West Oahu Highlights

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

March

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 3 in the Waipahu High School chorus room and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 7 at Pearlridge Uptown (near Tilt). Call 845-9966.

* AIDS BENEFIT Eat out at Hapa Grill in Kapolei on March 4 and help the Life Foundation fight HIV/AIDS. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of its receipts that day to the foundation in its Oahu Dines campaign. Call 674-8400.

* WAIKELE GOLF TOUR-NEY The Samoan Gospel Heralds present their On the Green golf tournament March 4 at Waikele Golf Club. Entry fee is $150 per golfer or $450 for a threesome. Call 342-8370.

* MONEY TALKS Bank of Hawaii conducts free Smart Money seminars at 5:30 p.m. March 4 at its Waikele branch and 11 a.m. March 14 at its Pearlridge branch, offering “sound advice on financial management skills.” Call 1-888-643-3888.

* LIBRARY PROGRAMS Ewa Beach Library hosts free programs this month, including Beginning Crochet with Ms. Gloria at 2:30 p.m. March 4, Social Security and You with Social Security public affairs specialist Jane Yamamoto-Burigsay at 10:30 a.m. March 5, and a Consumer Education Fair at 10:30 a.m. March 19. Call 689-1204.

* SKETCH COMEDY On the Spot founder Garrick Paikai leads a four-week introductory course on sketch comedy writing ($125) at 7 p.m. March 5-26 and improv techniques ($50) at 7 p.m. March 6-27 at the Rosalie Woodson Dance Academy, 99-153 Moanalua Road in Aiea. Classes are limited to 10 students. Call 224-7585.

* MUSICAL Nanakuli Performing Arts Center presents High School Musical 2 March 6 through 15 at the school. Call 668-5823, ext. 256.

* SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Leeward Community College hosts the Hawaii State Science Olympiad beginning at 8:30 a.m. March 7 as middle and high school teams vie for awards. Events open to the public include Elevated Bridge, Egg-O-Naut, Junkyard Challenge and Trajectory. Go to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* WAIMANO HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 14-mile advanced hike to Waimano in Pearl City at 8 a.m. March 8. Go to http://www.htmclub.org.

*ON STAGE Pineapple Squeeze performs at 1 p.m. March 8 at Pearlridge Uptown, followed by Halau Hula O Mokulehua at 2:30. Call 488-0981.

* NEIGHBORS Aiea Neighborhood Board meets at 7:30 p.m. March 9 in the Aiea Library. Call 768-3710.

* COMPUTER BASICS Kapolei Library conducts a free workshop on E-mail Basics at 8:30 a.m. March 9 on its second floor. To register, call 693-7050. Class space is limited and is for those with a valid library card.

* PARENTING TALK Psychologist and best-selling author John Rosemond lectures on “Parenting the Strong-willed Teenager” at 7 p.m. March 10 at Hope Chapel Kapolei. Admission is $10. Call 682-0676.

* GEEK SEMINAR SuperGeeks holds a free residential seminar on “Home Gaming: How to turn your place into a gaming paradise” at noon March 14 at the Hawaiian Tel store in Pearlridge Uptown (second floor next to Borders). Visit wwwsupergeeks.net/geek-u to sign up.

* PEARL CITY ON STAGE Pearl City High School Project Grad presents “Night of Stars” at 6:30 p.m. March 14 in the Pearl City Cultural Center auditorium with headliner musicians and dancers and a silent auction. Admission is $10. Call 453-6500.

* SPEAKER TRAINING Pearl City Toastmasters president Janie Archuleta leads a luncheon meeting on “3 Quick Steps to Public Speaking” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 25 at the Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall. Hosted by the nonprofit Project Management Institute, the meeting costs $25 for club members, $30 general public. Reservations must be made by March 23 at http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org.