Upper Puna Subdivision T a l k S T O R Y
Monday, June 25, 5:30-7:30
Fern Acres Community Association
Residents of Upper Puna Subdivisions are invited to attend a "Talk Story" to learn about and discuss issues affecting them. We hope to facilitate a process whereby communities use their diverse voices to define their concerns, make them known, and participate in addressing them.
1. Neighborhood Place of Puna Expanded Family Services Project: NPP representatives will report on the project to provide more family and individual services in the Mountain View/Upper Puna Subdivisions area.
2. Current Actions Related to the Friends of Mountain View Gym and Recreation Center: Sharon Daun (Fern Forest)
3. Puna Community Development Plan Priorities Related to UPS: The PCDP Action Committee encourages formation of local groups to develop "Community Centers" in areas like Mountain View (10-30 acres) and "Neighborhood Centers in areas like Glenwood (5-10 acres).
4. Transportation Issues--Connectivity, Mass Transit, and PEAR: Stephanie Bath (Kurtistown)
5. Rural Health and Safety
* Bay Clinic Mobile Services Update (including dental van)
* Volunteer Fire Department trainings and meetings
* Tobacco Free East Hawaii programs for youth and keiki: Shelly Ogata
* County Prosecutor's Office programs to organize neighborhood groups
* Vog Project information about "safer" times to be outside
* Chronic Disease Prevention and Management programs
* Senior (including Kupuna Caregiver Support Group) programs
Interested? Contact Hannah Hedrick, 968-7013, hedrickhneca@aol.com