Racadio earns scholarship
The HPM Foundation has awarded $1,000 college scholarships to four recent high school graduates to help with upcoming college expenses and support student success.
Herald Jasffer Racadio recently graduated from Kealakehe High School and is one of four 2019 Barney S. Fujimoto Memorial Scholarship recipients. She will be majoring in exploratory health sciences in nursing at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
HTFG issues annual appreciation awards at conference
The Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers (HTFG) names the recipients of its annual appreciation awards at the 29th annual Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference at the Royal Kona Resort, which kicked off Friday in Kailua-Kona and continues through Oct. 5 with mini-conferences in Hilo and Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui.
The annual awards honor individuals who — through research, education and practice — advance the use of tropical fruits to support a sustainable, local food industry.
This year’s five recipients are Lance Kimura of Oahu (HTFG Service Award), Jack Gushiken of Kauai (HTFG Service Award), and Chef George Gomes (William K. Trask Chefs Award), Brian Lievens (Lesley Hill Service Award) and Dr. Peter Follett (Roger Vargas Research Award), all of Hawaii Island.
The 2019 conference is titled “Growing &Marketing Exotic Brazilian Fruit in Hawaii” and offers a lineup of visiting researchers and agro experts sharing information and breakout sessions on a variety of topics. One-day mini conferences, also with speakers, start Monday in Hilo and continue consecutively on Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui. Award recipients Kimura and Gushiken will receive their awards at gatherings on their home islands.
Registration forms and fee schedule are available at www.HTFG.org.
Disability legislative forum Oct. 24
At the Inclusion First West Hawaii disability legislative forum, meet Hawaii Island state legislators and county officials, discuss disability issues, concerns, and real solutions on transportation, employment, education, housing, and health. Forum will be held 3:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Old Kona Airport Pavilion in Kailua-Kona.
Information will be available from various local agencies, and food will be served. For more information, contact Jeri Raymond at 640-4838.