Rotary clubs announce speakers
Rotary Club of Kona Mauka will hear from Tina Clothier, Executive Director of PATH (Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii) from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima’s restaurant. For more information, contact Larry Kniffin at 557-1178 or maukarotary2014@gmail.com.
Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will host Michael Kramer, whose topic will be “The Resilient Investor.” The meeting will be from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. on the second floor or Humpy’s at Coconut Grove Marketplace. For more information, contact Bev Fraser at 936-9965 or rotarybev@gmail.com.
Rotary Club of North Hawaii will not meet Wednesday because members will attend the Governor’s Luncheon at the Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa at Keauhou Bay.
Rotary Club of Kona will hold a strategic planning session with club president Liz Heiman from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. For more information, contact James Resor at jcresor@yahoo.com.
Group discusses aging, avoiding scams
The Senior Roundtable Hui will discuss aging and avoiding scams from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Pink Mocha Cafe, mauka of Home Depot.
People of all ages are invited to the interactive meeting. The group gathers on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss an aging topic. The first hour of the meeting will focus on the monthly topic, while any aging issues may be discussed in the last half-hour.
There is no charge, other than the option of purchasing coffee of tea. Parking offers easy access.
Call Laura Guluzzy, gerontologist, for more information at 326-2100.
Senior tai chi classes planned
Elderly Recreation Services will hold a four-week tai chi workshop from 9 to 10 a.m. on four consecutive Tuesdays beginning this Tuesday in the gazebo at West Hawaii Civic Center. Cost is $5 for the four-week session.
For more information, call Kelly at 323-4340.
Words and Wine scheduled Tuesday
Authors and illustrators Jamie Borromeo, Marion Coste, Rena Ekmanis and Steve and Sharon Hendricks will be featured during Kona Stories Book Shop’s Words and Wine event at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Keauhou Shopping Center.
Borromeo will present “Young, Educated &Broke: An Introduction to America’s New Poor.” The book is a blend of memoir and social commentary that highlights the author’s experience in America as a microcosm of the geopolitical and domestic affairs during the 2008 economic collapse.
Author Marion Coste and illustrator Rena Ekmanis will discuss “Hawaii’s Animals Do the Most Amazing Things.” Because the Hawaiian Islands are isolated many of its native animals have developed unusual adaptations, such as dolphins that spin through the air, shrimp that climb waterfalls and a tiny blood-sucking bug that survives on the summit of Mauna Kea.
“One Man’s Dream, One Woman’s Reality” by Steve and Sharon Hendricks describes the couple’s six-month journey aboard a 37-foot sailboat down the West Coast, through Mexico, Central and South America and the South Pacific.
Sharon Reed-Hendricks is the author of the poetry books, “Sharon Shares Her Heart” and “From Where Eagles Soar.”
For more information, call Brenda or Joy at 324-0350.
Brain injury support group to meet
A presentation on medical identity theft and Medicare fraud will be given April 8 during a meeting of the Kona Brain Injury Support Group.
The presentation will be given by Judy Bell of Senior Medicare Patrol. Senior Medicare Patrol is a federally funded program under the U.S. Administration on Aging. It was established in 1997 and is sponsored by the state Executive Office on Aging.
The group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hawaiian Rehab Services on Hualalai Road. Invited are all brain injury, stroke or other neuro-trauma survivors, their families and caregivers, interested professionals and the public.
Contact Hawaiian Rehab at 329-0591 or Karen Klemme at 328-9498 with questions.
Program helps businesses stand out
Stephanie Beeby of InFlow CEO Consulting and Alexandra Mitchell of What to Do Media will present “Stand Out, Step Up! Getting Noticed and Reaching More Customers” on Wednesday during the Alii Networkers meeting of Business Network International. The meeting is held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room 6 of King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Those attending will receive tips on how to stand out among their competition and step up their marketing efforts.
The event is free. Parking at the hotel will be validated for $3. Reservations are due by Tuesday to Alex@w2dm.com or Stephanie@inflowceo.com. This presentation is rescheduled from Feb. 11.