Community calendar
Advertiser Staff
TODAY
BLOOD DRIVE, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. at Foodland, Ewa Town Center; 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Manoa Marketplace; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at Leeward Community College; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Campus Center Ballroom; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday at BYU Hawaii at La'ie; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Waianae Mall; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Honolulu Police Department, Kapolei, lobby; must be 18 or older and in good health, weigh 110 pounds or more and present valid photo identification. 845-9966.
TUESDAY
MASS-TRANSIT STATION FORUM, 7 p.m. at Waipahu Intermediate School; residents, business owners and community leaders encouraged to attend; stations to be where Leoku and Mokuola Streets cross Farrington Highway.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Pearl City, 6:30 p.m., Highland Intermediate School cafeteria.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Hawai'i Kai, 7 p.m., Haha'ione Elementary School cafeteria.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Ala Moana/Kaka'ako, 7 p.m., Makiki Christian Church.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, North Shore, 7 p.m., Hale'iwa Ali'i Beach Park, John Kalili Surf Center.
WEDNESDAY
ATHERTON YMCA OPEN HOUSE, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 1810 University Ave.; tours of facility, learn about services, food, fun and prizes; free. 946-0253.
TODAY'S KUPUNA, featuring Community Clearing House-Helping Hands Hawai'i with Maria Chomyszak; 7 p.m. every Wednesday, 'Olelo Community Television, Channel 52 and 6-7 a.m. Sundays, Radio 5.6 FM or 2.3 AM. 946-3888.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale, 7 p.m., Kapolei High School cafeteria.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Mililani/Waipio/Melemanu, 7:30 p.m., Mililani Recreation Center III.
WINDWARD SELF-HELP GROUP for people with Multiple Sclerosis and their families, 6-7:30 p.m., St. John Vianney Parish community office building, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. 532-0811.
WINNERS CIRCLE TOASTMASTERS meets 7:30-8:45 a.m. every Wednesday, Unity Church, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. 833-7538.
LEGAL LINE HOTLINE. Call 6-7 p.m. to speak with an attorney at no charge: 537-1868; call 537-9140 for free referrals (www.hawaiilawyerreferral.com); sponsored by Hawaii State Bar Association.
THURSDAY
ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES, 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Hina Mauka, 45-845 Po'okela St., Kane'ohe; helping families and close friends of the addicted to deal with addiction and recovery; $7 fee. 236-2600.
PARADISE TOASTMASTERS No. 7644 meeting, 4:30-5:30 p.m., second and fourth Thursdays monthly, Tripler Army Medical Center Nurse's Conference Room. 487-8703.
NU'UANU TOASTMASTERS meeting, 6-7 p.m., Susannah Wesley Community Center, 1117 Ka'ili St. ; free parking; improve your public speaking skills; guests welcome. 525-8909.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Waipahu, 7 p.m., Waipahu Cultural Garden Park.
FRIDAY
WEEKLY VIGIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, 4-6 p.m. on Ala Moana at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building; bring a sign; sponsored by Not In Our Name.
SATURDAY
BILL'S BOOKMOBILE, the Friends of Library of Hawai'i's bookstore, open 10 a.m.-2 p.m., first Saturday monthly, 690 Pohukaina St., Kaka'ako; September specials on new $3 CDs and $2 vinyl records.
GRAFFITI CLEAN UP, 8 a.m.-noon; meet at Kuhio Elementary School; trolley rides to assigned areas will be provided; over 200 volunteers needed. Sign-up: 252-4005 by day's end Monday or e-mail tagteamhawaii@gmail.com.
FREE CONCERT by Na Hoku Hanohano recording artists, 7 p.m. at Mission Memorial Auditorium (one of the red brick municipal buildings); park at Fasi Municipal Parking Structure; limited seating. Reservations: 593-9424.
UPCOMING
BEYOND THE BLUES mental health public awareness event featuring local blues musicians, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 6, Ala Moana Center centerstage.
FREE CPR TRAINING by Honolulu Fire Department and the American Heart Association, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Oct. 9 at Sheraton Waikiki, Moloka'i and Lana'i Ballrooms; public welcome; register at event; validated on-site 12 hour parking, $12. 733-7971.
THINK PINK FUNDRAISER for Lanakila Meals on Wheels, 9 p.m. Oct. 12 at Nick's Fishmarket, Waikiki; tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door; lavish pupu, fashion show, dance tunes; sponsored by Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce. Tickets: 258-0973, leslie@filipinojaycees.com.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS genealogy workshop, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 13, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, fifth floor; basic research and computer software; JCCH members $50, others $60; study guide, lunch and translation services included. Register: 945-7633, e-mail - info@jcch.com, fax 944-1123, Web site www.jcch.com.
FUNDRAISER for Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center expansion, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa (Ko'olina); registration, no-host cocktails, dinner and program, silent art auction; donation $200. 696-1465.
MOON VIEWING CELEBRATION (TSUKIMI NO KAI), 6-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohia Building; Shinto blessing, traditional delicacies and sake, poetry writing, buffet dinner with Chinese moon viewing ceremony, bon dance; sponsored by a number of cultural organizations. Reservations: 941-5889.