Posted on: Sunday, May 1, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Preservation Day fair at Capitol
Advertiser Staff
The Second Annual Hawaii Historic Preservation Day Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the state Capitol. Historic preservation organizations from around the state will have presentations placed around the third floor lanai and in conference rooms 325 and 329.
May is National Historic Preservation Month and May 8 through May 14 is National Historic Preservation Week.
Rep. Corinne Ching is organizing this event to help raise awareness of the importance of protecting our cultural resources in Hawai'i. "Preserving a sense of place is necessary for future generations to understand our core values and culture," she said. "When we take care of special and historic places, we have a sense of the past in order to plan the future. We have to know who we were if we're to know who we are and where we want to go."
HILO, Hawai'i — Health issues for youth and the elderly will be the focus of the second Pulama I Ke Ola Healthcare Conference set for May 19 and 20 at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo.
"Valuing Our Future and Our Past" is the theme of the conference, hosted by the UH-Hilo Nursing Program in cooperation with Ke Anuenue Area Health Education Center. Topics include geriatric medicine, childhood obesity, pediatric oral health, dementia and other end-of-life issues, and nutrition.
The conference is open to healthcare professionals, college students in healthcare and science majors, and high school students interested in healthcare careers.
There will be special activities for high school students, including a display by the Bishop Museum called "Medical Mysteries."
Highschoolers also may participate in an art and essay contest with cash prizes. The deadline to enter is May 6.
For registration and information, call Ke Anuenue at (808) 935-8658 or visit http://keanuenue.org/~pulamaconference/.
KEAUHOU, Hawai'i — May 13 is the deadline to make reservations for the Kona Outdoor Circle's Pua Plantasia Gala Benefit Party on May 21 at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa's new convention center.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the nonprofit group's beautification, education and advocacy work.
No-host cocktails and a silent auction will start at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6:30. Live auction items include a seven-day Norwegian Cruise Lines cruise for two anywhere the line operates, four days at O'ahu's Ko Olina Resort, a football autographed by former Green Bay Packer Sterling Sharpe, a San Francisco 49er jersey from Brandon Lloyd, quilts, antiques, artwork and golf rounds.
For reservations, call (808) 329-7286 or go online to www.konaoutdoorcircle.org and click on "What's New." Tickets are $70, with tables of eight available for $560.
Focus is health of youth, elderly
Outdoor Circle benefit May 21
