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Women's Circle Gathering

Meets First Friday of Month- November 4th! 3:00-5:30pm. at Star Estates in Kalapana. 
Email Shakti to RSVP and get directions  here.

Learn more about the County Council Candidates for  District 4 by clicking on their flyers.

 


For 30 days only, the made-in-Puna documentary Aloha From Lavaland is being sold on Kickstarter! This film is full of heart, spirit and aloha, and it features so many of our community members as we journeyed through the tumultuous 2014 lava flow. You can see it here!



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Upcoming Events listed 
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Wednesday, October 19
Open Mic - October 2016

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7:45pm - 10:00pm
Kalani is excited to host our monthly Open Mic, a great place to share live music, readings, and performances. Hear new and old musical favorites, listen to stories and poetic verse, and be entertained by the extraordinary talent in our community.

We ask performers to sign up at the entrance and perform one song/piece only at less than 5 minutes. We request live performances only.
Hosts: Tina Tuohy & Tiffany Jentsch.
Location:  Kalani. 12-6860 Kalapana Kapoho Road, Pahoa, HI 96778
Admission: Free / Donations gratefully accepted at the door.







Friday, October 21st
Puna Community Medical Center Medivan
10:00am - 1:00pm
Other Kalani - 
The Puna Community Medical Center Medivan will be parked at Kalani on the first and third Friday of each month. Dr. Hart Miller will see patients from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, and provide the same services as are available at the PCMC Pahoa clinic, including urgent and acute care, school and job physicals and referrals. No appointment necessary. Patients should bring their insurance card, if they are covered.

Location:  Kalani. 12-6860 Kalapana Kapoho Road, Pahoa, HI 96778
Appointments: No appointments necessary. Contact PCMC at (808) 930-6001 with questions

Friday, October 21
Hawaiian Culture Series
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Kalani - 
Kalani's Hawaiian Culture Events provide a unique forum where Hawai`i and its peoples can come together and share cultural knowledge, customs, and aloha to all willing to receive. These events feature a different Hawaiian cultural practitioner who speaks and shares 'ike (wisdom) through talk story, hō`ike`ike (demonstration), or hana`ana
October 21st 2016: Ka'ao: Transformational Mythology of Hawaii

The annual rising of the Pleiades signifies the coming of the season of Lonoikamakahiki, a deity of agriculture, fertility, peace, love, gratitude, deconstruction, metabolism, sensate awareness, health, and the winter storms, here in Hawai'i. Come joins us as we dive deep into the mythology of Lono and his avatar, the pig demigod Kamapua'a, to discover what insights they may provide for our personal and collective transformation.




Pahoa Mainstreet Music & Art SECOND SATURDAYS in Pahoa Town, Come Out and Dance!  Next one November 12th.










Community Calendars:
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THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Monday, October 31st at 9PM

Rated R, 100 Minutes, Comedy/ Horror/ Musical & Performing Arts
Doors will open at 8PM. Costume Contest starts at 8:30PM.
The Palace Theater's annual presentation of the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will take place on Monday, October 31st at 9PM! There will be a costume contest starting at 8:30PM along with  Participation Kits for sale in the lobby so that you can play along during the movie!
Tickets are $10 in Advance or in Costume, $12 on the Day of the Show. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or over the phone with a credit card at 934-7010, M-F, 10AM-3PM.


Tanna
Friday & Saturday, October 28 & 29 at 7PM
Sunday, October 30 at 2:30PM & 7PM
Tuesday, November 1 at 7PM
Not Rated, 100 Minutes, Drama/ Romance
Doors will open 30 minutes prior to each showing. Tickets are $8 General and $7 for Seniors & Students.
Starring: Marie Wawa, Mungau Dain
Directed by: Bentley Dean, Martin Butler
In the South Pacific, Wawa, a young girl from one of the last traditional tribes, falls in love with her chief's grandson, Dain. When an intertribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothedas part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by enemy warriors intent on killing them. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom.


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Check out the new Polestar Collaborative Program Here!



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October Events at Volcano Art Center

Niaulani Campus:
October 3 - Painting with Peggy
October 7 - Flower Arranging with Kaipo AhChong 
October 8 - Writing on the Wild Side with Tom Peek
October 15 - Experimental Watercolors
October 15 - Orchid Cultivation
October 16 - High Fire Clay (6 sessions) 10/16 -11/20
October 15 - Zentangle®: Altered Books
October 28 - Rainforest Mele: The Brown Boys
October 29 - Piano Hinged Books with Charlene Asato
October 29 - Edible Wild Plants
 
HULA ARTS
October 15- Kumu hula Micah Kamohoali`i with Hālau Na Kipu`upu`u
October 15 - Nā Mea Hula with Kumu Ab Valencia and Hālau Hula Kalehuaki'eki'eika'iu

Aloha Friday on the VAC Gallery Porch
October 7 - Ukulele with Wes Awana
October 14 - Lei making with Randy Lee
October 21 - Hula & oli with Kaho`okele Crabbe
October 28 - Lei making with Kaipo Ahchong

Volcano Art Center Gallery in HVNP:
September 3 - October 9:  Exhibition: "Return of 'Alalā: Restoring The Voice of Hawaii's Native Forests" 
October 15 - Nā Mea Makamae Tiny Teasures Exhibition Opening at Volcano Art Center Gallery. Reception Saturday October 15 at 5pm

For more details on classes and events at the Volcano Art Center- Click Here!  -
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Have an awesome week!  Stay connected to the Puna Happenings events and classes by checking out our online calendar, website, Facebook Group 
page, and local links above.
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Shakti Hoku Douglas
Puna Happenings
Puna Happenings
punahappenings@gmail.com
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