*TODAY
• Kailua-Kona Seniors meeting at Hale Halawai. Bingo, board games, and a celebration of April birthdays. Info: Joan, 329-1951.
• Mele O Kona, a prospective chorus of Sweet Adelines International, is looking for women of all ages who love to sing! They sing 4-part a cappella harmony, barbershop style. No musical knowledge or ability to read music is required. Rehearsals are 6-8 p.m. at Hualalai Regency. Info: Linda Rowand, 464-6135; or Barbara Cushman, 937-4518.
• American Legion Kona Post 20 and American Legion Auxiliary meeting, 3:30 p.m. for officers, 4 p.m. for general membership, at the Privateer’s Cove Restaurant located at the corner of Kaiwi and Luhia Streets on Kaiwi Square. Info: Jim Hussey, 464-4341 or (706) 589-0387.
• The Kealakekua Public Library hosts Jana Bogs, presenting a program on growing organic foods in your own garden, with double the nutrient content, 5 p.m. at the library. A portion of her book sales will be donated to the Friends of the Libraries, Kona. Info: 323-7585.
• Kiwanis Club of Kailua-Kona meeting, 5:30 p.m. April 11, at Makalei Golf Club, 72-3890 Hawaii Belt Road, Kailua-Kona. All visiting Kiwanis and prospective members are invited to attend. Info: eavisbj@aol.com or 896-2958.
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Mask Project and story sharing, 6-8 p.m. at Hawaiian Rehabilitation Services, 75-165 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona. Share your story of what it is like to have a TBI through mask making; all supplies provided. Info: Karen Klemme, 896-2962, kklemme@hawaii.rr.com.
• Kealakehe Neighborhood Watch monthly meeting, 6:15 p.m. in the Kealakehe Intermediate School cafeteria. From 5-6 p.m., Chris Duque will speak in the school library on cyber-bullying. Meet and Eat will serve dinner, 6-7 p.m. Info: Ardie Ikeda, ikedaa004@hawaii.rr.com or 987-1664.
* THURSDAY
• Kona Traffic Safety Committee meeting, 4:30-6 p.m. to discuss traffic issues with public officials who can make a difference. Everyone is welcome. Mayor’s Conference Room, West Hawaii Community Center, Kealakakehe Parkway, Building C above the DMV.
• The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Business Action Center Day, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the County of Hawaii, West Hawaii Civic Center, Department of Research and Development office, 2nd floor of Building C. Walk-ins and appointments welcome. Info: 323-4700.
• The Daughters of Hawaii and Calabash Cousins monthly meeting, 1 p.m., at Hulihe’e Palace. April birthdays will be celebrated. Refreshments will be after the meeting. Potential members and guests are welcome. Info: Bettina Linke, 3240-7062 or Lale Kam 938-6394.
* FRIDAY
• ILWU retirees are invited to join the Kona ILWU Pension Club for a meeting on the second Friday of each month providing information and social events. For information, including venue and time, call Alvin Auhana Akina at 325-6799.
• Recycle better and more with Recycle Hawaii’s outreach educator, Marsha Hee. Recycling and reusing is an educational, fun way to reduce our waste stream while helping to protect and conserve our natural resources, 4 p.m. Kealakekua Public Library.
• The West Hawaii Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind offers a Low Vision Resource Fair, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hale Halawai, 76-622 Alii Drive. Find out what resources are available for those with vision loss or who are blind. Info: nfb-westhi.org or Betty at 329-5519.
• Learn to recycle better and more with Recycle Hawaii’s outreach educator, Marsha Hee, 4 p.m. at the Kealakekua Public Library. Info: info@recyclehawaii.org or www.recyclehawaii.org.
• VFW dinner, spaghetti, meatballs, salad and desert for $8, 5-7 p.m. All veterans and their family and guests are welcome. Info: Don Zero at (509) 879-1040.
* SATURDAY
• VFW Auxiliary will meet on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in KC’s office at Employment Experts. Election of officers will take place. The VFW will hold their meeting on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with election of officers. Info: Don Zero at (509) 879-1040.
• DLNR seeks community input on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park Master Plan, 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Konawaena Elementary School cafeteria, 81-901 Onouli Road, Keylakekua. DLNR Division of State Parks in partnership with Belt Collins Hawaii is hosting this meeting as part of the park planning process meeting to provide an opportunity for the public to get information and ask questions about the plan update. The plan addresses the priority issues of parking and access to the bay in the Napoopoo section of the park, as well as toilet facilities, and the protection and interpretation of archaeological sites in the Kaawaloa Section. View the DEIS at https://bit.ly/2pHsEtp; comments due by April 23.
• Recycle better and more with Recycle Hawaii’s outreach educator, Marsha Hee. Recycling and reusing is an educational, fun way to reduce our waste stream while helping to protect and conserve our natural resources, 11 a.m. Kailua-Kona Public Library.
• West Hawaii Master Gardeners present Garden Success in Hawaii, 9 a.m. to noon at the county extension office, featuring plant sales, Q&A, demo gardens, kids activities and more. A free tomato plant for every family that attends. Info: 322-4895.
• Waimea Athletics Family Fun Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Waimea District Park Gym. Carnival games, food, arts &crafts, face painting, obstacle course and more. Benefit for DNA (FRO Hawaii) Basketball Academy. Info: Noe, waimeaathletics@gmail.com.
• American Legion Post 20 Adopt-A-Highway trash pick-up 6 a.m. at the entrance of Pualani Estates on the intersection of Puapuaanui Street and Queen Kaahumanu Highway. Info: Jum Hussey, 464-4341 or (706) 589-0387.
• Learn to recycle better and more with Recycle Hawaii’s outreach educator, Marsha Hee, 11 a.m. at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. Info: info@recyclehawaii.org or www.recyclehawaii.org.
* The Kohala Center’s Kahaluu Bay Education Center, in partnership with the Kona Kai Ea Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, will kick off National Volunteer Week and Earth Day activities with a community beach cleanup and sunscreen swap at Kahaluu Bay and Beach Park, 8-11 a.m. Info: 887-6411
* APRIL 15
• inFORMable Feast virtual silent auction fundraiser for Hawaii Craftsmen’s 51st year. Fabulous forms created in clay, metal, wood, glass, fiber. Visit www.32auctions.com/Feast2018 anytime for previewing at no charge. Auction takes place online starting at 5 p.m. Info: 521-3282.
* April 16
• The “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen” curriculum will be facilitated by Erika Empey at the Neighborhood Place of Kona, 75-166 Kalani St. Ste 104, Kailua-Kona, starting April 16. The class is once a week, for six weeks. Noon to 1 p.m. Info: 331-8777 to register.
• The Whisky &Poetry Salon makes its Hawaii debut, 6:30-9:30 p.m. for an evening of spirits and words at Gertrude’s Jazz Bar. Feature poet is local storyteller/pidgin poet Bradajo (a.k.a. Jozuf Handley), and whisky ambassador Kim Ohanneson will present six distinctive whiskies paired with tasting education. All guests are asked to bring a poem, original or not, to read in a candlelit circle of fellow poetry lovers. Tickets, http://www.whiskyandpoetrysalon.com. Info: Kim Ohanneson, whiskyforwords@gmail.com.
* APRIL 17
• Kupuna Singles dinner, 5:30 p.m. at Orchid Thai. Info: 339-7397.
* April 18
• Senior ID card giveaway, 1-3 p.m., Hale Hauoli Senior Center, Honokaa. Info: 775-7503.
• Kailua-Kona Seniors free movie day at the Civic Center, 10 a.m., all seniors 55 and up are invited. Based on a true story, “Victoria and Abdullah” stars Judy Dench. No meeting at Hale Halawai this week. Info: Kelly, 323-4340.
• Mele O Kona, a prospective chorus of Sweet Adelines International, is looking for women of all ages who love to sing! They sing 4-part a cappella harmony, barbershop style. No musical knowledge or ability to read music is required. Rehearsals are 6-8 p.m. at Hualalai Regency. Info: Linda Rowand, 464-6135; or Barbara Cushman, 937-4518.
• Lai Opua 2020 and Villages of Lai Opua Association, County of Hawaii, State Judiciary and regional stakeholders informational meeting to review regional development and planning initiatives, 9 a.m. at the Hawaii County Civic Center Building G. Registration at 8:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served. Info: 327-1221 or email info@laiopua.org.
• Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce’s networking event, AfterHours, 5-7 p.m. at NELHA Hale Iako, 73-970 Makako Bay Drive in Kailua-Kona. This month’s event also includes the Annual Kuleana Green Business Fair hosted by the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Committee.
* APRIL 21
• The Hawaii Fishing and Boating Association’s Honokohau Harbor Market featuring boat hardware and accessories, diving equipment, local arts and crafts, clothing, fishing gear as well as food and beverage 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club.
• Come celebrate National Park Week at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park through April 29. This year’s events include a nighttime star party, guided hikes that reveal our “star” trails, ranger-led adventures and more. All fee-charging national parks are free today, including Volcanoes, Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park in Kona, and Haleakalā National Park on Maui.
• Aloha Quilters of Kona monthly meeting, 9:30 a.m. at the Emma building, Christ Church in Kealakekua. Info: Eileen, 328-8027.
• Auntie’s Angels monthly Soup Kitchen n Pantry. The charity seeks donations of cans of soup, and fresh fruits or vegetables. Info or to donate: Jan, 329-7897.
• Hawaii Fishing &Boating Association presents The Harbor Market, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club, Kealakehe Parkway, Honokohau Harbor. Sale of fishing tackle &dive gear, local arts and crafts, and lures and lure making items from the Jim Rizzutto estate. Event supports efforts to improve Honokohau Harbor and other small harbors across the state.
• Kona Earth and Ocean Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Hale Iako building, 73-970 Makako Bay Drive, Kailua-Kona. Featuring speakers Suzanne Case of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural resources; Peter Vitousek of the Stanford University Department of Biology; Pamela Matson, dean of Stanford’s School of Earth, Energy &Environmental Sciences; Kamana Beamer, associate professor at the Center of Hawaiian Studies UH Manoa; and Milton Choy, president of H20 Process Systems, LLC. Free admission and booth space. Info: Sue Aronson, 960-6969 or sue@konacoastrealty.com.
* APRIL 24
• DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife is seeking input and comments on proposed updates to rules regulating activities within Hawaii’s Forest Reserve System. 4:30-8 p.m., West Hawaii Civic Center, Community Meeting Hale, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona. Info: forestry@hawaii.gov or http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/frs/rulechange.
* APRIL 25
• Senior ID card giveaway, 9-12 p.m., West Hawaii Civic Center – Building B, Kona. Info: 323-4320.
• Kailua-Kona Seniors meeting at Hale Halawai. Bring your Food Facts, your stories of food likes and dislikes, both funny and serious. Info: Joan, 329-1951.
• Mele O Kona, a prospective chorus of Sweet Adelines International, is looking for women of all ages who love to sing! They sing 4-part a cappella harmony, barbershop style. No musical knowledge or ability to read music is required. Rehearsals are 6-8 p.m. at Hualalai Regency. Info: Linda Rowand, 464-6135; or Barbara Cushman, 937-4518.
* APRIL 30
• AARP driver safety class to be held on Monday April 30, 2018, 1-5 p.m. at the Palisades Rec Center at 73-1073 Kaiminani Drive. Avaliable to AARP members for $15, non-members for $20. Please arrive before 1 and bring your driver’s license, AARP card and payment. Info: George Kerker, 333-5512 or 895-2925.
• Deadline to enter the Hawaii Coffee Association 10th annual statewide Cupping Competition, which will take place July 27-28 at the Kauai Beach Resort. Cupping entrants receive one $50 discount per farm on conference registrations. Registration available online, www.hawaiicoffeeassociation.com. Info: Brian Webb, (919) 608-1210 or info@pacificcoffeeresearch.com.
* MAY 3
• Kupuna Singles lunch, 11 a.m. at Rebel Kitchen. Info: 326-1288.
* MAY 5
• Neighborhood Place of Kona and Kona Commons Shopping Center host Celebrating Ohana, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the former Sports Authority location. Booths, keiki activities, inflatable maze, rock climbing and more. Info: 331-8777.
* MAY 15
• Kupuna Singles dinner, 5 p.m. at Quinn’s. Info: 640-7665.
* MAY 19
• Play with a Vet Golf Tournament at Makalei golf course. Contact Pat Pastor, 990-3841, for pre-registrations.
* MAY 31
• Kupuna Singles happy hour, 3 p.m. at Foster’s Kitchen. Info: 322-9098.
* JUNE 2
• Kailua-Kona household hazardous waste colletion event, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) recycling and transfer station. various hazardous household materials. For a complete list of acceptable &non-acceptable materials visit www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/household-hazardous-waste. Business, government agency, nonprofit agency and farm wastes are prohibited by law, and no electronics or tires are allowed.
* JUNE 19
• Kupuna Singles dinner, 5:30 p.m. at the Canoe Club. Info: 329-5163.
* JULY 27
• Hawaii Coffee Association 10th annual statewide Cupping Competition at the Kauai Beach Resort. Registration available online, www.hawaiicoffeeassociation.com. Info: Brian Webb, (919) 608-1210 or info@pacificcoffeeresearch.com.