Senior ID cards to be issued
The Coordinated Services for the Elderly Program of the Elderly Activities Division will issue senior ID cards for seniors 60 years and older from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Kailua-Kona Kmart.
Staff will also issue the cards from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at St. Jude’s Church, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates; 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 12, Kohala CSE building; 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 13, L. Yoshimatsu Senior Center, Waimea; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13, Kailua-Kona Walmart; 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 27, Honokaa Hale Hauoli Senior Center; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 28, West Hawaii Civic Center, Building B.
For more information, call 961-8777 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Words and Wine scheduled Tuesday
The monthly Words and Wine event hosted by Kona Stories Book Shop at 6 p.m. Tuesday will feature authors Clear Englebert, Richard Diedrichs and Alice Ray. The event is free to the public and offers a chance to meet and greet some of Kona’s favorite authors while enjoying complimentary pupu and wine.
The feng shui guide, “Feng Shui for Love &Money” by Englebert offers easy-to-follow advice for promoting prosperity and attracting and enhancing relationships. Real life examples and simple illustrations throughout the book aid in visualizing potential feng shui problem situations and understanding how to place objects for maximum effect. Englebert is the author of six books on feng shui. They are available in five languages. He lives and teaches in Hawaii.
Diedrichs’ “Spirit of Tabasco” is a collection of nine stories on the brief experiences of people young and old.
Ray is a longtime child advocate who has developed videos, films, television shows, public service announcements, training software, and curricula to prevent child injury and promote child health, safety, and school success. She is the chief executive officer of Ripple Effects and author of “Born for Greatness: me, you and the Dalai Lama.”
Kona Stories is located in Keauhou Shopping Center. For more information, call Brenda or Joy at 324-0350.
Preschool Open Doors applications available
The Department of Human Services encourages families to apply for its Preschool Open Doors program throughout the month of October. This program, which is currently serving more than 1,000 children statewide, provides subsidies to eligible low- and moderate-income families to pay preschool tuition. POD aims to provide children whose families might otherwise not be able to afford preschool the opportunity to gain essential skills to be successful in school and in life.
To qualify for the program, children must be eligible to enter kindergarten in the 2016-17 school year. Families may choose any one of the 434 state-licensed preschools. Underserved or at-risk children receive priority consideration for the POD program.
Interested families may request an application from the department’s POD contractor, PATCH, by visiting patchhawaii.org or calling 800-746-5620. PATCH can also help families locate a preschool convenient for them.
Applications must be received by Oct. 31 to be considered for the Jan. 1 to June 30, 2016, program period. Applications should be dropped off, mailed or faxed to the following: PATCH – POD, 560 N. Nimitz Highway, Suite 218, Honolulu, HI 96817; fax: 694-3066.
Eligibility and priorities for POD program selection are detailed online, which is available at humanservices.hawaii.gov/admin-rules-2/admin-rules-for-programs. For more information about other DHS programs and services, visit humanservices.hawaii.gov.