TODAY

Annual Holiday Wreath Contest deadline, bring entries to Honolulu Hale's Lane Gallery 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; entry forms at the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts. www.honolulu.gov/moca.

WORLD AIDS DAY EVENTS. O'ahu: choral performances and award presentations 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Parish of St. Clement; Maui: candlelight vigil 5:30 p.m., Kalama Park, Kihei; Kaua'i: free HIV and hepatitis C testing all day Dec. 1, Malama Pono; annual Lights on Rice Parade Dec. 5; Big Island: memorial service 5 p.m., Coconut Island; Palace Theatre lobby events: AIDS Memorial Quilt panel display Dec. 2-7, "Living Positive In Hawaii" photo display Dec. 2-5, 5 p.m. memorial service followed by choral performance Dec. 5; call 982-8800 for $10 tickets; other events free.

TOMORROW

ADOPTION INFORMATION session by Hawaii International Child, 5:30-7 p.m., 1168 Waimanu St.; prospective adoptive families can learn about available adoption programs; free. RSVP: 589-2367 ext. 207 (Shannon), Shannon@h-i-c.org.

"ENLIGHTENMENT AND HIGHER STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN WORLD LITERATURE," lecture by Dr. Craig Pearson via live webcast, 3-4:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Hemenway Hall, Room 211; free; sponsored by the Committee for Stress-free Schools and the TM Club of UH.947-2266.

WAI'ANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Wai'anae Neighborhood Community Center.

HAWAI'I STATE ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS, meets in 'Aiea; call for time and location. 839-4437, hamai4@hgea.org.

WEDNESDAY

MANOA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Noelani Elementary School cafeteria.

MAKAKILO/KAPOLEI/HONOKAI HALE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING 7 p.m., Kapolei High School cafeteria.