Helicopter noise rally in Keaau
Helicopter noise rally in Keaau
The Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono, or HICoP, invites the public to a rally from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Keaau Elementary School to update efforts to establish the Hawaii Island Offshore Helicopter Route.
Big Island state representatives and other HICoP supporters are scheduled to attend to answer questions related to helicopter noise. Anyone interested in speaking can email info@hicop.org. Free food and beverages will be served.
For more information, visit www.HICOP.org.
Library hosting Astro Bash!
Prepare for liftoff from 4:30-7 p.m. Sept. 13 during Astro Bash! at Thelma Parker Library in Waimea.
The Hawaii State Public Library System STEM-themed event will feature hands-on space experiments, face painting, a planetarium, talk-story with scientists, games and more.
The library is located at 67-1209 Mamalahoa Highway. For more information, call 887-6067.
‘Reality of Life in a Refugee Camp’
The United Nations Association of the USA Hawaii Island Chapter continues its series of lectures discussing topics of international relevance and concern at 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Student Services Center, Room W-201.
The featured speaker is Dr. Ann Marie Muramoto, a dentist in practice with her husband in Kona. Muramoto has provided dental services in several refugee camps, mostly in Greece and Syria. Her lecture will focus on her experiences there.
The UNA lectures are presented in collaboration with UH-Hilo International Student Services and Intercultural Education Program.
Basic mediation training offered
Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s Basic Mediation Training begins Sept. 23.
The 30-hour training spans two weekends, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 23-24 and Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Hilo. Instructors are Diane Petropulos and Catherine Lampton, experienced mentor mediators, facilitators and trainers.
People in conflict often focus on each other as the problem, going head to head. Mediation helps people focus on the issues, so they can see they have a joint problem to solve.
Attendees will learn the process of mediation and how to apply advanced communication skills — such as active listening, summarizing and rephrasing, and using open-ended questions — to help parties resolve differences.
For tuition costs or registration and scholarship information, contact administrative and program assistant Jenifer Aveiro at 935-7844, ext. 1, or jenifer@hawaiimediation.org. Training applications are available at www.hawaiimediation.org.