Cut to the Chase

Richard's Market will be closed on Tuesday, January 7 for inventory. The store will resume regular business hours on Wednesday, January 8.

The Mālama 'Aina Foundation is hosting the Blue Water Exchange (BWE), a six-month program for young professionals ages 20-30 who are passionate about personal growth, cultural preservation, and environmental leadership. The priority deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. The program combines virtual learning, immersive travel, and hands-on conservation projects, allowing participants to collaborate with Indigenous communities in Hawaii and California, as well as local, state, and federal partners. For more information, click here.

Hawaiʻi Energy has opened applications for its Empower Grant program to help businesses save on energy costs, the company recently announced. The program launched in 2020 and is designed to help cover the cost and installation of certain energy-efficient equipment for local nonprofits, small businesses and restaurants on Hawaii Island, Lānaʻi, Maui, Moloka‘i and O‘ahu. For more information, visit their website.

The Alzheimer’s Association will host the Maui County Caregiver Support Group for Lānaʻi, Maui and Moloka‘i every third Tuesday of the month from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. To register, contact Shirley at 808-518-6648 or email her at shkan@alz.org.

HawaiiKidsCAN, Lānaʻi ‘Ohana Connection and Let’s Go Learn have created the ‘Ohana Learning Toolkit to help parents understand how their children are doing in school. The program is free of charge and is available exclusively to Lānaʻi families with kids from kindergarten through 12th grade. For more information or to register, click here.

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture's Pesticides Branch has established the Pesticide Disposal Program to offer residents an environmentally friendly solution for disposing of pesticides. For more information and to review the list of accepted and unaccepted products, please call EnviroServices & Training Center at 808-456-3494, email wm@gotoetc.com, or visit the HDOA webpage at https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/main/pesticide-disposal-program/.