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      <title><![CDATA[Read Aloud Program]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Friends of the Libraries, Kona is hosting their free family Read Aloud Program, "Books are Building Blocks," from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 7th at the Kailua Kona Public Library. This month’s program features special guest Nancy Tashima, curator and science teacher from the Onizuka Space Center. Her presentation will include an overview of NASA’s current space missions. Free educational materials including photos and posters will be shared. 

The Read Aloud Program is usually offered on the first Tuesday of each month. Parents must attend the program with their children. Participation is limited to the first 75 people. The program is designed to encourage family literacy. There will be separate reading groups: Kindergarten, grades 1 to 2, 3 to 4, 5 to 6, 7 +, and their parents. Each group will have a person reading aloud to them, followed by a discussion of what was read.

Registration will take place from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. in front of the library. Families will then separate into groups with a reader from 5:00 to 6:00. Afterward, the families will meet on the lanai for free refreshments, prizes and books.

If you would like to sponsor a program or to get more information, e-mail FOLK@folkhawaii.com. You can also visit our website at www.folkhawaii.com. 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[HAWAII PREPARATORY ACADEMY  PRESENTS ‘OHANA NIGHT AT THE ENERGY LAB ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hawaii Preparatory Academy will launch a series of monthly ‘Ohana Nights at the Energy Lab beginning Wednesday, February 8.
	‘Ohana Night at the Energy Lab, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, provides hands-on learning opportunities for families in the areas of energy and water conservation, energy generation, water clarification, zero waste, food sovereignty, and green chemistry.  The fee, which covers all materials, is $15 per family per evening or $50 for all four evenings in the series.  
	The first ‘Ohana Night will feature Dr. Dilafruz Williams, Stanford Fellow and professor at Portland State University, who will present Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education: How Parents and the Community Can Support Academic Achievement in the Garden.  As part of the presentation, families will take home one pound of worm castings to use in their own gardens.
Williams has been studying the effects of ecologically-based education on academic achievement, social skills acquisition, and nutrition for more than 20 years.  As a parent and former public school board member, she values education that builds relationships with nature and humans.  She is the co-founder of Portland School District’s Sunnyside K-8 Environmental School and co-founder of Leadership in Sustainability Education, where she established a master’s level academic program, initiated and designed Learning Gardens at several schools addressing local farm-to-school food and nutrition issues and integration into major curricular goals for grades K-8.
Future ‘Ohana Night at the Energy Lab events will feature:
Wednesday, March 14: Dr. Bill Wiecking, director of the Energy Lab at HPA, will present Solar Energy:  Applying Energy Lab Technology at Home. Families will bring a list of home appliances to aid in calculations and will take home sketches of home systems.

Wednesday, April 11:  Angela Kang, Hawaii County Recycling Specialist, will present Zero-Waste Your Home and Office.  Families will make an alkaline battery capture bucket or sew a reusable bag.

Wednesday, May 9:  Deacon “Dr. Beachcomb” Ritterbush, Ph.D., will present Connecting to Nature Through Beachcombing.  Families will create beachcombing art.

For more information, please contact Koh Ming Wei at 808-881-4266 or mwkoh@hpa.edu.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Casablanca Jazz Quartet]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Romance with a touch of Mardi Gras!  Come enjoy our jazzy melodies and toe-tapping rhythms.  Dine on great Italian food in this cozy environment, with the great music of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Louis Prima, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzy Gillespie, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rogers, and more.  These are the tunes that you know and love.  A Smile is Just a Smile, and we’ll be looking for yours!
Contact:  Boston Basil’s Restaurant at 326-7836.

susangarrod@yahoo.com
http://sites.google.com/site/CasablancaHawaii/
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FOLK book Sale]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold its next Book Sale on Saturday, February 11th from 9 AM to 1 PM on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library.  Proceeds from sales help support the needs of the Kona libraries, with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CD’s, DVD’s and new book purchases. Our next sale will be March 10th 2012.
Come and stock up and as always volunteers are welcome.  If you find yourself willing and able, please call 322-0077.
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Casablanca Jazz Quartet]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Valentine's Day Special!  Dine to the great music of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Louis Prima, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzy Gillespie, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rogers, and more.  These are the tunes that you know and love.  A Smile is Just a Smile, and we’ll be looking for yours!
Contact:  Thirteen Palms Restaurant at 324-1555.

susangarrod@yahoo.com
http://sites.google.com/site/CasablancaHawaii/
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Island Fever Car Show  in Waikoloa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Waikoloa Lions Club Annual Island Fever Classic Car Show. 11 am to 3 pm.  Food and Craft Vendors. Prizes for best of show in 10 classes. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kokua Kailua]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spend an afternoon strolling Ali‘i Drive, which is closed to traffic one Sunday each month during Kokua Kailua. Friendly vendors, craftspeople, and merchants plus entertainment and seaside restaurants offering a wide variety of choices makes for a festive family-friendly day!  Free afternoon of Hawaiian entertainment, 4pm at Hulihee Palace. SHOP, DINE, BUY LOCAL!
2012 Dates: (Sunday) Jan. 15, Feb. 19, Mar. 18, Apr. 15, May 20, June 10, July 15, Aug. 26, Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16. Visit www.HistoricKailuaVillage.com for more information.
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Swing Into Spring Dinner Gala]]></title>
      <link>http://bigislandcommunity.com/view_entry.php?id=1038&amp;friendly=1&amp;rssuser=__public__&amp;date=20120225</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Annual fundraiser featuring a sumptuous dinner buffet, live cabaret, silent & Live auctions, and dancing in the newly renovated ballroom of the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.  This is a much anticipated, one-of-a-kind event that is historically  a sell out, in support of the Kona Festivale Chorale.  Call 331-1115 for ticket and event information. 
http://www.konafestivalechorale.org

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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Senior Strut 5K/  1 Mile Race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[County of Hawaii, Elderly Recreation Services will be holding a FREE fun run/ walk on Sunday, February 26th for anyone 55 and older. The race will begin at 8 a.m. from Hale Halawai. Participants can do a one mile walk course or choose to do a 5k run/walk down Alii Drive. No registration needed for this FREE event. For more information or to volunteer call Kelly at 323.4340]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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