Citizenship and Immigration Services information offered
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host immigration information sessions to help immigrants, employers and organizations better understand the immigration process.
The meetings are Thursday in the Mayor’s Conference Room at West Hawaii Civic Center. Employment eligibility and arrival/departure document is from 12:30-2 p.m. A citizenship information session is from 2-3:30 p.m.
The public is invited and USCIS personnel will be on hand to answer questions. Free educational materials will be given out.
Daughters of the American Revolution awards announced
The Hawaii Loa Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will recognize those who have dedicated themselves to conserving the dryland forest of the Kohala District and those who have preserved the history of the Kona District of Hawaii County.
Presentations will be held during the Saturday meeting at West Hawaii Civic Center. A reception for the recipients is planned from 10-10:20 a.m. with the meeting occurring from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Beverley Brand is the NSDAR Conservation Medal Recipient. This award is presented to an adult with a distinguished volunteer conservation record. Brand led the charge in 2004 to obtain a lease on 275 acres of land that would later become the Waikoloa Dry Forest Preserve. Furthermore, she formed a committee of people who would later found the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative.
The Historic Preservation Recognition Award recognizes and honors an individual or group that has done recent remarkable volunteer work at the community level. To preserve their culture, the Daughters of Hawaii have restored and maintained the only two furnished palaces within the United States which were used by former Hawaiian royalty. One is the summer palace of Queen Emma on Oahu and the other is Hulihee Palace in Kailua-Kona
Ann Kern and the Kona Historical Society are the recipients of the NSDAR Community Service Award, which recognizes worthy individuals and organizations for outstanding unpaid voluntary achievements.
The Kona Historical Society is a community based, nonprofit organization that was founded in 1976 to collect, preserve and share the history of the Kona districts supported by over 1,000 members internationally. Society member Ann Kern created the Hanohano O Kona (Honoring Kona) free lecture series offered monthly to the community.
Work day planned at Kaloko Fishpond
The community is invited to join Hui Kaloko-Honokohau in its monthly workday from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at Kaloko Fishpond.
The group will continue removing invasive plants and jellyfish from the fishpond. The goal is to rehabilitate the fishpond as a functioning, food producing structure to feed the community and encourage Hawaii’s food independence. Individuals interested in aquaculture, Hawaiian culture, food independence and environmental stewardship are invited.
Meet at Kaloko Fishpond at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical. A potluck and food share will follow the work day.
Volunteers should wear long sleeves and tabis.
Info: Project Coordinator, Ruth Aloua, 785-0211, kalokohonokohau@gmail.com.
To follow Kaloko Fishpond events and learn more about our group visit huikalokohonokohau.com.