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West Oahu Highlights

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

September

* HOMEBUYING Prudential Locations hosts free educational homebuying seminars at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 1 and 16 at Pearl Country Club. Call 735-5300.

* STORYTIME Waipahu Library offers free pre-school storytime and activities at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 1-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.

* ABWA MEETING The American Business Women’s Association’s Imua chapter has a general dinner meeting at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Pearl Country Club (98-535 Kaonohi St. in Aiea), with guest speaker Angelina Campos. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for non-members and guests. Call 948-2552 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register by Sept. 4.

* MA’O GALA 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.

* ROYAL MUSIC Royal Hawaiian Band plays at 5 p.m. Sept. 5 at Ewa Mahiko District Park on Renton Road. Call 922-5331.

* FILL THE BOOT Hawaii Firefighters Association stages its “Fill-the-Boot"drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 5 in front of Pearl City Shopping Center and Home Depot with proceeds from the cash donations going to Muscular Dystrophy Association.

* BLOOD DRIVE Hawaii Blood Bank conducts a donor drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 5 at Pearlridge Center Uptown, in the parking lot by Tilt. Call 845-9966.

* HEALTHY BABIES 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. Prizes including a $2,500 U.S. savings bond for the first-place winner. Call 488-0981.

* LIBRARY CLOSURES Area public libraries are closed Sept. 5-7 for Labor Day weekend. Public schools are closed Sept. 7.

* ON STAGE Kaipo Asing and Mokulele entertain at 1 p.m. Sept. 6 followed by Halau Hula O Na Wahine at 2:30 at Pearlridge Center Downtown. Call 488-9081.

* FREE YOGA Yoga 4 Ewa offers a free day of yoga on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Call 946-7220.

* NEIGHBORS Ewa Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

* SCHOOL FAIR Holomua Elementary School hosts its annual Ohana Fair from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 11 at 91-1561 Keaunui Drive in Ewa Beach. The public is invited to enjoy live entertainment, great food, games and prizes. Call 685-2000.

* 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.

* HOOLAULEA Aloha Festivals presents the sixth annual Keiki Hoolaulea with non-stop entertainment from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 12 at Pearlridge Center, Uptown and Downtown.

* TASTE AT KAPOLEI Kapolei Rotary Club coordinates the 10th annual Taste at Kapolei from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12 at Ko Olina, featuring chefs and food samplings from dozens of restaurants. Tickets cost $75 and $35; proceeds support scholarships for Leeward students. Call 545-2772.

* YARD SALE Waianae Intermediate School seventh-graders sell donated items to raise funds for the ‘Ai Pohaku Workshop from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 19-20 at 86-024 Glenmonger St. (corner of Pokai Bay and Glenmonger streets). All proceeds will help support program costs, staff wages and supplies, as well as an after-school program and Garden Club. Call Vince Dodge at 478-6492.

* BASEBALL SIGNUPS 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 help support its Community Fair fundraiser, scheduled for Nov. 13-14 at the school. Applications available at http://www.edline.net/pages/kapol ei_high_school. Call Lolita Takeda at 692-8200, ext. 2246 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* KEIKI STORYTIME Pearl City Library offers two Storytimes for keiki and parents at 9:30 a.m. this month: Children age 3-5 are invited on Wednesdays Aug. 12-Sept. 2 for stories, songs and activities in the Adult Reading Room; toddlers age 1 to 3 are welcome Thursdays Aug. 13-Sept. 3 for a Puzzletime activity. A parent or caregiver must accompany all keiki. Call 453-6566.

* BALLROOM DANCE The Pearlridge Chapter of the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association registers students for its Third Quarter American Social classes in waltz, samba and Rumba Tuesday evenings through Oct. 20 in the Waimalu Elementary cafeteria. Lessons will be held from 7 to 9:10 p.m. Oct. 6-Nov. 24. Call 836-4579 or 488-3935.

* 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.

* FIT CLUB Fit Club Hawaii holds adult exercise classes from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Monday at Iroquois Point Elementary School, Room P14. Cost is $1 per class. Call 561-3837 or visit http://www.fitclubhawaii.com.

* STAR SIGHTINGS Ko Olina hosts weekly astronomical star shows at 8 and 9 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the resort. Appropriate for all ages. Reservations for “Stars Above Hawaii” can be made through Ko Olina Activities at 679-4728. (An incorrect number was listed last week.)

* SOFTBALL SIGNUPS The Kulia 10U Fastpitch Softball team (Ewa-Kapolei) seeks girls ages 7-10 for its ASA 2009 summer softball season. Call Tenny Liu @ 209-9813 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL The Oahu Youth Sports League registers players and cheerleaders from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Waipahu District Park for the Waipahu Jackrabbits’ Termite and Pee Wee division (ages 9-13). Fee is $140 for football, $25 for cheerleaders. Call Denise at 271-7905.

* CRUSH YOUTH FOOTBALL Nonprofit Ewa Beach Crush Youth Football League registers youth for its Mitymites (ages 5-7) and Termite (ages 8-10) flag football teams and cheerleaders (age 5-12) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday at Ewa Beach Community Park. Call 256-3662.

* 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.

* COMIC T-Spot Hideaway features comedian Timmy Mattos at 8 p.m. Sundays at 590 Farrington Hwy. #505 in Kapolei. Call 953-9672.

* LIVE MUSIC Ige’s Restaurant & 19th Puka has live music, karaoke or magic every night at 98-761 Oihana Place in Aiea. Call 486-3500.

* 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.

* CHURCH SERVICES Kapolei Buddhist Sangha holds weekly church services at the American Renaissance Academy in Kapolei. Children’s classes also are offered once a month. Contact Rev. Bert Sumikawa at 221-9661 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for times.