Kailua-Kona Seniors to attend movie
Kailua-Kona Seniors will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the West Hawaii Civic Center in Building A to watch the movie “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Richard Gere.
This movie day is open to all interested seniors. The group will not meet this week at Hale Halawai.
For more information, call Dave at 345-1388 or Pat at 329-2424.
Grant funds meals for homeless, at-risk keiki
Friends of Kona Pacific Public Charter School-West Hawaii Summer Food Program received a $28,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s Hawaii State Giving Council. The grant helped fund a new program serving homeless and at-risk children in the Kailua-Kona area. Each day from June 8 to July 31, the program prepared and distributed 150 lunches to homeless and at-risk children in West Hawaii.
“When we heard that there wasn’t going to be a summer food program in Kona, and our community’s children were in danger of going hungry, we knew that we had to step up and applied for a Walmart grant,” said Chris Hecht, executive director of the Kona Pacific Public Charter School. “We are so appreciative that Walmart’s Hawaii State Giving Council understood our community needs, and with their support, we were able to fight childhood hunger in Kona this summer.”
Additional information about the program’s funding guidelines and application process is available at walmartfoundation.org/stategiving.
Alii Massage moves to new location
Alii Massage recently moved from its longtime home on Alii Drive to a new location in the Walua Business Center, 75-5870 Walua Road, Suite 101. The office offers customized massage for each individual and an array of modalities, including relaxation and therapeutic massage, deep tissue, lomi lomi, sports massage, Thai massage and face and foot treatments.
The business is open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 329-9553 or visit aliimassagetherapy.com.
Rotary clubs announce speakers
Rotary Club of Kona Mauka will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima’s restaurant. For more information, contact Gary Rovelstad at rgrkonamauka@gmail.com or 324-0318.
On Wednesday, the Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will host a representative from the Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital. Meetings are held from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. on the second floor of Humpy’s in Coconut Grove Marketplace. For more information, contact Bev Fraser at 936-9965 or rotarybev@gmail.com.
Kirstin Kahaloa, executive director of the Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce, will speak during the Rotary Club of North Hawaii meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Anna Ranch. For more information, contact Erik Jacobson at 345-9033 or erik@sleepydog.com.
Tim Brady, recently retired Inspector of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will talk about health care fraud, waste and abuse during a Rotary Club of Kona meeting from noon to 1 p.m Thursday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. For more information, contact James Resor at jcresor@yahoo.com.