West Oahu Highlights

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

July

* OLYMPIC SUPPORTCentral Pacific Bank branches collect funds for Hawaii Olympians and their families now through Aug. 31 to help offset costs of training and travel. CPB will match every dollar donated up to $25,000. http://www.centralpacificbank.com.

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

* LIVE MUSIC Funk-band Powerhouse gives a live performance from 8:30-11:30 p.m. July 25 at Ige’s 19th Puka (across from Buzz’s in Aiea). Reservations recommended; no cover charge. Call 486-3500.

* ALOHA FRIDAY MELE Pearlridge Center presents Baba Alimoot and Friends from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 25 throughout Uptown and Downtown locations. Call 488-0981.

* FLAG MEMORIAL Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first Filipino immigrants’ arrivals in Hawaii with a Flag Memorial Plaza dedication ceremony and official flag raising at 9:30 a.m. July 25. Call 677-0110.

* MARSH CLEANUP Hawaii Nature Center leads volunteers in a cleanup and restoration effort at Pouhala Marsh from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 26. Call Pauline at 955-0100, ext. 18.

* CRUISE NIGHT Kapolei’s Home Depot store hosts a Cruise Night car show at 6 p.m. July 26. Call 423-1198.

* MUSICAL KEIKI Keiki Kani Music Studio holds a free music appreciation and development course for children at 3 p.m. July 26, Aug. 2 and 16. The studio is located behind Dixie Grill in Aiea at 99-016A Kamehameha Hwy. Call 487-2275.

* ON STAGE Ike Pono entertains at Pearlridge Uptown at 1 p.m. July 27, followed by Halau Hula O Nawahine at 2:30. Call 488-0981.

* STEEL GUITAR Henry Allen performs music and signs copies of his new book at 2 p.m. July 26 at Borders Waikele and at 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at Borders Pearlridge. Call 732-1709.

* BLOOD DRIVE The Hawaii Blood Bank conducts a donor drive from 2 to 7 p.m. July 24 at Kapolei Shopping Center; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 29 at Kapolei’s Kakuhihewa Building, 601 Kamokila Blvd.; and from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 27 at the Ewa Town Center Foodland. Call 845-9966.

* SMALL BIZ HELP The U.S. Small Business Administration hosts a resource day, complete with free 30-minute consultation sessions, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July 31 at American Savings Bank Kapolei (890 Kamokila Blvd). Appointments are highly recommended. Call 541-2990, ext. 211.

August

* COLLEGE REGISTRATION The deadline is Aug. 1 to apply for admission to UH-West Oahu for fall semester. Call 454-4837.

* FRIDAY MELES Baba Alimoot and Friends provide free musical entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Friday this month throughout Pearlridge Uptown and Downtown centers. Call 488-0981.

* HOMEWORK HELP Financial advisor Paul Berardo gives an informational seminar on college education planning at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2 at Kapolei Library. Call 693-7050.

* XERISCAPE OPEN HOUSE Halawa Xeriscape Garden hosts its 20th anniversary Open House and Unthirsty Plant Sale - and a chance to win an Extreme Xeriscape Garden Makeover worth more than $20,000 - from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2 on garden grounds (99-1268 Iwaena St.). Parking is on Iwaena and ‘Iwa’iwa streets, with free shuttles to the garden. Call 748-5041 or go to http://www.boardofwatersupply.com.

* STREET WEAR Macy’s Pearlridge plans a Street Wear event filled with a fashion show, live DJ, beauty bar and snacks from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Thisit department, Level 1. Call 945-5894.

* BLOOD DRIVE The Hawaii Blood Bank conducts a donor drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 2 at Pearlridge Center, Aug. 17 at Waikele Center and Aug. 23 at Kapolei Shopping Center. On Aug. 24, the drive is from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ewa Town Center Foodland. Call 845-9966.

* DANCE EXPLORERS Kapolei Library hosts an interactive/participatory children’s dance program at 10 a.m. Aug. 7 in the Children’s Room. All keiki must be accompanied by an adult. Call 693-7050.

* BON DANCES West Oahu’s bon dance season continues at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8-9 at Pearl City Hongwanji (455-1680); and 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at Aiea Hongwanji (488-5685).

* KEIKI BOOK Marion Lyman-Mersereau signs copies of her new children’s book, Eddie Wen’ Go: The Story of the Down Canoe, at 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at Borders Pearlridge. Call 534-7170.

* SPORTS BOOK SIGNINGLance Tominaga, author and ESPN1420AM web editor, signs copies of his sports quiz book The Hawaii Sports Trivia Challenge: 1,000 Questions to Test Your Sports IQ! at 1 p.m. Aug. 17 at Borders Pearlridge. Call 534-7170.

* CANSTRUCTION Teams of local architects and allied d e s i g n / c o n s t r u c t i o n professionals “canstruct” giant structures made entirely out of canned foods from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 23 throughout Pealridge Center Uptown. The structures will be on display for two weeks, during which time the public votes for their favorite design. On Sept. 7, the structures are “de-canstructed” and the food delivered to the Hawaii Foodbank. Call 488-0981.

* THEATRE INTERVIEWSThe Hawaii Theatre conducts interviews with applicants for technical apprentices in stage management, set design, lighting design and costume design at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at the theatre. Lab fee is $250; need-based scholarships are available. Call 791-1314.

Ongoing

* SENIOR KARATE Shotokan Karate Center conducts karate classes for seniors at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Saturday in the Pearl City Highlands Elementary School cafeteria. Call 456-9407.

* FARMERS’ MARKETWaianae Farmers’ Market is open from 7:30 to 11 a.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month at Makaha Resort, offering fresh, organic produce, plants and locally prepared foods. Call 696-1599 or 848-2074.

* KEIKI STORYTIME Kapolei Library has a series of free keiki programs through Aug. 30: Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. is Toddler Storytime, while children 3 and older are welcome at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Call 693-7050.

* HULA LESSONS Aiea-based Halau Hula ‘O Kana Kapeka accepts registration for women’s classes (meets 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays at Aiea Elementary School cafeteria) and keiki/teen classes (meets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays at St. Elizabeth Church). Tahitian dance also offered. Call 255-4001.

* 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 or call 674-0500.

* SUPPORT GROUPS A Hospice Hawaii grief support group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month (924-9255), and a 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 of Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi (485-4548).

* WAIPAHU MARKET Waipahu Festival Marketplace is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 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.

* 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.

* 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.