano Art Center Member or $55 per non-Member, plus $25 supply fee.

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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
KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
Girls Volleyball:
   Fri., Aug. 31, Kamehameha Tourney
   Sat., Sept. 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
   Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
   Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
   Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau

Cross Country:
   Sat., Sept. 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS

NEW and UPCOMING
OCEAN VIEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION HOSTS A BIG YARD SALE on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Ocean View Community Center. The event features free clothing available from Big Island Giving Tree. The Pancake Breakfast which would usually take place that day has been canceled.

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Image from volcanoartcenter.org
ZENTANGLE: FANCY FIDDLES WITH DINA WOOD KAGELER is offered at Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Inspired by Volcano's rainforests, the workshop celebrates Volcano's Hāpuʻu Tree Ferns, using a fiddle head "string" and then filling it with tangles using watercolors and pens. The class explores the range of a new pen and expands on watercolor and tangling techniques, says the description on volcanoartcenter.org.
     Zentangle Basics and watercolor experience are helpful but not required. No artistic experience is needed. Returning tanglers are encouraged to bring their favorite Zentangle supplies. Loaner pens, pencils and watercolors will be available.
     Participation in the class costs $30 per Volcano Art Center member, or $35 per non-member, plus a $10 supply fee. Participants are asked to bring a light refreshment to share. Register online at volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

Miloliʻi Classic - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, information meeting , Fri., Aug 31, Kalanihale pavilion; Miloliʻi Fishing Tournament Sept. 1 and 2. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloliʻi. $200 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes for Flag Fish - Marlin, Ahi, Mahimahi, Ono, Aku. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org.


Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund Kamilo Beach Mini-Clean-up w/visiting Debris Poet Allison Cobb, Sat., Sept. 1, contact in advance for meet up time at Waiʻōhinu Park. Limited space available in HWF rides. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat./Sun., Sept. 1, 2, 8, and 9, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Students complete the 4-session workshop w/finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 1 and 30, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Keiki Science Class, Sat., Sept. 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores Islandwide (including Nāʻālehu/929-9030 and Ocean View/929-7315). Free. First Sat. every Month. acehardware.com



O Bon Dance and Ceremonies will be at Pāhala Hongwanji Mission Sat., Sept. 1, at 96-1123 Paʻauau Place. The Obon service begins at , with the dancing to follow. Taiko drumming will be featured. Pāhala Hongwanji is the site for the island's final Obon summer celebration for the season. Community members of all faiths and background enjoyed the Bon Dance throughout its history, and are welcome to join on Sept. 1. Pāhala Hongwanji, and ʻO Kaʻū Kākou and other community volunteers, help to put on the event. For more information, call 928-8254.

SUNDAY

, SEPTEMBER 2
Puʻu o Lokuana, Sun., Sept. 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Puʻu o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Kaʻū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


16th Annual All-Kaʻū Alumni & Friends Potluck Luncheon on Sunday, September 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Labor Day Weekend. All alumni and interested people are invited to attend and enjoy a day of fun, good food, and live music. The purpose of the reunion is to bring alumni and residents back to Kaʻū to reconnect with their roots and meet classmates and other Ka`ū alumni, neighbors, and friends.

Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun., Sept. 2, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058

MONDAY

, SEPTEMBER 3
2018 Volcano Downhome Country BBQ, Monday, Sept. 3, Food 11-2pm, Music 12-3pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village.  Games for kids and music from Gone Country Band. $35/Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs. $10/Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community projects and Rotary Club local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. Purchase tickets from members of The Rotary Club of Volcano or at volcanorotary.org. rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com


Story Time with Lindsey Miller from PARENTS, Inc., Mon., Sept. 3, , Nāʻālehu Public Library. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Mon., Sept. 3, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


TUESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 4
Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


WEDNESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 5
Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes, bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Centerovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033

Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102

THURSDAY

, SEPTEMBER 6

Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu., Sept. 6, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Volleyball Clinic, Thu., Sept. 6, , Kaʻū District Gym. For keiki in 3rd through 12th grade. Register through Sept. 5. Covered shoes necessary. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102

ONGOING

5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For ages 6 to 12:
     - Sand Art: Wed., Sept. 5, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open through Aug. 31.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register through Sept. 4.
     - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
     - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
     - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude
's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.


Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Kaʻū News Briefs Friday, August 31, 2018

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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will reopen many locations that have been closed since May 11, during
eruptions and earthquakes at Kīlauea, which has been quiet since Aug. 2. The opening is Saturday,
Sept. 22, the fee-free National Public Lands Day. NPS photo
REOPENING A NUMBER OF HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK areas that have been closed since May 11 is planned for Saturday, Sept. 22, this year's fee-free National Public Lands Day. Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announced today that it is "completing emergency repairs and making progress towards reopening parts of the park by , Sept. 22." Areas of the park will go back to being open 24 hours a day.

     Thirty-two buildings have been inspected, non-potable water has been restored to nine buildings, and 20 miles of trails have been assessed by the National Park Service geomorphologist, says the statement from Hawai‘i Volcanoes. "On Sept. 10, a team of engineers from the Federal Highway Administration will begin assessments on park roads. Due to extensive earthquake damage, no vehicles over 15,000 pounds will be allowed to enter the park when it reopens."

     A new Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Recovery webpage shares updates and photos with the public at nps.gov/havo/recovery.htm.

Water lines were affected during the approx. three months of frequent
seismic activity at Kīlauea's summit. Only non-potable water will be
available when the park reopens sections on Sept. 22. NPS photo
     The following areas are scheduled to reopen on Sept. 22:

·     Kīlauea Visitor Center (closes at )

·     Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association store at KīlaueaVisitorCenter (closes at )

·     Crater Rim Trail between Volcano House and Kīlauea Military Camp

·     Sulphur Banks Trail

·     Crater Rim Drive to Steam Vents

·     Kīlauea Iki Overlook and parking lot

·     Devastation Trail and Pu‘u Pua‘i

·     Crater Rim Drive to Keanakāko‘i Crater, for pedestrians and bicyclists only

·     Mauna Loa Road to Kīpukapuaulu; open to pedestrians and bicyclists past Kīpukapuaulu

·     Sections of Escape Road from Highway 11

·     Chain of Craters Road

     The release says Volcano Art Center Gallery and Kilauea Military Camp also plan to open on Sept. 22. Limited services may be available at Volcano House, says the release.

     "National Public Lands Day is a fee-free day so entrance fees will not be charged on Sept. 22. Entrance fees will go into effect on Sunday, Sept. 23. Areas not listed above should be presumed closed. There is no drinking water in the park. Unforeseen circumstances could delay the projected reopening. During the last several weeks, two hurricanes threatened the park, and a damaging wildfire burned nearly 3,800 acres of native forest on Mauna Loa.

Large details and small will be attended to, to welcome
visitors, before the park reopens. NPS photo
     "An initial interior inspection was completed on Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube), but additional assessments are needed. It will remain closed for now. Between May and August, 62 collapse-explosion events at the summit of Kīlauea produced scores of rockfalls and fractured park overlooks, trails, waterlines, parking lots and roads."

     The theme for this year's National Public Lands Day is Resilience & Restoration. Next week, says the release, the park will announce opportunities for volunteers to assist with recovery efforts, and begin recruitment.

    "For the first time in many years, there is no molten lava to see in the park. The recent eruption saw the disappearance of the summit lava lake and lava flows from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō have ceased."

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Satellite imagery of Miriam, center, and Norman, between 120 and 125 longitude. Image from nhc.noaa.gov
HURRICANE MIRIAM CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHWARD, far east of Hawaiʻi. At 5, the Category 2 hurricane was about 915 miles east of Hilo, with 90 mph winds, traveling north near 12 mph. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicts that Miriam will rapidly lose strength. If its forecast stays the same, Miriam will dissipate into a Tropical Depression hundreds of miles northeast of the islands by the end of the holiday weekend.
Winds from Miriam and Norman  nhc.noaa.gov
     Behind Hurricane Miriam, Category 3 Hurricane Norman is heading toward Hawaiʻi. More than 2,000 miles east southeast of South Point, Norman was traveling west southwest, with 120 mph winds at about 8 mph as of 5 A turn toward the west and west northwest is expected during the weekend and early next week. Normanis expected to begin weakening gradually, and could lose hurricane strength next week at the earliest.

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THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IS LANDING A HAND to measure Kīlauea's changing shape, reports this week's Volcano Watch, written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geophysicist Sarah Conway:

A USGS HVO geophysicist downloads data at a temporary 
GPS station provided by UNAVCO, one of the scientific 
agencies that provided support during Kīlauea 
Volcano's recent activity. USGS photo by A. Miklius

     The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has an extensive network of instruments that helps us monitor how the ground deforms due to magma moving underground. However, we are fortunate that scientific colleagues also pitched in to support our responses to Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapse.

     Here, we describe our deformation monitoring network and highlight how the community of scientists who study ground motion helped increase HVO's monitoring capabilities during Kīlauea's recent events.
     The Global Positioning System has been used to monitor surface motion on the Island of Hawaiʻi since the late 1980s. Several dozen permanent GPS stations are scattered across the island, and all communicate data to HVO via radio links. Each day, an independent solution for the 3-dimensional position of a GPS station is calculated from these data. The accuracy of the GPS station positions is typically better than a centimeter.

The blue line shows the radial tilt at Summer Camp station, on the eastern rim of Kīlauea's caldera. The green line is radial tilt at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, on the north flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō cone. These are recorded by continuously operating electronic tiltmeters. Positive changes often indicate inflation of the magma storage areas beneath the caldera or Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, but may also result from heavy rainfall or, occasionally, instrumental malfunctions. USGS Image
     In addition to permanent GPS stations, which are affixed to a monument anchored to the ground, HVO also regularly measures the positions of a set of benchmarks using portable installations, also called "campaign GPS." During an eruption, these temporary stations provide extra coverage in important areas.

     One challenge of the LERZ eruption, which began in Lower Puna's Leilani Estates subdivision on May 3, was that it involved a large portion of Kīlauea. Within days of the first fissure opening, all HVO GPS equipment was deployed, but gaps remained in places where ground deformation monitoring was critical.

     Fortunately, the University Navstar Consortium, a Colorado-based organization that specializes in using GPS to measure deformation of Earth's surface, was able to provide additional equipment to expand the area that HVO could monitor. This expanded area included the western side of Kīlauea's south flank, which enabled us to gather more insights on the after-effects of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that occurred on May 4.

     Additional GPS stations were deployed along Kīlauea's middle East Rift Zone, from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō to Heiheiahulu, to measure rift deformation caused by magma draining from the area and migrating to Leilani Estates. Other temporary stations were deployed around Kīlaueacaldera to give better constraints on summit deflation and collapse.

One year of GPS measurements of Kīlaue summit. USGS image
     Another tool utilized by HVO to measure surface deformation orbits above Earth's surface at a height of over 600 kilometers (about 400 miles) are radar satellites. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar is a technique that uses two satellite radar images acquired from about the same point in space at different times. From these images, a map can be produced to show how the Earth's surface has deformed during the time spanned.

     The European Space Agency operates a two-satellite constellation called Sentinel-1. InSAR data from Sentinel-1 are typically available with a 12-day repeat cycle. However, in response to Kīlauea's eruption and summit collapse events, ESA cut the repeat time in half, and provided InSAR results every six days.

     The Cosmo-SkyMed satellite system is operated by the Italian Space Agency and consists of four satellites. ASI made sure that all four satellites acquired high-resolution views of Kīlauea's summit throughout the collapse events, with individual InSAR results spanning as little as one day.

     The increased frequency of radar satellite passes was especially valuable for regular updates and broad-scale views of Kilauea's summit, allowing HVO to monitor subtle surface deformation that might otherwise have gone undetected. The data were also used to produce animations of the summit collapse, which provided both scientists and island residents a birds-eye view of the major changes occurring within Kīlauea caldera.

INSAR images of Kīlauea summit in May and June, showing changes. Images from USGS
     HVO scientists used the additional equipment and access to satellite data to further our monitoring capabilities and better understand Kīlauea's extraordinary LERZ and summit activity. We are grateful for the scientific community's support, which was crucial to understanding the evolution of volcanic hazards over the course of the recent unprecedented events.

     Volcano Activity Updates

 Kīlauea's LERZ, no incandescence was visible in the Fissure 8 cone and no lava was entering the ocean as of today, August 30. At the summit of the volcano, seismicity and ground deformation were negligible, and no collapse event has occurred since August 2. However, hazardous conditions remain in both areas. Mauna Loa remains at NORMAL. No earthquakes were reported felt in Hawaiʻi this past week.
     Visit volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvofor past Volcano Watch articles, Kīlauea daily eruption updates, Mauna Loa monthly updates, volcano photos, maps, recent earthquake info, and more. Email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.

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DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS FROM HURRICANE LANE CONTINUE, with American Red Cross, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, and state and federal agencies involved. To report flood damage from the recent heavy rains, call Civil Defense for a damage assessment at 808-935-0031. Teams led by Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster are also available to help clean up homes or property, with debris removal, mucking out, etc. Call VOAD at 808-643-5555.

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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
KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
   Sat, Oct 6, , host Kohala

Girls Volleyball:
   Sat., Sept. 1, Kamehameha Tourney
   Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
   Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
   Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
   Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau

Cross Country:
   Sat., Sept. 1, 10am, @ HPA
   Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
   Sat, Oct 6, , @ Kealakehe


NEW and UPCOMING
KA LAE COFFEE AND HAWAIIAN FLOWERS HOST ʻOHANA WELLNESS DAY: KEIKI TO KUPUNA on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at their location on South Point Road. The free event offers 13 wellness and healthcare providers from Kaʻū, sharing wellness information, massages, essential oils, and more.
     "Trained practitioners of fitness, movement, energy and sound healing, essential oils, massage therapy, midwifery, acupuncture, nutrition, osteopathy, qigong, tai chi chuan, mental health, and a healthcare specialist offer information and audience participation sessions, followed by consultations, auricular treatments, massage, essential oils, as well as a Chinese pentatonic sound healing and a special birth circle," states the event flyer.
     The schedule is listed as follows: Laurie Boyle with Breath & Movement for Life, 10 a.m.; Karen Dusenbery with DoTerra 101, Immune Support, 10:15 a.m.; Rena Higgins with Reiki balancing, and Norma Oliveira with Orgonites, 10:30 a.m.; Dee Hyde-Begany with Posture and muscle balance, and Cassandra Cupples with Acupuncture, 10:45 a.m.; Shary Crocker with Healing Qigong, 11 a.m.; Tara Compehos with Childbirth Options, 11:15 a.m.; Bobbi Beebe with Massage & Lymphatics, 11:45 a.m.; David Copeland with Sound Healing, noon; Dr. Doede with Nutrients, good gut bugs, and sugar consumption, 12:15 p.m.; Jessica Arruda with United Healthcare PR plan, 12:30 p.m.; and free treatments, assessments, massages, essential oils, healing circles, and talk story, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
     Also at 1 p.m., Tara Compehos, Direct Entry Midwife, "leads an empowering circle to share birth experiences and practices for positive outcomes," and "Davide Copeland performs Chinese pentatonic sound healing to clear blockages and align the chi," states the flyer.
     Raffle prizes will be offered throughout the day - participants must be present to win. Nutritious pupus are also provided at 11:30 a.m.
     The flyer quotes Dr. Doede of Kaʻū Wellness in Ocean View saying, "I believe in Kaʻū as a place of possibilities for true healing and wellness and to shine as a beacon to the rest of the world."
     For more information, phone or text Laurie Boyle at 408-717-3072.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Stained Glass Basics w/Lois Pollock, Sat./Sun., Sept. 1, 2, 8, and 9, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Students complete the 4-session workshop w/finished light-catcher and basic skills to continue working with stained glass. $90/VAC member, $100/non-member, $15 supply fee. Advanced registration required. Class size limited. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat. and Sun., Sept. 1 and 30, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, and observe the catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


Keiki Science Class, Sat., Sept. 1, 11-noon, Ace Hardware Stores Islandwide (including Nāʻālehu/929-9030 and Ocean View/929-7315). Free. First Sat. every Month. acehardware.com

O Bon Dance and Ceremonies will be at Pāhala Hongwanji Mission Sat., Sept. 1, at 96-1123 Paʻauau Place. The Obon service begins at 4 p.m., with the dancing to follow. Taiko drumming will be featured. Pāhala Hongwanji is the site for the island's final Obon summer celebration for the season. Community members of all faiths and background enjoyed the Bon Dance throughout its history, and are welcome to join on Sept. 1. Pāhala Hongwanji, and ʻO Kaʻū Kākou and other community volunteers, help to put on the event. For more information, call 928-8254.

SUNDAY

, SEPTEMBER 2
Puʻu o Lokuana, Sun., Sept. 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Puʻu o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Kaʻū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO



16th Annual All-Kaʻū Alumni & Friends Potluck Luncheon on Sun, Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Labor Day Weekend. All alumni and interested people are invited to attend and enjoy a day of fun, good food, and live music. The purpose of the reunion is to bring alumni and residents back to Kaʻū to reconnect with their roots and meet classmates and other Ka`ū alumni, neighbors, and friends.

Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun., Sept. 2, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058


MONDAY

, SEPTEMBER 3
2018 Volcano Downhome Country BBQ, Monday, Sept. 3, Food 11-2pm, Music 12-3pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village.  Games for kids and music from Gone Country Band. $35/Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs. $10/Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community projects and Rotary Club local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. Purchase tickets from members of The Rotary Club of Volcano or at volcanorotary.org. rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com


Story Time with Lindsey Miller from PARENTS, Inc., Mon., Sept. 3, , Nāʻālehu Public Library. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Mon., Sept. 3, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


TUESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 4
Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


WEDNESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 5
Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes, bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Centerovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033

Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102

THURSDAY

, SEPTEMBER 6

Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu., Sept. 6, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Volleyball Clinic, Thu., Sept. 6, , Kaʻū District Gym. For keiki in 3rd through 12th grade. Register through Sept. 5. Covered shoes necessary. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


FRIDAY

, SEPTEMBER 7
ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Meeting, Fri., Sept. 7, Aspen Centerokaukakou.org



ONGOING
5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
     Activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register through Sept. 4.
     - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
     - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
     - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude
's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.


Find Your Park, invites Hawai
ʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues. 

   Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Kaʻū News Briefs Saturday, September 1, 2018

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Youth Rangers Brennen Nishimura, Jackson Hannah, Rose Provance, and Daryl Moreira. Missing is Revis Petitt.
NPS photo
YOUTH RANGERS became an invaluable asset to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park this summer, with areas around the summit of Kīlauea Volcano shut down and emphasis placed on exploring the Kahuku Unit near Ocean View. The program for high school students runs each summer. This year's Youth Rangers included Brennen Nishimura, Jackson Hannah Rose Provance, Daryl Moreira, and Revis Petitt.
     A number of Youth Rangers continue working for the park after high school graduation, while attending college. Some find careers in natural resources, archaeology, biology, geology, the justice system, and other jobs related to those at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. Among them are two Miss Kaʻū Coffee winners, Rochelle Koi and Jami Beck.
Jami Beck, left, went from high school Youth Ranger into working
at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park during college. NPS photo
     Wendy Vance, who helps lead activities at Kahuku, said the student rangers "were invaluable because they came to us after Kīlauea shut down and we were open more days, longer hours, and tripled our visitation." Starting at 8 a.m., they helped to set up the entrance station and distributed maps. The Youth Rangers greeted people as they arrived, answering questions and describing the Kahuku trails and hiking protocol.
     The student rangers taught hikers how to prevent the spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, which threatens the native forest. They urged Kahuku visitors to brush their shoes and spray rubbing alcohol on soles to prevent spreading the fungi, and to stay on trails.
     Vance said the students learned immense amounts of information and became comfortable talking in front of a crowd. As they learned, they were able to present the twice-a-day Ranger Orientation Talk in the visitor center. These talks include information about park and ranching history, Kaʻū's pre- and post-contact history, geology, and the lives of plants and animals at Kahuku.
     Youth Rangers assisted cultural practitioners in the ʻIke Hana No ʻEau programs, demonstrating Hawaiian crafts on Saturdays and Sundays. They roved the trails, answering visitors questions and concerns. They shadowed rangers on their interpretive hiking programs to become familiar with the information in preparation for leading the hikes themselves. They researched and wrote programs for ʻIke Hana, said Vance.

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ROAD CLOSURES OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND are a concern for Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, which suggests using alternate routes when possible. Here are the closures around the island, with work conducted by the state Department of Transportation:
     Department of Transportation State Highways reports the following Labor Day Weekend roadway projects. Please use alternate routes if possible. State Highways thanks you for your patience and courtesy to crews working to repair damages from the storms and earthquakes.
Traffic lights in Kaʻū are new for local residents. This temporary light is near
Volcano Golf Course on Hwy 11 and serves to control traffic
 where the road becomes one lane as repairs are made from earthquake
damage. It is expected to be in operation for about two weeks.
Photo by Ron Johnson
     SOUTH HILO: Lane closure on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) in both directions between mile marker 2.45 – 9.78 in the vicinity of Wailuku Bridge to Waiaʻama stream Bridge, through Monday, Sept. 4, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., for paving.
     VOLCANO: 24 hour/7 day a week lane closure on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 11) alternating lanes, both directions near mile marker 30, in the vicinity of Volcano National Park, due to cracks in the road from volcano activity.
     NORTH HILO: Lane closure on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) in both directions between at mile marker 26 - 27 in the vicinity of Laupahoehoe Gulch on Sunday, Sept. 2, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., for rock scaling and landslide debris removal. Lane closure on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) in both directions between at mile marker 28 - 29 in the vicinity of Kawailiʻi Gulch on Sunday, Sept. 2, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., for rock scaling and landslide debris removal.
     NORTH KOHALA: Lane closure on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 270) in both directions between   mile marker 25.6 - 28.4 on Monday, Sept. 3, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., for rock scaling and landslide debris removal.

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Norman is too far away to predict with any confidence any
impacts on Hawaiʻi. Map from National Hurricane Center
NORMAN COULD RESTRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE in the next 24 hours. The hurricane is expected to be steered by a strong deep-layer subtropical ridge to the north, resulting in a westward motion for the next 12-24 hours, followed by a west-northwestward motion at a faster forward speed, predicted the National Hurricane Center at 5 p.m today.
     The GFS model takes Norman more westward, in the general direction of the Hawaiian Islands. The ECMWF, HWRF, and HMON models keep Norman well to the northeast of the islands. At 5 p.m., Norman sported winds of 105 mph, moving at 13 mph and was expected to reach the Central Pacific by Tuesday.

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A sand bar, comprised of black sand and lava fragments carried 
by longshore currents from the lava delta, continues to block 
the boat ramp at Pohoʻiki, next to IsaacHaleBeachPark. USGS photo

SEISMICITY REMAINS LOW and ground deformation is negligible at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, says an update from USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory. Earthquakes, probably aftershocks of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in early May, continue on South Flank faults. On the volcano's lower East Rift Zone, the last visible incandescence in the Fissure 8 cone was observed on August 25. An overflight crew saw no incandescence anywhere on the flow field and coastal area on Aug. 31. That morning, ground crews reported the Fissure 8 cone is quiet and only steam is coming from just uprift, around fissures 9 and 24. Sulfur dioxide emission rates at the summit, Puʻu ʻŌʻō, and LERZ are drastically reduced; the combined rate, less than 1,000 tons per day, is lower than at any time since late 2007. On Aug. 31, LERZ emission rates were still too low to measure.
     The most recent deformation results in the LERZ do not show patterns that would be consistent with rift opening or closing. If the subsurface magma intrusion is cooling, those effects are not yet strong enough to be detectable.
Lower East Rift Zone lava flows entering the ocean have built 
a lava delta over 875 acres in size, but no active ocean entries 
were observed by HVO geologists on the overflight this 
morning, Sept. 1. View to the southwest. USGS photo

     Summittiltmeter UWE was repaired and reinstalled Aug. 31 and, after it settles from the disruption, it will be returned to the Kīlaueamonitoring webpage. HVO crews continue to restore communication with several monitoring stations on the east side of the island that were disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Lane. The losses do not significantly reduce HVO scientist's ability to assess volcanic conditions. Whiteout conditions could occur on the new lava field due to steam produced by heavy rainfall on still-hot lava flows.
     HVO states it will continue to closely monitor Kīlauea's seismicity, deformation, and gas emissions for any sign of reactivation, and maintain visual surveillance of the summit and LERZ as best we can. Ground and drone crews are in the field, but continue to be hampered by weather conditions.

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NEW PRELIMINARY GUIDELINES TO TREAT RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE were announced by Gov. David Ige's Joint Task Force on Aug. 30. The new guidelines for clinical management of neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm) advise Hawaiʻi's medical professionals to "immediately" start using the new guidelines to "provide clear diagnosis, treatment, and management guidance for timely identification and care for patients who have contracted the disease."

     On October 10, the new guidelines will be presented at a symposium on the diagnosis and management of the disease at Hilo Medical Center. In November, the new guidelines will be presented to a national audience during the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The full document can be read here.

Image from health.hawaii.gov
     The new guidelines state: Clinicians should have a "high index of suspicion" for rat lungworm, and suspect cases should be discussed with Department of Health Disease Investigation Branch. Typical symptoms in adults include severe headaches, neck stiffness, nausea, paresthesias, and limb pains. Typical symptoms in children include fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, irritability, poor appetite, muscle weakness, fatigue, and lethargy.

     The new guidelines state lumbar puncture is "an essential part of the evaluation," and is "a low-risk procedure and has therapeutic benefits, including relief of headaches, nausea, and vomiting."

     A presumptive diagnose of the disease, state the new guidelines, requires a history of suggestive symptoms and signs, evidence of eosinophilic meningitis in the cerebrospinal fluid, and an exposure history, which includes residence in or recent travel to an endemic area. Hawaiʻi Island is considered an endemic area. Baseline studies should include a complete blood count (CBC) with differential, serum electrolytes, liver function tests, renal function tests, blood glucose, urinalysis, and chest x-ray. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, although not required, may be helpful in diagnosing suspected neuroangiostrongyliasis. Focused MRI of the spine may be appropriate if indicated by clinical presentation.

Image from health.hawaii.gov
     The new guidelines state high dose corticosteroids have been shown to improve clinical outcomes, though individuals with diabetes or glucose intolerance should be closely monitored. Pain management may require early consultation with a pain specialist.
     Rat lungworm is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, and can cause a rare type of meningitis. It is caused by a parasitic nematode called Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The adult form is only found in rodents. However, infected rodents can pass larvae of the worm in their feces. Snails, slugs, and certain other animals, including freshwater shrimp, land crabs, and frogs, can become infected by ingesting this larvae. Humans can become infected if they eat - intentionally or otherwise - a raw or undercooked infected intermediate host, thereby ingesting the parasite. For more information on the life-cycle of A. cantonensis, visit the CDC website.

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FUNDRAISER FOR VOLCANO SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, the 5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival, tickets are almost sold out: only 20 are left as of August 31. The event on Sun., Sept. 9, offers music, food, wine, and a raffle. $40/adult (21+). 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

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LOW-FLYING HELICOPTERS from Hawai‘i Electric Light Company will conduct quarterly aerial inspections of major overhead transmission lines from Monday, Sept. 10, to Friday, Sept. 14. The islandwide inspections are scheduled from to Exact times and routes will depend on weather conditions. Inspections will be conducted in a Manuiwa Airways helicopter and require the aircraft to fly low and slow, which may cause some noise disturbances.

     The inspections are to improve system reliability. Hawai‘i Electric Light apologizes for any disruption this may cause and sincerely thanks the community for their cooperation and understanding. Questions or concerns, call 969-6666.


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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
KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Football:
   Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
   Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
   Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
   Sat, Oct 6, , host Kohala

Girls Volleyball:
   Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
   Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
   Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
   Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
   Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
   Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
   Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
   Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
   Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau
   Wed, Oct 10, , @ Parker

Cross Country:
   Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
   Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
   Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
   Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
   Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
   Sat, Oct 6, , @ Kealakehe

NEW and UPCOMING
A highly aggressive, fire-promoting species, fountain grass is targeted in 
costly control programs on Hawaiʻi Island, with campaigns underway to 
remove incipient populations on Maui and Oʻahu. NPS photo
IN HONOR OF NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK will host a Fountain Grass Removal Volunteer Event in Ocean View on Saturday, Sept. 22. Volunteers are asked to meet at Ocean View Community Center at 9 a.m., then proceed to locations along the roadsides of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. The event is expected to end by 3 p.m. Each volunteer is asked to bring his or her own lunch, water, hat, and sunscreen.
     Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Ecologist David Benitez says the volunteer group will focus on removing fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus) and other invasive species that threaten both Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and surrounding communities. The event flyer states that during the event, "volunteers will learn about the increased fire potential caused by fountain grass, and safe methods to remove this noxious weed along roadsides in the community."
Park Ranger Paul Keliʻihoʻomalu points out fountain grass. 
Photo by David Benitez, NPS
     The flyer also states that "Fountain grass is a highly flammable perennial bunch grass native to Northern Africa. The grass was first brought to Hawaiʻi in the early 1900's where it was used extensively for landscaping. The grass escaped cultivation and today invasive populations are spreading on the Big Island... Fountain grass can dominate the natural landscape and displace native plants, many of which are threatened with extinction."
     Being a "highly aggressive, fire-promoting species," fountain grass "accumulates large volumes of dead biomass and burns rapidly with high intensity," states the flyer. Fountian grass is "one of the few invasive species that can colonize young lava flows," the flyer states. "In August 2005, fountain grass was responsible for the spread of a 25,000 acre wildfire that forced the evacuation of Waikoloa."
     In an effort to prevent events such as these from occurring in Ocean View, volunteers are asked to help control existing small populations that are found throughout Ocean View and on adjacent lava flows, using the most effective techniques known: manually uprooting small populations and collecting seed heads in bags that are destroyed to prevent the spread of individuals into new areas. For larger fountain grass populations or to remove plants from residential lots in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, call Benitez at 985-6085.
Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture has determined fountain grass to be a 
noxious weed. It is one of the few invasive species able to 
colonize early lava flows. NPS photo
     The event flyer concludes that "If left unchecked, the grass will continue to spread and result in increased fuel loads and fire hazards in subdivisions. Fortunately, in most areas, populations are still small and control efforts to remove or contain the spread of the infestation are still feasible."
     Volunteers from Ocean View Community Association and other organizations have attacked the fountain grass problem along Hawaiian Ocean View Estates's 156 miles of roadway a total of 15 times in the past, removing 13,901 fountain grass plants, says Benitez.
     For more, contact Benitez at 985-6085 or david_benitez@nps.gov.

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SUNDAY

, SEPTEMBER 2
Puʻu o Lokuana, Sun., Sept. 2, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Short, moderately difficult, 0.4-mile hike to the top of the grassy cinder cone, Puʻu o Lokuana. Learn about the formation and various uses of this hill over time and enjoy a breathtaking view of lower Kaʻū. Free. nps.gov/HAVO


16th Annual All-Kaʻū Alumni & Friends Potluck Luncheon on Sunday, September 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Labor Day Weekend. All alumni and interested people are invited to attend and enjoy a day of fun, good food, and live music. The purpose of the reunion is to bring alumni and residents back to Kaʻū to reconnect with their roots and meet classmates and other Ka`ū alumni, neighbors, and friends.

Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun., Sept. 2, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. 

View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc
 or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058

MONDAY

, SEPTEMBER 3
2018 Volcano Downhome Country BBQ, Monday, Sept. 3, Food 11-2pm, Music 12-3pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village.  Games for kids and music from Gone Country Band. $35/Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs. $10/Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community projects and Rotary Club local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. Purchase tickets from members of The Rotary Club of Volcano or at volcanorotary.org. rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com


Story Time with Lindsey Miller from PARENTS, Inc., Mon., Sept. 3, , Nāʻālehu Public Library. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Mon., Sept. 3, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


TUESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 4
Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


WEDNESDAY

, SEPTEMBER 5
Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes, bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Centerovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033

Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102

THURSDAY

, SEPTEMBER 6

Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu., Sept. 6, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


Volleyball Clinic, Thu., Sept. 6, , Kaʻū District Gym. For keiki in 3rd through 12th grade. Register through Sept. 5. Covered shoes necessary. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


FRIDAY

, SEPTEMBER 7
ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Meeting, Fri., Sept. 7, Aspen Centerokaukakou.org


SATURDAY

, SEPTEMBER 8
Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat., Sept. 8, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Kāwā Community Workday, Sat., Sept. 8. Meet at  at Northern Gate, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org


Hiʻiaka and Pele, Sat., Sept. 8, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO

Zentangle: Fancy Fiddles w/Dina Wood Kageler, Sat., Sept. 8, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Celebrates Volcano's Hāpuʻu tree ferns. Loaner supplies available. Zentangle Basics and watercolor experience helpful but not required. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

ONGOING
5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9, and selling fast! Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), $20 under 21. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
     For all ages:
     - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
     - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
     All activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
     - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register through Sept. 4.
     - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
     - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
     - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
     For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
     Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
     To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.

Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 Kauhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.

Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
     Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
Kahuku Unit

     Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

     Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

     Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
     Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
     Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

     ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
     Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
     Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
     After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

     Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
Prince Kūhio Plaza

     Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
Grand Naniloa Hotel

     Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
     Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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Kaʻū News Briefs Sunday, September 2, 2018

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O Bon Dance season came to a close Saturday at Pāhala Hongwanji with celebrants dancing around the yagura, activities
for keiki and adults, history lessons, and community coming together. Photo by Clement Hirae
TAIKO DRUMMING AND BON DANCING uplifted the grounds and the people at Pāhala Hongwanji Saturday evening. It celebrated the finale of Bon Dance season around the island, honoring the agricultural harvest and remembrance of ancestors.

The final celebration of O Bon season began with a ceremony
in the mission sanctuary. Photo by Julia Neal
     Participants from as far away as Japanwore kimono and other traditional Japanese attire, dancing in the round, beneath the tower called a yagura. Before the dancing and drumming, a service in the Pāhala Hongwanji sanctuary invited people of all faiths to learn about Buddhist teachings and to join in singing.
Kiko Ando, in an example
of her Aloha Yukata line.
Photo by Julia Neal
     Saturday marked the third Bon Dance since the revival of the tradition in 2016. The annual event drew together the many cultures of the town for generations during sugar plantation days. It ended in 1999, just three years after Kaʻū Sugar Co. closed its sugar fields and mill in Pāhala. The revival of the Bon Dance in Pāhala includes the broad community, with such sponsors as the ʻO Kaʻū Kakou community organization.

Taiko drumming granted a big sound and impressive visuals
during the finalé to O Bon season at Pāhala Hongwanji
last night. Photo by Julia Neal
     During the Bon Dance, everyone was invited to learn about the history of Japanese in Kaʻū and all of Hawaiʻi, and to join in the stamping of head scarves worn during the dance. Minkako Yamazaki, of Tokyo and Pāhala, presented Bon Dance organizer Wayne Kawachi with a Yukata sewn in Hawaiian fabric. Kiko Ando, from Japan, attended the Bon Dance, wearing a Yukata for women, a line of clothing called Aloha Yukata, that she is creating for the Japanese and Hawaiian market.

Masawo Narimatsu, a 1945 graduate
of Kaʻū High School, with Clement
Hirae, of Pāhala and Boston.
     Paul Sakamoto's Taiko Drummers played. Local fisherman Josh Caberas donated his catch. Hana Hou donated food, and OKK helped with the set up, and selling food and shave ice.
     The facilities at Pāhala Hongwanji include a Japanese school house, now used for aikido and other activities, an assembly hall with a stage and a kitchen, as well as the sanctuary and parsonage.


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The Sato family was one of the first integrated
Japanese-Hawaiian families in recorded history.
Photo by Julia Neal
HISTORY OF JAPANESE IN KAʻŪ drew many viewers of displays at Pāhala Hongwanji school house Saturday evening during the annual O Bon Celebration.
Minako Yamazaki presented Wayne
Kawachi with a men's Yukata made with
Hawaiian fabric. Photo by Julia Neal
       Kaʻū resident Alice Yonemitsu's great grandfather Tokujiru Sato arrived on the first ship from Japan in 1868. He sailed to Hawaiʻi on the schooner Scioto on the 34-day voyage from Yokohama to Honolulu, with 141 other Japanese men and six Japanese women. 
     Sato married a Hawaiian woman Kalala Kamekona. They became a family with nine children. The Satos are part of the Gannenomo legacy of the first Japanese who arrived and married into other races. The Gannenomo heritage is of many cultures, including Hawaiian, Chinese, English, Filipino, German, Irish, Korean, Okinawan, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Scottish, Spanish, and Tahitian. "Eight generations after their arrival, they personify the promise of Hawaiʻi's diverse cultural heritage," said the display at the O Bon celebration.
Keiki and adults have a fun time decorating
traditional Japanese head scarves in the old Japanese
school house. Photo by Julia Neal
      The next ship of Japanese for Hawaiʻi arrived in 1886. Through 1911, some 400,000 Japanese left their homeland for the U.S.

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AFTER WEEKS OF CLEANER AIR, FEW EARTHQUAKES, AND LITTLE LAVA, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that spatter reappeared on Saturday in the Fissure 8 lava cone. "It is common for eruptions to go through periods of diminished output, or to pause completely, only to reactivate days, weeks, or even months later," says this morning's statement from Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense.
The grand bell at the mission watched over the celebrations
last night at Pāhala Hongwanji, that closed out this year's
O Bon season. Photo by Julia Neal
     USGS HVO reported the spatter slowly covered the 65-by-15 meter (210-by-45 foot) crater floor by yesterday evening. Webcam views showed weak incandescence, occasionally reflected on the eastern spillway wall from the crater overnight, suggesting that the lava in the crater remained active. This morning, ground crews had no view of the crater inside the Fissure 8 cone, but report the cone is quiet when viewed from a safe distance, with no visible fume.
     Janet Babb of HVO told Hawaiʻi News Now, "It's very hard to say what it means because eruptions don't typically just end like flipping a switch. They often kind of sputter to a conclusion, but when we see incandescent lava within an active vent like the Fissure 8 cone, we would be very reluctant to declare that eruption completely over."
     Bruce Omori, photographing from a Paradise Helicopter for his Extreme Exposure gallery, reported on Ikaika Marzo's facebook overnight. He wrote that during his Fissure 8 overflight on Saturday, "there were a few moments when lava burst upward of 20 feet. Cracks along its periphery and surface led me to believe that convective circulation was occurring, but upon closer inspection, I think that it may just be pressurized expansion fracturing its cooled surface. Interestingly, much of the foliage downwind of the channelized system is making a comeback. Isolated kipukas of green now stand out in the middle of flow fields."
     With the spatter report, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense put into place the following restrictions:
  • Spattering resumed at Fissure 8 yesterday, prompting Civil Defense
    to reissue restrictions on areas vulnerable to volcanic activity.
    Photo from Paradise Helicopters and Extreme Exposure
    Access to the entire lava flow field (i.e., the fissures, etc.) and a 50-yard perimeter are restricted. The flow field is extremely dangerous and remains off limits. Please be aware that the community needs to respect the private property rights of the residents in the lava zone, and trespassers will be prosecuted.
    • Highway 132 checkpoint between Nanawale and Lava Tree State Park remains closed to the public, with access only to residents, officials, and authorized personnel with placards.
    • Properties not destroyed, but isolated by lava on E. Pohoʻiki Road, Malama Ki Place, Halekamahina Road, and E. Pahoa-Kapoho Road are accessible to residents with Civil Defense authorization only.
    • Leilani Estates access is limited to residents, officials, and authorized personnel with placards. Property on, and east of, Pomaikai Street is in the mandatory evacuation area. For access to this area, residents must make an appointment with Civil Defense for an escort.
    • Placards are available Monday through Friday at the Civil Defense office in Hilo, located at 920 Ululani Street from 8 AM to 4 PM. 
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    HURRICANE NORMAN BECAME A CATEGORY FOUR last night as he continued moving westward toward the Hawaiian Islands. At 2 p.m. Sunday, Norman was a major hurricane with 130 mph winds, clipping along at 20 mph to the west-northwest, 1,460 miles east of Hilo.
         Behind Norman is Tropical Storm Olivia, just southwest of Baja California and heading toward Hawaiʻi. The National Hurricane Center predicts she will become a hurricane on Tuesday.

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    A POWER OUTAGE LASTING UP TO AN HOUR THIS MORNING was caused by a unit trip. Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that people in portions of South Point, Hilo, Kea‘au, Puna, Honoka‘a, Kona, Waikoloa, and Waimea - about 40,800 customers - experienced a power interruption at 5:47 a.m.

         HELCo explains that a generating unit at independent power producer Hāmākua Energy Partners tripped offline unexpectedly, followed by a combustion-turbine unit trip at Hawai‘i Electric Light's Keahole Power Plant while it was responding to the sudden load changes. Automated load-shedding, which is necessary to protect the island's power grid, explains the utility, operated properly. Alternate generation was started and service to most customers was restored within minutes. The remaining customers were restored by The cause of all unit trips is under investigation.
         Follow Hawai‘i Electric Light on Twitter @HIElectricLight for outage information and updates. To report a power outage, call (808) 969-6666.


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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
    KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
    Football:
       Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
       Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
       Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
       Sat, Oct 6, , host Kohala

    Girls Volleyball:
       Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
       Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
       Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
       Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
       Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
       Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
       Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
       Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau
       Wed, Oct 10, , @ Parker
    Cross Country:
       Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
       Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Sat, Oct 6, , @ Kealakehe

    NEW and UPCOMING
    NĀʻĀLEHU PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS MR. KNEEL - NEIL MCINTYRE - an awarding-winning Hip Hop musician and educator, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m.
    Meet Mr. Kneel, also known as Neil McIntyre, on Sept. 26, at
    Nā'ālehu Public Library. Photo from mrkneel.com
         According to his website, mrkneel.com, Mr. Kneel's "work at Warren Village in Denver, Colorado, a very special inner-city school, has led to a new kind of family music: 'Golden Era Hip Hop' music that parents will love as much as their kid, if not more.
         "With Beatbox and vocal percussion, Mr. Kneel can make magic and emotion. With words he can create and improvise well enough to be invited recently to perform at the American Jazz Museum! In addition to all of this, Neil is a professional GOOFBALL!
         "Mr. Kneel has been fortunate enough to perform at over 500 schools and venues in 43 of the United States and seven provinces abroad! Today he records with his life-long musical heroes and lives a very charmed life! He also loves the use of an exclamation point!"
         Library staff have expressed excitement for the upcoming program. For more, call Nāʻālehu Public Library Branch Manager Sara Kamibayashi at 939-2442. See librarieshawaii.org.

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    MONDAY, SEPT. 3

    2018 Volcano Downhome Country BBQ, Monday, Sept. 3, Food 11-2pm, Music 12-3pm, Cooper Center, Volcano Village.  Games for kids and music from Gone Country Band. $35/Bull Rider Meal - half chicken or half rack ribs. $10/Lil Buckaroo Meal - burger or hot dog. Meals include sides, dessert, drinks and entertainment. All proceeds go to local community projects and Rotary Club local, trade school, post high school scholarship fund. Purchase tickets from members of The Rotary Club of Volcano or at volcanorotary.org. rotaryclubofvolcano@gmail.com


    Story Time with Lindsey Miller from PARENTS, Inc., Mon., Sept. 3, , Nāʻālehu Public Library. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


    Ocean View Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, Mon., Sept. 3, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


    TUESDAY, SEPT. 4

    Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


    Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, 10:30-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


    Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


    Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


    WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5

    Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes; bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


    Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Centerovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033


    Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, 3:30-5pm, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    THURSDAY, SEPT. 6

    Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu., Sept. 6, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


    Volleyball Clinic, Thu., Sept. 6, , Kaʻū District Gym. For keiki in 3rd through 12th grade. Register through Sept. 5. Covered shoes necessary. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    FRIDAY, SEPT. 7

    ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Meeting, Fri., Sept. 7, Aspen Centerokaukakou.org


    SATURDAY, SEPT. 8

    Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat., Sept. 8, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

    Kāwā Community Workday, Sat., Sept. 8. Meet at 9:30am at Northern Gate, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org


    Hiʻiaka and Pele, Sat., Sept. 8, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    Zentangle: Fancy Fiddles w/Dina Wood Kageler, Sat., Sept. 8, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Celebrates Volcano's Hāpuʻu tree ferns. Loaner supplies available. Zentangle Basics and watercolor experience helpful but not required. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


    SUNDAY, SEPT. 9

    ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, Sun., Sept. 9, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ʻōhiʻa lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ʻōhiʻa tree and its flower, on this free, easy, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival, Sun., Sept. 9, , Volcano Winery. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+), almost sold out. Purchase tickets in advance. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

    ONGOING
    5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

    Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
         For all ages:
         - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
         - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
         Activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

    Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
         - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register through Sept. 4.
         - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
         - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
         - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
         For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

    Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
         Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
         To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

    Volunteers Needed by St. Jude
    's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


    Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

    Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

    Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
    auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.



    Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
         Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
    Kahuku Unit

         Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

         Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

         Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
         Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
         Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

         ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
         Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
    Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
         Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
         After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
    Mokupāpapa Discovery Center
         Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
    Prince Kūhio Plaza

         Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
    Grand Naniloa Hotel

         Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
         Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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    Kaʻū News Briefs Monday, September 3, 2018

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    The 210 ft. research ship Nautilus is above Loihi Seamount, off the Ka`u Coast, sending down submersibles with robotics.
    The scientific study simulates future trips to Mars. Follow the expedition at https://www.nautiluslive.org/tech/ev-nautilus
    ABOUT 18.5 MILES FROM PUNALUʻU BLACK SAND BEACH, little more than half mile down, NASA is exploring the Lōʻihi Seamount and its features like Pele's Pit. The 210 ft. mother ship Nautilus stays on the surface while submersibles Hurcules and Argus, with robots, explore the depths of the ocean. Follow the adventure with frequent live updates at https://www.nautiluslive.org/tech/ev-nautilus.
         On Aug. 31, Science Friday reported that scientists with SUBSEA, or Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog, are using Lōʻihi to prepare for human and robotic voyages to Mars – and beyond. The ocean just off Ka`u acts as a stand-in for space travel.

    Mahi mahi spotted in the water column as ROV Hercules neared 
    the surface after a successful dive. Photo form OET/Nautilus Live

         The mission is two-fold. One part is to examine microbial life on Lōʻihi, the deep-sea volcano. Science Friday reported that scientists hope to "learn more about the geology and chemistry that support life in the deep ocean, as a glimpse of what alien life might require in places like the oceans of Saturn's moon Enceladus."

         The mission also seeks to "learn about the operational and communication challenges of a real space mission through a deep ocean dive." Operations specialists and scientists at University of Rhode Island's InnerSpaceCenter serve as mission control, while scientists on the Nautilus ship "operate the deep ocean robot, standing in for astronauts orbiting Mars, controlling a surface rover."

    Markers from previous expeditions exploring Lō’ihi Seamount served 
    as navigational aides and sample sites for the SUBSEA site. 
    Photo from OET/Nautilus Live

         Science Friday's Ira Glass spoke with NASA geobiologist and SUBSEA principal investigator Darlene Lim, on the Nautilus, and volcanologist Shannon Kobs-Nawotniak and oceanographer Julie Huber, at the InnerSpaceCenter.

         Lim said the mission is run like it would be in space – though she said it is a "wonderful analogue for space." The team at the InnerSpaceCenter"essentially an analogue for Mission Control," is made up of grad students, post doctorate, and senior scientists, who are "providing us with feedback every step of the way." Mission Control helps those on the Nautilus to be very productive, despite hurdles like weathering Hurricane Lane. She also said it's "very personally satisfying" that the project brings together many facets of the scientific community: ocean sciences, planetary sciences, and human space flight sciences.

    Yellow sediment may be a result of iron oxide deposits from hydrothermal 
    vents or iron-eating microbes. Photo from OET/Nautilus Live

         Kobs-Nawotniak said this is her first time working with a research vessel. "It is fascinating how to learn how to give guidance from 'Earth'– Mission Control – to help them give us the science we need to be able to move forward with the project." She said the mission has two submersibles – Hercules and Argus. One of their assignments is to capture water coming from hydrothermal vents on Lo`ihi. She said operating the submersibles from a distance is helping them to develop ways to deal with the delays that would happen in a space mission.

         Huber said Lōʻihi seamount "doesn't look like most of the systems we've studied on Earth." She said there are no "giant, black smokers, no big tube worm communities." Without larger animals, Lōʻihi is completely dominated by microbes. She compares it to the surface of Mars, looking like it is covered with red iron.

         Listen to the whole interview at www.sciencefriday.com/segments/a-deep-ocean-dive-is-training-nasa-for-space. Keep in contact with the mission at https://www.nautiluslive.org/tech/ev-nautilus.

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    Hurricanes Norman, left, and Olivia, right. Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
    HURRICANE NORMAN CROSSED INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC this afternoon. Moving along at 21 miles per hour, as of , the hurricane is downgraded to a Category 1, with winds at 90 mph. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center located Norman 970 miles east of Hilo and forecast its trajectory changing to a more northerly direction as the hurricane slows down. Forecasters predict that Norman will weaken some, but remain a hurricane for a few more days.

         Hurricane Olivia, upgraded this afternoon from a tropical storm, is the ninth named hurricane from the Eastern Pacific this season. Olivia was moving westward at 9 mph, with winds of 75 mph, over 2,500 miles east of Hilo, as of  


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    A women's ʻukulele group played yesterday at the 17th annual Kaʻū High Alumni and Friends
    community potluck luncheon at PāhalaCommunity Center. Photos by Julia Neal

    Paulette Enriques offers hula and the band Shootz entertains.
    HUNDREDS OF GRADUATES OF KAʻŪ HIGH AND PĀHALA ELEMENTARY gathered in the town on Sunday for the annual reunion, luncheon, and celebration that welcomes everyone to honor their alma mater. The feast with entertainment drew many ethnic foods from throughout Kaʻū and some of the women presented a fashion show of their creations, influenced by their cultures. The band Shootz, with two Kaʻū High school graduates, Harry Evangelista and Terry Louis, and Tui Masaniae and Cheryl and Gabe Cuevas, played for the afternoon. A women's ʻukulele group led by Brenda Domondon and a women's hula group performed.

    Kupuna hula girls at the reunion.
    Photo by Julia Neal
    Kaʻū High graduate, union leader, volunteer firefighter, 
    Portuguese bread baker Magaret Ann Cabudol and 
    her friend and community volunteer DeeDee Davis.

    Well-preserved ladies at the reunion display their `ukulele.
         Many of those gathered at PāhalaCommunity Center attended Kaʻū High and PāhalaElementary School as children of sugar cane field and factory workers. They come from many nationalities, including Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Filipino. The plantation closed in 1996. For a review of their history, see the Kaʻū  News Briefs Labor Day edition last year on Sept. 4, 2017.
         Many who flew in for this year's event also attended the annual Pāhala Bon Dance celebration on Saturday, which also honored the history of the community.

         One of the eldest to attend the reunion was Misao Narimatsu, who graduated in 1945 and is in his 90s. Attendees came from as far as Bostonand Japan.

    James Yamaki, a loyal organizer of the annual reunion 
    who welcomes everyone. Photo by Julia Neal

         Organizer James Yamaki said he was pleased with "a wonderful turnout." Kaʻū High documentarian Joe Tateyama flew in from Kauaʻi to record the event and plan for next year. They talked about the late Stan Fuke, one of the founders of Kaʻū High reunions, which happen in both Las Vegas and Pāhala. Fuke, who lived in Las Vegas, was instrumental in starting the regular trips to Vegas by Kaʻū graduates who live all over the country and beyond. The first Vegas reunion was held in 2001. The Vegas reunions often draw several hundred people each year.


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    A small pond of lava on the floor of the crater within the 
    Fissure 8 cone, with some minor, low-level spattering and 
    slow-moving lava just barely entering - but not 
    heading down - the spillway. USGS photo

    WEAK ACTIVE LAVA continues to fill the deep crater in the lower East Rift Zone's Fissure 8 cone, reports USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory. However, no lava has extended outside the walls of the cone, and no flows are heading down the spillway. Other vents were steaming due to rain, during the overflight by scientists this morning.
         Seismicity remains low and ground deformation is negligible at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano. Earthquakes, probably aftershocks of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in early May, continue on South Flank faults.
         HVO crews continue to restore communication with several monitoring stations on the east side of the island that was disrupted by the passage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lane, and continue to closely monitor Kīlauea's seismicity, deformation, and gas emissions for any sign of reactivation, and maintains visual surveillance of the summit and LERZ, as weather conditions permit.

         Sulfur dioxide emission rates at the summit, Puʻu ʻŌʻō, and LERZ remain drastically reduced; the combined rate or less than 1,000 tons per day, is lower than at any time since late 2007. On Friday, Aug. 31, LERZ emission rates were still too low to measure.

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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
    KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
    Football:
       Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
       Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
       Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
       Sat, Oct 6, , host Kohala

    Girls Volleyball:
       Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
       Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
       Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
       Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
       Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
       Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
       Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
       Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau
       Wed, Oct 10, , @ Parker
    Cross Country:
       Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
       Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Sat, Oct 6, , @ Kealakehe

    NEW and UPCOMING
    Instructor and artist, Nash Adams-Pruitt, leads 
    a Flameworking Introductory Class this 
    September. Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
    NASH ADAMS-PRUITT OFFERS AN INTRODUCTORY CLASS TO FLAMEWORKING, Saturday through Sunday, Sept. 22 to 23, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus.
         Flameworking, also known as lampworking or torchworking, is a type of glasswork whereby the artist utilizes a torch or lamp to melt the glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is blown and shaped with tools and hand movements, forming beads, figurines, or other similar miniature artwork.
    Participants in Volcano Art Center's 
    Flameworking workshop leave with a finished 
    glass work design of their own making. 
    Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
         This class, "designed for the student who has never touched a torch, is sure to spark your interest. Adams-Pruitt will teach the regions of the flame and heat base for a solid foundation from which to build flamework skills," states the event description on volcanoartcenter.org. Nash leads the class in creating sphere forms and pendants.
         Participants complete the workshop with a finished design of their own making, and the knowledge and experience of the basic skills involved to continue flameworking.
         Adams-Pruitt specializes in functional glass art and has been working borosilicate glass at the torch for four years.
         Participation costs $155 per Volcano Art Center member, or $160 per non-member, plus a $40 supply fee. Attendees are asked to wear covered shoes. Advance registration is required; workshop limited to four adults. Register at volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.

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    TUESDAY, SEPT. 4

    Hawaiʻi County Council Meetings, Tue./Wed., Sept. 4 (Committees)/5 (Council), Hilo, Tue./Wed., Sept. 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Kaʻū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nāʻālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov


    Food Handlers Certification Class, Tue., Sept. 4, 10:30-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Class limited to 50 participants, first come/first served. Sponsored and presented by Hawaiʻi Dept of Health and Sanitation. Free. ovcahi.org, call 939-7033 to sign up


    Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, 4-6pm, Sept. 18, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net


    Kaʻū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue., Sept. 4, hala Community Center.


    WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5

    Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes; bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


    Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Centerovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033


    Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, 3:30-5pm, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    THURSDAY, SEPT. 6

    Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu., Sept. 6, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


    Volleyball Clinic, Thu., Sept. 6, , Kaʻū District Gym. For keiki in 3rd through 12th grade. Register through Sept. 5. Covered shoes necessary. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    FRIDAY, SEPT. 7

    ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Meeting, Fri., Sept. 7, Aspen Centerokaukakou.org


    SATURDAY, SEPT. 8

    Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat., Sept. 8, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

    Kāwā Community Workday, Sat., Sept. 8. Meet at 9:30am at Northern Gate, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org


    Hiʻiaka and Pele, Sat., Sept. 8, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    Zentangle: Fancy Fiddles w/Dina Wood Kageler, Sat., Sept. 8, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Celebrates Volcano's Hāpuʻu tree ferns. Loaner supplies available. Zentangle Basics and watercolor experience helpful but not required. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


    SUNDAY, SEPT. 9

    ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, Sun., Sept. 9, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ʻōhiʻa lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ʻōhiʻa tree and its flower, on this free, easy, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival, Sun., Sept. 9, , Volcano Winery. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). Purchase tickets in advance. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com


    MONDAY, SEPT. 10

    Kaʻū Homeschool Co–op Group, Mon., Sept. 10 and 24, Ocean View Community Center. A parent-led homeschool activity/social group building community in Kaʻū. Contact prior to attending to confirm location in case of field trip. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351


    ONGOING
    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

    5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145, Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

    Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
         For all ages:
         - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
         - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
         Activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

    Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
         - Sept. 5: In observance of Grandparents Day, Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging. Register through Sept. 4.
         - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register Sept. 4 through 11.
         - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
         - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
         For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation.

    Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
         Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
         To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

    Volunteers Needed by St. Jude
    's Episcopal Church for Saturday community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


    Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

    Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

    Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
    auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.



    Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
         Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
    Kahuku Unit

         Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

         Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

         Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
         Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
         Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

         ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
         Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
    Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
         Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
         After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
    Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

         Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
    Prince Kūhio Plaza

         Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
    Grand Naniloa Hotel

         Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
         Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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    Kaʻū News Briefs Tuesday, September 4, 2018

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    Lonoikamakahiki ceremony at the Kahua ‘Olohu, Kaunamano, on the Makahiki Grounds. A $58,600 grant
    for Ho‘omalu Ka‘ū to steward the land is up for final approval at the County Council tomorrow.

    See story, below. Photo from Nohea Ka‘awa
    SEN. MAZIE HIRONO VIEWS JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH AS "A THREAT to the constitutional rights of millions of Americans," according to statements she made at the opening of his U.S. Supreme Court nomination hearings today. Hirono, a Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, said she would forcefully outline "what's at stake" in the fight for the future of the Supreme Court.

         Said Hirono, "Before Justice Kennedy retired, so many important Constitutional rights were hanging in the balance, decided on narrow grounds by 5-4 votes. And now that Justice Kennedy has left the Court, the forces opposed to workers' rights, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, civil rights of all kinds, and environmental protections are eager to secure a solid majority on the Court to support their right-wing views.

    Sen. Hirono, speaking against the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh
    to the U.S. Supreme Court. Photo from Hirono's office
         "These ultra-right-wing forces have been working for decades to prepare for this moment because they know that a single vote from one justice is all it would take to radically change the direction of our country. It could take just one vote on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, and deny women control over their reproductive rights. It could take just one vote to declare the Affordable Care Act's preexisting condition protections unconstitutional. It could take just one vote to dismantle environmental protections that keep our air safe to breathe and our water clean to drink. It could take just one vote to dismantle common sense gun safety laws that keep our communities safe. And it could take just one vote to further erode protections for working people and unions.

         "Since this nomination was announced, I have been asked many times why the Democrats would even bother going through the motions, when we know that our Republican colleagues will do anything to support this Administration's judicial nominees. There are battles worth fighting regardless of the outcome. A lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court who will provide the 5th vote on issues impacting the lives of every working American is a battle worth fighting."
         See her entire statement at youtube.com/watch?v=mAGGw6K2R7I.

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    FINAL APPROVAL FOR HO‘OMALU KA‘Ū to receive a $58,600 grant is expected at the County Council meeting tomorrow. The purpose is to protect, preserve, and restore Kahuā Olohu, Kaunamano. The property, known as the Makahiki Grounds, was purchased with the county's Open Space funds and is owned by the county. It is located makai of Hwy 11 between Honuʻapo and the Nāʻālehu Police Station. Kaʻū's County Council member Maile David introduced the bill for the stewardship funding.

    Kahua ‘Olohu, Kaunamano; the Makahiki Grounds. Map from County of Hawai‘i
         Part of the funding would be used for immediate clearing, mowing, fencing, and removal of invasive species, said board members of the organization. Board of Directors for Hoʻomalu are: Wendy Scott-Vance, President; Charmaine Keanu, Vice President; Keoni Fox, Secretary/Treasurer; Blossom DeSilva, Director; Willy Iaukea, Director; and Lehua Lopez-Mau, Director. A committee for the Makahiki Grounds includes: Aiana Akamu, Noehea Kaʻawa, Trice Davis, Leilani Rodrigues.

         While the ownership of the Makahiki Grounds will remain with Hawaiʻi County, Hoʻomalu Kaʻū also owns and stewards 15 acres of native dryland forest near Ocean View just off Hwy. 11.


         Testimony can be submitted tomorrow in person in Hilo, or via remote video at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, at 9 a.m.
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    100 PERCENT DISABLED VETS WILL HAVE ZERO PROPERTY TAXES, if a measure proposed by County Council member Dru Kanuha passes. The measure would replace the phrase "totally disabled" with "100 percent disabled or 100 percent unemployable, or both." It would exempt disabled or unemployable veterans from all real property tax, where "totally disabled" veterans are currently subject to the minimum tax.

    Manuel Nunes, who came to Hawaiʻi in
    1879, is credited with helping to introduce
    the ʻukulele to Hawaiian culture.
    Photo from Wikipedia
    FUNDING FOR COMMEMORATION OF THE 140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PORTUGUESE ARRIVAL TO HAWAIʻI goes for final approval to the County Council on Wednesday. The money would go to the Hawaiʻi Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce Cultural and Educational Center. Introduced by Council member Maile David, the appropriation totals $2,000.

         The Portuguese first arrived to the Hawaiian Islands in 1878. They sailed in family groups, with more than 16,000 individuals arriving through 1911. They worked in the plantations, often becoming field bosses or "luna" and mill department managers. Some received land from the plantations. Many homesteaded, becoming farmers and ranchers. The U.S. offered them citizenship in 1898 when Hawaiʻi become a territory. Many of them came from Medeiros and Azores, Portuguese islands where they lived in agricultural communities.

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    MORE MONEY TO FIGHT AGRICULTURAL CRIMES will go to the countyProsecuting Attorney's office from federal grants. The County Council plans to add the funds to the county operating budged, with a total appropriation of $198,789 to protect farmers and ranchers and prosecuted thieves. The Council is accepted to the funding at Wednesday's meeting.



    Money lost by the disaster in lower Puna, once earmarked for
    mass transit, is planned to be replaced and increased by money
    from the .5 percent Hawaiʻi County tax increase.
    See stories, right and below.
    THE COUNTY COUNCIL IS FACING A SHORTFALL IN EXPECTED INCOME from property taxes in areas destroyed and isolated by recent lava flows and related fires. The County Council will vote tomorrow on a plan for reduce expected revenues in the county's Real Property Taxes account by $3.9 million. The reduction in tax income is related to devaluation of properties destroyed or rendered inaccessible by the 2018 Kīlauea lava flow. The shortfalls will reduce expenditures by the Public Access Open Space Preservation Fund (-$78,000), Public Access Open Space Preservation Maintenance Fund (-$9,750); Information Technology (-$10,105), Planning (-$30,000), Business Development-Research and Development (-$10,000), Mass Transit (-$2,712,145), and Mass Transit Equipment (-$1,050,000).



    WITH THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX GOING UP by .5 PERCENT in Hawaiʻi County, the County expects extra income of $10 million. The County Council is expected tomorrow to establish two new General Excise Tax Surcharge Mass Transit expenditure accounts, as follows: Other Current Expenses ($4,412,145) and Equipment ($3,587,855). The remaining $2 million is appropriated to the Transfer to Capital Projects Fund expenditure account to be used for bus shelters and road improvement projects.



    Map of the lower East Rift Zone lava flows, since May. $225,000 is
    expected to be used for a new volcanic risk and vulnerability assessment
    for Hawaiʻi County. Map from USGS
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    FEDERAL FUNDING OF $225,000 IS GOING TO HAWAIʻI COUNTY for a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment – Volcanic Hazard. Funds will be used by the county Department of Research and Development to update the volcanic risk and vulnerability assessment of the Hawai‘i County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. The County Council is expected to approve its funding at its meeting Wednesday.

    A NEW ETHICS BILL FOR OFFICERS AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES goes before the County Council Wednesday for first reading. It would require that County representatives provide accurate and factual information to the public to the best of each officer's or employee's abilities and knowledge. The measure was up for first reading and proceeds to second and final reading at a future council meeting.

    HAWAIʻI ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD could receive funding from the County Council Wednesday for $4,063 to "engage with the private sector to identify employment and training needs."


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    Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc

    HIGH SURF FROM HURRICANE NORMAN is forecast to affect southeast and windward shores of Hawaiʻi Island. East swells tonight are expected at 5 feet, going up to 9 feet by tomorrow night. A small craft advisory is set through Friday morning for southeast and windward waters. Civil Defense says boat owners and oceanfront residents are urged to be on alert for high and dangerous surf conditions, complete preparations before nightfall, and be prepared as conditions can change rapidly. More information on hurricane preparedness can be found at hawaiicounty.gov/emergency-preparedness.
         As of today, Category 1 Hurricane Norman was 625 miles east of Hilo, moving at 12 miles per hour, with winds at 80 mph.  While Normanwas moving west toward Hawai`i, it was expected to head west-northwest tomorrow, then northwest on Thursday, avoiding the islands but remaining at hurricane strength into Thursday.
         Category 3 Major Hurricane Olivia, more than 2,000 miles east of Hawaiʻi, is still headed west, traveling 12 mph as of , with winds at 125 mph. 

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    APPLYING FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE from FEMA or for a low-interest disaster loan application to the Small Business Administration both have a deadline of Wednesday, Sept. 12. This is specific to those seeking aid for the 2018 Kīlauea Volcano eruption and earthquakes disaster. Apply for assistance from FEMA at disasterassistance.gov. Apply for an SBA at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.


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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
    KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
    Football:
       Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
       Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
       Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
       Sat, Oct 6, , host Kohala

    Girls Volleyball:
       Wed., Sept. 5, 6pm, host Pāhoa
       Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
       Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
       Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
       Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
       Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
       Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
       Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau
    Cross Country:
       Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
       Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Sat, Oct 6, , @ Kealakehe

    NEW and UPCOMING
    JoinVolcanoArtCenter's new weekly 
    series, Aloha Wednesday Art Classes, 
    starting tomorrow. 
    VOLCANO ART CENTER OPENS A NEW WEEKLY ART CLASS SERIES, Aloha Wednesday, focusing on visual arts, starting Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at their Ni‘aulani Campus in Volcano Village. The event description posted on volcanoartcenter.org, states the classes will include a wide range of arts, such as botanical sketching, ‘ohe kāpala (bamboo stamping), lauhala weaving, lei making, fabric dying, mosaic design, and more.

         The September classes - Sept. 5, 12, 19, and 26 - focus on lauhala weaving. The class subjects will vary as well as materials and supply fees needed. For more, call 967-8222. See volcanoartcenter.org.
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    WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5

    Family Yoga Class, Wed., Sept. 5, , PARENTS, Inc., Nāʻālehu. Wonderful way to embody connection. 3-12 years old and caregivers. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothes; bring a mat, if can, as supplies are limited. Free. 333-3460, lindsey@hawaiiparents.org


    Hawaiʻi Parents Meeting, Wed., Sept. 5, Ocean View Community Centerovcahi.org/calendar, 939-7033


    Arts and Crafts Activity: Craft Stick Puzzle Hanging (Grandparents Day Craft), Wed., Sept. 5, 3:30-5pm, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register through Sept. 4. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    THURSDAY, SEPT. 6

    Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu., Sept. 6, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


    Volleyball Clinic, Thu., Sept. 6, , Kaʻū District Gym. For keiki in 3rd through 12th grade. Register through Sept. 5. Covered shoes necessary. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    FRIDAY, SEPT. 7

    ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Meeting, Fri., Sept. 7, Aspen Centerokaukakou.org


    SATURDAY, SEPT. 8

    Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat., Sept. 8, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

    Kāwā Community Workday, Sat., Sept. 8. Meet at 9:30am at Northern Gate, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org


    Hiʻiaka and Pele, Sat., Sept. 8, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    Zentangle: Fancy Fiddles w/Dina Wood Kageler, Sat., Sept. 8, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Celebrates Volcano's Hāpuʻu tree ferns. Loaner supplies available. Zentangle Basics and watercolor experience helpful but not required. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


    SUNDAY, SEPT. 9

    ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, Sun., Sept. 9, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ʻōhiʻa lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ʻōhiʻa tree and its flower, on this free, easy, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival, Sun., Sept. 9, , Volcano Winery. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). Purchase tickets in advance. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com


    MONDAY, SEPT. 10

    Kaʻū Homeschool Co–op Group, Mon., Sept. 10 and 24, Ocean View Community Center. A parent-led homeschool activity/social group building community in Kaʻū. Contact prior to attending to confirm location in case of field trip. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351


    TUESDAY, SEPT. 11

    C.E.R.T. Discovery Harbour/Nāʻālehu, Tue., Sept. 11, , Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Public invited to see what Community Emergency Response Team is about, and participate in training scenarios. Dina Shisler, dinashisler24@yahoo.com, 410-935-8087


    ONGOING
    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

    5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145. Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

    Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
         For all ages:
         - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
         - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
         Activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

    Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
         - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register through Sept. 11.
         - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
         - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
         For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

    Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
         Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
         To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

    Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers, towel laundry, alter guild, and for the computer lab. Volunteers do not have to be members of the church. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.

    Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

    Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

    Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
    auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.



    Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
         Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
    Kahuku Unit

         Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

         Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

         Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
         Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
         Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

         ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
         Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
    Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
         Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
         After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
    Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

         Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
    Prince Kūhio Plaza

         Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
    Grand Naniloa Hotel

         Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
         Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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    Kaʻū News Briefs Wednesday, September 5, 2018

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    Jaggar Museum and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory before numerous summit collapse events that left the
    building too unstable to repair and Halemaʻumaʻu without a lava lake. Jaggar will install its displays elsewhere.
     NPS photo
    JAGGAR MUSEUM WON'T REOPEN and new exhibit locations are planned, according to a statement from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park today. One location will be Pāhoa, where Hawaiʻi Volcanoes announced a partnership with the Mainstreet Pāhoa Association and ongoing discussions to loan exhibit features from Jaggar Museum to a proposed visitor center site in downtown Pāhoa.
         "One of the most treasured visitor experiences in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, a visit to the Jaggar Museum, may be a thing of the past," says a statement from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. The building sustained significant structural damage after tens of thousands of earthquakes occurred from May through August. Recent assessments from National Park Service geomorphologists have determined the ledge on which Jaggar Museum sits as 'extremely unstable,' preventing future use of the building and grounds.
    Ranger Jack gave regular talks outside Jaggar Museum.
    NPS photo
         "In June of 2018, artifacts and some exhibit features were removed from the Jaggar Museum, as the volcanic and earthquake activity increased, damaging the building and surrounding area. However, many of the exhibit features, including wall mounted panels and displays, remained salvageable.
         "Recently, the National Park Service was approached by a 501C6 non-profit group, Mainstreet Pāhoa, who requested assistance in equipping a temporary visitor center in Pāhoa. Originally installed in 1986, the Jaggar exhibits were scheduled for a complete demolition and replacement starting in 2019. The damage and instability to Jaggar, however, has halted this project. With no other viable locations to display the exhibits in the park, soon they could be on loan to Mainstreet Pahoa," reports Hawaiʻi Volcanoes.
         Superintendent Cindy Orlando said, “We're delighted to assist the Pāhoa community and provide an opportunity for the public to experience the Jaggar exhibits a little longer. This is a joint effort with the County of Hawai‘i and Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau. Mainstreet Pāhoa came to us with a plan, a place, and a specific request that we are able to accommodate with no cost to the park, and it helps serves one of our park communities.
    Interior of Jaggar Museum as it was. NPS photo
         "Until it was destroyed by lava flows in 1989, the park had an entrance and visitor center serving the lower Puna community. Additional evaluation and planning are underway to determine a future volcanology museum experience in the park. It will likely take years and new funding for a new facility replacing Jaggar to open. No museum artifacts are included in this loan and no National Park Service funds are being used in this project."
         For more information on park recovery efforts, visit nps.gov/havo/recovery.htm. For more information on the Mainstreet Pāhoa visitor center project, visit mainstreetpahoa.business.site or contact (808) 960-4555.

    See the video of the new lava cone in fissure 8. USGS film
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    A SMALL CONE IS FORMING ON THE FLOOR OF THE CRATER within fissure 8 in lower Puna, as seen by USGS staff this morning. They reported bits of molten lava emitting from the cone every few seconds, building up to an estimated height of around 3-4 m (about 10-13 ft).

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    NORMAN STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE TODAY. The county announced it will shut down Punaluʻu, Honuʻapo, and other beach parks on the east side of the island tomorrow morning. Civil Defense announced at 3 p.m. a High Surf Warning for the north and east facing shores of Hawaiʻi Island, from South Point to Upolu Point, and said that winds may also increase in localized areas today. Civil Defense stated:


    Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc


    • All County beach parks on the north and east side of the island, from South Point to Upolu Point, will be closed tomorrow. All permits and reservations for these parks have been cancelled.   
    • Boat owners should take measures to secure their vessels until the danger passes.
    • Oceanfront residents are urged to be on alert for high and dangerous surf conditions.
    • Complete preparations before nightfall.
    • Be prepared as conditions can change rapidly!
    • More information on hurricane preparedness can be found here: hawaiicounty.gov/emergency-preparedness
    Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
         Civil Defense promised that "All closures will be updated in real time at hawaiicounty.gov/2018-hurricane-mapCivil Defense is monitoring the storm and will keep you informed of any changes that may affect your safety.  Do take this time to assure that emergency plans are updated."
         Predictions over recent days that Norman would start turning north, saw Norman continue west. The 11 a.m. forecast from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicted that Norman would make its northwest turn tonight and Thursday. At 5 p.m., Norman was traveling in a west-northwest direction, 380 miles from Hilo, with winds at 120 mph, moving toward Hawaiʻi at 9 mph.
         In the meantime, Category Two Hurricane Olivia, located nearly 2,000 miles from Hilo, was moving west-northwest at 14 mph, with winds of 100 mph, at 5 p.m. The National Hurricane Center predicts Olivia will track north of Hawaiʻi.

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    Ten more endangered ʻAlalā - Hawaiian crow - are planned to be released into the Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve
    this Fall. Right now, 11 ʻAlalā are thriving, despite depredation, volcanic activity gasses and ash, ash
    and smoke from fires, and hurricane rains. Photo from The ʻAlalā Project
    THE ʻALALĀ PROJECT PLANS TO RELEASE MORE OF THE ENDANGERED BIRDS INTO PUʻU MAKAʻALA NATURAL AREA RESERVE this Fall. According to the ʻAlalā Project, 11 ʻAlalā, native Hawaiian crows, living in the wild for a almost a year, made it through recent heavy rains of Hurricane Lane, and the ash and bad air from nearby forest fires and lava flows. Ten more, raised in captivity, are scheduled to join them.

    A pair of ʻAlalā, in the Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve.
    Photo from The ʻAlalā Project
         The critically endangered birds that were released into the wild from conservation breeding facilities last fall, experienced more than 30 inches of rain from Lane. As soon as it was safe, staff from ʻAlalā Project partner, San Diego Zoo Global's Hawai‘i Endangered Bird Conservation Program, headed into the field to check on the birds' welfare.
         Dr. Alison Greggor, a post-doctoral research associate with San Diego Global, commented, "The Hawaiian forest is very resilient and, in that way, the ʻAlalā are also very resilient. Our team got out here as soon as it was safe, and they saw no ill effects on the birds. They weathered the storm very well."

       Staff from the state Department of Land & Natural Resources assessed damage to roads, infrastructure, and any impact of the agency's management practices to steward the native forest.  DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife Biologist Jackie Gaudioso-Levita said, "Decades of intensive habitat management have made the reserve a unique ecosystem, home to some of the island's rarest birds and plants."

    11 ʻAlalā are thriving, despite predation from species such
    as the ʻIo, Hawaiian hawk. Photo from NPS
         Greggor described the 11 birds as "quite hardy.  They've lived in the forest for almost a year, including through one entire winter. They survive very well in wet conditions and they're able to fend for themselves. We've seen over time that the birds have gotten much better at seeking shelter in the forest and finding natural nooks and crevices where they can hide from the rain."

         She explained that forest birds "that get really wet from prolonged rain can see ill effects when their body temperatures drop."ʻAlalā are known to be highly intelligent and the field team was "thrilled" that, in spite of two and a half feet of rain in just over four days, the birds remained unharmed.  She said that with the tiny population, a single storm could decimate the program to establish them in the wild.
         Greggor said that "These ʻAlalā, with ten others planned to be released this Fall and dozens of others waiting in the wings, are the subjects of one of Hawai‘i's most intensive and complex conservation breeding and reintroduction programs ever."

    An ʻAlalā, foraging on berries.
    Photo from The ʻAlalā Project
         The last wild ʻAlalā were seen more than 15 years ago in South Kona. Experts from a host of state, federal, non-profit, and private agencies and organizations, all partners in The ʻAlalā Project, have spent years rearing birds in conservation centers on the BigIsland and on Maui, managing suitable habitat, and strategically planning their release back to the wild. In addition to last year's and this Fall's upcoming release, the plan is to continue releasing birds into native forests for at least the next three years. "Ultimately the hope is ʻAlalā in the wild will eventually breed successfully and re-establish their place again in the ecosystem," says the report from the 

    ʻAlalā Project.
        

         The ʻAlalā Project invites the public to attend two events this month:

         THE SECOND ANNUAL BIRD FAIR, part of the Hawaiʻi Island Festival of Birds, happens Saturday, Sept. 15 from to , at Sheraton Kona Resort at KeauhouBay. General admission grants access to the Bird Fair for a full day of celebrating Hawaiʻi's birds and learning about their habitats and conservation challenges. Connect with artists, conservation groups, resource managers, scientists, and eco-tour companies.

         Speaker and panel presentations throughout the day features the theme, "Back from the Brink." Keiki activities and announcements will include the official release of the Hawaiian Islands Bird Pack for Merlin by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

         Children 15 and younger attend free with a paying adult. Included with each paid admission is a $5 Birdie Buck good towards a purchase at any Festival Booth. Parking is included and tickets will be validated. There will be lunch available for purchase and free water filling stations for those who bring a refillable water bottle and support the zero waste event. For more information, call 808-331-3655 or visit birdfesthawaii.org/event/bird-fair.

    KEAUHOU-KAʻŪ COMMUNITY DAY, on Saturday, Sept. 22, gives the public a chance to be a forest guardian, to aloha ʻāina, and to give back to a place that is important to many native species. The Nā Kiaʻi Kūmokuhāliʻi program and Three Mountain Alliance's event gets people outside in the keauhou forest near Volcano in Kaʻū to "get a little dirty and learn more about native mauka forests and why they are so vital to life here on our island." For more information and to sign up, visit threemountainalliance.org/community.

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    HAWAIIAN TELCOM invites everyone to participate in the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - Cable Television Division - and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in the Measuring Broadband America program. The goal of the program is to collect broadband performance data that both the FCC and the DCCA can use in their efforts to improve access to broadband service across the State and the nation, states a release from the utility.

         Internet customers who are interested in volunteering for the project will have access to a personal reporting suite that will allow them to monitor and report their broadband service performance. A free device called a Whitebox will be provided through an analytics firm called SamKnows, and will measure several aspects related to the customer's Internet access experience. The Whitebox will not measure household activity and will only run tests when there is little or no network use taking place so it won't affect internet service performance.
         To participate in the project, fill out the FCC's web-based sign-up form at measuringbroadbandamerica.com/signup?country=236&isp=372&product=3862. For more information about the Measuring Broadband America project, visit cca.hawaii.gov/broadband/measuring-broadband-america. To view a video about the Whitebox installation proccess, visit youtube.com/watch?v=NBlCDupot3I.

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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
    KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
    Football:
       Thu., Sept. 6, 6pm, @ Pāhoa
       Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
       Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
       Sat, Oct 6, , host Kohala

    Girls Volleyball:
       Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
       Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
       Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
       Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
       Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
       Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
       Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau
       Wed, Oct 10, , @ Parker
       Fri, Oct 12, , host St. Joseph

    Cross Country:
       Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
       Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Sat, Oct 6, , @ Kealakehe

    NEW and UPCOMING
    HULA VOICES RETURNS THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., with Kumu Hula Piʻilani Kaʻawaloa and moderator Desiree Moana Cruz, at Volcano Art Center's Ni‘aulani Campus in Volcano Village.
    Kumu Hual Pi‘ilani Ka‘awaloa joins moderator Desiree Moana Cruz for
    Hula Voices on Thursday, Sept. 6. Photo from volcanoartcenter.org
         Kaʻawaloa is Kumu Hula of Hālau Ka Hinano ʻO Puna. She is a graduate of Pāhoa High and Elementary Schools, with a B.A. in Hawaiian Studies and Teaching Certificate in Education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
         As an active community member, she is President of the Kalapana Community Organization, and Reverend and member of Ka Mau Loa O Ka Malamalama Hoʻomana Naʻauao Church, and has served as ʻAlakaiʻi to Hālau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Johnny Lum Ho.
         As an educator, Kaʻawalao has taught at Pūnana Leo ʻO Hilo, Keaʻau Middle School, Honokaʻa High School, Pāhoa High & Intermediate School, and in the Kamehameha Hawaiʻi Performing Art program. She has appeared in various documentaries, and on local and national television, regarding the lava flows, Pele, and the stories - moʻolelo - of Puna and Pele.
         Each month, Hula Voices presents "an engaging, intimate 'talk story' session with Hawai‘i Island's hula practitioners, as they share their hula genealogy, traditions, protocols and experiences," states the event description on volcanoartcenter.org.
         Hula Voices, free to attend, is supported in part by a grant from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Research and Development, and individual funding from members of the Volcano Art Center's ʻohana. Call 967-8222 for more. See volcanoartcenter.org.

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    THURSDAY, SEPT. 6

    Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu., Sept. 6, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org


    Volleyball Clinic, Thu., Sept. 6, , Kaʻū District Gym. For keiki in 3rd through 12th grade. Register through Sept. 5. Covered shoes necessary. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    FRIDAY, SEPT. 7

    ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Meeting, Fri., Sept. 7, Aspen Centerokaukakou.org


    SATURDAY, SEPT. 8

    Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat., Sept. 8, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

    Kāwā Community Workday, Sat., Sept. 8. Meet at 9:30am at Northern Gate, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org


    Hiʻiaka and Pele, Sat., Sept. 8, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    Zentangle: Fancy Fiddles w/Dina Wood Kageler, Sat., Sept. 8, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Celebrates Volcano's Hāpuʻu tree ferns. Loaner supplies available. Zentangle Basics and watercolor experience helpful but not required. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


    SUNDAY, SEPT. 9

    ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, Sun., Sept. 9, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ʻōhiʻa lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ʻōhiʻa tree and its flower, on this free, easy, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival, Sun., Sept. 9, , Volcano Winery. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). Purchase tickets in advance. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com


    MONDAY, SEPT. 10

    Kaʻū Homeschool Co–op Group, Mon., Sept. 10 and 24, Ocean View Community Center. A parent-led homeschool activity/social group building community in Kaʻū. Contact prior to attending to confirm location in case of field trip. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351


    TUESDAY, SEPT. 11

    C.E.R.T. Discovery Harbour/Nāʻālehu, Tue., Sept. 11, , Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Public invited to see what Community Emergency Response Team is about, and participate in training scenarios. Dina Shisler, dinashisler24@yahoo.com, 410-935-8087


    WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12

    Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visits: Dental, Wed., Sept. 12, ; Medical, Thu., Aug 27, Cooper CenterVolcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every Month; Dental, second Wednesday. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


    Arts and Crafts Activity: Dove Foldable For Peace, Wed., Sept. 12, 3:30-5pm, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register Sept. 4-11. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    ONGOING
    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

    5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145. Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

    Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
         For all ages:
         - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
         - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
         Activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

    Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
         - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register through Sept. 11.
         - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
         - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
         For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation/.

    Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
         Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
         To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

    Volunteers Needed by St. Jude's Episcopal Church for community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers, towel laundry, alter guild, and for the computer lab. Volunteers do not have to be members of the church. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


    Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

    Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

    Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
    auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.


    Find Your Park, invites Hawai
    ʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
         Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
    Kahuku Unit

         Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

         Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

         Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
         Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
         Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

         ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
         Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
    Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
         Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
         After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
    Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

         Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
    Prince Kūhio Plaza

         Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
    Grand Naniloa Hotel

         Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
         Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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    Kaʻū News Briefs Thursday, September 6, 2018

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    Humpback whales may be coming to Hawai‘i in smaller numbers, staying for shorter durations, and singing less in
    the sanctuary See more about declining humpback numbers in Hawai‘i, below.
    Photo from Ed Lyman/NOAA, under NOAA permit #15240

    THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION WILL SPEND $1 MILLION for an ad campaign supporting confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a tweet this evening from Sen. Mazie Hirono. "They wouldn't spend this kind of money unless they thought Judge Kavanaugh was on their side. #StopKavanaugh," said the Hirono tweet. 
    Sen. Mazie Hirono, asking Kavanaugh about his opinion
    on Native Hawaiian's status in federally funded programs.
    Photo from Hirono's Twitter
           Earlier today, Hirono released an email from Kavanaugh, saying it shows that his confirmation could put at risk federal funding for Native Hawaiian programs. The Kavanaugh quote is as follows: "Any program targeting Native Hawaiians as a group is subject to strict scrutiny and of questionable validity under the Constitution." He made the statement in an email in 2002 when he was working for Pres. George W. Bush. He was answering a question on whether Hawaiians should be treated like other Native American tribes.
          She also tweeted: "These are the docs that R(epublicans) don't want you to see—because they show that Judge Kavanaugh wrongly believes that Native Hawaiian programs are Constitutionally questionable. I defy anyone reading this to be able to conclude that it should be deemed confidential in any way, shape, or form."
    Judge Brett Kavanaught, answering Hirono's queries.
    Photo from Hirono's Twitter
         Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, threatened to have Hirono removed from her seat. However, at least one other Democratic senator also released "classified documents" associated with the hearing and Democrats declared that the Republicans were unethical in keeping them from the public. The Republicans said the documents were not actually classified and Hirono said they were out to "cover their okoles."

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    FOOD SHORTAGES FOR HUMPBACK WHALES in their summer feeding grounds in Alaska may reduce their populations there and in their wintering waters in Hawaiʻi. The number of humpbacks wintering in Hawaiʻi in 2006 was estimated to be about 10,000. Observers noticed a decline in arrivals to Hawaiʻi beginning in 2014 and the whale count continued to dwindle last winter. This summer, observers reported lower numbers of humpbacks in Alaska.

    Around 80 percent of mother and calf pairs in Hawaiian sanctuary 
    waters are accompanied by a single male whale, known 
    as an escort. Photo from caringforcalves.org

         National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Elizabeth Weinberg, of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, reports in her story Humpback Whales: Navigating an Oceanof Change, that food for whales may be in smaller supply with warming of Alaska waters.

         Weinberg writes that "Over the last several years, three oceanographic conditions have conspired to warm Alaskan waters, which has affected the availability of humpback whale food sources like krill." She pointed to three probable causes:

         El Niño: Every two to seven years, warm water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean shifts east, triggering warmer temperatures in the northeastern Pacific, including waters off Alaska.

         The Pacific Decadal Oscillation: Every 20 to 30 years, the Pacific Ocean shifts between a warm and cool phase, bringing higher-than-normal sea surface temperatures to the northeastern Pacific.

    A mother humpback whale supports her calf in the warm waters of Hawaiian 
    Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 
    Photo from J. Moore/NOAA, under NOAA permit #15240

         The Blob: An extreme marine heatwave. A giant blob of warm water showed up in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Pacific Northwestand Alaska in 2013, eventually expanding until it was more than 2,000 miles wide. While its cause is unclear, it may be connected to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or may be linked to a persistent high pressure weather pattern over the northeastern Pacific Ocean. See Aug. 26 Kaʻū News Briefs for more.

         All three appear to have converged to warm Alaskan waters. The Blob formed in 2013, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation shifted to a warm phase in 2014, and the most recent El Niño cycle began in 2015. The warm water spells bad news for krill, the main food source for humpbacks. "Krill are especially sensitive to warm water. Krill eggs hatch at a narrow temperature range, and rely on strong upwellings to bring nutrients into the surface area of the ocean. Warmer waters reduce the strength of these coastal upwellings, impacting krill production. That leaves humpback whales without their primary food source," writes Weinberg.

    The SPLASH survey conducted between 2004 and 2006 estimated that 
    approx. 10,000 humpback whales visited Hawai‘i each year. 
    Photo from J. Moore/NOAA, under MMHSRP permit #18786-02

         She notes that humpbacks winter in Hawaiʻi to calve and mate, the warm waters providing protection for their young that are born with little blubber, and from orca killer whales, which have a much lower population in Hawaiian waters than in Alaska.

         A survey called The Structure of Population, Level of Abundance, Status of Humpback Whales predicted in 2006 that the humpback population would grow by 5.5 to 6 percent per year. From 2006 to 2016, the recovery of the Hawaiʻi-Alaska humpback population was so great, they were taken off the endangered species list. However, humpback numbers in Hawaiʻi decreased by about half between 2014 and 2017, while accounting for random fluctuations, reports Weinberg. Mother-calf pairs were down an additional 35 percent.
         Ed Lyman, the large whale entanglement response coordinator for Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, has heard of lower numbers of wintering humpbacks in Hawaiian waters since 2015, says the article. He said tour operators, fishermen, researchers, and other members of the on-water community reported numbers of adult humpbacks and calves declining sharply.

    NOAA says: "It is now more important than ever to give whales plenty of
    space in and outside of the sanctuary. Do not approach a humpback whale
    within 100 yards. This photo depicts kayakers who are too close to a whale."
    Photo from Ed Lyman/NOAA, under NOAA permit #20311
         Dr. Marc Lammers, research coordinator at Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, and former president of the Oceanwide Science Institute and an associate research professor at the University of Hawaiʻi, noticed a decline in whales through recordings of their songs. He documented a decline in decibels of whale songs in January 2016, which could mean fewer whales. He also reported that whale singing ended earlier each year, which could mean a shorter stay in Hawaiʻi.

         The SanctuaryOcean Count – staffed by volunteers on Hawaiʻi, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi for 20 years – has seen a decline in the number of humpback sightings since 2016. So has Hawaiʻi Marine Mammal Consortium. Between 2010 and 2015, the HMMC sighted 477 whales on average each year. But in 2016 and 2017, that average dropped to 261 whales, a decrease of 46 percent. The proportion of calves in the population also dropped dramatically, from 25 calves per season to just six. Because the researchers do a consistent number of surveys each year, says the article, the trends in the data accurately reflect change over time.
         In Alaskan waters, says Christine Gabriele of HMMC, lower numbers and thinner humpbacks have been seen for two summers: 2016 and 2017. However, the lower number of whales from summer 2018 look to be slightly less thin.


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    Hurricane Norman, left, and Olivia, right. Image from prh.noaa.gov/cphc
    CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE NORMAN, reports Central Pacific Hurricane Center, was 275 miles northeast of Hilo, with sustained winds of 100 mph, moving northwest at 9 mph, as of 5 p.m. It is not forecast to directly affect the Hawaiian Islands.

         The National Weather Service reports that a High Surf Warning has been issued for the north and east facing shores of Hawaiʻi Island, from South Point to Upolu Point. Winds may also increase in localized areas today.

         Due to the forecasted weather conditions, the following closures and recommendations are now in effect, per Civil Defense:

       - AllCounty beach parks on the north and east side of the island, from South Point to Upolu Point, are closed today. All permits and reservations for these parks have been cancelled.

       - Boat owners should take measures to secure their vessels until the danger passes. (HiloArea)

    Oceanfront residents are urged to be on alert for high and dangerous surf conditions through Friday.

       - All schools and roads are open at this time. Closures will be updated in real time at hawaiicounty.gov/2018-hurricane-map.

    Five-day forecast for Hurricane Olivia sees her heading directly for Hawaiʻi.
    Image from ssd.noaa.gov
         More information on hurricane preparedness can be found at hawaiicounty.gov/emergency-preparedness.

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    CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE OLIVIA IS INCREASING IN STRENGTH, with winds at 130 mph, reports the NationalHurricaneCenter. Though about 1,700 miles east of South Point as of , Olivia is forecast to head directly for Hawaiʻi, traveling at 14 mph.

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    Image from Kaʻū Trojans Twitter
    KAʻŪ TROJANS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL first game of the season, delayed by Hurricane Lane, was held Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Hilo. Kaʻū gave it a good shot: JV with 8 in both games and Varsity scoring 7, 10, and 17. However, Hilo won every game.
         In the second game of the season, Wednesday, Sept. 5, Kaʻū hosted Pāhoa. JV fought hard, with 10 points for each game. Varisty won all three of their games, with the third game being a tie breaker, ending in 24 to 26.
         See the next games to be played for all Fall sports, below.

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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
    KAʻŪ TROJANS FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
    Football:
       Sat., Sept. 15, 1pm, @ Kohala
       Sat., Sept. 22, 3:30pm, host Lanai @ Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 29, 11am, host Pāhoa
       Sat, Oct 6, , host Kohala


       Sat, Oct 13, BIIF Semi-Finals at Kamehameha

    Girls Volleyball:
       Wed., Sept. 12, 6pm, @ Christian Liberty
       Fri., Sept. 14, @ Kamehameha
       Mon., Sept. 17, 6pm, host Lapahoehoe
       Wed., Sept. 19, 6pm, host Kohala
       Thu., Sept. 20, 6pm, @ Honokaʻa
       Tue., Sept. 25, 6pm, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Tues, Oct 2, , @ Kealakehe
       Fri, Oct 5, , host Keaʻau
       Wed, Oct 10, , @ Parker
       Fri, Oct 12, , host St. Joseph

    Cross Country:
       Sat., Sept. 8, 10am, @ Kamehameha
       Sat., Sept. 15, 10am, Keaʻau
       Sat., Sept. 22, 9am, @ HPA
       Fri., Sept. 28, 6pm, host Kona
       Mon., Oct. 1, 6pm, host HAAS
       Sat, Oct 6, , @ Kealakehe
       Sat, Oct 13, BYE


    NEW and UPCOMING
    GIVE ALOHA, FOODLAND'S ANNUAL COMMUNITY MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM - with several participating Hawai‘i non-profit organizations active in the Ka‘ū community - is underway, and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 30. Foodland Maika‘i members are encouraged to make donations - up to $249 per person, per organization - at a Foodland's checkout counter to one of the many non-profits participating.
         The program was created in 1999 in honor of Foodland's founder, Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan.
         Participating Hawai‘i non-profit organizations active in the Ka‘ū Community are listed here, with their corresponding tracking codes: AdvoCATS, 77404; American Red Cross of Hawai‘i, 77010; Food Basket, Hawai‘i Islands Food Basket, 78348; Habitat for Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Island, 78553; Hawai‘i Island Humane Society, 77053; Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, 78764; Ka ‘Ohana O Honu‘apo, 78760; Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i (Big Island), 78360; PARENTS, Inc., 7725; Partners in Development Foundation (Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool), 78385; Special Olympics Hawai‘i, 77129; Volcano Art Center, 77000; and more at foodland.com/files/uploads/Organizations%20List%202018_0.pdf.
         "Donations to each organization are tracked, and Foodland's matching gift is divided proportionately among all participating organizations based on customer donations to the organizations," says the program description on foodland.com. The site states, "Each year, Foodland contributes more than $250,000 to match customer donations for all organizations combined. Since the program began in 1999, a total of more than $29.1 million has been raised for Hawai‘i's charities." With the Western Union Foundation donating $50,000 to add to Foodland's donations this year, the total gift will be $300,000.
         Customer donations and Foodland's matching gift will be received by the organizations by Oct. 31. Donations made without a Maika’i card will not be matched. Those who wish to participate but do not have a Maika’i account may establish one with the cashier by using an unique 10-digit number, like a phone number.
         Any donation must be made payable to Foodland or Sack N Save. Donor names will not be released. All Hawai‘i 501 (c)(3) organizations are invited to participate each year. For more, see foodland.com/our-community/give-aloha, call Community Relations at 732-0791 or email givealoha@foodland.com.

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    FRIDAY, SEPT. 7

    ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Meeting, Fri., Sept. 7, Aspen Centerokaukakou.org

    SATURDAY, SEPT. 8

    Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat., Sept. 8, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

    Kāwā Community Workday, Sat., Sept. 8. Meet at 9:30am at Northern Gate, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org


    Hiʻiaka and Pele, Sat., Sept. 8, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    Zentangle: Fancy Fiddles w/Dina Wood Kageler, Sat., Sept. 8, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Volcano Village. Celebrates Volcano's Hāpuʻu tree ferns. Loaner supplies available. Zentangle Basics and watercolor experience helpful but not required. $30/VAC member, $35/non-member, plus $10 supply fee. Bring light refreshment to share. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222


    SUNDAY, SEPT. 9

    ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, Sun., Sept. 9, , Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ʻōhiʻa lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ʻōhiʻa tree and its flower, on this free, easy, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO


    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival, Sun., Sept. 9, , Volcano Winery. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). Purchase tickets in advance. 967-7772, volcanowinery.com


    MONDAY, SEPT. 10

    Kaʻū Homeschool Co–op Group, Mon., Sept. 10 and 24, Ocean View Community Center. A parent-led homeschool activity/social group building community in Kaʻū. Contact prior to attending to confirm location in case of field trip. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351


    TUESDAY, SEPT. 11

    C.E.R.T. Discovery Harbour/Nāʻālehu, Tue., Sept. 11, , Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Public invited to see what Community Emergency Response Team is about, and participate in training scenarios. Dina Shisler, dinashisler24@yahoo.com, 410-935-8087


    WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12

    Volcano Bay Clinic Mobile Health Unit Visits: Dental, Wed., Sept. 12, ; Medical, Thu., Aug 27, Cooper CenterVolcano Village. Must be Bay Clinic, Inc. patient. Medical services offered last Thursday of every Month; Dental, second Wednesday. Call 333-3600 to schedule appointment. See Cooper Center June newsletter for details. thecoopercenter.org


    Arts and Crafts Activity: Dove Foldable For Peace, Wed., Sept. 12, 3:30-5pm, Pāhala Community Center. For keiki in grades K-8. Register Sept. 4-11. Free. hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation, 928-3102


    THURSDAY, SEPT. 13

    Story Time with Auntie Linda from Tūtū and Me, Thu., Sept. 13, 10:30-noon, Nāʻālehu Public Library. 929-8571


    Hawaiian Civic Club of Kaʻū, Thu., Sept. 13, , United Methodist Church in Nāʻālehu. Pres. Berkley Yoshida, 747-0197

    ONGOING
    5th Annual Volcano Winery Harvest Festival tickets on sale for event on Sun., Sept. 9. Benefit for Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. Music, food, wine, and raffle. $40/adult (21+). 967-7772, volcanowinery.com

    5th Annual Kaʻū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145. Fees through Sept. 10: 5K, $35/person; 10K, $45/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $55/person. Fees Sept. 11-20:  5K, $55/person; 10K, $65/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $75/person. On Race Day, $75 per person, any race. Race Day is Sat., Sept. 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Kaʻū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ʻO Kaʻū Kākou, okaukakou.org.

    Activities at Kahuku Park - within Hawaiian Ocean View Estates - over the next two months, include two physical activities, three arts and crafts activities, and a Park Beautification Day.
         For all ages:
         - Friendship Bracelets: Wed., Sept. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 10 through 14.
         - Park Beautification Day: Fri., Sept. 28, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Registration open Sept. 19 through 26.
         Activities are free to attend. For more, call Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit the park during business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation.

    Free Arts and Crafts Activities at Pāhala Comunity Center happen on Wednesdays in September, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., through the end of Sept., for keiki in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
         - Sept. 12: Dove Foldable For Peace. Register through Sept. 11.
         - Sept. 19: Handprint Tree Art. Register Sept. 13 through 18.
         - Sept. 26: Beaded Wind Chime. Register Sept. 19 through 25.
         For more, call 928-3102 or visit the community center during business hours: Monday-Thursday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., or Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation.

    Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschools Temporary Nāʻālehu Location is Kauahaʻao Church in Waiʻōhinu. Meeting days and times remain the same: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pāhala site program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Pāhala Community Center.
         Tūtū and Me also offers home visits to those with keiki zero to five years old, to aid with parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Free. Visits last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, total of 12 visits. Snacks are provided.
         To enroll in either program, fill out enrollment forms found at pidf.org/programs/tutu_and_me/enrollment_forms, or call Linda Bong at 464-9634. Questions: Clark at 929-8571 or eclark@pidfountation.org.

    Volunteers Needed by St. Jude
    's Episcopal Church for community outreach, especially soup cooks and shower organizers, towel laundry, alter guild, and for the computer lab. Volunteers do not have to be members of the church. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's. Contact Dave Breskin, 319-8333.


    Ocean View Vet Center Visits Suspended until further notice. Veterans, call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

    Harmony Educational Services, Home Based Educational Programs - Open Enrollment through Oct 15; harmonyed.com/hawaii. Partnered with four local public charter schools, Harmony offers benefits of homeschooling with resources available to public schools. Interested families can also contact Rayna Williams at rwilliams@harmonyed.com or 430-9798.

    Disaster Recovery Center open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pāhoa Neighborhood Center at 15-3022 K
    auhale St. See information applicants need to bring, or register online, at fema.gov/disaster/4366. If you are a survivor who has left the area, call 800-621-3362. Salvation Army distribution center at Pāhoa Community Center on Tue, Thu, and Sat, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. To donate, contact 756-0306.



    Find Your Park, invites Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, to kamaʻaina and tourist alike. Experience authentic Hawaiian cultural programs, guided hikes, After Dark events, and more from Kaʻū to Volcano to Hilo, while the partial closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues.
         Free of charge, with no entry fees, rangers offer new and familiar programs at Kahuku Unit, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, and Mokupāpapa Discovery Center and Prince Kūhio Plaza in Hilo.
    Kahuku Unit

         Kahuku events are posted to the park website, nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/kahuku-hikes.htm.

         Regularly scheduled Guided Hikes, monthly Coffee Talk, daily Ranger Talks, with cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

         Guided Hikes on Saturdays and Sundays begin at  Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Can't make a guided hike but want to get to know Kahuku better? The Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will tailor a customized trek just for you. Contact Friends through their website. Proceeds support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
         Coffee Talk, held the last Friday of the month, , at the Visitor Contact Station. Dr. Frank Bonaccorsoreveals "A Day in the Life of ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - the Hawaiian Hoary Bat," and shares a 24-hour cycle of the only land mammal native to Hawaiʻi on Fri., Aug. 31.
         Ranger Talks introduce the natural, cultural and historic attributes of Kahuku on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at  and , and Saturday and Sunday at , at the Visitor Contact Station.

         ʻIke Hana No ʻEau: Experience the Skillful Work Cultural De
         Picnic in the Park: Join Kahuku for Hawaiian music and hula. Bring a picnic lunch or opt to buy lunch from food trucks on this family-friendly day. Supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi VolcanoesNational Park. Sun., Sept. 16, 
    Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus
         Find Park Rangers in Volcano Village daily, at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. Rangers are there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide talks and answer questions about the current eruption.
         After Dark Near the Park at the Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus. Each event will have a different subject matter.
    Mokupāpapa Discovery Center
         Find Park Rangers in downtown Hilo, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers provide daily eruption updates. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they give a talk about all five of Hawaiʻi Island's volcanoes, including Kīlauea. Get NPS Passport Books stamped. Located at 76 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
    Prince Kūhio Plaza

         Find Park Rangers alongside the park's non-profit partner, Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association, at their brand new mall store.
    Grand Naniloa Hotel

         Find Park Rangers stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo on Sundays and Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rangers provide eruption updates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The park film that is normally available to visitors at Kīlauea Visitor Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, is shown every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.
         Park rangers also greet incoming arrivals at the Hilo International Airport, welcome cruise ship passengers as they disembark at the Port of Hilo, and inform visitors at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center most Sundays.

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