Please note, if you see an upcoming guest for whom you'd like to suggest a question, please feel free to email me at sherryb@lava105.com, or fax your question to 808-769-5050. Or if you'd like to suggest a guest or topic--let us know. We welcome your input.
with aloha--and mahalo for listening, Sherry Bracken
Political Season
We interviewed gubernatorial candidate, former U. S. Congressman Neil Abercrombie for the July 13th Island Issues. Lieutenant Governor James "Duke" Aiona was my guest Sunday, July 18. You can see videos of both interviews on the web site, www.lava1053.com.
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann will be our guest Sunday, July 24. Please submit suggested questions to be at sherryb@lava105.com or fax to 769-5050, or call the station, 329-8090--by Thursday preceding each interview.
There will be several candidate forums this year. Kona Town Enterprises will do a Lieutenant Governor forum Tuesday, August 10. Waimea Community Association is planning a County Council and Governor Candidate Forum August 12. Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce is planning a Governor forum Thursday, August 26. They will also sponsor a County Council Candidate Forum Tuesday, August 31 for council districts for North Kona, South Kona, and South Kona/Ka'u. More later as I learn who's having candidate forums, where.
July 25, 2010 Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Gubernatorial Candidate
Mayor Hannemann will be on the island to open his Kona side campaign headquarters on Juy 24. We'll talk story then and find out more about the man and his politics. Please submit questions for Mayor Hannemann by Thursday to me at sherryb@lava105.com, or call the station, 329-8090, or fax to 769-5050.
August 1, 2010 Blood Bank Hawaii
We'll get an update on Blood Bank Hawaii--what the demand is, how the process works, and more.
Date uncertain!, 2010 Ahupua'a Restoration
Kawika Winter is director of Kaua'i's Limahuli Garden. He was recently on Hawaii Island and spoke at both Keauhou Beach Resort and UH Hilo about ahupua'a restoration. He'll tell us about it, too.
Shows We're Working On
Some of the broadcasts we're working to set up (and mahalo plenty to listeners who have suggested some of these):
Did you know our island will have an Air Show? Yes, the first Hawaii Air Show Invitational will be at Keahole International Airport in May, 2011. We'll talk with organizer Terri Thomas, Airport Manager Chauncey Wong Yuen, and Mayor Billy Kenoi.
With all the talk about the new Kona side Ane Keohokalole Highway, the first road the county will have built since 1959 and for which Hawaii County is receiving $34 million in stimulus funds--there has been little talk about Lai Opua 2020. Should there be? Yes, because the new highway will facilitate building a community center just on the Ka'u side of Kealakehe High School. We will talk story with Bo Kahui, executive director of Lai Opua 2020 about the plans.
We're going to try to get Aunty Josephine Barney, born and raised in Kona at a time when she rode her mule to school at what is now the Kailua-Kona Library, to tell us more about her life.
I talked with Major General Peter Pawling, Chief of State of the Pacific Command, about the role of the military in Hawaii, what Rimpac is...I hope to get him in the studio within the next few months.
Stay tuned for more! And thanks for listening, AND for your input. Please contact me at sherryb@lava105.com, or fax me at 769-5050, or call 329-8090, to make any suggestions or suggest questions for an upcoming guest.
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