West Oahu Highlights

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

April

* POET-TREE Ewa Beach Library celebrates National Poetry Month in April with a poem tree, where patrons can “leaf ” (leave) a poem on its branches. Call 689-1204.

* WEIGHT LOSS Castle Medical Center presents information on its surgical weight loss service at 6 p.m. April 21 at Aiea Library. Call 263-5400 to register.

* LEI-MAKING CLASS Aiea District Park conducts lei-making classes at 2:30 p.m. April 22 and 29. Call 483-7859.

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

* BLOOD DRIVES The Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24 at Kapolei High School; 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26 at Kapolei Shopping Center; 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 27 at the Ewa Town Center Foodland; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 in the Aiea High School library. Call 845-9966.

* FUN FEST Pearl Ridge Elementary School has its Family Fun Fest from 4 to 9 p.m. April 25. Free parking is available at Kam Swap Meet along with free trolley rides to the school. Call 382-7713 or 781-1382.

* BOOK SALE The Friends of Ewa Beach Public Library have a book sale from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 26 in the library’s meeting room. Members may shop from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 25 and will be admitted at 10 a.m. April 26. All proceeds benefit the library. Call 689-1204.

* ART EXHIBITION Artwork submitted by keiki in Hawaii’s First Congressional District are on view through April 26 at Pearlridge Uptown Center Court, with an awards ceremony to be held that day at 10 a.m. Call 488-0981.

* COMPOSTING Halawa Xeriscape Garden hosts a com- posting class at 10:15 a.m. April 26 at 99-1268 Iwaena St. Fee is $15. Call 748-5363 by April 23.

* FUSION GIG The West Oahu band Fusion plays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 26 at Hawaii Okinawa Center. Call 455-3109.

* SIDEWALK SALE Ko Olina Golf Shop holds a spring sidewalk sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26, with savings of up to 75 percent on equipment, shoes, apparel and accessories. Call 676-5300.

* EARTHWORM DAY Mylene’s Floral celebrates Earthworms for Earth Day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at 94-1181 Ka Uka Blvd. in Waipio, offering information and demonstrations on worms for composting. Call 382-0432.

* DOCUMENT SHREDDING The local chapter of the Association of Records Managers & Administrators offers free document shredding of up to two boxes of personal records per person from 8 a.m. to noon April 26 at the Shredex facility behind Westridge Shopping Center in Aiea, 98-736A Moanalua Loop. Call 484-1055.

* ONSTAGE Pearlridge Center Uptown presents a performance by Terry Brown Ukulele Studio at 1 p.m. April 27, followed by Minerva Pang Hula Halau at 2:30 p.m. Call 488-0981.

* PALISADES HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 12-mile, advanced hike to Pacific Palisades ridge at 8 a.m. April 27. Go to www.htmclub.org

* MANANA FAIR Manana Elementary School PTA plans a spring craft fair April 27. Visit www.geocities.com/mananapta or call 456-4272.

* KEIKI SIGNING Kaiser’s Kapolei Clinic offers a class in Keiki Signs (American Sign Language) at 6 p.m. Mondays from April 28 to June 2. Non-members pay $125 per family. Call 432-2270.

* MAUI’S KITE Select Oahu libraries host free 45-minute performances of Maui’s Kite: Another Tale of Old Hawaii,a new Honolulu Theatre for Youth production for keiki ages 3-5. Playdates are 10:30 a.m. April 29 at Aiea Library and 10:30 a.m. May 14 at Kapolei Library. Visit www.librarieshawaii.org

* ZONE CHANGE The city Planning Commission has a hearing at 1:30 p.m. April 30 on the Salvation Army’s request for a zone change in Kapolei from AG-1 to A-2 (medium density apartment district). The hearing is in its office at the Fasi Municipal Building on South King Street. Call 768-8007.

Ongoing

* RODEO PAGEANT Hawaii Women’s Rodeo Association seeks equestrian women ages 19-26 to compete in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in Las Vegas in December 2008. Deadline is May 31. Call 349-1479 or visit www.rodeooahu.com

* INTERNSHIPS MA’O Farms seeks Waianae youths age 17 to 24 for two-year LCC internships that involve studying, farming and $500 a month pay for work on its organic farm in Lualualei. Call 696-5569.

* 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.

* THE PEARL The Pearl restaurant serves a new spring-semester menu from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday through April 25 at LCC. Call 455-0475.

* GRIEF SUPPORT A Hospice Hawaii grief support group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Pali Momi. Call 924-9255.

* 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 Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. Call 485-4548.

* KEIKI STORYTIMES Kapolei Library has free storytimes and activities for children 3 and older at 10 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through April 24. Call 693-7050.

* 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.

* 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.

* BELLY DANCE Malia in Hawaii teaches the art of belly dance for beginners at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at Kapolei Yoga and Dance studio, 338 Kamokila Blvd., Suite #201. All ages and fitness levels are welcome. Fee is $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.

* 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.

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

* 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.

* BABY BOOT CAMP Baby Boot Camp offers a fitness program where moms can bring their babies along and get back into pre-pregnancy shape. Classes are Tuesday and Thursday at Kapolei Community Park, Wednesday at Kapolei Regional Park, and Monday and Friday at Geiger Park in Ewa. Call 689-6668.

* HALAU ENROLLMENT Halau Kawailaniakea offers adult kane and wahine classes in ancient and modern hula for all levels at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Makakilo Recreation Center (92-1140 Makakilo Dr.). The first class is free. Call 672-4848.