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West Oahu Highlights

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

* DANCE CLASSES The Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association teaches classes in samba, fox trot and East Coast swing from 7 to 9 a.m. Mondays Oct. 4-Dec. 6 at Kapolei Elementary. Call 781-2076. Its Aiea chapter has classes in American Social (samba, fox trot and East Coast swing) at 7 p.m. Mondays Oct. 4-Nov. 29 and American Style Bronze II/Silver (bolero, West Coast swing and tango) at 7 p.m. Tuesdays Oct. 5-Dec. 7. Call 220-9785.

* SPECIAL OLYMPICS Tesoro’s Kapolei and Pearl City gas stations welcome donations to Special Olympics Hawaii through Oct. 5 as part of its islandwide “Fueling Dreams” campaign to support the SO Holiday Classic in December. Those who give at least $5 will be entered in a drawing for a $500 fuel card. Call 943-8808.

* KANOELANI GOLF Kanoelani Elementary School has its second annual benefit golf tournament at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Waikele Golf Course. Call 371-1769.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 9 at St. Jude Catholic Church on Makakilo Drive, from 11:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at Home Depot Pearl City, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Bank of Hawaii Kapolei, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at Tony Group Autoplex on Ka Uka Boulevard and from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 15 at Campbell High School library. Call 845-9966.

* SUNDAY MUSIC Nanea entertains at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at Pearlridge Uptown, followed by Halau Hula O Mokulehua at 2:30. On Oct. 17, Ihilani Miller and Friends entertain, followed by Keali’ika’apunihonua Ke’ena A’o Hula. Call 488-0981.

* ENERGY FAIR Hawaiian Electric Co. has a “Live Energy Lite” fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 9 at Pearlridge Center Uptown, offering a wide variety of exhibits on saving energy. Call 543-5670.

* SQUARE DANCING Pearl City Community Church hosts free squaredance classes at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 and 16 at 933 Lehua Ave., sponsored by Paradise Shufflers. Call 728-0301.

* TRIPLER HIKE Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 12-mile advanced hike to the Koolau summit above Tripler hospital at 8 a.m. Oct. 10. Go to htmclub.org.

* OKINAWA CENTER Hawaii Okinawa Center marks its 20th anniversary from 2 to 4 :30 p.m. Oct. 23 with music and performances. Call 676-5400.

* DRUG RETURN Longs Drugs Pearl City accepts unused and expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Hawaii Drug Take-back Program. Call 837-8470.

* PUMPKINS Aloun Farms sponsors its annual Pumpkin Patch Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m Oct. 23-24 and 30-31 at 91-1440 Farrington Hwy. Call 677-9516, ext. 41.

* TRIATHLON The Ko Olina Sports & Fitness Festival Oct.23-24 has triathlons, a lagoon swim/run, a 10K race, Xtreme Golf, plus a fitness expo at the Ihilani. Call 782-2161.

* E-WASTE DISPOSAL Leeward Community College accepts electronic waste - with preregistration - Oct. 28, 29 and 30. For details, go to hawaii.edu/ewaste.

Ongoing

* COLLECTION DRIVE Hawaii Self Storage at Pearl City and Kapolei welcomes donations for Ho’omalu O Na Kamali’i, a children’s receiving home on the Leeward Coast. Needed are new clothing, blankets, towels, sports equipment, shoes, slippers, toys, school supplies, backpacks and arts and crafts. Call 521-9531, ext 224.

* EWA MARKET Ewa Beach Shopping Center and Lay Farms sponsor a farmers market from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; the Serendipitous Gardener from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; and The Bread of Life from 2 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 689-7387.

* STAR SIGHTINGS Ko Olina hosts “Stars Above Hawaii,” an astronomical star show at 8 and 9 nightly by reservation at 291-2464.

* PEARL CITY MARKET Mahiku Farmers Market runs from 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays at Momilani Community Center. Call 225-4002.

* WAIPAHU MARKET Waipahu Festival Marketplace is open daily at 94-340 Waipahu Depot Road, offering fish, produce, crafts, refreshments and Island-made products. Call 677-6939.

* NEIGHBORS The Aiea Neighborhood Board meets at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Aiea Library, the Ewa board meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Ewa Beach Library, and the Pearl City board meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Waiau District Park. Call 768-3710.

* KUNIA HEARING City planners hear a request at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 12 from Hawaii Agricultural Research Center for a permit to build a produce-irradiation facility at 92-1780 Kunia Road. The hearing is in the City Council committee meeting room at Honolulu Hale. Call 768-8024.

* SWAP MEET Waipio Shopping Center has a community swap meet from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 16, with some proceeds going to Kanoelani Elementary School. Call 525-6676.