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

December

* POST OFFICE HOURS The Barbers Point/Kalaeloa Post Office has extended its hours for the holiday mailing season to 9 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8-19, Monday-Saturday. Call Sen. Mike Gabbard 586-6830.

* BASEBALL CLINIC West Oahu Baseball and Elite Sports Academy conduct a baseball clinic featuring several major league players (including Shane Victorino) from 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 10 at Central Oahu Regional Park. Fee is $55. Call 262-4538.

* EWA ZONE CHANGE The city Planning Commission hears a request at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 10 from developers of Ewa Industrial Park, who want to change the zoning from ag to heavy industrial on 23.3 acres of its property at 1020 Geiger Road. The hearing is in the City Council meeting room at Honolulu Hale. Call 768-8007.

* YOGA CLASSES Roselle Torres hosts one-hour yoga sessions at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 and 17 at The Healing Arts Center (behind Cutter Ford in Aiea). Cost is $15. Call 294-0743.

* PUPPET TIMES Waipahu Library presents Holiday Season Puppet Times with Christy Lipps at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the C.O. Andy Anderson Room. Call 675-0358. On Dec. 17, the puppets move to Kapolei Library’s Children’s Room at 6:30 p.m., followed by photos with Santa. Call 693-7050.

* WAIAU MUSIC Waiau Elementary School’s choir and performing arts students take the Uptown stage at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at Pearlridge Center. Also scheduled: Pearl Ridge Elementary School choir at 11 a.m. Dec. 13 and Ewa Elementary School chorus at 1 p.m. Dec. 13. Call 488-0981.

* DEAF SANTA Hawaii’s only deaf and signing Santa brings holiday cheer,songs and dance to more than 150 deaf and hard-of-hearing children from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 11 in Pearlridge Uptown, second level. Call 488-0981.

* NEIGHBORS The Ewa Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

* FOOTBALL CLASSIC The Hawaii Goodwill Senior Bowl is at 5 p.m. and the Hawaii Polynesia-Mainland Bowl at 8 p.m. Dec. 12 at Aloha Stadium. The first game features the state’s best high school senior players, and the second one has top players from across the nation versus 38 Hawaii players and three from American Samoa. Admission is $15 to $5. Proceeds go to Hawaii Union Builders Foundation for youth programs. Call 295-7122.

* COMEDY SHOW Augie T., Jose Dynamite and Timmy Mattos bring their stand-up acts to Augie T’s Wild Wild West Comedy Show Dec. 12 at Makaha Resort. Pre-sale tickets cost $10, $12 at the door. Call 391-5673.

* AIEA MUSICAL Aiea Intermediate School’s drama club presents the free musical Seussical Jr. at 7 p.m.Dec.12-13 in the school cafeteria. Call 483-7230, ext. 273.

* AIEA CRAFTS Aiea Elementary School hosts a Season’s Best Aiea Craft & Gift Fair from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the school. Call 683-6064.

* LISTEN STORY State Sen. Mike Gabbard holds a community meeting at 9 a.m. Dec. 13 at the Kapolei Starbucks (by Chevron). Call 586-6830.

* SURF SAMPLE SALE Hope Chapel Kapolei’s Thailand Mission Team has a Christmas Surf Sample Sale with 75 percent off name brands Quiksilver, Roxy, Ezekiel, Jedidiah and more from 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the church’s new Barbers Point location.Admission is $3,and proceeds benefit Zoe International, which cares for orphaned/abused children in Thailand.Call 387-2072.

* ACT AUDITIONS The Army Community Theatre holds auditions for all parts in the musical Curtains at 3 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Richardson Theatre at Ft. Shafter. The play will run from Feb. 26 to March 14, 2009. Call 438-1980 or 438-4480.

* GARDEN DISCOVERY The UH Urban Garden Center gives away free Christmas tree seeds as well as hosts a premium poinsettia sale and guided, hands-on tours of the Pearl City garden from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 13. Call 453-6050.

* RECYCLING Leeward Community College collects all kinds of recyclables from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 13 in the parking lot, with proceeds going to Waipahu High School. Call 306-1876.

* PARADES Aiea Community Association’s Christmas parade starts at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 13, moving from Pearlridge Elementary School to Aiea Sugar Mill Park (429-1282); Gentry Waipio Community Association has its parade at 10 a.m. Dec. 13 starting and ending at Gentry Waipio Shopping Center (671-2272); and the West Oahu Holiday Electric Light Parade begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at Kapolei Fairgrounds and finishes at Kapolei Hale (527-5759).

* BASEBALL REGISTRATION Ewa Little League Baseball welcomes children ages 5-12 to sign up for its 2009 season from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 13-14 at Ewa Shopping Center. Required are three proofs of residence, shot record and original/state-certified copy of child’s birth certificate, even if child previously played in league. Fee is $135 with a discount for siblings. A parent or guardian must be present. Call Coach Steve at 754-0880 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* WAIMALU HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 6-mile intermediate hike to Waimalu Ditch at 8 a.m. Dec. 14. Go to http://www.htmclub.org.

* YOUTH CONCERT The Hawaii Youth Symphony string program performs at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Pearl City Cultural Center, next to Pearl City High School. The program also features the Boys & Girls Club Beginning Band. Admission is $5, and those 17 and under are free. Call 941-9706.

* MILITARY SALUTE Pearl City Sam’s Club welcomes military families (active and retired) to a free holiday photo session during regular business hours Dec. 15. Participants also receive 30 complimentary 4x8 greeting cards. Call 456-7788.

* SANTA VISIT Santa Claus makes a guest appearance for free photos and gives out goody bags at 10 a.m. Dec. 18 at Pearl City Library. Registration is required; call the Children’s Reference Desk at 453-6566.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at Bank of Hawaii in Kapolei; from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 21 at Waikele Center; from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Kapolei Shopping Center; and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 28 at Ewa Town Center’s Foodland. Call 845-9966.

* EWA CHORUS The Ewa Elementary School Chorus performs at 2 p.m. Dec. 20 at Windward Mall in Kaneohe. Call 235-1143.

* KO OLINA MUSIC The Kaleoaloha Keiki Choir performs at 6 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Ko Olina Marriott resort. Call 779-1397.

* MARSH CLEANUP Hawaii Nature Center volunteers clean up Pouhala Marsh in Waipahu from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 20. Call 955-0100, ext. 18.

Ongoing

* PEARLRIDGE HOURS Pearlridge Center holiday schedule runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Dec.11; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 12-18; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Dec. 19-23; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 27, 29-30; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 28, 31 and Jan. 1. Also Santa visits with children from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3:30 to 9 p.m. through Dec. 24 at Pearlridge Downtown Center Court. Photos are available for a fee.Call 488-0981. (The mall is closed Dec. 25.) Call 488-0981.

* HANGAR TALKS Pacific Aviation Museum presents guest discussions at 1 p.m. every third Saturday in the museum theater. General admission is $14 adults, $7 children. (Kama’aina and military are $10, $5 children. It’s free to museum members and uniformed military.) Call 441-1000.

* TOASTMASTERS MEET The Pearl City Toastmasters meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Tuesday in Pearlridge Gardens & Tower Mokihana Room (98-1042 Moanalua Road). Call 780-2066.

* PARENT SUPPORT The Leeward Community Children’s Council has free parent meetings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every third Wednesday at Kapolei Police Station. All parents/family members of children with special needs welcome. Call 672-6265.

*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.

* FARMERS’MARKET Waianae 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.

* BATTLESHIP MISSOURI The Battleship Missouri Memorial has two new tours on the history of the ship from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily along with music, food and activities at the Ford Island attraction - all to mark the 10th anniversary of its arrival in Hawaii. Call 1-877-MIGHTYMO.