Libraries closed for Statehood Day
Libraries closed for Statehood Day
All Hawaii public libraries will be closed in observance of the Statehood Day on Aug. 19.
Visit the HSPLS website at www.librarieshawaii.org or call your local library for regular public service hours.
Free ki-aikido workshop planned
Christopher Curtis, Hawaii Ki Federation’s chief instructor, will conduct a free public ki-aikido workshop for teens, adults and seniors from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday at the Waiakea Recreation Center, 1634 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.
Registration starts at 5 p.m.
Curtis, an eighth-degree black belt with the ki ranking of Okuden, also is the Ki Society’s adviser to dojos in Europe. He has trained extensively in ki breathing, meditation, mind-body unification and the art of ki-aikido.
Curtis also is the author of “Ki-Aikido on Maui,” the training manual of the Hawaii Ki Federation, and of “Letting Go: Talks on Aikido.”
For more information, please David Kaneshiro at 430-1691 or DavidKaneshiro@aol.com.
Coffee grader earns Q status
Laura Ross of Waimea recently earned “licensed Q grader” status, the highest grading award in the coffee industry.
There are less than 350 licensed Q graders in the United States and Ross is one of the few women in Hawaii that have earned this status.
Ross was required to take 22 different tests which included identifying 36 different coffee aromas, six coffee acids, coffee origins by taste and coffee defects. She received a perfect score on all 22 tests.
Ross is the master roaster at Hula Daddy Kona Coffee LLC in Holualoa.
“Hula Daddy is committed to producing the highest quality coffee in Hawaii,” said Karen Paterson, president of Hula Daddy. “Laura’s Q grader status ensures that all of our coffees meet the highest possible standards in the industry.”