Barbless circle hook booth set
The Department of Land and Natural Resources invite children to a barbless circle hook booth from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the S. Tokunaga Store.
There will be giveaways and a keiki activity at the booth, which is a DLNR outreach and education proect. Earl Miyamoto and Susannah Welch will demonstrate how to make barbless circle hooks and provide project information.
Free keiki angler fishing kits and hook samples for adults will be available, along with tackle box stickers and the Barbless Circle Hook Project’s annual newsletter, featuring fishing tournament winners who have gone barbless.
Japanese star lore in focus
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center will present a special talk about “Stars in the Land of the Rising Sun” at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 in the planetarium, 600 ‘Imiloa Place in Hilo.
Dr. Akira Goto, professor of anthropology at Nanzan University in Japan, will explore Japanese star lore as a complex mixture of animism, Buddhism, Shinto-ism, Confucianism and folk beliefs.
Goto will cover a variety of topics including the practical use of star lore by Japanese farmers and fishermen, folk customs and rituals surrounding stars and legends of fallen stars and historical interpretations.
Tickets are $10 for nonmembers and $8 for members (member level discounts apply). Tickets can be pre-purchased at the ‘Imiloa front desk or by calling 969-9703. Tickets are nonrefundable.
For more information, visit www.imiloahawaii.org.
Contractors honor students
The Hawaii Island Contractors’ Association and its co-sponsors, Bank of Hawaii and HPM Building Supply, awarded three $750 scholarships to second-year Hawaii Community College students in June during the HICA Installation Banquet at the Naniloa Poly Room.
The 2015-16 scholarship recipients are Justin Ferreira, a diesel mechanics major, and carpentry majors Ronald Dalare and Lehre Vidal.
For the past 16 years, HICA and its co-sponsors annually conduct a Scholarship Trolling Tournament to fund the scholarships for students entering their second year of college pursuing a degree in a construction-related field.
