HAWAII BRIEFS
St. John Vianney School holds 4th annual lū'au
St. John Vianney Parish School celebrates its 4th annual lū'au on May 7 from 5 to 10 p.m. Enjoy an evening of 'ono food, fabulous entertainment, a silent auction and a country store on the school grounds at 940 Keolu Drive. For more information, call 261-4651.
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PLAY SOME PINGPONG AT THE WAIKIKI COMMUNITY CENTER
You can call it "pingpong" or "table tennis" but either way it's fun at Waikiki Community Center every Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m., and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Pingpong is one activity you can play at any age. Cost is $1 for members, $3 nonmembers. Call (808) 923-1802 or visit www.waikikicommunitycenter.org.
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WCC TO SPONSOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEMINAR PANEL
Domestic violence is an issue that affects everyone: perpetrator, victim and witness. Windward Community College's Hawaiian Club is sponsoring an educational seminar "Aloha ke kahi e ke kahi" (Love One Another), starting at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, in Hale Akoakoa 105. Panelists will include women's prison inmates, counselors from the Ohia and the Windward Spouse Abuse shelters and a WCC graduate who is a clinical psychologist.
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WAHIAWÄ TO MARK MAY DAY WITH MUSIC AND DANCING
The Wahiawā community will celebrate May Day Saturday at the Wahiawa Town Center with an afternoon of free entertainment.
The Leilehua High School dancers of Hālau Hula o Leilehua will kick off festivities at 11 a.m. followed by the Royal Hawaiian Band, Iliahi Elementary's Na Kamali'i O 'Iliahi with 'ukulele musicians, and Wahiawā Middle School's Lancer Jazz Band.
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ALIKA RABBIT GARDEN OPENING IN PEARL CITY
University of Hawai'i-Mānoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and a team of staff and volunteers at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City will host the grand opening of the Alika Rabbit Garden May 8, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The garden is a multi-station educational adventure based on the children's story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit." For more information, call 453-6050.
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GHOST NET RETRIEVED DURING FOUNDATION’S WHALE WATCH
Passengers on Pacific Whale Foundation's whale watch boat got a close look at the wildlife that was entangled in a large "ghost net" when they assisted foundation naturalists in pulling the net from the water.
The net was found around 9:45 a.m. April 10 off Kaho'olawe. Marine debris is believed to be the No. 1 killer of marine mammals. For more information, visit www.pacificwhale.org.
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