Central Oahu Highlights

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Below are highlights of what’s happening in Central Oahu. Please send calendar items one week ahead of the Wednesday publication date to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (fax) 247-7246. The next edition comes out June 10.

May

* BUSINESS NETWORK Business Network International (BNI) sponsors Visitors Day at 8:30 a.m. May 18 at Hawaii Country Club, 94-1211 Kunia Road. Those interested in business referrals are welcome. Call 677-1155.

* NEIGHBORS Wahiawa Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. May 18 at Wahiawa District Park; Mililani Mauka board meets at 7 p.m. May 19 at Mililani Mauka Elementary ; North Shore board meets at 7 p.m. May 26 at Haleiwa Alii Beach Park; and Mililani-Waipio-Melemanu board meets at 7:30 p.m. May 27 at Mililani Rec Center III. Call 768-3710.

* WAHIAWA MUSIC Higher Ground Cafe has live entertainment from 7:30 on various nights at 70 Kukui St., offering Jazz Night, Open Mic and more. Also booked for each Sunday in May is Comedy Night with Andy Bumatai. Call 622-0000.

* CHILDREN’S COUNCIL The Central District North Community Children’s Council meets at 6 p.m. May 20 at the Leilehua Golf Course dining area. All parents of children with special needs are welcome. Call 655-4777.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 22 at Wahiawa General Hospital and from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 6 at Mililani Town Center. Call 845-9966.

* CANCER AWARENESS The St. Francis Parish Nurse community outreach presents Breast Cancer Awareness Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 23 at Mililani Town Center, offering hand-outs, prizes and prevention advice for women. Call 368-8949.

* DOG ADOPTIONS Hawaii Dog Foundation stages a “meet and greet"from noon to 2 p.m. May 23 at Mililani Mauka Dog Park to let potential adoptive families get acquainted with their homeless dogs. Call 782-8387.

* STARGAZING Hawaiian Astronomical Society presents a public star party at sunset May 23 at Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia. Call 551-1030.

* SOLAR OPEN HOUSE Sunetric hosts a solar open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 24 at 95-500 Poiki Place in Mililani to showcase how homeowners can cut their monthly bills. Call 262-6600.

* HALEIWA MARKET Haleiwa Farmers Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Sunday at old Kamehameha Highway and the Bypass Road. The May 24 market offers a “Bananarama Festival.” Call 388-9696.

* GRADUATIONS Area high school graduation ceremonies are scheduled on the following dates: Mililani at 5 p.m. May 31 at Aloha Stadium, Leilehua at 6:30 p.m. June 5 at the school stadium, and Waialua at 5 p.m. June 6 at the school athletic field.

June

* BANDSTAND Na Lei Nani o Waialua Hula Halau entertains at 4 p.m. June 7 at Waialua Bandstand. Call 637-4520.

* ZONTA SCHOLARSHIP Leilehua Zonta Club and its president Bernadette Pigott, along with five other Hawaii Zonta clubs, are offering a $5,000 scholarship to women pursuing undergraduate degrees in business-related fields. Call Rene Mansho at 306-1876. Deadline to apply is June 24.

Ongoing

* WAIALUA ART Waialua Library offers a mixed-media exhibition of art by Waialua High and Intermediate students throughout the summer. Call 637-8286.

* ART SHOW Oahu Arts Center sponsors an art show with a dozen artists now through June 27 at Cafe Che Pasta at 1001 Bishop St. Call 271-1344.

* POLO Hawaii Polo Club sponsors matches at 2 p.m. each Sunday through Aug. 16 on Mokuleia Polo Field. Admission is $8. Call 688-3154.

* WAIMEA HIKES Waimea Valley offers a variety of hikes every Saturday, starting with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the visitor center. Fee is $5 or $10 plus park admission. A “leisurely stroll” among the park’s blooming plants and fruits is offered with no additional fee on the first and third Sunday of the month with botanical collections specialist David Orr. Call 638-7766.

* MEDITATION “Mindfulness Meditation” is offered from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at Mililani Hongwanji, 95-257 Kaloapau St. Call 625-1022.

* ART IN THE PARK Interested artists meet from 9 to 10 a.m. each Wednesday for self-directed drawing and painting at Wahiawa Botanical Garden. Call 621-5463.

* SURF CULTURE North Shore Surf and Cultural Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Tuesdays at North Shore Marketplace, offering displays of vintage boards, posters, etc. Donations welcome. Call 637-8888.

* ESCRIMA Patrick Delos Santos offers Kali Escrima classes in Filipino self-defense (stick fighting) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Mililani Waena Elementary School. Fee is $50 per month. Call 398-0119.

* HI-5 DRIVE-WAHIAWA Leilehua High School’s 2009 Project Grad committee collects HI-5 containers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month in the school parking lot. Call 542-1793.

* HI-5 DRIVE-MILILANI Mililani High School’s Project Grad collects HI-5 recyclables from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month in the school parking lot. Call 623-3817.

* GARDEN ADVISERS Kokua Hawaii Foundation seeks volunteers to work as nutrition docents, garden assistants and more for its ‘Aina in the Schools program. Call Kelly at 638-5145.

* WAIPIO MARKET Kaiser Waipio Clinic hosts a “fresh day"market of healthy food and produce from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Wednesday at 94-1480 Moaniani St. Call 432-2270.

* MILILANI MARKET Mililani High School hosts a Farmers Market from 8 to 11 a.m. Sundays in the gym parking lot. Call 848-2074.

* NORTH SHORE MARKET North Shore Country Market runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at Sunset Beach Elementary School.