Hawai'i Billfish Challenge set for Kona

Advertiser Staff

The Hawai'i Billfish Challenge, part of the World Billfish Series, is Monday-Wednesday in Kona.

The challenge is a qualifying event for the national Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championships in March 2002.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Honokohau Harbor.

For information, contact Mike Nelson at 265-6889.

HIKING

• Diamond Head story: The Clean Air Team will conduct a hike to Diamond Head each Saturday throughout the year.

Participants should meet at the Honolulu Zoo under the windsock before 9 a.m. The 2.5-mile hike will include geologic and historical facts about the crater.

A $5 donation is requested.

HORSEBACK RIDING

• Parker Ranch offering lessons: Parker Ranch on the Big Island is offering English-style riding lessons and camps at the Waimea Riding Academy. Equestrian Loki Feliciano is the instructor.

A beginner's camps is Aug. 6-10. Intermediate camps are July 16-20 and Aug. 13-17. Tentative dates for advanced camps are July 23-27 and Aug. 20-24.

Cost for the camps is $200 per child and includes instruction and the use of a Waimea Riding Academy horse.

For more information, or to register, call (808) 887-2245.

RUNNING

• Events scheduled: The MDA/Jamba Juice 5K Banana Man Chase is July 29 at Ala Moana Park at 7 a.m. For more information, call 548-0588.

The USO-Hawai'i 10K/5K Base Race Series is Aug. 12 at Wheeler Army Airfield. For more information, call 836-3351.

• Wilderness run set: The 19th annual Kilauea Volcano Wilderness Runs are July 28 at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

There will be a marathon, a 10-mile run, a 5-mile run and a 5-mile walk. The 26.2-mile marathon is limited to 225 runners.

Runners can register online at www.Active.com. For race applications and volunteer assignments, call (808) 985-8725; e-mail to artpeac@aloha.net; or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

FUND-RAISER

• Ducks Unlimited: The state fund-raiser for Ducks Unlimited is Aug. 25 at Lana'i Pines Sporting Clays. There will be a 100 target Lewis Class fun shoot and a raffle. Entry fee, including shells, is $125. For more information, call Lana'i Pines Sporting Clays at (808) 559-4600.

BICYCLING

• Events scheduled: The O'ahu Perimeter Ride and West O'ahu Perimeter Ride are July 22 starting at Kapolei Recreation Park. The O'ahu ride will be 134 miles, while the West O'ahu portion will be 70 miles. Information: 735-5756.