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| Events and News for this Month |
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KEAUHOU FARMERS MARKET |
Keauhou Farmer's Market Every Saturday, from 8:00AM to noon at Keauhou Shopping Center, fronting Ace Hardware. All products are home grown in Hawaii - fruits, vegetables, flowers, coffee, macadamia nuts & more. Music too! |
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KEAUHOU FARMERS MARKET |
Keauhou Farmer's Market Every Saturday, from 8:00AM to noon at Keauhou Shopping Center, fronting Ace Hardware. All products are home grown in Hawaii - fruits, vegetables, flowers, coffee, macadamia nuts & more. Music too! |
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KEAUHOU FARMERS MARKET |
Keauhou Farmer's Market Every Saturday, from 8:00AM to noon at Keauhou Shopping Center, fronting Ace Hardware. All products are home grown in Hawaii - fruits, vegetables, flowers, coffee, macadamia nuts & more. Music too! |
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KEAUHOU FARMERS MARKET |
Keauhou Farmer's Market Every Saturday, from 8:00AM to noon at Keauhou Shopping Center, fronting Ace Hardware. All products are home grown in Hawaii - fruits, vegetables, flowers, coffee, macadamia nuts & more. Music too! |
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TURTLE INDEPENDENCE DAY |
Three and four year old turtles are released in the ocean after growing up in the Mauna Lani ponds. 8:30am, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows. 808/885-6622 |
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ANNUAL PARKER RANCH 4th OF JULY RODEO |
Award-winning Independence Weekend tradition includes action-packed rodeo events, keiki (children) activities, ono (delicious) food and more. Parker Ranch paniolo (Hawaiian cowboys) are joined by other Big Island paniolo for a corral of traditional rodeo events from 9:00 a.m. until noon at Parker Ranch Arena, Waimea. Cost: $6 at gate (ages 10 and under are free). For more information call 808/888-5669, email info@parkerranch.com, or visit www.parkerranch.com |
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FOURTH OF JULY PARADE & CELEBRATION |
The parade will begin at 9 a.m. at the Volcano Post Office and proceed for one half mile along Old Volcano Road to Cooper Community Center, featuring the Hawaii County Band, floats, antique cars, fire engines, bicycles, horses, and animals in costumes! Music, games, food booths, dunking pond, craft fair and prizes to follow. Call Betsy Mitchell for more info at (808) 967-7209. |
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GREAT WAIKOLOA RUBBER DUCKIE RACE & 4TH OF JULY EXTRAVAGANZA |
Benefit for United Cerebral Palsy Assn. of Hawaii. Free entertainment all day, from 10 am to 8:30 pm; Fireworks and laser light show at 8:30 pm. Forms for "Duckie adoption" available at all Kings' Shops merchants. |
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HAWAI'IANA LIVE! |
Join Leilehua Yuen in this local's-eye-view of Hawai'i Island each Wednesday in Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Through traditional chant and storytelling, music, hula, and video featurettes, Leilehua explores different facets of Hawai'i Island. Topics and films change weekly as the program revolves around the Hawaiian lunar calendar, and surprise guests and musicians often appear. A few of the past guests are Mary Ann Lim, Keoki Kahumoku, Leina'ala Lassiter, Diana Aki, and Stan Kaina. Sometimes there is hula! The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, playing some of Hawai'i's most beloved melodies. Wednesday mornings, 11:00 to 11:45am, except Christmas and New Year weeks. Admission: $5; kids free. Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Call 934-7010 for more information. |
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HAWAI'IANA LIVE! |
Join Leilehua Yuen in this local's-eye-view of Hawai'i Island each Wednesday in Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Through traditional chant and storytelling, music, hula, and video featurettes, Leilehua explores different facets of Hawai'i Island. Topics and films change weekly as the program revolves around the Hawaiian lunar calendar, and surprise guests and musicians often appear. A few of the past guests are Mary Ann Lim, Keoki Kahumoku, Leina'ala Lassiter, Diana Aki, and Stan Kaina. Sometimes there is hula! The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, playing some of Hawai'i's most beloved melodies. Wednesday mornings, 11:00 to 11:45am, except Christmas and New Year weeks. Admission: $5; kids free. Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Call 934-7010 for more information. |
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HAWAI'IANA LIVE! |
Join Leilehua Yuen in this local's-eye-view of Hawai'i Island each Wednesday in Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Through traditional chant and storytelling, music, hula, and video featurettes, Leilehua explores different facets of Hawai'i Island. Topics and films change weekly as the program revolves around the Hawaiian lunar calendar, and surprise guests and musicians often appear. A few of the past guests are Mary Ann Lim, Keoki Kahumoku, Leina'ala Lassiter, Diana Aki, and Stan Kaina. Sometimes there is hula! The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, playing some of Hawai'i's most beloved melodies. Wednesday mornings, 11:00 to 11:45am, except Christmas and New Year weeks. Admission: $5; kids free. Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Call 934-7010 for more information. |
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HAWAI'IANA LIVE! |
Join Leilehua Yuen in this local's-eye-view of Hawai'i Island each Wednesday in Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Through traditional chant and storytelling, music, hula, and video featurettes, Leilehua explores different facets of Hawai'i Island. Topics and films change weekly as the program revolves around the Hawaiian lunar calendar, and surprise guests and musicians often appear. A few of the past guests are Mary Ann Lim, Keoki Kahumoku, Leina'ala Lassiter, Diana Aki, and Stan Kaina. Sometimes there is hula! The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, playing some of Hawai'i's most beloved melodies. Wednesday mornings, 11:00 to 11:45am, except Christmas and New Year weeks. Admission: $5; kids free. Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Call 934-7010 for more information. |
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HAWAI'IANA LIVE! |
Join Leilehua Yuen in this local's-eye-view of Hawai'i Island each Wednesday in Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Through traditional chant and storytelling, music, hula, and video featurettes, Leilehua explores different facets of Hawai'i Island. Topics and films change weekly as the program revolves around the Hawaiian lunar calendar, and surprise guests and musicians often appear. A few of the past guests are Mary Ann Lim, Keoki Kahumoku, Leina'ala Lassiter, Diana Aki, and Stan Kaina. Sometimes there is hula! The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, playing some of Hawai'i's most beloved melodies. Wednesday mornings, 11:00 to 11:45am, except Christmas and New Year weeks. Admission: $5; kids free. Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Call 934-7010 for more information. |
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FOURTH OF JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE |
The theme for this year's 4th of July parade is "Celebrate Freedom!". Grand Marshall will be Frank H. Sayre. The parade will begin at 5:30pm at the Kekua'okalani Gym and follow the traditional route from the Kona Gym along KuakiniHwy.to Palani, down to Ali'i Dr., along Ali'i Dr. to Coconut Grove Marketplace. Announcing stations will be at Kaiwi and Kuakini (West Hawaii Today), King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Splasher's Grill, Pancho & Lefty's, Kimo's/Uncle Billy's (with a magic show at 5), Waterfront Row (with music at 5), and Rio's at Coconut Grove Marketplace. 58 entries, including 3 Color Guards, some horses, some dogs, community groups, music, lights, and even some candidates running for office. Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. For more information, call (808) 345-2108, email konakolohe@yahoo.com or visit www.konaparades.com |
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MAUNAKEA LECTURE SERIES CELEBRATES THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009 |
The public is invited to attend The Maunakea 2009 Lecture Series, free monthly lectures throughout 2009 hosted by ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and W. M. Keck Observatory to introduce Hawai’i astronomy and the latest research being done by the thirteen observatories located on the summit of Maunakea. The Maunakea 2009 Lecture Series is the first of many activities planned locally to commemorate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009), a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, with events happening worldwide in 135 countries. The opening speaker in the 2009 Series is Chad Kalepa Baybayan, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s Navigator-in-Residence, whose presentation will be Thursday, January 15 at the W. M. Keck Observatory’s Hualalai Learning Theater in Waimea and Saturday, January 17 at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s planetarium in Hilo. Both programs begin at 7 pm and space is limited to first-come, first served. Lectures at the Imiloa Astronomy Center will happen the 3rd Saturday of each month and lectures at the Keck Observatory Headquarters Hualalai Theatre will happen the 3rd Thursday of each month with one exception, the month of February the lecture will happen on the 4th Thursday. |
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FIREWORKS OVER KAILUA-KONA |
Fourth of July fireworks will start at 8:30 p.m. at Old Airport State Park. The Park will close at 6 p.m. - watch the fireworks from Kailua Village after the parade, or watch from Makalapua Center (Macy's, movie theaters, KMart). Or park in Kona's Old Industrial Area and get some good exercise by walking to the soccer field near the Kona Gym and Pool...bring lawn chairs or blankets. Swing Zone will be closed. Please kokua, be patient, enjoy our wonderful community members, and prepare that traffic will be slow. Please drive with care--keiki and adults sometimes walk in the street. Please take any trash with you. Enjoy the patriotic music with the fireworks--tune to LAVA105.3 FM. Mahalo to the many generous local sponsors who funded these fireworks! Time: 8:30 p.m. till approx. 8:45 p.m. For more information, call 329-5226 or email bkossow@co.hawaii.hi.us or visit www.konaparades.com |
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