TODAY

RACE, FREEDOM AND THE CONTRADICTORY LEGACIES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, a lecture by Professor David Blight at University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Watanabe Hall 112: reception 5:30 p.m., lecture 6 p.m., booksigning 7 p.m.; free; Blight is a historian of slavery, abolitionism, the Civil War, African-American history and memory in American culture; free. 956-5531.

CASE MANAGEMENT TRAINING for social workers, case managers, students and faith-based volunteers on social services available in our community, brown bag session by Legal Aid Society staff attorney, Connie Liu noon to 1:30 p.m., Nu'uanu YMCA, third floor; $10. Information: 536-3556. Registration: KenAkinaka@aol.com.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, first floor WO 4 Conference Room. 454-0699, www.rehabhospital.org.

HOSPICE HAWAII 'AIEA GRIEF SUPPORT, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Kapi'olani Medical Center/Pali Momi. 924-9255.

PALOLO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Palolo Elementary School cafe.

KAHALU'U NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., KEY Project.

KALIHI VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Akira Sakima Recreational Center.

TOMORROW

THE ISLAND OF THE NAVIGATOR, Hokule'a crew members Billy Richards and Dr. Marjorie Mau to recall their voyage to Satawal in Micronesia to honor master navigator, Mau Piailug, and to discuss the canoe as an island and the island as a canoe, 5:45 p.m., Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew; free. 524-2822, ext. 214.

DIVORCE LAW SEMINAR presented by Hawai'i State Judiciary, noon to 1 p.m., Supreme Court courtroom, Ali'iolani Hale, 2nd floor; free. 539-4448.

EXCHANGE CLUB OF HONOLULU luncheon noon, Oahu Country Club; featured speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Richeson, psychologist specializing in depression, divorce recovery and eating disorders, on teenage violence among teen couples; lunch $20. Reservations: 524-0330, ext. 2, edracers@aol.com.

DIAMOND HEAD/KAPAHULU/ST. LOUIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Ala Wai Clubhouse, 2nd floor.

ALIAMANU/SALT LAKE/FOSTER VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria.

'EWA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., 'Ewa Beach Public Library.

KO'OLAULOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Hau'ula Community Center.

FRIDAY

MURDER AT THE CHAMINADE CULINARY INSTITUTE, second annual murder mystery event hosted by the Chaminade University masters programs in criminal justice and forensic sciences, 6 to 8 p.m., Sullivan Family Library; $8, $5 with student identification. Reservations: 739-4663, gradserv@chaminade.edu.

SATURDAY

LUPUS AWARENESS WALK from Kapi'olani Park Bandstand: registration 4:30 p.m., walk begins 5:30 p.m.; a benefit for Lupus Hawai'i. Register: www.lupushawaii.org. Information: 538-1522, info@lupushawaii.org.