East Oahu Highlights

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Below are highlights of what’s happening in East Oahu. Fax items one week ahead of publication date to 247-7246.The next East Oahu Islander comes out April 7.

* HOKULANI FAIR Hokulani Elementary School has its Spring Fling from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 4 with pony rides, bouncers, food and games. Call 733-4789.

* NEIGHBORS Area neighborhood boards meet at 7 p.m. on these dates: Kuliouou-Kalani Iki March 4 at Aina Haina Library, Palolo March 10 in Palolo Elementary School cafeteria, Diamond Head-Kapahulu-St. Louis Heights March 11 at Ala Wai Clubhouse, Kaimuki 7:15 p.m. March 17 at Liliuokalani Elementary cafeteria,Waialae-Kahala March 18 at Wesley United Methodist Church and Hawaii Kai March 30 at Hahaione Elementary School cafeteria. Call 768-3710.

* HANAUMA LECTURES Hanauma Bay Education Program has free lectures at 6:30 p.m. March 4, 11, 18 and 25 at the park visitor center on the theme “A Changing World.” Call 397-5840.

* FURLOUGH CLASS Chaminade has two free Furlough Friday workshops for teens on March 5: Slam Poetry and the Spoken Word from 8:15 a.m. to noon, followed by lunch, at Ching Conference Center, and The Legislature from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.at the State Capitol in collaboration with state Sen. Glenn Wakai. Call 265-8715 to reserve a space.

* TAX HELP Volunteers with AARP Tax-Aide assists low- and moderate-income taxpayers with their returns from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3, 9 an 10 at Aina Haina Library. For details, visit http://www.aarp.org/taxaide.

* ASSOCIATION MEETS St.Louis Heights Community Association has its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. March 8 at Hokulani Elementary School. Call 737-5654.

* CHAMBER MIXER Hawaii Kai Chamber of Commerce meets for wine, food and networking from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 12 at Roy’s Restaurant. Branding expert and TV host J.T. Foxx will speak. Fee is $40 for non-members. Call 381-4412.

* ROSE SHOW Honolulu Rose Society has its spring rose show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.March 13 at Kahala Mall. 732-7736.

* MAUNALUA MONDAY Malama Maunalua presents Maunalua Monday at 6:30 p.m. March 15 at the group’s community house, 4211 Waialae Ave., in partnership with Whole Foods Market.

The public is welcome to the free “talk story” to raise awareness about the bay’s water quality. Call 738-0820.

* GO GREEN Koko Marina Center hosts a “GO Green” gathering of local environmental initiatives from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 20. Call 395-4737.

* SHOOTING STARS Diamond Head Theatre auditions children ages 7 to 17 for its Shooting Stars program from 1 to 5 p.m. March 20. Bring sheet music and wear closed-toe shoes . For details, call 733-0277, ext. 306.

WAIALAE HIKES Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 4-mile hike to Wiliwilinui in Waialae at 8 a.m. March 20.Also, a 6-mile hike at 8 a.m. March 21 on Wailupe Loop. Go to http://www.htmclub.org.

*FLOWERS MOA instructors demonstrate flower arranging from 2 to 4 p.m. March 21 at Kaimuki Library. Call 733-8422.

* BLOOD SUGAR * Kaiser has a free, public Senior Summit talk on “My blood sugar went up: What can I eat?” Learn how foods can help you to lower your blood sugar at 10 a.m. March 25 at the Kaiser Permanente Waipio Clinic. Call 432-2235.

* WAIALAE CRAFTERS Waialae Elementary seeks crafters by March 31 to join in its April 17 fun fair, set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Booth fee is $25 for a half table and $50-for a full table. E-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).