Community calendar
TODAY
KALIHI-PĀLAMA Neighborhood Board MEETING, 7 p.m. at Kapālama School cafeteria.
KAIMUKĪ Neighborhood Board MEETING, 7:15 p.m. at Lili'uokalani Elementary School cafeteria.
TOMORROW
EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU luncheon meeting, 12 p.m. at O'ahu Country Club. Chat Wright, president of Hawai'i Pacific University, will provide an update on the expansion of the Hawai'i Loa campus and other campus issues. $20 fee. Information: 225-2965 or edracers@aol.com.
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP meets 7 to 9 p.m. at Community of Christ Church. Share ideas, concerns and frustrations. 625-3782 or thecaregiverfoundation@yahoo.com.
MAKIKI DOG PARK ADVOCATES seek support at the 7 p.m. Makiki Neighborhood Board meeting at Makiki District Park, Arts and Crafts Building. Information: 537-4202.
WAI'ALAE-KĀHALA Neighborhood Board MEETING, 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church.
KĀNE'OHE Neighborhood Board MEETING, 7 p.m. at Windward Community College, Hale Alakai.
MAKIKI/LOWER PUNCHBOWL/TANTALUS Neighborhood Board MEETING, 7 p.m. at Makiki District Park, arts and crafts building.
FRIDAY
HAWAI'I MUSEUMS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pearl Harbor. Lunch and optional sleepover on Battleship Missouri. Post-conference workshop on fundraising in a bad economy 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 22 at Bishop Museum. Information/Registration: www.hawaiimuseums.org/HMAinfo_annualconf.htm.
FUNDS FOR FIREWORKS. Hawai'i Kai Chamber of Commerce "Red, White and Blues" event to raise funds for July 4th community fireworks display, 6 to 9 p.m. at The Oahu Club. Food, fun, music and networking will be featured. Members $30, non-members $40. Tickets: www.hikaicoc.com.
SATURDAY
HABILITAT LUAU, AUCTION AND BENEFIT CONCERT, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Windward Community College. Entertainment by Ten Feet, Robi Kahakalau and Da Braddahs. Tickets: youth over five $15, adults $35, families $85, table of 10 people $275. Information: 235-3691.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED by Malama Maunalua to help manage Maunalua Bay resources via the Makai Watch program . Fish identification and count, marine life survey and water quality check training 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 22 and 23 at Hawai'i Kai Public Library. 561-8961 or alika@malamamaunalua.org.
DEADLY IN PINK, fundraiser sponsored by Coalition for a Tobacco-free Hawaii, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Talk show-style panel of experts, brunch and silent auction. Tickets: adults $75, youths $45. Donation of auction items or registration: www.tobaccofreehawaii.org.
UPCOMING
HAWAII FOODBANK ANNUAL PATRIOTS CELEBRATION honoring Hawai'i's Vietnam War Purple Heart recipients 6 p.m. July 1 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Coral Ballroom; $250 per person and table rates. Information: 836-3600 ext. 244 (Tiffany), events@hawaiifoodbank.org or www.hawaiifoodbank.org.