* TODAY
• Senior ID card giveaway, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Malama Market, Honokaa. Info: 775-7503.
• Blood Bank of Hawaii blood drive, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Kona Stake Center. Info: 848-4770.
• Veterans coffee, 9-11 a.m. at Privateer’s Cove, 75-170 Hualalai Road.
• Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise meeting, 7 a.m. at VFW Post 12122, located at 74-5543 Kaiwi St., Kailua-Kona. Guest speaker is Maile Melrose, local historian, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. Info: Donna Urban-Higuchi, 938-5137.
• “The Green Book” movie matinee, 2-4 p.m. at the Kealakekua Public Library. Oscar winner for Best Picture, a working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Free, freshly popped popcorn will be served and beverages in closed containers are permitted. Info: 323-7585.
• Financial literacy workshop, 6:30 p.m. at Kealakehe Elementary School. Free. Learn how to budget better, pay off debt after and live with financial peace of mind. Register at www.101financial.com, (866) 999-9101.
* THURSDAY
• Bread baking at the Portuguese stone oven, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kona Historical Society. Info: konahistorical.org, 323-3222.
• Kupuna crafts, 10 a.m. to noon at Keauhou Shopping Center. Free. Create beautiful crafts such as a flower or yarn lei with talented kupuna. Info: keauhoushoppingcenter.com, 322-3000.
• Big Island State Fair begins, 6 p.m. today and Sept. 6, and noon Sept. 7-8 at Old Kona Airport, Makaeo Pavilion. $1 entry fee. Rides, live entertainment, singing contests and more. Info: ekfernandezshows.com.
• Free movies at Privateer’s Cove, 75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona. Family movie at 6 p.m.; cult classic movie at 9 p.m.
• Mediate your relationships, 6:30-8:15 at Unity of Kona, 74-5599 Luhia St., Kailua-Kona. $20. Learn how to bridge differences by responding effectively to other’s hidden needs and how to navigate honest conversations that result in a solution for everyone. Info: andrea@connectandthrive.net, connectandthrive.net.
• Free Cyber Defense 101 workshops, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at NELHA in Kailua-Kona. Identify your cyber security vulnerabilities and risks, create a cyber security plan with policies and employee readiness to mitigate cyber threats and establish a simple, practical response plan for cyber incidents. To register, contact Jacqui Hoover at 960-7503.
• Waimea Community Association Town meeting, 5:15-7 p.m. Waimea School Cafeteria. Info: www.WaimeaTown.org
• Cyber Readiness Workshops for Small Businesses and Nonprofits in Hawaii County, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at NELHA, Kailua-Kona. CyberHawaii, HIEDB, HLPC representative as well as cyber security, IT professionals and leaders. Free. To register, Jacqui Hoover at 960-7503.
* SATURDAY
• 10th annual Aina Fest, noon to 10 p.m. at the Hub in North Kohala. Info: 747-3277, hipagriculture.org.
* SEPT. 8
• Daifukuji Soto Mission annual bazaar, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 79-7241 Mamalahoa Highway. Food items, plants, produce, household items, clothing, toys and books, with entertainment by Kona Daifukuji Taiko. next to Teshima’s in Honalo. Info: 322-3524, www.daifukuji.org.
• Dances of Universal Peace, 5-6:30 p.m. at the New Thought Center in Kealakekua. Dance for peace and bring a friend, experiencing chants from a variety of the world’s religions in a simple moving meditation. $3-10 donation appreciated. Info: Swami Malama Om, 323-3344
* SEPT. 9
• Senior ID card giveaway, 10 a.m. to noon at Kohala CSE “Old Bank of Hawaii Building,” Kohala. Info: 889-6502.
* SEPT. 10
• The National Active and Retired Federal Employee (NARFE) Kona Chapter 1802 will meet at 11a.m. at the Mai Grille, Waikoloa Beach Resort in Waikoloa. Lunch will be ordered off the menu. Contact Mike Campbell at (208) 870-5126 by Sept. 5 if you plan to attend or have any questions.
* SEPT. 11
• Kona Choral Society open house, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Kealakehe Intermediate School Band Room, 74-5062 Onipaa St, Kailua-Kona. New and returning singers are welcome to attend.
• Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club meeting and potluck, 6:30 p.m. at the Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall in Honalo. Guy Cellier from the Vanillerie will be discussing growing vanilla. Free to the public. Info: www.facebook.com/orchidsinparadise.
• The American Legion Kona Post 20 and Auxiliary monthly meeting at Privateer’s Cove. Post Officers meeting is at 3:30 p.m. and general membership meeting follows at 4. All veterans are invited. Info: Post Commander Rico Pacatang (808) 339-1828 or ricopacatang@gmail.com
* SEPT. 12
• Senior ID card giveaways, 9-11 a.m., Keauhou Shopping Center, Kona. Info: 323-4320; and 1-3 p.m., Sheraton Keauhou Resort – Kupuna Hula, Kona, info: 323-4320.
* SEPT. 13
• League of Women Voters of Hawaii County to learn more about County Councilman Tim Richards presents “Agriculture, Water, Energy: A Food Nexus,” a vision for energy generation and food self-reliance. 9:30 a.m. at Hawaii Community College Palamanui, Panini Classroom. Info: 933-8683 or http://my.lwv.org/hawaii.
* Korean War Veterans Association of West Hawaii Chapter 279 meeting, 10 a.m., at The Kona Veterans of Foreign Wars Center, 74 5483 Kawai Street in the Old Industrial area behind Kona Locksmith. Info: President Ronald Cole, 327 9304, or Secretary David Simon 769 4427.
Sept. 15
* Regency Hualalai hosting Kupuna Day, Senior Health and Wellness Fair at 11 a.m. Info: Regency Hualalai at 329-7979.
* SEPT. 17
• Kupuna Singles lunch, 11 a.m. at Quinn’s. Info: 326-1288.
* SEPT. 18
• Senior ID card giveaway, 9-11 a.m., Hale Hau’oli Senior Center, Honokaa. Info: 775-7503.
* SEPT. 21
• Get The Drift &Bag It beach cleanup, 7:30-11:30 a.m. at Hapuna Beach. RSVP for volunteering and snack sharing: keeppuakobeautiful@gmail.com.
* Sept. 24
* Stop the Bleed 90-minute traning course, 5-6:30 p.m. in the Mauna Kea Mauna Loa conference room at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Info: 881-4421
* SEPT. 25
• Senior ID card giveaway, 9 a.m. to noon at the West Hawaii Civic Center, Building B, Kona. Info: 323-4320.
* OCT. 3
• Hawaii Preparatory Academy and NOLS Wilderness Medicine wilderness advanced first aid certification course, Oct. 3-7 for ages 16 and up, open to the public, $500. Recognition, prevention, and treatment of medical emergencies when they happen in remote settings with delayed hospital access. Register online at https://www.nols.edu/portal/wmi/courses/15094.
* OCT. 8
• SKEA Fall Art Camp “Journey Under the Sea” – 8:30 a.m. To 1:45 p.m., Oct. 8-10. For students ages 6-11. Various activities with local talented artists will focus on the visual arts, creative movement, and multi-media art, with recess breaks and cooperative yard games. Tuition $95 and current family membership ($35). Info and registration: 328-9392, skea@hawaii.rr.com, or www.skea.org.
* NOV. 16
• Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Fundraising Gala, 5 p.m. at Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona. Tickets $125.