TODAY

NEW YEAR'S 'OHANA FESTIVAL, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i and Mo'ili'ili Field; featuring bonsai, anime, calligraphy, ikebana, omamori (good-luck charms), freshly pounded mochi, martial arts, keiki games; free admission; free parking at University of Hawai'i lower-campus parking structure; free shuttle service. 945-7633.

TOMORROW

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION, 7 p.m., Church of the Crossroads; Elizabeth Kent, director, State Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, will receive the Hawaii Peacemaker Award and speak on conflict resolution; Crossroads Choir; pupu after service; free.

TUESDAY

PUBLIC FORUM ON NONVIOLENCE, 5:30 p.m., East-West Center, Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall); pupu precede talks by special guests; event honors Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, and marks the ouster of the Hawaiian monarchy; $12 fee, $3 parking; limited seating. 944-7111.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK, 7 p.m., Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park; topic: "Using GIS to Map the Land and Natural Resources of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park"; $1 donation, park entrance fee. (808) 985-6014.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Mililani Mauka/Launani Valley, 7 p.m., Mililani Mauka Elementary School.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Nu'uanu/Punchbowl, 7:15 p.m., Booth District Park.

WEDNESDAY

ARCHITECTURAL LECTURE: "Earth Buildings in Southeastern China" by Robert Ching-Heui Kuo, 9:30-10:20 a.m., University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Kuykendall 309; free. www.hawaii.edu/campusmap.