🌱 Why a Kurtistown driver is worried about Hawaiʻi’s new military road plan

Coffee in hand, Kurtistown? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a Kurtistown driver is worried about Hawaiʻi’s new military road plan

Also on today's calendar: Mahjong Players Club.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
• Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership (civilbeat.org) — A Big Island peace activist from Kurtistown highlights dodging potholes on Highway 11 to Hilo while criticizing a proposal to have Hawaiʻi’s DOT partner with the military on major construction projects. State officials say the plan could channel hundreds of millions in federal military dollars to local contractors without delaying civilian road work, though residents like him argue basic transportation needs remain underfunded.
   

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📸 Around Kurtistown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kurtistown

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Arts & Crafts for Kids!
  Mt View Public School/Library, 1235 Volcano Rd, Mountain View
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• Mahjong Players Club
  Mt View Public School/Library , 1235 Volcano Rd , Mountain View
  2:30 pm

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📣 Kurtistown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Spring Storytime & Craft
  Keaau Public/School Library , 16-571 Keaau Pahoa Rd , Keaau
  10:30 am
• Rayon Stem (Pipe Cleaner) Art-Hilo
  HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts , 333 Kilauea Ave , Hilo
  4:00 pm
• “Your Move” — Scrabble & Board Game Fun!
  Hilo Public Library , 300 Waianuenue Ave , Hilo
  4:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Ribbon Mock Orange Lei-Hilo
  HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts , 333 Kilauea Ave , Hilo
  10:00 am
• Ukulele Classes : Family Ukulele
  Keaau Public/School Library , 16-571 Keaau Pahoa Rd , Keaau
  5:00 pm
• Pō Hōʻikeʻike Haumāna - Papa 3-5
  Hale Ha'uki - Nāwahī Hale Haʻuki - Nāwahī
  5:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Johnny Ness Band
  The Booch Bar , 110 Keawe St , Hilo
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• April Meeting - Hilo Book Club
  Coco Cantina , 194 Kilauea Ave #105 , Hilo
  1:30 pm
• Reggae in The Clouds
  Hilo Town Market LLC , 69 Waianuenue Ave , Hilo
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• Sunday Serenade w/ Story Lahuez
  The Booch Bar , 110 Keawe St , Hilo
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• HPM Hawaii posted a job opening for Custom Metal Roofing Sheet Metal Fabricator Specialist - Keaau, Hawaii in Keaau. Apply here.
• Grace Pacific LLC posted a job opening for Construction Engineer I - Kona/Hilo in Keaau. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kurtistown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hilo

• ‘We're trying to build a resilient, sustainable food system': The Food Basket makes progress on new Hilo campus (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
• Business Monday: Recovery Center to help small businesses affected by downtown Hilo fire (bigislandnow.com)
• Hilo water crisis closes schools, prompts conservation notice (khon2.com)

Pahoa

• End of a golden era: Kapeliela leaves behind banners, legacy as he departs from Cowboys (hawaiitribune-herald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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