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• EVENT In a free online talk from noon to 2 p.m. sponsored by Compassion- ate Ko‘olaupoko, Dr. Ashley Ono shares her journey of healing and growth extending before the pandemic. Register at eventbrite. com (and search “Stories of Healing: A Jour- ney in Mindfulness, Aloha and Hana”).
• COMMUNITY State Reps. Lisa Kitagawa and Scot Matayoshi, along with state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole and city Councilmember Esther Kia‘āina, will host a virtual town hall via Zoom for the Kāne‘ohe community from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ernie Lau, manager and chief engineer of the Board of Water Supply, is guest speaker. Everyone is
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26
• VESPERS An online Vespers on the Lānai event from Christ Church Uniting in Kailua will be held 7-8 p.m. online only Feb. 11. It will feature Sun Hui on the erhu with Pierre Grill on piano. Visit ccukailua.org/ vespers, email vespers@ccukailua.org or call 808-262-6911.
invited, including those in areas represent- ed by state Sen. Gil Riviere and city Coun- cilmember Heidi Tsuneyoshi. Register at bit. ly/3zkCpQM and go to bit.ly/3pRbc5f to submit questions ahead of time.
UPCOMING
Windward Zero Waste School Hui recently raised more than $17,000 in 16 days through a GoFund- Me campaign. It was es- tablished by staff mem- bers who explain that they wanted to keep the program alive for the sake of the island and the planet, and because they all love what they do.
other avenues of financial support, like local and na- tional sustainability grants and through additional generous community dona- tions. For the past 17 years, Windward Zero Waste School Hui has been di- verting post-consumer food waste from five Windward schools and turning it into compost and vermicom- post.
disaste,” states Mindy Jaffe, the coordinator for the orga- nization. “And we’re cor- recting that. We’re turning it into a sustainable, bal- anced ecosystem.”
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Windward School Hui Seeks Support
THURSDAY, JAN. 27
• RECYCLING A 3Rs school recycling drive will be held 9-11 a.m. Feb. 19 at ‘Āhui- manu Elementary School (47-470 Hui Aeko Place) in Kāne‘ohe. Only residential materi- als will be taken: no commercial or govern- ment drop-offs allowed. Items accepted in- clude scrap metals, electronics, confidential documents for shredding, household goods, cooking oils, renovation materials, and HI-5 aluminum cans, plastic and glass bottles. Email 3rs@kokuahawaiifoundation.org.
The program was short on funds at the end of the year due to COVID-19, while at the same time the state Department of Edu- cation-mandated free lunch meant more food waste for the staff to collect and compost. The program will need at least $50,000 to re- main alive for the rest of the school year.
Members add that the hui is also an award-winning and nationally acclaimed organization earning five Environmental Protection Agency awards for both in- novation and scientific data collection, as well as sev- eral Gardening of America awards.
The hui is searching for
“If you look at the school- yard as an ecosystem, it’s a
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