VFW schedule announced
Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Post 12122, behind Kona Locksmith off Kaiwi Street will host several events this week.
The Activities Committee meets at 10:30 a.m. today.
Onion burgers will be served with salad and dessert from 5-7 p.m. Friday. Cost is $5 and the community is welcome.
On Saturday the VFW will hold their monthly meeting beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Info: Don Zero, (509) 879-1040.
Kona Orchid Society meets Friday
The Kona Orchid Society meets Friday at Makua Lani Christian Academy on Kealakaa Street. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Ben Oliveros, from Orchid Eros in Mountain View, will offer professionals’ tips on orchid growing. Orchids may be pre-ordered on his website and picked up at the meeting.
Attendees should bring a dish to share during the potluck. Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. Guests are welcome. Those with pest-free blooming orchids are invited to display them during show and tell.
Info: Jan Rae, 325-4991.
Donation will put Hawaii’s sites on Google Maps
A $10,000 donation from Hawaiian Electric to The Outdoor Circle will help put 360-degree imagery of many of Hawaii’s sites into Google Maps using the Google Trekker.
The addition of these images will allow residents and visitors to experience some of the islands’ scenic locations online.
The high-demand Street View Trekker camera is a wearable 50-pound backpack outfitted with a 15-camera system that collects panoramic imagery every 2.5 seconds to create a virtual tour. This summer, The Outdoor Circle’s two-man crew will trek throughout the state visually mapping scenic locations.
On Hawaii Island, they will photograph Waimea Nature Park, Kalopa State Recreation Area, Rainbow Falls, Akaka Falls, Hilo Tropical Botanical Gardens, Volcanoes National Park Kalapana lava entry, Halemaumau and Byron Ledge Trail, Ka’u Desert Trailhead, Footprints Trail, Honomu Park, Waikoloa Dry Forest and Manuka State Wayside Park.
Kona student makes dean’s list at Wheaton College
Wheaton College student Jozua van Bakel of Kailua-Kona was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester.
To earn dean’s list honors, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.