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Lānaʻi Federal Credit Union is now offering personal checking accounts. Visit the branch or call them at 808-565-6522 for more information. 

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is hosting free 30-minute webinars on trauma-informed care and practices, starting on April 22 and continuing through May 24, via Zoom. The webinars in April will cover the principles and philosophy behind trauma-informed care, while those in May will focus on how to apply these principles in practice. For questions, please contact Dr. Stephanie Campbell at (808) 927-1412 or via email at stephanie.campbell.NSW@doh.hawaii.gov.

The Lānaʻi Domestic Violence Taskforce is hosting a Teen Dating Violence Community Forum at the Lānaʻi Senior Center or via Zoom on Thursday, May 16, at  5 p.m. The session will cover promoting healthy relationships among teens, recognizing signs of teen dating violence and strategies for creating a supportive school environment. The Zoom meeting ID is 878 1580 7376 and password is 146673. For more information, email lanaidvtf@gmail.com.

The Lānaʻi Fishing Scholarship application for 2024 is open. The scholarship will be awarded to graduating LHES seniors who are attending college in the fall of the 2024-2025 school year and majoring in marine science or health care. The deadline to apply is May 17, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. For the application, scan the QR code on the scholarship flyer.

The County of Maui is asking Lāna‘i residents to assist the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Initiative by helping pinpoint the neighborhoods most in need of high-speed internet connections and digital resources. Please take the survey by following this link by May 17. After clicking the link, scan the QR code for more information and to take the survey.

The Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center is having a community stewardship day for the historic Ka Lanakila Church at Keōmoku on Saturday, May 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. To register, please scan the QR code on the event flyer.

The Lāna‘i Agricultural Resource Fair will be held at the Old Bowling Alley on Tuesday, May 21, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Various agricultural and gardening-related entities will be available to discuss their services, including loans, cost-share programs, workshop ideas, and retail supplies. Information on education and land will also be available. For more information, please call Debbie Kelly at 808-658-0919 or email molokailanaiswcd@gmail.com.

The Pūlama Lānaʻi Development & Construction team is hosting an open house at the Old Bowling Alley on Tuesday, May 21, from 5:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m. to showcase innovative technologies such as Tesla batteries and cross-laminated timber panels being used on Lānaʻi, and to discuss the island's water usage, bill payment options and available job and leasing opportunities.

The Lāna‘i Saturday Market will take place at Dole Park on Saturday, May 25, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Kaunaʻoa Group is hosting a Carnival Fun Fair at Dole Park on Monday, May 27, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This fundraiser aims to support Lāna‘i’s youth with an array of games, prizes, and food. All youth-affiliated groups are invited to join in the fun and take this opportunity to fundraise at the carnival.

The Royal Lānaʻi Yacht Club Scholarship application for 2024 is now open. A $2,500 scholarship award will be given to one LHES senior or LHES graduate majoring in marine science or a related field. The deadline to apply is June 3, 2024. For more information and to access the application, scan the QR code on the scholarship flyer.

Expeditions will expand its services to include three round trips daily, seven days a week, between Lānaʻi and Maui starting June 3, 2024. For more details, visit https://go-lanai.com.

E ʻIke Hou Iā Lānaʻi 2024, a land and skills-based summer program, will be held from June 10 to June 21 for keiki in grades K to 12. To register, please scan the QR code on the program flyer.

Kula Makai No Na Opio O Lanai, the police academy for the youth of Lanai, will host sessions from June 10-14 and June 24-28. Registration is free and is on a first come first serve basis. To sign up, please see officer Matthew Seagult in his office at LHES.

This year’s Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival is currently planned for Saturday, July 6.

The Cooperative Extension of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources is hosting a PONO free emergency preparedness workshop at Lānaʻi Union Church on Saturday, August 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and to register, visithttps://go.hawaii.edu/ngo. Call 808-244-3242 with any questions.

Sunday Yoga in Lānaʻi, a free community class, will be held every Sunday at Dole Park starting at 9 a.m. Participants are asked to bring a mat or towel.

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/.

Lānaʻi Air is hiring for positions on Lānaʻi and in Honolulu. Benefits include complimentary travel benefits, a discount at Richard’s Market and a sign-on bonus. For more information, click here or call 808-565-3105.

Recently, there have been incidents at Hulopo‘e Beach Park such as damaged items, vandalism, and areas not cleaned up after. There is now a community watch link for beach goers to send concerns about the Hulopo‘e Beach Park. Click for more information.