Chanukah celebration planned
Kona Beth Shalom invites the community to its Chanukah celebration from 4-7:30 p.m. Monday at Hale Halawai. This grand family party features miracles, magic, hula, Israeli dancing, klezmer music and treats. There will be dancing and singing to music performed by Kona’s Traveling Jewish Wedding Band.
The ancient story will be retold, menorahs galore will be lit, dreidels will be spun and potato latkes will be available for purchase. Kona Beth Shalom congregants and guests will provide a potluck dinner. No shellfish or pork.
Admission is $5 for nonmember adults. Children under the age of 13 are admitted free.
OHA trustees select new chairwoman and leadership
At-Large Trustee Rowena Akana was elected as the new chairwoman of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees recently.
Akana succeeds Hawaii Island Trustee Robert K. Lindsey Jr., who led the OHA Board of Trustees for the past two years.
“I am excited about my new role as the chair of the board of trustees,” Akana said. “I look forward to working with all of the trustees on behalf of our beneficiaries.”
Akana’s selection came during a reorganization meeting. Trustees also selected At-Large Trustee Leinaala Ahu Isa, as the vice chairwoman of the board and Maui Trustee Hulu Lindsey as the chairwoman of the board’s Committee on Resource Management.
Selections for the remaining board leadership positions will be made at a subsequent board meeting.
Mokuaikaua Church plans Christmas Eve service
Mokuaikaua Church will hold its annual candlelight Christmas Eve service on the historic church grounds in Kailua Village. Beginning at 7 p.m., the Ohana Choir will sing Christmas carols under the church stone archway entrance on Alii Drive. The service will begin at 8 p.m. in the sanctuary and includes the lighting of the advent candle, the retelling of the prophecy of Isaiah about the coming of the Christ child and the sharing of the birth of Jesus. Hula is also planned.
The church is at 75-5713 Alii Drive.
Info: 329-0655, mokuaikaua.com.
Libraries closed for holidays
All public libraries will be closed Dec. 24, 25 for Christmas and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for New Year’s.