West Oahu Highlights

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

August

* NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Highlands Intermediate School cafeteria, Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Kapolei High School cafeteria and Waipahu at 7 p.m.Aug. 27 at FilCom Center. Call 768-3710.

* MILITARY OUTREACH Calvary Chapel of Honolulu concludes a week of military outreach at 6:30 p.m Aug. 26 with a keynote speech by former Green Berets commander William “Jerry” Boykin. The contemporary Christian band VOTA will perform a mini-concert prior to Boykin’s talk. The church is on Komo Mai Drive in Aiea. Call 524-0844.

* CATARACTS Kaiser’s Waipio Clinic hosts a Senior Summit at 10 a.m. Aug. 26 on optional treatments for cataracts. The lecture is free and open to the public in the first-floor conference room. The clinic is at 94-1480 Moaniani St. Call 432-5434.

* FOSTER HELP Family Programs Hawaii has a volunteer orientation at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Kapolei Starbucks for those wishing to help foster children with their time, talent and patience. Call 521-9531, ext. 228.

* GOLF FUN FEST St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea conducts its 10th annual Golf Fun Fest at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Waikele Golf Course. Call 291-4687.

* BON DANCE Aiea Hongwanji Buddhist Temple has its bon dance at 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at 99-186 Puakala St. (488-5685).

* AIEA REUNION Aiea Elementary and Intermediate School class of 1959 marks its 50-year reunion at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Sam Snead’s Tavern, 943 Valkenburgh St. A buffet dinner and live entertainment are planned. Call 625-8777.

* NARCONON Narconon Hawaii presents a First Step Program workshop from 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at 91-1011 Lexington St. in Kalaeloa.The free workshop, with breaks for refreshments, is for those suffering from substance abuse and addiction. Call 550-0005 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* BOOK SALE Friends of the Library-Kapolei celebrates the library’s fifth anniversary with a book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 29. Bulk purchase sale starts at 4 p.m. Proceeds support library programs. Call 693-7050.

* DECANSTRUCTION Pearlridge Center dismantles its “Canstruction” entries from 11:30 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. Aug. 30 and donates all the cans to Hawaii Foodbank. Call 488-0981.

* WAIMALU HIKE Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 6-mile intermediate hike to Waimalu Ditch at 8 a.m. Aug. 30. Go to www.htmclub.org.

* ON STAGE Po’okela entertains at 1 p.m. followed by hula at 2:30 on Aug. 30 at Pearlridge Downtown. Call 488-9081.

* BLOOD DRIVE Hawaii Blood Bank conducts a donor drive from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at Kapolei High School. Call 845-9966.

September

* STORYTIME Waipahu Library offers free preschool storytime and activities at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 1 to Oct. 13 with Ms. Christine. Call 675-0358.

* SIERRA CLUB Kapolei Library hosts a presentation by the Sierra Club at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 2 on the second floor with Hawaii chapter director Robert Harris. Call 693-7050.

* MA’O GALA, AUCTION Leeward Community College and MA’O Organic Farms present their annual benefit, MA’O ma Town, from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5 at Hawaii State Art Museum. Tickets to the “pau harvest” celebration are $125. Tables are still available, and items for the silent auction are welcome. Proceeds support LCC scholarships for the farm’s interns. Call 696-5569.

* HEALTHY BABY CONTEST Meadow Gold searches for Hawaii’s cutest keiki in the preliminary round of its 56th annual Healthy Baby Contest from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 5 at Pearlridge Uptown Center Court.Vie for prizes, including a $2,500 U.S. savings bond for the first-place winner. Call 488-0981.

* BON DANCE Pearl City Nursing Home (919 Lehua Ave.) throws its annual bon dance from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Money raised from the sale of food and baked goods goes toward the residents’ activities fund. Call 453-1919.

* BASEBALL REGISTRATION Ewa Little League registers boys and girls age 5-12 for baseball play from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays at Puuloa Park through Sept. 17. Call 754-0880 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Ongoing

* FAIR VENDORS Kapolei High School PCNC seeks vendors and crafters to support its beneft Community Fair, scheduled for Nov. 13-14 at the school.Applications are available at http://www.edline.net/pages/kapolei _high_school. Call Lolita Takeda at 692-8200, ext. 2246, or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* STAR SIGHTINGS Ko Olina hosts weekly astronomical star shows for all ages at 8 and 9 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the resort. Reservations for “Stars Above Hawaii"can be made through Ko Olina Activities at 679-4728.

* WAIANAE MARKET The Waianae Farmers’ Market has relocated to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday in the mid-campus parking lot. Call 848-2074.

* 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.

* CAMPBELL REUNION Campbell High School’s Class of 1989 plans its 20-year reunion Oct. 17-18. Visit http://jchs1989.weebly.com or call Cathy at 753-1441.

* CAMPBELL REUNION Campbell High School’s classes of 1969 and 1970 plan a reunion Oct. 17 in Las Vegas. Call 227-4525 or visit jchsalumni.org/reunion.html.

* HANGAR TALKS Pacific Aviation Museum presents guest discussions at 1 p.m. every third Saturday in the museum theater. Admission is $14 to $5. Call 441-1000.

* DAHN YOGA Adults learn Dahn Yoga at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at the open-air pavilion of Momilani Community Center (715 Hoomoana St. in Pearl City). Cost is $15 per month. Call 381-4376.

* DHARMA CLASSES Kapolei Buddhist Sangha teaches dharma classes for adults and children Sundays at American Renaissance Academy in Kapolei. Service times vary. Call Rev. Bert Sumikawa at 221-9661.

* 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. For details and other West Oahu locations, call 358-7335 or go to http://www.strollerstrides.com.

* YOGA Yoga4Ewa studio in Ewa Beach offers a variety of yoga classes Monday through Saturday. Visit http://www.yoga4ewa.com or call 689-1020.

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