Family dinner, movie night Saturday
Family Support Hawaii and Kona Moms present Family Dinner and Movie Night from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday at The Coffee Lounge at Hualalai Center.
Family Support Hawaii and the Fatherhood Initiative have been supporting West Hawaii Families for over 20 years. With the help of Kona Moms, the initiative is launching Kona Talk Story events to start conversations that support healthy families and keiki and a safer community. This effort is being spearheaded by Caleb Milliken, director of the West Hawaii Fatherhood Initiative, to encourage and support fathers to stay engaged with their children and other youth in our community because fathers matter.
Info: Caleb Milliken at 747-0267 or crmilliken@hotmail.com.
Closures planned at Puuhonua O Honaunau
Intermittent closures are planned within Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Monday and Tuesday for aerial surveys.
The park is mandated to care for the unique cultural and natural resources located within its boundaries. Over the past several years, the park has noticed an increasing loss of the coconut trees located throughout its iconic grounds. To address the potential increased loss of coconut palms and other important plant species, the park is working toward gathering information that can inform us about the health of the plants.
The park has completed the permitting and approval process through the FAA and National Park Service to carryout the research driven flights of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to assess vegetation health using photogrammetry and multi-spectral analysis.
Because of the use of UAS, there will be intermittent closures of the Puuhonua and Royal Grounds areas of the park throughout both days.
Hawaiian Flag Day celebration Monday
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site celebrates ka hae Hawaii, the Hawaiian flag, with a free community event on Monday in Kawaihae.
Guest speaker Kalaniakea Wilson will share a presentation on La Hoihoi Ea (Restoration Day) history about July 31, 1843, and a history and explanation about “Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono,” the state’s motto.
Educational presentations will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. followed by a flag ceremony from 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Following that will be a kanikapila with The Royal Order of Kamehameha I Kohala Chapter until 2 p.m.
Info: 882-7218.
School for adults holds registration
Waipahu Community School for Adults will hold registration for the fall term starting Monday at its Kona campus.
The school offers an academic and career transition program, iCan, that helps students develop a clear transition plan and work to meet their goals. Students can earn the National Work Readiness Credential. Cost is $20 for a seven-week course.
The school also offers a Hawaii Adult Community School Diploma through its Competency-based Community School Diploma Program, General Education Development (GED) Test, or the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET).
Those interested can register between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 11. The office is located at Kealakehe Intermediate School, room F2. Waipahu Community School for Adults was formerly the Kona Community school for Adults. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Info: 313-3032 or www.wcsahawaii.org.
Kamehameha Schools names new senior director
Kamehameha Schools recently named Kekoa Kaluhiwa senior director for the Statewide Operations Division of its Community Engagement and Resources Group.
Kaluhiwa will develop and lead CE&R statewide departments which include leasing and transactions, aina engagement, and natural and cultural resources. Additionally, he will work with regional teams, strategy and innovation, administration, finance, legal and education group leaders.
Prior to joining Kamehameha Schools, Kaluhiwa served as first deputy of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources where he was responsible for managing, administering, and exercising control over public lands, water resources, ocean waters, navigable streams and noncommercial coastal areas. He has also served as principal of Kuanoo Communications, director of external affairs for First Wind Energy, executive assistant to former Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, a fellow with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a graduate intern in the former Land Assets Division of Kamehameha Schools.
Kaluhiwa is a Kamehameha Schools Kapalama graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Washington, and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, with an emphasis in environmental planning and management theory.