Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 8, 1 March 2019 — Story-telling, books, ideas and music [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Story-telling, books, ideas and music

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This free, family-friendly event will have locally published music and books at discounted prices, cooking demos, celebrity entertainment, kids' workshops, a used book swap, and food,- Photo: Courtesy Hawai'i Book & Music Festival

The 14th annual Hawai'i Book & Music Festival will offer two days of readings presentations and booksignings by loeal, national and internationally published authors, including music and hula performances by award-winning Hawai'i artists and hula halau. With muhiple pavilions and stages this year's festival will feature 150 events that will display Hawai'i's multicultural heritage through its literary and musical arts. This free family-friendly event welcomes all. Festival-goers ean also look forward to an arrange of multi ethnic food as they take in a weekend of books, ideas, and music. This event promotes high quality programming and the promotion of literacy in a way that is fun and accessible to book and music lovers of all ages. For more information, visit www. HawaiiBookAndMusicFeastival. org. $60 million in disaster relief for HowoiM lsland's Kiloueo destruction On February 8, 2019, the House Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee and three other House committees passed HB

1180 whieh provides $60 million in disaster relief for Hawai'i Island following the destruction casted last year by the Kilauea eruption. Of the $60 million, $20 million is to be set aside in a state grant and $40 million is designated for a state loan with an expected payback from the federal government. The spending of funds are subject to the Hawai'i County Council approval. The state has already provided $22 million in emergency funds for

Hawai'i Island disaster relief totaling the package at $82 million. The bill has support from the House, Senate lawmakers and leadership, the Hawai'i County Council, and the Ige Administration and now moves to the House of Fhiance Committee where Chair Sylvia J. Luke has said she would expedite it. The eruption back in May started on the third and eventually destroyed 716 homes and covered nearly 14 square miles in the Puna region of Hawai'i Island. Deadline to apply to summer Conservation Leadership Program soon The Nā Hua Ho'ohuli i ka Pono Summer Program deadline is approaching! The program offers participants the opportunity to learn valuable skills in environmental ethics to prepare them for their future career protecting Maui's natural resources. There will be five positions this Summer 2019 term with the following agencies: Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, Maui Invasive Species Committee, Maui Nui Botanical Gardens,

Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project, and The Nature Conservancy. This eight-week program will run from June 10th to August 2, 2019. Members will work 40 hours per week and eam a bi-weekly living allowanee of $800 before taxes. Upon their term eompleīion, members are also eligible to earn a $1,252 AmeriCorps award toward education expenses. Summer participants will also attend the Hawai'i Conservation Conference on O'ahu, all expenses paid, in July 2019. For more information and to obtain a applieahon packet, visit www.nhhphawaii.org or contact the Program

Manager at serena@nhhphawaii.org orcalfat (808) 727-2184. Accepting Applications for Carpentry Program The Hawaiian Trades Academy Carpentry Program is now open for enrollment. The 11-week program is designed to prepare and situate Native Hawaiians in the trade

industry by providing students with training and certifications for an array of vocational jobs. Classes will be available in Waimānalo, Papakōlea and Kapolei with a $50 fee for all participants required on the first day of class. The fee will be refunded on the last day of class if the attendance requirement is met. The carpentry program is sponsored by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) in partnership with the Kapili Like Program and Aloha United Way. To register visit www.hawaiiancouncil.org/ trades or eall 808-529-1632. 7Aha Pūnana Leo Accepting Applications for Preschool Program 'Aha Pūnana Leo is welcoming 'ohana with three- and four-year olds to apply for its Pūnana Leo Preschool Hawaiian medium programs. Keiki will learn to speak Hawaiian within three to four months. The Pūnana Leo emphasizes the transmission of the Hawaiian language in a family-based cultural environment. Visit www.ahapunanaleo. org to learn more about the internationally recognized Pūnana Leo preschool programs located statewide. The deadline to apply is April 15,2019. ■

Helicopter overflighf of Kilauea Volcano's lower East Rift zone on May 1 9, 201 8. - Photo: U.S. 6eological Survey

Participants gain a broad understanding of conservation work on Maui through hands on learning with experts in the field,- Photo: Courtesy Nā Hua Ho'ohuii i ka Pono

Hawaiian Carpentry Program designed to help Hawaiians jump start their career in carpentry. - Photo: Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement