West Oahu Highlights

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

June

* BOOK TIME Ronald McDonald performs a “Book Time” show for the Children’s Summer Reading Program at 1 p.m. June 22 at Pearl City Library and 10:30 a.m. June 23 at Waipahu Library.

* NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 6:30 p.m. June 23 at Waiau District Park, Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale meets at 7 p.m. June 24 in Kapolei High School cafeteria, and Waipahu meets at 7 p.m. June 25 at the Filcom Center. Call 768-3710.

* FISH ART Artist Allen Tsukamoto presents “Fishy Doodles” at 10:40 a.m. June 24 at Ewa Beach Library for children ages 3 and older. Call 689-1204.

* CANCER FOOD American Cancer Society hosts a free nutrition workshop for cancer patients from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 25 at Pali Momi hospital. Call 595-7504.

* KUNIA HOUSING Phase II of the Royal Kunia development master plan has a permit hearing before the city Planning and Permitting Department at 10:30 a.m. June 26 in the City Council committee meeting room. Call 768-8031.

* DISASTER PREP Inventor Tom Thompson presents “How to Prepare for a Disaster” at 10:30 a.m. June 27 at Kapolei Library. Thompson has invented more than 20 patented hurricane and earthquake protection products. Call 693-7050.

* XERISCAPE MEETING Friends of Halawa Xeriscape Garden holds its annual general membership meeting at 10 a.m. June 27 at the garden on Iwaina Street. Call 748-5312.

* WORM WORKSHOP Ewa Blue Worms presents a free workshop to educate the public on the benefits of recycling with worms from 10:30 a.m. to noon June 27 at The Pet Depot (91-919 Fort Weaver Rd in Ewa Beach). Call 687-7387.

* WIENERS The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile visits Ewa Beach Foodland from 2 to 6 p.m. June 27, the Kunia Times Supermarket from 2 to 6 p.m. July 2 and the Waipio Foodland from 8 a.m. to noon July 3.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 27 at Kapolei Shopping Center, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 28 at Foodland in Ewa Town Center, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 30 at the Kakuhihewa Building in Kapolei and 12:15 to 3 p.m. June 30 at Waipahu Civic Center on Mokuola Street. Call 845-9966.

* ON STAGE Po’okela performs at Pearlridge Uptown at 1 p.m. June 28, followed by Taliilagi Polynesian Production at 2:30 p.m. Call 488-0981.

* OPERA Ewa Beach Library presents a free performance by Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus at 2 p.m. June 30 from the opera Na ‘Uhane by Herb Mahelona. Call 689-1204.

July

* NEW PLANETS Solar system ambassador Gregory McCartney discusses details and names of new planets beyond our solar system with photos from NASA at 6:30 p.m. July 1 at Kapolei Library. Call 693-7050.

* GLEE CLUB The Royal Hawaiian Band Glee Club sings at 10:30 a.m. July 2 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 689-1204.

* PRESCHOOL PLAY Waipahu Library conducts a free Preschool Playtime at 10:30 a.m. July 2, 9 and 16 for ages 3 and older. Call 675-0358.

* SCHOOL SUPPLIESPrudential Locations employees accept school supplies July 6-10 at Pearlridge on Kaonohi and Pearlridge Uptown for its “Backpack to School” project for needy children throughout Oahu and Maui. Call Monica Salter at 265-0073.

* BALLROOM DANCING The Pearlridge chapter of the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association is registering students each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Waimalu Elementary School cafeteria for its summer classes in East Coast Swing, rumba and fox trot. Classes begin July 7. Call 488-3935.

Ongoing

* BUG SHOW The Giant Insect Safari exhibit runs now through Aug. 2 at Pearlridge Center Uptown and Downtown. Call 488-9081.

* MAKUA SITES The U.S. Army’s final list of “high-priority” Makua cultural sites is available at the Kapolei, Waianae and state libraries. Call 656-6821.

* RECYCLING CENTER Reynolds Recycling’s HI-5 redemption center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at Nanakuli Village, 89-102 Farrington Hwy. Call 487-2802.

* ZEN ETC. Waipahu Soto Zen Temple offers meditation at 6 a.m. and children’s shodo at 1 p.m. each Saturday; tai chi at 9:30 a.m. most Saturdays; Sumi-e painting at 9 a.m. most Wednesdays, and shodo at 9 a.m. most Thursdays. Call 671-3103.

* FIT MOMS Strollerstrides offers a fitness program for mothers who can get in shape, accompanied by their young children. Classes are 8:30-9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Central Oahu Regional Park and 8:45-10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday at Kapolei Regional Park. Call 358-7335. * HULA LESSONS Aiea-based Halau Hula ‘O Kana Kapeka accepts registration for women’s classes (meets 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays) at St. Elizabeth Church Hall. Keiki, teen and Tahitian dance classes also offered. Call 255-4001.