Kona Visayan Club offers scholarships
The Kona Visayan Club Daniel Kailiwai Scholarship Program is making available up to 10 $1,000 scholarships for graduating West Hawaii seniors who will attend a recognized college or university full time in the fall.
Selection will be based on income, scholastic ability and good citizenship in school and community. Application forms already have been sent to the counselor’s office at Kealakehe and Konawaena High schools.
Application deadline is March 31.
Announcement of the scholarship winners will be made in April.
Info: Jane Clement, janeclementhawaii@gmail.com or send a message via Facebook at www.facebook.com/konavisayanclub.
Freemasons meet
The monthly Stated Meeting of Kona Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons will be held on Wednesday at the Kona Masonic Center, 73-5577 Kauhola St., Suite 7, Kailua-Kona.
Dinner begins at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at 7. Dessert will be available after the meeting.
All members of the craft are invited to both the dinner and meeting.
Info: Lee Meyerson at 326-5661.
Leslie to attend a US service academy
Sen. Brian Schatz announced the names of 43 students nominated to attend one of the nation’s service academies: The United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. One West Hawaii student, Ragan Leslie of Kealakekua, who attends Konawaena High School, has been selected.
Applicants were considered based on their ability to successfully meet the rigorous demands for the undergraduate education and training of officers of the United States Armed Forces, as well as their demonstrated leadership skills through athletics and other organizations and an overall commitment to the military, the community and the country.
Hands on History March schedule announced
Every Wednesday and Friday at 11 a.m., the Kona Historical Society hosts Hands On History at the Kona Coffee Living History Farm in Captain Cook. The program schedule for March is:
• Wednesday – Home Grown Remedies: Kona’s Tradition of Medicinal Gardening
• March 3 – A Japanese Girl’s Day Tradition: Mochi Making
• March 8 – Fresh Off the Press: Making Tofu in the Family Kitchen
• March 10 – Backyard Groceries: Sustainability in the Kitchen Garden
• March 15 – Balanced Bento: Pickling as a Mainstay of the Japanese Table
• March 17 – Art and Language: Learning Japanese with Calligraphy
• March 22 – Home Grown Remedies: Kona’s Tradition of Medicinal Gardening
• March 24 – Beans in the Skillet: Coffee Roasting at Home
• March 29 – Backyard Groceries: Sustainability in the Kitchen Garden
• March 31 – Weaving Tools and Treasures: Lauhala on a Kona Coffee Farm
The 5.5-acre Kona Coffee Living History Farm tells the story of these Kona coffee pioneers. Participation in Hands On History is included in the price of admission. The farm is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays at 82-6199 Mamalahoa Highway in Captain Cook.
Info: 323-3222, konahistorical.org.