Libraries to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Libraries to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day
All of the state’s public libraries will be closed Monday (Jan. 18) in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Fourteen libraries normally closed Mondays also will be closed Tuesday (Jan. 19) in observance of the holiday, including Hilo Public Library, Kailua-Kona Public Library and Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library on the Big Island.
Visit www.librarieshawaii.org or call your local library for regular public service hours.
WITH THE COLORS: Harrington finishes basic training
U.S. Army National Guard Pfc. Brett W. Harrington graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
Harrington is the son of Maryann W. Lime of Keaau. He is a 2013 graduate of Waiakea High School in Hilo.
Kingsley earns master’s degree from Miami University
Rachel Kingsley of Volcano earned a master of arts degree in zoology from Miami University through Project Dragonfly’s Global Field Program.
Since being accepted to the GFP master’s degree in 2013, Kingsley has explored conservation and education in Belize, Guyana and Borneo while also conducting projects that made a difference in the Volcano area. Kingsley works as a research associate at San Diego Zoo/Keauhou Bird Conservation Center.
The global courses, which count toward the GFP master’s or can be taken for stand-alone graduate credit, are designed for educators and other professionals from all disciplines and settings interested in making a difference in human and ecological communities. Because the degree occurs overseas and in web-based learning communities, applicants can be located anywhere.
Project Dragonfly is based in the department of biology at Miami University, a state university in Oxford, Ohio.
The GFP is accepting applications for the 2016 cohort until Jan. 28 at http://GFP.MiamiOH.edu.
Auditions set for upcoming UH-Hilo musical
The University of Hawaii at Hilo will host auditions for an upcoming musical about relationships, “I Love You, You’re
Perfect, Now Change,” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 18-19) at the UH-Hilo Performing Arts Center.
A small ensemble of actors is needed, ranging in age from 20-50. Actors will taught a song to sing and learn a dance routine at auditions.
The show runs for two weekends in early April, and is directed by Jackie Pualani Johnson.