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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Community calendar

Advertiser Staff

TOMORROW

MCCULLY/MO'ILI'ILI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 6:30 p.m., Washington Middle School cafeteria.

KULI'OU'OU/KALANI IKI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., 'Aina Haina Public Library.

DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Pauahi Recreation Center.

KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Kailua Recreation Center.

ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Hina Mauka, Kane'ohe; $7 fee. 236-2600.

FRIDAY

REDUCE THE RISK OF FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTS, fall-prevention class for seniors and family caregivers, 9:30-11 a.m., Waikiki Community Senior Center chapel; Eileen Phillips, a registered nurse with Attention Plus Care will conduct the class. Free. Information: 440-9372.

SATURDAY

HAWAI'I LITERACY ORIENTATION, 10 a.m. to noon, Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei; learn about how to become a volunteer tutor in the adult literacy program. RSVP: 537-6706.

KAILUA HIGH SCHOOL RECYCLING DRIVE, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., school parking lot. Donations of HI-5¢ redeemable cans, plastic bottles and glass bottles welcome to help fund Project Graduation.

BILL'S BOOKMOBILE, Friends of the Library of Hawai'i's year-round bookstore monthly sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 690 Pohukaina St.; Halloween mystery, fiction, children's book and video specials; romance novels $5 per bag. 536-4174.

KAPOLEI SWAP MEET and craft fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hawaii Self Storage-Kapolei, 488 Kamokila Blvd.; free. 371-2882.

KOR RANCH FLEA MARKET., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Konalee's Ohana Ranch in Ma'ili, annual flea market; also Sunday, at 87-120 Kaukamana Road; vendor space available; booth payments due by Oct. 1 (cash). 306-5622.

VOLUNTEERS

THE SENIOR PROJECT needs mentors to share expertise in various fields with high school seniors. Register at www.HawaiiSeniorProject.org.

WAIKIKI AQUARIUM needs a variety of volunteers. Information:www.waquarium.org/volunteers.asp, or call 440-9020.

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, volunteers needed Oct. 15-25 at Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Cinemas; three- to four-hour shifts; free movie vouchers and T-shirts. Information: volunteer@hiff.org or 697-2463.

UPCOMING

THE SCIENCE OF PERSUASION, a lecture on how the latest brain research data can increase your powers of persuasion, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Marine Science Auditorium, Room 114; $8 for pizza and soft drinks. Information: 226-3000 (Kat McDivitt)

HISTORIC BITES: Hawaiian Flag Quilts, lecture by Loretta Woodward, project director of the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, noon Oct. 6 at Mission Houses Museum; free; bring lunch or buy from the museum cafe.

AARP Chapter 60 Waikiki meeting 11:30 a.m. Oct. 7 at Hale Koa Hotel, Hawaii Ballroom; lunch precedes meeting and guest speaker; chapter members $23, nonchapter members $24, payable in advance; send to P.O. Box 23227, Honolulu, HI 96823-3227. Information: 734-1350 or 593-1350.

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU luncheon noon to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Honolulu Country Club; featuring a talk titled How to Stump the Priest by Marc Alexander, vicar general of the Hawaii Catholic Diocese; lunch $20. RSVP: 524-0330, ext. 2, or edracers@aol.com.

LUNCH AND LEARNING SERIES, Henry Akina, general and artistic director of Hawaii Opera Theatre will talk about what's in store during HOT's 50th anniversary season, 11 a.m. Oct. 8 at Temple Emanu-El; free. Reservations: 595-7521 (Richard Field).

HINI AND ASIA, panel discussion 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Center for Korean Studies; sponsored by the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's School of Pacific and Asian Studies; free, parking $5. http://manoa.hawaii.edu.

HAWAI'I TRADITION OF CELESTIAL NAVIGATION will be among the workshop topics at the Hilo Wayfinding and Navigation Festival Oct. 16-18 at Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo, Hawai'i. Information:www.imiloahawaii.org or 808-969-9700.

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU luncheon noon to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Honolulu Country Club; featured guest, David Heenan, Campbell Estate trustee, will discuss his new book; lunch $20. Reservations: 524-0330, ext. 2, or edracers@aol.com.

HUSKY FOOTBALL VIEWING PARTY, University of Washington Huskies vs. Arizona State University, 4 p.m. Oct. 17, Kanpai Bar and Grill on Ward Avenue; free no-host plus drink specials for UWAA members; sponsored by UW Alumni Association. hihohawaii@yahoo.com.

BOOTS ON THE BEACH American Cancer Society fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Sheraton Waikiki ballroom; guests wear cowboy attire and boots to this annual western-themed benefit; cocktails, silent auction, dinner, program and dancing "till the cows come home"; $250 tickets and up available at the Cancer Society headquarters. Information: 595-7504.

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 31, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, fifth floor; research and software tips, limited Japanese translations, presentations by Friends of 'Iolani Palace, Portuguese Genealogical Society, Hawai'i Okinawan Genealogocial Society and Mysteries of Honolulu; JCCh members $50, nonmembers $60, lunch and refreshments included; register by Oct. 2. 945-7633, info@jcch.com,www.jcch.com.

HAWAII JUSTICE FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEETING, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nov. 5, YWCA Downtown, Fuller Room; theme: Access to Justice for the Islands, What We Each Can Do; featured guests: Justice Simeon Acoba, Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi and retired Washington state chief justice Richard Guy; limited seating; courtesy lunch; members and interested parties welcome; RSVP by Nov. 1: 537-3886, 528-1974 (fax) or e-mail hjf@hawaii.rr.com.

HAWAII HEALTH INFORMATION CORPORATION, annual membership meeting, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nov. 10, Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, Haleakala/Kilauea Room; national speakers from 3M, Press Ganey Associates Inc. and CMS, and local health care experts; all health care community members welcome; HHIC members free, nonmembers $75, students $60; register by Oct. 10. http://hhic.org.

ACLU CIVIL LIBERTIES SYMPOSIUM, 1 to 4 p.m., Nov. 14, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; theme: government-imposed morality; keynote address by Chief Justice Ronald T.Y. Moon of the state Supreme Court; workshops on discrimination based on sexual orientation or immigration status, reproductive rights, crime deterrence, prison reform and privacy in an age of surveillance; free. RSVP: 522-5906 or office@aclhawaii.org. Information: www.acluhawaii.org/symposium.