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• Gardening classes. Anne Gachuhi of the Home Gardening Support Network, LLC will be conducting the following gardening classes at various Maui locations (Kahului, Kihei, Kula, Lahaina and Makawao). To sign up, email support@homegardeningsupportnetwork.com; visit www. homegardeningsupportnetwork.com or contact 446-2361.
** "Landscaping With Succulents" will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at Kula True Value Nursery. Learn the organic strategies for identifying garden pests and how to control them.
** "Fruit Orchard Management" will be from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday at Lumeria Maui in Makawao. This session will cover information onchoosing the right varieties of the specific fruits to grow in your location; soil amendments to use; and planting procedures, fertilization schedules, proper pruning techniques and harvesting. Learn the proper way of growing major tropical fruits. Cost is $29.
• Raise "Your Voice" at the State Capitol! Discover the public's power in the state legislative process presented by The Public Access Room. At 1:30 p.m. Monday at Kahului Community Center; at 1:30 and 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kenolio Recreation Complex -- Cafeteria in Kihei; at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Tavares Community Center in Pukalani; at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Haiku Community Center; at 6 p.m. Thursday at Wailuku Public Library; and at 1:30 and 6 p.m. Friday at Kaunoa West Maui Senior Center in Lahaina.
PAR is your non-partisan office at the Capitol, and they're on-island to offer tips and techniques on effectively adding your voice at the Legislature. Tips on lobbying, testimony, and communicating with senators and representatives. Learn about easy-to-use tools available online, pick up helpful handouts and guides, and explore the deadlines and power dynamics that exist at the Capitol.
• Maui Ki-Aikido Society introductory courses, with Fincher Sterling, under the direction of Christopher Curtis, will be from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 24 at the Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani. Co-sponsored by the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation. For more information, call 268-3818 or visit www.mauiaikido.com.
• Business workshops. The following County of Maui Mayor's Office of Economic Development workshops will be held at Maui County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall, Suite B-9. To reserve a seat, call 270-5770. Workshops are free unless otherwise noted.
** "Beyond the Business Plan -- Six Key Strategies to Take Your Business from Good to Great" from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday. In this workshop, we will look at six basic and important areas in leadership, service and accountability that, with the right approach and mindset, will help you and your business flourish. This workshop is designed to get you thinking about how you both measure up and give you resources for implementing positive and profitable changes.
** "Google Seminar 2017 Series -- Partner Event: B2B" a Google Partner event by Meyer Computer, Inc. from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday. Google will discuss the importance of digital marketing for the B2B (business-to-business) Industries and share trends, research and insights that can help you reach your audience in all their moments of need. B2B, also known as e-biz, is the exchange of products, services, or information between businesses rather than between businesses and consumers. Although early interest centered on the growth of retailing on the Internet (sometimes called e-tailing), forecasts are that B2B revenue will far exceed business-to-business consumers (B2C) revenue in the near future. According to studies published in early 2000, the money volume of B2B exceeds that of 3-tailing by 10 to 1.
** "Online Marketing Strategies" with Mckenna Hallett will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. Just when you thought you were getting some traction, someone says, "Are you using SnapChat (Twitter/Facebook Live/Instagram)?" or one of several other social media outlets. You wonder if you should. You head to the internet to see what the buzz is all about. Hours can be lost chasing down a strategy that will never make you a dime. This is especially true if you are not even sure how to describe your target market or haven't really created a sales funnel. Do you know why someone will buy your product or service? Do you have a solid system to get people to your site and then to sell them? Mckenna Hallett is a business marketing and communications "therapist." She blogs business savvy hints and tips to a worldwide audience, and teaches seminars throughout the state and on the mainland.
• EdVenture class at University of Hawaii Maui College.
** "Dental Front Office Training" from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 28 and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 6. This six- week course will provide in-class lectures, hands on experience at the front desk, time management, treatment planning and terminology and scheduling. As a student, you will also learn dental practice software, insurance billing and coding, and computer and telephone skills. Participants will earn a Dental Front Office Training Certificate of Professional Development. Register for Dental Front Desk Office Training, course # HLTH6506 online at www.EdventureMaui.com. For more information, email Nicolette van der Lee at nhv@hawaii.edu or call 984-3300.
• Falls Risk Prevention workshop. Presented by Na Hoaloha from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at UH-MC Campus Community Extension Building. Tai Chi Master Cory Williams and Balance Exercising by Sandra Razieli will demonstrate how you can reduce your risk through balance and strength. For more information and to register, contact 249-2545 or email info@nahoaloha.org.
• Hana No'eau workshop "Kuka'ilimoku: The preservation and perpetuation of Hawaiian Basketry" presented by The PAC Foundation with Kumula'au and Haunani Sing will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Bailey House Museum in Wailuku. These monthly two-day workshops continue through August 12. Class space is limited and OHA grants are available. For more information, email President Keali'i Lum at pacfoundation.org@gmail.com or call 291-5038.
• ACTNOW! Introductory acting classes with Robert Angelo from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Maui Adult Day Care Center, 16 Ehiku St, Ste. B, Kihei. Cost is $10; Actors' lab returns for eight weeks from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays with an exciting new format. Class size limited. Cost is $25 per session. For more information, call 243-0000 or email actnowclasses@gmail.com.