Listen to Island Issues
on KKOA Country 107.7 FM
For more information and guest line-up, please go to www.islandissues.com
Time:
8:00am
Location:
LAVA 105.3 FM
Description:
Listen to Island Issues
on LAVA 105.3 FM
For more information and guest line-up, please go to www.islandissues.com
Location:
Kilauea Military Camp in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Description:
A supportive, open, and safe environment for youth to enjoy typical activities of camp as they work with professionals to share their feelings and learn new ways to cope with loss. The Hawaiian words, "Pohai Maluhia" were choosen as the camp name as they describe a welcoming circle where family and friends unite to find strength on life's journey. Pre-registration for camp by October 16 is required. Space is limited. For more information or camp application, please call 969-1733 or visit www. hospiceofhilo.org.
Camp Pohai Maluhia (Encircling Peace is a Community Partnership Project) provided by Hospice of Hilo, Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center, the Hawaii Island Bereavement Network and the Hawaii Island United Way.
Time:
9:00am-1:00pm
Location:
Captian Cook
Description:
South Kona Green Market
Sundays 9am to 1pm
100% Kona Coffee
Fresh Produce
Local Artists
Food and Live Music
From the land... by our hand!
Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook
Description:
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES - KEAUHOU BEACH RESORT
Kumu Keala Ching, founder of Na Wai Iwi Ola, a non-profit foundation, will be teaching Hawaiian language classes beginning Monday 1/2/12 at Kealakehe High School, just mauka of the cafeteria. Suggested donation is $15 per class, payable each week. All levels welcome, and you can start anytime. For more info, visit http://www.nawaiiwiola.org/index.html
Time:
5:00pm-6:30pm
Location:
Kailua Kona Public Library 75-138 Hualalai Rd
Description:
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.
Time:
8:00am
Description:
First Aid and Adult CPR training at the American Red Cross office 55 Ululani St. To register or for more information, please call 935-8305.
Time:
11:00am
Location:
Palace Theater, Hilo
Description:
A unique 45-minute cultural tourism program onstage. Experience Hawaiian history, traditions and culture through storytelling, film, music, oli and hula. Topics change weekly as the program revolves around the Hawaiian lunar calendar. Newly restored pipe organ featured. Palace Theater in Hilo. Wednesdays at 11 a.m. $5/children free. Call (808) 934-7010 or visit www.hilopalace.com
Time:
6:00pm-8:00pm
Description:
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.
Time:
8:00am
Description:
First Aid and Adult CPR training at the American Red Cross office 55 Ululani St. To register or for more information, please call 935-8305.
Time:
10:00am-1:00pm
Location:
H.N. Greenwell Store museum in Kealakekua
Description:
Take part in this historical re-creation – making and then baking traditional sweet bread in a wood-fired oven called a forno, the type used by Portuguese immigrants who came to Hawaii in the 1800’s. A tasty and hands on experience! At the H.N. Greenwell Store museum in Kealakekua, Thursday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free. (808) 323-3222 or visit www.konahistorical.org
Time:
10:00am-11:10am
Description:
Join West Hawaii Dance Theatre's Artistic Director Virginia Holte as she conducts Ballet for Adults with ballet experience.Piano Accompany by Megumi Kopp.
Time:
11:10am-12:10pm
Description:
Join West Hawaii Dance Theatre & Academy instructor Midori Satoh as she guides you through Beginning Ballet. No experience necessary! A great workout!
Time:
2:00pm
Location:
Ocean View Community Center
Description:
The Island's newest Green Market is at Ocean View Community Center on Leilani Circle. Every Friday, talk story with neighbors, shop for locally grown produce and enjoy local music. 2pm til 6pm
Time:
6:30pm-9:30pm
Location:
Boston Basil’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, 75-5707 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona, across from the Hulih
Description:
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.
Support our local farmers. Buy seasonal fruits and vegetables, freshly baked goods, fresh cut flowers, macadamia nuts, honey, eggs, organic greens, 100% Kona Coffee, jams and jellies, potted orchids and talk story with the farmers!
Time:
9:00am-1:00pm
Location:
Kailua Kona Public Library 75-138 Hualalai Rd
Description:
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.
