Watch video for a sample of the Love and Respect series.
Love and Respect, a FREE seminar hosted by Tim and Lynn Mira, starts
again, April 12, 2012, Thursday nights in Omao at the Kauai Bible Church.
Back by popular demand, this will be the 12th Love and Respect seminar. Love and Respect focuses on male and female
communications, specific to, but not limited to married couples. For
more information about this seminar, go to: http://www.loveandrespect.com/. These seminars are held throughout the United States.
Tim says, " There will always be trials in marriage, but what matters
more is how you resolve the issues. This class helps remind Lynn and I
of how we have to work at our relationship. We encourage you to join us
for five weeks, every Thursday night, starting on April 12, 7:00-8:30
pm."
For more info, email: LoveAndRespectKauai@yahoo.com or call: 332.7406.
On the far left, Roy took home 1st prize ($25 gift certificate for the Market Place). David and his son, Jason split second (Arnold Palmer ice tea). In the final "Closest to the Pin" special, David edged out the competition and claimed the "Hele on to Kauai" Island Favorites CD recorded by Tim Mira. We didn't have a prize for Staci's "Highest Score" :) , but we're working on it!
It was another perfect sunny afternoon in Poipu for fun and fellowship. I can't wait to see who's coming out next week! And remember, tie or beat my 3 under score and you'll be playing with me as my guest at Kiahuna Golf Course! Aloha, Tim
Eagle the 11th hole for a free night at Koloa Landing!
Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach has offered a challenge to all golfers participating in the Kiahuna Golf Course's "Friday Skins Game" to win a free night's stay at their resort. The driveable par four becomes a test of accuracy and power as the dogleg left will tempt you to go straight for the pin, but beware of the 270 yard carry over one of the few archealogical sites amongst the course! Once on the green, make the putt and you have your one night stay.
The Friday Skins Game starts at 12:30pm each week, offering great prices for kamaaina and visitors alike. Closest to the pin prizes will score you a free round at the course. Call the proshop at 808-742-9595 for more details about the game. See you on Friday!
Golf Putting Contest at Koloa Landing 3/21/12. Okay....there was a golf pro in the mix! We had a great time, with the winner coming in at 2 under par!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Miss Hawaii 2012 visits Church on the Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
Lauren Cheape, Miss Hawaii 2012, is seen here with one of the youngsters as she dances the hula worshiping the Lord.
Hanapepe Town Park (photo below) hosted us for our March community event.
Kauai Bible's "Church on the Beach" outreach ministry starts off with getting coffee and pastries to it's guests, offering special prayer for specific needs, continues with prize giveaways, then transforms to a formal service that opens with praise and worship music, including a 10 minute message, followed by a cash offering to the people, and concluding with a hot lunch to demonstrate God's love, provision and a reminder of hope and a future with Him.
Lauren shared her testimony of how God allowed her to become a "jump rope phenom" and use that talent to reach thousands of youth with the good news of the Lord.
As a newly published Kauai author, Monika Mira
was feeling good about the success of her book, but she also felt somewhat
unsure of new world of publishing. Shortly after her new title, The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book was launched, she began to contact local
authors for support. What she discovered was an amazing community of people that
were willing to share their stories, challenges and successes and offer her a
hand. Mira found that children’s authors not only cared about children, they
cared about each other. They were simply good people with a lot to give.
Mira also found that every time she connected with another
author, something good happened, not every time for her, but something good in
general. Upon contacting Judi Riley, author of When I am Quiet on Maui, she landed
local distribution and she gained a friend. Upon contacting prolific author
Kathryn Orr of Honolulu, both authors were invited to appear on the KGMB morning
show. Other authors then began to contact Mira for help and advice and the whole
thing just sort of snowballed.
In the mean time, the economy began to suffer and two major
events would change the landscape of the publishing industry for good. The first
was the loss of Borders. Borders had been friendly to local authors serving both
as a place to sell their books as well as a place to hold events like book
signings. When Borders folded, not only did local authors lose a storefront, but
many independently published authors actually lost their inventory as the store
filed for bankruptcy. In turn, the bankruptcy of Borders also affected the local
distributors and how they do business with the publishers, making it even harder
for both authors and publishers.
The second major event to change the world of publishing is
the fairly sudden shift away from print books to ebooks, apps and read-aloud
books available for tablets, phones and other electronic devices. The number of
ebooks being sold versus print books is astounding and sales are accelerating.
While it would seem logical that parents would still want to read bed-time stories to their children from a
physical book, many families are actually opting for the digital format. Many
parents feel better about allocating their children’s “screen time” to a book
app or ebook as opposed to letting them watch mindless TV.
This shift brings major changes to authors, illustrators and
publishers as to how they will format their work. It is also forcing them to
learn about new technologies that are continuously changing and taking them away
from what they do best, creating great children’s books. Since ebooks and book
apps are still in their infancy, there is no real standard yet and different
devices use different formats. It is quite a learning curve for everyone.
These events prompted Mira to band together the authors that
she had befriended and form the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild. She could see
this changing landscape, and the need for support, so she decided to do
something about it to help herself and the other authors.
“We just feel stronger as a community of authors. We are
there to support and motivate each other. We have built new friendships and
learned a lot from each other by sharing valuable information. We have also
found that it is easier to help promote each other instead of trying to promote
ourselves all the time. Why not help someone else if you are given the
opportunity? It’s rewarding.”
The Kauai Children’s Authors Guild will be very active
interacting with the community in the coming year and Mira hopes that the
community on will come to recognize and be acquainted with all of its children’s
authors. In order to do this, numerous book signings and events will be held
across the island. The authors are already scheduled to hold books signings at
Na Aina Kai Gardens, NTBG, Kauai Mini Golf, The Princess Kauiulani Keiki Fest,
and Talk Story Bookstore. They are also negotiating events at numerous other
locations.
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild members will also available to
read their books, interact with children, or in Mira’s case, conduct a coral
reef building activity in classrooms and other venues. You can learn more about Kauai’s children’s
authors, their books, and their book signing tour dates on the Kauai Children’s
Authors Guild blog at http://kauaichildrensauthors.blogspot.com.
For more information, you can contact Monika at the Kauai
Children’s Authors Guild at 808-652-5756, or lucidhawaii@mac.com
Saturday April 21st, 2012 from 1p-3p
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild Book Signing
Kauai Mini Golf in Kilauea is hosting a group book signing
for members of the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild. Local authors will be
available to sign copies of their children’s books from 1p-3p. Come and enjoy a
round of mini golf with your family and get a chance to meet several of Kauai’s
Children’s Authors in one place. For more information you may contact the Kauai
Children’s Authors guild at lucidhawaii@mac.com or Kauaichildrensauthors.blogspot.com.
Saturday April 28th, 9am-12p
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild Book Signings
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild member, Monika Mira will be
signing copies of her book, The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book at Na
Aina Kai at their monthly keiki day event on Saturday April 28th,
from 9a-12p. For more information you may contact the Kauai Children’s Authors
guild at lucidhawaii@mac.com or Kauaichildrensauthors.blogspot.com.
Sunday July 15th
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild Book Signings
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild members, Mark Huff, Carol
Peacock-Williams, Susan Dierker, Monika Mira and Wendy Lewis will be signing
their books at the National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Poipu on their ‘Ohana
day from 9am-noon.
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Koloa Landing Resort launched it's first Golf Putting Contest yesterday. Poipu's sunny sky provided the perfect day to host the event. In the end, a hard fought battle netted these girls a $25 gift certificate from the "Market Place" at Koloa Landing Resort.
This weekly event is open to Koloa Landing Resort guests. Join me every Wednesday, from 4-5pm, on the putting green between Building 1 and Building 6. Make sure to bring your "A" game for a chance at the finals!
The Garden Island of Kauai experienced consistent drenching rains for the last week or so. So much so that the Governor of Hawaii signed a disaster proclamation for Kauai due to substantial damages to the north and east sides of Kauai. The many mountain water sources on the northshore and having a single highway as the major connection between the northshore and the rest of Kauai can mean trouble when storm conditions bring extreme amounts of water down the mountains onto the highway. Landslides, bridge closures and a collapsed culvert cause many inconveniences to those commuting to or from the northshore.
Poipu experienced heavy rainfall with loud thunder and lightning, but managed to survive any major damages, except for the flooding of the Poipu Beach parking lot. However, today, the sun is dominating the skies and it looks like clear skies ahead for the southshore and westside of Kauai.
Kauai ocean waters are very inviting, especially when you look out into the ocean and see so many people having fun. However, as a child, my elders always reminded me about having "respect" for the ocean. We were told to never turn our back to the ocean. Always face the ocean. We were also told to sit and watch from the sand for at least 15 minutes before going out surfing to assess the wave patterns, if there was a current and how it was moving, to identify the reef areas and to check for any protruding rocks. Many old timers weren't college graduates, but they had wisdom.
Be wise!!
