A one-hour video production titled “Terry Shima: World War II Experiences” will be aired several times on Na Leo O Hawaii public access channel 54 and/or 97-3. The times and dates are 4 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. Thursday and 6
A one-hour video production titled “Terry Shima: World War II Experiences” will be aired several times on Na Leo O Hawaii public access channel 54 and/or 97-3. The times and dates are 4 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. Thursday and 6 p.m. June 28. The video also will be streamed islandwide, statewide and worldwide on the Internet at www.naleo.tv. This Internet streaming also allows people without this island’s cable TV service to watch the program on the Web anywhere in the world.
This program also soon will be available for playback at any time at www.naleo.tv/watch/on-demand/ in the Video On Demand section. On the website, click Playlists, then click Community Service, then click the show title.
This production is about the talk Shima, a 442nd veteran, gave at the University of Hawaii at Hilo about “The World War II Experiences Of Americans Of Japanese Ancestry.”
The production also includes a shorter discussion by a woman who was imprisoned in a relocation camp.
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Here is the summer 2014 Hawaii Island Bon Dance &Tooro Nagashi schedule.
All dances are on Saturday night, unless indicated differently. Contact the temples to confirm date, time and other details.
Naalehu and Nichiren are not having a dance this year.
Tooro Nagashi is the floating lantern ceremony, which is slated for Sundays, by Hilo Hooganji, Taishoji Soto and North Hawaii Hospice. The first two are at Wailoa Harbor in Hilo. The third is at the Fairmont Orchid Hotel in South Kohala.
The places and dates are as follows for the Bon Dance:
• June 28, Honomu Hongwanji Mission, contact number: 963-6032.
• July 5, Kohala Hongwanji Mission, contact number: 775-7232.
• July 5, Kohala Jodo, contact number: 987-8495.
• July 12, Paauilo Hongwanji Missions.
• July 19, Honokaa Hongwanji Mission.
• July 26, Papaaloa Hongwanji Mission.
• 7 p.m. July 27, Tooro Nagashi at Wailoa Harbor (not a dance), contact number: 935-8331.
• Aug. 2, Hawi Jodo Mission, contact number: 987-8495.
• Aug. 2, Paauilo Kongoji Mission, contact number: 776-1474.
• New start time of 5 p.m. Aug. 3, Tooro Nagashi at Wailoa Harbor (not a dance), contact number: 935-8407.
• Aug. 9, Hamakua Jodo Mission.
• 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Life Care Center of Hilo, contact number: 959-9151.
• Aug. 16, Hakalau Jodo, contact number: 936-7828.
• Aug. 16, Kamuela Hongwanji, contact number: 775-7232.
• 5 p.m. Aug. 24, North Hawaii Hospice Floating Lantern Ceremony, Fairmont Orchid (not a dance), contact number: 885-7547.
• Aug. 30, Honohina Hongwanji Mission, contact number: 963-6451.
This schedule is provided by the Big Island Buddhist Federation, and was updated as of June 8.
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The community is invited to a free Mala‘ai School Garden “Super Kitchen” Dinner from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Please come to enjoy easy, delicious ideas for “Doing The Right Thing” — eating healthier.
The garden ohana will roll out a delicious new idea for the Waimea/North Hawaii community by preparing and serving a free yummy dinner open to everyone to fulfill a belief that “Everyone Needs A Good Meal!” and also, as educators and healthy lifestyle advocates, it’s a school garden’s kuleana “to make it easy to do the right thing — eat healthier food.”
The dinner gathering will be at Kahilu Town Hall, across from Kahilu Theatre and immediately next door to Waimea Middle School’s 1-acre organic garden that grows fruits and vegetables, supports core curriculum at Waimea Middle School and educates the wider community about healthy choices for themselves and the aina.
“But what we really ‘grow’ is healthier kids — the garden exists to support sixth-through-eighth-graders in growing and thriving and finding themselves and their greater purpose in the topsy-turvy world that we live in,” said Mala‘ai Executive Director Alethea Lai.
“Part of our work is teaching students to make healthy choices for themselves, but an equally important part is teaching them that they are important to this community — that each and every one of them can contribute positively to our town and that they can make a difference,” she said. “Positive empowerment builds confidence and helps to create our future leaders.”
Mala‘ai has been thinking about ways for students to become more involved with the larger community.
“Our students could take lead roles, and they would have an opportunity to share the recipes and healthy eating that they experience in the garden,” she said. “We could have rotating chefs take the lead organizing the cooking with the student’s assistance. The lead chef would first come to our garden and make the recipes with our students, and we would distribute the recipe to our school community and everyone who attends the dinner.
“Most importantly, the meal will be healthy, delicious, and carefully created so that the main course will cost about $3 per person so that everyone can recreate the meal at home — affordably.”
Private chef and board member Maria Peterson agreed to be the first lead chef and she has come up with a wonderful chili recipe that will be served with rice and a salad. Mala‘ai herbal tea will be available as the beverage. Please call Lai at 989-7861 if you have any questions or food to donate.
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Applicants are being sought for the Hawaii Island Na Ala Hele Trails Advisory Council.
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is accepting applications for two open seats on the Na Ala Hele Trails and Access Program Advisory Council on Hawaii Island.
Na Ala Hele Advisory Council members are asked to advise the program about trail and access concerns and issues, discuss and make recommendations on legal issues, and promote communication and cooperation between government and community representatives.
Advisory council members receive public comments/recommendations and consult with their constituencies when needed.
Individuals interested in serving on the Na Ala Hele Advisory Council, or those who would like more information, can go to dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/nah. Applications must be received by July 6.
To reach the Kokua Way, email waiukahenutz@gmail.com or call Carol on her cellphone at 936-0067.
