The Papaikou Hongwanji’s Annual Bazaar will be on Oct. 6, the first Saturday in October. It will be starting early, at 7 a.m., in the multipurpose hall, and end at 11 a.m. The bazaar will have crafts, sushi rice, fresh
The Papaikou Hongwanji’s Annual Bazaar will be on Oct. 6, the first Saturday in October. It will be starting early, at 7 a.m., in the multipurpose hall, and end at 11 a.m. The bazaar will have crafts, sushi rice, fresh produce, sekihan, rummage, baked goods, plants, pickled vegetables, cinder and more goodies!
Papaikou Hongwanji is located at the beginning of the Scenic Route in Papaikou. For more information, leave a message on the temple phone at 964-1640. If you have rummage items to donate for selling at the bazaar, leave your name and phone number.
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High electricity cost got you down? Join us in a discussion of community action working towards lower rates. The Big Island Community Coalition, as represented by Richard Ha, will join the Rural South Hilo Community Association with a presentation on the mission and goals of the coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Papaikou Community Center. Current issues relating to the Rural South Hilo area will also be discussed. Refreshments will be served. Contact Donna Johnson at 895-1907 for further information or questions.
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Come to the Local Fiber and Farm Festival at Ahualoa Alpacas on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come see, learn and shop at this free event for the whole family. Over a dozen booths of locally grown and made items from local fiber artists, farms and woodworkers on an alpaca farm including yarn, bags, lamb pillows, scarves, beef, wood bowls, and much more!
Enjoy demonstrations and displays of local woods and wood turning; alpacas, rabbits and lambs; drop-spindle spinning for children and weaving with a deck of cards from rabbit to angora yarn. Much fun for the whole family with lots of ideas on how to do things. Totally local! Come to Ahualoa Alpacas, 46-3859 Kahana Drive, Honokaa. At Tex’s, turn uphill onto Mauna Loa, then immediately onto Old Mamalahoa Hwy. Travel 4 miles to Kahana Drive. Turn left on Kahana Drive, travel 1 1/2 miles, crossing three white bridges. No outside pets permitted due to the presence of livestock guardian dogs on property. For more information, contact at 343-4567 or ahualoa@gmail.com
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Two deliciously memorable ways to help “Save Kahilu Theatre” are coming up. Plan for the special Danny Akaka Talk-Story at Kahilu Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 4-8 p.m. The tickets are $25/adults, $10/keiki 10 and under. This is the first Kahilu performance since its “intermission.” A silent auction, musical guests, food and more! Call 885-6868 for tickets Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, or leave a message.
For those with prior reservations due to date change, theater volunteers will be transferring your seat selections to the new date. Proceeds will go toward retiring the 2011-’12 debt. Mahalo to theater creditors who have been patient and supportive through this challenging time!
And save the date of Saturday, Dec. 22, when the Kona Music Society will perform Handel’s “Messiah” as a benefit for Kahilu at Kahilu Theatre. The time and cost will be announced.
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The Paniolo Preservation Society’s 2nd Paniolo Artisan Showcase is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29. from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pukalani Stables. Community is invited to this free biannual two-day event which focuses on the state’s leading Hawaiian saddle makers, rawhide braiders and leather crafters as both a livelihood and venue for blending functional work with the highest level of artistic achievement.
There’s much more to Hawaii’s paniolo heritage than superb horsemanship and cattle and land stewardship. The “tools” of the trade — most notably saddles, bridles and other tack as well as rawhide lariats — are not just essential equipment but also treasured, celebrated art forms that enjoy prestige and acclaim, albeit in ranching circles.
Event will feature more than 16 artisans from across the state including Stanley Valoroso and Clarence Corpuz from Kauai, Clive Ushijima from Oahu, Donnie Deserve and ohana, Neal Asia, Frank Hess, Kale Lindsey and Alvin Kawamoto from Hawaii Island. Free, though donations welcome to sustain PPS preservation mission.
Then, on Saturday about 4 p.m. a two-part program begins … first with a local country western band playing as guests get ready for a 5:30 p.m. talk story in the central courtyard with saddle maker Alvin Kawamoto and horsewoman Fern White celebrating the lifetime work of an unsuspecting honoree.
Then at 6:30 p.m., a pa‘ina (supper) will be served in Pukalani’s Hale ‘Aina, during which time Maui saddler and film maker Gretchen Cardoso will share her skill and dedication to restoring century-old Hawaiian saddle trees with authenticity. Dinner tickets are $15, available now at Parker Ranch Store and Kamuela Liquor Store, and that night at the gate.
For more information, call Dr. Billy Bergin at 936-6220, or email dr.billybergin@gmail.com, or contact Alvin Kawamoto at 889-6979 or ahk5@hawaiiantel.net. Or go to www.paniolopreservation.org and on Facebook.
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