Wednesday, May 7, 1969 | Volume II, Issue XVIII
ON THE COVER
“Kamehameha Ceremony Set Thursday in West Hawaii”
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Ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of the death of Kamehameha I will take place Thursday at Kamakahonu fronting the Hotel King Kamehameha. To kick off the event, a torch will be lit at the Kamehameha Statue in Kapaau. A similar torch will be lit at Kamakahonu where a plaque designating the area as a National Historic Monument will be unveiled by Charles Kauhane, president of the Order of Kamehameha.
Kamakahonu is the last home of Kamehameha I. He died there and his bones were hidden in a cave and its location remains a secret to this day.
A sacred place to Hawaiians, there is also the Ahuena Heiau and a stone slab on which Kamehameha lay when a high priest administered final rites on the Kamakahonu site. Kamakahonu is also where Kamehameha’s son, Liholiho was crowned Kamehameha II.
“Radio Station For Kona Close At Hand? Detroit Team Is Negotiating”
By Jim Langdon
Kona may soon have a radio station back on the airways, but it will probably have little or nothing in common with the old KONA station. Odds are that only the frequency will be the same.
For while a new set of bids on the physical assets of the old station will be opened on May 23, it is doubtful that a working radio station will ever operate from those facilities again. In fact, it’s quite possible that the way may be cleared for a completely new station, even before the new sets of bids are opened.
Word is that the father-son team of Richard and Thomas Jones, owners of radio station WQTE in Detroit who purportedly offered some $37,000 for the station’s assets, has filed with the FCC for a new license to operate in Kona. The Joneses are negotiating for an operating site here and may be very close to obtaining a building permit from the FCC for constructing a station. The granting of such a permit is regarded as tantamount to licensing.
“Cockfight Raids Nab 10 Konans”
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Ten Kona men will appear in Kona District Court Friday to answer a variety of 17 charges ranging from cockfighting to gambling. The men were arrested this past weekend in two raids by Kona police at an alleged cockfighting arena between Captain Cook and Honaunau. Nine of the men were arrested Saturday and the 10th was nabbed Sunday.
OTHER NOTABLE HEADLINES
“Navy vs. Milolii: Rather Fight Than Switch”
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The fishermen of Milolii, backed by the county, have asked the Navy to pull out of the area altogether and halt practice of bombing runs off the South Kona coast near their village.
And the Navy, represented by Rear Adm. F.E. Bacutis, says they’d rather fight than switch locations.
The confrontation took place last Friday at Milolii with members of the Milolii Association, Bacutis, and Moses Hanohano, representing Mayor Shunichi Kimura.
The fishermen presented a proposal to limit the time required for relocation to a five-year period, but Bacutis vowed to fight relocation altogether, saying he would do everything possible to keep the area for a fighter pilot practice range.
Both sides said they looked forward to a “long hard fight.”
“Alae Livestock Plan Gets Boost”
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The first head of livestock was delivered to Alae “Operation Live-In last week by Eddie Hedemann of Bar None Ranch. Hedemann gave the project a Black Angus heifer.
The boys will be assisted by Fred Medeiros and Albert Medeiros in the raising of the mammal.
This is part of the proposed agriculture project for the students living there. It all started last summer when some 15 members of the Konawaena football squad incorporated a different and more rigorous type of conditioning into their regular preseason football workouts. The boy cleared about 7 acres, which is divided into paddocks and agricultural projects.
More heifers and steers are expected to arrive at the center. It is oped that with this training the younger students living at “Operation Live-In” will be able to join the 4-H steer project.
Weekly deals:
At Hilo Motors Ltd. Kona Branch: 1955 Buick, two-door hardtop, V8 automatic, $1,145; and a 1967 Opal Kadett, two-door sedan, V4, $1,395.
At KK Super Mart: Holmes oil sardines, six flats for $0.89; and Darigold, 1 pound for $0.85.
At Hakoda Kona Radio &TV Service Inc.: Hotpoint dishwasher holds up to 10 table settings, $138.88.
Featured films:
At Kona Theatre: Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda in “Yours, Mine and Ours” and James Garner starring in “Support Your Local Sheriff.” For adults only, “The Notorious Daughter Of Fanny Hill” and “Space Thing.”
At Aloha Theatre: “The Oldest Profession” featuring Raquel Welch and Jeanne Moreau; “The Trygon Factor” with Susan Hampshire and Stewart Ganger;” and Jack Palance and Elke Sommer in “They Came To Rob Las Vegas.”