• Lihu‘e Business Association • Apollo Kaua‘i • Wailua-Kapa‘a Neighborhood Association Lihu‘e Business Association How Kaua‘i Gets Its News 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Thursday, in the Mo‘ikeha Meeting Room 2A/B at the Lihu‘e Civic Center Guest speakers include: •
• Lihu‘e Business Association
• Apollo Kaua‘i
• Wailua-Kapa‘a Neighborhood Association
Lihu‘e Business Association
How Kaua‘i Gets Its News
7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Thursday, in the Mo‘ikeha Meeting Room 2A/B at the Lihu‘e Civic Center
Guest speakers include:
• Mark Lewis, Publisher, The Garden Island newspaper
• Jan TenBruggencate, Blogger, former Honolulu Advertiser writer
• Ron Wiley, DJ, KQNG radio
• Moderator: J Robertson, Managing Director, Ho‘ike Community Television
Find out how the island accesses its news, what the community wants from the media, what the challenges are that the media faces in a rapidly changing world and what exactly news is.
Panelists will explore these and other questions in this age of information.
The program is free and to the public.
Apollo Kaua‘i
6 p.m., Thursday, in the Mo‘ikeha Room at the Lihu‘e Civic Center
Guest speakers include:
• Mayor Bernard Carvalho — Working Together for a more Sustainable Kaua‘i
• David Craddick — New Department of Water Manager: Fossil fuel dependency and our water system
• Walt Barnes — Energy Conservation & Public Policy
• Ben Sullivan — Energy Conservation & Grassroots Action
Wailua-Kapa‘a Neighborhood Association
Saving Energy, Saving Energy Dollars
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, at the Kapa‘a Library Meeting Room
A talk by Walt Barnes, electrical engineer and founding Director of Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative, will look at how residents use and pay for energy in their homes and in their everyday lives, and identify the many reasons why conserving and using energy efficiently is a good idea.
• A portion of the meeting will include updates on local issues and time to hear new concerns.
• Free. Visit www.wkna.org or contact Sid Jackson at 821-2837.