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Below are highlights of what’s happening in East Oahu. Please fax calendar items one week ahead of publication date to 247-7246 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The next East Oahu Islander comes out Dec. 17.

* GIFT TAGS, WRAP The class “Children’s Craft: Gift Tags and Cards” meets at 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at Aina Haina Library. Other programs include “Teen Craft: Envelope Gift Bags"at 3 p.m. Dec. 10 and “Furoshiki: Alternative Gift Wrapping” at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 13 for adults and seniors. Call 377-2456.

* WAR FILMS The Hawaii Wartime Film Series concludes with Steven Fredrick’s “Hawaii During World War II; the Movies and the Music of the 1940s” at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 in a Hawaii Kai home. Admission is $10. For details, call 396-0674.

* KAIMUKI PARADE The Kaimuki Christmas Parade starts at 6 p.m. Dec. 4 on the St. Louis campus and moves down Waialae to the city parking lot, followed by the tree lighting by the fire station and Santa Claus. Call 732-8787.

* NEIGHBORS Area neighborhood boards meeting at 7 p.m. this month include: Kuliouou-Kalani Iki Dec. 4 at Aina Haina Library, Palolo Dec. 10 at Palolo Elementary School cafeteria and Kaimuki Dec. 17 at Liliuokalani Elementary cafeteria. Call 768-3710.

* ECONOMICS KCC and Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. presents the seminar “Making Sense of the New Economic & Political Landscape” at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in Ohia 118 (below the college cafeteria). Fee is $5 ahead or $7 at the door. Call 734-9153.

* HANAUMA TALKS UH graduate students share their latest research in free public lectures this month at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve theater. Talks are set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11. Call 397-5840.

* DHT MUSICAL Diamond Head Theatre presents the musical Peter Pan from Dec. 5 through 21. Call 733-0274.

* KAIMUKI CRAFTS Aliiolani Elementary School hosts a Season’s Best Kaimuki Craft & Gift Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at the school. Call 683-6064.

* LIBRARY CRAFTS Evelyn Nakamura leads a class (for ages 5 and up) in making decorated gift boxes from recycled card stock and Styrofoam stamps at 2 p.m. Dec. 7 at Kaimuki Library. Call 733-8422.

* STORYTIME Hawaii Kai Library offers a free fall pre-school storytime at 10:30 a.m. each Wednesday through Dec. 10. Call 397-5833.

* NUTCRACKER Hawaii State Ballet presents The Nutcracker Dec. 12-14 and 19-21 at Mamiya Theatre. Call 947-2755.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Kaimuki city parking lot; from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 and 28 at Hawaii Kai Towne Center; and from 7 to 11 a.m. Dec. 31 at Kahala Mall near Macy’s men’s department. Call 845-9966.

* POETRY SLAM Kalani High School’s Slam Poetry Team performs from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in an open mike session called “In My Hand, I Hold a Pen ...” at Aina Haina Library. Call 377-2456.

* KEIKI CHOIR The Kaleoaloha Keiki Choir sings at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 at Kahala Mall and at 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. services Dec. 21 at Hawaii Kai Church. Call 779-1397.

* BOAT PARADE Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association has its Festival of Lights Boat Parade at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 20 by Hawaii Kai Towne Center dock and throughout the marina. Call 396-2469.

* CHILDREN’S COUNCIL The East Honolulu Community Children’s Council meets at 5 p.m. Dec. 17 at Aina Haina Elementary School media room. Parents of children with special needs are welcome. Call 428-1738.

Ongoing

* HEALTH SEMINARS Naturopathic physician Diana Joy Ostroff conducts health seminars with a home-cooked meal at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the Center for Natural Healing, 5283 Kimokeo St. To RSVP, call 373-9966.

* SCRABBLE Scrabble fans meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Kahala Mall Center Court. Call 732-7736.

* TAHITIAN DANCE Royal Polynesian Keiki Tahitian Dance has classes Saturday mornings at Kahala Elementary School for beginning and intermediate students. Call Nalani at 277-2205.

* SENIORS The Koko Head Seniors meet for a program or activity at 10 a.m. Wednesdays at Kuapa Isle Clubhouse at Hawaii Kai Drive and Opihikao Way. Call Casey at 395-3096.

* MUSIC Kona Brewing Co. Pub in Koko Marina Center has live music Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m. Call 394-5662.

* YOGA Inner Fire Hawaii offers Kundalini and Hatha yoga classes at 6 p.m. Tuesdays in Portlock. Fee is $10. Call 255-9839.

* MARKETS The KCC Farmers Market is open from 7:30 to 11 a.m. every Saturday at the college (848-2074). The city-sponsored People’s Open Market is open from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Jarrett Middle School and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Hawaii Kai Park-n-Ride (522-7088).

* AIKIDO The Hawaii Kai Aikido Association offers classes at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Koko Head District Park. Call 722-8769 or 387-1655.