Speakers

A Rotarian for 12 years, Lasar Hurd-McCabe has had a varied career. Some highlights include a recent organizing business of 8 years, work at a Japanese bakery, a granola factory, and now as a botanical garden aide.

Volunteering in the succulent garden of Foster Botanical Gardens since 2017, Lasar has taught lei classes, supported the garden festivals, and worked on crafts with friends she made there.

Now a part-time employee, Lasar staffs the Wahiawa Botanical Garden one day per week. She prepares or teaches classes including: succulent wreaths, pressed flowers, dried botanical arrangements, and more. Lasar is crafty and loves plants, though she has murdered many of them.

Lasar's favorite people in the world are her husband, Patrick, her children Paul, Peter, and Olivia, her parents, and her sister. Rotarians and volunteers are her 2nd favorite.