Naturopathic physician gives free health lecture
Naturopathic physician Joel Wallach will offer a free presentation at 6 p.m. Saturday at Kona Baptist Church. Attendees will be challenged to shift their perspectives on health and wellness.
His perspective stems from his extensive research and experience in agriculture, veterinary medicine and as a physician with more than 35 years in clinical practice. He has been honored by the United Nations for his work in nutrition. A question and answer period will follow his lecture.
Kona Baptist Church is 2 miles south of King Kamehameha III Road on Highway 11.
Reservations: Linda, 987-4127 or visit Eventbrite.com and search for Dr. Joel Wallach.
Hospital auxiliary holds annual meeting, luncheon
The Auxiliary of the Kona Community Hospital invites all members, guests and visitors to attend the annual membership meeting and complimentary luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Attendees will meet new board of directors members, hear a guest speaker and find out more about the group’s projects. The luncheon is at the hospital with plenty of free parking.
Make reservations by Wednesday at KCHAuxiliary@hotmail.com.
Info: KCHAuxiliary.org
Korean War veterans association meets
The Korean War Veterans Association of West Hawaii Chapter 279 meets at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Kona Vet Center, 73-4876 Kamanu St., Suite 207 in the Kaloko Industrial area. There is an elevator for those that need one.
Membership is open to any person who has seen honorable service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States within Korea including territorial waters and airspace at any time Sept. 3, 1945, to the present or outside of Korea June 25, 1950, to January 31, 1955. Associate members are also welcome.
Info: President Roland Vieira, 329 8172, Vice President Ronald Cole, 327-9304, or David Simon 769-4427.
Travel Conversation Club meets Saturday
The Not-Just-a-Book Club Travel Conversation Club holds its first gathering from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kailua-Kona Public Library.
The group offers the opportunity to share travel experience and gain ideas, enjoy friendly conversation, share itineraries and destinations and favorite travel books.
Sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona, the meeting is free.
Info: 327-4327.
Vog presentation in Waimea
Tamar Elias, U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist, will present “Volcanic Air Pollution: The What, Where, and How of Vog in Hawaii” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Gates Performing Arts Center on the Upper Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
She will address volcanic air pollution (vog) in Hawaii, from its origin as volcanic gas emitted from Kilauea Volcano to the impacts of vog on the natural environment and humans. Elias will also review recent vog research and how communities throughout the world cope with volcanic air pollution, as well as information on resources for living with vog in Hawaii. She will conclude the talk with a question and answer session.
Info: Call 967-8844, email askHVO@usgs.gov or go to http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov
VA home loan seminar coming up
VA home loan specialist Tony Dias host a free VA home loan seminar from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the Elks Club, 74-5596 Pawai Place in Kailua-Kona.
Veterans can learn how to utilize their VA Home Loan benefit to purchase or refinance a home up to $636,150 with no money down and no private mortgage insurance, or have more than one VA Loan at a time. It also addresses how veterans can re-finance into a VA home loan from other loan programs to lower their monthly payments.
Dias is the executive director of Veterans United Home Loans of Hawaii, Hawaii’s biggest VA lender.
Registration: 436-5791.
Parenting class planned
The Neighborhood Place of Kona will offer a free parenting education course called How to Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will Talk, which demonstrates effective skills for building relationships with children.
This is a six-week course with weekly classes of 90 minutes. A certificate of completion is awarded to those who attend and participate in every class. The next class will start during the week of Jan. 23.
Info and sign up: 331-8777.
Living + Design Show accepting vendor applications
The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce presents its 12th annual home show Feb. 25-26 at the Sheraton Kona Resort Convention Center.
Formerly known as the Building and Design Expo, the renamed Living + Design Show has been attended by more than 2,000. A strong turnout is anticipated this year as homeowners continue making improvements to their properties. The newly revamped exhibition will showcase the latest goods and services, door-buster deals and endless options for a better home.
Past experience has shown qualified customers come to the show with specific home improvement projects in mind and they are ready to buy. As a result, exhibitors receive a strong return on their investment with as much as a year’s worth of leads generated from the expo alone.
Two booth sizes are offered as well as sponsorship opportunities. Qualifying businesses must have a product or service that relates to building, remodeling, improvements, sales, landscaping or financing a home or business.
Participation benefits include inclusion in the show’s special advertising insert in West Hawaii Today, radio ads and mentions in chamber social media platforms.
Businesses interested in participating and who qualify with a product or service can download a vendor application online at www.kona-kohala.com.
Vendor booths are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Info: Chamber office at info@kona-kohala.com, 329-1758.