Kiawe Kiawe was rescued from the Hawaiian...

Kiawe

Kiawe was rescued from the Hawaiian island of Molokai when he was

a kitten and was named after the Kiawe tree.

He likes to be held and carried like a baby, making him a perfect

lap kitten, said DiAnna Pfaff-Martin, founder of the Newport

Beach-based Community Animal Network.

The white, neutered and declawed cat is now 8 years old and still

loves to play, she said.

The children in Kiawe’s former family have grown up and moved

away, and the adults want to travel, Pfaff-Martin said.

“Sadly, we see an increase in families needing to get their

animals new homes because they want to travel and cannot afford the

high cost of veterinary boarding facilities,” she said.

See other animals available for adoption at www.animalnetwork.org

or at Russo’s pet store at Fashion Island between noon and 4 p.m. on

weekends. Information: (949) 759-3646 or Community Animal Network,

P.O. Box 8662, Newport Beach, CA 92658.