Free youth archery class offered
The Department of Parks and Recreation is registering for a beginner and intermediate archery class for children ages 9 through 14.
Classes will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 and from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for three weeks starting Feb. 24 at an indoor target range at Hale Halawai. Register before Feb. 24 and specify which class time is preferred by calling Marshall at 327-3565.
The activity is free, but a donation of a pack of large balloons to be used as targets is appreciated. All equipment will be supplied. Participants may use their own gear, but it must be approved by the recreation director.
Work party scheduled at Greenwell Garden
The Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnonotanical garden will host a work party from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Amy Greenwell Garden old building. The work will focus on the nursery with tasks including sorting and categorizing plants, tools and supplies, moving plants and cleaning the nursery.
A potluck lunch is planned with a main dish of pastele provided.
Dryland forest symposium planned
The 2016 Nahelehele Dryland Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawaii. The event is planned from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 26, at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.
The symposium is open to the public. Earlybird registration is available for $65 per person until Tuesday; after that, cost is $80. The Hawaii Forest Institute is sponsoring discounts for students with valid ID. Fees include lunch and parking.
Info and registration: http://nahelehele16.eventbrite.com, Stella Caban at The Kohala Center, scaban@kohalacenter.org, 887-6411.
Two optional half-day field trips will also be offered Feb. 25 to the Kaohe Restoration Area on Mauna Kea and Feb. 27 to the Palamanui Dry Forest Preserve. Each field trip is $35.
The Nahelehele Dryland Forest Symposium is a project of Kaahahui O Ka Nahelehele, a nonprofit organization dedicated to dry forest advocacy and partnerships. Those interested in sponsoring the symposium or contributing to student scholarships may contact Kathy Frost at kjfrost@hawaii.rr.com or 325-6885.
Meditation class offered to seniors
Elderly Recreation Services will hold a five-week course in meditation with Sifu Wayne Chenault on Tuesdays at St. Benedict’s Church, also known as Painted Church in Honaunau.
Classes are from 9 to 10 a.m. and begin Tuesday. The course includes deep meditation, crystal Buddha meditation and chi kung slow walking meditation. This class is open to anyone 55 years old and older. Cost for the five-week session is $5.
Info: Kelly, 323-4340.
Workshop to provide skills for slaying the ‘math monster’
The University Center, West Hawaii at Palamanui will host a free workshop designed to help anyone who has trouble with math.
Many current or incoming students have a fear of math that prevents them from pursuing and attaining the degree or certificate they are seeking. The workshop, titled “Slaying the Mental Math Monster for Good,” is designed to help them overcome their fears and frustrations.
Participants can choose to attend one of the following sessions at the new Palamanui campus in North Kona:
• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 126
• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 126
• 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 101
The workshops are free and open to the public. Info: Carrie Kuwada Phipps, carriekp@hawaii.edu, 969-8808.
Scholarships available for high school girls
The American Association of University Women Kona Branch will award scholarships of $2,000 each this spring to exceptional female high school seniors in West Hawaii who will be attending a two-or four-year college or university.
The criteria for choosing scholarship recipients are academic achievement, involvement in extracurricular high school activities, community organizations, and/or employment experience, educational and career goals and financial need. Applications must be postmarked by April 16 and are available from high school counselors or at kona-hi.aauw.net.Home-schooled are welcome to apply. These scholarships are unique in that the funds may be used for anything that enables the student to achieve her academic goals.
AAUW promotes equity for women and girls though advocacy, education philanthropy, and research.
Info: Sandy Doherty, sandydoherty88@gmail.com or Madalyn McWhite-Lamson, madmclam@gmail.com.