West Oahu Highlights

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

April

* COMPUTER WORKSHOPKapolei Library conducts a free computer workshop on “Sharing Photos"at 8:30 a.m. April 6 on the second floor. Call 693-7050.

* SPRING BREAK Hawaii public school students return to classes April 6 from their two-week spring break.

* TANGO CLASSES An eight-week tango class kicks off at 7 p.m. April 6 in the Newtown Rec Center, 98-456 Kaahele St. in Aiea. Cost is $32, with proceeds going to the Honolulu Lions Club’s Kapiolani Ballroom Dancers. Call 554-1561.

* NEIGHBORS Ewa Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. April 9 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

* WEST OAHU DAY UH West Oahu celebrates West Oahu Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 9 in the Pearl City campus courtyard with entertainment, prizes, food, a white elephant sale, Hawaiian games, a book drive and more. Call 454-4821.

* LAB THEATRE The Leeward Community College Lab Theatre presents A Queen for Romancia by Alvin Chan at 8 p.m. April 9 to 11. Admission is $10. Call 455-0549.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 9 at Leeward Community College; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 10 at Resurrection of the Lord Church in Waipahu; 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 15 in the Aiea High School library; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16 at Bank of Hawaii Kapolei; and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 19 at Waikele Center by Leonard’s Malasada wagon. Call 845-9966.

* ID SAFETY Welmon “Rusty” Walker Jr. presents a series of free informational workshops on ID theft awareness and deterrence at 7:30 p.m. April 9, 16, 23 and 30 in Denny’s Restaurant Banquet Room at Pearlridge Center. Space is limited. Call 780-4269.

* RECYCLING Alvah Scott Elementary School hosts an Aloha Aina Earth Day recycling drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.April 11, welcoming all recyclables from metal and cell phones to cooking oil and computers. For more information and to request pickup of unwanted cars, call 306-1876.

* EGG HUNT Saint Nicholas Episcopal Church plans a brunch, a “huge” Easter egg hunt and keiki fun and games after the 10 a.m. worship service April 12 at Island Pacific Academy. Call 753-7788.

* EASTER CELEBRATION Moanalua Community Church hosts its third annual Spring Easter Celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 12 at 4867 Bougainville Drive, with an egg hunt, bouncers, games, contests and prizes. Call 783-7471.

* SUNRISE ON MIGHTY MO The Army and Navy host an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. April 12 aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial for active duty and retired military, DoD employees, families and sponsored guests. Call 473-3971.

* RAIL WORKSHOP A community workshop on Waipahu’s two proposed rail stations is set for 6:30 to 9 p.m April 14 at Waipahu Intermediate School cafeteria. Call 566-2299.

* MASTER’S DEGREE Wayland Baptist University begins classes for a master of education degree on April 14 at Kapolei High School. Call 488-8570, ext. 222.

* KEIKI FAIR The state departments of Health and Education present an Early Childhood Parent & Child Fair from 10 a.m. to noon April 14 at Pearlridge Uptown. Call 488-0981.

* LITTLE LEAGUE Ewa Little League accepts registration for its Majors (ages 11-12) and Juniors (ages 13-14) divisions through April 15. For more details, contact Steve at 754-0880 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* STORY TIME A special guest reads to children at 9:30 a.m. April 15 at Pearl City Library in a program sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii. Goody bags and parenting information are shared after the stories. Call 951-0200.

* ROYAL MUSIC The Royal Hawaiian Band performs a free concert at noon April 15 in the Kapolei Hale courtyard. Call 944-5331.

* DANCE, GUITAR FESTS Leeward Community College presents its LCC Dance Festival at 7:30 p.m. April 17 and 18 ($12 and $10), and the LCC Guitars directed by Peter Kun Frary at 4 p.m April 19 ($5). Both are in the college theater. Call 455-0385.

* ON STAGE Harmony entertains at 1 p.m. April 19 at Pearlridge Uptown, followed by Minerva Pang’s Hula Halau at 2:30 p.m. Call 488-0981.

* NATURE BUILDING Tim Rieth conducts a series of workshops on environmentally sound building techniques April 25-26 and May 16-24 at MA’O Organic Farms in Waianae. Work trade opportunities and a sliding scale on tuition are available. A long-time nature builder, Rieth has erected green buildings from a learning center in Thailand to a summer home for the British royal family. Go to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit http://www.sgnb.com.

* MUSUBI MAN Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents Musubi Man at 3 p.m. April 27 at Pearl City Library (453-6566).

Ongoing

* NIGHT BOWLING Aiea Bowl on Aiea Heights Drive offers weekly nighttime themes for the public with entertainment, glow bowling, deejays, pupus and drink specials, and prizes from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Moonlight Mondays, Her Way Thursdays, Funtastic Fridays and Super Duper Saturdays (9 p.m. to closing). There’s no cover on Friday and Saturday. Call 488-6854.

* GOOD LUNCH The Pearl restaurant at LCC is open to the public for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays during spring semester. For reservations, call 455-0475.

* STORYTIME Aiea Library conducts a free interactive story-time session for children 2 years and older at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays though May 6. Call 483-7333.