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Discounts with food donations at nursery

South Maui Gardens is offering discounts at its Kihei location this holiday season with donations to the Maui Food Bank.

Customers who bring in three or more nonperishable food items will receive discounts on various plants and pottery.

“Now more than ever, ohana across Maui are in need. This is our small way of assisting the Maui Food Bank during these challenging times,” said Thomas Scooter Walsh, South Maui Gardens’ president.

The food drive ends Dec. 18.

South Maui Gardens is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. It is located at 35 Auhana Road. Call (808) 419-6562 or visit southmauigardens.com.

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Training offered for applicants, employers

The Maui County Virtual Job Fair website will host two online training events to help job seekers organize their applications and employers to search for new hires.

The classes are from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Thursday for job seekers and from noon to 1:15 p.m. Dec. 17 for employers.

Job seekers will learn how to set up a profile, create a resume, add photos or a portfolio and receive tips on how to organize their job applications. To register, visit conta.cc/3pMVZ2W.

Employers can learn how to set up a company profile, post a new job, manage jobs, manage applicants and review responses. To register, visit conta.cc/2ITYaRp.

Registration is open to those with an account at www.Maui CountyVirtualJobFair.com as well as those using other online job sites.

For more information, send contact info@mauicountyvirtualjobfair.com.

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Trees to be given out across Maui

A tree gifting initiative that kicked off Nov. 28 will continue with tree giveaways in West Maui, Upcountry and South Maui on Saturday.

At the Napili Farmers Market, the tree giveaway will start at 8 a.m., with 100 fruit-bearing tree saplings available at a booth run by the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset. The market is located at 4900 Honoapiilani Highway in Lahaina.

At Waipuna Chapel, the giveaway will take place from 9 a.m. to noon or until all 100 trees run out. Recipients will also receive a simple planting and “caring for your tree” manual. Donations are welcome but not required to receive a tree. The church is located at 17 Omaopio Road in Kula.

At St. Theresa Church, the giveaway will run from 10 a.m. until all 100 tree saplings are gone. Each person will be limited to two trees. The Rotary Club of Kihei Wailea will operate the booth at the church parking lot at 25 W. Lipoa Street in Kihei.

The “La’au Ha’awi Maui” project — “Gifting Trees for Maui” initiative is a joint effort by the nine Rotary Clubs of Maui, Ohana Gardens and Uncle George Kahumoku Jr.

For more information, contact Rich Wu at richwu@hawaiilife.com for the South Maui gifting site, Mariko Higashi at marikoinmaui@gmail.com for the West Maui site and Jenny Pell at jennypell@gmail.com for the Upcountry site.

For more information about making a donation to support the project, visit mauiohanagardens.org/treeplanting/.

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