West Oahu Highlights

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

* BUFFET The Pearl Restaurant at Leeward Community College serves a spring buffet April 18, 19 and 20. Call 455-0475.

* TALES Janice Terukina presents Island Kine Tales at 6:30 p.m. April 18 at Kapolei Library. Call 693-7050.

* ROYAL BAND The Royal Hawaiian Band performs a free concert at Kapolei Hale at noon April 18. Call 523-4141.

* KEIKI SHOW Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents The Sense-Sational Show at 5:30 p.m. April 18 at Waipahu Library. Call 675-0358.

* PUPPETS Christy Lipps presents Puppet Times at 10:30 a.m. April 18 at Aiea Library for ages 3 and older. Call 483-7333.

* BLOOD The Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 18 at the Tony Group Autoplex; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 19 at Bank of Hawaii Kapolei; and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 at the Ewa Beach Foodland. Call 845-9966.

* BOE MEETS The state Board of Education holds its regular monthly meeting in the Leeward District April 19. The panel starts at 3:30 p.m. at Nanaikapono Elementary School with public testimony at 7 p.m. Call 586-3332.

* PARENTING The Waterhouse Lecture Series presents a free talk by psychologist Kevin Leman on “Making Children Mind without Losing Yours” at 7 p.m. April 20 at Waipahu Town Center. The program includes a musical performance. Call 732-5561, ext. 204.

* STORIES Nyla Fujii-Babb and Yukie Shiroma use masks and dance to present the beloved stories of Gerald McDermott at 3 p.m. April 20 at Pearl City Library. Call 453-6566.

* TRIBUTE Students of Leilani Sharpe Mendez perform a tribute to their late kumu hula at 5 p.m. April 21 in Leeward Community College theater. Tickets are $25. Call 348-4199.

* COMEDY Da Braddahs talk story and sign autographs at noon April 21 at the Pearl City Wal-Mart.

* CONCERT Nomura-Ryu Ongaku Kyo Kai Hawaii Shibu marks its 40th anniversary with a concert at 2 p.m. and aloha party at 5:30 April 22 for Harry Seicho Nakasone Sensei at the Hawaii Okinawa Center. Admission is $20 at the door for the concert, and $20 for the party. Call 623-6110.

* GUITAR CONCERT Leeward Community College presents the LCC Guitars performing works by Albeniz, Joplin, Machado, Mozart and others at 4 p.m. April 22. Admission is $5. Call 455-0385.

* ON STAGE Pineapple Squeeze performs at 1 p.m. April 22 at Pearlridge Center, followed by Halau Mama O Tulipa at 2:30, both at Uptown Center Court stage. Call 488-0981.

* YOUTH CONCERT The Youth Symphony II (directed by Michael Nakasone) and Concert Orchestra present a free spring concert at 4 p.m. April 22 at Pearl City Cultural Center. Call 941-9706.

* DRUMMING Kapolei Library hosts a program of African dance and drumming at 6:30 p.m. April 24. Call 693-6050. * BOARD The Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 6:30 p.m. April 24 in the Highlands Intermediate School cafeteria; the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale board meets at 7 p.m. April 25 in the Kapolei High School cafeteria; the Waipahu board meets at 7 p.m. April 26 at Hawaii’s Plantation Village. Call 527-5749.

* TALK STORY State Sen. Mike Gabbard meets with constituents at 9 a.m. April 28 at the Kapolei Starbucks (outside seating, near the Chevron Station). Call 586-6830.

* CLEANUP Hawaii Nature Center needs volunteers to help clean up and restore Waipahu’s Pouhala Marsh from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 28. Call 955-0100, ext. 18.

* GOLF Ko Olina Golf Club hosts a free Play Golf America Demo Day with club fitting assessments, testing of the latest clubs and equipment and a sidewalk sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28. Call 676-5300.

* BONSAI The Pearl City Bonsai Club puts on its annual free bonsai exhibit and plant sale at Aiea Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5. Call 218-3325 or 262-5873.

* CHORALE The Kapolei Chorale performs in “Music for the Soul"at 7 p.m. May 5 at Pearl City Community Church (933 Lehua Ave.). Call 672-8888.

* YOGA Yoga4Ewa studio in Ewa Beach offers a variety of yoga classes Monday through Saturday. Visit www.yoga4ewa.com or call 689-1020.

* SURF The city is heading up a drug-free Freedom Surf Contest sponsored by Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s Task Force on Drug Abuse, happening May 12 to 13 at Queens Beach in Waikiki. To enter, visit www.surfersgivingback.com
* FOOTBALL The Pearl City Highlands Colts hold registration for football and cheerleading from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in April and May (except May 12) at Manana Neighborhood Park,1550 Kuahaka St. Call 330-3676.

* BOOKS Borders Waikele hosts three monthly reading groups: Bestsellers at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday; Romance Readers Anonymous at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday; and International Women’s Writing Guild at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday. Call 676-6699.

* KAPOLEI STORYTIME Kapolei Library offers free weekly storytime at 10 a.m. for toddlers age 2 to 3 Mondays and for preschoolers Thursdays and Saturdays through April 28. Call 693-7050.

* PEARL CITY STORYTIME Pearl City Library has free story-time at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through May 24 for keiki 2 and older and Thursdays for toddlers. Call 453-6566.

* PASSPORTS Aiea Library now accepts passport applications by appointment on Thursdays and Saturdays. Call 483-7333. Download forms at www.librarieshawaii.org/services/passport.htm

* SQUARE DANCE Free square dance classes for ages 9 through adult start at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Ewa Beach Community Park, across from Campbell High School. Call 358-9131.