Juried lei contest held in Hilo
Amateur and professional lei artists of all ages are invited to enter the second annual Kauluwehi Lei Contest 2015, held May 1 to 8 at Wailoa Center in Hilo.
The juried lei art contest, award ceremony and exhibition celebrates native plant species, Hawaiian culture and sustainable picking practices on Hawaii Island. The event will also feature refreshments, live music, keiki and adult crafts.
Lei-making workshops will precede the contest.
There are three main categories for entries: kahiko (traditional style lei), auana (contemporary lei) and lei hulu (feather lei). The kahiko category features several subcategories, each showcasing a particular material such as the leaves, flowers, or the fruit and seed of a plant.
Each lei must be dropped off with an entry form and $5 between 3 and 6 p.m. April 30 at the Division of Forestry and Wildlife office in Hilo at 19 East Kawili St.
The Kauluwehi opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. May 1 at the Wailoa Center in Hilo. Winners will be announced at 6 p.m. Lei will be displayed through May 8.
For contest rules, information and entry forms, visit dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/education/kauluwehi, or contact Anya Tagawa at anya.h.tagawa@hawaii.gov or 443-4245.
Special Olympics West Hawaii to hold garage sale
Special Olympics West Hawaii will hold a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21 at Great American Self Storage. All money raised will support West Hawaii for our athletes and programs.
New and slightly used items will be sold. Those who would like to donate items may call Sharon Yong at 756-2186 before March 18.
Book sale to benefit libraries
Friends of the Libraries, Kona will hold its next book sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the lanai of Kailua-Kona Public Library. Proceeds support the needs of the Kona libraries, including educational and entertainment programs, magazine subscriptions and new book purchases.
Those who would like to volunteer may call 322-0077.
Committee on the Status of Women meets
The Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women will meet at 9 a.m. Friday at Waimea Center Suite 2C, the shopping center with KTA, 65-1158 Mamalahoa Highway.
NASA administrator to speak at Kahilu Theatre
NASA administrator Charles Bolden will discuss America’s space program and the challenges the agency faces for future missions from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kahilu Theatre.
The agency has spacecraft on the way to Jupiter and Pluto and roving on Mars, and is searching for planets that could potentially harbor life beyond our solar system. A mission to capture and redirect an asteroid to an orbit near to Earth is in the planning stages, and the Space Launch System and Orion Crew vehicle are reaching new milestones in development to take astronauts to an asteroid and on to Mars.