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From the Waimea Community Chorus singing in the season, the Downtown Hilo Christmas Light Parade kicking off the Christmas parade season and the annual tree lighting in Kona to a slew of craft fairs and Black Friday deals, not to mention a few Thanksgiving dinners if you don’t want to cook or are looking to meet some new friends, you shouldn’t have any issues finding the right event for you.

For the past 20 years, the ministry has been giving away turkeys for Thanksgiving meals. The drive started at 7 a.m. Wednesday as people were off to work or dropping off kids at school.

the University of Hawaiʻi will open a special online platform where donors can give to the effort during the 24-hour Giving Tuesday period. Donors can also call 808-376-7800 on Oʻahu or 833-846-4262 to make a gift by phone.

From holiday shopping opportunities and Thanksgiving activities to musical theater, art sales, Japanese culture and other events, there’s plenty to do around the island during the next week.

Events include Irish Night on Nov. 15, which will feature film screenings and a performance by Hawai‘i Irish Dance, and a celebration of Indian culture Nov. 16, both at the Manono campus in Hilo.

West Hawai‘i residents can get to know their community policing officers over a cup of joe during the informal events with no agenda.

There’s once again no lack of events, live music and other activities that will keep you occupied.

There are 12 male and four female roles available, ranging in age from their 20s to 70s. The Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre is hosting the auditions at the East Hawai‘i Cultural Center in downtown Hilo.

One of Hawai‘i’s largest Veterans Day parades returns to downtown Hilo on Nov. 4.

The next week on the Big Island will once again be bustling with events you won’t want to miss.

According to the power company, crews have responded to the power disruption.

Hawai‘i Care Choices in Hilo was awarded $30,000 for its Digital Health Equity program, which implements eHealth and telehealth programs that enhance the quality and serviceability of palliative and hospice care to patients in East Hawai‘i.

The Big Island is getting into the Halloween spirit this week with so many activities and events lined up that it was hard to come up with just 20.

Revitalize Puna activations, a joint effort between Hawai‘i County and Hawai‘i County Council District 4, have become a space for showcasing and nurturing Puna’s remarkable resilience, spirit of collaboration and deep sense of aloha.

The Hawai‘i Police Department expresses its gratitude to the Hawai‘i Island communities for supporting the recently rebranded “Badges and Buckets” fundraiser, which raised $20,000 to benefit Special Olympics Hawai‘i’s year-round sports programs for athletes.

Hawai‘i Island police report that two female east Hawai‘i runaways were located in good health in separate instances.

The United Nation’s official International Day of Peace is Sept. 21 each year. This year’s parade in Honoka‘a was originally scheduled for Sept. 23, but it was postponed.

While Kailua-Kona’s Brenda Avery was the first to cross the finish line Saturday at the VinFast Ironman World Championship, her overall ranking among Hawai‘i Island’s competitors was third.

Over the past several years, privately owned parking lots that used to be free so people could patronize restaurants, shops, bars and other businesses now are charging rates ranging from $9 to $15 per hour.

The entire community is invited to attend — all faiths, all beliefs, all ages.