KARES receives funds from donated recyclables
Kohala Animal Relocation and Education Service was chosen to receive a donation of $1,555 from Atlas Recycling Centers, the operator of the Kealakehe Transfer Station HI-5 Redemption Center. The funds will help KARES with program services for island animals. The money was derived from customers who donated their recyclables to Atlas and did not designate a specific charity.
KARES is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and finding homes for homeless animals.
To provide temporary foster care for a homeless animal call 333-6299. For more information, visit kohalaanimal.org and the organization’s Facebook page.
Independence Day Parade entrants sought, fireworks planned
The Kailua-Kona Community Parade Association is accepting applications for participants in the 20th annual Kailua-Kona Independence Day Parade, which will be held at 6 p.m. July 4 starting at the Kekuaokalani Gym on Kuakini Highway. It will proceed south on Kuakini Highway to Palani Road to Alii Drive, then south on Alii Drive to Walua Road just past Coconut Grove Marketplace.
Applications are available at paradesinkona.com, at the mayor’s office in the West Hawaii Civic Center or from Chauna Reese, rcpreese@gmail.com or 313-0025.
The parade will be limited to around 65 entrants, with the deadline of June 22 or sooner if capacity is reached. All are welcome, whether neighborhood and community groups, nonprofit groups or commercial entries. The parade theme is “Celebrate Freedom!” This year’s grand marshal entry will be the veterans of the Korean War.
After the parade, fireworks will be lit over Kailua Bay at 8 p.m.
Sponsors are needed for the parade and fireworks. Those interested in providing sponsorship may visit paradesinkona.com or contact Barbara Kossow at the mayor’s West Hawaii office at 323-4448.
Rotary Clubs announce upcoming speakers
Rotary Club of Kona Mauka will hear from Anais Gude from Teach for America during its meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima’s restaurant. For more information, contact Larry Kniffin at 557-1178 or maukarotary2014@gmail.com.
The speaker for Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will be David Bowden with the topic being “Making Every Kid’s Life Become a Beautiful Story with a Happy Ending.” Weekly meetings are from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Humpy’s on the second floor of Coconut Grove Marketplace. For more information, contact Bev Fraser at 936-9965 or rotarybev@gmail.com.
In Waimea, the Rotary Club of North Hawaii will hold its weekly meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Anna Ranch. For more information, contact Joyce Riggen at 640-1930 or jmriggen@gmail.com.
Rotary Club of Kona will hear from some of its members during “up close and personal” vocational talks from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. For more information, contact James Resor at jcresor@yahoo.com.
Visitors are welcome.
Brain injury support group to learn about Indian club swinging
The Kona Brain Injury Support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Rehab Services.
Jack Gillen, a certified personal trainer with National Academy of Sports Medicine, will discuss the ancient art of Indian club swinging as a brain exercise. It may be beneficial for those with TBI, Parkinsons and other types of brain disorders.
Invited are brain injury, stroke or other neuro-trauma survivors, their families and caregivers, interested professionals and the public.
For more information, contact Hawaiian Rehab at 329-0591 or Karen Klemme at 328-9498.
Kona Vegetarian Society meets
Attendees at Kona Vegetarian Society’s monthly meeting will learn about simple diet and lifestyle changes and tips to reduce the risk of having cancer Monday.
The gathering begins with a 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m on the second floor of Professional Plaza on the corner of Kuakini Highway and Hualalai Road.
Fore more information, call Doc Martin at 327-0354.
Student to discuss value of Hawaiian language education
Mikala Fernandez, a senior at Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino, will debut her senior project video and share her insights on the value and normalization of the Hawaiian language at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The event will be held in the Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino cafeteria, 81-1041 Konawaena School Road in Kealakekua.
A panel of students and teachers will also discuss the commitments families and communities need to make to perpetuate and participate in a Hawaiian immersion school.
Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that has designated a native language, Hawaiian, as one of its two official state languages. In 1987, the state Department of Education established the Hawaiian immersion program, Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Hawaii, in light of the state constitutional mandate and the persistent requests of parents and Hawaiian community leaders.
For more information, contact the Office of Hawaiian Affairs – West Hawaii Resource Center in Kona at 327-9525.