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West Oahu Highlights

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

September

* NEIGHBORS Aiea Neighborhood Board meets at 7:30 p.m.Sept.8 at Aiea Library; the Ewa board meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

* FOOD EXHIBIT Kapolei Library hosts the traveling Smithsonian exhibit, Key Ingredients: America by Food through Oct. 18 offering a variety of displays and free programs. This week’s schedule includes Terry Phillips of Aloun Farms giving tips on buying key ingredients at 7 p.m. Sept. 9, Lee Cataluna reading from her published works at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 13, and environ-mentalist Hunter Heaivilin discussing sustainable gardening at 7 p.m. Sept. 16. Call 693-7050.

* CABLE TV The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has a community meeting on Oceanic Time Warner’s cable TV franchise renewal application from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at Kapolei Middle School cultural center to get input the needs, interests and benefits to viewers of cable service. Call 586-2620. Comment deadline is Sept. 30.

* WEALTH PLANNING St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii presents wealth preservation seminars from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9 and from 5:30 to 7 p.m.Sept.11 in its auditorium,suite 518 of the Clinical Service Center at Hawaii Medical Center West on Fort Weaver Road. Call 547-8030.

* PROBATE SEMINAR Probate 808 offers a free seminar at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at the FilCom Center in Waipahu. Call 781-6066.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at LCC; from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Tony Group Autoplex; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 12 at Kapolei High School; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13 at St. Jude Catholic Church on Makakilo Drive; and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Waikele Center near Leonard’s Malasadas. Call 845-9966.

* ORGAN DONORS The Organ Donor Center of Hawaii gives a free presentation at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Aiea Library on how to become a donor. Call 483-7333.

* CATCHMENT CLASS Halawa Xeriscape Garden has a workshop at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 on how to make a rain barrel catchment system. Fee is $35, and advanced registration is required. Call 748-5363.

* EMOSI BENEFIT Friends of Sweet Leilani plan a benefit concert for Ewa Beach teen Leilani Emosi, who has leukemia, from 2 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at Pipeline Cafe, featuring five bands, food, a silent auction, prizes and keiki games, along with a bone marrow registration drive from 2 to 5 p.m. Tax-deductible donations are welcome to Save-A-Life-Enhance-A-Life Foundation, care of First Hawaiian Bank. For concert tickets, call 349-1459 or buy them at the door.

* MARSH CLEANUP Hawaii Nature Center volunteers clean up and restore Pouhala Marsh in Waipahu from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 13. Call 955-0100, ext. 18.

* NANAKULI RECYCLINGAloha Aina Earth Day moves to Nanakuli Intermediate and High School parking lot from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13, accepting all kinds of metal, car parts, beams, passenger tires (four per car),usable clothing, cell phones, batteries, computers (one per car), HI-5 items and much more. For help with pick-up, call 306-1876 or 586-8465. Proceeds benefit the school.

* VOLLEYBALL CLINIC The USA Volleyball Association has a free clinic for youths ages 11 to 17 from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 13 at Waianae District Park gym. More coaches also are needed. The club works with the Nanakuli Boys & Girls Club, and the clinics will continue until October, when competitive tryouts are planned. Call Nani Barron at 723-9752.

* TRYOUTS LCC Theatre holds tryouts for Journey to the West (featuring the Monkey King) from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 12 and 2 to 5 p.m Sept.13 on the main stage.Call Paul Cravath at 455-0549.

* ON STAGE Ray Sowders entertains in Pearlridge Uptown at 1 p.m. Sept. 14, followed by Halau Hula O Mokulehua at 2:30. Call 488-0981.

* EWA LITTLE LEAGUE Ewa Little League meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Ewa Beach Community Center to elect its 2009 board of directors. All interested residents are welcome to attend and join the league. A $1 membership fee will be collected prior to voting. Call Steve Sampson at 754-0880 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* ROYAL MUSIC The Royal Hawaiian Band plays a free concert at noon Sept. 17 at Kapolei Hale. Call 922-5331.

* BON DANCE Hawaii United Okinawa Association presents its Autumn Okinawa Dance Matsuri from 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 20 at Hawaii Okinawa Center, 94-578 Ukee St. in Waipio. Planned are music, food and plenty of bon dancing. Practice is at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the center. Call 676-5400.

* BOOK SIGNING Borders Waikele hosts the following book signings this month: Bob Sigall’s The Companies We Keep at 2 p.m. Sept. 13; Jennifer Lovins children’s book at noon Sept. 20; John Wythe White’s A High and Beautiful Wave at 2 p.m. Sept. 20; Kevin Whitton’s Green Hawaii at noon Sept. 21; and Matthew Kaopio’s Hawaiian Family Album, noon Sept. 27. Call 676-6699.

* WAIPAHU REUNION The Waipahu High School Class of 1984 plans a 25-year reunion Sept. 18-20 in Las Vegas. Call 428-4721.

* TAI CHI Christopher K. Eng demonstrates “Tai Chi for Health” at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Pearl City Library.The free program is for seniors and other interested adults. Wear comfortable clothes for the interactive 45-minute session. Call 453-6566.

* SLACK KEY Ray Sowders plays Hawaiian and oldies songs from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at Waipio’s Big City Diner. Call 678-8868.

Ongoing

* PEARL LUNCH The Pearl Restaurant at LCC is open for lunch Wednesday-Friday now through Dec. 5 serving contemporary cuisine from its culinary students. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For reservations, call 455-0475.