About Town | 10-18-15

Kealakehe Elementary Scholastic Book Fair begins

Kealakehe Elementary Scholastic Book Fair begins

The Kealakehe Elementary Scholastic Book Fair grand opening is planned from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, which is the same day as the school’s Country Fair. The book fair will also be open to the public from 2:05 to 4 p.m. Oct. 26 through Nov. 6.

The annual book fair is a fundraiser to support school-wide access to online databases, library books and the Newbery team.

For more information, call the library at 327-4308.

Founders Day event planned

Kona Coffee Living History Farm in Captain Cook will host a free Founders Day event on Saturday.

This year the farm is celebrating the theme of “Sustainability” and is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering family-fun activities that revolve around sustainability and the Kona coffee pioneers that practiced them. Some of the highlights will be a chicken hekka lunch prepared by celebrity chef Sam Choy, food samples by vendors, Kona coffee tasting, music by the Hana Aloha Trio and Ukulele Friends, local produce, artisan demonstrations and tours of the historic 1920s farm and farmhouse.

For more info call 323-3222 or go to konahistorical.org.

Kealakehe Elementary School Country Fair set

The Kealakehe Elementary School Country Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the school cafeteria and courtyard.

The event includes the Scholastics Book Fair, a rummage sale, pumpkin contest, games and food.

Craft booths are available for $25.

For more information, contact Julee Robinson 313-7933 or Myrna Kirihara 327-4782.

Camp Tarawa Detachment meets

The Camp Tarawa Detachment No. 1255 of the Marine Corps League will hold its monthly meeting Saturday at the VFW Post at 74-5543 Kaiwi St., Suite 185A, behind Kona Locksmith.

The no-host lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. All Marines and Navy corpsmen, serving, retired or reserve, and their spouses are invited. Dress is resort casual.

For more information, call Dale Ross 322-2172

Qigong classes offered in Waimea

Zhineng qigong teacher Bu Xiaojing of China will lead daily qigong and tai chi practice at no charge Monday through Friday beginning Oct. 26 through Nov. 6. Practice is at 7 a.m. at Anna’s Ranch in Waimea.

Xiaojing will also offer a level one qigong workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Anna Ranch. Tuition is $75. Scholarships are available. Other workshops, including level two qigong and mother nature tai chi, will be offered during the weekends of Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 and Nov. 7 and 8 for those interested in more intensive qigong or tai chi training.

Zhineng qigong is a gentle movement exercise — a moving meditation which combines and integrates the body with universal energy to improve mental, physical and spiritual well being.

For more information, contact Steve Bess at lawbess@aol.com or Jan Marrack at janmarrack@hotmail.com.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser to benefit sex assault support services

YWCA Hawaii Island hosts the fifth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at Kona International Market and at the YWCA Ululani Street campus in Hilo.

October is domestic violence awareness month, a call to end sexual assault, rape and gender violence in the community.

The Sex Assault Response team, including Capt. Chad Basque from the Hawaii Police Department, will lead the Kona march.

Proceeds will directly benefit the YWCA Hawaii Island Sexual Assault Support Services program, the only 24-hour, seven-day-a-week rape crisis center for the island.

March participants are asked to report to the kick-off sites by 7:30 a.m. to register, select their shoes and warm up for the walk. All participants must complete an entry form and submit a $10 fee. The community is invited to participate in the event and help raise funds to meet the $25,000 goal.

For more information, call the YWCA Hawaii Island office at 935-7141, ext. 111, or email events@ywcahawaiiisland.org.