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Waimea"s Historic Corner <br />Waimea's Historic Corner —at the crossroads of <br />Hwys.19 and 190and on the corner of <br />Mamalahoa Hwy. and Lindsey Rd. —will have a <br />number of activities during this year's festival. <br />Almost 100 years ago, the Historic Corner served <br />as the civic center of Waimea. It's hard to imagine <br />the small buildings on the Historic Corner housed <br />the tax assessor's office, the courthouse, the <br />library, the gym and the firehouse. The llainw('t <br />5enlorCIul) (Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center) <br />currently uses the former district courthouse and <br />the fire chief's residence has been converted to <br />the site for the I Ia ull County Eklerh eth ities <br />Nutrition Prognult <br />The %tintea I'resenatiint:IssorRt(ion �11PA) is a <br />local nonprofit focused on "Heritage, Community, <br />and Prosperity." WPA acts as a community <br />resource center and is located in the tiny, former <br />territorial Tax Office Building. Current projects <br />include care of historic Minuke 'Ole Park behind <br />Parker Ranch Center, support for Waimea Chess <br />Club and headquarters for the Friendly Fridge <br />food distribution serving the needy. WPA also <br />collaborates with other organizations, such as <br />Rotary Club of North Hawaii, with its Peace Pole <br />project and insurance coverage for community <br />events like Waimea's Christmas Twilight Parade. <br />Join WPA during the Cherry Blossom Festival for <br />an open house and a chess fair on the big <br />20-foot-square chess board at the corner. <br />Since the 1980s, the Waimea _Irts Council (11AC) <br />occupies the former bunkhouse for the <br />firemen and the garage that housed the fire <br />truck. North Hawai`i's oldest arts organization <br />was founded in 1974 to stimulate and <br />encourage the growth of arts. Through its <br />various programs and events, the council <br />works to bring people together and foster a <br />sense of community through the arts. WAC is <br />one of the founding groups that started the <br />Cherry Blossom Festival 30 years ago. <br />The Waimea Arts Council also operates the <br />Firehouse Gallery, which serves as a venue for <br />Local artists to display and sell their work. The <br />artists donate a percentage of their sales to <br />support community arts programs. The <br />Gallery is sponsoring the "30th Annual Cherry <br />Blossom Art Exhibition" during the entire <br />months of February and March. Artists will <br />have originals and prints available for sale, <br />including the 2023 festival poster. The <br />Gallery is open 11 a.m-3 p.m. Friday thru <br />Sunday and "whenever the flags are flying!" <br />Learn more at www.WaimeaArtsCounciL.org. <br />