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MEDIA RELEASE John G. Roth, Esq., West Hawaii Director of the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association, will present a program to help individuals become informed about Medicaid, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. Roth’s talk will include: An introduction to Medicaid; Alternatives to Medicaid; Eligibility requirements; Medicaid […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kona Library Book Club meets at 11 a.m Tuesday, June 16 on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library.  This month’s selection is “Run,” the latest novel from Ann Patchett, the author of “Bel Canto” and “The Patron Saint of Liars.” It is the story of an unusual Boston family -the widowed former mayor […]

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MEDIA RELEASE FOLK is holding a one day fundraiser at Panda Express (Kona Commons) on Monday, June 15! How does it work? We have a special flyer that you take to Panda Express on June 15th from 11:00am to 8:00pm. Place your order and hand over the flyer when you pay for your meal. That’s all! […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hosts its summer book sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 13 on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library.   Funds from sales help support the needs of the three Kona libraries (Kailua-Kona, Kealakekua, and Holualoa), with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Carla Hannaford, PhD, biologist and author, will present a program titled Smart Moves at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. Integrated cross-lateral movement not only grows our brains throughout life, it assists us to learn, remember, be creative and live stress-free, joy-filled lives. Hannaford will share current scientific information […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Debbie Gray, program planner from the county Office of Aging, will present a program on senior services available in our community 10-11 a.m., Wednesday, May 13 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library.  Through the new Aging and Disability Resource center, accessibility to programs and services will be greatly enhanced.   Information will be provided […]

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  MEDIA RELEASE West Hawaii Dance Academy is offering a special “Mixed Plate” dance performance 1 p.m. Saturday, April 25 during the Kona Coast Shopping Center Book Fair. Academy students, coached by  WHDT artistic director Virginia Holte and academy instructor Midori Satoh, will perform selections from the classic ballet “Sleeping Beauty,” including the famous “Garland […]

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MEDIA RELEASE On Tuesday, April 21, the Kona Library Book Club meets at 11 a.m. on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Public Library.  This month’s selection is “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls.   This is a rollicking, memorable memoir of the life she shared with her parents and three siblings. The parents maintained their […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In celebration of National Library Week April 12-18, the Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) hosts a Hawaiian quilt program 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at Kailua-Kona Public Library. Bonnie Miki will present a program on this Hawaiian art that traditionally has been a unique form of design and expression, from its construction […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  Estate Planning is necessary because as the saying goes, “You can’t take it with you”.  John Roth, Esq. of the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association, will present a program to help you make an informed decision 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library.   This is […]

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MEDIA RELEASE To kick off National Library Week (April 12-18), local storyteller Linda Pearson will stop by Kailua-Kona Public Library 10a.m.-noon Saturday, April 11 to tell stories and read “Where the Wild Things Are” and other children’s books.  Concurrently, the Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold its book sale from 9 a.m. to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Get ready to dance a jig, sing-along on a traditional Irish song, and learn the history of St. Patrick’s Day with the Kona Celtic Connection. The performance is 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library.   This group of local musicians, with their fiddles, pennywhistles, flutes, guitars, and Bodran’s (Irish […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  Janet Maeda and Ellen Kato of the Kona Hongwanji will be presenting a program at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. They will be demonstrating Ikebana, the Japanese art of formal flower arrangement with special regard to balance, harmony and form. Maeda and Kato will present the Saga Goryu […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Kona Library Book Club meets at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Public Library.  This month attendees are invited to discuss “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini. This is the second book by Hosseini that describes family life and love in Afghanistan during the last 30 […]

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