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HAWAI‘I VOLCANOES NATIONAL 24 • April 17, 2016 PARK CENTENNIAL Getting by with a little help from Friends Nonprofi t group supports park’s programs E ho`ohuli ka lima i lalo (`Olelo Noe`au – to turn the hands downwards, to be productive) Vote Lee Loy, Council District 3 Paid for by Vote Lee Loy Gordon Takaki, Chairman “I ask everyone to support my endorsement of Sue Keohokapu Lee Loy. Sue is honest and hardworking and will continue to help our seniors and children.” ~ Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi ~ Vote Lee Loy Council District 3 Serving Keaukaha, Panaewa, Waiakea House Lots, Waiakea Uka and Keaau E ho‘olokahi i ka nohona ka‘awale a me ke k -ulana i ke ola E Komo Mai! Regency Hilo Rehabilitation & Nursing Center A REGENCY PACIFIC COMMUNITY Come See Our Home On The Kaumana Hillside 583 Kaumana Dr. Hilo • 808-498-0100 • regency-pacific.com Medicare & Medicaid Certifi ed Even a national park needs a friend. Or several hundred friends, in the case of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Since its founding in 1997, the nonprofit group Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has provided support for the park’s programs and projects. The group sponsors the annual BioBlitz and Biodiversity and Cultural Festival as well as workshops and lectures. Everything from the Youth Rangers program, to the Wild Caves Exploration Institute, to the restoration of the park’s old Administration Building has had a helping hand from Friends. “With the centennial year, it’s really been phenomenal, the amount of work we’re doing,” said Friends executive director Elizabeth Fien. Each year, the group makes an annual plan in conjunction with park staffers, looking at the needs of HVNP and in what areas the Friends can make the most impact. “Some of it is fundraising and grant-writing, trying to support some of (HVNP’s) initiatives,” said board member Cheryl Gansecki, a volcanologist who produces the Eruption Update videos seen in the Kilauea Visitors Center. Members also get together for hands-on restoration work, trekking out to weed invasive species and help native plants flourish. Once a month, they’ll get together just to enjoy the park itself, picking a different hiking trail to explore. “It’s neat to meet people that love the park Courtesy Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park FHVNP board members, clockwise from left, David Eyre, Linda Schubert, Scott Brand, Pohai Montague-Mullins, Holly Ka’akimaka, Cheryl Gansecki, Elizabeth Fien and Fia Mattice. By IVY ASHE Hawaii Tribune-Herald See FRIENDS Page 25


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