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West Oahu Highlights

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Below are highlights of what’s coming up in West Oahu.

September

* RADIO POLITICS Candidates for area City Council Districts I and IX will debate at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 on HPR’s Candidate Debate on KHPR FM; members of West Oahu neighborhood boards talk about the landfill, water use and more with city staff during HPR’s On Politics at 5 p.m. Sept. 30 on KIPO FM.

* NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Highlands Intermediate School cafeteria; the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale board meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at Kapolei High School cafeteria; and the Waipahu board meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the FilCom Center. Call 768-3710.

* FOOD EXHIBIT Kapolei Library hosts the traveling Smithsonian exhibit, Key Ingredients: America by Food, bringing a variety of displays and free programs. This week’s schedule includes food writer Joan Namkoong speaking on “Key Ingredients to Hawaii’s Cuisine” at 7 p.m. Sept. 23; Hawaii’s Plantation Village docents at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 27; and Culinary historian Wanda Adams at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 on “Why Hawaii Eats the Way It Does.” Exhibit programs run through Oct. 18. Call 693-7050.

* SOCIAL SECURITY Jane Yamanuto-Burigsay of the Social Security Administration discusses the system and its online services in a free workshop at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Waipahu Library. Call 675-0358.

* TAI CHI Christopher K. Eng demonstrates “Tai Chi for Health” at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Pearl City Library. The free program is for seniors and other interested adults. Wear comfortable clothes for the interactive 45-minute session. Call 453-6566.

* SLACK KEY Ray Sowders performs traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music and oldies from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Waipio Big City Diner on Ukee Street, Call 678-8868.

* BOOK SIGNING Borders Waikele hosts a book signing by Matthew Kaopio for his Hawaiian Family Album at noon Sept. 27. Call 732-1709.

* CRUISE NIGHTS A Cruise Night for car buffs starts at 6 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Kapolei Home Depot parking lot. Call 423-1198.

* WAIAU HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 12-mile advanced ridge hike in Waiau at 8 a.m. Sept. 27. Go to http://www.htmclub.org.

* CHURCH BAZAAR Waipahu Hongwanji Mission conducts a food and crafts bazaar from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 28 at 94-821 Kuhaulua St.

* BLOOD DRIVE Hawaii Blood Bank conducts a donor drive from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28 by the Ewa Town Center Foodland. Call 845-9966.

* ON STAGE Ike Pono entertains at Pearlridge Uptown at 1 p.m. Sept. 28, followed by Halau Hula O Nawahine at 2:30. Call 488-0981.

October

* SCHOOL FAIR Holomua Elementary school has its annual Ohana Fair from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 3 at 91-1561 Keanui Drive in Ewa Beach featuring food, games, prizes and entertainment.

* TASTE AT KAPOLEI Kapolei Rotary Club’s annual benefit, “Taste at Kapolei,“runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 4 at Ko Olina Resort. Tickets cost $75 and $35. Call 674-2500.

* BLOOD DRIVE Hawaii Blood Bank conducts a donor drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Pearlridge Uptown. Call 845-9966.

* SENIORS FAIR Pearlridge Uptown hosts its annual Kupuna Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 4 with information booths, health screenings and volunteer opportunities. Call 488-0981.

* VISION TESTS Hawaii Vision Project Foundation conducts free retina screenings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at the entrance to Pearlridge Uptown. Call 488-0981.

Ongoing

* PEARL LUNCH The Pearl Restaurant at Leeward Community College is open for lunch Wednesday-Friday now through Dec. 5. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. featuring contemporary cuisine from the culinary students. For reservations, call 455-0475.

* LIBRARY PLAY Kapolei Library has play mornings at 10 a.m. Thursdays for keiki ages 2 to 5. Call 693-7050.

* KEIKI AT LIBRARY Pearl City Library offers a fall storytime hour at 9:30 a.m. each Wednesday for ages 3 and older; and a puzzle-time at 9:30 a.m. each Thursday for ages 1 to 3. Call 453-6566.

* FRIDAY MELE Baba Alimoot and Friends provide free musical entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Friday throughout Pearlridge. Call 488-0981.

* GARDENING The Urban Garden Center has a free gardening program for the public from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month at 955 Kamehameha Hwy. Call 453-6050.

* SENIOR KARATE Shotokan Karate Center conducts karate classes for seniors at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Saturday in the Pearl City Highlands Elementary School cafeteria. Call 456-9407.

* LIVE MUSIC Slack key recording artist Ray Sowders performs live from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday on the lanai of Chili’s Kapolei. Call 693-8722.

* FARMERS’ MARKET Waianae Farmers’Market is open from 7:30 to 11 a.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month at Makaha Resort, offering fresh, organic produce, plants and locally prepared foods. Call 696-1599 or 848-2074.

* WAIPAHU MARKET Waipahu Festival Marketplace is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. week-days, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays and holidays at 94-340 Waipahu Depot Road, offering fresh fish, produce, crafts, refreshments and Island-made products. Call 677-6939.

* BATTLESHIP MISSOURI The Battleship Missouri Memorial has two new tours on the history of the ship from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily along with music, food and activities at the Ford Island attraction - all to mark the 10th anniversary of its arrival in Hawaii. Call 1-877-MIGHTYMO.

* SOCCER SIGNUPS Leeward Soccer Club seeks players and coaches for the upcoming HYSA season. Practices are held on various West Oahu fields. Call Sam at 224-5534 or call 674-0500.

* SUPPORT GROUPS A Hospice Hawaii grief support group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month (924-9255), and a cancer support group, Hui Malama Kako’o, meets from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Thursday (except holidays) in the first-floor physicians dining room of Pali Momi hospital (485-4548).

* POLYNESIAN DANCE Na Malama Polynesian Dance Studio in Ewa Beach has open enrollment on Saturdays in hula, Maori, Tahitian and Samoan dancing. Drummers and musicians also are welcome. Call 271-9403.

* BELLY DANCE Malia in Hawaii teaches the art of belly dance at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Kapolei Yoga and Dance studio, 338 Kamokila Blvd., suite #201. All ages and fitness levels are welcome. Fee is $17 per class or $50 for four classes; register at first class. Call 234-1006.

* TAEKWONDO Tropic Lightning Taekwondo has Olympics-style martial arts classes for all ages Monday through Saturday at Westgate Shopping Center in Waipahu. For rates and times, call 677-2225.

* ZEN ETC. Waipahu Soto Zen Temple offers zen meditation at 6 a.m. and children’s shodo at 1 p.m. each Saturday; tai chi at 9:30 a.m. most Saturdays; Sumi-e painting at 9 a.m. most Wednesdays, and shodo at 9 a.m. most Thursdays. Call 671-3103.

* CHESS LESSONS Pearlridge Downtown Center Court hosts free chess classes from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday this month. Call 488-0981.

* FIT MOMS Strollerstrides offers a fitness program for mothers who can get in shape, accompanied by their young children. Classes are 8:30-9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Central Oahu Regional Park and 8:45-10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday at Kapolei Regional Park. Call 358-7335.