'Finding the Funny' theme of fundraiser
The No Ka Oi Toastmasters Club invites Toastmaster alumni and the public to attend its annual White Elephant Sale from noon to 1 p.m. Friday in the Ka Lama Building, Room 104B, on the University of Hawaii Maui College campus.
The theme for the fundraiser is "Finding the Funny." Proceeds from the sale will go toward the purchase of the educational supplies and activities.
No Ka Oi Toastmasters Club welcomes the public at its regular club meetings from noon to 1 p.m. each Friday, except on school or state holidays when the UH-MC campus is closed.
Contact Trisha Anderson at 244-9016 or tututrisha2000@yahoo.com for information.
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New dance studio focuses on hip-hop
Free dance classes are being offered through Saturday as part of an open-house week for a new dance studio.
Konomi Dance Works LLC, which advertises itself as Maui's only "all out hip-hop dance studio," has opened a new studio with a full schedule of classes at 70 Kanoa St., Suite 103, in Wailuku.
Managed by dance teacher, choreographer and stage performer Katerina Dominguez, the studio also features Alex Kid Karma Hutaff-Bautista and Brandon Haros teaching various styles of hip-hop such as break-dancing, animation, popping and tutting, as well as Zumba fitness instructor Jennifer Campbell.
For a schedule and registration information, visit www.konomidanceworks.com or www.facebook.com/konomidanceworks or call 214-3650.
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Water conservation topic of presentation
Water conservation in landscapes will be the topic of a presentation during the meeting of the Maui Association of Landscape Professionals at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Hawaii Maui Campus Community Services Building next to the Cooperative Extension Office.
Doug Carmichael, a distribution manager for irrigation supplies company Rain Bird, will discuss how to decrease overall water use by saving through drip irrigation and related concepts.
The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call Ken Findeisen at 283-2357.
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Financial planner will be guest speaker
Mike Kern, a financial planner, investment banking and entrepreneur, will be the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Maui meeting at noon Thursday at Cary & Eddie's Hideaway Restaurant in Kahului.
His topic will be the Junior Achievement program for high schools.
The meeting is open to the public. Lunch is $12.
For more information, contact Kathy Anderson at 357-8877.
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Women's organization plans luncheon
Chapter H of the Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood will hold its annual Founders Day Luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Waikahe Restaurant of the King Kamehameha Golf Club. The organization celebrates and promotes the advancement of women.
To obtain more information and make a reservation, call Adele Rugg at 879-9964.
