Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, April 20, 2017 5 HVNP From page 4 Mark the calendar for these upcoming events: Special Merrie Monarch Festival Events Join us as we celebrate and honor the 54th Merrie Monarch Festival, the annual hula competition of Hilo. Practitioners on Thursday will share the arts of lei making, haku hulu (Hawaiian featherwork), ‘ohe kapala (bamboo stamping) and kuku kapa (making fabric from bark cloth). Multiple Na Hoku Hanohano awardwinning composer, singer and musician Kenneth Makuakane will perform. Part of Hawaii Volcanoes’ ‘Ike Hana No‘eau (Experience the Skillful Work) workshops. Free. When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today Where: Kilauea Visitor Center lanai National Park Week Fee-Free Weekend Come celebrate “America’s Best Idea” and explore your national parks for free! When: Saturday and Sunday Where: All feecharging national parks are free, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park in Kona and Haleakala National Park on Maui. National Park Rx Day Join the growing movement to prescribe parks and nature for the improvement of our health. Among the “prescriptions” are: a morning yoga session with Danielle Makaike from 9-10 a.m.; various presentations including lomilomi (Hawaiian massage) and kalo (taro) from 10 a.m.-noon; and a “Walk with a Doc” from noon-1 p.m. with Dr. Craig Kadooka. Other presenters include Hilo Medical Center, HMSA Community Engagement, state Department of Health and Hui Malama Ola Na ‘Oiwi. When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday Where: Kilauea Visitor Center lanai Weave Ulana Niu (Coconut Fronds) Learn how to weave coconut fronds into beautiful items. The coconut palm is one of the most useful and important plants in the world. Part of Hawaii Volcanoes’ ‘Ike Hana No‘eau (Experience the Skillful Work) workshops. Free. When: 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday Where: Kilauea Visitor Center lanai Kilauea Volcano’s Summit Eruption: Nine Years and Counting On March 19, 2008, a new volcanic vent opened in Halema‘uma‘u Crater at Kilauea Volcano’s summit. Nine years later, the eruption continues. The vent has grown to a gaping crater that’s roughly 195 by 255 meters (about 640 by 840 feet) in size. A lava lake within the vent rises and falls, with spattering on the lake surface sometimes visible from the Jaggar Museum observation deck. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Matt Patrick presents an update and overview on the summit eruption, including stunning imagery. Part of Hawaii Volcanoes’ ongoing After Dark in the Park series. Free. When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium On the way to Volcanoes National Park, Golf, Lava Flow, & Hot Ponds Get a Haircut. Grab a Pizza. Pick up your Perscription. Do the Laundry. Have a Coffee. Bring Lei or Roses. More! Kea‘au Shopping Center ONE GALLERY an artists’ collective Art & Wine Classes 961-2787 $35 onegalleryhawaii.com By Appointment or Walk-Ins Welcome! Palm & Psychic Readings LOVE, ROMANCE & CAREER Kamehameha Market 144 Kamehameha Ave. Hilo M-S • 9am - 5pm 808-854-9169 Call Christine for more information Fri, Sat, Mon & Tues Apr. 21, 22, 24 & 25 at 7pm Sun - Apr. 23 at 2:30pm & 7pm THE LAST WORD (R) DRAMA / COMEDY Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon Directed by: Mark Pellington A one-time highly successful business woman, Harriet Lawler has micro-managed every single aspect of her life. Why would her obituary be any different? And so she assigns the task to a local writer, Anne Sherman. What could go wrong? Variety: “Watching MacLaineʼs Harriet embrace her life, after spending too much time rejecting it, leads The Last Word to a finishing touch. MacLaine has something that shines through, giving the film an afterglow.” $8 Gen. - $7 Student/Senior 38 Haili St. • 934-7777 www.hilopalace.com Photo: USGS/HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY An aerial view of Halema‘uma‘u crater.
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