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Ka'ū News Briefs, Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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Mayor-elect Mitch Roth announced a number of cabinet members today, many of them with much experience
in government. Above, he points to an ILWU sticker on a car at a campaign event in Pāhala before the election.
INCOMING MAYOR MITCH ROTH NAMED A SLEW OF CABINET MEMBERS today to manage Hawai'i County when he takes office on Dec. 7. In a statement, Roth said, "My team and I talked to so many incredibly qualified applicants, but these are the best and the brightest, and we'll be well prepared to take on the difficult challenges that lie ahead." Many of them have deep experience in working in government. As of Wednesday evening, he was still working on the selection of a Planning Director, Research & Development Director, Public Works Director and Environmental Management Director.
Lee Lord will be County Managing
Director and Acting Mayor under
new Mayor Mitch Roth.
All of the cabinet members require confirmation by the County Council. With the Council's blessings:
County Managing Director and Acting Mayor will be Volcano resident Lee Lord. He worked under Roth when Roth was the county's Prosecuting Attorney. Lord holds a doctorate in psychology and degrees in business administration and has served in management at the county Prosecutor and Finance departments, with almost three decades in county service. He also served as administrator for state Child & Family Services. In community work he served as Executive Director at Turning Point for Families.
Bobby Command will be
Deputy Managing Director.
Deputy Managing Director will be Bobby Command, of Captain Cook. Command is a former journalist with West Hawai'i Today who gained administrative experience as deputy Planning Director. mayor's assistant and Deputy Managing Director during the term of Mayor Billie Kenoi. Originally from Honolulu, Command worked for the Kona newspaper for 25 years. He grew up in Honolulu and earned a journalism degree at University of Hawai'i - Manoa.
Deanna Sako will be
County Finance Director.
County Finance Director will be Deanna Sako, who lives in Keaʻau. Her appointment is a holdover from the administration of Mayor Harry Kim. She also served in the post under Kenoi. She has also served as an accountant for the county Department of Parks & Recreation. She earned her Master's of Accounting Science at University of Illinois following a degree in Computer Science Accounting from Wartburg College and her high school diploma at Molokaʻi High.
Elizabeth Strance will be Corporate Counsel.
Corporate Counsel, the attorney for the county administration will be Elizabeth Strance. Se served as Third Circuit Judge for a decade in Kona. Strance earned her law degree at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, following graduation from Willamette University in Oregon where he majored in Public Policy and Political Science.
Maurice C. Messina will be Director
of County Parks & Recreation.
County Parks & Recreation Director will be Maurice C. Messina, a Mountain View resident, who most recently served as Chief of Staff for Mayor Harry Kim. H started his county work in the prosecutor's office and worked as Deputy Director for Parks & Recreation. He is a veteran of combat in the U.S. Navy, with a degree in Criminal Justice, and Naval Criminal Justice. He is also a paralegal.
Scott Uehara will be County
Director of Information Technology.
County Director of Information Technology will be Scott Uehara, of Hilo. He has worked as Information Systems Analyst for Hawaiʻi Police Department for the last eight years, after serving with HFS Credit Union Uehara is a resident of Hilo. Uehara has been the information systems analyst for the Hawai'i Police Department since 2012. Prior to that, he was an information technology specialist with the HFS Credit Union in Hilo. H worked in IT at Kilauea Military Camp, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Schofield Barracks in Honolulu. Uehara's degree in computer science comes from University of Hawai'i - Hilo.
Susan Kunz will be
County Housing Director.
County Housing Director will be Susan Kunz, who will move from managing 251 units for Big Island Housing Foundation. She served in the Kenoi Administration, Kunz as administrator after being deputy of the Office of Housing & Community Development. Kunz holds a degree in business administration from University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
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CANADA, KOREA AND TAIWAN ARE THE NEXT COUNTRIES to send visitors to Hawaiʻi without quarantining 14 days. The arrangement to accept Canada's COVID "trusted partners" to pretest visitors before they come here was announced today. Canada is the country that sends the most people to Hawaiʻi after the mainland U.S.
and Japan.
Japanese visitors were approved to come visit Hawaiʻi without quarantine starting Nov. 6. The first flight brought 64 passengers. More than 175,000 domestic travelers have arrived in the state since Safe Travels began on Oct. 15. Tuesday, Kona Airport saw 652 arrivals, 442 of them tourists.
The pre-travel testing program includes thermal screening of all passengers at arrival gates and receiving a negative nucleic acid amplification COVID test within 72 hours of arrival. Those who arrive with a pending test must quarantine until a negative test result is confirmed. Travelers who test positive must take a test that detects the virus's genetic material and quarantine. Those who choose not to test must quarantine for 14 days.
THE 2020 HAWAIʻI BROADBAND STRATEGIC PLAN is available online for reading. "This year, the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on Hawaiʻi's digital divide as stay-at-home orders required people to distance learn, seek healthcare and work from home," says a message from the state. "The newly released Hawaiʻi Broadband Strategic Plan 2020 provides a fresh look at ways to strengthen Hawaiʻi's broadband infrastructure and programs at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is making clear how dependent Hawaiʻi is on broadband connectivity for education, health, livelihood and economic prosperity."
More than 20 percent of Kaʻū's households do not have internet, according to information gathered in 2014-2018.
The state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, with support from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Office of Planning, published the plan. It's an update from the original released in 2012.
DBEDT Director Mike McCartney said, "Due to the pandemic, there is even greater recognition that Hawaiʻi's competitiveness in the global digital economy, educational exchange, and digital competency is reliant on broadband infrastructure."
Gov. David Ige said, "Broadband connectivity is the critical infrastructure that builds resilience and ties all of Hawaiʻi's residents to the global economy – from businesses in our urban centers to remote workers and content creators in our rural communities."
Burt Lum, DBEDT's Broadband Strategy Officer, said, "All of Hawaiʻi's residents need to benefit from broadband in order for the state to thrive in the 21st century. This plan seeks to outline the steps to achieve digital equity throughout the state of Hawaiʻi."
Download the Hawaiʻi Broadband Strategic Plan update: broadband.hawaii.gov/about. See more at dbedt.hawaii.gov/blog/20-39/.
WEAR SEAT BELTS AND KEEP CHILDREN IN SAFETY SEATS is the message from Hawaiʻi Police Department. Officers will "strictly enforce" seat belt and child safety seat laws under U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration annual Click It or Ticket national seat belt enforcement mobilization.
An announcement from HPD says, "Seat belts save many of lives each year, and the Department's Click It or Ticket campaign is a critical reminder that drivers should wear a seat belt every time they get behind the wheel. Seat belts save lives – but only if they're worn. The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds everyone to wear their seat belt every trip, every time, and officers will be patrolling our roads to enforce these lifesaving laws."
THE U.S. SURPASSED 250,000 DEATHS FROM COVID-19 in less than a year. With 11,527,440 reported cases, that makes the morbidity rate more than 2.17 percent. In the last day, the U.S. reported more than 183,000 new COVID cases.
Onset of COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, by zip code. Gray
areas have populations less than 1,000. White is zero cases.
Yellow is one to 10 cases. Light orange is 11-50 cases. Dark
orange is 51-200 cases. Department of Health map
Hawaiʻi Island reports two new COVID cases today. There are nine people hospitalized on Hawaiʻi Island with the virus. Hawaiʻi Island reports an average of 11 new cases per day over the last 14 days, with 347 active.
New cases reported statewide today total 71, with 59 on Oʻahu, two on Maui, and eight residents diagnosed out-of-state.
Since the pandemic began, 49 deaths have been reported on Hawaiʻi Island. At least 223 people have died in the state, according to state records, one newly reported today, from Hawaiʻi Island. The victim was a male between 20 and 29 years of age and had underlying conditions.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 16,734 total COVID cases in the state. Oʻahu has reported 14,431total cases, Hawaiʻi 1,487, Maui 454, Lanaʻi 106, Molokaʻi 17, and Kauaʻi 82. Residents diagnosed while out-of-state, 157. Statewide, 1,221 people have been hospitalized since the pandemic began.
No new cases have been reported in the last 14 days for Volcano zip codes 96785 and 96718, and Kaʻū zip codes 96772 and 96777. In the last 28 days, less than ten active cases have been reported in zip code 96704, which includes Miloliʻi.
In the last 14 days, 15 cases have been reported in Kaʻū zip code 96737, 20 in Hilo zip code 96720, 77 in Kona zip code 96740, and 12 in zip code 96738 – which includes Waikoloa Village and Puako.
See the Hawaiʻi County COVID-19 webpage. Report violators of COVID-19 safety protocols or quarantine to non-emergency at 935-3311. Hawaiʻi Island police continue enforcement of preventative policies.
Worldwide, there are more than 56.2 million COVID-19 cases. The death toll is more than 1,349,380.
Read online at kaucalendar.com. See our Fresh Food on The Kaʻū Calendar
directory for farms, ranches, takeout. Print edition of The Kaʻū Calendar is
free, with 7,500 distributed on stands and to all postal addresses throughout
Kaʻū, from Miloliʻi through Volcano throughout the district. Read online at
kaucalendar.com and facebook.com/kaucalendar. To advertise your
business or your social cause, contact kaucalendarads@gmail.com.
Daily, weekly, and monthly recurring Kaʻū and Volcano Events, Meetings, Entertainment, Exercise, Meditation, and more are listed at kaucalendar.com.
Free Drive-Thru COVID Testing, no co-pay and no insurance necessary to be tested, but bring insurance card if have. People do not have to have symptoms in order to be tested. Face coverings and social distancing required at all times. Call Civil Defense at 935-0031 for more. Testing locations are Thursday, Nov. 19, Waikoloa at Kamakoa Nui Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 20, Keauhou Shopping Center, 9 a.m. to noon; Saturday, Nov. 21, West Hawai'i Civic Center in Kona, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Hilo Civic Auditorium, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 23, Keauhou Shopping Center, 9 a.m. to noon.
Attend or Testify Environmental Rules Public Hearing on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The hearing will address the Department of Environmental Management's proposal to repeal its existing rules and adopt a new set of proposed Rules of Practice and Procedure. Attend the meeting via Webex Conferencing, meeting number (access code) 126 195 1374, meeting password v2uNh8nZS2w; or by phone: call 1-408-418-9388, access code 126 195 1374, password 82864869.
Attend Virtual Coffee Leaf Rust Webinars Thursday, Nov. 19. Hosted by Hawaiʻi Coffee Association, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., attend Short Term Strategies with Jacques Avelino of CIRAD and Andrea Kawabata of University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Register here.
Attend Research, Resources & Regulation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Kevin Hoffman of Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Lisa Keith of U.S. Department of Agriculture and Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center. Register here.
Farm owners and operators are reminded to notify all farm staff, including seasonal pickers who may work on multiple farms, of new sanitation protocols to mitigate the spread of CLR fungus. Farms are encouraged to share webinar information with farm staff. See hawaiicoffeeassoc.org.
Beadweaving in the Round with Phyllis Cullen, Thursday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222
Christmas in the Country 21st Annual Wreath Exhibition opens Saturday, Nov. 21 through Thursday, Dec. 31 at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222
Paint Your Own Silk Scarf workshop with Patti Pease Johnson, Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222
Virtual ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest through Saturday, Nov. 21. ʻŌhiʻa lovers of all ages will be treated to a fun-filled and educational week of workshops, videos, arts, crafts and cultural sharing. All activities are free, but some require advance registration. Included in the week's activities will be information about how ROD spreads and the actions needed to protect remaining healthy ʻōhiʻa. See UH-CTAHR's website.
Small Businesses and Nonprofits can Apply for Reimbursement Grants through the Business Pivot Program to cover expenses up to $10,000 that they incurred implementing changes to their operations, products, and services. Grant application open until Nov. 23, as funds are available. Click here for eligibility requirements and to apply. Click here for frequently asked questions.
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Fundraiser for Kaʻū Hospital Charitable Foundation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 25, noon to 4 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 26, noon to 2 p.m. Drive-thru pickup at lanai gate at the hospital parking lot. Each plate is $10 and includes turkey, dressing (stuffing), mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, and pumpkin pie. Tickets are available through Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 4:30 p.m., cash or check, in the business office or clinic reception. Questions? Contact Jennifer Grace at 808-932-4372.
Holiday Open House at Volcano Art Center Niʻaulani Campus in Volcano Village, Friday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy viewing of handmade wreaths, cider, music, door prizes, and gifts. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222
Get Books Into the Hands of Keiki at the Volcano School of Arts & Sciences Virtual Book Fair, through Nov. 29. This link, https://www.scholastic.com/bf/volcanoschoolofartssci, is for VSAS and will allow all purchases through this site to be credited towards VSAS's fundraiser. In addition, teachers will set up individual ʻeWalletʻ accounts for teacher wishlist funds: The eWallet allows parents, guardians, and community members to donate funds (not books) from which teachers can purchase books. There is free shipping on book purchases over $25.
Watch Hawaiʻi International Film Festival Online through Sunday, Nov. 29. Tickets for individual screenings as well as all-access passes are available here.
Volcano Garden Arts' Think X-Mas! Exquisite Gift Sale, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Nov. 27, 28, and 29 features special plate lunch at Cafe Ono. Held at 19-3834 Old Volcano Rd. See ShopVGA.net, CafeOno.net, and VolcanoGardenArts.com.
Volcano Village Art Hui: Creative Adaptations 2020 34th Annual Studio Tour & Sale, adapted to fit pandemic circumstances, will be held over Thanksgiving weekend – Nov. 27-29, Friday through Sunday. Participating artists will offer various ways to acquire art using safety guidelines, including online orders, scheduled appointments, and/or modified on-site studio tours. Many artists will continue these opportunities throughout December and beyond. See VolcanoVillageArtistsHui.com or Instagram: @VolcanoArtHui for updates and individual artists' contact information.
Hawaiian Islands Challenge Virtual Run through Dec. 31. Registration closes Nov. 30. Individuals or teams can register to traverse some or all of 808 kilometers on six different courses, one on each main island. Register here.
Renew or Apply for Membership in Experience Volcano Hawaiʻi for $20 until Nov. 30. Details available at experiencevolcano.com/2020special. Membership offers perks such as free 25-word classified ads in the newsletter. Buy, sell, trade or donate. Members can send ads to experiencevolcano@gmail.com. Deadline is the 15th of the month. Ads will publish until canceled. No artwork or logos allowed.
Give Input on Cleaning up the Former Quarry Firing Range in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Engineering evaluation and cost analysis will address surface soils impacted with heavy metals. The EE/CA document is available through Dec. 1. Executive Summary of the EE/CA and the Community Involvement Plan are available online at parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=307&projectID=92898. View them in person, by appointment only – call 808-985-6073 – at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Headquarters Building, 1 Crater Rim Drive, in the Park, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Electronically submit comments via the website above or writing to Ms. Danielle Foster at danielle_foster@nps.gov or Environmental Protection Specialist, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, P.O. Box 52, Hawaiʻi National Park, HI 96718.
Apply or Donate to Full Calabash Fund to support vulnerable Hawaiʻi families and food producers impacted by the pandemic through The Kohala Center. Organizations and foundations can donate to the Full Calabash Fund through Dec. 31 by contacting Nicole Milne, The Kohala Center's vice president of food and agriculture initiatives, at (808) 987-9210 or nmilne@kohalacenter.org. Nonprofit organizations and meal preparation services can apply for grants through Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. online at koha.la/calabash or by calling 808-887-6411.
Big Island Giving Tree will have a booth at St. Jude's in Ocean View on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Available to those in need will be free clothing, linens, shoes, household items, cleaning products, and hygiene products.
Receive Help Signing Up for Med-Quest Health Insurance via nonprofit organizations starting Sunday through Dec. 15. Local contacts through the community organization Kalanihale include Kaʻimi Kaupilo, of Miloliʻi, who can be reached at 808-937-1310 and Donna Kekoa, of Pāhala, at 808-769-1334.
The state's Med-Quest provides eligible low-income adults and children access to health and medical coverage through managed care plans.
Island of Hawaiʻi YMCA helps through Shon Araujo at 808-854-0152 and Carrie Fernandez at 808-854-0256. West Hawaiʻi Community Center assists through Beonka Snyder at 808-327-0803, Tina Evans at 808-640-8587, Charles Kelen at 808-491-9761, and Walter Lanw at 808-785-8201. Hawaiʻi Island HIV/AIDS Foundation helps through Rachelle Hanohano at 808-896-5051, Paul Thome at 858-876-5154, Melani Matsumoto at 808-854-1877, and Jennifer Reno-Medeiros at 808-333-6443.
Kokua Services will help with virtual appointments through the Certified Assisters above.
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund Public Cleanup Event Saturday, Dec. 19. Group size limited due to COVID-19 precautions and government proclamations. Contact Megan Lamson-Leatherman at (808) 280-8124 or wild@aloha.net.
Homeowners, Apply for Affordable Rental Housing Tax Reduction through Dec. 31. Application, requirements and benefits are at hawaiipropertytax.com/misc.html or call the county Real Property Tax office at 961-8201 or 323-4880.
Support Volcano Emergency Response Team's Efforts to supply a newly-developed plan to manage potential disasters in the community of Volcano until other assistance arrives. In order to address these disasters quickly and efficiently, such as hurricanes, COVID-19, and volcanic issues, supplies and equipment are needed to assist the Volcano community in the event a disaster. VERP has set up a GoFundMe website to address these needs and would be "extremely grateful" for any contribution in any amount. See gofundme.com/volcano-emergency-response-plan or the VERP page at thecoopercenter.org.
Volunteer in the Community urges Hawaiʻi Community Foundation: "You can make Hawaiʻi better with your time. Whether you help pull invasive species from the coastline, pick up rubbish from the beach, deliver food to seniors, or read to keiki, just a couple hours of your time make a huge difference in your community! If you've ever considered volunteering, now is the time your community needs it most." Connect with community partners and get resources on where to volunteer at hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/participate.
Free Lifetime Entry for Veterans and Gold Star Families to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes and other national parks. Free entry applies to national parks, wildlife refuges, forests, and other Federal lands managed by the Department of the Interior. Learn more details, and how to apply and receive a Gold Star Family voucher, at https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/veterans-and-gold-star-families-free-access.htm.
New Operating Hours for Wai'ōhinu Transfer Station are Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Recycling services available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HI-5 deposit beverage container collection Saturdays only, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. "White goods" appliance collection services will accept one appliance per resident per day. Customers need to check in with the facility attendant before dropping an appliance off at the facility. No unattended drop-offs allowed. Visit hawaiizerowaste.org website or call 961-8270.
New Operating Hours for Ocean View Transfer Station are Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HI-5 deposit beverage container collection will continue as usual on Saturdays only, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit hawaiizerowaste.org website or call 961-8270.
Sign Up for Solid Waste Operations Alerts here for site closures, availability of services, hours of operation, special conditions affecting solid waste service (such as road closures, flooding, fires), or special events, such as household hazardous waste collections.
COVID-19 Talk Story on Nā Leo TV series aims to help deliver accurate and current information to Hawaiʻi Island residents. Airs live Thursdays at 10 a.m. on Spectrum Channel 53, online at naleo.tv/channel-53/, streaming on Nā Leo's free mobile app, and on-demand at naleo.tv/covid19.
Nominate Businesses that Provide Excellent COVID-19 Safety Precautions for a Gold Star. Submit nominations to County of Hawaiʻi Department of Research and Development here. Find help for small businesses here.
Attend Sunday Drive-In Worship Service at Waiʻōhinu's Kauahaʻao Congregational Church. Parking on the lawn begins at 10 a.m. , with Worship Service starting at 10:10 a.m. Face coverings required when usher comes to vehicle to pass out worship bulletin and other materials, and at the same time, collect any offering or gifts the individual(s) would like to give, or when leaving vehicles for the restroom. Church provides paper fans to stay cool. Bring water. Catch the live-streamed service at 10:10 a.m. and Praise Jam, which runs from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Service is emailed Sunday afternoon to anyone on the email list. Sign up by emailing atdwongyuen.kauahaaochurch@gmail.com or call 928-8039 or 937-2155.
St. Jude's Episcopal Church services and worship are posted online at stjudeshawaii.org. Join the Aloha Hour via Zoom at 11 a.m. on Sundays, here, Meeting ID: 684 344 9828, Password: Aloha. Weekly hot meals, hot showers, the computer lab, and in-person services and bible studies are suspended.
Purchase Stay Home, Cook Rice – A Pandemic Limited Edition cookbook by Hawaiian Electric employees and retirees, their families and friends. Cookbook is $14 and includes more than 160 recipes. Benefits Hawaiʻi Island's United Way chapter partners, which includes Boys & Girls Club Big Island. Find order form at hawaiianelectric.com/
unitedwaycookbook, call 543-4601 on weekdays from 8 a.m to 3 p.m., or email karen.garcia@hawaiianelectric.com. Cookbooks can only be mailed within the U.S. USPS Priority Mail rates will be applied. Delays may be due to the pandemic.
Ocean View Community Market, open Saturdays and Wednesdays, 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. , on the corner of Kona Drive and Highway 11, where Thai Grindz is located. Managed by Mark Cocucci. Masks mandatory. 100-person limit, social distancing required. Gate unlocked for vendors at 5:30 a.m., $15 dollars, no reservations needed. Parking in upper lot only. Vendors must provide own sanitizer. Food vendor permits required. Carpooling encouraged.
ʻO Kaʻū Kākou Market, in Nāʻālehu, open Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon . Limit of 50 customers, 25 vendor booths, with 30 feet of space between vendors. Masks and hand sanitizing are required, social distancing enforced. Contact Sue Barnett, OKK Market Manager, at 808-345-9374 (voice or text) or kaufarmer@aol.com for more and to apply to vend. facebook.com/OKauKakouMarket
Volcano Farmers Market, Cooper Center, Volcano Village, open on Sundays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., with much local produce, island beef, and prepared foods. Call 808-967-7800.
Ocean View Swap Meet open at Ocean View makai shopping center, near Mālama Market. Hours for patrons are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Vendor set-up time is 5 a.m. Masks are required for all vendors and patrons.
Volcano Art Center, Niʻaulani Campus in Volcano Village, open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Virtual Shopping Appointments offered via Skype or FaceTime. Book at volcanoartcenter.org/shop for $5. Shop online gallery 24/7. Orders shipped or free local pickup available. See the VAC Virtual Classroom, which features over 90 videos. volcanoartcenter.org/events, 967-8222
Resources for LGBTQ+, Loved Ones, and Allies at Sexual and Gender Minority online resource hub, Hawaiʻi Department of Health's first website dedicated to LGBTQ+ resources. For more information on joining the SGM Workgroup, email Thaddeus Pham at thaddeus.pham@doh.hawaii.gov. See health.hawaii.gov.
Read Report on Public Input about Disaster Recovery from damage during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption. View the Civic Engagement and Comment Analysis Report here.
Watch Hawaiʻi's 28th Annual Filipino Fiesta and 8th Flores de Mayo virtual celebration here, hosted by the Filipino Community Center, at filcom.org/center/hawaiis-annual-filipino-fiesta.
Bulk School Meal Service for those 18 and under will be held at Volcano and Pāhala on alternating weeks. Friday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., pick up food at Kaʻū District Gym. Friday, Nov. 20, pick up food at The Volcano School of Arts & Sciences Keakealani Campus located at 19-4024 Haunani Road in Volcano. There is no service on Friday, Nov. 27. The program runs through June 30, 2021. Pick up food items such as eggs, cereal, dry pasta, rice, beans, tortillas, milk, and canned vegetables and fruit. As the program grows, a variety of fresh products like meats, fruits and vegetables may be on offer. Each distribution will provide enough food for every person 18 years and under to eat breakfast and lunch. No income requirements to participate. Youth do not need to be present to receive bags but be prepared to give their names and birthdates. See https://www.volcanoschool.net/ or call 808-985-9901.
One-Time Emergency Food For Pets is available through KARES. Call David or Barbara Breskin at 319-8333.
Food Pickup through Hope DIA-mend Ministries, weekdays, 5 p.m. in the Ace parking lot in Ocean View and lunches on Mondays. In Nāʻālehu, meals distributed in front of old Nāʻālehu Theatre at 4 p.m.
Emergency Boxes Available at Cooper Center Tuesday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Call ahead, 967-7800.
Apply for Utility Assistance, to pay for electricity, non-government water, or gas. Applicants must be a Hawaiʻi Island resident, at least 18 years old, lost income or work hours due to COVID-19, and not previously received assistance from other COVID-19 federal or state-funded programs. Funded by CARES Act and distributed by Hawaiʻi County Economic Opportunity Council, required documents for application are government-issued identification, income verification documents for all household members, utility statement with address of services, lease/rental agreement or mortgage document, and proof of hardship. Hardship may include, but not limited to, pay stubs documenting pre-COVID-19 income, unemployment approval letter, or layoff letter. Apply at HCEOC.net or call 808-961-2681.
Apply for Expanded Hawaiʻi County Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program. RMAP partners encourage Hawaiʻi Island residents who are at least 18 years old and lost income or work hours due to COVID-19, including quitting or reduced hours to provide childcare, may be eligible for up to $2,000 per month for rent, lease, or mortgage payments. Payments made directly to landlords, property managers, or mortgage lenders. Approved applicants also have access to financial counseling services.
RMAP nonprofit partners are Hawaiian Community Assets/Hawaiʻi Community Lending, HawaiianCommunity.net, 808-934-0801; HOPE Services Hawaiʻi, hopeserviceshawaii.org/rmap, 808-935-3050; Hawai'i First Federal Credit Union, hawaiifirstfcu.com/pathways, 808-933-6600; Neighborhood Place of Puna, neighborhoodplaceofpuna.org/coronavirus-rent-mortgage-relief, 808-965-5550; Hawai'i Island Home for Recovery, hihrecovery.org/RMAP, 808-640-4443 or 808-934-7852; Habitat for Humanity Hawai'i Island, habitathawaiiisland.org/rmap.html, 808-450-2118.
Apply for Holomua Hawaiʻi Relief Grants for small businesses and nonprofits of up to $10,000 to support core operations, safe on-going and reopening costs, personal protective equipment, and training and technical assistance. The business or nonprofit must employ 50 people or fewer. See the program website.
Receive Help Over the Phone with Critical Financial Issues, through Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Financial Navigators from County of Hawaiʻi, in partnership with Hawaiʻi First Federal Credit Union. Complete webform here or call 808-933-6600. Contact Sharon Hirota at 808-961-8019 with questions.
Marketing Assistance, for small businesses affected by COVID-19, from Univeristy of Hawaiʻi-Hilo faculty and their senior class at https://bit.ly/2YvFxsl.
Free WiFi Access for Students is available in Pāhala, Nāʻālehu, and Ocean View through Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary.
In Pāhala, access is limited to ten students at a time at the school gym on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Support is provided by Joshua Ortega.
In Nāʻālehu, access is limited to 12 students at a time at Nāʻālehu Assembly of God on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Support is provided by Carla Lind.
In Ocean View, access is limited to five students at a time at Ocean View Community Center on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Support is provided by Crystal Mandaquit. No restrooms available at this location.
Kaʻū Mobile Learning Hub at St. Jude's lower parking lot is available weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Instruction and support are provided by Carla Lind, Arianrhod VanNewkirk, Heather Naboa, Marcia Masters, and Breeann Ebanez.
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Q: MapReduce: two splits (execution of map method) for one line input file I developed a mapReduce program to count and log into a request file the number of request by 30 minutes and the most searched word in this period.
My input file is:
01_11_2012 12_02_10 132.227.045.028 life
02_11_2012 02_52_10 132.227.045.028 restaurent+kitchen
03_11_2012 12_32_10 132.227.045.028 guitar+music
04_11_2012 13_52_10 132.227.045.028 book+music
05_11_2012 12_22_10 132.227.045.028 animal+life
05_11_2012 12_22_10 132.227.045.028 history

DD_MM_YYYY | HH_MM_SS | ip | searched words
My output file should diplay something like:
between 02h30 and 2h59 restaurent 1
between 13h30 and 13h59 book 1
between 12h00 and 12h29 life 3
between 12h30 and 12h59 guitar 1

First line : restaurent is the most seek word for the period between 02h30 and 2h59 and 1 represent the number of request.
My problem is that I get redundent map execution for the same line. So I test the program with the following input (1 line in my file).
01_11_2012 12_02_10 132.227.045.028 life
When I debug with eclipse line per line, putting a break point on the following map line.
context.write(key, result);

My program pass two time on this line and write two time the same information for the unique input line.
I am stuck at this point and I don't know why I get 2 map task, since I should have only one split regarding my input.
The program is as follows.
(sorry for my English)
package fitec.lab.booble;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.TreeMap;

import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Mapper;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Reducer;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.FileInputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.FileOutputFormat;

public class BoobleByMinutes {

    public static class TokenizerMapper extends Mapper<Object, Text, Text, Text> {

        private final int TIME_INDEX = 1;
        private final int WORDS_INDEX = 3;

        @Override
        public void map(Object key, Text value, Context context) throws IOException, InterruptedException {

            String[] attributesTab = value.toString().split(" ");

            Text reduceKey = new Text();
            Text words = new Text();

            String time = attributesTab[TIME_INDEX];
            String[] timeSplitted = time.split("_");

            String heures = timeSplitted[0];
            String minutes = timeSplitted[1];

            if (29 < Integer.parseInt(minutes)) {
                reduceKey.set("entre " + heures + "h30 et " + heures + "h59");
            } else {
                reduceKey.set("entre " + heures + "h00 et " + heures + "h29");
            }
            words.set(attributesTab[WORDS_INDEX]);
            context.write(reduceKey, words);
        }
    }

    public static class PriceSumReducer extends Reducer<Text, Text, Text, Text> {

        public void reduce(Text key, Iterable<Text> groupedWords, Context context)
                throws IOException, InterruptedException {
            Text result = new Text();
            int requestCount = 0;
            Map<String, Integer> firstWordAndRequestCount = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
            for (Text words : groupedWords) {
                ++requestCount;
                String wordsString = words.toString().replace("+", "--");
                System.out.println(wordsString.toString());
                String[] wordTab = wordsString.split("--");
                for (String word : wordTab) {

                    if (firstWordAndRequestCount.containsKey(word)) {
                        Integer integer = firstWordAndRequestCount.get(word) + 1;
                        firstWordAndRequestCount.put(word, integer);
                    } else {
                        firstWordAndRequestCount.put(word, new Integer(1));
                    }
                }
            }

            ValueComparator valueComparator = new ValueComparator(firstWordAndRequestCount);
            TreeMap<String, Integer> sortedProductsSale = new TreeMap<String, Integer>(valueComparator);
            sortedProductsSale.putAll(firstWordAndRequestCount);
            result.set(sortedProductsSale.firstKey() + "__" + requestCount);
            context.write(key, result);
        }

        class ValueComparator implements Comparator<String> {
            Map<String, Integer> base;

            public ValueComparator(Map<String, Integer> base) {
                this.base = base;
            }

            public int compare(String a, String b) {
                if (base.get(a) >= base.get(b)) {
                    return -1;
                } else {
                    return 1;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        Job job = new org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job();
        job.setJarByClass(BoobleByMinutes.class);
        job.setJobName("Booble mot le plus recherché et somme de requete par tranche de 30 minutes");

        FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(args[0]));
        FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(args[1]));
        job.setJarByClass(BoobleByMinutes.class);
        job.setMapperClass(TokenizerMapper.class);
//      job.setCombinerClass(PriceSumReducer.class);
        job.setReducerClass(PriceSumReducer.class);

        job.setNumReduceTasks(1);
        job.setMapOutputKeyClass(Text.class);
        job.setMapOutputValueClass(Text.class);
        job.setOutputKeyClass(Text.class);
        job.setOutputValueClass(Text.class);

        FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(args[0]));
        FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(args[1]));

        System.exit(job.waitForCompletion(true) ? 0 : 1);
    }
}

@Radim
Whene i Launch the jar with yarn into real hadoop i get number of split = 2
i put the log below
16/07/18 02:56:39 WARN util.NativeCodeLoader: Unable to load native-hadoop library for your platform... using builtin-java classes where applicable
16/07/18 02:56:40 INFO client.RMProxy: Connecting to ResourceManager at /0.0.0.0:8032
16/07/18 02:56:42 WARN mapreduce.JobResourceUploader: Hadoop command-line option parsing not performed. Implement the Tool interface and execute your application with ToolRunner to remedy this.
16/07/18 02:56:42 INFO input.FileInputFormat: Total input paths to process : 2
16/07/18 02:56:43 INFO mapreduce.JobSubmitter: number of splits:2
16/07/18 02:56:43 INFO mapreduce.JobSubmitter: Submitting tokens for job: job_1468802929497_0002
16/07/18 02:56:44 INFO impl.YarnClientImpl: Submitted application application_1468802929497_0002
16/07/18 02:56:44 INFO mapreduce.Job: The url to track the job: http://moussa:8088/proxy/application_1468802929497_0002/
16/07/18 02:56:44 INFO mapreduce.Job: Running job: job_1468802929497_0002
16/07/18 02:56:56 INFO mapreduce.Job: Job job_1468802929497_0002 running in uber mode : false
16/07/18 02:56:56 INFO mapreduce.Job:  map 0% reduce 0%
16/07/18 02:57:14 INFO mapreduce.Job:  map 100% reduce 0%
16/07/18 02:57:23 INFO mapreduce.Job:  map 100% reduce 100%
16/07/18 02:57:25 INFO mapreduce.Job: Job job_1468802929497_0002 completed successfully
16/07/18 02:57:25 INFO mapreduce.Job: Counters: 49
    File System Counters
        FILE: Number of bytes read=66
        FILE: Number of bytes written=352628
        FILE: Number of read operations=0
        FILE: Number of large read operations=0
        FILE: Number of write operations=0
        HDFS: Number of bytes read=278
        HDFS: Number of bytes written=31
        HDFS: Number of read operations=9
        HDFS: Number of large read operations=0
        HDFS: Number of write operations=2
    Job Counters
        Launched map tasks=2
        Launched reduce tasks=1
        Data-local map tasks=2
        Total time spent by all maps in occupied slots (ms)=29431
        Total time spent by all reduces in occupied slots (ms)=6783
        Total time spent by all map tasks (ms)=29431
        Total time spent by all reduce tasks (ms)=6783
        Total vcore-milliseconds taken by all map tasks=29431
        Total vcore-milliseconds taken by all reduce tasks=6783
        Total megabyte-milliseconds taken by all map tasks=30137344
        Total megabyte-milliseconds taken by all reduce tasks=6945792
    Map-Reduce Framework
        Map input records=2
        Map output records=2
        Map output bytes=56
        Map output materialized bytes=72
        Input split bytes=194
        Combine input records=0
        Combine output records=0
        Reduce input groups=1
        Reduce shuffle bytes=72
        Reduce input records=2
        Reduce output records=1
        Spilled Records=4
        Shuffled Maps =2
        Failed Shuffles=0
        Merged Map outputs=2
        GC time elapsed (ms)=460
        CPU time spent (ms)=2240
        Physical memory (bytes) snapshot=675127296
        Virtual memory (bytes) snapshot=5682606080
        Total committed heap usage (bytes)=529465344
    Shuffle Errors
        BAD_ID=0
        CONNECTION=0
        IO_ERROR=0
        WRONG_LENGTH=0
        WRONG_MAP=0
        WRONG_REDUCE=0
    File Input Format Counters
        Bytes Read=84
    File Output Format Counters
        Bytes Written=31

A: In your main(job) method these lines are duplicated:
FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(args[0]));
FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(args[1]));

also:job.setJarByClass(BoobleByMinutes.class);
but this line should be causing the duplicate input: FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(args[0]));
so your main method should be:
 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        Job job = new org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job();
        job.setJarByClass(BoobleByMinutes.class);
        job.setJobName("Booble mot le plus recherché et somme de requete par tranche de 30 minutes");

        job.setMapperClass(TokenizerMapper.class);
//      job.setCombinerClass(PriceSumReducer.class);
        job.setReducerClass(PriceSumReducer.class);

        job.setNumReduceTasks(1);
        job.setMapOutputKeyClass(Text.class);
        job.setMapOutputValueClass(Text.class);
        job.setOutputKeyClass(Text.class);
        job.setOutputValueClass(Text.class);

        FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(args[0]));
        FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(args[1]));

        System.exit(job.waitForCompletion(true) ? 0 : 1);
    }

A: I get the solution from this link: why is my sequence file being read twice in my hadoop mapper class?
I did not see that i get Total input paths to process : 2 in my log.
as they say in the link i just needed to comment the line
FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(args[0]));

I don't understand the comment "this line simply appends input back to config"
can anyone explain please
any ideas is appreciated

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Jack Grealish Says City Move More Difficult Than He Expected
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What's at stake in a credential stuffing attack
Attackers gain a network foothold by using stolen credentials under the guise of an authenticated trusted employee or third party.
Published Sept. 1, 2021
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Limiting a cybercriminal's ability to access credentials or using passwordless systems are gaining popularity as prevention, but defending against credential stuffing attacks may require some new arsenal in the cybersecurity toolkit.
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Az I Missed the Bus az amerikai hiphopduó Kris Kross harmadik kislemeze a debütáló Totally Krossed Out című albumról.

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Az I Missed the Bus című kislemez a harmadik kimásolt dal a Totally Krossed Out című 1992-ben megjelent debütáló albumról. Az első két kislemez, a Jump, és a Warm It Up című dalok a Billboard Hot Rap kislemez lista 1. helyéig jutottak, azonban a harmadik kislemez csupán a 14. helyig, illetve a Billboard Hot 100-as lista 63. helyén landolt.

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A dal klipje elég bizarra sikeredett, ahol a fő szempont a szorongás. A buszvezető táncoló zombiként van jelen a klipben, valamint az iskola tanárai is bizarr lényként jelennek meg. A klipben Dupri is feltűnik parókában bírósági ítélethozóként.

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2018 Exhibition of Miniature ArtHilliard Society of Miniature Art - Fine Art in Miniature - artists, paintings, exhibition, collectors.
Browse the full Exhibition below (click on a miniature for a larger view and full details - the format used is Catalogue Number/Title/Media /Price). You can also use the search box above to find work by a particular artist. All prices are in GBP (£).
From June 12th 2018 purchases can be made from the online Exhibition throughout the year (subject to availability) by contacting the Hilliard Office - email: hilliardsociety@aol.com or Telephone: 01749 674472. Shipping is available worldwide.
Our grateful thanks to all the volunteers who make the Online Exhibition possible, including Roger Phillips for his photography skills. We hope you enjoy these miniature masterpieces as much as we do!


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Cranichis apiculata är en orkidéart som beskrevs av John Lindley. Cranichis apiculata ingår i släktet Cranichis, och familjen orkidéer. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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No way! You can now use your Category 1-4 Hyatt free night in Manhattan!
With the addition of Thompson hotels into the World of Hyatt portfolio, there is now an amazing option for using your Hyatt free night in downtown Manhattan!
Marriott Bonvoy is offering free breakfast to families staying at their hotels. Book with promo code S4B, and snag some free pancakes!
During a recent trip to Seattle, my son and I stayed at the Hyatt House Seattle Downtown, which turned out to be an excellent pick.
Why do I keep staying in Holiday Inns?
Holiday Inn continues to provide a very mixed experience depending on the property. It really depends which you visit. Yet I keep staying with them. Why?
Buying points can be a great way to boost your balance, but only if makes sense financially! Does the new IHG promotion fit that criteria?


Borrowing the mantra of its predecessor event of "Always in September," the Texas Hot Sauce Festival will be held on September 23 and 24, 2017 (with Saturday hours of 11am – 6pm and Sunday hours of noon – 5pm). The locale for this new THSF will be the Bayou City Event Center at 9401 Knight Road, Houston, TX 77045.
More details will be made known at the Texas Hot Sauce Festival's website at http://www.texashotsaucefestival.com as it is being built in the coming months. You can also check for updates on their Facebook page.
Until then, if you are interested in becoming a vendor at one of the best hot sauce expos of the year, you can inquiry Carol at carol@texashotsaucefestival.com.
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All About Rugby
Greatest Rugby Comebacks of All Time
The Maradonas and Peles of Rugby
The New Popularity of Streaming Rugby Online
Why Rugby Is a Success in New Zealand
Things You Should Know Before Placing an Online Rugby Bet
Facts on How Technology Has Influenced Modern Rugby
Five Facts About the New Zealand Rugby Team
Rugby has come a long way since it was declared a professional sport in 1995. The game has grown immensely, attracting millions of supporters, players, and coaches across the globe. Lately, technology has had a massive impact on modern rugby, especially around data processing and analytics.
Tech and Data in Modern Ruby
Like many top sports, data analytics has led to better team performances and overall growth to the game. Coaches using computers to run their players on the field is no longer something out of the ordinary. Now more than ever, cameras are positioned at different angles of the pitch to collect visual data on how the game took place even down to the tiniest moves. This allows coaches, players, and other analysts to collect information on different tactics, advantages, and team relations.
Backroom and Staff Profiles
Another aspect of Modern rugby that has been heavily impacted by technology is running staff members and the backroom. With adequate data, it is easier to get proper references when looking for competent staff members.
Coaching With Video Analysis
Any team needs a great coach to reach its potential, and now, every coach needs video technology if they are looking for a competitive advantage. Video technology allows coaches to have a broader view of a field, helping them plan players' footing to make better attacks and defences. Different types of video analysis software are also available in the market, helping to contextualize different views for proper reviews.
It is important to note that all these changes could not have been possible if coaches shied away from listening to data. Also, thanks to sports analysts and scientists, technological moves have been much more comfortable. Although there's a call to balance between technology and intuition, everyone will admit that this balance is getting much better with every technological advancement.
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Q: Why does my program seem to go over some numbers? I need some help I cannot understand why my program doesn't record the right numbers. It will record parts of the number but skip the rest.
Example (How I want it):
Player Name: Lev Yashin
Sign Up Time: 9 09
Sign In Time: 1 01
Player Name: Andrei Arshavin
Sign Up Time: 6 09
Sign In Time: 12 15
Player Name: Igor Akinfeev
Sign Up Time: 7 36
Sign In Time: 5 29
Player Name: Igor Netto
Sign Up Time: 4 28
Sign In Time: 7 29

But when I run my code, I get:
Player Name: Lev Yashin
Sign Up Time: 9 9
Sign In Time: 1 1

Its looking like it passes zeros, and I can't seem to understand why it does it. Once and awhile I will pass in some other data and it will produce all the numbers.
Anyone have any ideas on why it doesn't include some numbers?
int modifyStr(FILE *soccerWebsiteData, char firstAndLast[], char *pSignUpHours, char *pSignUpMinutes, char *pSignInHours, char *pSignInMinutes) {
char *position = NULL;
char oneLineOfFile[MAX_LENGTH];
char signUpHours = 0, signUpMinutes = 0, signInHours = 0, signInMinutes = 0;

while (!feof(soccerWebsiteData)) {
    fgets(oneLineOfFile, MAX_LENGTH, soccerWebsiteData);
    position = strchr(oneLineOfFile, ',');

    strncpy(firstAndLast, oneLineOfFile, (position - oneLineOfFile));
    firstAndLast[(position - oneLineOfFile)] = '\0';

    signUpHours = atoi(position + 1);
    *pSignUpHours = signUpHours;

    position = strchr(position, ':');

    signUpMinutes = atoi(position + 1);
    *pSignUpMinutes = signUpMinutes;

    position = strchr(position + 1, ',');

    signInHours = atoi(position + 1);
    *pSignInHours = signInHours;

    position = strchr(position, ':');

    signInMinutes = atoi(position + 1);
    *pSignInMinutes = signInMinutes;

    printf("Player Name: %s \n", firstAndLast);
    printf("Sign Up Time: %d %d \n", signUpHours, signUpMinutes);
    printf("Sign In Time: %d %d \n", signInHours, signInMinutes);
}
return 0;

}


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Cabinas Milagro Ph (506) 2464-0037. Single / doubles with bathroom 7/ 13 US$. It is a family business which is located at the end of the village, 50 meters north and 25 meters east of the Catholic Church. To arrive here from the center, you will need to pass by the church, and then get to the Río Frio Bridge, and take a right turn opposite the football pitch. There are 15 rooms with private bathroom, fan and Cable TV.
Cabinas Tío Henry Ph/fax (506) 2464-0344. Single/ double with bathroom 12/ 20 US$, with shared bathroom 8 US$ per person. It is located in the center of the village 50 meters south of the Grupo Colono, there is a small under roof car park. There are 14 cabins with air conditioning and Cable TV, eight have a private bathroom and four are shared, the rooms and beds are made from rustic wood.
Cabinas El Bosque Ph/fax (506) 2464-0355. Single/ doubles with fan 6/ 11 US$, with air conditioning 10/ 15 US$. Located in the north of the village. There are 10 rooms some with Cable TV. There is also covered parking.
Soda La Mancha. On the main road opposite the Tío Henry Cabins. Serving traditional meals from 2.20 / 4 US$.
El Turista Restaurant. On the main road, good meals from 3 US$.


Have you ever noticed that so many scholarships and awards out there are for people with leadership potential? When my oldest was applying to college, we were struck by this. The most coveted scholarship, the one with the most financial outlay, was for those superstars with leadership skills. Even with the lesser scholarships, the goal seemed to be to find those students with that extra "something" that set them apart from the crowd and gave them a leg up.
Now there is nothing wrong with being a leader. Heaven knows we need them. Good ones. Strong ones. Wise ones. But there is a reason for the phrase "too many chiefs and not enough Indians." We can't ALL be leaders. We can't all be stars. Somebody has got to follow. Somebody must set up and take down. Somebody must organize. Somebody must direct. Have you ever noticed at the end of a movie all those names. Line upon line of names doing jobs that make no sense to us. But they were all part of the production that became the movie. We only recognize the stars. But they never could have made the production without the hundreds of people behind the scenes.
Most of life needs a few leaders and a lot of reliable cogs. We need those who have, in our estimation, bit parts and small jobs. Jobs that go unappreciated until they aren't done. Parts that are unnoticed until they break down. A bad seal caused the Challenger explosion in 1986. A bit part. Easy to overlook. But the link between life and death.
In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul talks about the Body of Christ being like a real body. We each have different parts but serve one body. And it is sometimes those lesser parts of the body that serve such an important purpose. Shortly after Matt and I were married I had an accident that included cabbage, a brand new really, really sharp knife, and lots of blood. The end result was that I lost an entire fingernail. Never before had I given a fingernail any thought at all, except when my oldest sister laughed at my nails because they grew in square.
Over the course of the next few weeks, as I eagerly awaited my new nail to grow in, I was shocked and pained (quite literally) to find out just how important the fingernail actually is. I think there may be no place on the human body as tender as the naked nail bed. The naked nail bed of the index finger finds just about anything first. Scissors, ends of coat hangers, door frames, razor blades, bricks. Even something as soft as a pillow can inflict pain on something so tender. So it is with us. Some of us are heads. Some of us are hearts. Some of us are feet. But some of us are fingernails. And the body will really hurt without us.
One day my husband and I, if we are ever wealthy enough, will start a scholarship, a Reliable Cog scholarship, for the student who is conscientious and responsible and hardworking, but lacks the bells and whistles of the great leaders and superstars of the world. Because reliable cogs are important, too.
From a "behind the scenes person", I thank you for sharing this.


Nelson Mandela in the Hospital.
God does not forbid bad things, this is the world of men, and no amount of prayer will change the inevitable. You can leave a fired candle with your baby and pray for the safety of the two year old, the will of your baby will prevail.
It is with gratitude to God and the will of the Nigerian people that I announce the death of the last publishing house in Nigeria. She is survived by four children (the enterprising Chinese pirate, the uneducated Nigerian intellectual thief, an intelligent Indian printing press, the government under-funded NCC) and two grandchildren (books from UK sales bonanzas, and books donated by Americans to Ojuelegba-under-bridge).
When was she born? Was it when Amos Tutuola's "The Palm-Wine Drinkard" was first published in London? The truth is: every Nigerian date of birth, before 1960, is a suspicious invention. Birthdays were usually approximations: if your hand can touch your ears, you're above six years.
When I was born, the Nigerian educational system was on life support, like Mandela at ninety four. That I can type English is due to the prayers of my parents. Writing about the history of Nigerian publishers is quite a feat, I should have read about it, but the person (Christopher Okigbo) who should have written the book was killed during the Nigerian Civil War. There was nothing civil about that.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is my adopted beginning of publishing in Nigeria. Sales from Things Fall Apart encouraged Heinemann to establish the African Writers Series [i]. Achebe was the founding editor of the imprint, and after "self publishing"[ii] his book, he went on to publish about one hundred titles by other African Writers including Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Doris Lessing, Nadine Gordimer, and Naguib Mahfouz. Achebe and the African Writers Series published plays, collections of poetry, novels, essays, collections of short stories, and they feed the literary hunger of the African continent. And "na who first die, get seniority for heaven"[iii]. I hereby declare Albert Chinualumogu Achebe the Patron Saint of African Literature.
Oh Achebe, how is Okigbo?
Are you walking in the dead?
Coming to join you, please edit her titles.
I have prayed to the ancestors of African publishing, but only the living can answer prayers.
The civil war and a Nigerian road curbed Achebe's creativity. The military regimes pursued Wole Soyinka out of the country, and they used the Nigerian "handbook of governance" to decimate intellectuals. They took schools from private owners and starved government institutions of funds. Everyone knows what excess education can do to the mind, it created an over sabi Wole Soyinka and a wahalaful Gani Fawehinmi, and many other "elements" that thought they knew better than the government. The Nigerian military destroyed printing presses who were printing subversive ideas like democracy and civilian administration. They broke the fingers of our best printers and blinded the eyes of others with money. The lucky ones were left to rot in jail for "wandering at night".[v] The silent years began, and our best minds emigrated to western universities, and they never came back. The country died and poetry flourished because Nigerians didn't understand verse, and truths could be hidden in poems.
We got rid of the military in 1999. Military rule is the worst form of administration, I pity Egypt. The military prospers on the obedience of commands. Creativity comes from questions, from the chaos of understanding. "Why" is the order of creation, to create is to rebel against dogma. Men must have the freedom to question the answers, scientists and artists are just expert interrogators.
After the military left, good books crept out of imaginations. The Literary Prizes soon followed, and publishing houses revived their literary practises. Then Farafina Books came with a dream. It went to the market with Chimamanda Adichie's "Purple Hibiscus" and it began to sell. In Nigeria, it remains the number one literary bestseller of this millennium[vi]. But it is not solely published by Farafina Books in Nigeria. Our biggest competitors are unknown Nigerian businessmen and a chain of Chinese collaborators. To say that "all Chinese businessmen in Nigeria are pirates" is to assume that "all Nigerians are internet fraudsters". This is how it works: they go to bookshops in search of bestsellers (usually Farafina Books) and they pirate hundreds of thousands in India or China, and they import pirated books into the country. Flooding the market with counterfeits and killing the dream.
At the beginning, Farafina Books published numerous titles from multiple writers, both profitable and unmarketable authors found a home in Kachifo Limited. The success of one could offset the cost of many others. And the quantity of quality writing was as diverse as the stars under the Onikan sky. The success of Farafina Books inspired other publishers like Yam and others. The Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop encourages and develops the skills of unknown and unpublished African writers. It remains the number one "boarding house" for budding writers in Africa.
At the moment, Farafina Books cannot publish as many titles as she would love to. This is a business: we pay for office space, security, electricity, insurance, internet services, financial services, copyright protection, legal services, petrol and diesel generators, library books, furniture and appliances, telephone bills, water supply, waste disposal, maintenance and servicing of equipments, renovations and aesthetics, office stationeries, staff training, and salaries of : editors, crazy editorial assistants, graphic artists, accountants, marketers, technicians, auditors, drivers, engineers, software programmers, and janitors. We pay corporate and income tax to the State and Federal governments. And our staffs have families, intend to raise families, enjoy office parties, and go for paid vacations (in their dreams). At the end of our working lives, we also deserve pension. We'll like to pay our authors millions of royalties, and help produce a Nigerian Billionaire author. We'll like to revive the Farafina Magazine, at least to publish my writings. And it will be nice for our Board to declare profit.
It's a miracle to run an independent publishing house in Nigeria, prayers do not pay our bills. So when you ask if we have "China Must Go" or that other book not published by Farafina, I wonder if you want Farafina to use my "naira and kobo" to publish your reading pleasures.
What about the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)? Shey you gave them money to be pursuing pirates up and down? Or are you expecting them to use their "two naira" salaries to be pursuing millionaire pirates? It takes cash to enforce the law, and it takes some Dora Akunyuli who doesn't care if she makes her husband a widower and her children to be motherless. It takes an Olusegun Obasanjo to appoint a Dora Akunyuli and ensure she receives all the support she requires, both in funds and security. It takes the Nigerian media to sell a Dora Akunyuli to Nigerians.
So you're still wondering why we didn't publish your manuscript? So what if we did: we spend millions to produce your book, somehow we get to advertise and market your book without cost (very impossible), and your book makes it to the booksellers, and all the bookshops remit sales of your book after it has left their shelves, and your book makes a profit and Farafina sends you royalties. Then: the pirates smell blood and swoop in on the harvest. Farafina will not earn naira, neither will you, and I will not get paid. And everyone will be happy, shebi? Yeye!
If you like, say it does not concern you, after all Farafina did not publish your book and your entry was not accepted for the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop. Don't worry. Nigerian publishing will die and life will continue. Creative minds will go abroad to get their books published like flocks of Nigerians flying abroad for good education. The last printing press will eventually close, except on election years when they print campaign materials.
After the death of the last publishing house in Nigeria, other dreams will be inspired to venture into publishing, right?
You are right man.As a matter of fact i am also searching for a publisher to work on my anthology of short stories.
I was searching the web looking for a good publisher to publish my collection of poem. I must say I have found a publisher. Who ever wrote this piece has a way with words that captures the reader's attention and never lets go. Udo.
Honestly this is a problem the nigeria government need to look into. The young minds must find their place in the litrary world.
Wow this a nice right up. Na waooo I wonder what is becoming of this country. The hunter cannot even have a piece of his hunted animal. Farafina must not die ooo. A lot of young writers are still trying to get a hold to ur platform.
saw this today and nearly cried. it is the truth but we go win.
I w0nder what the heck is with #pirates…i stumbled 0n this motivating article when digging something ab0ut the cost of printing a th0usand c0pies of ficti0n…i saw farafina is faced with obstacles.I w0nder what 0ur fate will be if farafina dies!
This is an amazing write up. It aptly captures the whole problem we as literary enthusiasts and aspiring writers are facing in the country. But my advice to Farafina is that they should keep fighting, even if it's just with words and articles like this. There are still a few of us left out here, just like Farafina, who still believe in a change of fortunes. Aluta continua, Victoria acerta!!
Amatesiro!! hats off for this gorgeous piece of writing – it's as authentic and crazy as you are. Somehow, we must STILL believe and hope, that one day someone who is actually a President (not a stand-in man) will appoint someone that will push our cause forward with grit and determination. All hope is not lost, the Arts will prevail, Writing will prevail and the budding talents will sprout into a beautiful field of literary greats. We must believe!
This post broke my heart. And nearly crushed my dreams.
The writing was inspired though. Hats off to the author (my first complement this year).
I noticed you have Brandon Sanderson on your Goodreads widget. I love him to bits. Read all his books (except Way of Kings). Gonna be better than him, someday.
Is it twisted to say I enjoyed readin this? Especially seeing myself in the picture of the graduates of the 2010 workshop. 😉 That was serendipitous.
I enjoyed it not just because I feel involved because I would love to be published someday -and by Farafina no less- but more so because your writing gripped me and refused to let go.
It's hard to keep me reading to the last word these days but you did. Well done!
Now to everyone who accused this piece of crying wolf, and is urging Farafina to fight, I say I think this is a good way to fight.
Farafina is in the business of words, I'm not at all surpised that it has chosen to deploy words as weapons to correct or at least begin the process of correcting the imbalance.
Now that we have read it and are talking about it, someone will tell someone and someone will provide a solution that will work.
The solution requires collective effort and I say kudos to Farafina for realising that and calling us to the village square to add our minds to the pot so we can together brew the antidote to the lethal poison that piracy is.
We all agree that a problem's solution will never be found at the same level at which it was created, so let us rise above it together by offering constructive criticism and any solution at all.
One idea is sure to work out of the pile we collect.
The music industry was and still is besieged with piracy but they are not sitting down crying wolf, they are fighting hard against piracy, what is the writing art doing to fight piracy? Has there been a body like P-MAN of the music industry, video and licence board of movie industry, set up for writing? Is there an umbrella of writers where suggestions could be made and foot soldiers created to tackle issues? Farafina, the hope of every established and upcoming author in Nigeria must not die, writing must not die, the voice of creative nigerians must not die.
I am sorry to ask the bitter truth questions, I reserve the questions back as truth is bitter and is from books there are told.
WHY FARAFINA MUST NOT DIE?
Who will give us breast?
If anything good has come out of all this it is that our plight has inspired poetry. We are honoured. Thank you 'Asokogi'.
First time writer here, been looking online for a publishing house. How good is farafina? Are they in the south south? Delta state to be precise. My book Nigeria, love and other drugs comes in two parts, first part is historical; of Nigeria from 1900, on past the lording over us by the royal Niger company, establishing of protectorates to almagamation and later independence up till 2013. Second part is a love story between Nysc corpers ndi and habiba, with interactions between ndi and his pupils, habiba's family amongst a host of others.
To quicken literacy in Nigeria, shall we encourage each state to establish a state-sponsored publishing house?
You were one of those calling for total revolution knowing fully well that revolution was war. Now you're panicking and want die for mere hearing of gun shot or rumour of revolution. Please stay alive and help fight the invaders ie the Pirates , the Chinese and even our self-serving governments. We writers shall help by putting you on a strong life-support, so that you will not die. We shall be paying greater chunk or percentage of the cost of credible works you've accepted for production. A pity you don't believe in prayers and that's more work for your PROs. They should intensify effort to utilize the cooperation of pirates and millionaire business men in marketing of the books.
If it does then what will book enthusiats in Nigeria read?Foreign novels?
If it does then what does the future hold for young aspiring authors who are yearning to be heard,and who have hope that they will be heard,not just by their locality but by the world because of a platform like Farafina?
If it does,it would be like the days of gloom before Adichie,when it seemed like aspiring to become an author was a futile dream,but Adichie gives us hope through Farafina.Will Nigeria also take that from us?This fragile but strong hope?
Farafina is a great publisher,but doing any kind of business in nigeria today comes with challenges so publishing is being dealt its own share of challeges.I have 2 points to make:1.let's not allow piracy to douse our enthusiasm about books, literacy and the art of writing.book reading sessions are disappearing quickly our "billionaire author if/when she shows up should have a channel for her voice to be heard inspite of overwhelming odds.I believe the business of publishing should not take the art with it into the abyss .2.DIGITAL PUBLISHING can do for publishing what mp3 did for music:cost effective exposure,small profit margin but it relieves both aspiring writer and publisher of the burden of unpublished manuscripts.Farafina does not eat manuscripts she?lastly, I'm a comic artist and I like to borrow a line from spider man,let's cut down on the complaining "KIDS ARE WATCHING.
Great writing, but what to do? Is this a call for arms? For us to do something to preserve 'Farafina'? Farafina means a lot to me, and to many other Nigerians so if you are seeking innovative solutions, pray….tell! Clearly!! Perhaps we can bring back the Pacesetter series (somehow via Farafina, though I don't expect those born int he 80s to know Pacesetters. Sorry!). Or perhaps Farafina would like to partner with 'independents' in a variety of contemporary publications…..
@Kitchen Butterfly, we're definitely open to suggestions and yours sound like good ones. Thanks.
Some beautiful writing, held my breath from start to finish. As to the content *deep sigh. I wish I had solutions to proffer but I don't.
You write pretty well yourself. Keep fighting, How can we help?
This is so disheartening. Let's help ourselves by buying ONLY original books. If anything as close as what's been predicted by the author happens to Farafina, we will all pay dearly for it. Trust me, we will!
LET ME GIV WRITERS & PUBLISHERS AN ADVICE: STOP FIGHTIN BOOK PIRATES; COLLABORATE/PARTNER WIT DEM INSTEAD. EVEN THEY END UP GETTIN D LOIN SHARE OF 65/35 OR 70/30 OF D DEAL, IS IT NOT BETA DAN LOSIN 99% FIGHTIN A LOSIN BATTLE AGAINST DEM? DAT IS WAT WISE MUSICIANS & RECORD LABELS DID WIT D MUSIC PIRATES IN ALABA & IWEKA. COS ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE 2DEFEAT DEM IN DIS PRESENT CORRUPT NIGERIAN SYSTEM O! SO TAKE MY REALISTIC ADVICE. OR SELF-PUBLISH. DAT NA D SUREST WAY. SHIKENA!!!!
This the reality of the country we live in. I wish Nigerians will stand for something, so they don't lose everything. @unibentimes is obviously an individual who does not know what it takes to run a business in Nigeria. I think Farafina has done a fantastic job, they made me take an interest in Nigerian literature and I truly wish something gets done. Our government does not but steal and cheat. They do not protect our borders, or our jobs. Most businesses now import foreigners into the country and who regulates this? Same with all the pirated items being imported into the country. This article is a wake up call, we who enjoy Farafina books should be conscious of where you buy them. I think Farafina should also endorse certain places where these books should only be purchased. I bet there are loads of Nigerians who have been touched by the books you have published and wouldn't want to see this publishing house die. Something must be done. Where there is a will, there is a way!
@lilychic I believe you misunderstood my 'FIRST COMMENT' on this blogpost.
Farafina, whether anyone likes it or not, is a model for publishing houses in this country. Despite d odds, they have managed to not just survive the harsh economic climate, but also have created a niche for themselves.
Honestly, from all the local publishers am currently engrossed with, Farafina intrigues me more.
why? What the writer has done is to do what we Nigerians know how to do best – LAMENTING AND WAITING FOR THE GODS TO COME TO OUR RESCUE!
I've read countless materials doing these same things – calling for public support, blaming the system and everybody else.
This blogpost honestly does not say anything new.
We need to be clear about certain things, Nigeria is an ailing country. Corruption is the norm and poverty is not news.
We keep complaining about piracy and attacking the government for not doing enough to curb it.
But you and I know the situation of this country. COMPLAINING DOES NOT SOLVE ANYTHING!
Let us 4get government and let our publishing houses create their own piracy-proof system, just like the average nigerian has solved his problem of power by buying generators.
I'll keep doing all I can 2 support great projects like farafina, but we need radical ideas if we are to save our ALMOST DEAD publishing industry.
firstly how many can afford a generator and even if you can how is that a solution? causes more pollution and consequently damages your health and that also the government cares nothing for. Government is there for a reason and if you chuck it up to the citizenry to do the job of the government for which we are taxed…then we might as well forget about being a nation and hang our individualistic flags at our doorsteps since you advocate self governance.
You have a point there. It depends on the people that patronize these pirates; me for one, hate reading pirated books cos it makes me feel like am missing some points in the book. Chimamanda's 'AMERICANAH' has been pirated like 'pure water' down here in onitsha. The bitter part of it is that the pirated copies were finely done with a water-proofed cover, just that the weight and quality of the book was impaired. It would take an eagle eye to distinguish the two. thanks to china and our failed government. Anyways, I must commend farafina group for at least, being a name to conjure with in contemporary Nigerian publishing sector. your books are the ones to be chewed and swallowed.
This is a self fulfilling prophecy.
Hunker down and get on with it.
It is such a pitiable situation. I wish there is anyway I can help.
But, honestly, I think Farafina is not doing enough. I mean, you guys have a beautiful dream but you seem to be overwhelmed by the dogmatic philosophy of the average Nigerian.
Piracy seems difficult to solve, BUT I DON'T THINK SO!!! Not with the right strategies anyway.


The harbour entrance to Sydney is on the verge of a major facelift with construction to start on the new terminus connecting light rail with trains, buses and ferries at Circular Quay. Two compounds will be established on Alfred Street between Pitt and Loftus Streets from Friday, with pedestrian and traffic access maintained at all times.
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said the construction milestone heralded the transformation of Circular Quay. "Customers will be able to interchange between all public transport modes at the Circular Quay terminus – ferry, train, bus and light rail – improving access to this global precinct, making travelling easier and quicker," Mr Constance said.
"We're getting on with the job of building this transformative project with about 5km of light rail track already laid, and the first wire-free track recently installed on George St. "It's expected that trips into the city centre will balloon to about 780,000 per day by 2031, which is why we're creating a better, fully-integrated transport network for Sydneysiders.
"We thank businesses, residents and commuters for their ongoing patience while we continue to build this world-class project." The two compounds will be contained within the footpath in front of the Gateway building and within the existing taxi rank on the northern side of Alfred Street. The taxi rank will be relocated to Loftus Street. Sydney Light Rail will provide high frequency 'turn up and go' transport services from Circular Quay to Randwick and Kingsford from 2019.


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