KAILUA-KONA — Passionate, inspired and inspiring people came together as a community for the first HONOUR event Thursday at Old Kona Airport Park.

The Tribune-Herald each Saturday is publishing a photo from the Lyman Museum’s John Howard Pierce Photography Collection. The Kona Historical Society generously donated the collection in 2007. The museum is seeking help identifying the people and places in the pictures, most of which are from the 1960s and ’70s. Those with information about the subjects in the photos can contact the museum at 935-5021 or archives@lymanmuseum.org. See identified photographs on Facebook at tinyurl.com/piercephotoid. THIS PHOTO (NO. 17337) was captured April 10, 1963.

The 13th annual Howling and Meowing Holidays is set for 7:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 1 at the Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Center.

KAILUA-KONA — Four local artists have worked diligently this week to replace an old mural in the center of Kailua-Kona and bring a new work of art to life.

The Hawaii Preparatory Academy Middle School Handbell Choir, under the direction of Georgia Polakova, will present a free holiday performance for the community at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library in Waimea.

KAILUA-KONA — When former director JoAnn Freed addressed the organization’s supporters and founders during the organization’s recent anniversary party, she had one thing to declare: “We persist.”

Volcano Art Center’s Hula Arts at Kilauea performance series continues Saturday, Nov. 16, with a presentation of hula kahiko by kumu Ha‘amauliola Aiona with haumana (students) of Ke Kula ‘O Nawahiokalani‘opu‘u Public Charter School.

Malamapono Management LLC presents the 32nd Annual Hilo Christmas Extravaganza Craft Fair on Nov. 22-23 at the Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium.

The revitalized International Market Place in Honolulu was recognized as a 2019 Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence recipient, honored alongside just 10 projects from around the world in one of the design and development industry’s most prestigious awards.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education recently reaccredited the University of Hawaii at Hilo Doctor of Nursing Practice program through 2029, the maximum 10-year term, following a rigorous process that included a self-study, site visit and review of the DNP nursing curriculum.

The Japanese Community Association of Hawaii is sponsoring its biennial Japanese Culture Day, or Bunka No Hi, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Sangha Hall in downtown Hilo.