Members are asked to bring fruit for sampling.
Storage firm adds to its services
Larry Smith, owner of Big Island Self Storage, 73-4284 Hulikoa Drive, recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the services currently available.
Smith chose to make U-Haul rentals part of the business because of the international company’s established name and reputation among customers.
Big Island Self Storage can now offer customers the widest selection of equipment, designed specifically for moving household furnishings, including moving vans ranging in size from 4-by-6 feet to 6-by-12 feet and enclosed trailers ranging in size from 4-by-8 feet to 6-by-12 feet.
Customers will find all the support items they will need to make their move easier, such as furniture pads and appliance and furniture dollies.
U-Haul also offers sales items designed specifically for moving, such as heavy duty boxes in variety of sizes. Tape, rope, protective-wrapping materials, locks and even mattress covers are available.
For more information or to rent moving equipment, call 329-9799.
Christmas craft fair slated Friday, Saturday
The 25th Annual Joann Williams Christmas Treasures, Art, Gift, Collectibles and Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. top 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel ballroom.
The event features vendors from all over Hawaii with exclusive items for everyone’s holiday shopping. A large selection of gift items will be available.
Free admission and donated prizes from each vendor will be given away throughout the day of the fair along with a silent auction. There will be CD music and fun for the whole family.
The fair is designed to promote island artists and craftspeople and several nonprofit organizations. Contact Williams to raise money for a project. She will donate a table to the organization to help raise money for a cause.
For more information, call Williams at 325-5155.
Tropical fruit growers meeting Monday
The Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers-West Hawaii meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Office in Kainaliu.
The meeting will feature a presentation by Professor Yosef Mizrahi from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, who will talk about tropical fruit in Israel, including the marula fruit originally from Africa.
Members are asked to bring fruit for sampling.