Visiting artist to present katachiki/bingata workshop
Ukwanshin Kabudan and the Maui Ryukyu Culture Group will host a hands-on workshop on the art of katachiki/bingata will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Rinzai Zen Mission in Paia.
The workshop will be presented by a visiting artist from Okinawa.
The workshop costs $120 and reservations are required.
For more information, email to mauiryukyuculturegroup@aol.com
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Maui EVA project director to speak at Kiwanis Club meeting
Anne Ku, project director of Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance (Maui EVA), will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Maui meeting at noon Thursday at Cary & Eddie's Hideaway Restaurant and Lounge.
Ku will discuss the Maui EVA project, and the University of Hawaii Maui College and Maui's role in the Department of Energy Clean Cities program and grant.
The meeting is open to the public. Cost of lunch is $12.
For more information, call Kiwanis Club of Maui Secretary Kats Anderson at 357-8877.
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Mayor Arakawa to discuss state of Maui County at Rotary
Mayor Alan Arakawa will speak at the Rotary Club of Kihei Sunrise meeting at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Five Palms Restaurant at Mana Kai Maui Resort in Kihei.
Arakawa will discuss the state of Maui County during the meeting.
Cost of the breakfast is $22. The public is invited.
For more information, call Rotary Club of Kihei Sunrise President Patty Hemmen at 280-8372 or visit www.kiheirotary.org.
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Lahainaluna will hold open house in new dining hall
Lahainaluna High School will hold an open house in its new Hale Pa'ina dining hall at 5 p.m. Sept. 12.
There will be a brief meeting and announcements, including 15-minute presentations from department heads and teachers including Principal Emily De Costa, PTSA President Kimberly Scott and Student Activities Coordinator Art Fillazar.
The Parent Teacher Student Association will provide a free chicken dinner for the first 100 attendees.
The PTSA board will also be available to register new members for $10 per person and distribute membership cards.
For more information, call the school at 662-4000 or email to lahainalunaptsa@gmail.com.
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Maui County Senior Fair now accepting booth applications
The deadline to apply for a booth at the annual Maui County Senior Fair on Oct. 27 at War Memorial Gymnasium is Sept. 17.
Interested senior citizen clubs, nonprofit or for-profit organizations, government agencies, and politicians and candidates may participate.
To obtain a booth application form and fee amount, contact Kecia Sakugawa or Gerry Lum at MEO Community Services at 249-2970 or email kecia.sakugawa@meoinc.org.
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Core Four Business Planning course graduates 26 students
MEO Business Development Center graduated 26 students from its Core Four Business Planning course on Aug. 21.
At the ceremony, graduates were able to talk with Maui business bankers who had volunteered their time to review the students' business plans and provide additional guidance in operating a successful business. The graduating students received a Certificate of Achievement and a celebratory dinner.
Core Four Business Planning is a 36-hour course that teaches students how to write a business plan. It also offers students information on how to start, operate and grow a business.
For more information, call Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. at 249-2990.
