Konawaena Class of 1959 reunion luncheons planned
Konawaena Class of 1959 will hold class reunion luncheons at 11:30 a.m Nov. 1 in the big pavilion at Kahaluu Beach and at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 in pavilions 3 and 4 at Old Kona Airport Park.
For more information call Loretta at 323-9816 or 937-6073.
Drive-through voter registration offered
The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is Monday.
Election officials will hold drive-through voter registration events from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Monday at Kmart in Kailua-Kona.
Registered voters who have changed their name or moved since the last election should re-register before. Voters must be a U.S. citizens, residents of Hawaii and at least 18 years old. Voter registration forms are available at post offices, public libraries in the Yellow Pages, at City and County Clerks offices, at most state agencies, and at hawaii.gov/elections. Completed forms must be turned in to the appropriate County Clerk by 4:30 p.m. or postmarked by Monday if mailed.
The General Election is Nov. 4. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit hawaii.gov/elections or call 453-VOTE.
Anti-war activists picket in Hilo
Anti-war picketers under the banner of Malu Aina Center for Nonviolent Education &Action will ask Home Depot and Walmart shoppers at the Hilo Makaala Street stores not to buy Honeywell consumer products because the company also makes engines for MQ-9 Reaper killer drones as well as other war material, including nuclear weapons.
The activists will be present from 10 a.m until noon Saturday.
Kohala Mountain Pumpkin Patch is open
Kohala Mountain Pumpkin Patch and Farm is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekend in October.
The farm offers hay rides, a petting zoo and food. It’s located on Kohala Mountain Road between mile markers 12 and 13.
Visiting the farm is free, and organizers strive to keep the costs for the farm activities reasonable. Visitors will get $2 off the corn maze by bringing a canned food item for donation. The event introduces attendees to the fundamentals of agriculture, provides them with an understanding of the origins of the food they eat and provides locally grown products.
The farm will also be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 and a haunted hay ride and race through the corn maze for cash prizes will be held from 6 to 10 p.m.
For more information, visit kohalamountainpumpkinpatch.com.
Meditation classes offered
Gavin Harrison guides sitting and walking meditation from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Waimea Events Salon, 66-1664 Waiaka St. in Waimea. Experienced and beginning meditators are welcome. Attendees should bring a cushion; chairs are available. Harrison accepts donations. Contact Matilda Tompson at 885-9206, tompsonp001@hawaii.rr.com, or visit gavinharrison.net for more information.
Also, a one-day silent meditation retreat will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Namaste Estates, 15-1883 21st St. in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The fee is $30 to $35. To register, contact Linda Rayner at 966-7050, 430-5119 or pipandbird@yahoo.com, or send a check, payable to Linda Rayner, PO Box 11045, Keaau, HI 96749.
Free yoga classes offered
Big Island Yoga Center is offering a free yoga class from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at 81-6623 Mamalahoa Highway in Kealakekua. The beginner-level class is open to everyone older than 16. For more information, call 329-9642. Free classes will also be conducted Nov. 2 and Dec. 7.
Hospital auxiliary holds luncheon
The Kona Community Hospital Auxiliary semi-annual general membership meeting will be Oct. 18.
All are invited to the complimentary luncheon in the hospital conference rooms. Kaui Paleka-Kama, program director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program will speak. RSVP by Wednesday by calling 322-6960 or emailing kchauxiliary@hotmail.com.
For more information, visit kchauxiliary.org
Health care seminar focuses on regenerative medicine
Frank Sayre and Laura Mallery-Sayre are hosting a free health care seminar from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at West Hawaii Civic Center in the council chambers.
This seminar will be presented by Christina Sheely, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon from Austin, Texas and will be sponsored by Celling Biosciences, a company dedicated to researching and developing the future of healing through regenerative medicine and the clinical use of autologous stem cells to facilitate the body’s capacity to heal itself.
Sheely has had tremendous success in regrowing joint cartilage using the patient’s bone marrow and placement of stem cells in joints. She successfully treated Mallery-Sayre’s knee that sustained a torn lateral meniscus while training for the Boston Marathon.
Some of the medical areas that are showing significant promise with the use of regenerative autologous stem cells involve the spine, joints and knees and these methods can be used to treat many conditions such as tendonitis or burns. The seminar could help those in the community who suffer with sports-related or work-related injuries.
RSVP by emailing mallerysayre@hawaii.rr.com.
Free youth tennis clinic offered
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation at Kailua Park Complex will hold a youth tennis clinic for youth ages 10 through 17. The program will run from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning Saturday through Dec. 11. The program will be held on courts 1 through 4.
Registration forms are available at the park office from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The cost is free, but participants must submit a new can of tennis balls with the registration form.
For more information, call Diego or Wes at 327-3553.
Free parenting class offered
The Neighborhood Place of Kona will hold a free parenting course from Tuesday through Dec. 9.
Kamalama is a 10-week course with classes held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Classes focus on the principle that parents or caregivers are their children’s first teachers, and emphasize the important responsibility of teaching and role-modeling proper values and behaviors to keiki. Lessons include stories, hands-on activities, and reflections. There is no cost to attend.
This course is recognized by the West Hawaii Family Court and West Hawaii Child Welfare Services. For more information, call 331-8777.
Group to discuss aging
The Senior Roundtable Hui meets from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Pink Mocha Cafe just above Home Depot.
The group will discuss issues that affect the aging population and hold a question and answer time. For more information, call Laura Guluzzy, gerontologist, at 326-2100.
Brain injury support group meets Wednesday
The Kona Brain Injury Support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Rehab Services just mauka of Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union on Hualalai Street.
Caregiver Dee Faessler will discuss how to cope with relationship dynamics when one spouse becomes the caregiver of the other.
For more information, contact Hawaiian Rehab at 329-0591 or Karen Klemme at 328-9498.
Pest control workshops offered for coffee farmers
Kona Coffee Farmers Association will hold refresher workshops on spraying B. bassiana from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources extension office in Kainaliu. The class is required to obtain grant vouchers for 50 percent off Botaniguard and Mycotrol.
Also, the last meeting for the mister-blower program will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the same day and at the same location. Participants will need to bring $25 or $30 for the buy-in program. For more information email mbondera@kohhalacenter.org