1. Covered by Medicare and Most Insurance
2. Non-Surgical / Minimally Invasive using Radiofrequency
3. No Downtime / No Hospital
4. Office Based Treatment Under Local Anesthesia
MODERN TREATMENTS ARE:
Leg Heaviness
Aching/Pain/Burning
Itching
Restless Legs
Swelling
Cramps at Night
SYMPTOMS
All 5 of the above patients have different stages of
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ULCERS
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Saturday, October 17th, 6pm to 8pm
Coronation Pavilion
Saturday, October 24th
Movie Starts at 6pm
Alii Keanaaina
Hawaiian Music
Three teens discover that their neighbor’s house
is really a living, breathing, scary monster.
Director: Gil Kenan
Writers: Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab
Stars: Michel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
4A
In a videotaped message to confer-
ence participants, Obama recalled his
childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia
and said he always maintained “a spe-
cial love for the ocean.”
“Our economies, our livelihoods and
our food all depend on our oceans,” he
said, “and yet we know that our actions
are changing them. Greenhouse gas
emissions are making our seas warm-
er and more acidic. Marine pollution
harms fish and wildlife, affecting
the entire food chain. Illegal fishing
depletes the world’s fisheries.”
Obama said he would seek to protect
more American waters in the coming
months.
Chile made its own ambitious decla-
ration, cordoning off a vast expanse of
the South Pacific Ocean.
President Michelle Bachelet said the
new marine park would protect the
ancestral species of Rapa Nui, the
name used by the native Polynesians of
Easter Island, which is celebrated for
its hundreds of human statues carved
out of volcanic rock. She was joined
by representatives of the island, who
clapped their hands and sang after the
announcement was made.
Bachelet called it the third-largest
protected marine zone worldwide.
Britain, Gabon, Kiribati, New
Zealand and Palau have taken steps
as well to protect sections of the sea in
recent months.
The “Our Ocean” conference also
targeted marine pollution resulting
from discarded plastics and increasing
levels of ocean acidification, which
damages coral reefs and shellfish pop-
ulations. Such concerns are shared by
the U.S., which imports 90 percent of
the fish it consumes, and Chile, whose
coastline of almost 2,500 miles is vital
to the economy.
To address overfishing, the Obama
administration announced a glob-
al initiative, “Sea Scout,” to iden-
tify unregulated and unreported
activity, and help prosecute ille-
gal fishing organizations. The U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration is expanding a pro-
gram for detecting boats that use
lights to attract fishery catch at night
and will implement it in Indonesia,
the Philippines and three other
countries next year.
The “traceability” initiative is sup-
posed to start for the most commonly
exported fish species such as tuna,
cod, shrimp and crab in September
2016. It would apply to all fish a year
later and is designed to provide a full
accounting of where exporters are get-
ting their catch and whether they are
operating in a sustainable manner.
Anyone who wants to export fish to the
United States would have to adhere
to the conditions. The program needs
final approval from the U.S. Senate
and several additional countries before
entering into force.
“There is literally too much money
chasing too much fish,” Kerry told
the conference. A third of the world’s
fish stocks are over-exploited, he said,
calling overfishing a $10 billion-a-year
industry.
OCEAN:
Obama seeks to protect more American waters
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks Sunday in Emmitsburg,
Md.
CAROLYN KASTER/
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
from the maintenance fund.
The 2012 charter amendment set
aside 0.25 percent of property taxes to
go into a maintenance account. That’s
in addition to the 2 percent set aside
to buy land.
After allowing the maintenance
fund to accumulate to about $1.2
million, the county is readying its
first round of grants. According to the
charter, the county must advertise by
Aug. 1 of each year, provided money is
available.
But there is no formal process in
place to solicit, evaluate and award
proposals from qualifying nonprofits,
or to monitor their use of the
money. Parks and Recreation, the
department charged with overseeing
the maintenance fund, has struggled
with the program, saying it doesn’t
have the staff or expertise to handle it.
“We realized that the Public Access,
Open Space, Natural Resources
Commission is actually the most
knowledgeable group with regards
to the properties that the County
has acquired,” Eoff said Friday in
an emailed message. “They are very
familiar with the parcels of land as
well as the community advocates, the
cultural and lineal descendants and
the nonprofit groups, so this seems to
be a perfect fit.”
The PONC commission will be
tasked with conducting interviews
and performing site visits, as well
as reviewing reports from grant
recipients, to verify that grant
objectives are being met.
Two councilmen still seem unsure
that Parks and Recreation and the
Finance Department can handle the
added work without extra staff.
Puna Councilman Greggor Ilagan
wondered whether the county could
use some of the maintenance money
to hire staff, rather than having to pay
for them with general fund money.
“Parks and Recreation has so
many different projects all across the
island,” Ilagan said during a Sept. 16
committee hearing on the bill. He
noted in particular new regional parks
in the works for Waimea and Pahoa.
“How is this program going to be
staffed?”
“My concern is who is going to
be monitoring them?” asked Hilo
Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi.
Ken Van Bergen, deputy director
for Parks and Recreation, tried to
put council members’ concerns to
rest.
“It’s not like it’s a whole bunch of
(grant recipients),” Van Bergen said.
“We’ll be managing it with existing
staff. It won’t be a problem.”
According
to
the
charter
amendment, the money can be used
only for maintenance of property
bought with open space funds. It can be
used for repair work, conservation and
restoration of soil, forests, shorelines,
native wildlife, streams and wetlands.
Wildfire and fire prevention activities
and repair of existing buildings to
meet code requirements, replacing
signs and installing and repairing
fencing and cattle guards are also
allowable projects. Archaeological
surveys, buffering of Native Hawaiian
historical and cultural sites and
biological studies for protection of
Native Hawaiian plants and animals
round out the list.
The council meets in Hilo council
chambers starting at 9 a.m. Members
of the public can testify there, or
by videoconference from the West
Hawaii Civic Center, Waimea council
office, the conference room adjacent
to the Hisaoka Gym in Kapaau, the
Naalehu state office building or the
Pahoa neighborhood facility.
ACCESS:
PONC commission will be tasked with
conducting interviews and performing site visits
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
We realized that
the Public Access,
Open Space, Natural
Resources Commission
is actually the most
knowledgeable group
with regards to the
properties that the
County has acquired.
KAREN EOFF |
NORTH KONA COUNCILWOMAN
“
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Late one dark and stormy night, an innocent young
couple find themselves stranded on a dark, deserted
road. They seek assistance at a gloomy castle. What
happens next will change them in ways they could
never have dreamed. Richard O’Brien’s cult classic
returns to the Aloha Theatre stage. Let’s do the Time
Warp again!
This show contains adult situations. For the safety
of our actors, we kindly request that patrons refrain
from bringing rice and squirt guns into the theatre.
Please be advised: strobe lighting will be used
during this performance.
ALOHA PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY PRESENTS
Fri, October 9 –
Sat, Oct 31
• Fri & Sat 7:30pm
Adults: $22
Seniors/Young Adults: $20
Halloween $25
All Seats
Participation Kits $3 with online
ticket purchase, $5 at the door.
Aloha Theatre,
Kainaliu
Purchase today
for best seat selection
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALOHATHEATRE.COM OR 322-9924
The Rocky Horror Show
