Cancer support group meeting Tuesday
A cancer support group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima’s Restaurant in Honalo. People newly diagnosed with cancer and cancer survivors are welcome, as well as interested caregivers and supportive family members.
The group meets to share cancer-related issues and to lend support to one another.
For more information, call Shirley at 323-2732.
Kupuna singles meeting Tuesday
Kona Kupuna Singles Club members meet for happy hour at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Sam Choy’s Kai Lani. Call 322-9098 for more information.
Rotary Clubs announce speakers
The Rotary Club of Kona Mauka will welcome Stone Wolfsong from Full Life, an organization that empowers people with disabilities, on Tuesday. Meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at Teshima’s Restaurant. For more information, contact Larry Kniffin at 557-1178 or maukarotary2014@gmail.com.
On Wednesday, the Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will learn about the Kona Crush Soccer Academy. Meetings are held from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse, second floor, Coconut Grove Marketplace. For more information, contact Mike May at 756-5565 or miketransworld@hawaii.rr.com.
The Rotary Club of North Hawaii will host Anais Gude and J.R. Fujimoto from Teach for America from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Anna Ranch in Waimea. For more information, contact Joyce Riggen at 640-1930 or jmriggen@gmail.com.
The Rotary Club of Kona will hear from Rotarians Dani Knapp, Holly DeGeal and Rachael Thornqist as they share information about their vocations. Meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel For more information, contact Liz Heiman at 960-7353 or liz@regardingsales.com.
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Visitors are welcome.
Tutu’s House hosting programs
“Introduction to the iPad” with Claire Grant, former instructor of digital technologies at San Francisco State University, will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Tutu’s House in Waimea. This class is for people who are new to the iPad or who haven’t yet gotten one and don’t know where to begin.
Keli Acquaro, Hawaii Island branch chief of the Hawaii Family Guidance Center, with the state Department of Health’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, will present a suicide talk from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Acquaro is also a certified trainer with LivingWorks, an organization dedicated to international suicide awareness and intervention training. Her talk explores the question, “Should we talk about suicide?” Although this program is not intended to teach suicide intervention skills, ways to support a person at risk will be discussed, and other opportunities for learning about intervention will be offered.
For a comprehensive list of all Tutu’s House programs, visit tutushouse.org or call 885-6777. Tutu’s House, located in Waimea, is a project of Friends of the Future. There are no fees for its programs, but tax-deductible donations are welcome.
Community meetings address wildfire issues
The Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization will hold community input meetings to update four southern Hawaii County Community Wildfire Protection Plans. Meetings will be held at the following locations and times: 2 to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Volcano Cooper Center; 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Naalehu Elementary and Intermediate School; 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Ocean View Community Center; and 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Konawaena Elementary School.
The meetings will identify and prioritize projects to reduce the threat of wildfire to Volcano, Ka‘u, Ocean View and South Kona communities. All residents in these areas are encouraged to attend.
For more information regarding the meetings or the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, contact Ilene Grossman at ilene@hawaiiwildfire.org or Elizabeth Pickett at elizabeth@hawaiiwildfire.org or 885-0900.
Estate planning workshop slated
Statistics show 70 to 80 percent of the population does not have an up-to-date will. Warren Chong, an independent associate with LegalShield, will discuss how to create a will at a Basic Estate Planning Workshop at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Suite Possibilities, Suite 102 in the Chamber of Commerce Building, Kailua-Kona. He will provide information and distribute a “Will Questionnaire” to get participants started in this process.
There is no fee to attend. Space is limited. For more information or to register, call Chong at 325-1060.
‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ shown at civic center
Hawaii County Elderly Recreation Services will hold a free movie screening of “Arsenic and Old Lace” at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the West Hawaii Civic Center in Building A, Council Chambers.
Call Kelly at 323-4340 for more information.