Hale building workshop in Honaunau
Keoua Honaunau Canoe Club invites all interested community members a traditional Hawaiian hale building workshop from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Honaunau Bay.
The workshop is the first in a series that will be held monthly through June.
The canoe club is restoring the Hale o Hooponopono, a hale halawai (meeting house) that served as the site of Hawaii’s first immersion school project in the 1970s.
The canoe club intends to revitalize and enhance the cultural landscape of Honaunau Bay, promote the ongoing stewardship of the ahupuaa, and provide a holding environment for the practice of cultural education for keiki, residents and visitors.
The Hale o Hooponopono rebuilding process is led by master hale builder Walter Wong, Hawaii Island’s only certified hale builder and his team of hale builder haumana (interns).
Participants will perform traditional protocols while restoring a traditional style hale halawai and learning skills such as pohaku (rock) dry setting, placement of pou (posts) and basic lashing techniques.
All ages are welcome, but children must be under the supervision of their parents at all times. Wear sturdy shoes and bring work gloves.
There is no charge for the workshop and lunch is provided.
Info: contact@keouacanoeclub.com.
Talk introduces enhanced growing methods
Ed Fenzl will give a talk titled “Dynamic Plant Growth” from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the Kailua-Kona Public Library.
He will provide information for enhancing growing methods using Pyramid Technology, Sonic Bloom and Water Vortex devices. There will be a display and a discussion of starter plants to show the difference between the three growing methods over a four-week period. Techniques will be shown of ‘do-it-yourself’ methods for those who want to construct equipment for growing from garden to small farm scale.
Handouts will be available for resources for Pyramid Power, Sonic Bloom and Water Vortex tools.
Whale sanctuary seeks advisory council applicants
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is seeking to fill two primary and two alternate seats on its advisory council. The council ensures public participation in sanctuary matters and provides advice to sanctuary management.
The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats: Maui County (alternate); Molokai Island (primary and alternate); and Native Hawaiian (primary).
Applicants who are chosen as primaries or alternates should expect to serve a two-year term.
Applications are due by Wednesday, Nov. 30. To receive an application kit or for more information, contact Kate Spidalieri at Kate.Spidalieri@noaa.gov or (240) 533-0679 or visit hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/council_app_accepting.html. Completed applications should be submitted to: NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/HIHWNMS/Kate Spidalieri, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818.