College adds new certificates to accelerated programs
Following the successful launch in fall 2014 of new accelerated online Business certificates, Hawaii Community College has added two new certificates in Geospatial Technologies and Sustainable Lot Design and Site Preparation.
The Geospatial Technologies and Sustainable Lot Design and Site Preparation “course bundles” consist of four classes that begin the week of May 18 and continue into the fall 2015 semester. These programs feature online classes with some face-to-face labs.
The Business certificates will continue to be offered in fall 2015. New students can apply now to begin the enrollment process.
The college will host an informational session from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the West Hawaii Civic Center Council Chambers. Also to be shared is a brief update on Hawaii Community College Palamanui, University Center and all of the distance learning programs available to Hawaii Island residents.
Humane Society benefit fundrasier is Saturday
“Raining Cats &Dogs Blast,” a benefit for Hawaii Island Humane Society, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club at Honokohau Harbor.
Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will host the event, which features the rock band Jack and the Rippers. Cost is $40, which includes a full prime rib dinner with a vegetarian entree, dessert, Kona coffee and one drink. There will also be a silent auction and door prizes.
Tickets may be purchased at Queen K Tesoro and Kailua Candy Co.
For more information, call Mike May at 756-5565 or email miketransworldhawaii@gmail.com.
Free energy saving kits offered to Big Island residents
Hawaii Energy has launched a new offer unlike any in the program’s six-year history: free and low-cost home energy-saving kits that give residential electric customers the opportunity to reduce their annual energy costs by up to $160.
Hawaii Energy, the ratepayer-funded energy conservation and efficiency program for Hawaii, Honolulu and Maui counties, is offering a free kit (valued at $25) that includes the following: one Energy Star compact fluorescent light, one Energy Star light emitting diode, one high efficiency showerhead and one faucet aerator. The advanced kit (valued at $39) is $10 to purchase and includes two LEDs and one seven-plug advanced power strip.
A four-person family with electric water heating can save an estimated 358 kilowatt hours (kWh) or $115 annually with the free kit and 143 kWh or $46 annually with the advanced kit based on $0.32/kWh.
To request or purchase a kit, visit hawaiienergy.com/kits. The kits are available to residential electric utility customers in Hawaii, Honolulu and Maui counties only. Each household is limited to one free kit and one advanced kit. Kits will arrive via standard U.S. mail between four to six weeks.