Workshop on natural beauty products slated
Workshop on natural beauty products slated
Tropical Edibles Nursery in Captain Cook is offering a hands-on workshop on creating soaks, scrubs and oils using ingredients from the kitchen and garden. Mandi Newton will share her knowledge of herbs and techniques for creating natural beauty products from a variety of culinary products including salt, sugar and oil. The workshop will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 7.
The $30 class fee includes an informational tour of an on-site herb garden, recipes and the finished products to take home.
Contact Tropical Edibles Nursery at 328-0420 or tropicaledibles@gmail.com for more information or to register before Oct. 4.
The nursery is located at 83-5696 Mamalahoa Highway, just south of mile marker 108.
McComber heads homeless programs
Jeremy McComber has joined HOPE Services Hawaii as its homeless programs administrator.
A graduate of the University of Hawaii-Hilo and a graduate student of the University of the Southwest, McComber joins the HOPE Services team with more than 12 years of professional experience with the Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development. His endeavors with the OHCD range from consumer case management, grant writing and fund management, to development of housing projects for the community’s most vulnerable populations. Included in his project accomplishments are development of the West Hawaii Emergency Program, as well as the housing phase Ulu Wini Homes, both of which directly serve consumers of HOPE Services.
HOPE Services Hawaii Inc. is a statewide nonprofit that provides an array of services to the homeless of Hawaii. These services include emergency and transitional housing 365 days a year, in addition to core services.
Hospital program awarded OHA grant
North Hawaii Community Hospital’s newly named Kaheleaulani, a Native Hawaiian Health Program, was recently awarded a grant of $241,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
The purpose of the grant is to begin a Native Hawaiian health disparities initiative called The Hoomalule Project, which addresses obesity and physical health improvements in Native Hawaiians.