Kupuna News A Magazine For And About Hawai`i's Seniors (April - June 2011)

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Frank Miller of Pu‘uwai Opio sizes the ball up for a hit. Pu‘uwai Opio and Hui O Nā Kolohe congratulate one another after a hard-fought double-header. Tee Up for the Big Island Senior Golf! The Big Island Senior Golf Tournament is back! The tournament co-sponsored by the Big Island Candies Foundation, Waikoloa Kings Course, and the County of Hawai‘i, Dept. of Parks & Recreation, Elderly Activities Division-Special Programs, will be held Friday, May 20 at the Waikoloa Kings Course. This event is open to all Big Island residents aged 55 or older. Residents can enter the tournament as a foursome or individually. The tournament fee is $90 per person which includes greens fees, cart, lunch, and gratuities. Slots are available to the first 140 entrants on a first come first serve basis. Tournament format is 18 holes; low net with an established handicap index as of April 2011, the maximum handicap index is 40. All USGA and special course rules will apply. Golfers will be divided into 4 flights; men and women aged 55-64, and men and women aged 65+. Round-trip transportation from Hilo will be available for $5 per person and will depart from the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. Tournament entry forms will be available beginning March 1st at the West Hawai‘i Special Programs office (West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Bldg. B), the East Hawai‘i Special Programs office in the Pomaika‘i Senior Center, Hilo Kamanā Senior Center, Kea‘au Community Center and by appointment at the Nā‘ālehu Coordinated Services for the Elderly office. Tournament fees must accompany completed registration fees to be confirmed. The deadline for submission of entry forms and payments is April 25, 2011. Completed forms and payments will only be accepted at the West & East Hawai‘i Special Programs offices. For more information call Kelly Hudik at the Special Programs office in Kona at 323.4340 or Nathan Suganuma in Hilo at 961.8592. It’s Hula Time Again! The 29th Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Hula Festival will take place September 14-15 at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa. This year’s theme is “Ola I Ka Wai A Ka ‘Ōpua” or There is Life in Water from the Clouds. Tickets for each evening are just $10 per person. For more information about tickets, discounted room rates at the Sheraton, or craft fair information, call Special Programs at 323.4329 or 961.8592. Na Kupuna O Kona Ali‘i Kupuna News 8 Information and Assistance (808) 961-8777