Kailua-Kona Seniors meet
The Kailua-Kona Seniors will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hale Halawai.
December birthdays will be celebrated and board games will be available to play. Attendees are invited to bring a wrapped gift if they want to participate in the holiday gift exchange. They should also bring canned food for the Food Basket.
Info: Elaine, 335-6653.
Prospect Mortgage opens Kona office
Prospect Mortgage, one of the nation’s largest independent residential retail lenders, announced the opening of its new Kona branch on Hawaii Island. The office is located at 75-5591 Palani Road, Ste. 2008A in Kailua-Kona’s Lanihau Professional Center. Led by loan officers Leslie Woods and Ronnie Strickler, the location will serve the community’s first-time homebuyers and investors.
“Big Island neighborhoods are not cookie-cutter suburbs and the public has access to all beaches here. This island is unique in that it allows you to live in whatever climate you prefer. You can visit snow on Mauna Kea and experience the lava flows of Kilauea up close and personal. We have sea turtles that sunbathe regularly on the Kona Coast,” Strickler said. “Big Island has it all —and is certainly more affordable when compared to Oahu, Maui or Kauai.”
Strickler is a senior loan officer for Prospect Mortgage with 22 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Woods is a loan officer for Prospect Mortgage with 11 years of experience.
Candidates sought for Business Improvement District board
The Kailua Village Business Improvement District is seeking eligible candidates who wish to serve on its 17-member board of directors. Thirteen of the 17 board seats are elected by the fee simple owners and/or lessees of land within the Kailua Village Business Improvement District.
Four board seats are opening for a two-year term and will be elected at the upcoming annual meeting in March. Two board seats are open in the fee simple owners/lessees of land category and two seats are available in the commercial tenant category. Applicants must own or lease land within district boundaries or lease commercial space within the district.
Application forms are available at HistoricKailuaVillage.com and must be submitted by Jan. 20 to kailuavillage@gmail.com. A brief resume or statement of interest should be included.