Maui fine art photographer Marty Wolff will be the featured artist in Lahaina Arts Society’s Banyan Tree Gallery from Feb. 2 to March 1. Wolff is a regular presenter at the annual Whale Tales event in West Maui. Many of his prominent humpback whale images will be featured in his show, along with landscapes and other marine life. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wolff will also visit the gallery every Friday during February from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 661-0111.

Elle Cochran to speak at Lahaina Sunset Rotary Club

LAHAINA – The public is invited to hear Elle Cochran, West Maui representative on the Maui County Council, speak at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, at the Royal Lahaina Resort.

Cochran will discuss the status of West Maui recycling programs and other subjects of interest to the community. In addition to her prepared remarks, she will address audience questions at the meeting.

Cochran chairs the council’s Infrastructure & Environmental Management Committee, and she serves as vice chair of the Economic Development, Energy, Agriculture and Recreation Committee.

“The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset is exploring ways to foster community recycling on the West Side,” said Rotary Club Co-president Liz May. “And Elle Cochran has been a great help to us in understanding the issues and focusing our early efforts.”

Island Grocery Depot is expanding and opening a store in Lahaina. The new store, currently under construction in the Lahaina Business Park at 58 Kupuohi St., is scheduled to open in April 2015. Island Grocery Depot will host a job fair on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 31, from 8 a.m. to noon. Pre-scheduled interviews will be conducted during the job fair. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply in advance at www.islandgrocerydepot.com.

The evening will include a social from 5 to 5:30 p.m. and a Rotary meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cochran will speak from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

There is no charge to attend the meeting in the Royal Ocean Terrace. Attendees may order drinks and/or dinner and receive separate checks. The restaurant offers happy hour drink prices until 6 p.m. and a 25 percent discount on food.

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset is Maui’s newest Rotary club, launched last July. It is part of the global network of 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and territories dedicated to community service. For more information on the meeting or Rotary membership, contact May at 669-5200.

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LIS accepting nominations for Honors Program

Maui Ocean Center’s free Sea Talk Series continues on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 6 to 7 p.m. with a fascinating presentation on large whale entanglement response by Ed Lyman of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Sea Talks are held in the Open Ocean exhibit, with entry through the aquarium’s front gate from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Seating is limited; register by calling 270-7088. PHOTO COURTESY OF ED LYMAN, NOAA/MMHSRP (Permit #932-1905).

LAHAINA – From now through Feb. 12, Lahaina Intermediate School is accepting nominations for students into its Honors Program for the 2015-16 school year.

The program includes Honors Math for grades 6-8, Honors English Language Arts for grades 7-8, and Honors Science for grades 7-8.

Parents, students, educators and community members are invited to nominate students. Acceptance into the program is based on a variety of assessments, such as teacher evaluations, writing samples, teacher-developed assessments, standardized reading and math scores, and report card grades.

Nomination forms are available at King Kamehameha III School, Princess Nahienaena Elementary, Sacred Hearts School and Lahaina Intermediate School.

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The First Sunday Music Series continues at Hula Grill in Whalers Village on Feb. 4 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Direct from the Kohala Coast on the Big Island, Grammy and Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner John Keawe (above) will perform his masterful slack key guitar stylings with hula by his wife, Hope. Na Hoku winner Benny Uyetake will perform, too. Admission is free. Call 667-6636 for information.

Lyman to offer Sea Talk

MAALAEA – Maui Ocean Center’s free Sea Talk Series continues on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 6 to 7 p.m. with a presentation on large whale entanglement response by Ed Lyman of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

Sea Talks are held in the Open Ocean exhibit, with entry through the aquarium’s front gate from 5:30 to 6 p.m.

Seating is limited; register by calling 270-7088.

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The Rough Riders — from left, Brother Noland, Henry Kapono and John Cruz — will perform on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. The stellar trio will perform individual hits and new collaborations. Three inspiring songwriters, three distinct voices and the perfect blending of guitars create an exceptional musical style. From the classics such as “Friends,” “Coconut Girl” and “Island Style” to new and provocative sounds, it will be an intoxicating evening of music and legacy. Tickets are $12, $28, $40 or $55; call 242-SHOW.

MEO offering funding for Project Graduation 2015

WAILUKU – Maui Economic Opportunity announced that $47,741 in Maui County funding has been made available for Project Graduation programs for 2015 high school graduating classes in an effort to promote alcohol- and drug-free graduation celebrations.

Project Graduation grant applications are available on MEO’s website at meoinc.org.

Deadline for the receipt of applications is Feb; 7; notifications of awards will be made by Feb. 28.

Applications must be e-mailed to Lyn McNeff at lyn.mcneff@meoinc.org.

For more information, e-mail McNeff or call 249-2990.

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Homebuyer workshop kicks off series

KULA – A nonprofit is providing a trail to qualify for funds to build and finance homes.

The Oahu-based nonprofit Hawaiian Community Assets will offer a homebuyer workshop on Jan. 31 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Keokea.

The daylong event is open to the public and launches a series of four workshops on Maui.

Hawaiian Community Assets has timed the series to prepare Native Hawaiian homesteaders for 46 half-acre residential lots that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will offer Upcountry in June 2016.

Workshops aim to help DHHL beneficiaries and others to solidify their credit ratings, save for down payments and qualify for loans.

For more information, contact Waiohuli Undivided Interest Lessees Association President Emma Abihai Yap at 264-6299 or e-mail ekahua.abihai@ gmail.com.