TODAY, Oct. 13
PUNA BAPTIST CRAFT FAIR
Where: Puna Baptist Church
When: 8 a.m. Oct. 13
Details: Hand crafted gifts, quilts, jewelry, plants, clothing, more. Come early for free coffee and baked goods and tour new church building.
Contact: 965-9970, PunaBaptistChurch@gmail.com
HALLOWEEN ROLLER DERBY
Where: Afook-Chinen Civic Aud.
When: 5:45 p.m. Oct. 13
Details: Paradise Roller Girls’ “Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun,” bout. Big Island Babes junior derby team exhibition at 5:45 p.m.; main event at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $8 now, $10 at door, kids 5 and under free. Portion of proceeds benefits Hawaii Wildlife Fund. Tickets at Mt. View Village Video, CD Wizard, Hilo Town Tavern, Jungle Love Pahoa, Jeff Hunt Surfboards and online at www.paradiserollergirls.com.
Contact: Paradise RGs, 430-2544
7TH SUSTAINABILITY EXPO
Where: Leilani Est. Comm. Ass.
When: 11 a.m. Oct. 13
Details: Free. Demos, displays, info on all types of sustainability. Local resources, products, DIY projects, ideas, livestock and lots of plants.
Contact: Rene Siracusa, 965- 2000, malamaopuna@yahoo.com
HPP SWAP MEET
Where: HPP Activity Center
When: 7 a.m. Oct. 13
Details: HPP Neighborhood Watch benefit. Great deals, goods for sale. Refreshments. Vendors welcome for $6/$3.
Contact: 966-4662, karen_daniels@comcast.net
MONDAY, Oct. 15
KALANIANA’OLE SCHOOL CC
Where: KS Teacher’s Lounge
When: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15
Details: Help board plan upcoming community meeting.
Contact: 964-9700, pamela_ wilson@notes.k12.hi.us
HALLOWEEN CRAFT
Where: Mt. View Library
When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15
Details: Simple, fun Halloween decorations. All supplies provided. Call to sign up.
Contact: Carleen Corpuz, 968-2322
TUESDAY, Oct. 16
PH&IS PARENT/TEACHER
Where: PH&IS cafeteria
When: 2-3 p.m. Oct. 16-18
Details: Parent/teacher conferences; report cards will be available for pickup.
Contact: School office, 965-2150
KEAAU PARENT/TEACHER
Where: Keaau HS cafeteria
When: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 16
Details: Parent/teacher conferences; report cards will be available for pickup.
Contact: Keaau High, 982-4220
THURSDAY, Oct. 18
FREE MOVIE
Where: UH-Hilo UCB 100
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 18
Details: : “Tough Guise,” with free popcorn. What does it mean to be a man today? For directions, see UHH online map.
Contact: Jennifer, 968-0633, jenniferjangles@gmail.com
HAAS SPOOKTACULAR
Where: Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science, Pahoa
When: 6 p.m. Oct. 18
Details: HAAS 5th Annual Spookacular: Oct. 18, 25, 6-9 p.m.; Oct. 19-20, 26-27, 6-10 p.m. Puna’s scariest haunted house for ages 7 and older, parental discretion advised. Carnival, food, entertainment. $6.
Contact: Maiva Blaisdell, 965- 3730 ext. 244
MOUNTAIN VIEW PLANNING
Where: Mt. View School cafeteria
When: 6 p.m. Oct. 18
Details: Learn about community development planning, help create plan to promote smart community growth.
Contact: Patti, 430-1777
COMING
CHURCH FALL FEST
Where: Connection Point Church
When: 9 a.m. Oct. 20
Details: Free food, keiki games; rummage sale, bake sale; entertainment. On 32nd, between Paradise and Maku‘u.
Contact: 982-5177, office@ connectionpointnaz.org
TENRIKYO CHURCH CRAFT FAIR
Where: 135 Iiwipolena, Hilo
When: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 20
Details: Baked goods, holiday decorations, many handmade items.
Contact: Rev. Baron Kimura, 935- 3573, kathyk711@hotmail.com
FRANCES KAKUGAWA BOOK
Where: Book Gallery, Hilo
When: 10 a.m. Oct. 20
Details: Frances Kakugawa will sign copies of “Kapoho: Memoir of a Modern Day Pompeii.”
Contact: Barbara Nakamoto, 935- 4943, bookgalleriesinc@aol.com
ALOHA ‘AINA:
BI MEMORIES
Where: E.H. Cultural Center
When: 2 a.m. Oct. 21
Details: Aloha ‘Aina Big Island Memorie premiere reception, with readings, music, pupus. Meet the authors, illustrators.
Contact: Claudine, 961-5711, admin@ehcc.org
PATRICH KIRCH BOOK
Where: Basically Books, Hilo
When: 2 p.m. Oct. 21
Details: “A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawaii” integrates oral traditions with archaeology. Free event.
Contact: Christine Reed, 961- 0144, bbinfo@hawaiiantel.net
PEACE CORPS REUNION
Where: Wailoa pavilion No. 1
When: 11 a.m. Oct. 21
Details: Potluck gathering for Peace Corps volunteers, former training staff members and others interested. Bring food, join in talk-story session.
Contact: Bill Sakovich, 933- 2717, swimsak@yahoo.com
RESTORING MAMANE ON MAUNA KEA FOR PALILA
Where: Kilauea Visitor Center
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 23
Details: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project volunteer coordinator Jackson Bauer on restoration of mamane forest and its feathered friends. HI Volcanoes National Park After Dark in the Park event. Free.
Contact: HVNP, 985-6011
HILO HINA MEETING
Where: UHH Room UCB 127
When: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24
Details: South Hilo District meeting on Volcano Art Center HINA Project in support of isle artists; www.HINArtists.org.
Contact: Tanya Aynessizian, 967-8222, director@volcanoartcenter.org
VAC ANNUAL MEETING
Where: VAC Niaulani Campus
When: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 25
Details: Membership meeting, awards, light dinner, followed by grand opening celebration at Rainforest Gallery.
Contact: 967-8222, julie@volcanoartcenter.org
KECK ASTRONOMY TALK
Where: Gates PAC, Waimea
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 25
Details: Ben Zuckerman of UCLA on “Violent Events in Rocky Planetary Systems.” Free; limited seating.
Contact: Joan Campbell, 881- 3854, jcampbell@keck.hawaii.edu
SPOOKY SCIENCE HALL
Where: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Cen.
When: 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 26-27
Details: Annual Spooky Science Hall featuring Mauna Kea’s strange endemic species; activities for all ages. $6.
Contact: 969-9703, info@ imiloahawaii.org
HAUNTED HOUSE
Where: E.H. Cultural Center
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 26-31
Details: For all ages, with a maze filled with scary creatures, candy land featuring life-size candies, lots of fun.
Contact: Claudine, 961-5711, admin@ehcc.org
P.E.O. SUPER SALE
Where: Ainaloa Longhouse
When: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 27
Details: “Sale to end all garage sales!” Items from 36 households, with proceeds for scholarships for women continuing their education. Good food, too.
Contact: Linda, 443-4973, jamessumter2000@yahoo.com
HOOT FOR HUNGER
Where: Sangha Hall, Hilo
When: 4 p.m. Oct. 27
Details: Benefit for The Food Basket. Comic Hula Contest, food, Na Pua O Uluhaimalama & The Browns. Auction, crafts, demos. Big Ben Train Ride, shoulder massage. Tickets $25 at Ken’s House of Pancakes, and at Food Basket.
Contact: Debbie Maiava, 987- 6962, khopdeb@hawaiiantel.net
SPARTAN SPOOKTAKULAH
Where: Hilo Inter. School
When: 10 a.m. Oct. 27
Details: Haunted house, games, food, entertainment for whole family. The event is free, with a $3 donation to visit the haunted house.
Contact: Lindsay Pickup, 974- 4955, hispcnc@gmail.com
HALLOWEEN FUNFEST
Where: Prince Kuhio Plaza
When: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27
Details: Halloween games, crafts, photo taking, costume parade, coloring contest, trick-or-treating. Family fun.
Contact: 959-3555, beverly. crudele@ggp.com
BICC ANTIQUE & COIN SHOW
Where: Aunty Sally’s Luau Hale
When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 28
Details: Big Island Coin Club fifth annual Antique & Coin Show. Big Island, Neighbor Island and mainland vendors will be represented. Free.
Contact: Steve Nemeth, 935-1035
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ALUMS
Where: Hilo Clubhouse, 100 Kamakahonu St., Hilo
When: 2 p.m. Nov. 3
Details: Free event bridging generations of BGCBI members. Reconnect, discover old photos, play games, celebrate rich history of organization. Light pupus provided; please bring a side dish to share.
Contact: Vicky Chung, 961- 5536, Alumni@bgcbi.com
HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR
Where: Puna Covenant Church
When: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 3
Details: Crafts, cookies, concessions on Old Volcano Highway in Keaau.
Contact: Marcia Prose, 959- 7707, mmprose@hawaiiantel.net
CONTRA DANCE
Where: VAC Niaulani Campus
When: 7-9:30 p.m. Nov. 3
Details: Intro for beginners at 7 p.m. Bring clean soft-soled shoes or socks. Dances will be taught and called. Music by The New Lost Puna Ramblers. $5.
Contact: Julie Callahan, 967- 8222, julie@volcanoartcenter.org
CONSERVATION SEMINAR
Where: Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, 60 Nowelo St.
When: Noon Nov. 8
Details: Natural History & Conservation Seminar Series ”Can Unwanted Suburban Tortoises help in restoration of Hawaiian Native forest?” Professor Jim Juvik. Free; bring your lunch.
Contact: Susan Cordell, 854- 2628, scordell01@fs.fed.us
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
Where: New Hope Christian Fellowship Volcano
When: 7 a.m. Nov. 10
Details: Vendors present wide variety of items, swap meet finds and thrift shop; free clothes giveaway. Highway 11, 22-23-mile marker.
Contact: 967-7129, EkoluS003@hawaii.rr.com
VETERANS DAY PARADE
Where: Downtown Hilo
When: 9 a.m. Nov. 10
Details: Sixth annual Veterans Day Parade from Kamehameha statue through town in tribute to all who served in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq and Gulf War. To get involved, email bivetparade@yahoo.com.
Contact: Jan Trombly, 895- 4188
HILO HARVEST FEST
Where: Mooheau Park
When: 1 p.m. Nov. 10
Details: Support downtown Hilo’s edible landscaping, Honey-Tasting Challenge with the Big Island Beekeepers Association. Family entertainment, plant sales, seeds, info booths, crafts, food.
Contact: Georgia Pinsky, 935- 8850, info@downtownhilo.com
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Where: Hilo Missionary Church, 1044 Komohana St.
When: Nov. 12-19
Details: National collection week: Impact a life with simple shoebox gift. Drop off boxes at church 3-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday; or, at Big Island Toyota, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.
Contact: Nell Quay, 987-7373, bigislandshoeboxes@gmail.com
CRAFT ‘EG’STRAVAGANZA
Where: Kanaka‘ole Stadium, Hilo
When: 5 p.m. Nov. 16
Details: Booth applications at Burgado’s Fine Woods, Hilo; Pikake Beads, Kona, and egplants@gmail.com. Fees.
Contact: Evelyn Garbo, 959- 7389, egplants@gmail.com
KECK ASTRONOMY TALK
Where: Gates PAC, Waimea
When: 7 p.m. Nov. 20
Details: Ben Zuckerman of UCLA on “Violent Events in Rocky Planetary Systems.” Free; seating is limited.
Contact: Joan Campbell, 881- 3854, jcampbell@keck.hawaii.edu
‘CHRISTMAS AT HULIHE‘E’
Where: Hulihe‘e Palace
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 1
Details: Third annual benefit; $100. For palace restoration, W.H. Habitat for Humanity. Tickets: www.huliheechristmas.org. or call 756-8928.
Contact: Margo Takata, 331- 8010, pr@habitatwesthawaii.org
COLLEGE PREP INFO
Where: Waiakea High Gym
When: 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 30
Details: Lloyd Yonemura helps parents, students select a college to attend. Free.
Contact: 989-0777, guekawa@ wwdb.org
SING NIHONGO
Where: E.H. Cultural Center
When: 5:30 p.m. Nov. 5
Details: Learn Japanese via song and other creative ways. $20/month; $5 music, etc.
Contact: Claudine, 961-5711, admin@ehcc.org
KOHALA MISSION SCHOOL FESTIVAL
Where: Kohala Mission School, 55-3361 Akoni Pule Hwy., Hawi
When: noon-4 p.m. Nov. 11
Details: Multicultural food, games, keiki activities, entertainment, country store. Free; proceeds from sales benefit the Kohala Mission School.
Contact: Kelli Larson, 889-5646
ONGOING
PROJECT PLAYHOUSE
Where: Prince Kuhio Plaza
When: Through Nov. 3
Details: HI Realtors display children’s playhouse contest entries at Champs Sports. Vote, donate to Hale Aloha O Hilo Habitat for Humanity.
Contact: 959-3555, beverly. crudele@ggp.com
KINOOLE FARMERS MARKET
Where: 1990 Kinoole St., Hilo
When: 6:30 a.m. Saturdays
Details: Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation event; fruit, vegetables, flowers, baked goods, andagi, soups; free tai-chi lessons at 9 a.m.
Contact: Nate, 937-2663
KANIKAPILA JAM SESSIONS
Where: VAC Niaulani Campus
When: 6 p.m. Wednesdays
Details: Bring an instrument.
Contact: 967-8222, julie@volcanoartcenter.org
VOLCANO FARMERS MARKET
Where: Cooper Center, Volcano
When: 6-10 a.m. Sundays
Details: EBT cards accepted. Lots to see and buy, from produce to ono grinds. Contact Linda Ugalde, 936-9705.
Contact: allank3@gmail.com
NEW MOON ONENESS
Where: 996 Iolani St., Hilo
When: 6:30 p.m. monthly
Details: People of various beliefs gather in meditation on Monday closest to the new moon. Vegetarian potluck.
Contact: Cynthia, 640-2345, torian1103@yahoo.com
CAT AND DOG
OVERPOPULATION CLINICS
Where: Keaau Village Market
When: 10-11:30 a.m., second Sunday of each month
Details: Nonprofit Hui Pono Holoholona public meeting to share ideas, concerns, energy with group dedicated to reducing animal overpopulation via spaying/neutering.
Contact: Frannie Pueo, 968-8279, webmistress@hphhawaii.org
HAWAIIAN FARMERS
MARKET
Where: Railroad and Makaala, Hilo
When: 7: a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays
Details: Produce, plants, flowers, food; event programs.
Contact: Howard, 769-3989; Russell, 959-6073; hawaiianfarmersmarket@yahoo.com
KA‘U FARMERS MARKET
Where: Ace Hardware, Naalehu
When: 7 a.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday
Details: Naalehu Main Street sponsors. Fresh produce, baked goods, arts and crafts and ambience. Ka‘u coffee.
