🌱 Ready for sunset music and makers at a Kealakekua farm?

Cheers Kealakekua! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Ready for sunset music and makers at a Kealakekua farm?

Also on today's calendar: Dirty Girl Comedy Show + Open Mic and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 67.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Summer Solstice Festival : Big Island Events (bigislandnow.com) — A free Summer Solstice Festival and makers market is coming to Hale Cocoa Cafe & Farm in Kealakekua on Saturday, June 20, from 3 to 8 p.m. You can enjoy live local music, farm-to-table food, craft cocktails, and a growing lineup of local makers, all set against sweeping South Kona ocean views. Interested vendors are invited to email the organizer for booth details.
   

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📸 Around Kealakekua

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kealakekua

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Architecture LEGO Studio: Space Series →
  Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75-138 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Dirty Girl Comedy Show + Open Mic →
  Aloha Theatre, 79-7384 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd, Kealakekua
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 14

• Kona Kai Fest 2026 →
  Kona Sea Salt, 73-907 Makako Bay Dr, Kailua-Kona
  10:00 am

Monday June 15

• Air Dry Clay Vase →
  Kealakekua Public Library, 81-6619 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd, Kealakekua
  2:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Food Science Lab →
  Kealakekua Public Library, 81-6619 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd, Kealakekua
  10:00 am

Wednesday June 17

• Music with Bill and Satomi →
  Kealakekua Public Library, 81-6619 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd, Kealakekua
  5:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Beginning Knitting Class →
  Kealakekua Public Library, 81-6619 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd, Kealakekua
  1:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Exact Instructions Challenge: PB&J Edition →
  Kealakekua Public Library, 81-6619 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd, Kealakekua
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• ANGRY SAMOANS LIVE IN KONA! →
  Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona
  6:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Pokémon Club! →
  Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75-138 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona
  4:00 pm
• Super Secret Comedy Show →
  Kona Elks Lodge, 75-170 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona
  7:30 pm

Thursday June 18

• Leeward Planning Commission →
  West Hawaiʻi Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua-Kona
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SkyBridge Resources posted a job opening for Cardiovascular Sonographer in Kealakekua. Apply here.
• MAS Medical Staffing posted a job opening for Registered Nurse(RN) / Travel / Emergency Room in Kealakekua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kealakekua here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Waimea

• Kings' Shops supports students in their artistic exploration of Hawaiian Islands (bigislandnow.com)
• County closures for King Kamehameha Day (spectrumlocalnews.com)
• Red Raider baseball tops KIF All-Stars (thegardenisland.com)

Volcano

• Quake off east coast of Big Island similar in origin but unrelated to May 22, June 2 temblors in West Hawai‘i (bigislandnow.com)
• USGS Volcano Notice - DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-06-11T18:08:04+00:00 (usgs.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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