Kohala seeking softball, volleyball coaches
Kohala High School is accepting applications for varsity and JV softball head coach and varsity boys volleyball head coach positions.
Pick up and turn in applications at the school main office. Deadline for applications is Sept. 30.
Holua offers free tennis lessons
Holua Tennis Center at Mauna Loa Village is offering free tennis lessons Saturday.
Sessions are scheduled from 8-9 a.m., 9-10, and 10-11, and will be taught by Don Guluzzy, a pro certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association.
Players of all abilities are welcome. Participants must register in advance. For more information, call the Holua Resort tennis pro shop at 322-6090.
Holua hosts pickleball social
Holua Tennis Center will host a pickleball social Sunday.
Registration is at 8:30 a.m., with play beginning at 9.
The fee is $15, which includes play, water, lunch and ice cream.
Spectators are welcome; $10 for lunch and ice cream.
For reservations, email jackieinitaly@hotmail.com or call 895-8973.
Japanese Civic Association holds golf tourney
The Kona Japanese Civic Association will hold a golf tournament Oct. 5 at Makalei Golf Course.
Registration starts at 7 a.m., with shotgun start at 8.
The entry fee is $100, which includes continental breakfast, pupu, lunch and prizes.
The format will be two-person scramble, and team handicap will be determined by using 80 percent of team handicap.
Golfers 75 and older may use forward tees; indicate at registration with your index.
Hole sponsors are welcome to help KJCA continue to promote Japanese culture.
For more information, call Peggy Ciriako at 937-2380, Tony Takai at 325-6724, Walter Kunitaki at 938-3624.
On the ‘Emily T Gail Show’
Jen Lawson, executive director of the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative, and intern Emily Risley talk about the Wiliwili Festival which will be held Sept. 27 at Waikoloa Stables in Waikoloa Village. Call 494-2208 or visit facebook.com/waikoloadryforest for more information.
Robin Ussery, daughter of longtime Wayne State basketball coach Roger Ussery and Colin McConnell, of Detroit Respect and Detroit Slow Roll bike events, talk about sports opportunities in Detroit.
Emily also has update on the BikeWorks Kona/Yoga Hale free group long distance run workout Sunday.
Gail shows are available at espnhawaii.com, under the “lineup” tab, or on iTunes as a free podcast. For more information, contact Gail at 896-6780 or emilytgail@gmail.com.
HCC ‘Out n Back Time Trial’
The Hawaii Cycling Club’s 22.2-mile “Out n Back Training Time Trial” takes place at 8 a.m. Saturday.
The course starts at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, heads north on Highway 19, makes a U-turn at Waikoloa Beach Road and ends with a sprint to the finish line at mile marker 86. Registration is at the cemetery from 7-7:40 a.m.
Nonmembers and athletes of all abilities are welcome; membership is free. After the trial, there will be refreshments and giveaways at the “talk story station.”
Volunteers needed for Puuwaawaa run
Volunteers are needed for the Run for the Dry Forest on Oct. 25.
Volunteers will work from 6 a.m. to noon. Two types of positions are available: Course marshals will direct runners and first aid station workers will hand out food and drink to runners.
Volunteers will receive T-shirts. The number of volunteer spots is limited. For more information, email Elliott Parsons at eparsons@hawaii.edu.
The races are 10K, 5K run/walk and keiki run. Fees are $30 for ages 15 and older, $15 for 14 and younger, and include T-shirts and refreshments. Fees go toward the conservation and restoration of dry forests at Puuwaawaa.
To register, visit pathhawaii.org.
County presents Keiki Triathlon
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold the third annual Keiki Triathlon as part of the Mayor’s Health Fest 2014 on Oct. 18, at Old Kona Airport Park.
Children ages 7 to 14 are invited to participate in a miniature version of the Ironman World Championship: 100-yard swim, 3.2-mile bicycle race and 1-mile run. The 7- and 8-year-olds will race half those distances.
The entrance fee is $5 per child. Registration ends Oct. 3. Forms are available at county swimming pools, gymnasiums and other staffed recreational sites, or can be downloaded at hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation.
Send completed forms to the Recreation Office at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale, 799 Piilani St., Hilo, HI 96720.
WSHLL baseball prepares for seasons
West Side Hawaii Little League is preparing for winter league and the 2015 baseball season. Volunteer coaches, umpires and scorekeepers are sought; new members from Kona or Waikoloa may register. For more information, contact WSHLL president Karl Gacayan at 960-0626 or emailkgacayan2@gmail.com.
Nobu Yamauchi winter league
The Nobu Yamauchi U-18 girls RBI softball and 13-18 boys baseball teams are accepting teams or players to participate in their winter league.
The season runs from mid-October to mid-December. The softball games will be played on Sundays and baseball during the weekdays.
For more information, contact Wayne Yamauchi at 895-9696 or yamauchiw002@hawaii.rr.com.
Waimea offers volleyball league
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, offers an age-group volleyball league from Oct. 14 to Nov. 19, Tuesdays and Thursdays in October; Mondays and Wednesdays in November. The games start at 4:30 p.m. at various gyms.
Fees are $10 payable to Waimea Athletics. Volunteer coaches are needed.
For more information, contact Melissa at 887-3014 or parksandrecwaimea@gmail.com or click here.
Waimea offers Biddy Basketball
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, is holding a Biddy Basketball league through Oct. 22. Games are played at various gyms, starting at 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Fees are $10, payable to Waimea Athletics.
For more information, email parksandrecwaimea@gmail.com or click here.
Special Olympics coaches needed
Special Olympics West Hawaii is looking for basketball coaches for the Winter Games. The season runs through November.
For more information, call Lona Warner at 989-2080.
Fitness paddleboard, canoe race
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel will host the Hulakai and Da Hui Race to Fitness on Sept. 27.
The race, about 7.5 miles from Kapalaoa Beach to Hapuna Beach, is open to novice paddlers and elite racers. There will be a new Elite division for SUP and OC1; the top three finishers in men’s and women’s races will receive prize money.
For more information, call 896-3141, email sarahhulakai@gmail.com, or visit hulakai.com or facebook.com/hulakaisurf.
HPA to host fun run/dog walk benefit
Hawaii Preparatory Academy invites runners, walkers, friendly canines and families to participate in the fourth Bieni 5K Fun Run and Dog Walk at 9 a.m. Sept. 28 on the school’s cross-country course.
Net proceeds from the event will fund the annual Bieni Kohler-Johnson ’83 Scholarship at HPA. Click here for registration and pledges.
Entry fee is $25 for adults, $10 for students 10 and younger; an additional late fee of $10 now applies.
The entry fee for dogs is $10 and includes dog goodies in the owner’s goodie bag. For more information, contact Liz Noetzel at 989-9100 or hparace@gmail.com.
Makalei to close for maintenance
Makalei Golf Club is closed Friday to conduct aerification, and will reopen Saturday.