March 6, 2009

 

Aloha Hui Members and Volunteers

 

A few things to share with you all. 

 

1.  HPH monthly meetings and new place and dates will be posted soon.  We listen to your suggestions to change it from Sunday to Saturday.   In doing so, the Keaau Village Market Place is too busy for our meetings there, and I am presently looking for a central location.    Again, new place and dates for HPH meetings will be posted shortly, until then there are no meetings on Sunday.

 

 

2.     Our Newsletter and Website is under a new web person, and I ask for your patience while its being updated.  The ” Punahele” too will be forthcoming shortly, and sent out in April.

 

 

3.    Want to thank all of you who volunteered with HPH S/N feline clinic on March 15, 2009.  Please see the pictures attached, including a separate email containing additional pictures.   Many, many mahalo’s goes to Dr. Kozuma, all volunteers, and

Dr. Seeske from Kilauea Veterinary Service with supplies.  To Karen Klein, President, and Vice President Roberta Agre of AdvoCats for loaning us the surgical instrument packets for the surgery, and surgical boards. To Dene Rawlings, and her incredible ability and talent to soothe over very nervous and scared felines. To Bee Henderson who met us in Kamuela at the Pharmaceutical Supply Center, she is truly dedicated in helping the animals, as she guided us through everything with advice and incredible patient to Vivian and myself. To “Tag”, from Church of Religious Science Office, allowing HPH to have the Clinic at his facility.  And of course, the Clinic could not have been without each of you, HPH Volunteers who donated your time to be there.  Our next Punahele will have pictures and names of all those who attended. (Punahele is delayed until April)

         The atmosphere at the clinic was relaxed and true harmony (Lokahi).  Everyone seem to take on each task with ease, and excellently done as well. At times people traded their jobs to learn another in preparation for the next HPH clinic. We did 16 surgeries :  6 females   10 males.

Attending HPH Spay/Neuter Clinic

 

Dr. Kozuma & Volunteers were:

 

Jane Bumanglag, Kathy Corbin, Colleen Egbert, Aaron Ferro, Lynne Forbes, Annette Green

Mapu Hamada, SammyKalanie-Hamada, Julie Jacobson, Jesusalem, Hannah Kahee,

Rosemary Karlsson, Debra Kekaualua, Patricia Keene, Kelly King, Al Melton , Inge Misajon,

Kathleen Mora, Jacqueline Muglia, Ryan Okimoto, Kate Puakela, Frannie Pueo, Satu Paulsen,

Leialoha Rabang, Dene Rawlings, Teresa Ruiz, Sydney Shiigi, Corinne Stefanko, Vivian Toellner,

Larry Toellner, Linda Willaby.   If anyone’s name is missing, please let me know.  Again, much aloha for your kokua J.

 

 

 

 

4.      Good news – we have a retired Hawaii State License Veterinarian who has volunteered his services to do 2 free feline spay/neuter clinics per week.  Each clinic will start at 0900 and end at 1200 noon.  Presently, I am connecting with Kona AdvoCats to ask for a loan of their surgical instruments.   I’m getting this together ASAP, and need your help. 

            1.    I will need volunteers – about 2 or 4 per clinic.  Surgery dates will be

                   announced.

            2.    Dene has volunteered her garage for the surgeries, although a preference
                   would be for a 4 wall enclosed room, or a small studio or room in a  home.  So if you

                   have such a place you could temporary donate its usage to HPH, please call me.

 

            5.   Spread  the word and connect with anyone taking care of cat colonies – doesn’t matter where, or who, from stores, dumps, back yards, etc. Give them my name and telephone number

968-8279, so we can get these wonderful four legged feline Blessings on schedule for their S/N surgeries.  HPH wants to start no later than March 16. 

 

Fundraiser Dates:

 

Volunteers need for our Wal-Mart Date 14, we start around 08:30 & end around 1:30. Even an hour or two, helps relieve the regulars.

 Yard Sale on March 28.   Again volunteer are needed. It will be in Hilo at Annette Green’s home on Haili Street (near the Lyman Museum).  Again, if you have yard sale items to donate, please call me at 968-8279.  All monies helps HPH pay for the Spay/Neuter surgeries.

 

We have new donation boxes needing to be placed at businesses.   If you have business contacts, please ask the owner or manager if they would be willing to have our donation boxes at their business place.

 

Again, thanking you all in advance for all you do for the animals, and for Hui Pono Holoholona.

 

Frannie Pueo

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