Seniors plan second-hand fashion show
Kailua-Kona Seniors will wear clothing selected from local thrift stores in a Second-hand Rose Fashion Show during the group’s 10 a.m. Wednesday meeting at Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona.
For more information, call Bev at 325-6993 or Claire at 756-5352.
Ocean View dinner needs help with prep
Every year the Ocean View Community Association feeds approximately 300 people at a Thanksgiving dinner and distributes the leftovers to volunteer fireman and families who were not able to attend. This year’s dinner is happening from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday.
Volunteers are needed to help with setting up, cooking, serving, cleanup and more. Those interested in helping can sign up at the front desk of the association office, located at 92-8924 Leilani Circle in Ocean View.
For more information, contact Elaine Meier at 938-4151 or the association office at 939-7033.
Libraries observing Thanksgiving holiday
All public libraries will be closed Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Kealakekua Public Library will also be closed Friday.
Visit librarieshawaii.org or call a local library for public service hours.
Auxiliary participates in Holiday House
The Kona Community Hospital Auxiliary is cosponsoring the annual Holiday House, held at 99-1949 Pukeawe Circle in Volcano, Friday through Sunday and Dec. 7 and 8. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Besides Christmas items, a large selection of art, antiques and gifts will be available for sale. The auxiliary is raising funds for nursing scholarships.
For more information, call 938-9694.
Coffee berry borer workshop set for Mountain View
The University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resource’s Risk Management Hawaii program is conducting an informational workshop about the coffee berry borer from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Hilo Coffee Mill, 17-995 Volcano Road in Mountain View. The borer is a major production and financial risk that coffee growers on the Big Island have been battling since its arrival in 2010. The pest has been recently found in Hilo in the Amauulu area and in Waipio Valley.
CTAHR’s Coffee and Orchard Crops Extension agent, Andrea Kawabata, will teach farmers about integrated pest management of coffee berry borer, including the how tos — from preventing new borer introductions, field sanitation to monitoring. Integrated pest management is an approach of using a combination of practices that are environmentally friendly and effective at mitigating such problems as diseases and pests. Risk management and crop insurance policies available to growers for coffee and coffee trees will also be discussed. Hawaii Department of Agriculture representatives will be present to answer questions and to give an update on the pest situation.
There will be a talk-story session for questions and answers during and after the presentations.
Call Gina at 322-4892 to reserve a spot or email ginab@hawaii.edu by Friday.
Benefit concert raises funds for typhoon victims
The Kona Visayan Club has organized a benefit concert for the victims of typhoon Haiyan, which ravaged the Philippines on Nov. 8. The event will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Old Kona Airport Park events pavilion and will start with dinner and a silent auction. Filipino comedian Augie T will headline the event along with local talent LT Smooth.
Tickets are $20 per person. Tickets can be purchased at Rumley Arts and Frames Gallery in King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel or at the door.
To support the event by making monetary donations or gifts of merchandise or services for the silent auction, contact Jane Clement at 756-3103 or email at janeclement@hawaii.rr.com. Visit Facebook.com/pages/Kona-Visayan-Club for the latest updates to the event.
Christmas craft show kicks off Friday
The Joann Williams 31st annual Christmas Treasures Art, Jewelry, Gift, &Craft Fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. This event features vendors from all over Hawaii with exclusive items for everyone’s holiday shopping.
Free admission and donated prizes from each vendor will be given away throughout the day of the fair along with a silent auction
For more information, call Williams at 325-5155. For a vendor application, email dagoose@hawaii.rr.com.
Creche Festival slated in Naalehu
The first islandwide Creche Festival, featuring more than 100 nativity sets from around the world, scheduled from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 95-5682 Mamalahoa Highway, Naalehu. Besides the creche display, there will be live music performed by local musicians and choirs and activities for children. There is no charge.