West Oahu Highlights

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Below are highlights of West Oahu happenings.

* COUNTRY WALK Deadline is Aug. 17 for tickets to The Boys & Girls Club’s annual “Walk in the Country” benefit, set for 5 p.m.Aug. 22 at Lanikuhonua in Ko Olina. Tickets cost $250. Call 949-4203.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at Home Depot Pearl City, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20 at Bank of Hawaii Kapolei, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Aug. 21 at Times Royal Kunia, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Kapolei Shopping Center and 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at Ewa Town Center Foodland. Call 845-9966.

* HOKU JEWELS Hoku Zuttermeister unveils his exclusive collection of jewelry with a musical launch party from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19 Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry at Pearlridge Center Downtown. Call 524-4300.

* WAIPAHU 1959 Waipahu High School’s Class of 1959 plans a 50-year reunion for 5:30 p.m.Aug. 19 at the Royal Hawaiian Center showroom, a golf tourney Aug. 20 at Waikele Golf Course, a “mystery tour” of Hawaii’s Plantation Village Aug. 21 and a banquet at 6 p.m. Aug. 22 at Ala Moana Hotel. Call 677-4501.

* HOME TIPS Prudential Locations presents a free seminar for first-time home buyers at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Pearl Country Club. The seminar was postponed from Aug. 11. Call 735-5300.

* FINANCES Financial experts Kelvin Ching, Eli Zolla and Irving Katz discuss ways to recession-proof assets and retirement savings from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at Oahu Veterans Center in Foster Village. Call 371-6853.

* ADMISSION DAY All public schools and libraries are closed Aug. 21 in observance of Admission Day.

* GARAGE SALE Kapolei Project Grad 2013 conducts a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 22 at 91-1001 Waaula St. Call 295-5787.

* GENEALOGY WORKSHOP Honolulu County Genealogical Society’s Fran McFarland shares research tools Familysearch.org AncestryLibrary, Hawaii Microfilm Collection, HeritageQuest and more at 10:30 a.m.Aug. 22 at Kapolei Library. Call 693-7050.

* GABBARD LISTENS State Sen. Mike Gabbard hosts a “Listen-Story” at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at Kamokila Community Park meeting room at Honokai Hale. Call 586-6830.

* SPECIAL GAMES Special Olympics Hawaii has its Aukake Classic Aug. 22-23 at Waiau District Park offering multiple soccer tournaments, individual soccer skills and Unified bocce doubles competitions for its athletes. Call 943-8808.

* ANNIVERSARY The family of James and Marilyn Monday are having a card shower Aug. 23 in honor of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. Cards and correspondence may be sent to 91-1035 Makaike St., Ewa Beach, HI 96706.

* CANE HAUL RUN Early race signups ($20) are from Aug. 4-17 for the inaugural Waipahu Cane Haul 5K Run/Walk, set for 7 a.m.Aug. 23 on Waipahu Street, followed by a festival at Hawaii’s Plantation Village from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 354-3663.

* NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Highlands Intermediate School cafeteria, MakakiloKapolei-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 (on Komo Mai Drive in Aiea) concludes a week of military outreach at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 with a speech by former Green Berets commander William “Jerry” Boykin. The Christian band VOTA will perform prior to Boykin’s talk. Call 524-0844.

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

* CANS Pearlridge Center’s annual Canstruction project is on view through Aug. 29 for voters in Uptown. The promotion benefits Hawaii Foodbank. Call 488-0981.

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