KBIG FM Podcast

Its an interview with the business leaders of tomorrow , its the 2012 Junior Achievement of Hawaii Island High School Company Trade Fair at the
Prince Kuhio Plaza, Hilo, Friday, November 23, 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM and
Saturday, November 24, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
There are 4 companies with some great product for purchase.
a) JAWS (Junior Achievers Who Succeed) Sponsored by Hawaii Federal State Credit Union - Holiday Mugs with a hot cocoa packet, candy cane, and biscotti, Cookbooks with recipes from the friends and families of the achievers
b) 808Fine - Sponsored by HELCO - Pupu Cookbook filled with all the recipes that remind you of Hawaii nei. T-shirt with a design that illustrates all the values that hold a family together. Origami hair pieces
c)Kulia I Ka Nu’u (Strive for the Highest)Sponsored by Big Island Toyota
Koa key chains, Koa frames, Origami folded gift bags that don’t use any tape or adhesive, Hand-made Christmas cards, Recipe calendar,Luggage / identification tag.
d)Simplicity - Sponsored by Bank of Hawaii -Notepads with a matching pen
Cookbooks with a variety of ethnic and kid-friendly recipes, Luggage tags

Junior Achievement of Hawaii Island

Each year teaches economics and business to over 3500 students from Kindergarten through high school

Its High School Company Program runs 15 weeks each fall providing students with hands on experience building and running their own business. It is the only program of its kind in the State. Come by and buy !!!

Its Operation Christmas Child with Mahalo to Big Island Toyota and all the individuals who help to bring smiles to kids across the world with this great Christmas drive. Nell Quay with the Operation Christmas Child here in Hilo explains more about the program and how you can help. Thanks in advance for your support.

We talk with 3 of the 6 start up businesses put together by the only program of it's kind in the entire state. Students form a company. With CEO,management staff, production line, as well as marketing and asset management. Check out these future business leaders and find out about some of the products for sale this week.

Check out the podcast giving you information on this year's parade.As well as some insight into whats special about this year's parade honoring our veterans. Come out and salute those who help keep us safe.

Sunday November 6th at the Hilo Hawaiian Moku'ola Room beginning at 4pm it's a afternoon of welcoming our new Hilo community physicians and honoring the 2011 Physician of the Year! Plus an abundance of specialty cheese, wine and chocolate. Complete with experts to help you discover hidden taste! Tickets available at the Hilo Medical Center Fondation, Grapes on Kilauea and Kadota's Liquor.

It's the Annual YWCA whY-Walk (formerly Walk A Mile In Her Shoes)fundraiser for the Big Island YWCA. A Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Family Violence. Saturday Oct 29 beginning at the Hilo YWCA Ululani Campus across from the old McDonalds on Hali. Individuals, corporations and community organizations are encouraged to gather a team and support this great cause. See you there.

Susan Macy, the VP of the Ohana Association at HPA chats with Keith Vachon about the 20th Annual HPA Pumpkin Patch happening on Sunday October 23rd, 2011. Take a listen to all of the events, activities, food, and entertainment that will be happening!

For Luba Travis, the time to think about Christmas is all year-long. She's constantly on the lookout for just the right items, so she can create the perfect collection of goodies to go into gift packages bound for orphanages around the world.

Luba's face lights up when asked about being a "full circle" participant in Operation Christmas Child, a program of the Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse.
Full circle means that as an orphan in Russia, Luba received these very same Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in her early years. Now she feels just as honored and excited getting to be involved in shoebox-gifting at the other end.

She recalls when the kids residing at her orphange (population 350) would be brought together in groups in one room, and how special she felt when she got a shoebox.

Candy was one of Luba's shoebox favorites, and socks were cherished. "They keep you warm," she says. Sporting goods are always a huge hit. Boys would be thrilled to receive a deflated soccer ball and a small handpump, in their shoebox. Personal soaps were also appreciated.

Luba, puts Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes together for shipping, at an "assembly line" in the Cities.

She will inspect wrapped boxes that are donated, but must be double-checked. She said she never tires of seeing what people have tucked inside the shoeboxes. Some people send photos and a personal note, others find such sweet gift items. Mostly Luba is just checking for any objects that wouldn't be appropriate. Then the boxes are re-wrapped and sent to distribution sites.

Since 1993 Operation Christmas Child has hand delivered more than 69 million shoebox gifts. With enthusiastic volunteers like Luba, who have come full circle, this program holds no prospect of letting up. Luba said she hopes to travel to a distribution site next year. She'll be organizing a local shoebox donation and assembly effort which helps qualify her to travel. Watch for details. In the meantime keep your eyes open for items for a shoebox of your own.

National Collection Week is November 14-21. Visit www.samaritanspurse.org.

Keith Vachon has an interview with the folks from "Hawaii Covering Kids" program explaining the great program and what it does here on our Big Island.

It's Saturday August 6th from 7:30am to 2pm. The 1st Annual Healthfest will include Zumba, Aerobics, Tai Chi, Line Dancing and the first ever MAYOR-A-THON! A 2 mile Fun Run /Walk for All Ages!
We talk with Karen Teshima, the Executive Assistant to Mayor Kenoi and she give us more information on the happenings. Check it out and we look forward to seeing you at the 2011 Mayor's Healthfest!

Hawaiian Telcom sponsor and ask you to join them in supporting the Hawaii Island Adult Care Center in Hilo and Honomu. A fun way is to enter the 6th Annual HIAC Celebrity Golf Tournament. We'll UH Warrior Coaches, AD Jim Donovan,as well as UH Hilo Coaches and local celebrities teeing it up for HIAC. Great prizes, great fun and great cause. The Hawaii Island Adult Care Center helps families stay together longer by providing quality care for mentally challenged, early Alzheimer patients and the elderly. Find out more how the Hawaii Island Adult Care Center can help your family by visiting www.hawaiiislandadultcare.org

It's one of the biggest fundraisers for the Hawaii Island United Way for 2011. And we're asking you to come out for some fun, fellowship, food and friends! And remember out of every dollar to the Hawaii Island United Way...98 cents stays right here on the Big Island to help support over 50 community programs and agencies. Mahalo for your support and we look to see you at this year's event. Tickets on sale at any KTA Superstore, any Bank of Hawaii branch and any First Hawaiian Bank branch on the Big Island.

Come out and enjoy the Southernmost Goodwill Games in the USA! Russ talks with members of O Ka'u Kakou and the Bay Clinic about this upcoming great day of family fun. We hope to see you there.

Got a keike who'll be starting school?
It can be a quite an experience for both keike and Mom and Dad.
That's where Keike Steps To Kindergarten can help. It's a 3 week transition program to get the children ready for the first day of school. Find out more by listening to the podcast.

Isaac Kawika Nahaku'elua formerly of the 25th Light Infantry Brigade gives a first hand account of the country, some of it's people and experiences of his time there.

It was on April 1, 1946 when Hawaii experience the devastation of a tsumani, which killed 159 people. Then on Sunday, May 23, 1960, Hilo encountered another destructiove tsunami when a series of waves generated by an earthquake off the coast of South America struck Hilo Bay.
The Tsunami Museum invites you to the 8th Annual Tsunami Talk Story Festival at the Hilo Sangha Hall in Hilo. Great interview.

Hey Everyone! Josh here from the KBIG Afternoon show. A few weeks ago, we did an exclusive interview with Colbie Caillat! Colbie is rising fast in the music industry, and we got to catch up with her while she was getting ready for a gig in Florida! Hope you enjoy it!