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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
COMMUNITY
2A
Island Life
LEFT: The heavy rains brought lots of unusual life in the lawn.
MARK CHESLER/
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR
RIGHT: A millipede feasts on wild mushrooms that have proliferated from our heavy rains.
ADAM ATWOOD/
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR
Delegate candidates
sought for Native
Hawaiian aha
Nai Aupuni reminds
all Native Hawaiians cer-
tified by Kanaiolowalu,
the Native Hawaiian
Roll, that the deadline
to file as adelegate can-
didate to the Native
Hawaiian constitution-
al convention, or aha, is
Sept. 15. Candidates may
file theirnominations
online at naiaupuni.org.
Nai Aupuni, an inde-
pendent organization
made up of a volunteer
board of directors from
theHawaiiancommunity,
wasestablished solely to
create a path to Hawaiian
self-determination.
Delegate candidates
must live in the area in
which they run and will
be elected by voters in
that area.
Nai Aupuni not only
encourages Hawaiians
who want to run in the
election for conven-
tion delegates to sign
up, butencourages all
Hawaiians to register to
vote in the election itself.
Hawaiians who have not
yet registered can do so
at theNative Hawaiian
Roll Commission’s web-
site at kanaiolowalu.
org or at the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs web-
site atoha.org/registry).
Information about the
election process can be
found at naiaupuni.org
or by emailing naiau-
puni@election-america.
com.
Fosso honored
by Rotarians
Former West Hawaii
Today Publisher Tracey
Fosso has received a spe-
cial Mahalo Award plaque
from the Rotary Club of
Kona. It was present-
ed Aug. 27 at the orga-
nization’s lunch meeting,
held Thursdays at King
Kamehameha’s
Kona
Beach Hotel.
Kau Kau Kailua
kicks off
Kailua Village Business
Improvement District
presents Kau Kau Kailua
throughout September as
an opportunity to enjoy
great values and restau-
rant specials at eateries
throughout the district.
During
Kau
Kau
Kailua, more than 20
participating restaurants
offer special value cou-
pons available in advance
at historickailuavillage.
com. The coupons are
valid throughout the
month of September.
Each restaurant has cus-
tomized its special value
coupons and the offerings
are as diverse as the din-
ing choices.
Anheuser Busch has
joined KVBID as a sup-
porting sponsor of Kau
Kau Kailua.
Participating
restaurants
include:
Frenchman’s Cafe, Fresh
Off Da Boat, Genki
Shabu Shabu, Happy
Buddah Juice Bar, He’e
Restaurant, Honu’s on
the Beach Restaurant,
Huggo’s, Huggo’s on
the Rocks, Humpy’s Big
Island Alehouse, Island
Lava Java, Kona Brewing
Co., Kona Coffee Lounge,
Kona Ice of Hawaii
County, Laverne’s Sports
Bar, One Aloha Shave
Ice Co., Panda Express,
Patricio’s
Mexican
Taqueria, Splashers Grill,
Subway, Taco Del Mar
and The Fish Hopper
Seafood & Steaks.
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