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Members of the Hawaii Island Palm Society invite the public to join them for an “armchair” trip to Singapore Botanic Gardens, a spectacular 82-hectare oasis that received UNESCO World Heritage designation in 2015.
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Members of the Hawaii Island Palm Society invite the public to join them for an “armchair” trip to Singapore Botanic Gardens, a spectacular 82-hectare oasis that received UNESCO World Heritage designation in 2015.
Nigel Taylor, the Singapore Botanic Garden’s director, will share his PowerPoint presentation about the history and photographs of the garden from the 700-page dossier that was submitted during the UNESCO nomination process. His presentation takes place at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, UCB Room 100.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is more than 150 years old and features a diverse collection of plants and trees, including a tiger orchid that was planted in 1861 and still growing strong. Symphony Lake, in the garden, is home to Palm Valley with more than 115 genera and 220 different palm species.
Before becoming the Singapore garden’s director in 2011, Taylor had a 34-year career with the England’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The 300-member Hawaii Island Palm Society, an affiliate of the International Palm Society, is an educational group dedicated to demonstrating the variety of palms that can be grown in Hawaii and to providing palms and their cultivation.
For more information, contact Bob Gibbens at 333-5626 or visit www.hawaiiislandpalmsociety.com.
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Enrollment in Hilo’s public schools is up slightly, while enrollment in Puna’s schools remains virtually flat.
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Something terrible happened to pregnant women in Texas: their mortality rate doubled in recent years, and is now comparable to rates in places such as Russia or Ukraine. Although researchers into this disaster are careful to say it can’t be attributed to any one cause, the death surge coincides with the state’s defunding of Planned Parenthood, which led to the closing of many clinics.
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Something terrible happened to pregnant women in Texas: their mortality rate doubled in recent years, and is now comparable to rates in places such as Russia or Ukraine. Although researchers into this disaster are careful to say it can’t be attributed to any one cause, the death surge coincides with the state’s defunding of Planned Parenthood, which led to the closing of many clinics.
And all of this should be seen against the general background of Texas policy, which is extremely hostile toward anything that helps low-income residents.
There’s an important civics lesson here. While many people are focused on national politics, with reason — one sociopath in the White House can ruin your whole day — many crucial decisions are taken at the state and local levels. If the people we elect to these offices are irresponsible, cruel or both, they can do a lot of damage.
This is especially true when it comes to health care. Even before the Affordable Care Act went into effect, there was wide variation in state policies, especially toward the poor and near-poor. Medicaid has always been a joint federal-state program, in which states have considerable leeway about who to cover. States with consistently conservative governments generally offered benefits to as few people as the law allowed, sometimes only to adults with children in truly dire poverty. States with more liberal governments extended benefits much more widely. These policy differences were one main reason for a huge divergence in the percentage of the population without insurance, with Texas consistently coming in first in that dismal ranking.
And the gaps have only grown wider since Obamacare went into effect, for two reasons. First, the Supreme Court made the federally funded expansion of Medicaid, a crucial part of the reform, optional at the state level. This should be a no-brainer: If Washington is willing to provide health insurance to many of your state’s residents — and in so doing pump dollars into your state’s economy — why wouldn’t you say yes? But 19 states, Texas among them, are still refusing free money, denying health care to millions.
Beyond this is the question of whether states are trying to make health reform succeed. California — where Democrats are firmly in control, thanks to the GOP’s alienation of minority voters — shows how it’s supposed to work: The state established its own health exchange, carefully promoting and regulating competition, and engaged in outreach to inform the public and encourage enrollment. The result has been dramatic success in keeping costs down and reducing the number of uninsured.
Needless to say, nothing like this has happened in red states. And while the number of uninsured has declined even in these states, thanks to the federal exchanges, the gap between red and blue states has widened.
But why are states such as Texas so dead-set against helping the unfortunate, even if the feds are willing to pick up the tab?
You still hear claims that it’s all about economics, that small government and free markets are the key to prosperity. And it’s true Texas has long led the nation in employment growth. But there are other reasons for that growth, especially energy and cheap housing.
And we’ve lately seen strong evidence from the states that refute this small-government ideology. On one side, there’s the Kansas experiment — the governor’s own term for it — in which sharp tax cuts were supposed to cause dramatic job growth, but have in practice been a complete bust. On the other side, there’s California’s turn to the left under Jerry Brown, which conservatives predicted would ruin the state but actually has been accompanied by an employment boom.
So, the economic case for being cruel to the unfortunate has lost whatever slight credibility it might once have had. Yet, the cruelty goes on. Why?
A large part of the answer, surely, is the usual one: It’s about race. Medicaid expansion disproportionately benefits nonwhite Americans; so does spending on public health more generally. And opposition to these programs is concentrated in states where voters in local elections don’t like the idea of helping neighbors who don’t look like them.
In the specific case of Planned Parenthood, this usual answer is overlaid with other, equally nasty issues, including — or so I’d say — a substantial infusion of misogyny.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Most Americans are, I think, far more generous than the politicians leading many of our states. The problem is that too many of us don’t vote in state and local elections, or realize how much cruelty is being carried out in our name. The point is America would become a better place if more of us started paying attention to politics beyond the presidential race.
Paul Krugman is a syndicated columnist who writes for the New York Times News Service.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said he supports expanding a marine monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said he supports expanding a marine monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Ige’s office said Thursday he sent a letter to President Barack Obama declaring his support for enlarging the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
He told the president that expanding the monument’s boundaries carefully balances the real human needs of today with the future health of an ecosystem that sustains life in the Hawaiian Islands.
Ige said he supports the boundary proposal submitted by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii. This would limit the expansion along the monument’s southern boundary to preserve popular fishing grounds for Hawaii fishermen.
The governor also reiterated his request that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs be made a co-trustee of the monument.
Sean Martin, the president of the Hawaii Longline Association, said he was “disappointed” by the governor’s decision to support expanding the monument. He said the monument’s expansion would be based on political and not scientific reasons.
Hawaii’s longline fishing fleet supplies a large portion of the fresh tuna and other fish consumed in Hawaii. Martin has previously estimated the fleet catches about 2 million pounds of fish annually from the proposed expansion area.
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Police are looking for a 22-year-old Kapaau man who is wanted for sexual assault.
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Police are looking for a 22-year-old Kapaau man who is wanted for sexual assault.
Jesulito Juan is wanted on bench warrants after being indicted by a grand jury indictments on two counts of first-degree sexual assault.
He’s described as 5-foot-6, 134 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
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YORKSHIRE, England — Staring at the horizon, I might have been looking at a vast canvas where the technique of chiaroscuro, the interplay of light and dark, was used to create a specific mood. One minute sunshine dappled the landscape; the next misty rain enveloped it.
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YORKSHIRE, England — Staring at the horizon, I might have been looking at a vast canvas where the technique of chiaroscuro, the interplay of light and dark, was used to create a specific mood. One minute sunshine dappled the landscape; the next misty rain enveloped it.
“Don’t worry about that,” said my hiking guide Johnnie Briggs, as one of the intermittent rain showers descended upon us. “Those are just Yorkshire kisses.”
Actually, it was the rain rather than the sun that seemed a more fitting atmosphere for our hike. We were walking on the bleak moors above the village of Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters who through their writing, created some of the most memorable characters in English fiction.
Of the three, it was Emily who most loved the wild moors, and made them the trysting place for Heathcliff and Cathy in her novel “Wuthering Heights.”
Our hike didn’t take us all the way to Top Withens, the abandoned farmhouse exposed to the fierce elements used as inspiration for the book’s remote farm. Considering the number of “Yorkshire kisses” we experienced along the way, it was probably a good thing that we opted not to do the entire six-and-a-half mile round trip walk.
I would have liked to have seen Top Withens and I was about a month too early for the purple heather that blankets the moors in late summer, but I did marvel at a landscape stark in its beauty, and thrilled to the sight and sound of larks, lapwings and merlins circling above me.
For those who love the Bronte sisters (Charlotte, Emily and Anne) and their most famous works (“Jane Eyre,” “ “Wuthering Heights” and “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”), this is a great time to travel to Yorkshire, the north English county where they spent their short lives (none lived past the age of 40).
For the next five years, Yorkshire will be celebrating the bicentenaries of the births of Charlotte (this year), their brother Branwell (2017), Emily (2018) and Anne (2020).
During that same period, the Bronte Society — whose president is acclaimed actress and Bronte fan Judi Dench — will also celebrate the Rev. Patrick Bronte, the siblings’ father, 200 years after he became the parson of St. Michael’s Church.
All of which means over the next half decade, there will be a hot time in the hamlet of Haworth (population, 7,000).
Any visit to the charmingly cobbled village must start with the Bronte Parsonage. Once home to Patrick and his brood, it is now a museum containing the world’s largest collection of Bronte material. My favorite room had to be the parlor where the sisters would sit together nightly and write, often contributing to each other’s works.
I also loved the upstairs gallery whose exhibits provided an illuminating look at the lives of the three sisters and their doomed brother. I learned that “Jane Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights” have been translated into 25 languages, and have inspired numerous films, radio and television adaptations as well as operas, ballets and paintings.
I learned that England’s poet laureate Robert Southey once told the ambitious Charlotte that “literature is not the business of a woman’s life.”
Hopefully, he later apologized and admitted his error.
I especially loved discovering that the London publishers of Currer (Charlotte), Ellis (Emily) and Acton (Anne) Bell had no idea they were women, and for a while, even assumed they were all one man.
Writing about the Bells, one critic noted, “The Bells are of a hardy race. The air they breathe is not that of a hot house or of perfumed apartments, but it whistles through the rugged thorns that shoot out their prickly arms on barren moors or it ruffles the moss on mountaintops.”
It’s probably safe to assume the hardy race he was referring to was Currer, Ellis and Acton, and not Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
Yorkshire is England’s largest county and one of its most historic, and in this part of it, punctuated by the stunning countryside of the Dales, there is much for the visitor to enjoy.
From a scenic ride on the Keighley and Worth Valley steam train to a stop in Rylstone, the tiny village where a group of remarkable women inspired the film “Calendar Girls” to a modest country pub where a Michelin-starred chef holds sway, the visitor will not lack for “Bronte-less” activities.
Yorkshire is the site of several of the magnificent monasteries left in ruins by Henry VIII after he broke with Rome over the pope’s refusal to sanction his marriage to Anne Boleyn.
One of the most magnificent is Bolton Abbey, often referred to as “the jewel in Yorkshire’s crown.” Built in the 12th century on the banks of the River Wharfe — more a bubbling brook than an actual river — the romantic ruins of the Augustinian monastery have been a tourist attraction since Victorian times, and intrigued the poet William Wordsworth and painter J.M.W. Turner, who depicted it in a series of watercolors.
Now maintained by the Duke of Devonshire, the spectacular grounds offer everything from walking trails to outdoor theater, and if you’re not afraid of the possibility of getting wet, you can attempt to cross the stepping stones which connect both banks of the Wharfe.
Anyone who has been to London during the past 20 years knows that the culinary scene there has become one of the world’s best. This focus on food and the desire for local fare has enveloped the rest of Britain as well, and Yorkshire is at the forefront.
Like France with its auberges where the emphasis is primarily on a Michelin-starred restaurant and secondarily on a few rooms for overnight guests too sated by their gourmet meal to do much moving, Britain has a growing number of pubs with rooms.
Such a spot is the 5-room Clarendon Hotel in the tiny village of Hebden in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Recently voted England’s best rural pub, it’s home to Alsatian-born, Michelin-starred chef Lionel Strub, who puts a French twist on such typically British dishes as oven roasted grouse (a moorland bird unique to Britain) and strawberries and elderflower trifle.
Another much lauded pub is the 350-year-old Shibden Mill Inn, a favorite of locals and visitors alike. Its rustic setting and traditional British fare is a perfect counterpoint to a lavish afternoon tea at imposing Ashmount Country House on a hill above Haworth. Also offering luxurious accommodations, Ashmount has a secret garden just begging to be discovered.
I get the feeling that Charlotte, Emily and Anne would have loved it.
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Patti Nickell is a Lexington-based travel and food writer. Reach her at pnickell13@hotmail.com.
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Where to Stay: Holdsworth House. A beautiful Jacobean manor house dating to 1633, the hotel makes an ideal base from which to explore Haworth, the Yorkshire Dales and the Pennines mountain range.
Rooms are spacious, the manicured grounds are lovely and the restaurant has three dining rooms — the Stone Room, Panelled Room and Mullioned Room — all of which overlook the gardens. holdsworthhouse.co.uk.
FYI: visitbritain.com
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Dreaded roundabout
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Dreaded roundabout
After reading the sky-didn’t-fall letter regarding the HI-5 program (Tribune-Herald, Your Views, Aug. 24), it occurred to me the same can be said about the dreaded and feared roundabout in Pahoa.
It opened, it works and nothing disastrous has occurred.
Gregg Niceley
Pahoa
Offensive comparisons
Is anyone else sick of the cartoons in this paper depicting both presidential candidates as less than desirable, buffoons and liars?
It is no wonder people are so jaded and negative about this election. You’re sending the message to just stay home.
Many of us think there is a clear choice, and these comparisons are offensive. How about taking some responsibility and post something positive for a change?
Jamie Reno
Paauilo
Too much violence
This is in regard to Fred Fogel’s letter (Tribune-Herald, Your Views, Aug. 18).
Mr. Fogel lost my interest when he wrote, “Police shoot (probably rightfully so) a thug.”
I ask Mr. Fogel: Was he there when the incident happened?
I was not there and have many questions about what exactly occurred.
Was the man shot a thug? Was there any other option besides shooting him?
I am sick of the violence in our world.
Fred O’Brien
Hilo
‘Universal constants’
Believing in God is optional. Believing in humanity is not.
There are 7.3 billion-and-counting potential and actual saviors with the sole responsibility in this phase of our existence to transform this “Pale Blue Dot” to a paradise deliberately for us, as it already is for all others in the web of life.
The path to the absolutely attainable paradise is inherent in humanity’s four spiritually universal constants:
1. We are all born citizens of this planet, with our home scattered across the globe.
2. None of us had at birth any knowledge of the totality of the environment within which we were born.
3. Every child, anywhere, has the inalienable/natural right to reach its fullest potential.
4. Intertwined with that, every human being has the inalienable/natural right to its fair share of the resources of this “Spaceship Earth” we are blessed with.
Abraham Sadegh
Hilo
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Two men and a woman were arrested Wednesday afternoon after an orchard owner blocked their pickup truck on a private road on his Kapoho property and called police to report two bags of his avocados were in the bed of the truck.
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Two men and a woman were arrested Wednesday afternoon after an orchard owner blocked their pickup truck on a private road on his Kapoho property and called police to report two bags of his avocados were in the bed of the truck.
The owner of Kapoho Farm, identified in court documents as Robert Huelkamp, reportedly told police he saw the truck enter his property, which is fenced with private property signs, and return with two full bags of avocados, weighing 80 pounds.
Police arrested 49-year-old Max Mattos of Keaau, 33-year-old Kawika Nobriga and 30-year-old Sabrina Jaeger, both of Pahoa.
Court documents state Jaeger told officers Mattos and Nobriga went into the orchards and came back with the avocados, but Mattos reportedly told police he was looking for Nobriga’s dogs and found the bags of avocados on the ground.
Both men made their initial appearances Thursday in Hilo District Court.
Deputy Prosecutor Winston Albright requested that Mattos’ bail be maintained and described Mattos as a “career criminal defendant.”
“(His) last felony conviction was for (a firearms offense) in the year 2000, with a one-year jail sentence and five years probation.” Albright said. He also noted eight convictions for contempt of court, two each for fourth-degree theft and failure to appear, and another for marijuana possession.
In addition, Albright asked for substance abuse and mental health assessment and treatment for Mattos.
“We’re just concerned on … the bail report in this case as to the defendant admitting that currently he’s in treatment for methamphetamine (use) and diagnosed with manic depression,” Albright said.
Mattos’ attorney, Francis Alcain, asked for supervised release for his client, noting Mattos’ most recent offenses are more than a year-and-a-half old and most are three or more years in the past and “do not currently represent Mr. Mattos.”
Judge Harry Freitas maintained Mattos’ bail at $2,500 and ordered him to appear for a preliminary hearing at 2 p.m. today.
Nobriga’s attorney, Christopher Bridges, also requested supervised release for his client, who also was being held on $2,500 bail.
“I have received the bail study; it does recommend supervised release,” Bridges told the judge. “It looks like this case, though it’s charged as a felony, looks like it might be an issue as to found property versus stolen property. In addition, my client has had no trouble since 2008, when he had a misdemeanor for family abuse.”
Freitas granted Nobriga’s request for supervised release over the prosecution’s objection and ordered Nobriga to return for a preliminary hearing at 2 p.m. Sept. 12.
Jaeger was arrested on a bench warrant and charged with contempt of court. She was released after posting $300 bail and ordered to appear in court Sept. 29.
Email John Burnett at jburnett@hawaiitribune- herald.com.
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Twenty inches long from bill to tail, with dark feathers and distinctive loud calls, the ‘alala is unlike any other Hawaii forest bird.
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Twenty inches long from bill to tail, with dark feathers and distinctive loud calls, the ‘alala is unlike any other Hawaii forest bird.
It is the last remaining native corvid (member of the crow family) in the state, and has been extinct in the wild for more than a decade. But that will change later this fall, when a group of 12 captive-reared ‘alala is released into the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve.
More releases are planned to take place in the next five years as part of a collaborative effort between the state Department of Land and Natural Resource’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the San Diego Zoo.
“It’s been such a long-term and large-scale conservation effort,” said ‘Alala Project coordinator Jackie Gaudioso-Levita. “We are extremely excited to see and hear ‘alala in the wild.”
As with other native bird species, ‘alala numbers dropped dramatically through the years because of threats such as predation and overgrazing of habitat. The population also took a considerable hit from diseases like avian malaria, avian pox and toxoplasmosis, which is carried by feral cats. The last wild pair of ‘alala was seen in South Kona in 2002.
The bird release was initially planned for mid-September, but has been moved two months down the road to November. Organizers needed more time to secure necessary permits and to prepare the ‘alala’s future habitat.
“It’s to make sure that every aspect of the project is completely ready to go,” Gaudioso-Levita said.
The birds will live in a large aviary at Pu‘u Maka‘ala for the first months, in order to adjust to their new environment.
The November release is not the first time reintroduction has been attempted.
Birds were first taken from the wild for captive breeding in the 1970s.
In the 1990s, a group of captive-raised birds was released in South Kona, but 21 of the 27 died because of predation and disease.
Part of the current release plan involves predator-aversion training, specifically regarding the ‘io, a native predator species. Researchers from the San Diego Zoo are teaching the chicks how to seek cover in the forest undergrowth.
The birds also are learning to eat a diet akin to what they’ll find in the wild. ‘Alala primarily eat fruit, and are important seed dispersers for native plants. They also eat insects and nectar.
The release project will cost $800,000 for the first year and between $400,000 and $500,000 after that. Funding comes from the San Diego Zoo as well as federal and state sources.
With the approach of the official release date, the ‘Alala Project has been increasing its community outreach efforts.
Outreach and education specialist Lea Ka‘aha‘aina gives public talks about the project around the island.
Ka‘aha‘aina also works with school groups, from elementary to university students, arranging field trips to the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center, where a portion of the breeding population lives (there are more than 115 ‘alala in all). Community groups also tour the facility.
“It really is great, because there’s no better way to make people fall in love with ‘alala,” Ka‘aha‘aina said. “They make quite an impression … they’re so playful when you watch them interact with each other; they’re so curious.”
The project group will have a booth at Saturday’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park BioBlitz.
“That’s been a great venue for folks to learn and talk story,” Ka‘aha‘ainaa said.
During the summer, Ka‘aha‘aina worked with Kamehameha Schools’ summer program to integrate the release project into its curriculum. She is now working with fourth-graders, who are naming the birds that will be released into the wild.
“Those Hawaiian names carry a lot of hope and meaning for the birds,” Ka‘aha‘aina said.
On Wednesday, Oahu artist Patrick Ching began work on an ‘alala mural on the side of the Kress building. A group of fourth-grade students at Connections Public Charter School helped Ching with his work on Thursday.
“He loves to do community murals where he involves kids from local schools,” Gaudioso-Levita said.
The ‘alala working group hopes the new artwork will further help raise awareness, she said. A blessing of the mural will take place Sept. 1.
“I think people really like having a hopeful story,” Ka‘aha‘aina said. “With our project right now, we’re at a great turning point.”
Email Ivy Ashe at iashe@hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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Hawaii Island police are looking for a missing 17-year-old Illinois girl.
Aleah March was last seen in Illinois in July. She visited Hawaii and was last heard from on Aug. 19. She was believed to have been in the Pahoa area.
She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-4, 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
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There are more than 3,000 community members on Hawaii Island suffering from some form of dementia and many more who exhibit increasing forgetfulness.
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There are more than 3,000 community members on Hawaii Island suffering from some form of dementia and many more who exhibit increasing forgetfulness.
The person struggles with this condition, wrestling with anger, suspicion, misunderstandings, isolation, confusion and an inability to cope. The family members attempt to accommodate but can get lost in the ensuing quagmire of “what is happening” and the grief process.
The Alzheimer’s Association provides free services to the Big Island community throughout the year with monthly support groups, counseling for family members, information and referral, in addition to regularly scheduled presentations about dementia.
The Alzheimer’s Association relies on various grants to cover costs for these services, including funds received from the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. With generous support from HPM Building Supply and KTA Super Stores, this year’s Alzheimer’s Association Walk in Hilo kicks off at 8:15 a.m. Sept. 17 at Liliuokalani Gardens and Park. Registration is from 7-8 a.m.
Teams of walkers from churches, organizations, businesses, neighborhoods and family members or individuals are encouraged to participate in the 3-mile event. Register online and make donations at www.alz.org/walk.
Many participants walk in memory of those who have suffered from dementia.
“Who in our community has not been touched by someone who has suffered from some form of dementia or confusion?” asks Jeanna Rimmer, chairwoman of the walk.
Chris Ridley, Alzheimer’s Association program coordinator for the Island of Hawaii, will be walking in memory of her father.
For more information, call Ridley at 443-7360.
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The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Continuing Education and Community Service is offering a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction series.
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The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Continuing Education and Community Service is offering a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction series.
Classes are from 1-5:30 p.m. every other Saturday, Sept. 9-Nov. 5 in the UH-Hilo Old Gym with a retreat day from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 22. Tuition is $150.
This in-depth program is taught by Bernie Schreck, a longtime instructor of meditation and mindful living. Participants will learn to manage the symptoms of stress, chronic illness or pain, and improve their quality of life through diverse techniques such as guided meditation, gentle, mindful yoga and breathing exercises.
Students will receive daily home practice assignments. A “Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook,” by Bob Stahl, Ph.D., and Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D., is required. Participants also will need to bring a yoga mat and light blanket.
For more information and to register, contact CCECS at 932-7830 or visit hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs.
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KAILUA-KONA — Four malnourished Hawaiian monk seals are recovering at a Big Island hospital for the mammals after being moved from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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KAILUA-KONA — Four malnourished Hawaiian monk seals are recovering at a Big Island hospital for the mammals after being moved from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The seals — two pups, a yearling and a 5-year-old — were all picked up by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel at the end of a recent trip to the islands.
The vessel ferried the pups to the Big Island after retrieving research teams from throughout the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Researchers were studying seals in remote locations over a span of several months as part of Assessment and Recovery Camps.
Onboard, researchers performed physical exams and blood work for the seals.
Michelle Barbieri, a wildlife veterinary medical officer for NOAA’s Hawaiian Monk Seal Research program, said that while the 5-year-old is older than their “typical patients,” that seal is “much smaller and thinner than the others in her cohort.”
“She has generally declined in condition over the past two seasons, and appeared to decline even more dramatically this season,” Barbieri said.
Shawn Johnson, the Marine Mammal Center’s chief veterinarian, said biologists who work in the islands have set criteria about when to recover seals for rehabilitation.
The Marine Mammal Center is a California-based nonprofit veterinary hospital, research and educational center.
The decisions to rescue seals are based in part on the seal’s size and weight.
“As we come into the fall and winter here, if the seals — especially the recently weaned seals that are less than a year old — if they’re not a certain size coming into the winter, then (researchers) usually don’t see them the next spring,” Johnson said.
Those animals that do appear small or lightweight are the ones rescued by NOAA.
The four seals arrived at Ke Kai Ola, a healthcare facility for Hawaiian monk seals at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority in Kailua-Kona Wednesday night, he said.
There are only about 1,300 Hawaiian monk seals left in the wild, Johnson said. About 1,100 of those live in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Young seals, the center noted in a prepared statement, are the most vulnerable of their population. Seal pups and young seals are regular victims of entanglement with trash, food chain changes and predators.
Johnson said there’s a concerted effort to give the declining seal population the opportunity to bounce back.
“Really, the goal is to identify females, usually females, that need to survive in order for the population to grow,” Johnson said.
Johnson said without intervention, the population could fall so critically low it wouldn’t have a chance of recovering.
The facility has already rehabilitated 15 monk seals and returned them to the wild since 2014, meaning more than 1 percent of the entire Hawaiian monk seal population has come through Ke Kai Ola’s doors.
And the hospital is making a difference.
Johnson said the majority of seals released after rehabilitation have been seen again on subsequent research trips.
“I think we’re definitely having some success,” Johnson said.
And while those seals rehabilitated at Ke Kai Ola are currently too young to reproduce, Johnson said they will soon be able to have pups who could eventually have pups themselves.
That, Johnson said, will lead to a snowball effect, slowing and hopefully reversing the current population decline.
Ke Kai Ola is searching for volunteers to assist at their facility.
Operations manager Deb Wickham said there are volunteer opportunities in animal care, education and other fields. Training is provided, so no experience is required.
“Most of our people just really care about the environments and animals,” she said.
Those interested in volunteering can contact Wickham at wickhamd@tmmc.org.
Email Cameron Miculka at cmiculka@westhawaiitoday.com.
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Last year, Tampa Bay Rays farmhand Kean Wong missed his chance to play in the Arizona Fall League, considered a finishing school for top prospects.
The second baseman and 2013 Waiakea graduate had a steady season for the Charlotte Stone Crabs, an Advanced A ballclub in the Florida State League.
He batted .274 with a .319 on-base percentage and a .652 OPS in his first season against pitchers who don’t just throw hard but have much better command.
His brother Kolten Wong, the St. Louis Cardinals second baseman, played in the AFL in 2012, then went to Triple-A and made his big league debut in 2013.
Like his older brother, Kean Wong, 21, has jumped a level after every season, but he couldn’t play in the AFL because he injured his right wrist.
He’s playing for Double-A Montgomery Biscuits in the Southern League, where a host of top picks from the MLB draft reside.
Wong was told by the Tampa Bay brass to take it easy during the last offseason, the first time in his life he didn’t work out daily.
On the mlb.com top 30 prospect list for the Tampa Bay Rays, Wong is not ranked, but that doesn’t mean he’s not a diamond gem in the Rays’ eyes.
The Rays assigned him to the AFL again. No official release has been made, but his dad Kaha Wong confirmed the good news.
The AFL’s tentative schedule starts on Oct. 11 and concludes on Nov. 19 with the championship game.
As the leadoff hitter, Wong went 1 for 4 in in the Biscuits’ 1-0 home win over the Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox affiliate).
He’s batting .271 with five homers and 54 RBIs with a .678 OPS. Even better, Wong, a left-handed hitter, is holding his own against southpaws with a .269 batting average.
The Barons are loaded with high-end talent. Chicago’s No. 3 prospect right-hander Spencer Adams, No. 7 third baseman Trey Michalczewski, No. 10 left-hander Jordan Guerrero, No. 14 outfielder Courtney Hawkins, No. 15 righty Tyler Danish, No. 16 southpaw Brian Clark, and No. 22 right-hander Thad Lowry are on the roster.
Pretty much every Double-A ballclub has that type of talent, and the AFL will be an upgrade. That’s because organizations send their best prospects to Arizona, from those at Triple-A on down.
Wong is not on mlb.com’s Tampa Bay Rays’ list of top 30 prospects, but his second assignment to the AFL speaks volumes about his status.
He’ll also have a cheering section because Kaha Wong will take his Big Island Baseball team to Arizona showcases.
To join Kaha Wong’s Big Island Baseball club, call 895-4595.
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The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.
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HILO — Hilo kicker Kalei Tolentino-Perry admits he was a little nervous when he lined up for the game-winner on Saturday night at Wong Stadium, but once it left his foot, there was never a doubt.
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HILO — Hilo kicker Kalei Tolentino-Perry admits he was a little nervous when he lined up for the game-winner on Saturday night at Wong Stadium, but once it left his foot, there was never a doubt.
Tolentino-Perry drilled a 29-yard game winning field goal with 51 seconds left to give his Vikings a 23-21 win over Konawaena in the BIIF opener for both teams.
“I lined up, got a nice piece of it and it went right through,” Tolentino-Perry said. “It was amazing.”
While clutch, the game-winner might not have been Tolentino-Perry’s most impressive kick of the night. He went 3-for-3 on field goals, including a 48-yarder in the first half.
“It’s a great weapon for us to have,” Hilo head coach Kaeo Drummondo said.
Hilo (1-0 BIIF, 1-1 overall) went up big early, but had to battle back in an adversity-filled second half, which included multiple injuries to key players.
“They could have quit, but they didn’t. The boys came back, played it out and stuck with it,” Drummondo said. “We were just two points better. We can enjoy it for a little and then move on to the next one.”
A lot of eyes have been on Konawaena (0-1 BIIF, 1-1 overall) to start the season, with many considering the Wildcats the top contender in the state for the Division II crown. While the early loss has little impact on Konawaena’s ultimate goal of winning the BIIF and eventually getting to that state stage, some things are expected to change.
“Like I told the boys after the game, all the No. 1 ranking stuff is over now,” OVERSET FOLLOWS:Konawaena head coach Brad Uemoto said. “But I think that’s the way we would rather have it. We were given a lot of recognition early on, but now we have to earn it. That’s what Konawaena is all about.”
Hilo opened up the game with 20 straight points, including a 91-yard run by Skylar Brede and multiple long connections between quarterback Ka’ale Tiogangco and Lukas Kuipers.
The Vikings were in firm control of the game, but knew never to count out the Wildcats with their quick strike offense.
Konawaena had some red zone chances, but didn’t score for all 24 minutes of the first half. It took a trick play on an untimed down for Konawaena to break the shutout before the break.
On the play, quarterback Austin Ewing motioned out left and waved his arms in the air like he was drowning. Running back Micah Laban took the snap and looked to run before pulling up and lobbing a pass into the arms of 6-foot-3 wide receiver Kamakana Ching.
“We have a few trick plays we run regularly in practice. We actually ran that same play against Hilo a few years ago,” Uemoto said. “That seemed like the time to use it, but now it goes on the backburner for a few years.”
After halftime, Konawaena’s offense looked unstoppable. In a span of just more than five minutes, the Wildcats took a 21-20 lead thanks to a pair of touchdown strikes from quarterback Austin Ewing to Ching and Laban.
“We jumped on them early but this was exactly the type of game I expected,” Drummondo said. “I didn’t think we were going to run away with it. We knew they were a resilient group and that offense is still very efficient. They come at you at a pace that is hard to keep up with.”
With the Wildcats in control, Hilo’s problems and injuries started to mount. First, Kuipers — who had torched the Konawaena secondary for 117 yards and a score — went down with an injury along the sideline. Then, it was senior quarterback Tiogangco who was taken off in a cart after a hard hit on a sack. Already down a starting running back, the Vikings needed to dig deep in the depth chart to stay in the game.
Enter, freshman quarterback Kyan Miyasato. His first pass went 46 yards the other way on a pick-six, but it was called back because of a flag. The rest of the game, the 5-foot-8, 130-pound frosh did just enough against an aggressive Konawaena defense to get the Viks the win.
“It’s expected that he would be a bit nervous, but we trust him to run this offense,” Drummondo said. “He doesn’t bring the same thing that Ka’ale does with his legs, but as far as the passing game goes, we trust him with our stuff and expect him to execute. Hopefully he will build on this game and come into the next one with more confidence.”
While thrilling, the game was marred by a bevy of penalty flags. Two players were ejected, and long gains routinely had 15 yards added on.
“Without watching the film I don’t know what to say yet,” Drummondo said. “I can say that I’ve been a part of football my entire life — playing and coaching — and that’s probably the most penalty yards I have seen in a game.”
The biggest call of the game came as the Wildcats tried to run out the clock. Set up around their own 35-yard line, Ewing scrambled far back in an attempt to shake pursuing defenders. In the chaos, a blindside block was called on Konawaena. The player was ejected and the flag was a spot foul, placing the ball just outside the Konawaena goal line.
With their backs to the wall, the Wildcats decided to go with the unconventional 3rd down punt, hoping to catch Hilo without a punt return crew on to get a few extra yards. In theory, it was a great plan, however, the ball went nearly straight up in the air and Hilo took over already well within Tolentino-Perry’s range.
“We thought it was the right call,” Uemoto said. “We thought if we punted without their return set up we would be able to get a little more out of it. It just didn’t work out.”
After the field goal, Konawaena still had a shot, although it would take some time to get on the field. Hilo kicked the ball out of bounds three consecutive times before Konawaena took over at midfield. Ewing took a few shots, but the Viks came up with a pick that ended the contest. The standout junior QB finished the game 18 of 37 passing for 246 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Looking ahead, Hilo faces another stiff test against undefeated Kamehameha (1-0, 3-0) next week.
“We have to heal the kids up and give them support, but as far as football goes, it’s next man up for us,” Drummondo said. “The season is not going to stop for us to get healthy.”
Konawaena travels to Keaau (1-0, 1-0) to face a Cougar team on the upswing after getting the program’s first win since 2013 against Hawaii Prep on Saturday.
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Hurricane Madeline will pass “dangerously close” to Hawaii Island, bringing tropical storm or hurricane conditions as early as Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
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Hurricane Madeline will pass “dangerously close” to Hawaii Island, bringing tropical storm or hurricane conditions as early as Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
The category 3 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of near 120 mph as of Tuesday morning. It is forecast to pass approximately 50 miles from South Point late Wednesday or early Thursday, but still could make landfall, said meteorologist Chevy Chevalier.
Madeline, located 415 miles east of Hilo, will weaken by then to a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph in the next 48 hours, potentially still bringing damaging wind, rain and surf.
“It could be a pretty damaging storm,” Chevalier said, adding damage could be worse than Tropical Storm Iselle in 2014.
The weather service issued a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch for the island.
South Point could see the most damage. Forecasters say the area will see a 20 percent chance of hurricane conditions and a 86 percent chance of tropical storm conditions.
For Hilo, that’s 10 percent and 75 percent, respectively.
Tropical storm force winds of 39 mph or higher are expected from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, the weather service said.
East Hawaii will see surf build Tuesday, reaching 15 to 25 feet through Wednesday night.
Total rain accumulations of 5 to 10 inches are possible, with some areas seeing as much as 15 inches, according to the weather service.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Lester, a category 3 hurricane located 1,360 miles east of Hilo on Tuesday morning, was packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. It is forecast to pass the island as a category 1 hurricane to the north Saturday.
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Some East Hawaii residents getting their morning cup of coffee on Thursday were in for a surprise.
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Some East Hawaii residents getting their morning cup of coffee on Thursday were in for a surprise.
Police cars packed the parking lot in front of the Puainako Street Starbucks. And there were six uniformed officers waiting inside.
“I was very surprised at first to see the number of cop cars here,” Hilo resident Justin Pequeno said. “I thought something was going down.”
Pequeno was among dozens of unsuspecting customers who arrived during Coffee with a Cop, a two-hour event for community members to meet and talk story with Hilo-based officers in the Hawaii Police Department. A combined 12 community policing and patrol officers participated in the casual coffee-talk session, the first to take place in Hilo. Two similar Coffee with a Cop events happened earlier this year in Waimea and Waikoloa.
“Normally when people see us, it’s when something bad happens,” said Lt. Robert Fujitake. “Something is stolen or somebody gets hurt. It’s normally not a very comfortable situation for people when they encounter us. So this was an opportunity to have our officers make connections with people in the community and just talk to them. There’s no agenda, it’s just getting to know our officers.”
The event was part of a national Coffee with a Cop movement that began five years ago in California. It was the brainchild of a Los Angeles-area police department looking for ways to interact more successfully with the community, according to the program’s website. Since then, there have been Coffee with a Cop sessions in all 50 states as well as Canada, Australia, Europe and Africa.
The idea is to remove barriers between residents and law enforcement and foster more positive relationships.
Nationally, tensions between police officers and civilians — particularly in black communities — have been on the rise in recent years following multiple high-profile shootings.
Those tensions haven’t trickled over to Hilo, Fujitake said, where the community is close-knit and the relationship between the department and the public is generally strong. But officers said they hope community outreach efforts such as Coffee with a Cop help keep things that way.
“We’re very fortunate where we live in Hawaii, everyone here is so open,” Fujitake said. “For us, it’s keeping that trust and building relationships with people. We don’t want it to ever get to a point where we’re faced with a situation of some tragic event over here.”
On Thursday, most who walked into the coffee hour appeared at ease. But just in case, two local chaplains were on hand to greet patrons at the door and explain the officers’ presence. Some chose to ask questions. Others opted to share concerns or address wider societal issues.
Pequeno said he discussed the department’s involvement in schools and ways to address issues such as drugs and bullying.
“I thought it was really cool,” Pequeno said afterward. “They were very approachable. Sometimes you see (officers) driving in their cars — and maybe it’s the sun or something — but they can look a little angry or disgruntled. But they all had smiles on, today, and they were very easy to talk to.”
Officers said they would like to see Coffee with a Cop become a regular occurrence in Hilo. Pahoa resident Kamial Dawson, 36, who chatted with an officer about homelessness among other issues in the community, said she would like the event expanded to Puna.
“I think it’s a great idea,” Dawson said. “I really appreciate it. It gives a face and a story to our officers so we don’t just see them as doing their job. … They’re people, too.”
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KAILUA-KONA — Jim McQuaid never considered marriage during his time as a communications operator with the Flying Tigers during World War II.
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KAILUA-KONA — Jim McQuaid never considered marriage during his time as a communications operator with the Flying Tigers during World War II.
Then, he met Mae.
Last week, the Kona couple celebrated 71 years of marriage as well as a long, simple and prosperous life unburdened by regret.
“A happy marriage takes two people who love each other but are also willing to give and take a little bit. You can’t have your own way all the time,” Mae said as she sat with her husband on their lanai overlooking the 16th fairway at Kona Country Club. “Part of it is love and part of it is effort. You have to have some of both.”
Jim sailed out of San Francisco on the SS Mariposa, the first U.S. ship launched as part of the war, in January 1942. Before landing in China to battle the Japanese there, he sailed through the Panama Canal and spent time in Australia.
At different points during his deployment, he found himself in Plymouth, Maine, as well as Chicago.
Two years after the Mariposa set sail, she carried him home safely.
“I never thought about marriage because I never found anybody,” Jim said. “I traveled around the world looking for her.”
He crossed Mae’s path in 1945 on a military base in Clovis, N.M., only a few months into her military service. She was part of the Women’s Army Air Corps, deciding to leave her home in Wyoming with the hope of later attending college by way of the G.I. Bill.
Jim was the staff sergeant in charge of the office while Mae worked in the shop fixing speakers and completing any other tasks needing attention.
After six months of courtship, Jim popped the question as the U.S. neared victory on the other side of the globe. With Mae’s answer, Jim’s plans to re-enlist changed, as did the course of both their lives.
“It sounds a little corny, but all of the sudden, you see somebody who rings your bell,” Mae said smiling. “Instead of going to college, I met Jim and got married. That was a better deal.”
Part of the timing of the proposal had to do with Mae’s military commitment.
“I was out. If we got married, she could get out. Otherwise, she had to stay in for three years,” Jim said. “So, I sprung her.”
The two piled their belongings into the back of their 1933 Ford pickup and lit out from “San Antone” for Denver in search of the American Dream. They made stops in Wyoming and northern California before landing in Los Angeles, having already welcomed two of their three children into the world by then.
Jim worked as a meat cutter before joining the military and dreamed of one day owning his own market. He took a job at a chain store, and eventually found himself as a market manager in Hollywood in a storefront next to a bakery.
If the couple’s first stroke of serendipity was finding each other in the vast deserts of America’s Southwest, their second experience with a beneficial confluence of events came when Jim befriended the bakery’s owner.
He would wait for her to get off work every evening, then drive her back to her neighborhood, which was on his way home. The two spoke about his aspirations to open his own shop.
On one of their drives, about six months after they met, the bakery owner offered to lend him the $2,500 he needed to get his vision off the ground. That was in 1951.
The market Jim opened and Mae helped manage has been listed as one of the top 100 small markets in L.A. on several occasions, and still operates in Woodland Hills to this day. It currently is operated by Jim’s and Mae’s second child, Mike.
The couple retired in the late 1970s, and landed on the Big Island in 1977 after searching the California coast for a place to spend their golden years. They’ve witnessed first-hand Kona develop and change.
“When we came, it was so easy to make friends,” Mae said. “Everybody was about our age and looking to retire. At that time, it was a much smaller group. Things were not as expensive, so more middle-income families like us could afford to live here.”
But despite the changes, the McQuaids still love living in Kona — except for the traffic. The island has remained the couple’s base for the last 40 years as they’ve traveled the world.
They’re more stationary now. Mae is 93 and Jim will celebrate his 99th birthday in October, but they still get back to the mainland yearly to visit their three children and five grandchildren. And Jim, a multiple club champion golfer at Kona Country Club, continued golfing avidly until a back injury sidelined him earlier this year.
Mae said the key to their seven joyous decades together comes down to one simple concept: tolerance coupled with honesty.
“You’re not always going to think alike,” she said. “It would be a really dull life if you did.”
Jim agreed and said that looking back, he wouldn’t have done anything differently.
“We’ve had very nice lives. We built a nice family, and we’ve done a lot of things,” Jim said. “Our marriage could not have been any better. It seems like only yesterday.”
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Hawaii County Civil Defense has a new way to disperse emergency information to the public.
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Hawaii County Civil Defense has a new way to disperse emergency information to the public.
The county on Friday entered an agreement with Na Leo TV to broadcast live emergency updates via Oceanic Time Warner Cable on public access channel 55 as well as online.
Under the agreement, Civil Defense can immediately interrupt regular programming to air live emergency announcements when it deems necessary, Na Leo TV President and CEO Stacy Higa said. The agency also can enact a written “scroll” on Na Leo TV channels 55, 54 and 53.
The television broadcasts could reach up to 46,000 households via the Oceanic Time Warner Cable system as of December 2015, Higa said, and even more via its website.
“This is such a big island with such a huge geographic area, and we wanted to (provide) a way to make an impact,” Higa said. “It’s limited in that cable doesn’t reach every household on our island, but we feel it reaches a substantial amount of viewers ... . We’re letting the Civil Defense manage it, so anytime they feel it’s warranted, they have the ability to go live and talk to people.”
The new technology could be used soon. Forecasts show two hurricanes are headed near — or over — Hawaii Island this week. On Monday, Hurricane Madeline was predicted to pass south of the Big Island late Wednesday or early Thursday. Hurricane Lester could approach the island by Saturday.
Civil Defense will use its discretion when choosing when to broadcast, Interim Civil Defense Administrator Ed Teixeira said. The agreement allows for emergency use, he said, which could be for various hazards “we think are at the level where the public should know.”
“It depends. When you talk about flood watches and warnings, I’m kind of hedging,” Teixeira said. “ … But run-off in gulches, seismic incidents, tsunamis, these two (impending) storms — this could be used as a tool.
“We are so appreciative of this particular resource,” he added. “We think this is a real boon for public information. Where it’s going to pay off for us is in the areas where radio and television reception may be kind of weak but through the web it might be OK.”
Na Leo TV spent about $25,000 purchasing new equipment, Higa said, which it’s lending to the county per terms of the agreement. The county is providing the necessary bandwidth and ability to transmit the signal.
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ATLANTA — Republican Donald Trump has told conservative evangelical pastors in Florida that his presidency would preserve “religious liberty” and reverse what he insists is a government-enforced muzzling of Christians.
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ATLANTA — Republican Donald Trump has told conservative evangelical pastors in Florida that his presidency would preserve “religious liberty” and reverse what he insists is a government-enforced muzzling of Christians.
The same afternoon, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine praised another, more liberal group of black church leaders in Louisiana for their “progressive values that are the values of Scripture,” and he urged them to see Hillary Clinton as a kindred spirit.
The competing appearances earlier this month highlight an oft-overlooked political reality: The “religious vote” is vast and complex, and it extends beyond generalizations about “social conservatives” who side with Republicans and black Protestant churches whose pastors and parishioners opt nearly unanimously for Democrats.
Here’s an overview of how the dynamics among religious voters could help determine the 45th president.
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HOW RELIGIOUS ARE AMERICAN VOTERS?
There’s a reason politicians chase steeples. Exit polls from recent elections suggest religiously affiliated Americans and those who attend services regularly are more likely to vote than those who claim no organized faith identity.
In 2012 exit polls, almost nine out of 10 voters claimed some religious affiliation and eight out of 10 voters identified as Christian. That’s a higher proportion than what surveys typically find in the general population: A 2014 Pew Research Center survey found that three out of four people claim a religious affiliation, while seven out of 10 Americans are Christian.
Still, there’s no absolute count of who believes what, since the government’s census doesn’t ask.
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MOST CHRISTIANS ARE REPUBLICANS, RIGHT?
White Christians do skew toward Republicans. President Barack Obama won about 40 percent of white Catholics, according to 2012 exit polls. He won less than a third of white non-Catholic Christians. A slice of that group, white evangelical or “born-again” Christians, are even more conservative, with a strong opposition to abortion rights and same-sex marriage, along with strong support for Israel. Obama won just a fifth of them.
Yet those groups are just a subset of religious voters, and the Democratic nominee still gets some of that vote. White non-Catholic Christians cast about 40 percent of the 2012 ballots, with white Catholics responsible for less than a fifth. The “born-again” white evangelical vote accounted for just a quarter of the overall electorate — same as the total Catholic vote that includes millions of Hispanics, Asians and African-Americans.
Black and Hispanic voters, meanwhile, also form key pieces of the religious vote, and they lean heavily in Democrats’ favor.
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TRUMP AND WHITE EVANGELICALS
In Florida, Trump told pastors he’s not their “perfect” candidate.
He’s drawn fire for his boasts about sexual exploits and his caustic rhetoric about immigrants.
But he’s tapped Mike Pence as his running mate, touting the Indiana governor’s staunch anti-abortion, anti-gay rights record that appeals to many white religious conservatives.
Trump compares himself to Ronald Reagan, another divorced candidate initially questioned and then embraced by conservative religious leaders. Reagan “knew how to win,” Trump reminded the pastors in Florida. Arguing that too many evangelicals stayed home for Obama’s victories, Trump says he’s the movement’s best chance for conservative federal court appointments and relaxing the ban on tax-exempt churches participating in blatant political activity.
Yet Trump also risks his own oversimplifications. He urged the Florida assembly to “get your people out to vote,” pointing specifically at Utah, a GOP-stronghold where he is underperforming. Utah is, in fact, heavily Mormon.
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CLINTON, THE METHODIST
Just as Trump is aiming for traditionally Republican religious sectors, Clinton’s is focusing most heavily on a Democratic trove: the black church. The group Kaine addressed in New Orleans was the Progressive National Baptist Convention, an outgrowth of the civil rights movement. Clinton’s staff includes a “national African-American faith outreach director.”
Still, Clinton bets that Trump’s atypical GOP profile gives her some opening. She touts her Methodist faith, and some of her arguments about Trump’s temperament and his treatment of others are aimed broadly at moderate and even Republican voters who prioritize their faith.
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IS THERE A BELLWETHER?
The winner among Catholics has also won the national popular vote in every presidential election since 1972. But it’s really more a function of math: Catholics cast about a quarter of presidential ballots, and the group is ideologically, ethnically, racially and geographically diverse. So it’s basically a massive sample size of the complete electorate. For example, Mitt Romney won six out of 10 white Catholics in 2012, about the same proportion he claimed among all whites; Obama dominated among non-white Catholics, just as he did among other non-whites. Together, Obama won a narrow majority of the Catholic vote, not much different than his national popular vote share.
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WHERE IT MATTERS MOST?
Each party’s religious anchors — black Protestants for Democrats, white evangelicals for Republicans — figure prominently in Southern battlegrounds of Florida, North Carolina and Virginia (and Georgia, assuming that traditionally GOP state stays competitive). They also are important in Ohio, though the Midwestern band of states that Trump will depend on for any chance of victory generally is whiter and more Catholic than the Southern battlegrounds.
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Police have identified the man who died from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash Friday on Highway 11 at the intersection of North Glenwood Road in Mountain View.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Has Colonel Sanders’ nephew inadvertently revealed to the world the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices behind KFC’s fried chicken empire?
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NEW YORK (AP) — Has Colonel Sanders’ nephew inadvertently revealed to the world the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices behind KFC’s fried chicken empire?
The company says the recipe published in the Chicago Tribune is not authentic. But that hasn’t stopped rampant online speculation that one of the most legendary and closely guarded secrets in the history of fast food has been exposed.
It all started when a reporter visited with Joe Ledington, a nephew of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland David Sanders.
The reporter was working on a story for the Tribune’s travel section about Corbin, Kentucky, where the colonel served his first fried chicken. At one point, Ledington pulled out a family scrapbook containing the last will and testament of Sanders’ second wife, Claudia Ledington.
On the back of the document is a handwritten list for a blend of 11 herbs and spices to be mixed with two cups of white flour. While Joe Ledington initially told the reporter that it was the original recipe, he later said that he didn’t know for sure.
KFC says that the recipe the reporter saw is not the real thing.
“Many people have made these claims over the years and no one has been accurate — this one isn’t either,” KFC said in a statement.
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Something special may be brewing with the Hilo volleyball team, which played really clean ball and with the type of teamwork that can overpower experienced opponents, sometimes better ones, too.
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Something special may be brewing with the Hilo volleyball team, which played really clean ball and with the type of teamwork that can overpower experienced opponents, sometimes better ones, too.
Behind smooth ball-handling from passes to sets, youthful Hilo feel into a good hitting groove and swept Konawaena in a BIIF showdown 25-13, 27-25, 25-11 on Monday night at the Vikings gym.
The Division II Wildcats (1-2) didn’t have senior setter Celena Molina, who injured her ankle at practice and also missed Saturday’s four-set loss against Kamehameha.
However, what really hurt Konawaena was inaccurate hitting. The two-time BIIF defending champions fell into a hitting slump it couldn’t shake.
The Division I Vikings (2-1) welcomed the free points and played energized with the home fans providing an inspirational boost with loud cheers during the long and entertaining back-and-forth rallies.
“It was exciting, and the fans pumped us up,” Hilo junior Kawai Ua said. “Overall, I liked our teamwork. All of us worked together. We focused on one pass at a time, one point at a time.”
Hilo had only a handful more kills than Kona, 36-30. But the Wildcats committed far more unforced errors (hitting, serving, ball-handling), 35-15.
Most coaches wants their teams to commit at the most five unforced errors or 1/5 the set total and make the opposition earn the rest. Hilo hit that target on the nose while Konawaena went way overboard.
It was Hilo sophomore middle blocker Laurie McGrath’s breakout match. She had seven kills, including one from the back row, and served bullets. When she rips her serves, it’s right at a serve-receiver’s chest; if the passer doesn’t move her feet, she gets handcuffed.
“She played really well,” Hilo coach Drew Fernandez said. “We finally got to see her hitting like she’s capable of. She’s so young and she got in a groove.”
The other youngsters also shined.
Mahala Kaapuni, a freshman middle, had four kills and right-side hitter Taina Leao, a sophomore southpaw, had five kills. Kaapuni, Leao, and McGrath formed a nice roofing company with their length and mobility.
Ua led the offensive charge with nine kills and her junior outside hitting partner Alexus Paglinawan added six kills. When she wasn’t setting, Kailee Kurokawa knocked down four kills from assists by Makena Ahuna or Saydee Fujioka, the only senior.
Kona junior Cherilyn Molina slammed 12 kills, including eight in the second set, to spark the offense. Mahi Kaawa added six kills while McKayla Ventura and Kenna Alapai had four kills each. Kaawa and Alapai took turns setting and swinging from the right post.
Hilo fell into a good groove and never lost a beat when starters rotated out of their favorite spots or backups entered the lineup.
In the first set, Hilo served bullets and recorded three aces and played cleaner ball than the Wildcats, who had more unforced errors, 11-6, and had zero aces.
Ua was a force with five kills, showing her wide range of shots, and Kurokawa moved the ball around. Kurokawa and Leao had two kills each from the right post.
In the second set, Konawaena looked comfortable with a 21-16 lead but committed four unforced errors, including three straight. And suddenly, Hilo was in the rear-view mirror, behind just 22-20.
Leao knocked down a kill for a 26-25 lead, and McGrath and Kurokawa combined on a block for game point to survive Molina’s onslaught of kills, including three from the back row.
Molina isn’t as tall as her oldest sister Chanelle Molina, a 5-foot-7 freshman at Washington State, but she has a nice vertical and timing and hits at the top of her arm swing.
The Wildcats have their own impressive 5-10 freshman in middle Anastasia Tuifua, who had two kills and two blocks. Like the Molina sisters, she’s also a basketball player.
In the third set, Konawaena had a whopping 14 unforced errors. Hilo played super clean ball, even with the backups in, and gave away just three free points.
“I tell the bench, ‘If I sub you in, you have to pick up the energy,’ The starters could be tired and they did that,” Fernandez said. “Our main goal is to play everybody, and we did that tonight.”
In the junior varsity, Hilo defeated Kona 25-10, 25-16
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IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves
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IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves
HARDAN, Iraq (AP) — Surrounded by smoke and flames, the sound of gunshots echoing around him, the young man crouched in the creek for hours, listening to the men in his family die.
On the other side of the mountain, another survivor peered through binoculars as the handcuffed men of neighboring villages were shot and then buried by a waiting bulldozer. For six days he watched as the extremists filled one grave after another with his friends and relatives.
Between them, the two scenes of horror on Sinjar mountain contain six burial sites and the bodies of more than 100 people, just a small fraction of the mass graves Islamic State extremists have scattered across Iraq and Syria.
In exclusive interviews, photos and research, The Associated Press has documented and mapped 72 of the mass graves, the most comprehensive survey so far, with many more expected to be uncovered as the Islamic State group’s territory shrinks. In Syria, AP has obtained locations for 17 mass graves, including one with the bodies of hundreds of members of a single tribe all but exterminated when IS extremists took over their region. For at least 16 of the Iraqi graves, most in territory too dangerous to excavate, officials do not even guess the number of dead. In others, the estimates are based on memories of traumatized survivors, Islamic State propaganda and what can be gleaned from a cursory look at the earth.
Still, even the known numbers of victims buried are staggering — from 5,200 to more than 15,000.
State: Benghazi emails involving Clinton recovered by FBI
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says about 30 emails that may be related to the 2012 attack on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, are among the thousands of Hillary Clinton emails recovered during the FBI’s recently closed investigation into her use of a private server.
Government lawyers told U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta Tuesday that an undetermined number of the emails among the 30 were not included in the 55,000 pages previously provided by Clinton. The State Department’s lawyer said it would need until the end of September to review the emails and redact potentially classified information before they are released.
Mehta questioned why it would take so long to release so few documents, and urged that the process be sped up. He ordered the department to report to him in a week with more details about why the review process would take a full month.
The hearing was held in one of several lawsuits filed by the conservative legal group Judicial Watch, which has sued over access to government records involving the Democratic presidential nominee. The State Department has said the FBI provided it with about 14,900 emails purported not to have been among those previously released.
Clinton previously had said she withheld and deleted only personal emails not related to her duties as secretary of state. With the November election little more than two months away, Republicans are pressing for the release of as many documents related to Clinton as possible.
Clashes subside in Syria between Turkish, Kurdish forces
BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Turkey’s military and Kurdish-backed Syrian forces subsided Tuesday evening after days of fighting between the two had frustrated efforts by a U.S.-led coalition to drive the Islamic State group from northern Syria.
Western officials had expressed alarm that the fighting between the two sides, both backed by the U.S. in Syria’s 5-year-old civil war, has diverted their attention from the fight against the extremist group.
In a speech Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande criticized Turkey for targeting Kurdish and Kurdish-backed fighters in Syria, while a top U.S. general ordered the sides to stop fighting one another and focus instead on the Islamic State.
Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of the U.S. Central Command, told Pentagon reporters that the U.S. was striving to separate the parties.
The Kurdish-backed Jarablus Military Council said in a statement it had agreed to a cease-fire with the Turkish military in a disputed area in north central Syria after lengthy consultations with the coalition.
Agriculture closes offices in 5 states after threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department said Tuesday it had closed offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats that it considered serious.
USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said the department had received “several anonymous messages” late Monday that raised concerns about the safety of USDA personnel and facilities. He said offices in six locations in the five states were closed Tuesday morning until further notice.
Herrick said the threat was one email message sent to multiple employees at all of the locations.
“Without getting into detail of the email message, USDA continues to work closely with federal and local law enforcement, including the FBI, to determine whether the threat is credible,” Herrick said.
The closed facilities are in Fort Collins, Colorado; Hamden, Connecticut; Beltsville, Maryland; Raleigh, North Carolina; Kearneysville, West Virginia and Leetown, West Virginia.
Europe hits Apple with a $15 billion-plus tax bill
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The European Union ordered Apple on Tuesday to pay nearly $15 billion in back taxes to Ireland, plus billions more in interest, in a move that dramatically escalates the fight over whether America’s biggest corporations are paying their fair share around the world.
While Apple could easily afford the bill, the tech giant said it will challenge the EU decision, which found that Ireland granted a sweetheart deal that let Apple pay almost no taxes across the European bloc for 11 years. And Ireland, which has long used low taxes to attract foreign businesses, said it will stand with Apple.
“We now find ourselves in the unusual position of being ordered to retroactively pay additional taxes to a government that says we don’t owe them any more than we’ve already paid,” Apple CEO Tim Cook complained in a statement.
The White House also blasted the ruling as unfair and disruptive to its own efforts at tax reform. But the decision was welcomed by groups that have long criticized the practices used by Apple and other large companies to legally reduce their tax obligations.
The ruling was the latest in a series of aggressive moves by European officials to hold U.S. businesses, particularly big tech companies, accountable under the EU’s rules on taxation, competition and privacy.
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Large expanses of lawn can be high maintenance and require continuous weed control, fertilizer, pest control and watering. If you need a big area for football, soccer, golf practice and all that, then lawns are worth the trouble.
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Large expanses of lawn can be high maintenance and require continuous weed control, fertilizer, pest control and watering. If you need a big area for football, soccer, golf practice and all that, then lawns are worth the trouble.
But did you ever feel like giving up on your lawn and paving the whole thing over?
Of course you have. But let’s face it — it’s not practical.
Your neighbors probably would tar and feather you. Not only that, but you wouldn’t be really happy even if they didn’t. Your yard would look like a desert and feel like one, too. Besides, the idea is to plant more trees, shrubs and turf to improve our environment and not pave over paradise.
If you fertilized and mowed your lawn properly, you might still have some trouble spots. Those areas that are too shady or too heavily trafficked need to be handled in some other way than turf.
Shady spots might be ideal for a small terrace or a paved area where you can sit and enjoy the cool location. If this is not practical in your landscape, then shade-loving ground covers or shrubs can be used. When it comes to heavy traffic areas, a good solution is a garden walkway. Walkways are as much a part of a garden as are grass, shrubs and trees. But, as with the rest of the garden, walkways should be carefully designed. They also must be practical.
As a general rule, a walkway should go somewhere. It should serve a purpose.
A walkway from the sidewalk to the front door is an example of a path with a purpose. However, the purpose is not served in a practical way if the walkway is designed to follow an “S” curve throughout the lawn. On the other hand, if the walkway is made to curve about a group of trees or to go around a clump of shrubbery, then the design serves a purpose. Some folks like to create an entry garden path incorporated into a water feature with fish and lilies.
A walkway from the sidewalk to the front door, from the kitchen door to the garbage can or around the house as part of a service entrance are all examples of paths that have a useful purpose.
But landscape architects sometimes design walkways that are useful in another way.
One practice is to run a walkway about the border of the lawn, separating the grass from the shrubbery along the lot line. In one corner, the walkway could bulge out into patio size for chairs and perhaps an outdoor barbecue.
A walkway can serve as a mowing strip or limit the borders of the plant beds. It can provide a comfortable way to stroll through the garden to enjoy plants from a close-up viewpoint. If there are small children, it can even provide a safe tricycle or skateboard run. In some cases, a walkway might end up going nowhere but give a sense of depth to a small garden.
When we speak about paved walkways, drives or patios, one material that usually comes to mind is concrete. It is durable and extremely versatile. Concrete comes in many textures and colors and can be designed in many ways.
For example, large steppingstones, 16-by-16 or 20-by-20 inches, often can be used very effectively for making walkways. Zoysia grass can be grown between them, or the grass used in the lawn. This discourages unwanted skateboarders. Flagstone and lava stone also are available at garden shops.
Leveling the ground where steppingstones are to be placed is very important, but if the area is filled with large roots the stones soon will be tipped one way or another by the expanding roots. Gravel, crushed lava or coral can be used to level these spots, but you don’t have to be a perfectionist. A little natural variation doesn’t hurt.
The important thing is to be creative and have fun.
For other home garden questions, call the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Master Gardener helpline in Hilo and Kona.
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WASHINGTON — In choosing Stephen Bannon to be the CEO of his campaign, Donald Trump accomplished the extraordinary: He found somebody as outrageous as he is.
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WASHINGTON — In choosing Stephen Bannon to be the CEO of his campaign, Donald Trump accomplished the extraordinary: He found somebody as outrageous as he is.
Bannon, who was publisher of the far-right website Breitbart, has called the pope a “commie” and said Catholics are trying to boost Hispanic immigration because their “church is dying.” He called Gabby Giffords, a former congresswoman who was shot in the head, a “human shield,” and the mayor of London a “radical Muslim.” Hillary Clinton, in Bannon’s telling, is a “grifter” who would take the country to the “last days of Sodom.”
The new Trump adviser calls himself a “populist nationalist” — his hiring has been cheered by white supremacists — and calls his fellow believers a “small, crazy wing” of the conservative movement. He has referred to the Civil War as the “war of Southern Independence” fought about “economic development.” He found “zero evidence” of racial motives in the Trayvon Martin shooting.
The Trump campaign’s chief executive thinks the Obama administration is “importing more hating Muslims” and asks whether Clinton is “complicit in a fifth column.” He doesn’t think Huma Abedin, a Muslim aide to Clinton, should have a security clearance, and he alleged Clinton’s vice presidential nominee, Sen. Tim Kaine, has an “affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood.” He argued Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment case, which forced the ouster of Roger Ailes at Fox News Channel, was a “total dud,” and he alleged the existence of a “militant-feminist legal wrecking crew.”
Fox News, in Bannon’s view, is a “centrist” outlet — and compared to Breitbart, it most certainly is. The site, which was closer to the mainstream under its late founder, Andrew Breitbart, has run these headlines under Bannon’s leadership:
“Birth Control Makes Women Unattractive and Crazy.”
“Political Correctness Protects Muslim Rape Culture.”
“Suck It Up Buttercups: Dangerous Faggot Tour Returns to Colleges in September.”
“The Solution to Online ‘Harassment’ Is Simple: Women Should Log Off.”
“Two Months Left Until Obama Gives Dictators Control of Internet.”
“There’s No Hiring Bias Against Women in Tech, They Just Suck at Interviews.”
Bannon’s Breitbart said the gay-pride flag is viewed as a “symbol of anti-Christian hate” and said birth control makes a woman into a “slut” and a “hideous monster,” arguing: “Your birth control injection will add on pounds that will prevent the injection you really want — of man meat.”
Trump echoes conspiracy theories proposed by Breitbart, and Breitbart has relentlessly promoted Trump. In short, Trump found in Bannon a character like himself: a bully who targets racial and religious minorities, immigrants and women. In his writings and broadcast commentary, Bannon, a veteran and former banker, argued immigrants — legal as well as illegal — are to blame for crime, terrorism and disease. He disparages “anchor babies” and says FBI Director James Comey’s recommendation not to prosecute Clinton is “inextricably linked” to anti-police violence.
Breitbart has a tag for “black crime” and stokes fear of race wars with headlines such as “Race Murder in Virginia” and “Black Suspects Stalk Robbery Victim in Philadelphia.”
The Southern Poverty Law Center protests that Breitbart “has been openly promoting the core issues of the Alt-Right, introducing these racist ideas to its readership.” Breitbart had a “lengthy defense” of white nationalists that ignored their openly racist views, the SPLC said.
Breitbart likened Pamela Geller’s “Muhammad Cartoon Contest” to the Selma-to-Montgomery march. The outlet has gone after the “big gay hate machine” and suggested that “the next step for marriage equality” is “likely polygamy.”
Breitbart ran a doctored photo showing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in a bikini on all fours with her tongue out. It reported Planned Parenthood was “comfortably surpassing Hitler” in its “body count.” It said Trump’s bogus claim that thousands of New Jersey Muslims celebrated the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, had been “100 percent vindicated,” and it alleged a “smoking gun” connecting the 9/11 hijackers to a “Bush family friend.”
There is more, but you don’t need to read it here. Just wait for Trump to say it.
Dana Milbank is a columnist for The Washington Post whose work appears Mondays and Fridays. Email him at danamilbank@washpost.com.
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Arts & Exhibits
TODAY, Aug. 27
ENDEMIC UNDERSTANDING
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: Regular gallery hours through Sunday
Details: Artists Margaret Barnaby, Heide Cumes, Lanaya Deily, Jack Jeffrey, Susan Litteral, Liz Miller and Karen Schuster were selected from the 2015 Hawai‘i Nei exhibition celebrating native species, and further investigate the plants, animals and environments found within the island’s national parks. Exhibit also honors the centennial celebration of the National Park Service. Free, but park fees apply.
Contact: Emily Catey Weiss, 967-7565, gallery@volcanoartcenter.org
COMING
RETURN OF ‘ALALA: RESTORING THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S NATIVE FORESTS
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 3-Oct. 9
Details: A multimedia, juried art contest in conjunction with the long-anticipated release of the ‘alala, Hawaii’s native crow, back into the wild. Exhibition will provide extensive education featuring the ‘alala as an important bird in Hawaii’s ecology and native culture and double as a fundraising effort to support the release, which will begin in September. Exhibit also will feature a fundraising gala to raise additional support and funds for this important conservation effort. Free, but park fees apply.
Contact: Emily Catey-Weiss, 967-7565, gallery@volcanoartcenter.org
“INSPIRATIONS OF A HAWAII WILDLIFE ARTIST”
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 8
Details: Get to know the life and stories behind the intricate paintings of Hawaii’s nature artist Patrick Ching. Join Ching as he shares his experiences of living among the other animals in Hawaii’s forests and remote atolls. Free, but donations gladly accepted.
Contact: Cheryl Wilson, 967-8222, workshops@volcanoartcenter.org
HAWAIIAN UKULELE DEMONSTRATION
Where: Kilauea Visitor Center lanai, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 14
Details: Oral Abihai shares his passion for hand-making ukulele from discarded or naturally fallen pieces of wood. Part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s ‘Ike Hana No‘eau (Experience the Skillful Work) workshops. Free, but park entrance fees apply.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
Classes
TODAY, Aug. 27
YOGA, DANCE, PERMACULTURE, SPECIAL EVENTS AND RETREATS
Where: Hawaiian Sanctuary, 13-3194 Pahoa Kalapana Road, Pahoa
When: Various times and dates
Details: Immerse yourself in a diverse array of ongoing weekly classes. Visit hawaiiansanctuary.com for a calendar of classes. Accommodations are available for overnight or extended stays.
Contact: Hawaiian Sanctuary, 800-309-8010, grow@hawaiiansanctuary.com
POTTERY CLASSES
Where: Kilauea Studios, Kurtistown
When: 9 a.m. today
Details: For all skill levels. Call for more information.
Contact: Jamie Stokes, 799-9657, kilaueastudios@gmail.com
“ACTIVE SHOOTER” PREP SEMINARS
Where: Kohala Intergenerational Center, 54-3853 Akoni Pule Highway, Waimea
When: 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today
Details: With more and more communities across the nation losing family, friends and neighbors to random violence, Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union presents these seminars to help educate Big Island residents and visitors about how to protect themselves if they’re ever in such a life-threatening situation.
Contact: HCFCU Marketing Department, 930-7700, marketing@hicommfcu.com
CONTINUING YOGA CLASSES
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 15
Details: Bring your own mat and towel. Cost for the 10 sessions is $30.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.gov
YOGA NIDRA WITH AMANDA WEBSTER
Where: Yoga Centered, 37 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo
When: 5:30 p.m. today
Details: Last Saturday of every month. Cost is $20. Discussion about the practice of yoga nidra, which translates to “the yoga of sleep.” After the discussion, engage in a brief restorative yoga sequence and then practice yoga nidra.
Contact: Yoga Centered, 934-7233, frontdesk@yogacentered.com
MONDAY, Aug. 29
CONTINUING YOGA CLASSES
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 8:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Sept. 12
Details: Bring your own mat and towel. Cost for the 10 sessions is $30.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.go
SELF-DEFENSE FITNESS CLASS
Where: Kohala Village Hub, 55-514 Hawi Road, Hawi
When: 9:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
Details: Geared toward street-oriented self-defense and rooted in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Students will learn stance, footwork, striking techniques, defense and much more. For class schedule, visit www.kohalavillagehub.com.
Contact: Kohala Village Hub, 889-0404, info@kohalavillagehub.com
MAC FOR SENIORS 50+ YEARS
Where: SeniorNet, UH-Hilo, PBC 7, Kapiolani Street, Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Details: Review basic operations of your Mac: turning it on, putting it to sleep, writing to a CD/DVD and creating/saving/copying a file. Cost is $60 plus $44 SeniorNet annual membership fee. Limit of four students.
Contact: June Knell, 932-7928, cyberlu@gmail.com
BEGINNING HAND-BUILDING CERAMICS CLASS
Where: Puueo Community Center, 145 Wainaku St., Hilo
When: 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
Details: Class size limited to the first 12 participants to register in advance. Sponsored by the county Parks and Recreation Department.
Contact: Scott, 961-8738
ZUMBA GOLD CHAIR
Where: YMCA, 300 W. Lanikaula St., Hilo
When: 11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Details: Seated Zumba workout. Strengthen your core, increase your range of motion and stamina with this low-impact fitness class that offers the same benefits of Zumba Gold. All welcome.
Contact: Harriet Rocha, 640-3876, har_c1@yahoo.com
TRADITIONAL WADO KARATE TRAINING
Where: Sangha Hall, 424 Kilauea Ave., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
Details: Beginners class, 5-6 p.m.; advanced class, 6-7 p.m. Visitors welcome to observe and participate.
Contact: Craig, 987-1465
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES — INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCE WALTZ AND SAMBA
Where: Kamana Senior Center, 127 Kamana St., Hilo
When: 6:15 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 29
Details: Cost is $10 per session. Must be 55 or older.
Contact: J. Lauro, 966-8147
TUESDAY, Aug. 30
PAHOA SENIOR CLASSES
Where: Pahoa Senior Center, 15-3016 Kauhala St., Pahoa
When: 10 a.m. Tuesdays
Details: The Department of Parks and Recreation, Elderly Recreation Program, announces its summer senior classes featuring hand-building ceramics, beginner and intermediate ukulele, hula and feather lei making through Sept. 9. Participants must be 55 years and older.
Contact: Margaret Yafuso, 966-5801, myafuso@hawaiicounty.gov, or 965-2705.
HULA ‘AUANA CLASSES
Where: Hilo YMCA, 300 W. Lanikaula St., Hilo
When: 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays
Details: All levels welcome. Join the fellowship and exercise for health, fun and the love of hula. Call for registration information.
Contact: Danielle Johnson, 935-3721, daniellej@islandofhawaiiymca.com
ADULT ADVANCED HULA
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 4 p.m. Tuesdays
Details: There will be nine sessions for a cost of $45. Class focuses on hula through the Hawaiian language and cultural experience.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.gov
INTERMEDIATE HULA
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays
Details: There will be nine sessions for a cost of $45. Class focuses on hula through the Hawaiian language and cultural experience.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.gov
ZUMBA FITNESS
Where: Church of the Holy Apostles, 1407 Kapiolani St., Hilo
When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays
Details: Free class. Feel stronger, younger and healthier. Safe, easy-to-follow cardio dancing to Latin-inspired and contemporary hits.
Contact: Dee Torres, 938-9101, dtorres@hawaiiantel.net
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31
CONTINUING YOGA CLASSES
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 12
Details: Bring your own mat and towel. Cost for the 10 sessions is $30.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.gov
THURSDAY, Sept. 1
CONTINUING YOGA CLASSES
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 7 a.m. Thursdays through Oct. 12
Details: Bring your own mat and towel. Cost for the 10 sessions is $30.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.gov
ADULT BEGINNING HULA LEVEL I
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 4 p.m. Thursdays
Details: There will be nine sessions for a cost of $45. Class focuses on hula through the Hawaiian language and cultural experience.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.gov
ADULT BEGINNING HULA LEVEL II
Where: Hilo Armory, Culture and Education Classroom, 28 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays
Details: There will be nine sessions for a cost of $45. Class focuses on hula through the Hawaiian language and cultural experience.
Contact: Morty or Bert, 961-8706, cultureandeducation@hawaiicounty.gov
FRIDAY, Sept. 2
RECREATIONAL THRILL CRAFT OPERATOR SAFETY EDUCATION
Where: Hawaii Community College, 1175 Manono St., Hilo
When: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10; registration deadline is Friday (Sept. 2)
Details: Cost is $125. All recreational thrill craft (personal watercraft) operators must complete this certification class on the safe use and operation of a thrill craft. Successful completion of a Hawaii DLNR approved Safe Boating course is required before enrolling. Call or visit www.ocethawcc.org to register.
Contact: Kelsey Okuda, 934-2780, kokuda@hawaii.edu
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES — BEGINNING WALTZ AND MERENGUE
Where: Kamana Senior Center, 127 Kamana St., Hilo
When: 9 a.m. Fridays through Sept. 9
Details: Cost is $10 per session. Must be 55 or older.
Contact: J. Lauro, 966-8147
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES — BEGINNING WALTZ AND MERENGUE
Where: Keaau Community Center, behind the Keaau Police Station
When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 9
Details: Cost is $10 for each session. Must be 55 or older.
Contact: J. Lauro, 966-8147
COMING
INTRODUCTORY ENERGY HEALING CERTIFICATION
Where: Halai Healing Place, 75-5737 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona
When: 8 a.m. Sept. 3-4
Details: Discover ancient mysteries of the human aura and learn about the chakra system. Explore the body’s energy field to balance mind, body and spirit for yourself and others. Cost is $295 plus tax. Pre-registration required. Limited space available.
Contact: LaRen, 987-6010, LaRen@HalaiHealingPlace.com
BOOKBINDING TRIO WORKSHOP
Where: Volcano Art Center, Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 3
Details: Learn how to make an origami fold book, a tassel book and fishbone fold book. Prior bookbinding experience is not necessary. Cost is $35 or $32 for VAC members plus a $10 supply fee.
Contact: Alyssa, 967-8222, alyssa@volcanoartcenter.org
WONDERFUL WATERCOLORS
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 3
Details: Raise your brush and grab a tube. Get inspired to create and play. Cost is $45 or $40 VAC members. Bring paper, paints, brushes and your sense of adventure.
Contact: Cheryl Wilson, 967-8222, workshops@volcanoartcenter.org
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS 1 FOR SENIORS 50+
Where: SeniorNet, University of Hawaii at Hilo, PB 7, Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 6-7 and 9
Details: Learn how to use a computer even if you have never touched a mouse before. Cost is $60 plus $44 SeniorNet annual membership fee. Limit eight students.
Contact: June Knell, 932-7928, cyberlu@gmail.com
CREATING YOUR LIFE STORY: FROM MEMORY TO MEMOIR
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 104, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 6-Oct. 25
Details: Cost is $80. Course provides a safe and nurturing environment for inexperienced and experienced writers who intend to produce a memoir. Participants will produce at least eight polished pieces of writing for your family and friends to appreciate and cherish. Bring a special journal, spiral notebook and pens.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
AIKIDO FOR ADULT AND TEEN BEGINNERS
Where: Aikido of Hilo, 29 Shipman St., No. 203, Hilo
When: 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. Wednesday and 4:45 p.m. Sunday beginning Sept. 6
Details: Two sessions per week recommended. Aikido is designed to protect oneself while not harming others. Cost for individuals is $60 per month; families are $90 per month.
Contact: Barbara, 935-2454, AikidoOfHilo@hawaiiantel.net
MANAGING ONLINE REVIEWS
Where: Hawaii Community College, Manono Campus, Building 379-1, Kaneikeao Room, 1175 Manono St., Hilo
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 8
Details: Gain valuable insights to better manage your online reviews. Learn how to effectively respond to negative feedback, how to spot review scammers and how not to respond to reviews. Cost is $25. Limited space.
Contact: Lydia Santiago, 933-0776, lydia.santiago@hisbdc.org
BOXING FOR BEGINNERS
Where: UH-Hilo, Old Gym, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 8-Nov. 10
Details: Cost is $90. Students will learn hand wrapping, proper stance, foot movement, basic punches and blocking and counter punching. Students also will be instructed on how to use and hit the punch mitts. This is not a fitness-based class. Open to ages 14 and older. Hand wraps included in fee. Students must bring their own shoes, towel and mouthpiece.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
STORYTELLING
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 104, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 8-Oct. 6
Details: Cost is $65 or $110 with Writing from the Subconscious class beginning in October. Essential for everything from novels and advertising to screenplays and journalism, the fundamentals of storytelling encompass the building blocks of any narrative medium. Any form of media is welcomed for this class: prose, video, acting, poetry, comics and more.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
INTRODUCTION TO SANSKRIT 1: THE LANGUAGE OF THE GODS
Where: TBD, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 10:30 a.m. Fridays, Sept. 9-Nov. 18 (No class Nov. 11)
Details: Cost is $125. Though no longer a commonly spoken language, the effects of Sanskrit’s former influence continue to be seen today. Learn to identify some of these influences by getting familiar with the basics of Sanskrit, including the devanagari alphabet, vowel assimilation and simple grammatical forms.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
LYRICAL HIP-HOP
Where: UH-Hilo, Old Gym, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 9-Nov. 18 (No class Nov. 11)
Details: Cost is $60. This creative dance class combines several dance styles including hip-hop, contemporary and modern.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING
Where: Announced to registrants, Hilo
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 10-11 and 17-18
Details: Learn how to apply advanced communication skills and help people resolve their differences. For anyone who wants to communicate more effectively at work and at home, be a better negotiator and problem solver, increase your value in the workplace and/or become a mediator. Cost is $295 (scholarships available).
Contact: Jenifer Aveiro, Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center, 935-7844, ext. 1, jenifer@hawaiimediation.org
EDIBLE LANDSCAPING
Where: UH-Hilo, PB 7, Meeting Room, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 10
Details: Cost is $35 or $60 with Landscaping with Native Plants. Learn the dos and don’ts of edible landscaping and gain hands-on experience creating a basic landscape plan for your home. Bring an aerial photo or TMK map of your land, as well as color pens/pencils.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
ART FOR EVERYONE: MIXED MEDIA MODULE B
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 312, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 10-Oct. 29
Details: Cost is $125, which includes supplies. Learn a variety of techniques for creating printed images on paper, producing stand-alone pieces that could be made into cards or framed images. Pieces are then selected and molded into a finished, textured work. For all levels, ages 13 and older. Younger students also can enroll with the accompaniment of an enrolled adult.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 10-11
Details: Understanding your medium and using your tools effectively gives the results you want. If you are an intermediate or beginner, this class will give you a better command of your medium. Cost for the two-day workshop is $100 or $90 for VAC members. Students will need a small canvas, paints and brushes. A supply list will be provided.
Contact: Cheryl Wilson, 967-8222, workshops@volcanoartcenter.org
LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE PLANTS
Where: UH-Hilo, PB 7, Meeting Room, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 1 p.m. Sept. 10
Details: Cost is $35. Locally adapted. Relatively low maintenance. Habitat for beneficial organisms. Learn about these and many other positive aspects of incorporating native plants into your garden and landscape.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION
Where: UH-Hilo, Old Gym, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 1 p.m. Saturdays (every other week), Sept. 10-Nov. 5; 10 a.m. Oct. 22 retreat day
Details: Cost is $150. Class teaches simple yet powerful practices of body scan, meditation and gentle mindful yoga to help you to discover a deeper sense of wellness, balance, self-reliance and freedom. “A Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction” workbook by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein required.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
INTRODUCTION TO MAC COMPUTERS
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 125, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 12, 14, 16 and 19
Details: Learn the basics with a hands-on, ground-up approach to how to use your Mac computer. Designed for students unfamiliar with Macs or not comfortable with computers. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS PART 1
Where: UH-Hilo, PB-7, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12-15
Details: Intended for new Photoshop Elements users. Topics include photo album organization, exposure, cropping, white balance, removing imperfections, correction techniques and more. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
HAWAIIAN HISTORY
Where: North Kohala Public Library, 54-3645 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau
When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12
Details: Second in a series of three talk-story sessions with North Kohala historian Boyd D. Bond, who will discuss “George Vancouver and his four voyages to Hawaii.” Call for more information. Contact the library three weeks in advance if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is required.
Contact: Janet Lam, 889-6655, janet.lam@librarieshawaii.org
DANCE IMAGINED
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: 10 a.m. Tuesdays Sept. 13-Oct. 4
Details: Explore basic dance technique combined with the pure exhilaration of movement. Smooth, spiky, graceful, flailing, focused, indirect — whatever can be imagined within provides the source for movement without. Cost is $20 or $15 for VAC members per session; $40 for the entire series for members and nonmembers. No dance experience necessary.
Contact: Cheryl Wilson, 967-8222, workshops@volcanoartcenter.org
BEGINNING BEEKEEPING AND BEE BIOLOGY
Where: Komohana Ag Research and Extension Center, 875 Komohana St., Hilo
When: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 (Part 1), Sept. 17 (Part 2)
Details: Lecture in Part 1; hands-on apiary session in Part 2. Cost is $10 total for both sessions.
Contact: Noelani Waters, 339-1977, noelani.waters@hawaii.gov
ART FOR EVERYONE: EXPLORATORY PAINTING
Where: TBD, Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 15-Nov. 3
Details: Cost is $125, which includes supplies. Explore your creativity while learning some of the fundamental techniques of painting with acrylics. In addition, participants will be introduced to core principles of design and a brief historical background of techniques. Portions of the course will be taught outdoors to expose students to a range of painting environments. Ages 12 and older. Younger students can enroll with an accompanying registered adult.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
“PAINTING WITH PEGGY”
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: Noon on Mondays beginning Sept. 19
Details: Margaret “Peggy” Stanton leads an ongoing series of acrylic painting workshops for artists of all levels. Each three-hour class is a hands-on painting session where participants learn to approach their painting process with a new awareness and understanding of color dynamics and composition. Cost for each session is $20 or $15 for VAC members. Student supply list is available online at www.volcanoartcenter.org or by calling VAC.
Contact: Cheryl Wilson, 967-8222, workshops@volcanoartcenter.org
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS PART 2
Where: UH-Hilo, PB-7, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19-22
Details: Workshop focuses on useful tools and applications such as erasing people, cutting and pasting people into different places, combining multiple pictures for the perfect group shots and much more. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND TOOLS FOR 21ST CENTURY JOB SEEKERS
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 102, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Sept. 19-23, 26-27
Details: Course will help you locate jobs that fit your skill sets, apply for those positions online and prepare for future interviews. Cost is $95.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
SOFT PASTEL STILL LIFE WORKSHOP WITH PATTI PEASE JOHNSON
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 24
Details: Learn about the different types of pastels, different papers, fixing and mounting paper and on backing. Then, use newsprint to get the flow of arm movements to keep loose. Next, you’ll begin forming shapes and move into colors on pastel paper. Students will complete a 10-by-12-inch project. Cost is $50 or $45 for VAC members plus a $10 supply fee per person. Beginner and intermediate artists welcome.
Contact: Cheryl Wilson, 967-8222, workshops@volcanoartcenter.org
STAINED-GLASS WORKSHOP
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 24-25, Oct. 1-2 and Oct. 8-9
Details: All the basic techniques will be covered, from glass cutting, foiling, soldering and completing with patina and polishing compound. Glass artists Claudia McCall and Lois Pollock will share their expertise and knowledge, teaching students the skills involved in working safely with stained glass and creating a beautiful, sturdy piece of art. Cost for the six-session workshop is $150 or $135 for VAC members. This workshop is open to beginners and experienced students.
Contact: Cheryl Wilson, 967-8222, workshops@volcanoartcenter.org
BEGINNER’S SERIES WITH AMANDA WEBSTER
Where: Yoga Centered, 37 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo
When: 12:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 22
Details: Cost is $15 per class or $60 for series. Learn foundational yoga poses, proper alignment, how to breathe and basic philosophy. Build strength, increase flexibility and gain confidence in your practice.
Contact: Yoga Centered, 934-7233, frontdesk@yogacentered.com
MICROSOFT OFFICE ESSENTIALS COMPUTER TRAINING — CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 105, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26-30
Details: This professional development program is designed for working professionals seeking to improve their Microsoft Office skills. Hands-on training in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. Includes textbook. Cost is $275.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
PHOTOGRAPHY PART 1 — INTRODUCTION TO DSLR CAMERAS
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 125, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26-30
Details: Course will introduce essential concepts and photographic techniques necessary to properly operate a DSLR camera. Cost is $125.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING
Where: UH-Hilo, PB-7, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Oct. 3-6
Details: Learn the basics of computers. Topics range from mouse navigation, opening and closing windows, the internet, saving files, setting up an email and transferring photos from your camera. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
PHOTOGRAPHY PART 2 — TECHNIQUES AND COMPOSITION
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 125, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Oct 3-6
Details: Designed to provide students with an expansion of the fundamentals of digital photography. This will include camera equipment, procedures and picture-taking techniques. Cost is $125.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
WIX.COM PART 1: BUILDING CODELESS WEBSITES, INTRODUCTION
Where: UH-Hilo, PB-7, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 5 and 7
Details: Creating websites without code will show you how to create a fully operational website with “drag and drop tools” to promote a business, department or simply create a customized website. Cost is $125.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
AHA PUHALA O PUNA LAUHALA WEAVING WORKSHOP
Where: Keaau Community Center, 16-192 Pili Mua St., Keaau
When: 9 a.m. Oct. 8
Details: Projects will include bracelet, slipper, 3-D star, fan or coaster. Bring scissors, a small spray bottle, bag lunch and $5 to $10 for materials. Call or email for more information or to pre-register. Space is limited.
Contact: Aha Puhala o Puna, 238-2554, ahapuhala@gmail.com
BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING
Where: UH-Hilo, PB-7, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Oct. 10-13
Details: Learn the basics of computers. Topics range from mouse navigation, opening and closing windows, the internet, saving files, setting up an email and transferring photos from your camera. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
WIX.COM PART 2: MULTIPAGE BUSINESS WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION
Where: UH-Hilo, PB-7, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Oct. 10, 12 and 14
Details: Learn how to properly design and build your business website. Students will use the latest business and marketing website designs, incorporating forms, animation and multimedia elements. Cost is $125.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
APPLE MAC IMOVIE: MAKING HOME MOVIES
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 125, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11-14
Details: Learn how to create home videos by using iMovie video editing software to edit videos from a digital camera or phone by clipping, cropping, captioning and authoring your video. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
MICROSOFT OFFICE INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER TRAINING — CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 105, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17-21
Details: Topics will include advance formatting, forms, PDF creation, formulas, creation of templates, linking web pages, using objects and much more. Includes textbook. Cost is $275.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
APPLE GARAGEBAND
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 125, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Oct. 17-19
Details: Apple’s Garageband is a powerful digital audio workstation software. It’s an easy-to-use program used to make music at home. Bundled with Apple’s OS X, Garageband is included with all Macs. Cost is $195.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
BOTANICAL ART WORKSHOPS WITH LINDA VOROBIK
Where: Society for Kona’s Education & Art, 84-5191 Mamalahoa Highway, Honaunau
When: 11 a.m. Oct. 22-23, 6 p.m. Oct. 25-27, 11 a.m. Oct. 29-30
Details: Three workshops: Basic Botanical Drawing, Advanced Botanical Watercolor, Beginning Botanical Watercolor, respectively. Call SKEA for more information or to register.
Contact: Donna Stiles, 328-9392, skea@hawaii.rr.com
WINDOWS 10 DEMYSTIFIED
Where: UH-Hilo, PB-7, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 1 p.m. Oct. 24-26
Details: Designed for current Microsoft Windows users transitioning to Windows 10. Learn how to personalize user settings, menus, browser options, applications and security features. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
ARCGIS — GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS REFRESHER COURSE
Where: UH-Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 3 p.m. Nov. 1-3
Details: This 12-hour tutorial/refresher training is composed of sequential tutorial exercises that provide students with a basic review of ArcGIS. Cost is $125.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 125 (Mac) or PB-7 (PC), 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Nov. 2, 4, 7 and 9
Details: Learn the basics of computers. Topics range from mouse navigation, opening and closing windows, the internet, saving files, setting up an email and transferring photos from your camera. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
LIVE YOUR YOGA: KOHALA YOGA RETREAT WITH MOLLY MASAOKA AND AMANDA WEBSTER
Where: Hawaii Island Retreat Center, 250 Lokahi Road, Kapaau
When: 3 p.m. Nov. 10-13
Details: Yoga, meditation, nature, journaling, Ayurveda discussions, self-care practices, community development. Receive 25 hours of continuing education credit recognized by Yoga Alliance from ERYT. Prices vary by date of registration and what accommodations you seek. Call, email or visit Yoga Centered’s website (yogacentered.com) for more information.
Contact: Yoga Centered, 934-7233, frontdesk@yogacentered.com
NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY — FIELD COURSE
Where: UH-Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11-12
Details: Learn how to manipulate your DSLR to take better and more captivating night photos. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
ADOBE INDESIGN — INTRODUCTION
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB 125, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 4:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16
Details: Learn how to use this popular page layout software to design and create professional quality letterhead, business cards, brochures, PDF files that play movies and more. Cost is $75.
Contact: College of Continuing Education and Community Service, 983-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
Clubs
SUNDAY, Aug. 28
HILO BRIDGE CLUB
Where: Eagles Club, 16-111 Opukahaia St., Keaau
When: 12:30 p.m. Sundays
Details: Looking for social bridge players to join us in duplicate bridge. Cost is $5.
Contact: Harry, 965-1391, gailbuck@yahoo.com
TUESDAY, Aug. 30
HILO SUNRISE CHAPTER — BNI NETWORKING MEETING
Where: Hilo Woman’s Club, 7 Lele St., Hilo
When: 7 a.m. Tuesdays
Details: For local business professionals who value word-of-mouth marketing and are seeking to network, refer business to each other and build a better business community.
Contact: Sharla Sare, 430-1787
HILO TOASTMASTERS
Where: 614 Kilauea St., Hilo
When: 12:10 p.m. Tuesdays
Details: Enhance your leadership potential and improve your public-speaking skills. Every Tuesday.
Contact: Chandra Fulton, 938-9148, chandrafulton9@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31
HILO BRIDGE CLUB
Where: Eagles Club, 16-111 Opukahaia St., Keaau
When: 11 a.m. Wednesdays
Details: Looking for social bridge players to join us in duplicate bridge. Cost is $5.
Contact: Harry, 965-1391, gailbuck@yahoo.com
THURSDAY, Sept. 2
BIG ISLAND COIN CLUB
Where: Kamana Activities Center, 127 Kamana St., Hilo
When: 7 p.m Thursday
Details: Final preparations will be discussed for the BICC ninth annual Antiques, Coins and Collectibles Show slated for Oct. 2.
Contact: Stephen Nemeth, 430-1472, steve.nemeth891@gmail.com
FRIDAY, Sept. 2
MOUNTAIN VIEW SENIOR GAMES
Where: Mountain View Senior Center, 18-1345A New Volcano Road, Mountain View
When: 10 a.m. Fridays
Details: Mountain View seniors meet to get acquainted and play bingo, mahjong, Shanghai rummy, Sequence and other card and board games. Bring a can of food for prizes. Area residents 55 and older invited.
Contact: June Van Pelt, 967-7417, junvp@juno.com
COMING
HAWAIIAN QUILT CLUB MEETING
Where: Keaau Community Center
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 3
Details: Club members are happy to help members of the community who want to learn to sew a Hawaiian pillow or quilt. Patterns available.
Contact: Merci, 959-7967
SENIORS OF PARADISE MEETING
Where: Hawaiian Paradise Park Activity Center, Makuu Drive
When: 9:30 a.m. Sept. 5
Details: Labor Day theme. Come talk story about a crazy or interesting past job. Play bingo and bean bag toss for prizes. Bring a dish to share for potluck lunch. All 55 and older welcome.
Contact: Peggy McKinsey, 333-5286, peggymckinsey@yahoo.com
SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDEN PRESENTATION
Where: UH-Hilo, UCB Room 100, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 9
Details: Take an armchair trip to the Singapore Botanic Garden with the Hawaii Island Palm Society. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a lush 82-hectare, 150-plus-year-old garden with much diversity. The garden’s director, Nigel Taylor, will talk about its history and show photos of the garden. Plant enthusiasts should not miss this rare opportunity.
Contact: Bob Gibbens, 333-5626, begteb@hawaii.rr.com
NATIONAL DRIVE ELECTRIC WEEK ON THE BIG ISLAND
Where: Kona Commons, 74-5450 Makala Blvd., Kailua-Kona
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 10
Details: Sponsored by the Big Island Electric Vehicle Association and Kona Commons. Come see the latest electric cars and learn about ownership experiences. Free. Everyone welcome.
Contact: Noel Morin, 987-7428, nmorin99@yahoo.com
DAV CHAPTER 6 MONTHLY MEETING
Where: Kamana Senior Center, 127 Kamana St., Hilo
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 10
Details: Any man or woman who was wounded, gassed, injured or disabled in the line of duty during time of war is invited. Chapter membership meeting is the second Saturday of each month.
Contact: Jaime Tomas, 961-2764
HILO PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
Where: Kamana Senior Center, 127 Kamana St., Hilo
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 14
Details: Meeting will feature the work of Steven Roby in a program titled “From Street to Stage.” During the 1960s, Roby documented the Haight Ashbury era, which led to books and a career as a photojournalist. He now is based on the Big Island and offers photography and video services and is house photographer for the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea and a member of ASMP. Public welcome; no admission.
Contact: Mary Goodrich, 985-7487, mary@hawaiiphotoretreat.com
HILO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1955
Where: Call for details, Hilo
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 15
Details: The location of the quarterly luncheon gathering has been changed. All classmates are invited to join.
Contact: Ruth Miyahira, 959-6467, rmiyahira4@hawaii.rr.com
Health
TODAY, Aug. 27
SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM 2016 — SENIOR PRODUCE
Where: Various sites
When: Registration ongoing
Details: Applications available online; application assistance available 1-3 p.m. at 40 Holomua St. in Hilo. Applications and assistance also available at the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP, from 10 a.m.-noon at 127 Kamana St., Room 5. First come, first served as spaces are limited.
Contact: Claudia Wilcox-Boucher, 933-6030, claudiab@hawaii.edu
MONDAY, Aug. 29
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12 STEP MEETINGS
Where: Serenity House, 15-2579 Pahoa-Keaau Road, Pahoa
When: Noon on Mondays
Details: If willpower is not working, turn to Overeaters Anonymous. This is not a diet or calories club. No dues or fees. Newcomers are welcome.
Contact: 345-2753, viviansuet@hotmail.com
TUESDAY, Aug. 30
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12 STEP MEETINGS
Where: Church of the Holy Apostles, 1407 Kapiolani St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Tuesdays
Details: It is not a diet club, but a fellowship of people recovering from compulsive overeating. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. No dues, fees or weigh-ins.
Contact: OA contact, 345-2753
THURSDAY, Sept. 1
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12 STEP MEETINGS
Where: Puna Congregational Church, 16-647 Old Volcano Road, Room 6, Keaau
When: 5 p.m. Thursdays
Details: It is not a diet club, but a fellowship of people recovering from compulsive overeating. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. No dues, fees or weigh-ins.
Contact: OA contact, 345-2753
FRIDAY, Sept. 2
SQUARE DANCING FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS
Where: Clem Akina Park, 159 Wainaku St., Hilo
When: 7 p.m. Fridays
Details: Meet new people for fun, fellowship and friendship put to music. Led by Bill Yoeman, ACA certified square dance caller and instructor.
Contact: Bill Yoeman, 968-6091
COMING
HILO PARKINSON SUPPORT GROUP
Where: Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kinoole Ave., Hilo
When: 1 p.m. Sept. 3
Details: Special meeting with Dr. Ami Gupta, a movement disorder specialist from Honolulu, who will talk to the group and answer questions.
Contact: Fran Calvert, 982-7511, fcalvert@hawaiiantel.net
“US TOO” PROSTATE SUPPORT GROUP, EAST HAWAII CHAPTER
Where: Church of the Holy Cross, 440 W. Lanikaula St., Hilo
When: Noon on Sept. 8
Details: Learn about the personal experiences members went through, how their diagnosis was made, what treatment option was selected, what factors were considered in making their decision, the side-effects of the treatment and what lifestyle changes were made to prevent recurrence. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month.
Contact: Al Manliguis or Wilbert Lau, 935-2723 or 989-8509, respectively
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP
Where: Church of the Holy Cross, 440 W. Lanikaula St., Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 13
Details: Support group for caregivers who provide assistance to anyone. Support from knowledgeable community members as well as Alzheimer’s Association. Helpful tips and opportunity to network. Second Tuesday of each month.
Contact: Chris Ridley, 443-7360, ridley0428@gmail.com
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP
Where: Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kinoole St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Sept. 14
Details: Support group for caregivers who provide assistance to someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. If you help someone who suffers from forgetfulness, please come. Alzheimer’s Association will provide information and support. Second Wednesday of each month.
Contact: Chris Ridley, 443-7360, ridley0428@gmail.com
FORGETFUL SUPPORT GROUP
Where: Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kinoole St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Sept. 14
Details: Support group for forgetful people and their family members. If you are forgetful, please come and bring your family or friend. Alzheimer’s Association will provide information and support. Second Wednesday of each month.
Contact: Chris Ridley, 443-7360, ridley0428@gmail.com
HILO WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
Where: Liliuokalani Gardens and Park, 191 Lihiwai St., Hilo
When: 7 a.m. Sept. 17
Details: Hundreds of Hilo residents will unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions. In 2015, the Hilo event contributed to more than $77 million raised nationwide for care, support and research efforts for those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease.
Contact: Ashley Studerus, 591-2771, arstuderus@alz.org
INFORMATIONAL SESSION FOR APPLYING FOR MEDICAID FOR LONG-TERM CARE
Where: NHERC Pavilion, 45-539 Plumeria St., Honokaa
When: 6 p.m. Sept. 27
Details: Help for families who want to apply for Medicaid for their loved one’s long-term care at Hale Ho‘ola Hamakua. Light refreshments will be served. Meet with Cassandra Stewart, executive director of Cardon Outreach.
Contact: Kerry Pitcher, 932-4102, kpitcher@hhsc.org
Just for Keiki
TODAY, Aug. 27
KEIKI PLANETARIUM SHOW: TYCHO TO THE MOON
Where: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, 600 ‘Imiloa Place, Hilo
When: 10 a.m. today
Details: Learn about night and day, space travel, the phases of the moon and features of the lunar surface. The program includes a live sky show featuring stars, planets, constellations and, of course, the moon.
Contact: Front desk, 932-8901, info@imiloahawaii.org
COMING
KEIKI PLANETARIUM SHOW: SECRET OF THE CARDBOARD ROCKET
Where: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, 600 ‘Imiloa Place, Hilo
When: 10 a.m. every Saturday in September
Details: Climb aboard a magical cardboard rocket with two young adventurers and experience a breathtaking, up-close look at each of our solar system’s planets with guidance from a wise Astronomy Book. Great for young children ages 5-10 and their families.
Contact: Front Desk, 932-8901, info@imiloahawaii.org
AIKIDO FOR GRADES 3-6
Where: Aikido of Hilo, 29 Shipman St., Hilo
When: 4:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Sept. 6
Details: A few spaces for beginning students still available. While acquiring aikido self-dense skills and having fun, students learn self-discipline, greater focus, cooperation, stretching and strengthening. Cost is $60 for individuals; $90 for families.
Contact: Barbara, 935-2454, AikidoOfHilo@hawaiiantel.net
HIP-HOP FOR KIDS
Where: UH-Hilo, Old Gym, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo
When: 5:15 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 9-Nov. 18 (No class Nov. 11)
Details: Cost is $60. Learn hip-hop broken down to the basics. Includes break dance, tutting, popping and locking, hip-hop choreography, freestyle and more. For children ages 6-11. No dance experience required.
Contact: CCECS, 932-7830, ccecs@hawaii.edu
Outdoors
TODAY, Aug. 27
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE OPEN STUDIO
Where: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Ohia Wing
When: Through Sunday
Details: Master of Hawaiian featherwork Rick Makanaaloha Kia‘imeaokekanaka San Nicolas returns for his third year as the park’s artist-in-residence. Free, but park entrance fees apply.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
FOUR FEE-FREE DAYS FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CENTENNIAL
Where: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: Through Sunday
Details: The National Park Service turns 100 on Aug. 25. Celebrate with free admission at all 412 national parks, including HVNP. Park is open 24 hours a day.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
36TH ANNUAL HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK CULTURAL FESTIVAL AND BIOBLITZ
Where: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 10 a.m. today
Details: This year’s festival honors the park’s 100th anniversary. See Hawaiian cultural practices and learn how Hawaiians lived closely to the land as its stewards. Enjoy hula and music, watch skilled practitioners demonstrate their art and try your hand at Hawaiian crafts. This year’s festival again includes a BioBlitz, a hands-on chance to document the biodiversity that thrives in the lava flows and native rain forests of Kilauea. Free.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
TUESDAY, Aug. 30
VETERAN FISHING GROUP CASTING
Where: Isles Pier, next to Hilo Bay Cafe and Liliuokalani Park, Isles Pier, Hilo
When: 2 p.m. Tuesday
Details: The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will have poles and supplies available to teach and go over basic fishing techniques. Bring a potluck dish and your own supplies if you have (tent for cover will be supplied). Guests welcome. Bring safety equipment such as sunblock, hat, tubbies, etc.
Contact: Maricar Souza, 969-3833
COMING
BIG ISLAND ROAD RUNNERS HILO BAY 5K AND 10K
Where: Reed’s Bay Beach Park, 251 Banyan Drive, Hilo
When: 7:30 a.m. Sept. 11
Details: Cost is $5 for nonmembers; free to members. More information at www.bigislandroadrunners.org/BIRR_Events.html.
Contact: David Cotter, 747-2477, bigislandroadrunners@gmail.com
PALM GARDEN TOUR
Where: Hawaiian Acres, A Road, Keaau
When: 1 p.m. Sept. 18
Details: Hawaii Island Palm Society’s final summer guided garden tour. This mature palm garden and nursery is a private garden rarely open for tours. Open to nonmembers but spaces for nonmembers to attend are limited. Nonmembers must RSVP by Sept. 12 by calling the number below; subject to availability.
Contact: Tim Brian, 333-5626, begteb@hawaii.rr.com
BIG ISLAND ROCK RACE
Where: Kings Landing, Lehia Park, Hilo
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 25
Details: First in a series of 1:10 scale radio control crawler races open to all experience levels and ages. Prizes will be awarded plus a free raffle will be open to all drivers and spectators.
Contact: Mike Becher, 989-5465, mikebecher@gmail.com
CENTENNIAL HIKE: HAWAIIAN ADZE PRODUCTION — LITHIC BLOCK QUARRIES ON KILAUEA
Where: Meet at Kilauea Overlook, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 11 a.m. Oct. 1
Details: Join park ranger Jay Robinson on an easy hourlong hike among the abandoned adze quarry at Kilauea Overlook. Most visitors don’t know this area was showered by large basalt rocks from summit eruptions of 1790, or that Hawaiians coveted the rocks for stone tools. Sturdy footwear, water, rain gear, sun protection and a snack are recommended.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
Pau Hana
TODAY, Aug. 27
COMMUNITY DINNER
Where: VFW Post 3830, 15-775 Maluhia Road, Nanawale Estates
When: 9 a.m. today
Details: Chicken cutlets, mashed potatoes, vegetable, fresh green salad, dinner roll and dessert. Donation of $10.
Contact: Freda Hart, 965-7032
KMC CENTENNIAL BUFFET
Where: Kilauea Military Camp, Crater Rim Cafe, 99-252 Crater Rim Drive, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 5 p.m. today
Details: Features pot roast with potatoes, honey glazed ham, lemon pepper ono, vegetable beef soup, salad and much more. Adults, $19.16; children 6-11, $9.
Contact: Piilani Galdones, 967-8356, marketing@kmc-volcano.com
FRIDAY, Sept. 2
LED ZEPPELIN PLANETARIUM SHOW
Where: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, 600 ‘Imiloa Place, Hilo
When: 7 p.m. Friday and Sept. 9 and 23
Details: Immersive full-dome video graphics with the combination of Led Zeppelin classics pumping through the ‘Imiloa planetarium’s 10,000-watt 5.1 surround sound system. Regular admission.
Contact: Front Desk, 932-8901, info@imiloahawaii.org
COMING
STARGAZING LIVE
Where: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, 600 ‘Imiloa Place, Hilo
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 30
Details: View the cold, clear Mauna Kea night sky from the comfort of the ‘Imiloa planetarium. Take a journey to explore the stars and celestial objects from the 9,000-foot level in real time. Cost is $10 general admission; $8 for members.
Contact: Front Desk, 932-8901, info@imiloahawaii.org
Performances
TODAY, Aug. 27
“THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS” (RESCHEDULED)
Where: Palace Theater, 38 Haili St., Hilo
When: 2:30 p.m. today
Details: Special showings. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other international artists of The Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture.
Contact: Sheron Bee, 934-7010, info@hilopalace.com
“ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS”
Where: Palace Theater, 38 Haili St., Hilo
When: 7 p.m. today, Sunday and Tuesday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday
Details: After attracting media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France.
Contact: Sheron Bee, 934-7010, info@hilopalace.com
“KILAUEA 1916: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF KMC & HVNP”
Where: Kilauea Military Camp, Kilauea Theater, Crater Rim Drive, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 7:30 p.m. today and 2:30 p.m. Sunday
Details: A look back at the people who were a part of the beginnings of both entities. Show explores the unique partnership between KMC and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.
Contact: Suzi Bond, 982-7344, kden73@aol.com
SUNDAY, Aug. 28
MAGGIE HERRON, DENNIS AND CHRISTY SOARES AND ANGELO MARIANI IN CONCERT
Where: The Oneness Center, 17-937 Volcano Road, Mountain View
When: 2 p.m. Sunday
Details: Admission $10. Call for more information or to reserve seats.
Contact: 345-1800, dennis_soares@hotmail.com
MONDAY, Aug. 29
SATSANG AND DARSHAN WITH SRI PREM BABA
Where: Palace Theater, 38 Haili St., Hilo
When: 6:30 p.m. Monday
Details: The word “satsang” is a Sanskrit term that could be translated as “an encounter with the truth.” Free.
Contact: Sheron Bee, 934-7010, info@hilopalace.com
TUESDAY, Aug. 30
HILO HULA TUESDAY
Where: Hilo Farmers Market, 67 Mamo St., Hilo
When: 11 a.m. Aug. 30
Details: Free. Lively hour of music and hula featuring Aunty Diana Aki, the songbird of Milolii. Ku‘ehu Mauga is emcee.
Contact: Dinnie Kysar, 896-7284, destinationhilo@gmail.com
COMING
HILO HULA TUESDAY
Where: Hilo Farmers Market, 67 Mamo St., Hilo
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 6
Details: Free. Lively hour of music and hula with Ben Kaili and ohana. Emcee is Ku‘ehu Mauga.
Contact: Dinnie Kysar, 896-7284, destinationhilo@gmail.com
BOYS IN HATS
Where: Church of the Holy Cross, 440 W. Lanikaula St., Hilo
When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9
Details: This folk/acoustic duo plays their first concert in Hawaii, with traditional songs, contemporary music and original songs using guitar, penny whistle, banjo and close vocal harmonies.
Contact: Momi Lyman, 935-1283, holycrosshilo@hawaii.rr.com
AUDITIONS FOR PAHOA’S GOT TALENT
Where: Pohoiki Road Ranch, 13-430 Pohoiki Road, Pahoa
When: Noon on Sept. 11
Details: For adults 21 and older. Comedy, dance, song, what do you do? Only registered performers allowed at audition; 10-minute maximum plus taped interview with emcees for Na Leo TV program.
Contact: Sara Steiner, 936-9546, PahoaToday@gmail.com
HILO HULA TUESDAY
Where: Hilo Farmers Market, 67 Mamo St., Hilo
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 13
Details: Free. Lively hour of music and hula, featuring Hilo’s beloved Halau Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna. Ku‘ehu Mauga is emcee.
Contact: Dinnie Kysar, 896-7284, destinationhilo@gmail.com
HULA PERFORMANCE BY HALAU HULA ULUMAMO O HILO PALIKU
Where: Kilauea Visitors Center Auditorium, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21
Details: Kumu hula Mamo Brown, a lifelong resident of Hilo, was formally trained by Nalani Kanaka‘ole and Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele of Halau Kekuhi in the ‘ai ha‘a (low bombastic style) of kahiko (traditional) hula. Part of HVNP’s ongoing Na Leo Manu (Heavenly Voices) presentations. Free, but park entrance fees apply.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
SEVENTH ANNUAL KTA HAUNTED HOUSE
Where: KTA Super Stores, 50 E. Puainako St., Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Oct. 28-31; 7 p.m. costume contest Oct. 31 (Halloween)
Details: Free to the public. Donations of nonperishable food items will be accepted at the entrance. Costumes in the contest must be homemade; prizes will be awarded for first through sixth place.
Contact: Tony Armstrong, 959-9111, tonic7722@yahoo.com
KONA ROCKTOBERFEST 2016
Where: King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel Luau Grounds, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona
When: 5 p.m. Oct. 29
Details: Big Island’s best rock bands perform live. Also featuring dancing, improv comedy, Pau Maui vodka tasting, costume contests, chicken dance and fun games for cash and liquid prizes under the stars.
Contact: Douglas Mallardi, 333-4341, douglas.mallardi@gmail.com
All Kine Stuffs
TODAY, Aug. 27
FEED-A-THON
Where: All Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union branches and select KTA Super Stores, islandwide
When: Through Friday
Details: This 10-day canned food drive benefits the Food Basket, the Big Island’s food bank. Nonperishable food items and monetary donations accepted. KTA stores still accepting donations include Waikoloa (today), Waimea (Sunday and Monday), KTA Puainako in Hilo (Tuesday and Wednesday) and Keauhou (Thursday and Friday).
Contact: HCFCU Marketing Department, 930-7700, marketing@hicommfcu.com
36TH ANNUAL HAWAIIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL AND BIOBLITZ
Where: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Pa Hula, near Kilauea Visitor Center
When: 9 a.m. today
Details: Themed “E Ho‘omau” (to perpetuate; to continue in a way that causes good to be long-lasting), the 36th annual Hawaiian Cultural Festival and BioBlitz invites people of all ages to engage, learn and enjoy how culture and science merge in Hawaii with music, cultural demonstrations, a living laboratory and more. Free.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
PROJECT LINUS BLANKETEERS
Where: Discount Fabric Warehouse, 933 Kanoelehua Ave., Hilo
When: 10 a.m. today
Details: Help pick up blanket-making supplies to create new blankets for Big Island keiki in need.
Contact: Kathleen Stacey, 935-7495, project.linus_hi@yahoo.com
ZUMBATHON FUNDRAISER
Where: Sheraton Kona Resort, Convention Center, 78-128 Ehukai St., Kailua-Kona
When: 4:30 p.m. today
Details: Come out and party with Zumba instructors from around the island at this inaugural dance event to support the West Hawaii Domestic Abuse Shelter. It’s a “glow party,” so be ready to light up the night, Zumba-style. Cost is $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Net proceeds go directly to the shelter. Purchase advance tickets at http://bit.ly/827light.
Contact: Alex Mitchell, 333-0888, dance4action@gmail.com
HONOHINA HONGWANJI MISSION 2016 OBON SERVICE AND BON DANCE
Where: 32-896 Mamalahoa Highway, Ninole
When: 6 p.m. today
Details: Festive occasion to celebrate all that we have as living beings; chance to express our gratitude to our ancestors, families and friends to show appreciation to them and express how fortunate we are able to listen to the Buddha’s teachings. Bon dance at 7 p.m. Parking is limited.
Contact: Harold Uyeno, 959-9974, nishieast888@gmail.com
SUNDAY, Aug. 28
FARMERS MARKET AT HAMAKUA HARVEST
Where: Intersection of Mamane Street and Highway 19, Honokaa
When: 9 a.m. Sundays
Details: Features local farmers, fresh produce, artisanal products and ono food. Weekly entertainment, workshops, informational booths and youth-focused activities. SNAP/EBT purchases welcomed.
Contact: Lori Beach, 896-2151, info@hamakuaharvest.org
FIFTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ALOHA
Where: Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, 62-100 Kaunaoa Drive, Kohala
When: 9:30 a.m. Sunday
Details: Free family friendly event. Festival features live Hawaiian music from multi-Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners including the Pandanus Club, Raiatea Helm, Ekolu Mea Nui, and seven-time award winners the Mana‘o Company Hula performances; craft, jewelry and clothing vendors; and an appearance by the Royal Court Food booths.
Contact: S. Collins, 880-1111, scollins@maunakeabeachhotel.com
THURSDAY, Sept. 1
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS
Where: Center for Spiritual Living, Hawaiian Paradise Park
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays
Details: A new group for people who have a desire to stop gambling. Every Thursday.
Contact: Lucinda, 509-930-6329, 1lukiluci@gmail.com
FRIDAY, Sept. 2
STEWARDSHIP AT THE SUMMIT
Where: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 9 a.m. Friday and Sept. 10, 14 and 30
Details: Volunteer to protect the Hawaiian rain forest. Remove invasive, non-native plants that prevent native species from growing. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, snacks, water. Gloves/tools provided. No advance registration required. Free, but park fees apply. Call or email for additional information.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
COMING
COMMUNITY YARD SALE
Where: Hilo Coffee Mill, 17-995 Volcano Road, Mountain View
When: 8 a.m. Sept. 3
Details: You don’t want to miss this swap meet. Live music and great hot breakfast and lunch options for purchase available. Anyone interested in having a booth can call the mill for more information. All booth prices are $10 each. No early birds.
Contact: Allen, Erin or Raelyn, 968-1333
FRIENDS OF HILO PUBLIC LIBRARY FIRST SATURDAY BOOK SALE
Where: Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 3
Details: Books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, LPs for sale. All proceeds benefit the Hilo Public Library and librarian scholarships. First Saturday of every month.
Contact: Dorothy Short, 935-3733, shortsinhilo@gmail.com
19TH ANNUAL DANIEL R. SAYRE FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER AND AWARDS DINNER
Where: The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, 1 N. Kaniku Drive, Kohala Coast
When: 4:30 p.m. Sept. 3
Details: All funds raised go toward the purchase of rescue equipment and professional training for the Hawaii Fire Department.
Contact: Laura Sayre, 325-5456, mallerysayre@hawaii.rr.com
WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2006 10-YEAR REUNION
Where: Nani Mau Gardens, 421 Makalika St., Hilo
When: 6 p.m. Sept. 3
Details: Tickets are $40 alumni, $45 guests. Join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/waiakea2006.
Contact: 936-6435, waiakea2006@gmail.com
MCDONALD’S THANKS TEACHERS
Where: All participating McDonald’s restaurants
When: Tuesdays through September
Details: Teachers get a free medium cup of hot or iced McCafe Royal Kona Blend. No purchase necessary. Teachers must present their valid 2016 school ID upon ordering. Limit one free cup per person, per visit.
Contact: Sherri Rigg, 782-5180, srigg@commpac.com
RUN FOR HOPE
Where: 4 Seasons Resort Hualalai, 72-100 Kaupulehu Drive, Kailua-Kona
When: Various times, Sept. 9-11
Details: Friday is the popular Taste of Hawaii Island at 6 p.m. Talented chefs, tasty delights, island music and a silent auction filled with unique vacation packages and gifts will be presented. Saturday features a golf tournament at 1 p.m. and tennis at 2 p.m. The signature event, featuring a 10K run, a 5K run/walk and a keiki dash, begins at 7 a.m. Sunday. New for this year is Teams+Themes — show some team spirit by dressing up. All proceeds donated to the American Cancer Society and Friends of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.
Contact: Carly Clement, 325-5000
CONSERVATION IN HAWAII: A LIVING LEGACY
Where: Kilauea Visitors Center Auditorium, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 13
Details: Join Bryan Harry, former superintendent of HVNP and founding member of the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance, as he talks about the state of conservation in Hawaii and what it means for Hawaii to host the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in 2016. Part of the ongoing After Dark in the Park series.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
CITIZENSHIP DAY CEREMONY
Where: Aunty Sally Luau Hale, 799 Piilani St., Hilo
When: 1:30 p.m. Sept. 16
Details: The County of Hawaii’s Immigration Information Office is seeking names to honor those who have taken the oath of U.S. citizenship from September 2015 to September 2016. Deadline to participate in the program is Sept. 11. The public is invited to attend this free event.
Contact: Tulpe Day, 961-8220
CINDER SALE
Where: Puna Hongwanji Mission, 16-492 Old Volcano Road, Keaau
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 17
Details: Cost is $4 per bag. Loading assistance available.
Contact: Sam Horiuchi, 966-9981, punahongwanji1937@yahoo.com
“BUS’ A MOVE” BUS PULL
Where: Kona Commons Shopping Center, 74-5450 Makala Blvd., Kailua-Kona
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 17
Details: Special Olympics West Hawaii fundraising event. Teams of 10 pull a Roberts Hawaii charter bus. Registration at 8:30 a.m.
Contact: Denise Lindsey, 345-0433 , sowhdenise@gmail.com
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
Where: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 24
Details: Park entrance will be free, and volunteers on this day will receive a pass to return and enjoy the park fee-free on another day of their choosing.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
STARS REMEMBRANCE LUNCHEON
Where: Aupuni Conference Center, 101 Pauahi St., Suite 1, Hilo
When: Noon on Sept. 24
Details: A time of tribute to victims of homicide and allows families, friends and others to come together with those who suffered similar tragedies. It is important people know these victims are not forgotten. RSVP to the number/email below.
Contact: Tim Hansen, 961-0466, timothy.hansen@hawaiicounty.gov
CENTENNIAL SERIES AFTER DARK IN THE PARK: HAWAIIAN ADZE PRODUCTION AND LITHIC BLOCK QUARRIES ON KILAUEA
Where: Kilauea Visitors Center Auditorium, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 27
Details: Park archaeologist Caleb Houck shares his knowledge. Learn how Hawaiians crafted fine-grained basalt rock into tools after the 1790 summit eruptions, why Hawaiians prized these rocks and how archaeologists rediscovered the quarries centuries later.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
MAKE A HAWAIIAN BROOM
Where: Kilauea Visitors Center lanai, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 28
Details: Learn to make a pulumi ni‘au alongside park rangers. Fashioned from coconut leaf midribs. Free. Part of HVNP’s ‘Ike Hana No‘eau (Experience the Skillful Work) workshops.
Contact: Park information, 985-6011, havo_interpretation@nps.gov
18TH ANNUAL TASTE OF HILO
Where: Sangha Hall, 398 Kilauea Ave., Hilo
When: 1 p.m. Oct. 16
Details: Featuring culinary delights of more than 35 chefs, restaurants, patisseries and beverage distributors. Sponsored by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, a portion of proceeds goes to support Hawaii Community College. Tickets are $50 presale, $65 at the door, subject to availability.
Contact: Lei Fujiyama-Pillars, 934-0177, jccih@jccih.org
SERVICE AND THERAPY DOG CERTIFICATION
Where: Varies depending on the training for the day, Hilo
When: 2 p.m. beginning Nov. 5
Details: Class lasts 10 weeks and includes many holiday activities and visits to local health and retirement facilities, stores and community events. Cost is $250, which is refundable at the end of training upon successful completion of the course. Payment and registration due by Oct. 14. Registration is limited to 10 dog-and-handler teams.
Contact: East Hawaii Dog Psychology Center, 933-9763, easthawaiidogpsychologycenter@yahoo.com
ONGOING
AL-ANON EAST HAWAII
Where: Various locations
When: Various times
Details: Are you troubled by someone’s drinking? Call for free support, meeting places and times. For more information, visit www.afghawaii.org.
Contact: Dana C., 430-6653, dr.easthawaii@gmail.com
LIBRARY BENEFIT BOOKSTORE
Where: Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo
When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays
Details: All proceeds go to benefit the Hilo Public Library. Hardbacks for $1, paperbacks for 50 cents.
Contact: Dale R. Huber, 966-4386, dalerhuber@gmail.com
HILO VETERANS CENTER
Where: 70 Lanihuli St., Suite No. 2, Hilo
When: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays
Details: Hilo Veterans Center has new office hours. A benefits briefing is hosted the first Thursday of each month from 9 a.m.-noon, with several other opportunities for veterans and their family members. Contact the center for more information. Also available are: shore fishing group, kanakapila group, art therapy group, stand-up paddling group, various golf activities, yoga, tai chi and a book club.
Contact: Maricar Souza, 969-3833
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A breakdown in Maui hospital negotiations during the weekend could delay similar privatization plans for Kona Community Hospital.
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A breakdown in Maui hospital negotiations during the weekend could delay similar privatization plans for Kona Community Hospital.
Three Maui public hospitals were supposed to be taken over by Kaiser Permanente after the 2015 state Legislature approved the transition as a way for the state to save money and improve patient access. Officials estimate the transfer from Hawaii Health Systems Corp. could save the state $260 million in subsidies during the next decade.
A deadlock in negotiations between Gov. David Ige’s administration and United Public Workers — negotiations that continued through the weekend as both sides struggled to make the transition happen by Nov. 6 — led Maui Health System Hospital Administrator Ray Hahn to ask for a July 1 transfer date.
Public worker union contracts expire June 30. Officials were trying to amend them so the transition could happen sooner.
The unions represent some 1,400 workers at the three Maui hospitals. Most are expected to remain employed, but they no longer will be state workers.
“We believe that the ongoing uncertainty associated with repeatedly setting and canceling potential closing dates, while not intended, is a disservice to the people of Maui and Lanai, as well as to all the clinical and administrative staff who have dedicated so much time and effort to this project on behalf of the state, MHS, the hospitals, and the communities of Maui and Lanai,” Hahn said in a letter Sunday.
The negotiation breakdown followed lawsuits from UPW and the state Employee Retirement System, which said the deal imperiled the systems tax-exempt status and the retirement benefits of 120,000 public workers. UPW officials did not respond for comment by press time Monday.
“With a new date of July 1, 2017, we will all avoid the perpetual raising and dashing of expectations as interim closing dates are repeatedly set and canceled,” Hahn added.
Kona Community Hospital hoped the Maui transition would have a year under its belt before it followed a similar path, likely with Honolulu-based Queen’s Medical Center.
“We’d been asked to wait to see how Maui does, and now we’re being asked to wait a little bit longer,” Judy Donovan, spokeswoman for the Kona hospital, said Monday. “We were a little disappointed to hear the news.”
State Sen. Josh Green, D-Kona, also was disappointed. A physician, Green has worked to get hospital deals in place as a way to improve care without draining state finances.
“By failing to launch this health-care transfer, the Ige administration has probably delayed all health care reform by at least a year at our hospitals,” Green said.
Ige’s ill-timed announcement that the state has a $1 billion surplus inspired unions to ask for more during negotiations after they were just about complete, Green said.
“Kaiser has stepped up to the plate and done everything that has been asked of them to make the transition happen professionally,” he added.
Kona Community Hospital in 2014 wrapped up an efficiency analysis by Huron Consulting Group with an eye to making itself more attractive to a public-private partnership and increase physician retention. The group identified $11.6 million in savings, including $1.7 million in non-labor, $1.2 million in labor and $543,000 in clinical cost savings.
Prior to merging with Queen’s in 2014, North Hawaii Community Hospital retained Huron to help it identify ways to be more efficient in the face of an average $4 million in annual losses.
The partnerships are designed to bring new life to the state’s safety net of public hospitals, which hemorrhage tens of millions of dollars annually and require repeated emergency appropriations to keep functioning.
“We haven’t decided on a legislative plan for Big Island yet, but the Maui experience was meant to help us decide if that is the right road to take,” Green said.
Kona Community Hospital intends to ask for the enabling legislation in January anyway, so as to be prepared when it can finally happen.
“We have to get the legislation passed,” Donovan said. “Until the Legislature says ‘yes,’ the path will be a little bumpy.”
Email Nancy Cook Lauer at ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com.
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NEW YORK — Weeks into the “Pokemon Go” craze, demand remains strong for “Poke Ball”-shaped treats made by a high-end doughnut company, one of many businesses and organizations coming up with creative ways to lure players in their search for the elusive “pocket monsters.”
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NEW YORK — Weeks into the “Pokemon Go” craze, demand remains strong for “Poke Ball”-shaped treats made by a high-end doughnut company, one of many businesses and organizations coming up with creative ways to lure players in their search for the elusive “pocket monsters.”
Even on sweltering summer days, the popular smartphone game has gotten throngs of players out of their homes to real-world locations designated as “PokeStops” and “Gyms.” Theme parks, bars and zoos are among those trying to capitalize on that surge in foot traffic.
In New York, Doughnut Plant created an edible version of the Poke Ball — dubbing it the Pokeseed — after a Pokemon-obsessed employee realized that all four of the company’s shops are either PokeStops or very close to one, owner Mark Isreal said. And one location is an in-game Gym, making it a gathering place to both consume and virtually burn off calories.
The team at Doughnut Plant designed the fruity treat in less than a day, using cranberry-raspberry and white chocolate icings to recreate the red-and-white Poke Balls, the objects used in the game to capture monsters. The Pokeseed is stuffed with a peach-strawberry cream filling, an imagining of Pokemon’s mythical pecha berry.
Pictures went out on social media the next morning, “and before they were delivered, people were already coming to the stores,” Isreal said.
Doughnut Plant has already sold thousands of Pokeseeds, and customers frequently post pictures of them on Instagram. They’re still selling strong, so Doughnut Plant has no plan to take them off the menu any time soon.
Meanwhile, a trendy food court near New York’s Penn Station put up a sign urging passersby to catch a Pokemon instead of a train, while the city’s parks department created “PokeFit” classes for kids to play while exercising.
Earlier, the Busch Gardens theme park in Florida hosted a Pokemon “lure-a-thon,” with some PokeStops accessible only by season-pass members. The Pawtucket Red Sox baseball team in Rhode Island invited fans onto the field to chase the virtual monsters.
The Phoenix Zoo was a hotbed of Pokemon activity right after the game’s release last month, even when temperatures climbed as high as 112 degrees.
It helped that a Pokemon Gym was housed in the zoo’s conveniently air conditioned orangutan house.
After noticing that some visitors were on the hunt for more than just traditional zoo creatures, the zoo opened an hour early at 6 a.m. for a week during what’s usually a slow time of year.
The zoo also converted its train into a “PokeShuttle” that pointed out PokeStops along with its animal exhibits.
On the first day of the promotion, attendance more than doubled from a week earlier, and sign-ups for new memberships spiked, said zoo spokeswoman Kerri Baumann.
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The Korean Cinema Series starts Sept. 3 at the Honolulu Museum of Art Doris Duke Theatre.
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The Korean Cinema Series starts Sept. 3 at the Honolulu Museum of Art Doris Duke Theatre.
There are six Korean films this year: “The Himalayas,” “Train to Busan,” “Spirits’ Homecoming,” “Like for Likes,” “Dongju: Portrait of a Poet” and “The Wailing.”
The Korean Cinema Series continues through Sept. 17.
”Train to Busan” is this year’s summer blockbuster, with more than 11 million tickets sold. It’s rare for a film to hit the 10 million admissions milestone in South Korea.
For more information about the Cinema Series, visit www.honolulumuseum.org/events/films.
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“My Daughter, Sawol”
Episodes 49 and 50
6:30 p.m. today: Owel breaks down seeing Mirang and Woorang. Sawol’s earnest request to Chanbin asking him to forgive Dukyeh meets a cold reply. Manhoo finds the pine tree storage and tries to get rid of it. 7:45 p.m. today: Hyesang tries to discredit Owel as a witness, saying she is Sae-hoon’s and Owel’s brother. Chanbin visits the construction site at the news of an inspection, when a piece of the ceiling falls on top of him.
“Doctors”
Episodes 13 and 14
7:45 p.m. Monday: Gookil Hospital’s reputation suffers because of its hiring practice, Myung-hoon tries to set up the interview with Hye-jung. Ji-hong and Hye-jung start seeing each other. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday: Ji-hong finds out through Nurse Yoo that Doo-shik spoke to Sung-jong on his death bed. Ji-hong becomes suspicious of Sung-jong, as he argued with Doo-shik. Meanwhile, Hye-jung gets emotional when Ba-ram protects the children against the hospital’s pressure.
“Wanted”
Episodes 15 and 16 (final)
7:45 p.m. Wednesday: Hye-in and Seung-in head to the bus terminal to find evidence that Hyun-woo’s alive. Production crew finds SG people looking for Hyun-woo. Joon-goo sees a news flash at the hospital and makes a run for it. Ham Tae-sub schemes again to cover up the disinfectant issue. 7:45 p.m. Thursday: Hye-in is determined for episode 10 of “Wanted” and asks Seung-in to catch Choi Joon-goo. For the first time, Writer Jin moves forth with the “Wanted” broadcasting without orders from the kidnapper. Meanwhile, Dong-wook receives evidence from Jin-woong.
“Second To Last Love”
Episodes 3 and 4
7:45 p.m. Friday: Min-joo and Sang-shik can’t come to an agreement about Mi-rae’s plagiarism issue. Their emotional distress against each other hits the roof. But Sang-shik seeks Min-joo’s unexpected side and gets tangled in a sticky situation. 7:45 p.m. Saturday: Min-joo and Sang-shik end up drinking together and during conversation, they start to understand each other better. Sang-shik sees Joon-woo aggressively pursuing Min-joo and is bothered by it.
This column is your source for updates on Korean dramas. Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD-TV on Oahu, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.
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Last week, the University of Hawaii was in Sydney, Australia, for the purpose of opening the college football season against California, and all we were looking for was a taste.
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Last week, the University of Hawaii was in Sydney, Australia, for the purpose of opening the college football season against California, and all we were looking for was a taste.
Most of us just wanted a sip of the game, knowing that the remote location wasn’t going to give us that sense of tradition we like to experience each new season. The stadium wouldn’t be packed with alums, there was no Grove as in Oxford, Miss., where female students parade around in sundresses and their male counterparts wear ties because that’s what they used to do; there was no running down the hill like they do at Clemson, no spelling out Ohio with a guy armed with a sousaphone dotting the eye, no boat travel to the game for the short walk to the stadium, as in Seattle.
Instead of a taste, ESPN shoved a firehose in our faces and turned it on full blast with incessant promotional bombardments screaming about its slate of games coming up this weekend that will make it the most fabulous opening weekend of college football ever experienced in human history.
According to them.
No thanks to ESPN, the start of the college season is always anticipated by sports fans in this country, and it’s fair to say a lot more of us are interested in the start than what passes as the finish of the season with 40 bowl games, including participation by 62.5 percent of all teams that play major college football.
Do you remember the San Jose State victory over Georgia State in the AutoNation Cure Bowl last December? The Spartans beat four bowl division teams to qualify for that extra game. How about Appalachian State defeating Ohio in the Camellia Bowl, how many times have you replayed that one in your head?
With or without the endless sappy hype of ESPN, the season is on, so here’s a look at what we might expect, starting with our home boys.
Rainbows on the horizon — Meaning, we’ve had the stormy years under the authoritarian Norm Chow approach that ignored the history of success at the school in spread concepts. The sun is rising, an offense that reflects the concept top high school players understand is back in vogue and this team will get better, soon.
First year coach Nick Rolovich gets it. Live Aloha, Play Warrior makes sense to his team. Understanding how to get the most out of quarterback Ikaika Woolsey — he didn’t look like the same confused, timid guy he appeared to be a year ago — and players like Diocemy Saint Juste gives the “Bows a chance. The hunch here is they an outside shot to win five games and pull a conference upset nobody expects — possibly a road game against either San Jose State or Air Force.
The Selection Committee — that decides which teams get to play in the four-team playoff takes more justified criticism. The 12-member committee includes five athletic directors of teams involved, four of them actively involved, while the chair of the group is a former AD. Ten are white men and by the way, remind me why former Secretary of State and former Stanford provost Condeleeza Rice gets to jump in on this. When does Bernie Sanders get to toss in his two bits?
The Joy of Six — Feeling it once again for Nick Saban, who may very well retire with more national championships than anyone, including a guy who previously coached at Alabama.
This would be Saban’s sixth championship, the second time he won back-to-back titles and if that seems redundant, sorry, he’s built for this. A disciple of Bill Belichick, Saban understands the soft spots in opponents and the tipping points in recruiting that build great teams. He’s a little like college football’s answer to Phil Jackson. He’s not the coach you want at a place with a rugged past and not a lot of funding, but if you have everything and need someone to make it all work at the highest level, he’s the guy.
The Threat to ending Saban’s domination of the game is Ohio State coach Urban Meyer who will become the first coach to win multiple titles at more than one school. Saban got one at LSU, all the others at Alabama, but Meyer has two from Florida and is closing in on his second at Ohio State. He can out-recruit anybody and if Saban doesn’t win this year, Meyer will.
Playoff preview — All of it balances on votes from the accursed Selection Committee, so none of this prediction business can follow a pattern as in the NFL where committees are replaced by what teams actually do on the field and rankings are considered meaningless.
The hunch here is that No. 1 Alabama turns away No. 4 Florida State — the Sooners get there by virtue of their home victory over Clemson — and No. 2 Ohio State dispatches No. 3 LSU to get to the title game takes it the last five minutes when it stops itself with a turnover on a potential game-winning drive.
If it doesn’t happen that way, assume my judgment was clouded by the stunning array of the great games in college football’s opening weekend. It sounds like the most important development in the history of the game.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has ended last fiscal year with a record-setting $1 billion general treasury cash surplus, which could impact contract negotiations as the state begins bargaining with public worker unions.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has ended last fiscal year with a record-setting $1 billion general treasury cash surplus, which could impact contract negotiations as the state begins bargaining with public worker unions.
Hilo lawyer Ted Hong said public workers could be in for significant pay increases because of the large cash balance for the fiscal year ending June 30. The state recently opened a new round of contract negotiations with unions and spoke with representatives of the Hawaii State Teachers Association last week. All of the state public worker unions have contracts that expire June 30.
Hong was chief negotiator for the state during former Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration. He said the state’s extra funds mean big pay raises for workers are “a given,” unlike in previous administrations that have used financial struggles as an excuse not to fund them.
“The first, fundamental issue is always whether there’s enough money to fund the proposed pay raises,” Hong said. “Now that issue here is going to be off the table.”
While the billion-dollar surplus may alter the course of negotiations, state budget officials say some of the funds have already been earmarked.
State lawmakers this year appropriated $200 million for the state’s emergency budget reserve fund and $81 million to prepay future retirement health benefits for public workers.
The state was able to accumulate such a large cash surplus by restricting discretionary spending by state departments, even as state tax collections exceeded the official projections, said Wes Machida, director of the state Department of Budget and Finance.
“Actual revenue collections have been good, the Hawaii economy is good and we are making sure that we live within our means,” Machida said.
The previous record surplus of $844 million was counted during Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s administration at the end of fiscal year 2013.
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HONOLULU (AP) — A newly redesigned shopping venue opened in Honolulu after undergoing a $500 million renovation.
The International Market Place opened to the public Thursday and features dozens of restaurants and retailers, including Hawaii’s first Saks Fifth Avenue. The previous version, which closed in 2013, featured only a cluster of kiosks and small stores.
Robert Taubman, president and CEO of developer Taubman Centers, said the half-billion-dollar project created 2,500 permanent jobs and that revenue will be donated to island hospitals.
Residents who attended the grand opening said they liked the modern style of the shopping center.
New general takes command at White Sands
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A new general is in charge at White Sands Missile Range.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen Eric L. Sanchez took over the New Mexico range Thursday after a change of command ceremony.
Sanchez is a 1987 graduate of New Mexico State University. He is returning to his home state after serving as the commanding general of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Shafter in Honolulu.
Oahu man found guilty in death of 3-year-old girl
HONOLULU (AP) — An Oahu man was found guilty in connection with the death of his then-girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter two years ago.
Joshua Kalili faced a murder charge, but a jury convicted him of the lesser charge of manslaughter Wednesday. After a weeklong trial, jurors deliberated for less than a full day before delivering the verdict.
The Honolulu medical examiner determined Styzilee Reyes died in October 2014 from blunt impact to her abdomen with intestinal lacerations. Her death was ruled a homicide.
The child was in Kalili’s care for several hours before he took her to a hospital, where she later died.
Kalili did not take the witness stand in his own defense. He faces a mandatory 20-year prison term when he’s sentenced in November, but could also receive probation for 10 years, including up to two years behind bars.
The child’s mother has since married Kalili.
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Connect-Point United Pentecostal Church invites first responders — police, fire and rescue personnel, paramedics and their families — to a 6 p.m. service Sept. 11 at the Community of Christ Church in Hilo.
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Connect-Point United Pentecostal Church invites first responders — police, fire and rescue personnel, paramedics and their families — to a 6 p.m. service Sept. 11 at the Community of Christ Church in Hilo.
“We want to recognize, honor and appreciate their service to our community as they selflessly serve bravely to keep us all safe and protected,” said the Rev. John Roth, who will lead the service.
The Community of Christ Church is at 1842 Kinoole St. For more information, contact Roth at connectpointchurch@gmail.com.
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The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.
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Police have located 42-year-old Ananda S. Chang, who was reported missing.
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In 1870, while exploring the American West, Nathaniel P. Langford encountered an “immense volume of clear, sparkling water projected into the air to a height of one hundred and twenty-five feet.” He named this volcanic feature Old Faithful. This magnificent geyser became the signature attraction of Yellowstone National Park, and it remains a popular visitor stop today.
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Volcano Watch: Kilauea Volcano’s ‘Old Faithful’ - a thing of the past
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In 1870, while exploring the American West, Nathaniel P. Langford encountered an “immense volume of clear, sparkling water projected into the air to a height of one hundred and twenty-five feet.” He named this volcanic feature Old Faithful. This magnificent geyser became the signature attraction of Yellowstone National Park, and it remains a popular visitor stop today.
But another volcanic feature with the same name has been largely forgotten.
The Big Island once had its own “Old Faithful,” composed of lava rather than boiling water, located in Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the summit of Kilauea. This lava fountain was first described in 1894 by Walter F. Frear, who wrote in the Volcano House register that the fountain played once or twice a minute in the same location since 1892. The name was apt, because this persistent lava fountain continued to splash to heights of 9-15 m (30-50 ft) at the same location for decades.
At times, the fountain was the central feature in a lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u Crater. At other times, lava in Halema‘uma‘u drained away, leaving nothing but rubble on the floor of the crater. But when the lava lake returned, so did Kilauea’s Old Faithful.
In 1911, Frank A. Perret, a volcanologist, and E.S. Shepherd, a gas chemist, began the first extended study of Kilauea for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They were determined to measure the temperature of an active lava lake, and picked Old Faithful as their target.
The scientists erected a cable system that stretched across Halema‘uma‘u Crater so instruments measuring temperature could be lowered into the lava fountain. After several failed attempts, they succeeded in obtaining the first lava temperature ever recorded, 1,010 degrees Celsius (1,850 degrees Fahrenheit). Their measurement is remarkably close to temperatures recorded with modern instruments.
Perret was fascinated by Old Faithful, and included detailed descriptions of the persistent fountain in his professional papers. The scientist also took many photographs of the lava fountain, such as the hand-tinted lantern slide we recently found in the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory photo archives and included with this article.
When Thomas A. Jaggar replaced Perret as the permanent volcanologist at Kilauea in 1912, he continued the study of Old Faithful as part of a broader effort to understand surface motion in the lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u. HVO record books show many dozens of sketches of circulation patterns in the lava lake with “OF” (Old Faithful) labeled as the centerpiece.
Most observers concluded that, rather than being located over the source of a volcanic vent that feeds magma into the lava lake, features such as Old Faithful are the opposite — they are located where lava drains away. Jaggar suggested the intermittent fountain lay over a “sink hole,” meaning a site of lava draining or downwelling.
Today, scientists studying the behavior of the Overlook crater lava lake, which has been present within Halema‘uma‘u since 2008, also found that sites of persistent spattering are commonly sites of lava downwelling, not upwelling.
On June 5, 1916, the lava column at Halema‘uma‘u dropped and thousands of tons of rocky debris fell from the upper walls of the crater, covering Old Faithful. When lava returned to the crater, a new vent that opened at the Old Faithful location was described by Jaggar as “a cone with open top glowing and splashing at intervals.” That cone later collapsed, and it soon became apparent that the basic geometry of the lava lake changed in a significant way.
While scattered references to Old Faithful can be found after 1916, the persistent lava fountain, which played at Kilauea for a quarter of a century, was a thing of the past.
Volcano activity updates
Kilauea continues to erupt at its summit and East Rift Zone.
During the past week, the summit lava lake level varied between about 20 m and 40 m (66-131 ft) below the vent rim within Halema‘uma‘u Crater. On the East Rift Zone, the 61G lava flow continued to advance across the coastal plain and enter the ocean. The lava flow does not pose an immediate threat to nearby communities.
Mauna Loa is not erupting.
Seismicity remains elevated relative to the long-term background rate, but has not changed significantly during the past week. Earthquakes are occurring mostly in the volcano’s south caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone at depths less than 5 km (3 mi).
GPS measurements show deformation related to inflation of a magma reservoir beneath the summit and upper Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa, with inflation occurring mainly in the southwestern part of the magma storage complex.
Two earthquakes were recently reported felt on the Big Island.
At 12:17 p.m. Aug. 24, a magnitude-3.8 earthquake occurred 5.1 km (3.2 mi) southeast of Kilauea Volcano’s summit at a depth of 3 km (1.8 mi). At 1:12 p.m. the same day, a magnitude-3.5 aftershock occurred at a similar location and depth.
Visit the HVO website (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov) for past Volcano Watch articles, Kilauea daily eruption updates, Mauna Loa weekly updates, volcano photos, recent earthquakes info, and more; call for summary updates at 808-967-8862 (Kilauea) or 808-967-8866 (Mauna Loa); email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.
Volcano Watch (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/) is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park rangers on Wednesday rescued a dog that had fallen 30 feet into a ground crack.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park rangers on Wednesday rescued a dog that had fallen 30 feet into a ground crack.
The Hawaii Island Humane Society took the female dog, which was “very famished and very scared” but otherwise not injured, to the Keaau shelter, said Jessica Ferracane, park spokeswoman.
The crack, which is 5 feet wide at the top, is located behind water tanks at Kilauea Military Camp, she said.
Workers heard it whimpering and called rangers, who used a ladder to make the rescue.
The dog, which has a red collar, had been seen running loose in the park as early as Aug. 1, Ferracane said.
Greg Wong, shelter manager, said she didn’t have any tags.
“She’s just a little shy right now,” he said. “Hopefully we can work something out for her.”
The shelter can be reached at 966-5458.
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Aphysician, a physicist, and an architect walk into a dome, along with an aerospace engineer, an astrobiologist and a soil scientist.
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Aphysician, a physicist, and an architect walk into a dome, along with an aerospace engineer, an astrobiologist and a soil scientist.
It’s not the start of a terrible joke but instead the premise of the fourth Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation mission, which came to a close Sunday.
A NASA-funded study, HI-SEAS aims to mimic living conditions on Mars, from the location — 8,200 feet up the slopes of Mauna Loa, on a reddish volcanic surface that looks and feels extraterrestrial — to protocol — crew members cannot leave the habitat dome without a spacesuit.
The fourth mission lasted 365 days and is the longest American Mars simulation to date. HI-SEAS is run by the University of Hawaii.
“I’m excited,” UH principal investigator Kim Binsted said Sunday morning before the front door of the dome was unzipped and the crew was welcomed by family, fellow researchers, and media outlets from as far away as Taiwan and France (two crew members are from Europe). “I’m excited to welcome them back.”
Trays of fresh fruit including pineapple, cantaloupe, watermelon and bananas were laid out as the crew’s first real breakfast in a year. Only shelf-stable foods or freeze-dried items are allowed in the habitat, which consists of 1,200 square feet of floor space, a second-floor loft that has six small bedrooms, and an attached workshop.
The dome runs on solar power with hydrogen cells as backup fuel.
“Little by little, we’re trying to make it more real,” said Henk Rogers, chairman of Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, which owns the dome and leases it to NASA and the universities. “In the future, we plan for them to make their own hydrogen.”
A year is a long time to spend in the same 1,200-foot space with the same group of people, and that’s exactly the point. Before sending any astronauts on missions to Mars, where resources are virtually nonexistent, NASA researchers need to know how to build the right team. They need to know how that team handles itself in the stress of isolation.
“It’s important that we protect the astronauts’ health, the astronauts’ safety, but we also need to protect their mental health,” said chief engineering officer Andrzej Stewart. “If you’ve got a crew that’s happy, that’s healthy, you’ve got a crew that can operate.”
Researchers from universities around the country conducted studies on team cohesion even as the crew itself was working on individual projects.
Crew commander Carmel Johnston worked on plant cultivation.
“I want to find a sustainable way for people to grow in space,” she said. “I think the things we were able to figure out here will help us get into that mindset.” Kale, chard, radishes and tomatoes thrived in the habitat. Red peppers did not.
For the crew, maintaining a work-life balance was difficult, considering they lived at their own job site.
“The biggest thing is finding enough time for yourself, and not thinking ‘I need to do this, that, or the other thing,” Johnston said. “There’s always something to do. It’s hard for six overachievers to do that (step away).”
Though crew members like Johnston and Stewart had long wanted to participate in a space simulation mission, others, like crew architect Tristan Bassingthwaighte, applied on a whim. Bassingthwaighte was studying in Shanghai, in the middle of graduate research on space architecture.
He sent off the application after corresponding with HI-SEAS III crew member Jocelyn Dunn.
“I’m not a scientist at all,” he said. “I thought maybe I’d get some information (for my research) during the interview process … I went from not knowing about HI-SEAS to being in the dome in about three and a half months.”
Bassingthwaighte’s research involves designing for people who are going to be in “far rougher” places than Mauna Loa, and having firsthand experience with what works and what doesn’t work was enlightening.
“A big one would just be privacy in general,” he said. There is no soundproofing in the dome, for example.
“Andrzej will play his Green Day music when he’s cooking on Sundays, and you hear it no matter where you are,” Bassingthwaighte said.
During down time, crew members read, knitted, watched movies, played Minecraft, and salsa danced. They explored nearby lava tubes from the safety of their space suits, and exchanged presents on holidays and birthdays.
At Thanksgiving, virtual reality — a first for HI-SEAS, and an initiative of NASA research partner Smart Information Flow Technologies — allowed them to “sit” at a table with their families and listen to what everyone was thankful for.
“It’s certainly very rewarding,” said SIFT senior researcher Peggy Wu.
Chief medical officer and crew journalist Sheyna Gifford said she had been impressed by the group’s overall dynamic when it came to solving problems.
“As individuals, we’d get stuck,” she said. “As a group, we could work through it. I don’t think there’s a problem we weren’t able to work through (together).”
That was particularly true two weeks ago, when the plumbing system failed and the crew had to figure out how to repair it.
And the crew went in knowing they could expect some conflicts.
“One of the challenges was to talk among the group, and meet the conflicts head on, and make sure they don’t escalate,” said chief scientific officer and crew physicist Christiane Heinicke, who is also a cello-playing engineer.
Isolation presented other challenges, particularly regarding separation from family and friends. Although the crew could correspond with people in the outside world, they did so on a 20-minute delay to better mimic Martian conditions. Gifford’s grandmother passed away. Crew biologist Cyprien Verseux, a native of France, had to learn about last November’s terrorist attack in Paris from inside the bubble.
Still, during a morning news conference all members said they’d do the simulation again.
“There’s just the focus of the mission, wanting to achieve something greater than yourself,” Stewart said.
The crew was able to pass that sentiment on throughout the year, through a HI-SEAS blog that let the world know about their work.
“I did not anticipate that people would be so supportive,” Gifford said. “I did not see that coming … all people, everywhere, people just come together.”
“When it comes to space, I think we’re at our best,” she said. “We drop our pettiness, we assume a global outlook, we are bold, we are brilliant, we are unstoppable.”
There are two more HI-SEAS missions planned, both set to last eight months. An application form is available at http://hi-seas.org/?p=5695 and must be received by September 5.
Email Ivy Ashe at iashe@hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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The University of Hawaii at Hilo announced a new, astronomical benefit for its students.
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The University of Hawaii at Hilo announced a new, astronomical benefit for its students.
For the first time, the university’s ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center is offering a complimentary individual membership to every student with a valid ID who is registered for the 2016-17 academic year.
“Very few universities can boast an on-campus resource like the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, which showcases Mauna Kea and its cultural and scientific value, especially way-finding and astronomy,” said Chancellor Don Straney. “We greatly appreciate this gesture and encourage all of our students to take advantage of the benefits ‘Imiloa has to offer throughout the academic year.”
‘Imiloa is located on the upper campus and housed in a striking titanium-clad conical structure. The center is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday.
Student members will be able to enjoy four free daily shows in the full-dome planetarium, full access to the interactive exhibit hall, plus discounts on special events and purchases at ‘Imiloa’s award-winning Sky Garden Restaurant and on-site store.
For astronomy major Shelby Wood, an ‘Imiloa membership is something she said she’ll definitely take advantage of.
“I’m from New Mexico, and have never been to ‘Imiloa, so I appreciate the opportunity to check it out,” she said.
Hawaiian studies major Kehaulani Esteban sees ‘Imiloa as a valuable resource for learning more about the Hawaiian culture.
“I’m really looking forward to the Mauna Kea show because we get to learn about how the Hawaiian Islands were created,” Esteban said.
‘Imiloa Executive Director Ka‘iu Kimura sees the memberships as an effective avenue for advancing ‘Imiloa’s mission to inspire exploration through the sharing of Hawaiian culture and science.
“One of the goals ‘Imiloa has set for our second decade is to take our programming across the island, the state and beyond,” she said. “At the same time, however, we are committed to amplifying our impact here at home.”
Students can activate their free membership by visiting blog.imiloahawaii.org/general-information/free-imiloa-membership-for-all-uh-hilo-students.
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Jason Lester is a man who gets to where he is going no matter how far the journey is. The renowned Kona endurance athlete has traveled all over the world, running across several countries including the United States and China.
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Kona resident Jason Lester completes 2,633-mile trek across Australia
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Jason Lester is a man who gets to where he is going no matter how far the journey is. The renowned Kona endurance athlete has traveled all over the world, running across several countries including the United States and China.
His most recent adventure, achievement, athletic endeavor, flight of insanity, or what ever people want to call it, was accomplished on Aug. 11 when Lester spent 135 days crossing Australia.
Lester left from Perth in Western Australia on March 11 and he would arrive 2,633 miles later at Batemans Bay in New South Wales. He spent 118 days on the move, completing anywhere from 26 to 48 miles per day. Rain caused several days of delay during the latter half of the trip.
Unlike his previous runs across the U.S. and the Great Wall of China, the trip across Australia was an impulse decision, coming a month before another trip was planned.
“When I crossed the U.S. I actually had the fourth fastest time and I wanted to go after the world record,” Lester said. “It was crazy. About a month before I was going to go I went to Australia and decided that I wanted to run around the world.”
Lester started his Trans Australia Run with a one-man support crew. Most runners doing long runs such as this usually have crews up to four or six people, who provide all types of support and carry the food and supplies. Some even drive RV’s so that the runner can rest at anytime on the journey.
On his previous runs, Lester had used support crews. However, about 500 miles into his trek across Australia, he decided to to run self-supported.
“About 400 miles in I ran across two people who were cross country skiing across Australia and they were pulling a cart behind them with all their supplies,” Lester said. “It was about this time that I started thinking that I could do this on my own. I asked what they were going to do with the cart and they said they were just going to throw it away because it was too expensive to fly back.”
Lester asked if he could have the cart when the two cross country skiers finished and they agreed. They shipped the cart to Lester from their finish point and the post office delivered it for free once they found out what he was doing.
Challenges ahead
Now armed with a cart, Lester pulled away from his crew and went out on his own, but the journey would not be easy, especially when he reached the Nullarbor — a notoriously barren dessert that stretches for nearly 750 miles. This land provided a mental challenge that pushed Lester to the limit.
“It is very desolate, gets extremely hot, and there are very few places to stop and get food, water and find a place to sleep,” Lester said. “The biggest challenge was waking up every morning and looking down the same road. There were no turns or hills, just desert with thousands of kangaroos, camels and wild dogs. It was brutal.”
Lester spent over three weeks in the Nullarbor, and while the wildlife would seem to provide a welcomed distraction, it was almost too much so.
“There was one specific day I remember counting 86 dead kangaroos, some of which I would have to run around or jump over so that I could avoid the cars on the road,” Lester said. “It looked like a murder scene. The smell was so bad that I had to turn my head when I was running by.”
During this time in the Nullarbar, Lester found some inspiration when he needed it most in the form of Peter Tripovich, a retired farmer who was completing a walk around Australia that he started about a decade ago but could not finish at the time.
Tripovich had set out to walk around the country in 2005 and he was about 4,350 miles away from completing his trek when his wife fell ill. After 6,835 miles and 13 months of walking, he decided to stop and head home to be with his wife.
Now, Tripovich was back on the road again, looking to complete what he had started.
“As I would reach each gas station, which they called road houses, people kept asking me if I had met Peter. It built to a point where I was really looking forward to meeting this guy,” Lester said. “I would get closer each day and I finally caught up with him. I went to his room and out came this 90-year-old man. He had such an inspirational story and it was what I needed to keep moving forward. He was walking 35 kilometers (22 miles) a day and last I heard he was 200 kilometers (124 miles) away from being finished with his trek.”
Mountains await
Eventually Lester would make his way through the dessert. He had one last task ahead of him and that was the mountains, which added an extra challenge with the cart that held up to 50-pounds of supplies at one time.
“Going into the last 500 miles, when I had to climb into the mountains. That is when I really got tested,” Lester said.
During his 2,663 mile trip, Lester would sleep whereever he could find it. In fact the amount of miles he ran each day often depended on the distance to the next town.
“I slept in pubs, hotels from the 1800s, garages and on farms,” Lester said. “It was an amazing experience. The people at these places all wanted to know my story but really I was more interested in their stories.”
Eventually, Lester did reach the end of his journey when he arrived in Batemans Bay, about 170 miles south of Sydney.
“It was pretty epic and much harder than I anticipated, but it worked out well,” Lester said. “ It was a great country and the people were very hospitable.”
After completing his the long trek , Lester finally arrived back in Kona last Saturday, where he plans on taking a much needed mental break before his next big adventure.
“I am pretty healthy physically and mentally I will come back around after a little rest,” Lester said. “The biggest thing right now is re-adapting to civilization. When you run through nowhere for so long you kind of get detached from society. Everything feels new to me right now, even having normal conversations feels new.”
Physically, Lester is ready to get back into a routine of triathlon training. He is really looking forward to getting back on the bike again, mostly because it is not running. As for his next adventure, Lester wants to run around the world and the next logical step is Europe, which he hopes to start within the next two years.
“Everything is based on sponsorships and I will need to go over and drive the route and meet with my contacts on the best way to go about the run,” Lester said. “A global run is my inspiration and I am honored to have the opportunity.”
For now, Lester plans on spending some time in Hawaii, competing in local competitions such as the EpicMan (a non-stop triple Ironman), the Epic100 (a run from Kailua Pier to the top of Mauna Kea) and the Epic5 (five Iron-distance triathlons on five Hawaiian islands).
Lester runs for his charity, the Never Stop Foundation, which is dedicated to using athletics as a tool to encourage all youth to have the chance to achieve their full potential. The goal is to help those in their formative years find their own true voice, help them build their confidence, improve their communication skills and learn the values of discipline, trust, compassion, self-reliance and respect.
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The Food Basket’s annual Feed-A-Thon, hosted by longtime ambassador Tommy “Kahikina” Ching, is underway at KTA Super Stores through Sept. 2.
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The Food Basket’s annual Feed-A-Thon, hosted by longtime ambassador Tommy “Kahikina” Ching, is underway at KTA Super Stores through Sept. 2.
Nonperishable food and monetary donations are being accepted for two days at each of the KTA-owned grocery store locations.
The drive kicked off Wednesday and Thursday at KTA Kailua-Kona and continues from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on the following dates and locations:
• Today and Saturday, Waikoloa Village Market.
• Sunday and Monday, KTA Waimea.
• Tuesday and Wednesday, KTA Puainako.
• Sept. 1-2, KTA Keauhou
“After 15 years, I am still presenting the problem of basic staple foods and having access to them,” Ching said.
“There is a need for community support. The message remains the same, ‘one dollar or one can,’ and if we all give a little it can mean a lot.”
The latest statistics from the Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s food bank, show that 1 in 5 county residents are served by the nonprofit through a network of nearly 100 partner agencies.
During the 15th annual Feed-A-Thon, Ching hopes to raise enough food and monetary donations for the Food Basket to feed the most vulnerable residents on the island during the nonpeak giving period.
In addition to in-person donations, people can donate online via the fundraising platform Classy.org at www.classy.org/campaign/2016-kahikina-food-drive/c90130.
With 1 in 3 children in Hawaii County eligible for free or reduced school meals and many families and kupuna facing high levels of food insecurity, the Food Basket is in need of community support on a yearly basis.
“We are so pleased to be working with Kahikina for another year of the Feed-A-Thon!” said En Young, executive director of the Food Basket. “Tommy’s infusion of food and funds at this time of the year is critical with kids going back to school and families starting to make tough decisions about the holidays.
“We want to reach Thanksgiving stocked and secure, and Kahikina’s help and the public’s help will make sure that happens.”
For more information about ways to help feed the hungry on Hawaii Island, contact the Food Basket at 933-6030 or visit www.hawaiifoodbasket.org.
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The public is getting another chance to weigh in on the designation of Puukohola Heiau as a national historic landmark, as the National Park Service conducts a study that could enlarge or decrease the size of the site itself.
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National Parks Service redoing Puukohola Heiau study
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The public is getting another chance to weigh in on the designation of Puukohola Heiau as a national historic landmark, as the National Park Service conducts a study that could enlarge or decrease the size of the site itself.
First designated a historic landmark in 1962, the heiau is one of 33 historic landmarks in the state and seven on the Big Island carrying the federal recognition. The designation affords certain protections from nearby public and private development that could have an adverse impact.
The stone heiau at Kawaihae is one of the last major structures believed sacred by Native Hawaiians that was built in Hawaii before outside influences altered ancient Hawaiian life permanently. Constructed in 1790-1791 by Kamehameha I, it ultimately led to his unification of the Hawaiian Islands and its people by 1810.
The other Big Island landmarks are Honokohau Settlement, Kamakahonu, Keauhou Holua Slide, Mauna Kea Adz Quarry, Mookini Heiau, and the South Point Complex.
It’s unclear why the Puukohola Heiau was singled out for a new study. Patty Henry, historian for the National Park Service National Historic Landmarks Program, said the agency wanted to update information that was collected during the first study, and add more information to update the study to more stringent standards than were in place in the 1960s.
“It’s really going back and re-looking at it, to be sure we have the best documentation,” Henry said Friday. “We want the document to be up-to-date and the best it can be.”
The results of the study could change the size of the property where the heiau is located, but wouldn’t remove the site from the list, she said. But in general, it’s about making the study reflect the best knowledge about the site.
It’s a long process.
Once the study is complete, it’s presented to a committee of the National Park System Advisory Board, which makes recommendations to the board. The board, in turn, reports to the secretary of the interior.
When the study is scheduled for review, there’s a 60-day comment period when comments can be submitted in writing.
The committee meets only twice a year, so it’s possible the study won’t come up for review until late next year, Henry said.
The study was announced to Mayor Billy Kenoi in a July 6 notice. He couldn’t be reached for comment by press time Friday.
The National Historic Landmarks Program recognizes properties of exceptional national significance in the nation’s history, architecture, archaeology,engineering and culture. Properties are recognized if they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States.
Email Nancy Cook Lauer at ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com.
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DURANT, Miss. — A man suspected in the slayings of two nuns found dead in their Mississippi home has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shocking killing that rocked the small town communities where the women served, authorities said.
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Man arrested in shocking killings of 2 Mississippi nuns
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DURANT, Miss. — A man suspected in the slayings of two nuns found dead in their Mississippi home has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shocking killing that rocked the small town communities where the women served, authorities said.
Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, was charged in the deaths of Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said late Friday. Both women were 68.
The women’s bodies were discovered Thursday after they failed to show up for work at a clinic in Lexington, Mississippi, about 10 miles from where they lived.
“Sanders was developed as a person of interest early on in the investigation,” Lt. Col. Jimmy Jordan said in the statement.
Authorities said Sanders was being held in an undisclosed detention center pending a court appearance. They have not given any details on why they think Sanders killed the women or whether he knew them.
People who knew the nuns, longstanding pillars of the community known for their generosity and commitment to improving health care for the poor, have been grappling with why anyone would want to kill them.
Dr. Elias Abboud, the physician who oversees the clinic, said Saturday he called the office manager after he saw there was an arrest made to check if Sanders had been a patient at the clinic but he was not.
Sanders was also not known to the small congregation where Held and Merrill had led Bible study for years.
The Rev. Greg Plata, sacramental minister at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Lexington, said Saturday that he does not think people at the church knew Sanders.
Strain said Saturday he does not know whether Sanders is represented by an attorney. Authorities do not anticipate making any other arrests. Strain said “investigators believe Sanders acted alone.”
Merrill’s nephew, David Merrill, speaking by telephone from Stoneham, Massachusetts, said Saturday the family was “thankful” Sanders is off the streets.
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Construction project under investigation
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Construction project under investigation
HONOLULU (AP) — State auditors are investigating a $20 million renovation project at a Waikiki hotel because of claims it is using unlicensed contractors and workers who are in the country illegally.
The renovation at the Maile Sky Court Hotel has been underway several months. Linda Chu Takayama, director of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, said the department is working with the federal government to determine whether the project contractor provided all required worker benefits and protections.
Officials also confirmed they are looking into reports that some of those working on the project are in the country illegally.
The state labor department typically launches these types of investigations based on a “complaint or an inquiry or a tip of some kind,” according to Takayama.
Donald Selby, owner of Selby Construction, maintained the company is operating in line with state law.
Selby said his company completed similar projects in several other states and has never been subject to fines or found to have violated any laws.
Work on the nearly 600-unit hotel, which is reopening as a Holiday Inn Express, is expected to be complete sometime next year.
State DHS settles with foster parents about stipends
HONOLULU (AP) — The state Department of Human Services reached an agreement with Hawaii foster parents to increase the amount it gives to families to cover the costs of rearing a foster child.
The settlement is meant to resolve a federal class-action lawsuit filed in December 2013 and a related state case.
Foster parents sued because of the $529 monthly stipend they were receiving at the time to care for the children. The rate hadn’t been adjusted for 24 years, and advocates argued it should’ve been raised to about $950 based on inflation.
DHS raised the stipend rates six months after the lawsuit was brought to three different amounts based on the age of the children in care, with the highest being $676 for ages 12 and older.
Under the settlement, DHS will increase the payments to $649 for ages 5 and younger, $742 for ages 6-11 and $776 for ages 12 and older. An additional clothing allowance for each child will increase by between $210 and $426, depending on the child’s age.
The settlement will remain in place for 10 years, and DHS agreed to adjust the stipend amounts as inflation increases.
The increases, which still need court approval, are estimated to provide more than $8.5 million annually in additional support for foster children.
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Before Konawaena stepped on the field this season, the team had already come face-to-face with the most daunting opponents they will see this year — hype and expectation.
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BIIF football: Expectations are high for Konawaena, and for good reason
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Before Konawaena stepped on the field this season, the team had already come face-to-face with the most daunting opponents they will see this year — hype and expectation.
Heading into the season, the Wildcats are garnering attention as the top Division II team in the state — the residual effect of an unprecedented HHSAA tournament run, which ended with a narrow 48-46 loss to eventual champion Radford in the state semifinals.
“It’s fun, but the only thing it can show us is that people believe in the potential of this team,” Uemoto said of the various preseason polls and rankings around the state. “We realize it can hurt us too. Every time we step on the field — whether it be for a scrimmage, preseason or playoff game — we are going to get every team’s best. We have to raise our level every night to compete with that.”
Expectations are not the only thing growing in Kealakekua. The sheer size of the Wildcat program has grown by leaps and bounds as well. Uemoto can recall his first few years as an assistant, when the Wildcats had a hard time getting 30 players in pads — and that was with no JV squad. This year, the Konawaena program will have upwards of 100 players between the varsity and JV.
“We actually had to turn some people away,” Uemoto said.
Despite the changes at Konawaena, there is also a feeling of familiarity, especially when it comes to the Wildcats’ up-tempo offense.
Last year, Konawaena outscored BIIF opponents a whopping 355 to 110, routinely exceeding 40 points per game. There’s no sign of that torrid pace slowing this season.
“On offense, it will be the same exact thing,” Uemoto said. “We will adapt to whatever the defense gives us, keeping our tempo — staying fast without killing our guys.”
The lynchpin of the offense is junior quarterback Austin Ewing. Last year, Ewing lit up the BIIF, garnering Offensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore. Now a year older, and wiser, Uemoto believes his QB has reached a new level.
“Every attribute has improved,” Uemoto said. “He’s getting smarter and realizing how to stay healthier during the season — like not taking hits and get rid of the ball faster. His arm strength is improved and he has all that experience from last year.”
Ewing attended a handful of top-level camps in the offseason, improving his skill set. But where he is looking to grow the most the season is as a leader.
“Last year, we had seniors like Cameron Howes and Tristan Fleming-Nazara to look up to,” Ewing said. “I know that I have to be a bigger leader this year.”
Ewing cracks a smile when his offensive line is mentioned. Returning All-BIIF selection Justin-Ray “Musu” Banagan-Brock will move over to guard from center, with Harvey “Kolu” Alani taking over the snapping duties. Also helping out will be Viliami Kaea, Keanu Caldwell and sophomore Tevin Canda.
“I’m excited about all the big boys up front,” Ewing said.
Listed at 6-foot-3, Kamakana Ching is a mismatch out wide against most defensive backs in the BIIF. Ewing made a habit last year of hitting his tall target with throws only he could get to.
A stable of slot receivers will cycle in for the Wildcats, including Austin Aukai, Dustin Cho, Kaiya Leleiwi and Jeremiah Casuga-Llanes — who has proved to be the surprise of the offseason.
“He played on defense last year but pleaded with us to get some reps on offense this year. We put him at slot and he has been unbelievable,” Uemoto said. “We all looked at each other and said, ‘Well, guess we missed the boat on this guy last year.’”
Micah Laban will get the majority of reps at running back, and is equally dangerous as a runner and pass catcher.
“I look good all the time,” said Uemoto — who is also the teams offensive coordinator — with a laugh. “It’s nothing to do with me. These kids make it happen.”
The speed theme translates to the defense for the Wildcats, where first-year defensive coordinator Ivan Higashi takes over playcalling duties from Kalae Lee.
“It’s still the same terminology and philosophy — lots of quick guys who can make plays,” Uemoto said.
Defensive end Kelsan “Paka” Cacoulidis and tackle Austin Santos-Johnson are the preeminent playmakers on the line. Cacoulidis will bring pressure off the edge, while Santos-Johnson has a quick first step and a habit of racking up tackles.
Joining senior Phillip Grace in the linebacking corps is junior Michael Banagan-Brock, who steps in at middle linebacker and is adapting well to being the quarterback of the defense.
“He’s what you want out of your middle linebacker. A guy who doesn’t get too high or too low and can communicate to the rest of the defense,” Uemoto said.
In the secondary, senior Jordan Kikugawa and junior Jeriah Cacal will hold down the corner spots, with Kalai Santiago roaming as a safety and Cho taking over Konawaena’s “Catman” role.
“There are a lot of quiet guys that lead by example on our defense,” Uemoto said.
Konawaena returns more than a handful of players with state tournament experience, many who remember being so close to the title game. It took a while for Uemoto to pop in the tape, and he still hasn’t sat through the full game.
“I think we knew that we were just one block or tackle away,” Uemoto said. “But more than any win, that game has been an incredible building tool for us.”
The desire to get back to that stage drives the Wildcats, but the first task will be winning the battle for the Big Island.
“That loss to Radford has been on our minds, and of course we want to get back there,” Ewing said. “But we know to do that, we just have to take it one game at a time.”
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It’s time to release those concerns you might have about your painting skills and gain poise in each of your brush strokes. Let go of those nagging anxieties when using new colors and gain new confidence in your composition.
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Two-day oil painting workshop at Volcano Art Center
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It’s time to release those concerns you might have about your painting skills and gain poise in each of your brush strokes. Let go of those nagging anxieties when using new colors and gain new confidence in your composition.
For a better understanding of your medium and using tools effectively, join instructor Vicki Penny-Rohner for a two-day workshop from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 10-11 at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
The class is for intermediate or beginner artists.
Students will learn to mix colors, use different mediums to achieve various effects and layer color to bring depth and luminous richness to their work.
Throughout the two days, students also will learn to create form using values and light and recognize, understand and apply the elements of design and composition to improve their work. Students will work with a pallet knife as well as brushes, learning to create rocks and lava effectively.
Penny-Rohner has taught art for 15 years. Her nationally award-winning work is in the state of Hawaii’s permanent collection and has been featured in numerous magazines. Penny-Rohner is the artist-in-residence at the Fairmont Orchid and teaches classes there weekly.
The cost for the two-day workshop is $100 or $90 for VAC members. Students will need a small canvas, paints and brushes. A supply list will be provided.
For more information, visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.
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A 32-year-old Mountain View man admitted to killing a 49-year-old Hilo man in a fight over a woman late last Halloween night.
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Man accepts plea deal in fatal fight
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A 32-year-old Mountain View man admitted to killing a 49-year-old Hilo man in a fight over a woman late last Halloween night.
Kallen Imade pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday in Hilo Circuit Court. Imade was facing a second-degree murder charge for the affray that killed Alfred “Junior” Vea in front of Vea’s Hema Street home in Hilo’s Lanakila Housing area. That charge was reduced in exchange for Imade’s plea. In addition, Imade pleaded guilty to third-degree possession of a dangerous drug and contempt of court, and prosecutors dropped a bail-jumping charge.
Judge Glenn Hara ordered Imade to appear for sentencing at 9 a.m. Oct. 25.
According to court documents, Imade went to Vea’s house at about 11:30 p.m. Oct. 31, 2015, looking for his former girlfriend, Shanell Mattos. Sources who spoke anonymously said Mattos was in a relationship with Vea, who was estranged from his wife.
Documents state Imade called Vea a derogatory name. Vea then came out of the house and the two men fought.
Afterward, Imade walked away from an unconscious Vea, who was taken to Hilo Medical Center for treatment and later flown to The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, where he died Nov. 4, 2015, from his injuries.
Imade turned himself in to police Nov. 3, 2015, after they issued a bulletin asking the public for information about his whereabouts. He initially was charged with first-degree assault, but the charge was increased after Vea, a prep cook and dishwasher who worked at the Coconut Grill and Nani Maui Gardens, died.
Vea was the father of four sons and two daughters, and at least one of his children witnessed the fatal fight.
Asked by the judge what happened the night of Oct. 31, 2015, Imade said, “Basically, on that date, I got into a fight and (Vea) died.”
Deputy Prosecutor Joseph Lee told the court “the evidence would show that Mr. Imade and Mr. Vea … did enter into a fight initiated by Mr. Imade.”
“While Mr. Vea was on the ground, Mr. Imade punched him to the head numerous times,” Lee said. “Also, Mr. Imade stood up and kicked Mr. Vea in the head several times. As a result of the blows, Mr. Vea did suffer severe and critical injuries to the brain. He died several days later in Queen’s Medical Center.”
If convicted of murder, Imade would have faced a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.
Under terms of the plea agreement, prosecutors agree not to ask for consecutive sentences for the manslaughter charge, a Class A felony which carries a maximum 20-year prison term, and the drug charge, which carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.
Justin Haspe, Imade’s court-appointed attorney, is free to argue for probation for his client.
After Thursday’s hearing, Lee said Vea’s parents, who were in the courtroom, “hadn’t (previously) heard a lot of these details.”
“It’s very difficult for them, losing their son,” Lee said, and added the plea deal “gives them a start at closure.”
Email John Burnett at jburnett@hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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RODANTHE, N.C. — Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas.
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RODANTHE, N.C. — Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas.
Elsewhere on the mainland, a hurricane watch was issued for parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast because of a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico.
On North Carolina’s Hatteras Island, a slow stream of dozens of cars from places including Maryland, New York and Ohio headed north toward a bridge to the mainland — but other vacationers stayed and some surfers dove in for taller waves. Several Outer Banks businesses reported cancellations and slower foot traffic.
Some beaches were all but empty. Near Rodanthe, a couple and their 11-year-old son had the shore to themselves for a morning stroll. Joe and Kelley Walker of Markham, Va., said their family plans to wait out the rain with movies or card games.
“We’re not worried about the storm so much unless they say there’s something to worry about,” Joe Walker said.
In nearby Frisco, whipped-up waves attracted out-of-town surfers. A break in the rain before more showers were expected also brought families out at midday.
Steven Kavika, a 58-year-old surf instructor, said he relished the opportunity.
“I saw it coming in last week and kind of made a prediction of what day would be best to come down,” said Kavika, who drove down with a friend from Virginia Beach, Va.
The weather system was expected to pass near the Outer Banks by late Tuesday before eventually curving out to sea, likely reaching tropical storm status overnight with sustained winds of 45 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Heavy rains of up to 5 inches were expected in some areas.
With the storm centered about 60 miles south of Cape Hatteras as of 5 p.m., a tropical storm warning was in effect for much of the Outer Banks. Forecasters said it’s not expected to surpass tropical-storm strength.
Coastal Carteret County emergency officials issued an advisory on Tuesday saying that wind problems were likely to be “mostly minor,” but advised residents in case trees topple or lightweight objects are blown around.
At the same time, a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a hurricane watch for areas of Florida’s Gulf coast stretching from the Anclote River northwest of Tampa to Indian Pass on the Panhandle. An area west of Indian Pass was under a tropical storm watch.
Forecasters say they expect that system to turn to the northeast toward Florida and become a tropical storm by sometime today. That depression was about 345 miles west of Key West, Fla.
National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Lonka said the center of the storm approaching North Carolina should stay offshore, but the Outer Banks will be lashed with rain and wind through today.
“There’ll be rain showers coming on shore, rain bands and gusty winds,” he said by phone Tuesday.
Lonka also said the storm in the Gulf was forecast to move across northern Florida later this week toward the Atlantic, but likely to stay south of North Carolina. Still, he cautioned its path was difficult to predict days in advance.
At Ride The Wind Surf Shop on Ocracoke Island, owner Bob Chestnut said he canceled all of his kayak tours and other rentals for Tuesday because he was concerned about the wind. Foot traffic was sparse.
“The amount of day-trippers has been pretty minimal because I think people were worried they’d get down here and not be able to get back,” he said by phone, referring to people who take a ferry to the island on the southern stretch of the Outer Banks.
Byron Miller, manager of The Ocracoke Harbor Inn, said one person canceled because of the forecast, and business is a little slower than usual.
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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the case for raising interest rates has strengthened in light of a solid job market and an improved outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation. But she stopped short of offering any timetable.
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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the case for raising interest rates has strengthened in light of a solid job market and an improved outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation. But she stopped short of offering any timetable.
Yellen sketched a generally upbeat assessment of the economy in a speech to an annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She pointed to steady gains in employment and strength in consumer spending.
She also noted that while inflation remains running below the Fed’s 2 percent target, it’s being depressed mainly by temporary factors.
“In light of the continued solid performance of the labor market and our outlook for economic activity and inflation,” Yellen said, “I believe the case for an increase (in the Fed’s benchmark borrowing rate) has strengthened in recent months.”
Still Yellen declined to hint at whether the Fed might raise rates at its next policy meeting, Sept. 20-21, or at its subsequent meetings in early November and mid-December. Instead, she stressed, as she frequently has, that the Fed’s rate decisions will depend on whether the freshest economic data continues to confirm its outlook.
“As ever,” she said, “the economic outlook is uncertain, and so monetary policy is not on a preset course.”
Economists took her remarks to mean that while a rate hike remains possible at the Fed’s September meeting, it isn’t necessarily likely.
“We think most officials will want to see more concrete evidence of a rebound in GDP growth and a rise in inflation towards the 2 percent target, with a December move still appearing the most likely outcome,” said Andrew Hunter, an economist with Capital Economics.
Hunter pointed to a government report Friday that the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at an anemic 1.1 percent annual rate last quarter as evidence that the Fed likely wants to see stronger growth.
In December, the Fed raised its benchmark rate modestly in response to a brighter economic picture, notably a job market nearing full health. The rate had been kept at a record low near zero since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis.
At the time, the Fed foresaw four additional rate increases in 2016. But since then, global economic pressures, financial market turmoil and a brief slump in the U.S. job market have kept the Fed on the sidelines.
Some economists have said they think conditions are ripe for the Fed to boost rates next month. Others say they foresee no action until December, after the elections, in at the earliest.
Stanley Fischer, the Fed’s vice chairman and a close Yellen ally, said after her speech that in deciding whether to raise rates as soon as September, policymakers will assess the August jobs report next Friday to see whether employment growth maintains its solid pace of the past three months.
“That will probably weigh in our decision, along with other data that may come in,” Fischer said in an interview on CNBC. “We think the evidence is that the economy has strengthened.”
Fischer said it was still possible that the Fed could raise rates twice before year’s end. But he said that would depend on the strength of forthcoming economic data.
In her speech, Yellen said the Fed still believes that future rate increases, whenever they occur, will be “gradual.”
Some have said that if the Fed does decide to act in September, it would need to further prepare investors. After Yellen’s speech, data from the CME Group indicated that investors foresee only a 24 percent probability of a rate hike in September and about a 58 percent chance by December.
The Fed chair on Friday defended the extraordinary tools the central bank has used to support the economy since the 2007-2009 Great Recession. To ease the impact of the recession, for example, she said the Fed had effectively used bond purchases to reduce long-term borrowing rates and had assured investors that short-term rates would stay low.
But to combat future downturns, she said the Fed should explore other options, too. She mentioned raising the Fed’s 2 percent inflation target to give it more leeway or possibly expanding the types of assets the Fed could buy beyond Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities. But she said those options would require more study.
Yellen said that while the Fed’s support had been critical in supporting the economy, political leaders should considering using the government’s tax and spending powers as well. She said efforts need to be made, in particular, to boost the productivity of U.S. workers. Productivity growth has weakened sharply in recent years and has been a major factor in holding the economy back.
Yellen was the lead-off speaker Friday for the annual conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The conference draws members of the Fed’s board of governors in Washington, officials from the 12 regional banks and monetary leaders from around the world.
In advance of Yellen’s speech Friday, several Fed officials met Thursday with about 120 activists from the Campaign for Popular Democracy’s Fed Up coalition. The group of policy activists, labor unions and community groups has been lobbying the Fed to keep rates low to allow the economy to strengthen enough to benefit more Americans.
The group, some wearing T-shirts bearing the slogan, “We Need a People’s Fed!” posed questions about economic policy and the need for diversity to the Fed officials who took part in the 90-minute discussion.
“Our communities are being sacrificed for an inflation enemy that isn’t here,” said Rod Adams, a community organizer for Neighborhoods for Change in Minnesota.
The coalition said it wanted the Fed and Congress to consider changes in the makeup of the boards of directors of the 12 regional banks to promote more diversity among a group of officials that is mainly white and male and dominated by bankers.
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Clinton says criticisms are behind her; Trump begs to differ
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton vigorously defended her family’s foundation against Donald Trump’s criticism Friday and declared she’s confident there will be no new blockbuster accusations on the foundation, her emails or anything else that could undermine her chances of defeating him in November.
She said the private Clinton Foundation’s charitable programs would continue if she’s elected, even as Trump and other critics argue they would present a conflict of interest.
During an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the Democratic presidential nominee kept up her verbal assault on Trump’s campaign, asserting it is built on “prejudice and paranoia” and caters to a radical fringe of the Republican Party.
Clinton is looking to counter Trump’s attempts to win over moderate voters unsettled by his controversial remarks and policy proposals. In the meantime, he has been softening his tone on immigration and reaching out to African-Americans, a traditional Democratic constituency.
Clinton also is targeting moderate voters — and especially Republicans — by depicting Trump and his supporters as extremists, and casting the race as “not a normal choice between a Republican and a Democrat.”
Quake damaged roads threaten access to town
AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — Rescue workers acknowledged Friday they might not find any more survivors from Italy’s earthquake as they confronted a new obstacle to their recovery work: a powerful aftershock that damaged two key access bridges to hard-hit Amatrice, threatening to isolate it.
Mayor Sergio Pirozzi, warned if new roads weren’t quickly cleared to bypass the damaged ones, Amatrice risked being cut off at a time it needs as many transport options as possible to bring emergency crews in and some of the 281 dead out.
“With the aftershocks yesterday but especially this morning, the situation has worsened considerably,” Pirozzi told reporters.
The biggest aftershock struck at 6:28 a.m., one of the more than 1,000 that have hit the area since Wednesday’s quake. The U.S. Geological Service said it had a magnitude of 4.7, while the Italian geophysics institute measured it at 4.8.
Rebels, civilians leave town after 4-year siege
DARAYA, Syria (AP) — Escorted by armed troops, dozens of insurgents and their families left this war-wrecked suburb of the Syrian capital on Friday as part of a forced evacuation deal struck with the government to end a four-year siege and aerial campaign that has left the area in ruins.
The capitulation by rebel forces in Daraya, an early bastion of the uprising against President Bashar Assad, provides another boost for his forces amid a stalemate in the fight for Aleppo, Syria’s largest city.
It also improves security around Assad’s seat of power, pacifying an entire region southwest of Damascus that was once a backbone of the rebellion. Daraya was the last remaining rebel holdout in the region known as western Ghouta — and the closest to the capital.
The mass relocation of the suburb’s residents reflects the government’s ongoing military strategy to break up Sunni population areas, weakening the rebellion against it. It also highlights concerns over the forced displacement of members of the Sunni majority, seen by some as a government policy to strengthen its base and create a corridor made up of its minority supporters.
Following the deal struck late Thursday, Daraya’s rebels began evacuating in government buses on Friday, a process expected to take several days. Around 700 gunmen are to be allowed safe passage to the opposition-held northern province of Idlib, while some 4,000 civilians will be taken to temporary shelter in government-controlled Kisweh, south of Daraya.
Kerry: ‘Clarity’ achieved with Russia on Syria truce steps
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “have achieved clarity” on a path to restore a truce in Syria but details remain to be worked out.
After meeting off-and-on with Lavrov for nearly 10 hours in Geneva on Friday, Kerry said the “vast majority” of technical discussions on steps to reinstate a ceasefire and improve humanitarian access have been completed. Kerry says experts will remain in Geneva with an eye toward finalizing the unresolved steps in the coming days.
Lavrov echoed that, saying “we still need to finalize a few issues” and pointed to the need to separate fighters from the al-Nusra Front, which has ties to al-Qaida, from U.S.-backed fighters who hold parts of northwest Syria.
Lavrov insisted that a resumption of U.N.-mediated talks between the Syrian government and the U.S.-backed opposition that were suspended in April should help reduce hostilities that have flared in recent months. He also hailed an improved atmosphere between Moscow and Washington.
“We have continued our efforts to reduce the areas where we lack understanding and trust, which is an achievement,” Lavrov said. “The mutual trust is growing with every meeting.”
US wants to force lower speeds on truck and bus drivers
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. is seeking to forcibly limit how fast trucks, buses and other large vehicles can travel on the nation’s highways.
A new proposal Friday would impose a nationwide limit by electronically capping speeds with a device on newly made U.S. vehicles that weigh more than 26,000 pounds. Regulators are considering a cap of 60, 65 or 68 mph, though that could change. Whatever the speed limit, drivers would be physically prevented from exceeding it. The proposal, which comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, does not force older heavy vehicles to add the speed-limiting technology, but the regulators are still considering it.
The government said capping speeds for new large vehicles will reduce the 1,115 fatal crashes involving heavy trucks that occur each year and save $1 billion in fuel costs.
While the news is being welcomed by some safety advocates and non-professional drivers, many truckers said that such changes could lead to dangerous scenarios where they are traveling at much lower speeds than everyone else.
The rule has been ensnared in a regulatory maze in the decade since the nonprofit group Roadsafe America issued its first petition in 2006. The group was founded by Atlanta financial adviser Steve Owings and his wife Susan, whose son Cullum was killed by a speeding tractor-trailer during a trip back to school in Virginia after Thanksgiving in 2002. The nonprofit was later joined by the American Trucking Associations, the nation’s largest trucking industry group.
Photograph of separated elderly Canada couple gets attention
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A photograph of a crying elderly Canadian couple in wheelchairs, separated into two different care homes after 62 years of marriage because no beds were available together, has received international attention.
Wolfram Gottschalk, 83, of Surrey, British Columbia was put in an assisted living home in January after he suffered dementia health complications making it impossible for wife Anita, 81, to care for him at home. Four months later, Anita entered a different facility despite family efforts to keep them together.
The facilities are half an hour apart, with family driving Anita to see Wolfram several times a week.
Granddaughter Ashley Bartyik took “the saddest photo I have ever taken” when her grandparents were brought together recently. She notes that he reaches and cries out for her.
Wolfram was diagnosed with lymphoma Aug. 23. Now, the family is desperate for the couple to be together to live out their remaining days.
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WATERS OFF KAILUA-KONA — Heading north from Keauhou Bay on Thursday morning, Capt. Erika Swenson briefed the passengers on the rules of the Dolphin Discoveries cruise.
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WATERS OFF KAILUA-KONA — Heading north from Keauhou Bay on Thursday morning, Capt. Erika Swenson briefed the passengers on the rules of the Dolphin Discoveries cruise.
She explained to the dozen on board how the animals rested, how they interacted with people and how people should interact with them.
“Remember, these are wild dolphins and we are in their home,” she told the group of repeat guests, honeymooners and locals.
Slightly south of La‘aloa Beach Park, the Whalesong crew spotted the dolphins swimming, leaping and spinning.
Swenson moved the boat into the area and waited for the dolphins to check out the Whalesong and two other boats to determine if the animals were interested.
“The pool is open,” she then called to the crowd, and in moments, the people went into the ocean.
Within minutes, dolphins were examining the swimmer, coming within inches of the curious, excited humans.
Richard Alfaro of San Francisco was moving along in the water when several dolphins came up behind him, suddenly surrounding him before moving on.
“It was very surreal,” he called out to the crew.
Asked about the proposed federal rule to prevent people from approaching within 50 yards of the Hawaiian spinner dolphin, Larry Machado said, “It didn’t seem we had done anything to disturb them.”
He and his wife, Julie Machado, have visited and admired dolphins since the 1980s.
Reasons behind the proposal
The proposed rule is one of multiple options considered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to protect the dolphin population.
“Dolphin-directed activities have grown dramatically in recent years, and the easily accessible Hawaiian spinner dolphins face heavy and increasing pressures from people seeking a dolphin experience. Chronic disturbance to resting activities can negatively affect the health and fitness of dolphins,” NOAA fisheries wrote.
A nocturnal species, spinner dolphins rest during the day in shallow bays after hunting fish and crustaceans at night.
The rule change would cause dramatic shifts in how many companies operate and advertise.
About half of the tours operated by Dolphin Discoveries involve a dolphin swim, while Rob Hemsher of Ocean Eco Tours estimates losing the dolphin swims would eliminate about 30 percent of his business.
On Thursday, Dolphin Discoveries sent out two boats for a combined dolphin swim and snorkeling trip.
Opinions varied among the those who work in the popular Hawaii activity that might end if proposed federal regulations go into effect.
The dolphins, for example, were also coming up on the beginning of their rest period, where they rest half of their brain at a time. That’s the time Claudia Merrill, co-owner of Dolphin Discoveries, thinks the dolphins should be protected, rather than when they are interested with meeting people.
Opinions split
However, the idea of people swimming with the dolphins does not sit well with all tour operators.
Kohala Divers doesn’t run dolphin swims, in part because of concerns about what the interaction does to the animals. It’s been a policy since the business was established 37 years ago.
“What are people doing when they drop people off on top of the dolphins?” asked Keleen Lum of Kohala Divers.
During the mornings, Kohala Divers boats are sometimes accompanied by the sentries of the pods, she said, but the boat crews don’t linger in the area.
“If they happen to go by, awesome,” she said.
Lum thinks the disruption to the dolphin’s rest cycle is too much, and agrees there should be an end to dolphin swims. But the distance ban might not be the best idea, she said. The dolphins do like to come up and spin in a boat’s wake, she said.
Not only do the animals come toward vessels, the distance ban could lead to trouble with local harbors, said Merrill.
Two popular areas for the dolphins are near Kailua Bay and near Honokohau Harbor, both active harbors on the Kona Coast.
A limited area could put everything from the fishing boats to cruise ships in violation, she said.
NOAA advanced an exception for vessels operating where a 50-yard distance would make safe navigation impossible.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced Wednesday its support of the rule.
“We believe NOAA’s preferred option is reasonable. Two of the five initial alternatives involved closing off entire areas designated as essential daytime habitats. We felt that was going a little too far, but we can support approach rules and eliminating swim-with-dolphins activities,” wrote Bruce Anderson, administrator of the Division of Aquatic Resources in a press release.
Additionally, he said there was no obvious reason to limit the region to two miles. Instead, he wrote, the area should cover the entire exclusive economic zone, which reaches outward 200 miles.
The federal government evaluated various options including time and area limits, additional regulations during swimming times and allowing the current arrangement to continue, among others.
Merrill of Dolphin Discoveries sees the rule as an overreaction and an unnecessary attempt to break new ground.
She referred to the actions of the Coral Reef Alliance, an organization that instituted voluntary rules to ensure the sustainability of sea and reef activities. Those voluntary rules could be made compulsory, she said.
It could have a similar effect to the 2013 rules instituted to protect the Captain Cook Monument, she said.
There, “the proliferation and use of unpermitted kayak rentals” led to the DLNR instituting a permit process. Currently, there are three companies allowed to do so. They are also responsible for enforcing the rules and could be fined or lose their permits.
Unforeseen consequences?
Cutting off access entirely could also lead to a worse situation, said Hemsher of Ocean Eco Tours.
Companies that are following the rules would stop visiting, he said, leaving the sea open to scofflaws. He also questioned if there would be enforcement, which he views as lacking for existing rules.
That was a similar concern for Kriss Holm, cruise supervisor for Dolphin Discoveries.
They’ve sent photos of companies violating wildlife rules and seen no response, she said.
“We want to make it a sustainable environment and commodity,” Holm said.
There will be two public meetings on the Big Island, both from 5:30-9:30 p.m.
On Sept. 7, the meeting will be at Konawaena High School and on Sept. 8 at Kealakehe High School.
Comments can also be submitted through Oct. 23 online at www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-2005-0226 via the Federal eRulemaking Portal or by mailing Susan Pultz, Branch Chief, Conservation Planning and Rulemaking, Protected Resources Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg 176, Honolulu, HI 96818, Attn: Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin Disturbance.
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A tropical depression southeast of Hawaii Island is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Monday with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
Its long-term forecast, which includes a high level of uncertainty, shows it weakening Wednesday to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph as it nears the island.
The cyclone, named 14-E, is being guided west-northwest by a subtropical ridge. It’s later expected to switch to a more westward motion as a new ridge builds north of Hawaii, the National Weather Service said.
It’s not yet know if the cyclone will impact the island.
The weather service says the average 5-day track forecast error is about 170 miles.
As of Friday afternoon, 14-E had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester, also located in the Eastern North Pacific, continues to move west, a path that it is forecast to sustain through Wednesday. It’s also not known if it will impact the island.
Maximum sustained winds were 70 mph Friday afternoon. Lester was forecast to become a hurricane Friday night or Saturday.
The long-term forecast shows it maintaining hurricane strength.
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RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia school board urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to weigh in on whether a transgender male must be allowed to use the boys bathroom at his high school, framing it as an issue of national importance.
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RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia school board urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to weigh in on whether a transgender male must be allowed to use the boys bathroom at his high school, framing it as an issue of national importance.
The Gloucester County School Board wants the justices to review a decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which said the board’s policy barring 17-year-old Gavin Grimm from using the restroom that matches his gender identity violates Title IX, a federal law that prohibits discrimination in schools.
At issue is whether the courts should defer to an U.S. Department of Education rule that says transgender students in public schools must be allowed to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. In its April ruling, the 4th Circuit said the federal judge who previously rejected Grimm’s Title IX discrimination claim wrongly ignored that department rule.
The school board said in its filing Monday that Grimm’s case provides an excellent vehicle for “resolving once and for all the current nationwide controversy” over transgender bathroom access. It argues the 4th Circuit was wrong to defer to education department’s interpretation of the law, which for years has allowed schools to provide “separate toilet, locker rooms and shower facilities on the basis of sex.”
“For decades our nation’s schools have structured their facilities and programs around the idea that in certain intimate settings men and women may be separated ‘to afford members of each sex privacy form the other sex,’” the school board said in its petition. “The 4th Circuit’s decision turns that longstanding expectation upside down.”
Josh Block, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who represents Grimm, said the teen’s lawyers look forward to filing their response.
“We hope the court denies review and allows Gavin to finally start using the boys’ restroom again,” Block said in a statement.
While Grimm won at the appeals court level, he will still be barred from using the boys restroom when he returns to Gloucester High School for his senior year next week. The Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the school board can require Grimm to use a private restroom until it decides whether to intervene in the case, which will likely happen sometime this fall.
Four of the nine justices must agree for the court to accept a case, and only about 100 of the thousands of cases the justices are asked to review each year are heard.
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SOUTH POINT — With Hurricane Madeline expected to pass near the southern end of the island today, some residents there didn’t seem too concerned Tuesday.
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SOUTH POINT — With Hurricane Madeline expected to pass near the southern end of the island today, some residents there didn’t seem too concerned Tuesday.
A couple of fishermen said they planned to fish all night and were happy to take advantage of the open ocean.
“It’s a beautiful day,” said Roger, who did not give his last name. He and his friend, Kimo, and a small group from Hilo had the fishing spot all to themselves after watching a crowd of 30 people fishing earlier in the day disperse.
“More than I can count,” Roger said about the number of storms, not to mention watches and warnings, he had been through.
He said he’s largely seen them turn to nothing and estimates only 1 in 10 of the warnings come to anything. Both men expected if the situation became more dangerous, the county or state would be there to clear the area. Besides, they said they could easily pack up their fishing gear and head to their homes inland if it came to that.
On Madeline’s heels is Lester, which is expected to move near or just north of the Big Island this weekend.
Still, other Ka‘u residents had limited preparations despite Madeline’s track.
Harry Evangelista of Pahala was working on closing up the Naalehu Theater on Tuesday. During a break, he talked about the earlier storms he lived through. To an extent, there’s not much to do as properties are already prepared for a storm.
“If it rains, it rains, if it blows, it blows,” he said.
In 2000, he was living in Wood Valley in Pahala when a heavy storm settled over the community, dumping rain and shaking homes. Back then, he helped tie vehicles to trees to stop them from floating away and saw a 20-foot gulch turn into a 100-yard river. Roads out of the area were washed away and the community was largely cut off. But residents got together to make sure everyone had what they needed, he said, and they made it through with little difficulty.
“It is the way it is,” he said.
Additionally, life in Ka‘u and Puna tends to lead to more self-reliance, he said, as people have to stock up on supplies because of the scarcity of retail outlets in the area. Also, people who live in an area familiar with storms often use electrical generators in their work that can be hooked up long enough “to keep the icebox cold.”
One of the few stores selling groceries in the area is Will and Grace Filipino Variety Store in Naalehu. Co-owner Grace Tavios said it didn’t seem to be as bad as previous storms. Sometimes, things are so bad the workers in the coffee fields and macadamia nut farms are sent home.
She’s lived through several major storms in the area, including when Tropical Storm Iselle struck the island in 2014. The biggest problem then, and other times, was losing electricity, she said. It was troublesome at home and at the store, especially for their frozen seafood products.
Part of Tavios’ preparations have included acceptance of whatever will happen.
“We just pray,” she said.
Still, some sights Tuesday showed people were getting ready.
Sacred Heart Church in Naalehu boarded up its windows. Other food stores took their own preparations, including Wiki-Wiki Mart in Naalehu, the gas station at Wong Yuen Store in Waiohinu and Malama Market in Ocean View. Some people were filling up water bottles in Waiohinu Park and duct tape was plastered across the windows of Malama Market.
The tape is most of the work they’ll do at Will and Grace’s, Tavios said.
“We want to be open so people can buy food,” she said.
Email Graham Milldrum at gmilldrum@westhawaiitoday.com.
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Lorna Mae Ferreira, 71, of Kailua-Kona died Aug. 17. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuary.com. Survived by son, Lionel Ferreira of Hilo; daughters, Laura (Edward) Esguerra, Lilia Bard of California, Jeannie Ferreira of Hilo; sisters, Charlotte Tapang and Barbara Jean Tapang; brothers, Raymond (Miyung), Eugene (Lilia) Tapang, Michael Tapang and Allen Tapang; four grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
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Lorna Mae Ferreira, 71, of Kailua-Kona died Aug. 17. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker. Online condolences: ballardfamilymortuary.com. Survived by son, Lionel Ferreira of Hilo; daughters, Laura (Edward) Esguerra, Lilia Bard of California, Jeannie Ferreira of Hilo; sisters, Charlotte Tapang and Barbara Jean Tapang; brothers, Raymond (Miyung), Eugene (Lilia) Tapang, Michael Tapang and Allen Tapang; four grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Adam Cole Hartzog, 28, of Baton Rouge, La., died Aug. 16 in Hilo. Born in Lafayette, La., he was a former employee of Hilo Burger Joint. Services in Baton Rouge. Online condolences: homelaniememorialpark.com. Survived by sister, April (Jay) Franck of Asheville, N.C.; a nephew, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services.
Larry Kirkland, 80, of Kailua-Kona died Aug. 17 at Hospice of Kona Nakamaru Hale. Born in Vallejo, Calif., he was a retired environmental support worker for the Federal Aviation Administration, member of Soka Gakkai International and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Private services. Survived by wife, Merleene Kirkland of Kailua-Kona; daughters, Sue Lynn Compton of Dana Point, Calif., Kaleikaimana Mookini of Kailua-Kona, Lori (Caroll) Hobby and Tracey Sheridan of Arkansas; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Adeline C. Luiz, 101, of Hilo died Aug. 3 at the Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Olaa, she was a retired babysitter and member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Keaau. Services held. Survived by nephews, Dexter (Jessie) Veriato and John (Genevieve) Veriato of Kurtistown, Anthony (Gaye) of Mountain View; nieces, Yvette Scovial and Kelly Pulgados of Kurtistown; sister-in-law, Eileen Veriato of Kurtistown. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Friday with scientific gifts from the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Friday with scientific gifts from the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins waved goodbye as the Dragon slowly flew away Friday morning. Six hours later, the spacecraft parachuted into the Pacific, just off Mexico’s Baja California coast. It’s loaded with 3,000 pounds of research and equipment, including 12 mice that flew up on the Dragon as part of a genetic study.
“Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed,” SpaceX reported via Twitter.
Rubins and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi used the big robot arm to release the capsule. Mission Control thanked the astronauts for their effort, then added, “To the Dragon recovery team, fair winds and following seas.”
The Dragon delivered a new docking port last month that will be used in another year or two by SpaceX and Boeing, which are developing crew capsules for NASA. Its shuttles five years retired, the space agency has turned over orbital deliveries of both cargo and astronauts to private companies, in order to focus on Mars exploration. In the meantime, NASA astronauts ride in Russian capsules to the space station.
SpaceX is the only space station shipper capable of returning items for analysis back to Earth; that’s why the Dragon is so important to NASA. Everyone else’s cargo ships are filled with trash at mission’s end and burn up on re-entry.
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LONDON — An ultra-marathon runner has been reunited with the stray dog that accompanied him through part of a grueling desert race in China and then went missing.
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LONDON — An ultra-marathon runner has been reunited with the stray dog that accompanied him through part of a grueling desert race in China and then went missing.
Dion Leonard says the stray befriended him as he took part in the 155-mile Gobi March race, part of the 4 Deserts race series. The dog followed him for much of the race. He vowed to take the dog, named Gobi, home to the U.K.
Leonard, who lives in Scotland, says the dog was preparing to go into quarantine in China before traveling to the U.K. when she disappeared. Having learned that she ran away, he returned to China to find Gobi with the help of a crowdfunding appeal, using posters and the power of social media to track her down.
“On Tuesday night, I received a phone call around 9 p.m. at night saying, ‘We’ve got Gobi. We think it is her. It looks like her in the posters, come round and have a look,’” he told the BBC. “Thankfully we went over and as soon as I walked into the lounge she came running across the room and into my arms.”
“She was so excited to see me,” he said. “I knew it was her straight away.”
Gobi joined Leonard on the second day of the six-stage, seven-day race, and also ran along on her short stubby legs for days three and six.
“She ran 77 miles during those three stages, she slept with me during the evenings. And we just formed this bond that couldn’t be broken during the race,” he said. “I knew as soon as the race had finished — and even during it—- that I had to make an effort to try and get her back to the U.K. somehow.”
He now hopes the dog will join him in Scotland before Christmas.
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NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic double-faulted, then shook his right arm and grimaced.
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Tennis: Djokovic’s right arm troubles him at U.S. Open; Keys wins
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NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic double-faulted, then shook his right arm and grimaced.
Seconds later Monday night, a weak serve produced a wince from the U.S. Open’s defending champion, then was followed by a missed forehand that gave away a set — the first set dropped by Djokovic in the first round of any Grand Slam tournament since 2010.
While he managed to emerge with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, there were plenty of signs of trouble, starting with a visit from a trainer who massaged Djokovic’s bothersome arm after only five games.
Asked about his health during an on-court interview, Djokovic deflected the question, saying, “I don’t think it’s necessary to talk about this now. I’m through. I’m taking it day by day.”
When the subject arose at his news conference, Djokovic again avoided addressing the topic, saying the trainer’s visit “was just prevention; it’s all good.”
During the match, Djokovic hit first serves around 100 mph, sometimes slower — 25 mph or so below what’s normal for him. He hit second serves in the low 80s mph. He flexed that right arm, the one he has used to wield a racket on the way to 12 Grand Slam titles, and appeared generally unhappy, covering his head with a white towel at changeovers.
Djokovic’s coach, Boris Becker, gnawed on his fingernails, looking nervous as can be.
All in all, Djokovic’s issues figure to loom large as the tournament progresses, and therefore amounted to the most noteworthy development at Flushing Meadows, even if there were results of interest elsewhere.
Those included No. 8-seeded Madison Keys’ 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 comeback victory over 60th-ranked Alison Riske in the last match of the night. It finished at 1:48 a.m., well after Keys took a medical timeout while a trainer worked on her right shoulder in the second set, and extended Riske’s Grand Slam losing streak to 10 matches.
That was one of three intriguing all-American contests Monday. The others were 20th-seeded John Isner’s comeback from two sets down to edge 18-year-old Frances Tiafoe before a rowdy, standing-room-only crowd at the new Grandstand, and 26th-seeded Jack Sock’s five-set victory over another 18-year-old, Taylor Fritz.
More drama, too: A first-round loss by Rio Olympics gold medalist Monica Puig, and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza’s complaints about having trouble breathing after dropping the first set of a match she would go on to win in three.
This was the No. 1-ranked Djokovic’s first match at a major since losing to Sam Querrey in the third round of Wimbledon, which ended the Serb’s bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam after titles at the Australian Open and French Open. He exited the Rio Olympics in the first round this month, then sat out the Cincinnati Masters because of a sore left wrist.
“After all I’ve been through in last couple of weeks, it’s pleasing, of course, to finish the match and win it,” said Djokovic, who lost to his next opponent, Jiri Vesely, at Monte Carlo in April. “Look, each day presents us some kind of challenges that we need to overcome, accept and overcome.”
The wrist appeared to be just fine against Janowicz, a former top-20 player who reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2013 and is now ranked 247th after his own series of injuries.
Earlier in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Rafael Nadal stood near the net after winning his first Grand Slam match in three months — 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 against Denis Istomin — and unraveled the thick wrap of white tape protecting his all-important left wrist. He said he’s still not back to hitting his forehand the way he does when he’s at his best.
Nadal’s summation of his day: “Not very good; not very bad.”
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KEAAU — Dylan Waltjen and Chris Mamone kept coming up with big plays on defense, and Keaau looked like a gridiron team that was starving for a win.
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KEAAU — Dylan Waltjen and Chris Mamone kept coming up with big plays on defense, and Keaau looked like a gridiron team that was starving for a win.
The Cougars played smash-mouth football and overpowered Hawaii Prep 18-8 in a BIIF football game Saturday night, ending a two-year winless streak.
The Cougars took the opening kickoff and drove 73 yards on 11 plays to get their season off to a really positive start, after going winless since the 2013 season.
Keaau came out in multiple formations and ran every time, except for a halfback option pass to advance the ball to HPA’s 33-yard line. Seven plays later, Noa DeMotta-Cobb rumbled in for a five-yard score.
The only thing the Cougars didn’t do well in the first half was prevent HPA from getting good field position on kickoffs. They don’t have a long-range kicker, and the visiting Ka Makani started from near midfield on their drives.
HPA’s first possession started from its 45 and eventually settled at the Keaau 12 for fourth-and-goal. But the Cougars held in the red zone when HPA quarterback Kekoa Ilagan-LeBlanc misfired when pressured.
From there, the Cougars opened up their offense with quarterback Caine Lunsford firing a few fastballs, including 12 and 32 yards to Dilan Santos, the last a touchdown on fourth-and-16.
Santos was so open no was near him within 10 yards. It was a busted coverage by HPA, but also good recognition by Lunsford and solid protections from his offensive line.
Then the two teams traded turnovers. Dylan Waltjen intercepted Ilagan-LeBlanc, but Keaau fumbled.
HPA went three-and-out, despite excellent field position at Keaau’s 40.
The Cougars then played pure smash-mouth football and ran eight straight times, the last a one-yard score by Bronson Castro.
On HPA’s final possession of the first half, Christian Mamone got an interception, but his pick was wiped out by a penalty. No matter, three plays later, his brother Chris Mamone picked off Ilagan-LeBlanc as time eventually ran out.
In the first half, Keaau relied on a stable of running backs and gorged HPA defense for 110 yards on 26 carries. Ka Makani rushed 10 times for negative three yards.
In the third quarter, HPA finally got on the scoreboard with a safety when a Keaau punt snap sailed into the end zone.
On the ensuing kickoff, Ka Makani turned the ball over for the third time when Kaina Vierra, also the starting running back, picked off Ilagan-LeBlanc.
In the fourth, after a 15-yard punt, Ka Makani finally scored a touchdown on a 60-yard drive on six plays, the last a six-yard score by Ilagan-LeBlanc to cut the score to 18-8.
The two-point conversion attempt failed, but HPA recovered onside kick. On the first play from scrimmage, Chris Mamone got his second pick.
After the Cougars turned the ball over on downs, deep in HPA territory, Waltjen recorded his second sack of the game. Two plays later, time ran out on HPA.
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Third quarter
HPA — Safety (ball snapped into end zone)
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HPA — Kekoa Ilagan-LeBlanc 6 run (run failed)
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Hawaii’s fight against rapid ohia death got a federal boost Monday when U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced $497,000 in funding from the Department of the Interior to be directed toward additional research.
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Hawaii’s fight against rapid ohia death got a federal boost Monday when U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced $497,000 in funding from the Department of the Interior to be directed toward additional research.
The money funds an Early Detection Rapid Response team, comprised of the state departments of Land and Natural Resources and Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and Agricultural Research Service, the University of Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The team will start work immediately, beginning with field surveys and treatment research.
Rapid ohia death is caused by a strain of the fungus Ceratocystis fimbriata. It was first observed in Puna but has spread across the Big Island. Some areas have seen mortality rates of between 50 and 90 percent. About 38,000 acres have been affected.
Ceratocystis fimbriata has not yet been found on other islands, in part because of an emergency quarantine that began last year and prohibited transport of ohia wood and other ohia materials.
“This is an ecological emergency, and it requires everyone working together to save Hawaii Island’s native forest,” Schatz said in a statement. “I’m pleased to see our federal partners step up to help.”
An additional $673,000 of in-kind funding also will be added to the effort, according to the press release.
DLNR chairwoman Suzanne Case said in a statement that the combined funds “could have enormous biological, economic, social and cultural repercussions for the state.”
Schatz first requested federal funding from the DOI in May. The $497,000 appropriation is part of the 2017 Agriculture and Interior Appropriations bill.
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The 43th annual Hilo Open will be held at Hilo Armory on Friday and Saturday.
Organizers expect more than 30 badminton participants from Oahu, the Big Island and Japan. Divisions include Open, A, B, C, D, single and mixed, junior, adult, and various senior levels in men’s and women’s divisions.
For registration or more information please, contact Dean Ishimoto at 938-8785, HBC.HiloOpen@gmail.com or 808portal.com.
Nobu Yamauchi softball sign-ups
The Nobu Yamauchi RBI Organization is holding registration for girls softball for ages 13-18 for a winter league season that begins in October.
For more information, please contact Tracy Miyashiro at tracymiy@hawaii.edu or 936-3681.
Waiakea seeks wrestling coach
Waiakea High is seeking a boys and girls wrestling coach for the 2016-17 season. The wrestling season runs from November to February with offseason conditioning starting in October.
Applications available at the WHS main office through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline is Thursday. Applicants are subject to passing the DOE background check before hiring.
For more information, call WHS athletic director Tom Correa at 974-4830.
Parker Ranch rodeo on tap
The 42nd Annual Parker Ranch Round-Up Club Rodeo runs Saturday and Sunday at the Parker Ranch Rodeo Arena in Waimea.
The event, held annually as a fundraiser to provide scholarships for school-age children of Parker Ranch employees, begins on Saturday at noon with rodeo events, which may include everything from team roping, double mugging, Po’o Wai u, bull riding, junior bull riding, Wahine barrel racing, Wahine breakaway roping as well as the century team roping competition (one team member must be over the age of 50 and their combined ages must be more than 100). There will also be keiki barrel racing for participants 12 and under and the calf scramble.
On Sunday, a horse auction will be held at 9 a.m., and the rodeo begins at noon.
Tickets are $7 per person in advance from the Parker Ranch Store at the Parker Ranch Center and at the Parker Ranch Headquarters in Waimea, or $8 at the gate on rodeo days. Children 12 and under are free.
For more information, call 885-7311.
Mauna Loa Time Trial
The Hawaii Cycling Club will hold the Mauna Loa Training Time Trial on Sept. 24.
Registration takes place at the Native Tree Sanctuary on Saddle Road opposite Mauna Loa Access Road from 7:30-7:50 a.m. and the time trial starts at 8 a.m.
Riders have until 11:30 a.m. to complete the ride.
Non-Hawaii Cycling Club members must pay a $10 one-day insurance wavier fee.
HCC will transport clothing to the finish line.
For more information, email tomsolis@yahoo.com.
Kalakaua hoops camp
The Kalakaua Basketball Camp featuring coach Dennis Agena will be held Friday-Sunday in Keaukaha for students in kindergarten through 12th grade
Walk-ins will be accepted Friday, and the fee is $60, payable to Big Island All Stars (write Kalakaua Basketball Camp in memo).
The schedule:
Friday: 5:30-8:30 p.m. (kindergarten-12th grade)
Saturday: 9 a.m.-noon (K-6); 1-4 p.m. (7-12)
Sunday: 9 a.m.–noon (K-6); 1-4 p.m. (7-12)
For more information, contact Daphne Honma at 937-3223 or daph_o@hotmail.com.
Waiakea Pirates youth baseball sign-ups
The Waiakea Pirates youth baseball organization is looking for players to join its
T-ball, Coach Pitch, Mustang and Pony teams. Call Kathy at 896-3610 to register
Kukio Blue Water Swim
The 11th Annual Kukio Blue Water Swim will be held on Sept. 24,
After a two-year hiatus, the event is back and race organizers are looking to make it better than ever. The race consists of a 1.2-mile swim from Kua Bay to Uluweuweu Bay at Kukio starting at 8 a.m. A light breakfast and an awards ceremony will follow the race at Kikaua Point Park.
Cost is $40 per Individual (13 and older) and includes a Patagonia capilene shirt and swim cap. The cost is $20 per keiki (12 and under) and also includes a hat and swim cap.
For more information about the swim and to register go to kukioevents.com or email any inquiries toswim@kukio.com. Entries are limited to 250 participants.
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Manuel “Horse” “Elgato” Elizares Jr., 77, of Laupahoehoe died Aug. 15 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Pohakea, Paauilo, he was a retired truck driver for the former Big Island Meat, worked for Puu Waa Waa Ranch and Parker Ranch, was the territory’s fastest miler on Honokaa High School’s class of 1957 track team, and member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and Music Ministry, and Plantation Boyz music group. Visitation 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 3) at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Papaaloa. Memorial Mass at 9:30 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Gail Elizares; son, Carson (Josie) Elizares; daughters, Roxanne (Andy) Levitt, Shawna (William) Jardine, Alison (Brian) Villasista, Sherry (Peter Pactol) Dias, Christine (Troy) Tabac, Rachael (Kirk Rapozo Sr.) Segawa, Lolly (Lowen Moses Sr.) Elizares, Shine (Eric) Carvalho and Cynthia Elizares; sister-in-law, Joyce Elizares; 24 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
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Manuel “Horse” “Elgato” Elizares Jr., 77, of Laupahoehoe died Aug. 15 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Pohakea, Paauilo, he was a retired truck driver for the former Big Island Meat, worked for Puu Waa Waa Ranch and Parker Ranch, was the territory’s fastest miler on Honokaa High School’s class of 1957 track team, and member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and Music Ministry, and Plantation Boyz music group. Visitation 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 3) at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Papaaloa. Memorial Mass at 9:30 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Gail Elizares; son, Carson (Josie) Elizares; daughters, Roxanne (Andy) Levitt, Shawna (William) Jardine, Alison (Brian) Villasista, Sherry (Peter Pactol) Dias, Christine (Troy) Tabac, Rachael (Kirk Rapozo Sr.) Segawa, Lolly (Lowen Moses Sr.) Elizares, Shine (Eric) Carvalho and Cynthia Elizares; sister-in-law, Joyce Elizares; 24 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Toshio Maeda, 88, of Hilo died July 28 at The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu. Born in Haleiwa, Oahu, he was a retired senior vice president of Suisan Co. and member of Kiwanis Club of East Hawaii and OK Golf Club. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 3) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Casual attire; no koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Margaret Maeda of Hilo; daughters, Carol (Michael) Lau of Honolulu and Lauren Maeda of Hilo; brother, Fumio Maeda of Pearl City, Oahu; sister, Jennifer Kawamata of Waialua, Oahu; two grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Herman “Kili” Kahekili Moke, 61, of Hilo died Aug. 11 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Hilo, he was a professional musician and vocalist with Naturally, The Moke Brothers and Men in Black, former employee for Robert’s Hawaii and Affordable Catering &Okazuya, treasurer for the Kuamoo Foundation and member, sacristan, pianist and facility maintenance custodian for Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church. Visitation 8-10 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 3) at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church, 326 Desha Ave. in Keaukaha. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Mass at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by son, Justin Solomon Kaleomaliuokeali‘i Moke of Hilo; daughters, Celestine Ilima (Wen) Richards-Moke of Keaau and Carlene Ilena Tejada of Pahoa; brother, Herbert Kalani Moke of Hilo; sisters, Sandra “Sandy” Hualani (Bobby) Lee of Hilo and Theresa Sharon Keahialoa Becktel of Kailua-Kona; sisters–in-law Roswitha “Rose” Moke of Keaau, Carmen Moke and Karen Moke of Hilo; hanai brothers Robert “Hoss” Po‘okapu Keliiho‘omalu III of Aiea, Oahu, and Charles “Charlie” (Marion) Moody of Linden, N.C.; hanai sisters, Theresa “Resa” Correa of Kailua, Oahu, and Thelma “Buff” Kananiokahome Kamekona of Kahului, Maui; six grandchildren; one aunt; nieces, nephews, cousins, godsisters and godbrother. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Luzviminda Viernes Palilio, 76, of Hilo died July 28 at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in the Philippines, she was a factory worker for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. and member of First Born Temple. Visitation 5-6:30 p.m. Friday (Sept. 2) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Wake service at 7 p.m. All-night vigil starting 9 p.m. at the family home, 35 Ahona Place. Visitation again 8-9 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 3) at First Born Temple, 181 Oio St. behind Hilo Shopping Center. Funeral service at 9 a.m. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Survived by husband, Pastor Modesto Palilio of Hilo; sons, Rodolfo V. (Melissa) Palilio, Noel V. (Alicia) Palilio, Ronel V. (Marites) Palilio and Kenneth V. (Evelyn) Palilio of Hilo; brothers, Sebero Viernes and Teodocia Colobong of the Philippines; sisters, Constancia Calimlim and Pacita (Isidro) Pataueg of the Philippines, Rosalina Cabal, Primie V. Ribao and Maria V. (Roxas) Respicio of Hilo; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Roy Kaoru Shimizu, 94, of Keaau, formerly of Kapoho, died Aug. 16 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Mountain View, he was a retired crane operator and welder for the former Puna Sugar Co. and member of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist temple. Visitation 3-4 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 3) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 4 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Toshie Shimizu of Keaau; sons, Rex (Lorraine) Shimizu of Valley Glen, Calif., and Keith (Leila) Shimizu of Kailua-Kona; daughter, Lynn (Calvin) Koshiyama of Anchorage, Alaska; brothers, Tommy Shimizu of Gardena, Calif., Iwao (Katherine) Shimizu of Kaneohe, Oahu, and Masato Shimizu of Honolulu; sisters, Harue (Daniel) Chang of Honolulu and Edith Booth of New Jersey; sister-in-law, Tsuyuko Shimizu of Hilo; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
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Police and fire rescue personnel are at the scene of a crash of a semi-trailer truck and another vehicle at the intersection of Mauna Lani Drive and Queen Kaahumanu Highway in South Kohala.
No additional information was immediately available, according to the Hawaii Police Department. No road closure was in effect as of 11:15 a.m. Monday.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.
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KEAAU – The biggest difference at the quarterback position for Kamehameha from last year is that 2016 signal-caller Kaimi Like brings a football background.
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KEAAU – The biggest difference at the quarterback position for Kamehameha from last year is that 2016 signal-caller Kaimi Like brings a football background.
Last year’s quarterback, DallasJ Duarte, shines brightest in baseball.
Still, Kamehameha’ offense remains the same, and it continue to boast multiple playmakers. Pitch-and-catch – particularly between Like and wide receiver Makana Manoa – was in vogue Friday night as Kamehameha used a stout defense and overcame a spurt of sloppy play to stifle Waiakea 37-0 in the BIIF regular-season opener at Paiea Stadium.
Like, a sophomore, gained seasoning at quarterback with Pop Warner’s Puna Panthers, and his poise showed on Kamehameha’s second drive when he avoided the rush, veered to his right to bye time and spotted Manoa, who made a juggling, acrobatic catch on the right sideline.
Like and Manoa connected for four receptions on the drive, the last of which was a 3-yard touchdown that gave Kamehameha the lead.
A pair of fumbles and a slew of misfired passes notwithstanding, Like and Kamehameha (1-0 BIIF, 3-0) were in complete control.
Bryce Furuli, Abishai Campbell, Paniau Lindsey and Elijah Campbell each got a turn at feature back and rushed for a touchdown and linebacker Jashen Mathieu had a hand in the three sacks as Waiakea didn’t surpass 100 yards of offense until late in the fourth quarter.
It could be another long year for Waiakea (0-1, 0-4). It was called for eight first-quarter penalties and 14 in all. In what could be a theme for the season, fleet-footed senior quarterback Gehrig Octavio was often left running for his life trying to make a play – or he had to unload the ball under duress before a play could develop.
Octavio found some success throwing to Kawaiola Anderson, completing three passes, and Waiakea’s best offensive highlight was Austin Deperalta’s 40-yard run in the second quarter. However, that was an outlier – more than two-thirds of Deperalta’s 17 carries went for 2 yards or less.
Like led sustained drives, finishing 12 of 25 for 156 yards. His numbers would have been better if not for a string of nine consecutive incompletions in the second quarter as Kamehameha led 14-0 at the half.
He bounced back in the second half, quickly finding his favorite target, Manoa, who finished with seven catches.
Completions to Manoa and Ayston Motta set up Abishai’s Campbell’s 13-yard scoring run, and Like found Israel Bowden for a 27-yard completion, setting up Lindsey’s 1-yard score.
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First quarter
KSH – Makana Manoa 3 pass from Kaimi Like (Justin Kenoi kick), 7:17
KSH – Bryce Furuli 4 run (Kenoi kick), 4:02
Third quarter
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KSH – Paniau Lindsey 1 run (Kenoi kick), 2:16
Fourth quarter
KSH – Gehrig Octavio tackled in end zone, 9:26)
KSH – Elijah Campbell 18 run (Kenoi kick), 9:18
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard stood before the nation on a stage in Philadelphia as a woman of the people, starkly juxtaposed to the corruption that left the Democratic Party reeling.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard stood before the nation on a stage in Philadelphia as a woman of the people, starkly juxtaposed to the corruption that left the Democratic Party reeling.
Leaked emails indicated several of the party committee’s major players — namely its chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz — had intentionally subverted the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders in favor of the establishment candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Gabbard, a two-term representative of Hawaii’s 2nd District, bid adieu to the Democratic National Committee five months previous, relinquishing her position as vice chair to publicly support Sanders in his run for president.
The circumstances surrounding the convention rendered her a symbol of democratic purity among the party’s growing progressive movement as she formally nominated Sanders for the presidency and spoke of a movement of love, of aloha, that could never be defeated.
“She was so popular at the convention that she couldn’t even sit with us delegates because there was constant attention,” said Joy San Buenaventura, state representative for House District 4 in Puna, who served as a delegate for Hawaii. “Delegates from other states were vying for her attention. They like Tulsi because she stood up to the Democratic Party establishment.”
Standing up to the establishment is nothing new for Gabbard, who has taken a less conventional approach to politics throughout her entire career.
“She’s never really been one to buy into the conventional wisdom, and it’s always worked out for her,” said Colin Moore, associate professor of political science and director of the Public Policy Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.“She wasn’t supposed to beat (Mufi) Hannemann, and she did. She wasn’t supposed to get into a rather public fight with the president about terrorism. As a very junior member of the House, she certainly wasn’t supposed to publicly criticize someone like Wasserman Schultz. But it’s all worked out for her. She’s the most popular politician in the state.”
Moore said Gabbard’s popularity is key to her ability to give the party the cold shoulder when its platform doesn’t align with her beliefs.
And if popularity is the primary weapon in the congresswoman’s political arsenal, then her timely exit from the DNC to support Sanders helped to stockpile ammunition for future use.
Gabbard is now perceived as a darling of the progressive movement, but to call her a true progressive is perhaps a misnomer. She has shied away from explicitly defining herself as such, and some Hawaii progressives remain only tentatively optimistic that she will become a face of their movement.
While Gabbard holds progressive positions on several issues, her political history paints a more complicated picture of exactly who she is as a politician.
Then and now
Gabbard is a soldier. She’s served in Iraq and Kuwait, and continues to hold the rank of major in the Army National Guard.
She’s a former state legislator and the youngest politician in Hawaii ever to hold such office, elected at the age of 21.
She’s also a former Honolulu city councilwoman, and state voting trends, along with conventional wisdom, indicate she’s likely to become a three-term U.S. Representative for Hawaii’s 2nd District come November.
But that’s the simple answer to a complicated political question: How exactly should this 35-year-old lawmaker be defined? It’s a question that becomes more relevant as Gabbard continues budding into a nationally prominent figure.
“I’m not Obama. I’m not Clinton. I’m not Bernie Sanders,” Gabbard said. “I’m me.”
Gabbard began her career as a conservative Democrat by today’s common political vernacular. She was vocally and vehemently opposed to marriage equality early on and was considered a national security hawk by most pundits.
Then she went to war. Twice. And she returned with a different perspective — one that was pro-LGBT rights and against wars of regime change.
Despite some skepticism from tenured members of the Democratic Party on the genuine quality of her reversals, those views and the ability to articulate them in what voters clearly considered a sincere fashion helped her to pull off a stunning, landslide upset of Hannemann, former Honolulu mayor, for the District 2 House seat in 2012 at the age of 31.
Bold and politically fearless action has now endeared the well-spoken and telegenic Gabbard to the blossoming progressive movement, despite continuing to hold positions well to the right of the progressive platform.
“Sometimes politics is more about attitude than ideology,” said Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “I think Gabbard may have endeared herself to some of the rebels in the Democratic Party who backed Sanders, and her participation in the Sanders insurgency might prompt some to overlook the more conservative parts of her record.”
The congresswoman has taken a hard line against terrorist groups, but opposes military conflicts justified in part as serving national security interests down the line by installing more cooperative governments.
“In short, when it comes to the war against terrorists, I’m a hawk,” Gabbard said. “When it comes to counterproductive wars of regime change, I’m a dove.”
Gabbard voted against condemning Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria, and publicly challenged President Barack Obama over his refusal to use the term “Islamic extremism” when discussing terrorism.
Kondik described both of these moves as shifts to the right, particularly to the right of progressive ideology.
“As the Democratic Party presumably moves to the left, some of (Gabbard’s) breaks from party orthodoxy could cause her headaches if she tries to advance nationally,” Kondik said.
But Gabbard asserted her positions are not contradictions, nor are they breaks from what she’s always advocated.
“I voted against (condemning Assad) because it was a thinly veiled attempt to use the rationale of ‘humanitarianism’ as a justification to escalate our illegal, counterproductive war to overthrow the Syrian government of Assad,” Gabbard said. “In other words, it was a war bill.”
Others have raised skepticism about Gabbard’s position on LGBT rights, of which she was an outspoken critic early in her career.
Michael Golojuch Jr. — chair of the LGBT caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, which offered sponsorship to Gabbard’s opponent, Shay Chan Hodges, in this year’s primary — said the congresswoman’s relationship with the state’s LGBT caucus is steeped in distrust.
He said when the caucus first met with Gabbard in 2012, she said all the right things —a trend he acknowledged has continued.
But he noted her decision not to submit testimony to the special session called in 2013 to discuss marriage equality, something every other member of the state’s national delegation chose to do.
“As it stands right now, we don’t know which Tulsi she is,” Golojuch said. “Is she the Tulsi from 2012 or the Tulsi that will not support us when we really need her, like in 2013? Is she the Tulsi who doesn’t really support us and is just saying what she thinks she needs to say to get elected?”
While Gabbard didn’t submit testimony to the 2013 hearing, she has co-sponsored legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. She also signed the Marriage Equality Amicus Briefs and was a vocal proponent of the Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which upheld marriage equality at the federal level.
Furthermore, Golojuch’s views of Gabbard are not pervasive throughout Hawaii’s LGBT community. Jack Law, an activist and a member of the LGBT Legacy Foundation, met Gabbard leading up to her first run for Congress.
“When I met Tulsi, I was quite surprised she had changed her position because of her past,” Law said. “I asked her about that, and she said when she was in foreign countries, she realized what it was like for people who didn’t have certain rights. She told me that’s what changed her mind.”
Law said he believes the congresswoman is genuine when she speaks to the issues of LGBT equality, and Gabbard has continued to offer up mea culpas when questioned on the matter.
“I fully believe in marriage equality, and my consistent and unequivocal voting record on marriage equality and other LGBT issues speaks for itself,” Gabbard said. “Where I was on this issue more than a decade ago was wrong.”
Still, skepticism persists. David Tarnas, a former state legislator and former chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii County from 2013-15, was a witness to Gabbard’s anti-LGBT rhetoric early in her career.
“She has a lot of healing to do, and she has to build a lot of bridges,” Tarnas said. “There is a lot of skepticism that this is a genuine change, because she was very adamant about her positions before. I’m sure there are a lot of folks who need reassurance.”
An independent streak
The progressive movement is defined, in part, by a push for income equality, reform of the justice system and disengaging from costly wars of regime change. It’s less a faction of the party breaking away from the establishment than it is a faction of voters, many of them young, trying to break in.
What it means to be a Democrat or a Republican are topics of debate within each party, particularly as ideologists — who are often one-issue voters and who tend to dominate primary elections — are pulling candidates to more polarized positions as they fear losing their seats to primary challengers.
The debate has intensified and become more convoluted amid what Jonathan Rauch, a writer and editor with “The Atlantic” magazine, has described as an increasingly atomized political system characterized by chaos syndrome, where party establishments and intermediary groups have less and less influence over candidates’ individual platforms, and by extension, the political process in its entirety.
He asserted the development as a central cause of congressional inability to pass meaningful legislation, as party structures have traditionally served as a coalescing force incentivizing compromise.
“Political parties have kind of lost control over candidates,” said Dolly Strazar, vice chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. “This has happened across the board, across the country. This is not just a Hawaii phenomenon. It is sort of the erosion of party politics.”
Because of the widespread shift in political practice, consequences of bucking the establishment have lessened and created a space for politicians like Gabbard to operate as they see fit, freer of party influence than perhaps ever before.
“Both parties will punish members who don’t fall in line, but it has become a bit more difficult with populist insurgencies on both the left and the right. Parties still do have some sticks, but it’s not as threatening as it used to be because constituents like anti-establishment views,” Moore said. “(Gabbard) does fit the atomized model, and it has worked for her. But it’s a high-risk, high-reward strategy, because you’re not necessarily considered a reliable vote.”
The prevalent political climate since Gabbard entered the fray of national politics four years ago — coupled with her overwhelming popularity in Hawaii, where her office hasn’t been legitimately threatened since she won it in 2012 — has enabled the congresswoman to follow her own compass.
“I’m not consciously trying to ‘be independent.’ I simply look at each issue on its own merits and do what I feel is best for Hawaii and our country,” Gabbard said. “If that happens to not be in lockstep with certain people, then so be it.”
Gabbard appeals to the progressive ideal of the public interest with her boldness in the face of pressure from the DNC. Her stances on foreign wars, GMOs, environmentalism and increased activity on gun control further endear her to the far left.
But on some issues, she’s landed further to the right.
“Tulsi does tend to take a pretty hard line with terrorism,” Moore said. “She took a very hard line with Syrian refugees, disagreeing with Gov. David Ige about Hawaii welcoming refugees.”
Gabbard supported a Republican-sponsored bill requiring all refugees to receive rigorous background checks administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Her independence from the party establishment is in large part what the more radical faction of the Democratic Party finds appealing. But as her voting record indicates, that independence can manifest in both directions.
It actually renders Gabbard more open to compromise with Republicans who have an agenda almost entirely different than that of progressives. And in this political climate, more idealistic members of the electorate on either side of the spectrum — capricious and vocal minorities who actually turn up to cast primary ballots — are less inclined to support politicians willing to compromise.
Incumbent fear is centralized to primary elections, particularly in the House, where many districts are no longer competitive in general elections due to gerrymandering, geographic sorting and straight-ticket voting.
Moore pointed out, however, that this threat is greater to Republicans, adding it hampers Gabbard’s independent streak less because of her party affiliation.
“Most research shows congressional gridlock and extreme polarization is more of a result of the deep conservatives than the Democrats,” he explained. “They go sharply to the right because of these primary challengers. You have not seen a lot of district level, progressive challenges to mainstream Democrats.”
Gabbard said in an Aug. 11 talk story in Kailua-Kona that several members of Congress feel hogtied by that fact. Many on both sides of the aisle say privately they’d like to compromise, but are afraid of losing their seats if they do.
Gabbard has a solid track record of working across the aisle, albeit mostly on issues involving veterans, where Democrats and Republicans tend to think more similarly.
As Gabbard continues to navigate the vertical tightrope up the rungs of an increasingly less-centralized and less-defined political system, she may risk alienating voters of all types, even those who say they’re frustrated by the lack of compromise and legislative movement in Congress.
The same independence that allows her to appeal to both the progressives and operate effectively across the aisle already separates her from the party establishment. If shifts to the middle push away progressives, she risks becoming a politician without a country, so to speak.
San Buenaventura and Raina Whiting, a Big Island teacher and a delegate at the convention this year, both identify as progressives and both said they are tentatively optimistic Gabbard will blossom into a face of their movement. But they have reservations.
Whiting noted Gabbard’s support of the sit/lie bill in Honolulu, which made it illegal to sit or lie on sidewalks. The bill was viewed by some, particularly progressives, as legislation effectively criminalizing homelessness.
How Gabbard’s relationship develops with the progressive faction of the party will depend largely on her future stances on key issues. But as it stands now, her position in Hawaii is as cemented as any politician’s in the state.
Moore went so far as to imply that her methods are politically evolutionary.
“Tulsi really has created this new model for Democratic, federal-level politicians in Hawaii,” Moore said. “It’s known here that if you want to rise to power, you wait your turn. I think that’s why she has received a certain amount of criticism or eye rolling from the political establishment here, because she’s really not willing to play that game. She shows that if you’re popular, you can get away with a lot.”
Looking to the future
As Gabbard gathers more notoriety and national visibility, however, it is reasonable to expect her early voting record will become an increasingly painful thorn in her side. But based on Gabbard’s responses to questions about her future plans, that isn’t a substantial concern.
“When I was in Iraq, there was a sign on the gate that said ‘Is today the day?’ (It was) a reminder that our time could come at any moment,” Gabbard said. “I just get up every day and do what I feel is in the best interest of the people of Hawaii and our country. That’s it. I don’t have any grand, long-term, so-called career goals.”
But Moore said her record tells a different story.
“The way she has positioned herself is not as someone who wants to stay in the House for her career,” Moore said. “The way you make a good career in the House is you basically keep your mouth shut, you do what the party tells you to do, and you wait for a decade or more and eventually get some sort of committee chairmanship. She is clearly angling to run for Senate or perhaps for a cabinet position. Or maybe, some day down the road, a run for president.”
Moore added that with more attention, more headaches are likely to follow, particularly on stances controversial within her own party.
“I don’t think she’s seen a lot of pushback (on conservative stances), because most people at the national level don’t even know about it,” Moore said. “But as she becomes more prominent, I think that’s going to be a serious liability for her.”
When asked if he thought Gabbard could continue her political ascension to a seat in the Senate, a governorship or even the White House, former Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie replied simply: “Why not?”
“From a political perspective, she has a great combination,” he said. “She’s young, she’s a veteran, she’s a female, she’s well-spoken and she holds views that are seen as progressive. She took positions that were clearly not establishment in a conventional sense.”
But he did hint at a danger present in the place Gabbard now finds herself.
“She is a little bit of a shooting star,” Abercrombie said. “The problem with shooting stars is they tend to burn out. You have to be real careful about believing what other people want you to be in terms of all-star status. People project what they want to project on political individuals.”
Moore, too, acknowledged the tenuous footing of which any politician in Gabbard’s position must be wary.
But he added the path Gabbard is currently treading — that of a well-packaged, mild renegade who occasionally leans to both the left and the right of a party with which she’s not afraid to disagree — is the one that can lead her to the political promise land.
“I think she is far more effective kind of being the outside critic,” Moore said. “I think it fits her personality better. And if she’s going to run for Senate here in Hawaii, or if she’s kind of angling for a national level office, I think she’s doing exactly what she needs to do.”
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HILO — Hilo’s Kalei Tolentino-Perry hit a 29-yard field goal with 51 second left to shake off 21 unanswered points from Konawaena and give the Vikings a thrilling 23-21 win at Wong Stadium on Saturday night.
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HILO — Hilo’s Kalei Tolentino-Perry hit a 29-yard field goal with 51 second left to shake off 21 unanswered points from Konawaena and give the Vikings a thrilling 23-21 win at Wong Stadium on Saturday night.
Hilo (1-0 BIIF, 1-1 overal) QB Ka’ale Tiogangco and wide receiver Lukas Kuipers provided an influx of early offense for the Vikings, but both exited in the second half with injuries. Tiogangco finished his day with 134 yards passing — 117 of those to Kuipers — and added 115 on the ground. He also tossed two interceptions. Kalei Tolentino-Perry hit three long field goals, including a 48-yarder and the game winner.
Konawaena (0-1, 1-1) running back Micah Laban rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown and added a passing score on a trick play to his stat line. Kamakana Ching caught two touchdowns for the Wildcats, and junior quarterback Austin Ewing finished the game 18 of 37 for 246 yards with a two touchdowns and two interceptions.
The BIIF heavyweight matchup between the top contenders in their respective divisions did not disappoint, although early on it looked like Hilo would easily send the Wildcats back to west Hawaii with their tails between their legs.
On the first play from scrimmage, Tiogangco dropped back and hit Kuipers in stride down the middle of the field. He went nearly untouched into the end zone and just 22 seconds in, Hilo had a 7-0 lead.
Things didn’t start as quickly for Konawaena. Ewing’s first pass of the night went high in the air and looked like a sure interception. Instead, it bounced off the Hilo defenders helmet and fell harmlessly to the ground.
Laban provided the best boosts early, including a pair of long runs on the first drive. The Wildcats moved inside the five-yard line, and got an extra life on a missed field goal thanks to a flag, but came away empty-handed after an incompletion on 4th and goal.
Tiogangco and Kuipers kept up their connection on Hilo’s second drive. Kuipers, listed at 6-foot with blazing speed, took advantage of single coverage. He grabbed receptions of 23 and 22 yards to move Hilo into the red zone, but the Viks settled for a 32-yard Kalei Tolentino-Perry FG to conclude an 11-play drive.
Tiogangco opened the game with four straight completions and a score, but hit a cold spell. After the hot start, the senior signal-caller missed on nine straight passes and threw an interception. However, he did find a way to create some offense, ripping off gains of 25, 33 and 17 on the ground to help keep drives alive.
It resulted in two Kalei Tolentino-Perry field goals to put Hilo up 13-0.
After a fairly stagnant start to the second quarter for both teams, Hilo’s Skylar Brede provided the highlight of the night. Players piled up along the Hilo sideline on what seemed to be a short gain, but Brede broke out of a rugby style scrum and busted down the sideline 91-yards for the score. It put Hilo up 20-0, and firmly in control.
As heavy rains hit Wong Stadium, Konawaena’s struggles continued. Hilo picked off Ewing late in the second quarter, and attempted to add to the lead. Konawaena senior defensive back Tyler Kahananui put an end to that, jumping a slant route and advancing the ball to midfield. The Wildcats had life, and for the first time all game, Konawaena capitalized.
Ewing hit on two long passes to Jeremiah Casuga-Llanes, and a personal foul gave Konawaena a chance inside the 5-yard line on an untimed down. The Wildcats lined up in a full house set and Ewing went in motion out wide, waving his arms. Laban took the direct snap and lobbed a pass to a wide-open Kamakana Ching.
Konawaena carried the momentum over to the second half, and in a big way.
The Wildcats drove 52 yards on 12 plays — including two fourth down conversion — to open the second half, which ended with Laban strolling into the end zone on a 14-yard swing pass from Ewing.
Just a few minutes later, Ewing dropped back and delivered a deep pass into the waiting hands of Ching. Inside the 10-yard line, Ching shook a defender and found pay dirt. An extra point by kicker Konawaena Harry Hill gave the Wildcats the lead for the first time.
Hilo started moving the ball late in the third quarter after the score, but were bit hard by the injury bug — already down a starting running back. First, it was Kuipers who exited on crutches after a collision on the sideline, and just moments later Tiogangco exited on a cart.
Freshman Kyan Miyasaito took over at quarterback, and the first pass of his BIIF career was a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown. But a flag gave the frosh a second chance, although just a few plays later the Wildcats recovered a fumble on a stray snap to take over.
The banged up Viks continued to battle, and Konawaena did just enough to get by before chaos ensued late. A block in the back penalty pinned Konawaena back deep, and a pooch punt put Hilo inside the red zone — already in Tolentino-Perry’s wheelhouse. The senior kicker came through, and completed his FG hat trick from 29-yards out.
On the ensuing kickoff, Hilo kicked the ball out of bounds three consecutive times. Eventually Konawaena took over at midfield and had 51 seconds to get in field goal range. Ewing’s second interception of the game on a Hail Mary attempt ended the instant classic. The teams will not meet again this season.
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Hurricane Madeline is forecast to pass south of Hawaii Island late Wednesday or early Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
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Hurricane Madeline is forecast to pass south of Hawaii Island late Wednesday or early Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Tropical storm conditions are possible in Hilo Tuesday night through Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
The cyclone, which has strengthened into a category 2 hurricane, was 690 miles east of Hilo on Monday morning.
It was moving west-northwest at 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. That track is expected to become more westerly during the next few days as Madeline follows a slight s-curve pattern created by a subtropical ridge.
The hurricane is forecast to strengthen slightly today and Tuesday before weakening the rest of the week.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Lester was 1,690 miles east of Hilo on Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, making it a category 3 hurricane. It was moving west at 15 mph.
It’s forecast to maintain hurricane status as it approaches the island Saturday, likely passing it to the north.
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The Tribune-Herald each Saturday is publishing a photo from the Lyman Museum’s John Howard Pierce Photography Collection. The museum is seeking help identifying the people and places in the pictures, most of which are from the 1950s and ’60s. Those with information about the subjects in the photos can contact the museum by calling 935-5021 or emailing archives@lymanmuseum.org. THIS PHOTO (NO. 20610) was captured Jan. 17, 1965.
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After a record-setting week at the rain gauge, Hawaii County can expect to receive more rainfall in the next few days as Tropical Storm Madeline nears the Big Island.
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After a record-setting week at the rain gauge, Hawaii County can expect to receive more rainfall in the next few days as Tropical Storm Madeline nears the Big Island.
The current forecast track has the storm passing south of Ka‘u on Wednesday night. As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, Madeline was 800 miles east of Hilo, moving at 9 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour. Winds extend 70 miles out from the storm’s center.
Madeline is expected to strengthen through today and begin weakening into Tuesday.
“It should be moving through quickly,” National Weather Service forecaster Henry Lau said. “It has a good pace, more like a hit and run.”
“Anything can change, so we just hope that it stays on this forecast track,” Lau said. Unlike the storm track of Tropical Storm Darby, which was difficult for meteorologists to pinpoint, Madeline’s path is “pretty stable.”
The current track does not have Madeline making landfall. Though Big Island will see most of the precipitation and high winds from the system, Maui County may also be affected.
Swells from the tropical storm will arrive before the storm itself, with winds and rainfall increasing in turn.
“There could be high surf on east-facing side as early as Tuesday night,” Lau said.
On Sunday, Hawaii County Civil Defense began advising residents to be “storm ready.”
Email Ivy Ashe at iashe@hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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Want to learn how to peacefully resolve conflicts? Then join Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s Basic Mediation Training program next month in Hilo.
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Want to learn how to peacefully resolve conflicts? Then join Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s Basic Mediation Training program next month in Hilo.
Facilitated by Diane Petropulos and Catherine Lampton, the training spans two consecutive weekends from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 10-11 and 17-18.
In Basic Mediation Training, participants learn a variety of approaches for dealing with people in conflict — through lecture, group discussion, hands-on exercises and mediation simulations.
“Whether you want to improve your peacemaking and communication skills or want to become a mediator, this training gives you the tools you need to start resolving conflict in a peaceful and lasting way,” said Julie Mitchell, executive director of the nonprofit community mediation center.
The 30-hour training offers instruction in the process of mediation and how to apply advanced communication skills — such as active listening, summarizing and rephrasing and using open-ended questions — to help parties resolve their differences.
“This training is perfect for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively personally and professionally, become a better negotiator and problem-solver, and increase your value in the workplace,” Mitchell said.
Upon successful completion of the training, participants can apply to join Ku‘ikahi’s apprenticeship program.
“All of our mediators are professionally trained volunteers who donate their time to help people find their own best solutions to a wide variety of issues,” Mitchell said.
Tuition for the four-day training is $295. Group discounts and scholarships are available.
To register or apply for a scholarship, contact administrative and program assistant Jenifer Aveiro at 935-7844, ext. 1, or jenifer@hawaiimediation.org.
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As far as championship droughts go, three years isn’t a very long time. At Kealakehe, it has felt like an eternity.
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As far as championship droughts go, three years isn’t a very long time. At Kealakehe, it has felt like an eternity.
For the past three seasons, the Waveriders have watched Hilo take home the BIIF Division I championship, with last year’s 40-21 loss coming at Waverider Stadium.
While it was another campaign without a title, it didn’t come without some highlights. During the regular season, Kealakehe’s only loss came to D-II juggernaut and cross-town rival Konawaena. The year also included a 30-29 win over the Vikings in double OT — Kealakehe’s first victory against Hilo since 2012.
The win was nice, but it was just a battle in the season long war. It’s the loss in the title game that has been the lasting motivational memory of the offseason for the returning ‘Riders.
“These boys have the desire to win,” Kealakehe head coach Sam Kekuaokalani said. “They are striving to get better each day and not looking to far in the future.”
For the seniors, this season is their last chance to capture an illusive BIIF title, though that goal got off to a rocky start Friday in a season-opening loss to Honokaa at home.
“Knowing how close we were last year makes us even more hungry, especially the seniors,” lineman BJ Mareko said “We all know in order to get there it just takes that daily work — the grind.”
With more than two-dozen departed seniors from last year’s squad, Kealakehe has some holes to fill to keep the boat afloat, and that starts on offense.
It has been a challenge for Kealakehe to consistently move the ball the last few seasons, even with a solid stable of skill position players. Finding a steady quarterback to take the helm of the ‘Riders spread attack would be a big step in the right direction.
Kekuaokalani said he has liked what he has seen early from Bryton Lewi as the Waveriders’ signal caller. Lewi has mostly been on the defensive side of the ball, but is among the team’s best athletes. Junior Travis Grace could also see time at quarterback.
In the Waveriders’ lone preseason start against Damien, Lewi completed 5 of 6 for 65 yards and scored on a 3-yard run — Kealakehe’s lone touchdown in the 41-7 loss. He didn’t have the best showing against Honokaa in rainy weather in the team’s BIIF opener, but showed his tremendous open field speed on a 54-yard touchdown run.
Anthony “Head” Trevino, who saw time at QB last season, is not with the team this season.
What the Waveriders are surer of is who will be catching the ball, with receivers Dallas Malosi Laasaga and Luke Swett functioning as important cogs in the passing game.
Swett, listed at 6-foot-2, 205-lbs, will be a nice red zone target and gets high marks from his coach for his athletic ability.
“He’s got good feet and solid speed,” Kekuaokalani said.
Running the ball, Mason Kaawa-Loa and Swope Conn are expected to see the bulk of the carries.
Returning sophomore starter Kaua Awana anchors the offensive line. Joining him in the trenches will be Mareko and senior Tony Finau.
The heartbeat of the Waveriders has been the defense the past few seasons, pounding opposing passers, disrupting running games and occasionally finding a way to score points off turnovers.
With returning BIIF Defensive Player of the Year Randy Hatori leading the way, that trend is likely to continue.
“Man, that kid is focused,” Kekuokalani said. “He worked extremely hard in the offseason to be the pillar of the defense.”
Hatori’s gaudy stat line from his junior campaign included 13 tackles for loss, nine sacks, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and a defensive score.
“To be a leader on this team means a lot to me,” Hatori said. “It takes more than one or two guys. Our job as seniors is also to teach the younger kids who are coming up. Everyone can do their job better when they know the person next to them is doing theirs.”
On the D-line, two-way standout Mareko and nose tackle Hiram Anakalea will plug up the middle.
Junior defensive back Keanu Alu is a third-year varsity player, and Lewi — who also occasionally moves to linebacker — will be in coverage as well.
“If we stay together as one unit, on the same page, we will be solid defensively,” Kekuaokalani said. “There are great teams on this island, and there is no reason for us to take any game for granted. We knew from the start it was going to take battling through some adversity. Our job as coaches is to have these boys prepped and believing.”
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Joel Feigler will be a familiar face for Hawaii Hammerhead fans, who will enjoy the former HPU forward’s stretch game as a hometown player.
Feigler recently signed with the Hammerheads, an ABA expansion team, after spending one season with the Hawaii Pacific Sharks.
“Signing a pro contract has always been one of my goals,” he said. “I always thought it would happen. I had a few other overseas options, and this year will have a big impact on where I end up next year.
“My goal is to have a winning record and to have good chemistry with my teammates on and off the court. My goal is to play overseas in the future.”
The 6-foot-10 forward only played one game against UHH in Hilo and scored 12 points on 5 of 13 shooting in a 66-64 loss at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Only 347 fans showed up, so the Big Island locals don’t know about Feigler’s game, which is far from defined by his senior year HPU stats.
He averaged 11.2 points per game on 48 percent shooting, including 35 percent from 3-point range. Feigler averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.
“I was impressed with Joel’s game after I watched him play for Hawaii Pacific last season,” said Kevin Williams, the Hammerheads president of basketball operations. “He is a 6-10 do-it-all type of player. He can pass, shoot the 3, block shots, rebound, and is a high flyer.
“Joel will fill in at our small forward and power forward positions. His versatility is key to our success this season as we build a championship team.”
Hammerheads point guard Austin Treweek’s favorite NBA player is Chris Paul, a pass-first, smooth ball-handler, and offensive sparkplug, who maintains a flowing rhythm on the floor.
Treweek is inspired to play the same way, and much of his game is reminiscent of CP3. It’s the same thing with Feigler, whose idol is Kevin Durant, the new Dub with an expansive skill-set.
Feigler can drain the deep ball, but his highlight video also shows he’s an effective catch-and-shoot gunner. He can also shoot off the dribble and attack the rim.
Then there’s his post game. Feigler can play with his back to his basket, despite his lanky frame, because he can go to his right and launch shots or counter the other way with right-handed jump hooks.
He’s also got a nice step-back shot that would make even Durant smile. Feigler will be a perfect puzzle fit with Treweek in half-court, pick-and-roll sets because the ex-Shark catches everything like a wide receiver.
As far as defense, Feigler is no lamp-post bystander, someone who gets lost and looks clueless when he’s on help-side, letting the opposition score easy layups.
Feigler displays sound court awareness and protects the rim well because he does the three things all lockdown defenders do: Anticipate, move your feet, and play hard.
The Hammerheads could be something of a springboard for PacWest players, especially those at UHH, HPU, Chaminade or BYU-Hawaii. (The Seasiders will eliminate their athletic program after the 2016-17 season.)
Hawaii’s new ABA team has two of those PacWest guys: Feigler and shooting guard Aukai Wong, who played for the Vuls.
“I think the Hammerheads will be a great opportunity for guys to play professionally from those teams,” Feigler said. “They don’t get much exposure playing on the islands and playing for the Hammerheads can help them get that.”
Feigler grew up in Las Vegas, played two years at Phoenix College, where he won a national championship and spent a season at Central Arkansas.
“Winning the championship made my passion for the game and winning stronger than it has ever been,” Feigler said. “I transferred to UCA and had a tough year with a new coach and 10 newly recruited players. After having a one-win season, I decided to finish my collegiate career elsewhere and decided to go to HPU.
“HPU was a great experience. I fell in love with the island lifestyle and had one of my best statistical seasons and really enjoyed the coaches and players.”
Feigler didn’t mention that he scored 17 points, including the go-ahead basket, to lift Phoenix College to the Juco national title. (His HPU bio lists that fact.)
Asked about his skill-set, the modest Hammerhead forward leaves a lot of room for improvement.
“I would say my strengths are my jump shot, passing, and shot blocking,” he said. “I’ve really been working on my jump shot and my ball-handling skills.
“I’m excited to play at Hilo Civic, and I’m hoping all the locals will come out to support us. I think if we play like we’re capable of the fan turnout will be good.”
Feigler is still at HPU on Oahu, finishing up a few classes before he gets his degree in Health Education.
As for outside interests, he sounds like a guy who would be comfortable living on the Big Island someday.
“Anything involving nature, I really enjoy, hiking and camping,” he said. “I would like to live a self-sustainable life eventually. I enjoy shows like ‘Mountain Men’ that show the unplugged simplicity of living off the land.”
Feigler points to his family (parents Mike and Jane and sisters Lauren and Emily) as strong influences, and he credits those who grew his game.
“What shaped my game was trainers I had who recognized my unique skill-set and didn’t try to train me like a traditional big man just because I was tall,” he said.
That’s a good thing for Feigler, who has a bright future, and the local fans who will see his unique skill-set when it’s Hammertime in January.
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ASCOLI PICENO, Italy (AP) — Mourners in Italy prayed, hugged, wept and even applauded as coffins carrying victims of the country’s devastating earthquake passed by at a state funeral Saturday, grieving as one nation after three desperate days of trying to save as many people as possible.
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ASCOLI PICENO, Italy (AP) — Mourners in Italy prayed, hugged, wept and even applauded as coffins carrying victims of the country’s devastating earthquake passed by at a state funeral Saturday, grieving as one nation after three desperate days of trying to save as many people as possible.
In the central town of Ascoli Piceno, they gathered to bid farewell to 35 of the 291 people confirmed dead so far after the quake that struck a swath of countryside early Wednesday at the foothills of the central Apennine mountains.
The caskets of 35 people had been brought to a community gym — one of the few structures in the area still intact and large enough to hold hundreds of mourners. The local bishop, Giovanni D’Ercole, celebrated Mass beneath a crucifix he had retrieved from one of the damaged churches in the picturesque area of medieval stone towns and hamlets.
Emotions that had been dammed up for days broke in a crescendo of grief. One young man wept over a little girl’s white coffin. Another woman gently stroked another small casket. Many mourners were recovering from injuries themselves, some wrapped in bandages. Everywhere people knelt at coffins, tears running down their cheeks, their arms around loved ones.
“It is a great tragedy. There are no words to describe it,” said Gina Razzetti, a resident at the funeral. “Each one of us has our pain inside. We are thinking about the families who lost relatives, who lost their homes, who lost everything.”
As all of Italy observed a day of national mourning, with flags at half-staff, Bishop D’Ercole urged residents to rebuild their communities.
“Don’t be afraid to cry out your suffering — I have seen a lot of this — but please do not lose courage,” D’Ercole said in his homily. “Only together can we rebuild our houses and our churches. Together, above all, we will be able to restore life to our communities.”
President Sergio Mattarella and Premier Matteo Renzi joined grieving family members, stopping to speak to some of them.
When the caskets were brought out of the gym, the mourners applauded, a traditional Italian way of honoring people who die in tragedy.
The bishop recalled the heartbreaking story of 9-year-old Giulia Rinaldo, whose embrace apparently allowed her younger sister Giorgia to survive.
He said 15 hours after the quake struck Wednesday, he returned to the church in Pescara Del Tronto to recover its crucifix. Close by, firefighters were using their hands to dig out the two sisters.
“The older one, Giulia, was sprawled over the smaller one, Giorgia. Giulia, dead, Giorgia, alive. They were in an embrace,” D’Ercole said.
Giulia was among those buried Saturday, while her younger sister had her fourth birthday at a hospital, trying to recover from the traumatizing ordeal.
“The melancholy grabs on to your heart. You feel a sense of weakness, of depression,” said Fiore Ciotto, a resident of Ascoli Piceno who attended the funeral. “An event like this weakens you physically and mentally.”
Across the area, a cool retreat for those seeking to escape Italy’s hot summers, many of the dead were children and elderly people, some of them visiting grandparents before school resumed.
The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. Wednesday and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, killing at least 291 people and injuring nearly 400. Nobody has been found alive in the ruins since Wednesday, and hopes have nearly vanished of finding any more survivors.
Before Saturday’s mass funeral, the president visited Amatrice, which bore the brunt of destruction with 230 fatalities and a town turned to rubble and dust. Eleven others died in nearby Accumoli and 50 more in Arquata del Tronto, 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Amatrice.
Mattarella arrived by helicopter and was shown the extent of the damage in Amatrice by its mayor, Sergio Pirozzi. The president thanked rescue workers who have been working around the clock, some barely taking breaks for sleeping.
Saturday’s funeral involved most of the dead from Arquata del Tronto.
As deep as their anguish was, Saturday’s mourners at least had coffins with bodies to honor and bury. Many of the dead from Amatrice are now in a refrigerated morgue in an airport hangar in Rieti, the provincial capital that is 65 kilometers (40 miles) away, awaiting identification.
On Tuesday, a memorial service — without the bodies — will be held for the dead of Amatrice on that battered town’s outskirts.
Hundreds of people have been left homeless by the quake, with many spending their nights in tent cities and a gym in Amatrice, where volunteers are working to provide basic amenities.
With families unable to remain in the houses in Amatrice that were damaged but still standing, two persons were detained Saturday for suspected looting, the mayor said.
Overnight, residents were rattled yet again by a series of aftershocks. The strongest, at 4:50 a.m., had a magnitude of 4.2, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, while the Italian geophysics institute measured it at 4.
The Italian institute says the earthquake caused the ground below Accumoli to sink 20 centimeters (8 inches), according to satellite images.
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A man is dead after a one-car crash late Friday night in Glenwood.
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A man is dead after a one-car crash late Friday night in Glenwood.
According to a written Fire Department statement, the driver, who Hilo bound on Volcano Highway (Highway 11) was dead at the scene of the collision, near the intersection of Glenwood Road.
Highway 11 was closed for more than 2 1/2 hours in both directions as police investigated the collision, which happened at about 11:30 p.m.
The man has not been identified by police and it is not yet known if alcohol, drugs or speed were factors in the crash.
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Hawaii Island public schools will close Wednesday and Thursday in response to Hurricane Madeline.
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The state Department of Health’s mission statement is to protect and improve the health and environment for all the people of Hawaii.
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The state Department of Health’s mission statement is to protect and improve the health and environment for all the people of Hawaii.
With the recent health issues we have been facing, the mission statement has been really put to a test, especially for health inspectors or sanitarians.
When I was a child living on Piopio Street, I remember the Health Department office was a stone’s throw from our house and its job then was to get your tuberculosis testing and vector control. Mosquito control encompassed a truck that sprayed a fog of chemicals.
Today, sanitarians not only check on food establishments, but also assist when there are issues concerning rat lungworm disease, dengue fever and, now, hepatitis A.
We, as responsible citizens, need to be knowledgeable and aware and not depend on the Health Department to handle all the health issues. There are steps we all can take now to control and prevent these diseases.
To control rat lungworm disease, we need to control the rodents, snails and slugs in our gardens. We should not handle the snails and slugs with bare hands, and when harvesting the vegetables from the garden, we need to rinse them several times. If we find greens slugs have eaten, we should discard them. If we can see slime on the raw foods, we should not eat them. Even freshwater prawns need to be cooked for at least five minutes.
Symptoms of rat lungworm, or angiostrongyliasis, a rare form of meningitis, can vary from mild symptoms to severe headaches, stiffness of the neck, tingling or painful feelings in the skin or extremities, low-grade fever, nausea and vomiting. There also could be temporary paralysis of the face, as well as sensitivity to light. These symptoms usually start one to three weeks after exposure to the parasite, but can range from one day to as long as six weeks after exposure. Symptoms usually last between two to eight weeks, but there have been reports of them lasting longer periods.
There is no specific treatment for rat lungworm disease. The parasites cannot mature or reproduce in humans and eventually will die. The only medications are supportive and pain medications to relieve the symptoms.
Dengue fever is a viral illness that can be contracted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito and is not spread from person to person.
Controlling mosquitoes in and around our homes and communities can prevent outbreaks. Removing standing water by cleaning clogged drains, emptying planter trays and flushing plants with fresh water are some ways to eliminate breeding sites. We also can prevent mosquito bites by avoiding areas with lots of mosquitoes, using repellent and wearing protective clothing. These are healthy habits everyone can be mindful of and do.
Symptoms of dengue fever include sudden onset of fever, severe headaches, eye, joint and muscle pain and rash. The rash typically appears on the hands, arms, legs and feet three to four days after the fever begins. Minor bleeding problems also can occur. The symptoms might go away completely or escalate to conditions that need immediate medical attention.
Symptoms usually start five to six days after being bitten by infected mosquitoes, but the onset can range from two to 15 days.
There is no specific treatment for dengue fever except bed rest and acetaminophen to treat the fever and pain. Aspirin and NSAIDS (ibuprofen, naproxen) are not recommended as they can make bleeding problems worse.
When Health Department sanitarians go to food establishments, one of the first items on the inspection report is whether the management has an employee health policy in place. Form B-1 is a Conditional Employee or Food Employee Reporting Agreement the manager has on file. If the employee has the following symptoms, they must not allow that employee to expose others to preclude the transmission of food borne illnesses:
• Diarrhea.
• Vomiting.
• Jaundice.
• Sore throat with fever.
• Infected cuts or wounds, or lesions containing pus on the hand, wrist or an exposed body part with the cuts, wounds or lesions not properly covered (such as boils and infected wounds, how ever small).
It is the responsibility of the owner or manager of the food establishment to be sure employees are not sick and spreading germs or viruses. It is also their responsibility to have signs in the bathrooms about washing hands thoroughly.
So, with the latest incidences of hepatitis A, a contagious liver infection, the signs are fever, fatigue, headache and/or body ache, loss of appetite, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dark-colored urine, pale-colored stools and yellow skin and eyes (jaundice can develop several days to a week after other symptoms begin).
Hepatitis A usually lasts from two weeks to as long as 50 days after exposure to the virus. If you are 20 years old or younger, you probably were vaccinated for hepatitis A.
Hepatitis A is spread by your hands touching infected feces as the virus can enter the body if the hand or something the hand touched is brought to the mouth or if the infected person did not wash their hands thoroughly after going to the bathroom and then contaminated food or utensils.
Washing hands is very important. To wash them properly you should:
• Use soap and warm, running water.
• Scrub for about 20 seconds.
• Clean under and around your fingernails.
• Wash all the way to the wrists.
• Rinse well with hands pointed downward.
• Dry with a clean towel.
In addition, make sure you wash dishes and utensils in hot, soapy water. The scrubbing action should help remove contaminated particles. Food service facilities should sanitize dishes and utensils in 171 degree water and with approved chemicals.
If you know a person is infected with hepatitis A, do not share utensils.
Small bites
• On another note, it is interesting the fees for food establishment permits jumped from $50 to $400 a year with the justification that more sanitarians are needed to enforce the new rules.
However, the Big Island has not gotten any new positions with the increased fees. To all the newly elected officials: Most positions have been filled on Oahu.
Are the other islands being treated like stepchildren again? Are our current Big Island sanitarians able to handle all upcoming issues with no additional help without compromising the health and safety of our community?
Email me at audreywilson808@gmail.com.
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As a sophomore in 2014 at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Noah Wise remembers learning a lot of the finer points of football from his older brother, Pomai.
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As a sophomore in 2014 at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Noah Wise remembers learning a lot of the finer points of football from his older brother, Pomai.
“My brother and the other seniors that year really helped teach me about the game,” said Wise, reflecting on the start of his football career with Ka Makani. “They got us involved and made us feel like part of the team.”
That progression is tradition around the Hawaii Prep football team, where there is no JV squad and freshman and sophomores are counted on to be contributors. Now, Wise — one of just nine senior listed on the roster — is expected to serve as that kind of mentor, passing off knowledge to a roster full of up-and-comers.
“There are a lot of guys around here who are catching on and eager to learn,” Wise said.
Hawaii Prep finished last season with a 2-6 record in the BIIF, falling to Kamehameha-Hawaii 57-22 in the Division II semifinals. The team lost 17 seniors from that squad, among them a fleet of familiar, multi-year contributors.
“We graduated a lot of talent,” Hawaii Prep head coach Jordan Hayslip said. “But I think we have some solid skill players and young guys who want to step up.”
Finding some stability at quarterback will be key, and junior Kekoa Ilagan-LeBlanc comes in with the most experience.
“He got a lot of good reps last year as a sophomore,” Hayslip said of his QB.
Juniors Michael Hanano and Finn Richmond will be the bigger targets for Ilagan-LeBlanc. Wise is another strong route runner, with the ability to make plays after the catch, and speedy senior Kevin Durkin is a returning playmaker out of the slot.
Ka Makani have some options running the ball in Zach Chaikin, Steven Guppy and Kyree Scott. Each have distinct running styles.
“We like those three so far,” Hayslip said.
Up front, senior Sean Donnelly and junior Henry Madeen will be the pillars of the offensive line.
“Donnelly is a returning starter and brings that experience,” Hayslip said. “I think as a whole we are pretty athletic up front and can move.”
In preseason action against St. Margaret’s (Calif.), Hawaii Prep played primarily out of pistol and shotgun sets — a change from last year’s run-first, option look. As for what the run-pass balance will look like this season, Hayslip doesn’t want to show all his cards just yet.
“Do I have to tell you everything,” he said with a laugh. “We will still run some, but I think we will be looking to throw the ball a little more.”
A familiar theme year-to-year for Hawaii Prep is versatility, with a lot of the same contributors on offense playing on defense. Donnelly and Madeen will be featured on the defensive line, although Ka Makani have a few guys that can filter through.
Wise heads up the defensive backs at safety, with fellow senior Elijah Anakalea-Buckley and sophomores Sheldon Aribal and Keawe Strance also playing key roles in coverage.
Among the most impactful departures for Hawaii Prep were linebackers Anthony Palleshi and Alex Brost. Hayslip said senior linebacker Alex Winters has stepped up to help fill that void, both with his performance on the field and as a leader.
Always a tight knit group, Hawaii Prep’s most important weapon is a notorious never give up mantra — regardless of what the scoreboard reads.
“The boys look around and realize we don’t have the same size or numbers of the other schools,” Hayslip said. “They know they have to go hard every play.”
It is still to be determined where Hawaii Prep will fall in the BIIF’s Division II, but a lot of attention has been placed on Konawaena and Kamehameha-Hawaii. That’s not bothering Ka Makani one bit.
“We will let that attention go to them, keep our heads down and continue working hard,” Hayslip said.
Wise echoed his coach’s sentiments.
“We don’t feel a whole lot of pressure,” he said. “We will just show up and fight as hard as we can. That’s what we are known for.”
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No one won the guerrilla war in Colombia. The conflict dragged on for decades, killing 220,000 people and destroying many more lives.
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No one won the guerrilla war in Colombia. The conflict dragged on for decades, killing 220,000 people and destroying many more lives.
That’s Colombia’s tragedy.
Now, there is hope, and a lesson: how two sides, accepting neither would prevail in battle, can find peace by talking.
The deal to end hostilities between Colombia’s government and the rebels of FARC is such a marvel of compromise and trust between bitter foes that bells should ring around the world.
Yes, it’s possible to resolve an entrenched, stalemated conflict through negotiation. In the Middle East as well? Well, someday there, too, we hope.
The Colombia settlement isn’t unprecedented, which is part of its allure. There are similar cases, creating an instruction manual of sorts for potential success ending war. The Northern Ireland peace process worked, and holds. South Africa came together after apartheid.
In each of those cases, the end to fighting included a promise to heal wounds through a truth and reconciliation process, in which the participants acknowledge their roles in violence and other wrongdoing, providing victims with closure. Truth commissions set the record straight for the sake of history at the cost of pursuing legal charges against individuals. They worked in South Africa but didn’t get off the ground in Northern Ireland.
A version of that process is a key component to Colombia’s peace plan. Should the rebels and soldiers and others sit before their country to confess their crimes, it will be an extraordinarily emotional moment for Colombia. This was a bloody conflict dating to 1963 that involved killings, kidnappings, torture, extortion and other traumas. FARC, a leftist insurgency officially known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, sought to overthrow the government. Right wing paramilitaries, FARC drug trafficking and assassinations were big parts of the mix.
Representatives of FARC and the government met during the course of four years in Havana to try to find peace. The deal they came away with required ego-crushing sacrifices by both sides. FARC relinquished its aim to displace the political and economic system of Colombia. The government was forced to recognize it could not vanquish FARC or even imprison its leaders.
Their agreement, announced Aug. 24, calls for FARC members to disarm. Guerrillas and government forces will appear before a tribunal, and — if they hold back nothing in their testimony — will avoid jail time, agreeing to an alternate form of restricted liberty such as community service. FARC members will get compensation and the group will morph into a political party with guaranteed participation in the legislature for several years. The government promises to invest more in rural areas.
This peace deal is controversial. The current president sees “a new stage in history” for Colombia. A former president says the terrorists are getting away with war crimes. That disagreement matters because the deal must be approved in a referendum Oct. 2. If voters approve and the accord sticks, Colombia will get a better future. If it fails, war could reignite.
So much work went into this agreement, and so much is at stake, that optimism seems warranted. Mostly for Colombia’s sake, but a little for the rest of the world. Maybe even the Middle East.
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A 61-year-old man died when the tractor-trailer truck he was driving crashed early Monday morning in South Kona near the 85-mile marker of Hawaii Belt Road (Highway 11) north of Ocean View.
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A 61-year-old man died when the tractor-trailer truck he was driving crashed early Monday morning in South Kona near the 85-mile marker of Hawaii Belt Road (Highway 11) north of Ocean View.
He has been identified as Brysson Lorenzo Sr. of Naalehu.
Officers responding to a 2:57 a.m. call determined Lorenzo ran off the right shoulder of the road in a northbound 1994 Kenworth tractor-trailer and collided with a rock embankment.
The collision caused the tractor-trailer to overturn onto its left side and catch fire. Lorenzo was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:40 a.m.
Police don’t believe speed was a factor in this crash and it’s not immediately known if alcohol was a factor.
An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Officer Kimo Keliipaakaua at 326-4646, ext. 229 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
This is the 17th traffic fatality this year compared with 15 at this time last year.
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The National Weather Service issued a hurricane watch Monday for Hawaii Island as Hurricane Madeline continues to intensify.
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The National Weather Service issued a hurricane watch Monday for Hawaii Island as Hurricane Madeline continues to intensify.
A watch means that hurricane conditions are possible in the next 48 hours. The weather service also issued a flash flood watch for the island for Wednesday and Thursday.
As of 11 a.m. Monday, Madeline was a category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. It was located 630 miles east of Hilo.
Madeline is forecast to pass south of the island Wednesday and Thursday. Landfall remains a possibility.
By Thursday, the cyclone is expected to weaken to a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Farther to the east, Hurricane Lester continues to churn toward the island as a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. It was 1,610 miles east of Hilo as of 11 a.m. Monday.
Lester is forecast to pass the island Saturday to the north, though a direct hit remains possible.
It’s also expected to weaken to a category 1 hurricane as it nears the island, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
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From the pristine, crystal clear waters of the Weeki Wachee River, to the wild, natural beauty of the Withlacoochee River, we are blessed to have some appealing natural resources in our community. The journey to these destinations isn’t always so alluring thanks to litter. As a whole, our community is clean and well kept, but litter always seems to show up. Litter can manifest in many forms, from a cigarette butt or a cheeseburger wrapper, to a vehicle component abandoned by its host. Litter can become dangerous when in the roadway, and has been a contributing factor in many crashes throughout the country.
I’d like to believe that most people don’t intentionally litter. Debris falling from a vehicle during loading or unloading, or unsecured trash flying out of a truck bed are prime examples. Although not an excuse, people think that littering is someone else’s problem. In reality we all pay for littering. That’s right, even when able to utilize an inmate workforce, our tax dollars are used to pay for roadway cleanup.
Steps that we can take to reduce litter on our roadways:
Don’t throw trash out the window. Hopefully that one was obvious.
Keep a trash bag in your vehicle. Use it.
Secure trash and other debris from blowing out of the bed of your truck.
If you see trash, pick it up. Nature and the community will thank you.
Litter is not only distracting to the public, but it adversely affects the safety of animals, drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. It’s also illegal, punishable with a fine or arrest, depending on the circumstances. Let’s do the right thing and leave our county’s guests with memories of a clean, litter free environment.
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Stay in the car
Traffic stops are one of the ways law enforcement educates drivers of an infraction that has been observed. One of the best tips that I can provide to a driver involved in a traffic stop is to stay in the vehicle when you are being stopped. I have had many people over the years think that the right thing to do was to get out of their vehicle to talk about it. Unequivocally, I can tell you that getting out is not the best option.
Law enforcement officers from across the country agree, that it’s safer for all involved if drivers stay in their vehicle during a traffic stop. Drivers typically have no reason to leave the safety of their vehicle unless instructed to by the deputy on scene. Think about it, why leave a structure that was designed to be crashed to try your luck on your own? Just because you’ve been stopped doesn’t mean that the remainder of motorized traffic won’t continue to drive by. They will, and hopefully even stay in the appropriate lane of travel during the stop. If you need to egress for some type of exigent circumstance, communicate that to the law enforcement officer. I’m sure it can be worked out.
If you consider the officer’s safety, bad guys don’t and won’t ask to leave the vehicle, they just get out. Sometimes it’s to run, sometimes it’s to cause harm; either way is less than desirable for the deputy trying to do their job. Law enforcement is trained to handle threats, and the last thing an officer wants is to perceive a driver as a threat, when it’s simply a misunderstanding. Staying in the vehicle helps clarify the driver’s demeanor.
Folks, we want to get you home safely to your families and responsibilities. We need to keep our community safe as well. With your cooperation, you can help us with our responsibility to the community and its citizens. Thank you for your support.
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The school year in Hernando County starts tomorrow. Nervous and excited children will be waiting for the bus, or walking to their zoned school. Parents will be dropping children off and heading to work. With all that’s going on during school hours, driver’s need be mindful of the following:
Drive cautiously through neighborhoods, children could be anywhere. Many children walk to school.
Give yourself extra time. Children will be finding new bus stops and busses traveling new routes. This will cause congestion.
Avoid school zones. If you have another way to go, use it. School zones get backed up, especially during the first couple of weeks of school.
Be aware of bus stops. From either direction, traffic is required to stop if the bus’ red lights are activated.
Avoid distractions. Your attention is critical during school hours. Texting is a big distraction, and it’s also illegal. Don’t do it.
If an emergency arises, call 9-1-1.
As a community we need to be united in ensuring that our youngest citizen’s get to school safely. With parents and motorists help, we can get the kids to their destinations without incident. Together we can have a safe school year on our roadways. Drive careful.
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5 Reasons the Clean Eating Trend Is Here to Stay
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As processed foods took over grocery stores and reached new lows with the emergence of GMOs, the emergence of a revolution was only a matter of time. It’s clear that the junk food we are so commonly assaulted with is here to stay, but the good news is that its alternative is, too. As food becomes more processed and removed from anything natural, simple foods with simple ingredients have made a major comeback. Buzzwords such as clean eating and simple food might give you the impression that this is a trend, but it’s one that’s certainly here to stay.
There are a few key reasons not to write off the clean eating trends you see emerging. Whether you’re on board or not, it’s an important cause that looks to be shaping how we eat and what we expect from our food sources. That’s more of a movement than a moment.
It’s the Preferred Choice of Professionals
Many Americans still have pantries stocked with processed foods and artificial offerings. It’s difficult to escape these products, so it’s not surprising to see that they are still common. In places such as schools and hospitals , though, you will notice that the offerings are different. Food startup hamptoncreek recently secured contracts throughout the United States with such facilities to supply them with clean and natural food. This shift shows the preference of professionals for foods without additives and GMOs. You can follow suit by renovating your pantry’s contents, too, and substituting natural foods for their processed counterparts.
Families Are Noticing the Difference
One of the greatest benefits of clean eating is its ability to rejuvenate and invigorate. Runners often favor whole foods over processed ones because of the immense energy that the latter can provide. The same principles make it a great choice for families on the go. When you need to indulge in a pick-me-up, reaching for an all-natural cookie rather than an artificial fruit bar can make all the difference in your daily routine. Clean eating benefits kids, too, by freeing them of the additives and GMOs that so often deplete their energy and health on a daily basis.
Clean Eating Makes Mealtime Easier
Many people mistakenly think of clean eating and imagine elaborate meals that could be made only by a true chef. Clean eating is no more complicated than any other kind of diet, and in fact, it can simplify your mealtime routine greatly. Simple foods are all about getting back to basics, and with this approach in mind, you can take on cooking with an entirely new perspective. Simple ingredients and easy meals can be surprisingly accessible when you shift your priorities. Simple eating can be simple indeed. Getting back to basics is the best bet for healthy and stress-free meals.
Food Startups Are Taking Notice
If anything is proof of the clean eating trend’s longevity, it’s the emergence of new food startups that are catering to simple eating enthusiasts. The efforts of Hamptoncreek, as is mentioned above, have spearheaded a greater emergence of foods that eliminate additives and serve up only simple ingredients. This small yet revolutionary movement has grown rapidly and come to encompass the demand for better foods and clean ingredients. As more grocery stores fill their shelves with these products, it becomes clear that market demand will keep them there for a long time into the foreseeable future.
Quality and Convenience Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
For a long time, people relented and filled their homes with cheap and unhealthy food simply because it was the easiest to make. Other foods required more cooking and greater effort, but junk food can be prepared and served or simply snacked on in no time at all. The perception that quality and convenience are mutually exclusive is faulty, but this is especially untrue now that companies have stepped up and created healthful items that can be cooked and served easily. There’s no need to waste time on junk food when quality options are just as convenient. It’s clear the clean eating is far more than just a trend. It’s a movement that’s here to improve the way we eat and rid our diets of nasty additives and GMOs. Now is the tine to get on board if you want in on the simple food movement, too.
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Glen Campbell’s Alzheimer’s film strikes chord with former Tampa legislator
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TAMPA — Glen Campbell, the “Rhinestone Cowboy,” won nine Grammy Awards, sold over 45 million records, hosted his own television variety show and starred alongside John Wayne in “True Grit.”
Yet Kim Campbell, wife of the 78-year-old country star, said he considers his final career achievement to be his greatest — showing the public his struggles with Alzheimer’s disease in a new documentary film.
“Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me” shows in Tampa beginning Dec. 5 at AMC Veterans 24.
“He called it the most important thing he has ever done,” Kim Campbell said. “He wanted to use film to introduce everyone to someone with Alzheimer’s so they could understand what the disease is like and inspire more funding for the cure.”
Campbell and his family should be commended for allowing a camera crew access, said a man whose family name is associated with Alzheimer’s in Tampa and cross the country — former state House speaker Johnnie Byrd.
“It takes courage to do what they did — to open their lives for the world to see,” said Byrd, a Plant City attorney and state representative from 1996-2004 who helped found the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute at the University of South Florida.
Byrd saw an advanced screening of the film and proclaimed that it “perfectly captures the range of emotions Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones must deal with.”
Byrd should know. His father, Johnnie Byrd Sr., was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1996 and died in 1998. The USF center, named in memory of Byrd’s father, provides patient care, public and professional education and performs research on the disease.
Byrd wanted the institute named in his father’s honor because of the way he lived as much as the way he died.
When his father owned a grocery store in Brewton, Alabama, he caught a woman stealing a ham. She apologized, telling him she wanted to feed her family a proper Thanksgiving meal but could not afford to. Rather than calling the police, he gave her the ham.
“My father would say if you have the opportunity to help others you have a responsibility to do it,” Byrd said. “That’s what I have tried to do. And that’s what Glen Campbell did with the movie.”
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Campbell has never seen the documentary; he cannot concentrate long enough, Kim Campbell said.
Today, he lives in a memory care center near Nashville. He has lost most of his language skills, stringing together just a few words at a time.
“He can make short sentences like, ‘I love you,’” his wife said. “Some days that is enough. And sometimes he’ll think I’m his sister. But most of the time he knows who I am.”
In an opening scene of the documentary, Campbell is watching home movies but does not recognize some of the eight children he had with four wives — or even images of himself.
When he realized he would lose his connection with those he loves, he penned his final song — “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” which was made the soundtrack for the film.
A sampling of the lyrics that read like an apology:
“I’m never gonna know what you go through. All the things I say or do. All the hurt and all the pain. One thing selfishly remains — I’m not gonna miss you.”
“There is a long goodbye associated with Alzheimer’s,” Byrd said. “With each passing day your loved one recognizes you less and less. My mother used to have to remind my father who I was. It’s hard to handle.”
“I’ll Be Me” has its share of uplifting moments, Byrd said, especially those times when Campbell steps on stage to find fans who appreciate him for his courage as well as his talent.
After learning he had Alzheimer’s in 2011, Campbell went public with his diagnosis and embarked on a 151-show tour over 2 1/2 years to showcase the disease and say goodbye to his fans. He and his family allowed a camera crew along.
The film captures moments of forgetfulness and agitation, Campbell’s denial of what the disease was doing to his mind, his family coping with his growing isolation, and the sadness he feels when he finally accepts his fate.
The film depicts Alzheimer’s-related mishaps along the way. When a teleprompter displaying lyrics malfunctions, Campbell has to stop the concert until repairs are made. Some songs he sings more than once.
Still, Kim Campbell said, the audience sees only the good.
“We were worried when it all began,” she said. “We didn’t know if people would come to see him perform or an Alzheimer’s patient perform. But people came out in droves to shower him with love. It was so uplifting.”
At times when she struggles watching his decline, she thinks back on the goodbye tour.
The couple’s three children performed in the band.
“I’ll actually watch the film,” she said. “It’s like a home movie on that special time when the whole family was together.”
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One lesson she hopes friends and relatives of Alzheimer’s patients will learn is patience.
From time to time, there are moments of lucidity that allows for real contact again, even if just for a few minutes.
“I cherish those moments,” Kim Campbell said. “I know I’ll miss them.”
There is a physical toll for care givers, she said, in part because patients may remain strong and healthy.
“So many dangerous things can happen,” she said. “Glen would put a straw hat on a lamp and it would get so hot it would have burst into flames if I had not found it. Then there is the concern he would wander off and get lost. You are on constant watch.”
Byrd emphasized the need for loved ones and care givers to take care of themselves.
“You need to rest,” he said. “You cannot be on a 24 hour vigil.”
Even getting away for a trip to the grocery store can help, Kim Campbell said.
“You need a break. Luckily, I have three great children who would look after Glen so I could take a ballet class or something like that.”
Byrd said the nation needs to band together to ensure that this generation is the last that has to cope with Alzheimer’s.
“My father was part of the Greatest Generation — he served in World War II,” Byrd said. “So we sat back and watched as this disease took the Greatest Generation and now we are watching it take that next generation — the generation that includes Glen Campbell.
“How many more people are we going to let it take before we accept the seriousness of this?”
More than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s and researchers expect that number to triple or quadruple by 2050, said Charles J. Fuschillo Jr., president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
Federal money for research into the disease falls short of allocations for other research, Fuschillo said — half a billion last year compared to billions for cancer and heart disease.
“I’m not saying they don’t deserve that type of money,” he said. “But Alzheimer’s should be seen as an equal priority.”
Toward the end of the film, the Campbells are shown urging federal legislators to increase funding.
They hope the film, showcasing Glen Campbell’s music and career, will help people around the world feel a kinship with him.
Perhaps he can do for Alzheimer’s research what former NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnson did for HIV, Kim Campbell said.
“Everyone who has this disease and cares for someone with this disease is a champion. But hopefully a champion that people know can have a big impact.”
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During the month of July 2016, Hernando County deputies conducted 3,056 TRAFFIC STOPS throughout Hernando County.
This data does not include Traffic Stops conducted by the Brooksville Police Department or the Florida Highway Patrol.
Traffic Enforcement is conducted daily to keep Hernando County residents and visitors who travel our roadways safe.
If you have a traffic complaint or would like to request Traffic Enforcement, please contact our office at 352-754-6830 so we can obtain the required information.
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“You don’t have to do that for me, I can do it!” I lost count of the times I heard my dad say this to me during the 10-plus years that I was his primary caregiver. He had Alzheimer’s disease.
Another common remark, in a more demanding tone: “Stop it! I can do it myself!”
It took a while but I finally learned to take a step back and at least let him try. I worked hard at letting him maintain his independence for as long as possible.
The reason letting go became so difficult, I believe, was because I’m a mere mortal. My human nature kept kicking in and I would feel a sense of desperation to somehow safeguard him.
Far into the disease I daily would take him to work at our bookstore to make him feel he still was part of our business — and of value. I set up a table for him behind the counter so he could process books all day. I built a wall behind him of boxed books. This worked well to prevent the customers from disturbing him and raising his level of confusion.
The way he priced everything, it was as though every book had the value of a rare collectible! Although I had to go back and change the prices, it was worth it. The main thing was it kept him calm. This was good for both of us.
One day, out of the blue, he glanced over at me and said, “Take me home. I can’t do this anymore.” Of course 20 minutes later he wanted to know why he wasn’t at the store.
The point I am making is that we should let them attempt to do things on their own for as long as they can, unless it becomes a safety issue. Naturally, I’m not saying they should use power tools or drive, but keep them involved with everyday life, to keep them feeling useful and needed.
I have a friend with dementia who tells me that every morning he spills his coffee all around his house. This upsets his caregiver, causing more work for her. Granted this might sound minor, but from the point of view of caregivers everywhere this is just one more thing to handle.
The caregiver in this circumstance might say, “Why don’t you sit at the kitchen table and I’ll bring you your coffee?” But that most likely will leave the patient feeling defeated and depressed.
As caregivers we should train ourselves to hold off jumping in and “fixing” everything. Let people with dementia try to succeed at what they’re attempting to do. Sometimes we need just to keep that watchful eye on them from a short distance. Forget about what they can’t do and leave that as part of the past, concentrating on what they still can do.
Let’s take up residence in their world, moment by moment.
For a decade Gary Joseph LeBlanc was the primary caregiver of his father, after his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He can be reached at us41books@bellsouth.net. His newly released book “Managing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Behaviors,” and his other books “While I Still Can” and an expanded edition of “Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfullness,” can be found at www.commonsensecaregiving.com.
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Sheriff Al Nienhuis will hold a Press Conference today, 07-20-16, at 2:30 p.m. at the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Operations Center located at 18900 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville.
Sheriff Nienhuis will discuss the details of a suspicious death investigation in the Richloam Forest in Eastern Hernando County where four suspects have been arrested as a result of the investigation.
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On 08-04-16 at approximately 2:56 a.m., Deputy Troy Hyler was conducting a Traffic Stop on Commercial Way just north of the Holiday Inn Express when he heard several gunshots that sounded close by. He quickly cleared the stop, notified the dispatcher, and went to investigate. Several deputies were dispatched to back-up Deputy Hyler.
Moments later, Deputy Hyler located a male, later identified as Jeffrey Lott W/M DOB/05-25-1971, in the northern end of the parking lot at the Holiday Inn Express, 3528 Commercial Way, Spring Hill. Deputy Hyler observed several gunshot wounds on Lott’s body and Lott was already deceased. Deputy Hyler immediately observed that Lott had been the victim of a robbery.
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Jamerson Marques Badger B/M DOB/03-19-1997
Warrant
CT1-DOMESTIC BATTERY
CT2-WITNESS INTIMIDATION
NO BOND
Hgt/5’11”
Wgt/175
Hair/Black
Eyes/Brown
If you know the whereabouts of this subject (or have any information), please call the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office at 352-754-6830.
If you would like to remain anonymous or be eligible for a reward, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-990-TIPS (8477).
To submit a tip on line, please visit http://www.hernandosheriff.org/Tips/
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A sunflower maze is a living labyrinth. Much like a corn maze only made of sunflowers. You will enter at a starting point and make your way through the paths in search of the exit. Throughout most of the maze flowers are anywhere from eight to ten feet tall providing a whimsical journey for all ages.
There is so much to be discovered as you wonder your way through and so many wonderful moments to photograph (so don’t forget your camera). Let the beauty of our garden take your breath away. We can’t wait for you to see this year’s design. Our field is at the mercy of Mother Nature. We have only an idea of when blooms will start and end or how weather will affect our field. We recommend you not procrastinate your visit to insure you have a wonderful experience.
Here is a picture of the 2014 Spring Maze. This years design is still top secret!
Get Ready For The 2015 Sunflower Maze – Open Weekends in May: 2015 Sunflower maze , Activities, Produce and Fun!!
Event Dates: May: 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th 17th, 23rd, 24th, 25th(Memorial Day Monday), 30th, 31st, June: 6th and 7th
Hours: 10am-4pm (Last admission sold at 3pm)
Admission: Adults $9.50+tax, Child (3-11yrs) $5.00+tax, 2yrs old and under are free
Your admission includes: The maze, the hayride, visit with our animals, duck race, picnic area, web maze, our free craft and play area. Digital Scavenger Hunt 12pm and 2pm (bring your digital camera)
Additional costs:Produce (u-pick or fresh gathered), Food/Drinks, Launcher (3 shots for $2), Animal feed (sometimes available for purchase).
Vendors:
Jerry Crowling (story telling for all ages)
Heyman Kettle Corn (sweet made on site kettle corn)
Ex-Squeeze-Me Lemonade (Fresh squeezed organic lemonade made on site)
Strong Tower Winery (Sundays Only! serving their wonderful local made wines!)
What to Bring:
Your Camera, Bottled Water, You Are Welcome To Bring A Picnic Lunch (we do also have snacks and drinks for sale) Wear Closed Toe Shoes, Sunscreen, Dress For Local Weather, and Your Best Behavior.
For more information , you can visit website of sweetfields farm maze : http://sweetfieldsfarm.com/
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Purchasing Components to Keep Your Vessel Afloat
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Purchasing Components to Keep Your Vessel Afloat
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Many boat owners learn what it takes to repair their own yachts, sailboats, and other marine vessels. Once they gain the skills necessary to maintain and fix their boats, they then consider from what stores they can purchase components like filters, batteries, cables, and other replacement parts for boats that are commonly used in marine vessels. When you want to consider a wide range of parts for sale without having to leave your home, you may find it easier to shop for what you need online.
When you shop online, you can get access to items that your local marine and parts stores may not carry in stock. You also may be unable to find items that are compatible with your boat or specific to your boat’s manufacturer or brand. Shopping online gives you the capability to filter your search by brand or by the part that you need for the maintenance or repair job. You can then add it to your cart online and pay for it at your convenience.
Along with shopping for parts for your vessel, you can also find other gear that helps make each journey out onto the open water a success. For example, as you navigate your boat in choppy waters, you want to know that your onboard equipment will stay in place and not go overboard. You can find cables, ropes, tie-downs, and other gear that will help you secure your equipment on deck.
You also can find communication equipment like chargers that you can take onboard so that you can keep your phones and other communication gear charged up and ready to be used in case of an emergency. As captain of the vessel, you must be ready to call for help during emergencies. You can find the equipment needed to keep your boat and passengers safe online.
Keeping your passengers comfortable also is an important duty of any ship captain. You want your guests to stay hydrated and satisfied while you are out on the water. When you shop on the website, you will find plenty of high-protein and nutritious snacks as well as water and other supplies that you can take onboard to keep your passengers fed and hydrated.
Taking a sail whenever you please requires that you keep your boat in good condition. You can shop for components for repairs and more online.
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