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West Oahu Highlights

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

January

* NEIGHBORS The Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 6:30 p.m Jan. 22 in the Highlands Intermediate cafeteria; the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale board meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 in the Kapolei High cafeteria; and Waipahu meets at 7 p.m.Jan.24 at the FilCom Center. Call 768-3710.

* BALLROOM DANCE The Pearlridge chapter of the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association registers students Jan. 22 in the Waimalu Elementary cafeteria for classes in tango, West Coast swing and rumba. (Lessons are Tuesdays from Jan. 8 through March 18.) Call 836-4579 or 488-3935.

* EMOTIONAL EATING TheKaiser Waipio Clinic hosts a Senior Summit workshop on “Overcoming Emotional Eating” at 10 a.m. Jan. 23. Call 432-2235.

* MARDI GRAS FOOD Aiea’s Dixie Grill celebrates Mardi Gras with a special menu Jan. 23 through Fat Tuesday (Feb. 5), offering several New Orleans specialties, plus Cajun music on Feb. 5 by the Chris Vandercook Trio. Call 485-2722.

* BUSINESS HELP The U.S. Small Business Administration consults with small business owners Jan. 24 at the Kunia branch of Bank of Hawaii and Feb. 6 at the Pearl Highlands Central Pacific Bank. For an appointment, call 541-2990, ext. 211.

* PLAY MORNINGS Kapolei Library hosts free Play Mornings for children 2 and older at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 and 31. Call 693-7050.

* WHALE COUNT Volunteers report Jan. 26 for the first of three seasonal whale counts. To offer help, call 397-2651, ext. 253.

* RAP’S HAWAII Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents “family appropriate” selections from Rap’s Hawaii at 11 a.m. Jan. 26 in the Kapolei Library, highlighting the comic genius of the late Rap Reiplinger.Call 693-7050.Additional free shows are set for 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at Aiea Library and 2:30 p.m March 2 at Pearl City Library.

* WELLNESS PROGRAM Ted Surman hosts a holistic program teaching the methods of Yoga & Ayurveda from 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Yoga4Ewa studio in Ewa Beach. Fee is $30. Visit www.yoga4ewa.com or call 689-1020.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Makakilo; from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m Jan. 27 at the Ewa Town Center Foodland; from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Campbell High library; and from 7 a.m. to 1 pm. Jan. 31 at Bank of Hawaii Kapolei. Call 845-9966.

* ONSTAGE Pearlridge Center Uptown presents Ike Pono at 1 p.m. followed by Halau Hula O Nawahine at 2:30 p.m. Jan 27. Call 488-0981.

* FOOTBALL SIGNUPS The Kapolei Storm football squad is signing up players ages 9-15. Conditioning and agility drills start Jan. 28 at Kamokila Park. Call 620-8523.

* PSAT REVIEW Test Success Hawaii conducts a free PSAT-review workshop at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at Campbell High. Call a school counselor or 923-8378.

* COLLEGE CASH The Pacific Financial Aid Association conducts a Financial Aid Night Jan. 30 in the Kapolei High cafeteria. For details, call 591-2708.

*BOE FORUM The state Board of Education conducts a community meeting for the Leeward District from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Highlands Intermediate School. Call 586-3332.

* CAMPBELL REUNIONCampbell High School’s classes of 1981 and 1982 gather in Las Vegas Jan. 31-Feb. 3 for a “Superbowl” reunion. Call 781-4786.

* MARSH CLEANUP Hawaii Nature Center seeks volunteers for a Pouhala Marsh cleanup from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 2 to remove pickleweed, cattail and mangroves from the Pearl Harbor wetlands site. Call Pauline at 955-0100, ext. 18.

* SAFETY CLASS Kaiser Waipio Clinic’s personal safety and self-defense classes are from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 9 and March 8. Nonmembers pay $96. Call 432-2270.

Ongoing

* ART EXHIBIT An exhibit of Ann Oshita’s artwork is on display at Aiea Library through January.

* STORYTIME Waipahu Library has preschool storytime from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays from Jan. 15-Feb. 19 and March 18-April 8. Call 675-0358.

* WAIPAHU MARKET The Waipahu Festival Marketplace is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at 94-340 Waipahu Depot Road, selling fresh fish, produce, crafts, refreshments and island-made products. Call 677-6939.

* 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 are welcome. Call 271-9403.

* TAEKWONDO Tropic Lightning Taekwondo has Olympic-style martial arts classes for all ages Monday through Saturday at Westgate Shopping Center in Waipahu. Call 677-2225.

* FIT MOMS Strollerstrides offers a morning fitness program for mothers, accompanied by their young keiki. Classes are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Central Oahu Regional Park and Monday and Wednesday at Kapolei Regional Park. Call 358-7335.

* LATINO IDOL La Zona Latina at Panama Hatties is accepting applications for the second annual Hawaii’s Latino Idol. The contest begins March 1. Call 285-0072 or 485-8226.

* FOOD PANTRY Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on North Road has a food pantry for anyone in need. Bags of food are distributed from 10 a.m. to noon on the last Friday. Call 689-8681.