Posted on 6:21 pm, Thursday, February 7, 2013. Tags: kona outdoor circle, pua plantasia
MEDIA RELEASE Kona Outdoor Circle host its 35th Pua Plantasia Plant Sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at Old Kona Airport’s Makaeo Events Pavilion. More than 20 vendors will offer plants including landscape plants — Native Hawaiian and drought and wind tolerant, potted flowers and ground cover, fruit trees, herbs, bedding plants, seedlings, a […]
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Posted on 4:38 am, Thursday, February 9, 2012. Tags: koc, kona outdoor circle, pua plantasia
Kona Outdoor Circle will hold its regular Pua Plantasia Plant Sale on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Old Kona Airport’s Makae’o Events Pavilion from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. More than 20 vendors from around the island will offer plants including landscape plants—native Hawaiian and drought and wind tolerant, anthuriums, potted flowers and ground cover, […]
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Posted in Agriculture, Education, Entertainment
Posted on 12:29 am, Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Tags: dora beck, kona outdoor circle, zero waste
MEDIA RELEASE The Kona Outdoor Circle is having a Community Meeting on “Our Path to Zero Waste†5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the West Hawaii Civic Center Community Hale, Building G. Acting Director of the Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management, Dora Beck will address issues regarding the County’s Zero Waste Program, Recycling Programs […]
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Posted on 10:00 am, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Tags: beautification award, kona outdoor circle
MEDIA RELEASE Entries are due June 1, for the 2011 Kona Outdoor Circle Beautification Award. Kona’s home gardeners are invited to claim some bragging rights for their their beautiful and bountiful backyard, front yard, and lanai gardens. Share your hard work and bounty as you keep Kona clean, green, and beautiful. Email a photo of […]
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Posted on 1:28 pm, Monday, May 2, 2011. Tags: koc, kona outdoor circle, pua plantasia
Kona Outdoor Circle announces it will hold its 34th annual Pua Plantasia Gala Party on Saturday, June 11 at the Four Seasons Hualalai. The gala event will start at 5 p.m. and include a sumptuous sit-down dinner at tables for ten, silent and live auctions, and mood music by the wonderful Hawaii Island slack key […]
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Posted on 12:33 pm, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Tags: kona outdoor circle, val colprit, watanabe floral
MEDIA RELEASE Kona Outdoor Circle and Watanabe Floral Inc. are partnering to present an educational workshop 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 23. The workshop includes a flower arranging class, plus a behind the scenes visit to the Watanabe Floral’s new Kona store. Watanabe Floral, the largest provider of wholesale and retail flowers in the state of […]
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Posted on 5:22 am, Monday, November 8, 2010. Tags: kona brew pub, kona outdoor circle
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9 Kona Outdoor Circle visits the Kona Brew Pub! Witness the active part the Kona Brewing Company is playing to improvement the environment in Kona by its: * Unique brewing process * Hawaii’s first certified Organic beer, * Sustainable energy efforts * Working recycling program * Operating solar photovoltaic […]
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Posted on 2:18 pm, Monday, November 1, 2010. Tags: kona outdoor circle, mediterranean mosiac cruise
Dear friends and members of Kona Outdoor Circle, For 20 years Kona resident and retired travel columnist Irene Croft, Jr., has been orchestrating deluxe worldwide journeys for benefit of more than a dozen Hawaii non-profits, including Kona Outdoor Circle. Her volunteer efforts have earned nearly $1 million for community organizations in our state. And, now, […]
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Posted on 2:47 am, Friday, October 15, 2010. Tags: kona outdoor circle, pua plantasia
MEDIA RELEASE We are in real need of items for our Collectibles booth at Pua Plantasia, Oct. 23. Please consider ridding your home of some unwanted/underused items that you have been considering letting go of but haven’t been able to part with just yet. Personal treasures, art work, jewelry, china, small furniture, vintage Hawaiian clothing. […]
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Posted on 7:57 pm, Saturday, September 4, 2010. Tags: koc, kona outdoor circle
MEDIA RELEASE It’s that time of year again for our annual plant sale – now called Kona Outdoor Circle Plant Sale (formerly Pua Plantasia but more about that another time). It will be held in the pavilion at The Old Kona Airport, everyone seemed to enjoy that venue last year and it worked out very […]
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Posted in Volunteering
Posted on 12:10 am, Sunday, April 25, 2010. Tags: art in the garden, bo pritchard, brian lievens, catering by jillynn, diane duff, kona outdoor circle, penny gupton, scott seymour
MEDIA RELEASE Kona Outdoor Circle invites the public to Art in the Garden on Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The fundraiser will include guided garden tours of a spectacular terraced garden built around a Thai-style executive home up Hualalai Road designed by Bo and Neville Pritchard, former proprietors of Nevara International […]
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Posted on 2:39 am, Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Tags: breelyn dupertuis, kona outdoor circle, marni herkes
A message from the Kona Outdoor President Marni Herkes: The special event telephone number for “Art in the Garden” reservations and information is 640-0852 although 331-2426 will get you there also. The e-mail is koc@konaoutdoorcircle.org and the new website is www.konaoutdoorcircle.org The KOC Annual Meeting and High Tea is coming up on June 11 in […]
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Posted on 4:28 am, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Tags: anuenue gardens, barbara bolton, koc, kona outdoor circle, margo lundstrom, stephen beehee, sunrise nursery, tutu's plants
MEDIA RELEASE Join the KOC for this extraordinary opportunity to tour three Kona Nurseries guided by their knowledgeable owners. Take advantage the 15 percent to 20 percent discounts at each nursery available only to participants on this day. Starting at Sunrise Nursery, we get the inside scoop from Margo Lundstrom on native, edible, and ornamental […]
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Posted on 10:08 am, Friday, December 11, 2009. Tags: innovations school, ke kula o ehunuikaimalino, kona outdoor circle
MEDIA RELEASE “Come see School Gardens†at Innovations and Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino Carpool meets 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at Kona Outdoor Circle Part of the Kona Outdoor Circle’s contribution to the community is directly supporting local school gardens. For the first time ever KOC students have a chance to get a guided tour […]
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