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🌱 Coffee With a Cop returns to Waimea on November 16

Waimea, Hawaii Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Waimea! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Coffee With a Cop returns to Waimea on November 16
  • Geothermal exploration proposal includes land near Waimea

Also on today's calendar: Congregate Meal Service - Waimea and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 77, low: 62.
  • Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Public Invited to Eight Coffee With a Cop Events in West Hawai‘i in November (howzitkohala.com) — Waimea residents can bring neighborhood concerns or simply get acquainted with local police at Earl’s on Monday, Nov. 16, from 8 to 10 a.m. The informal Coffee With a Cop gathering at 64-974 Mamalahoa Highway has no set agenda and is part of a West Hawai‘i outreach series.
   

• DHHL explores geothermal energy opportunities (thegardenisland.com subscription) — Pu'ukapu near Waimea is among the sites Hawaiian Home Lands officials are considering for geothermal energy exploration. The department plans to seek $3.5 million from lawmakers, saying geothermal could lower homesteaders’ electricity costs and fund infrastructure, while some beneficiaries question its cultural and environmental costs.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Auberge Resorts posted a job opening for Pool & Beach Bartender in Waimea. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Captain Cook

  • Business Monday: Organic Kona coffee farm for sale for $4.8 million : Big Island Now (bigislandnow.com)
  • Kona man sentenced to 10 years for attempting to smuggle drugs from Hawaii to Alaska (hawaiitribune-herald.com)

Hilo

  • Flags wave along Hilo Bayfront as Veterans Day parade honors those who served (hawaiinewsnow.com)
  • Hilo program offers reusable takeout containers (hawaiinewsnow.com)
  • ‘Due Process Road Show' presentations slated for Hilo and Kona : Big Island Now (bigislandnow.com)

Ok Waimea! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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