Hawaiian-Grown Orchid Industry Presentation in Mt. View

The Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club will offer a presentation by Ben Oliveros of Orchid Eros in Mountain View at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.13, 2017, at the Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall in Kealakekua.

A potluck starts off the meeting and guests are invited to participate.

Oliveros, an American Orchid Society judge, will discuss “Hawaiian-Grown Orchids,” sharing commercial practices that work for and against orchid consumers.

It will include a myriad of orchid tips from Oliveros’ 25 years in the orchid industry.

For more information, cal (808) 328-8375.

The Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club is West Hawai‘i’s oldest orchidaceae organization with a mission to learn and foster orchid culture and promote fellowship among orchid collectors. The club meets the second Wednesday of every month at the Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall on Highway 11 (79-7241 Māmalahoa Highway) at mile marker 114, just north of Kainaliu.

For information, go online.