West Oahu Highlights

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

March

* NEIGHBORS The Aiea Neighborhood Board meets at 7:30 p.m. March 9 in the Aiea Library, and the Ewa board meets at 7 p.m. March 12 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

* 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.

* KEIKI STORIES Waipahu High School’s League of Extraordinary Sophomores presents a reading of popular children’s stories at 2 p.m. March 11 at Waipahu Library. Call 675-0358.

* SWAP MEET SIGNUPS Deadline is March 11 for vendors to reserve space at the Waipio Center Swap Meet, set for 7:30 to 11:30 a.m March 21. Fee. is $20. Call 288-2590.

* TEEN SCENE Aiea Library marks Teen Tech Week with two sessions of the Konami game “Dance Dance Revolution” at 2:30 p.m. March 11 and 14; and the screening of a “teen mystery” movie at 6 p.m.March 12.Call 483-7333.

* ROBOFEST The Hawaii regional Robofest tournament runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14 at Pearlridge Center Uptown, featuring student teams in skills competitions, displays and more. Call 488-0981.

* GEEK SEMINAR SuperGeeks has a free 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.

* MONEY TALK Bank of Hawaii conducts a free Smart Money seminar at 11 a.m. March 14 at its Pearlridge branch, offering “sound advice on financial management skills.” Call 1-888-643-3888.

* JAZZ DANCE Indian Kathak dancer Pandit Chitresh Das and American tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith collaborate on a evening of “India Jazz Suites” at 8 p.m. March 14 at LCC Theatre. Tickets cost $23 and $19. Call 455-0385.

* CHICKEN SALE The Leeward Lions Club’s benefit chicken sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14 at Waipahu United Church of Christ (across from the library). Whole chickens cost $8.50, and maki sushi rolls are $3.50. Call Bobby Balais at 486-9866.

* BLOOD DRIVE Hawaii Blood Bank conducts a donor drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15 at Waikele Center by Leonard’s Malasada wagon. Call 845-9966.

* MUSICAL Nanakuli Performing Arts Center presentsHigh School Musical 2 through March 15. Call 668-5823, ext. 256.

* CHURCH PLAY The Covenant Players present a drama of God’s love March 15 at the 8:30 and 10 a.m. services of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church at Island Pacific Academy. Call 674-0766.

* CELTIC DANCE Waipahu Library hosts the Celtic Keiki sharing Irish jigs, music, stories and history at 3:30 p.m. March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. Call 675-0358.

* TRANSIT PLANS The city hosts workshops on transit-oriented development at 6:30 p.m. March 17 (for Waipahu) at Waipahu Elementary school cafeteria, and at 7 p.m March 18 (for East Kapolei) at the Hawaiian Home Lands Hale Pono’i Building. Call 974-5352, ext. 222.