West Oahu Highlights

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

* NEIGHBORS Aiea Neighborhood Board meets at 7:30 p.m. May 10 at Aiea Library, and the Ewa board meets at 7 p.m. May 13 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 11 at Island Pacific Academy, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16 at Waikele Center, and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 22 at Kapolei Shopping Center. Call 845-9966.

* CURRICULUM Pearl City Elementary School has its curriculum fair from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 11 at 1090 Waimano Home Road. Call 453-6455.

* ROTARY SPEAKERS State DOT director Brennon Morioka addresses Kapolei Rotary Club at 7:30 a.m. May 13 during its weekly meeting in Kapolei High School faculty lounge; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard commander Capt. Greg Thomas is guest speaker May 20, and Hawaii Tourism Authority chief Mike McCartney speaks May 27. Go to http://www.kapoleirotary.com.

* PEARL TRANSIT City planning officials conduct a Pearl Highlands Rail Station community workshop from 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 13 at Highlands Intermediate School to show and discuss final renderings and sketches. RSVP to 566-2299.

* POHAKEA HO’IKE Pohakea Elementary School presents its Ho’ike at 8:30 a.m. May 13 for the public on the school field, 91-750 Fort Weaver Road. Call 689-1290.

* GARDEN GAMES Urban Garden Center offers “Old Tyme Games” at 9:30 a.m. May 13 at 955 Kamehameha Hwy. adjacent to the Pearl City Home Depot parking lot. The event is sponsored by Family Community Education Club. Call 677-7547.

* IZ BOOK SIGNING Dan Kois, author of Face Future about Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, is in town for the Hawaii Book and Music Festival. Now a writer for The New York Times, Washington Post, New York magazine, Slate and Village Voice, he will sign copies of his book and do readings at 2 p.m. May 14 at Borders Waikele. Call 676-6699.

* LCC GRADS Leeward Community College graduates 200 students at 5 p.m. May 14 in the Tuthill courtyard, with speakers Gary and Kukui Maunakea-Forth of MA’O Farms and student Michelle Clark. (UH West Oahu has its graduation at 4 p.m. May 15 at Hawaii Theatre.) Call 956-9437.

* SENIOR FAIR Hawaii United Okinawa Association sponsors its third annual Senior Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14 and 15 at Hawaii Okinawa Center with more than 40 vendors, activities, presentations, exhibits and refreshments. Call 676-5400.

* BENEFIT CAR WASH Friends of Aiea resident Lorna Tsuruda, who has pancreatic cancer, plan a car wash for her benefit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15 at Our Saviour Lutheran School in Aiea. Call 478-3990.

* MIGHTY MO FILMS Battleship Missouri Memorial brings back “Friends and Film on the Fantail"from 6 to 9 p.m. May 15 at its new special event pavilion, screening The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock. The event, which includes tours of the refurbished warship, is free to members of the Friends of the Mighty Mo. Call 456-7960.

* WAIMANO HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 14-mile advanced hike on the Pearl City contour trial to the Koolau Summit at 8 a.m. May 16. Go to http://www.htmclub.org.

* ON STAGE Ho’okahi Sunday at Pearlridge Center Downtown features Pineapple Squeeze at 1 p.m. and Halau Hula O Minerva Pang at 2:30 p.m. May 16. Call 488-0981.

* SOCCER SIGNUPS Pearl City AYSO registers players from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. May 16 and 23 at Waiau District Park. Fee is $55, and new players should provide copies of their birth certificates. (Players must be born between Aug. 1, 1991 and July 31, 2006.) Call 330-2257.

* WATER POSTERS The Board of Water Supply displays student entries May 17-27 from the 40th annual Water Conservation Week Poster Contest in Kapolei Hale Courtyard. Call 768-6666.

* KAPOLEI JAZZ Kapolei Library presents “The ABC’s of Jazz” at 6:30 p.m. May 18 with narrator James Harber, dancer Marcia Howard and musician Elliot Maker. Call 693-7050.

* LIBRARY FURLOUGH All public libraries are closed May 19, a furlough day.

* CANDIDATES ON TV ‘Olelo Channel 54 airs taped messages from 13 of the 14 registered 1st Congressional District candidates at 2 p.m. May 21.

* WASTE PROCESS The city’s Recycling and Waste Processors tour is set for 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 22, starting and ending at Kapolei Hale. The free, limited-seat tour includes the landfill and various industrial processing plants in West Oahu and Kalaeloa. Call 768-3200.

* SHOWTIME Showtime Performers offers a week of performing arts for children May 31-June 5 at Pearl City Peninsula Community Center. Fee is $60 per child. Call 489-1998 by May 17.

Ongoing

* FOOTBALL SIGNUPS Kapolei Warriors Football Association registers players for its 2010 season from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. each Saturday (except May 29) through June 6 at Kalaeloa football field. Teams will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Download forms at http://www.eteamz.com/kapolei-warriors/. Contact Chris Torres or Derek Higa at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* BARBERS BOWLING Barbers Point Bowling now is open to the public daily at 91-1259 Saratoga Ave. Bowling center hours are 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to midnight Friday-Saturday (673-2695). The snack bar opens at 9 a.m. daily (673-2696).

* EWA MARKET Ewa Beach Shopping Center and Lay Farms offer a farmers market from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; the Serendipitous Gardener from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; and The Bread of Life from 2 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 689-7387.

* CANCER TESTS Hawaii Medical Center West conducts free mammograms and pap smears for women 40 and older from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday in Room 108 of the medical office building. Call 547-6820.

* 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.

* NANAKULI RECYCLES Reynolds Recycling’s HI-5 Nanakuli redemption center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at Nanakuli Village, 89-102 Farrington Hwy. (It’s closed from noon to 1 p.m.) Call 487-2802.

* EWA RECYCLING Reynolds Recycling’s HI-5 Ewa redemption center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at Ewa Town Center near Longs Drugs at 91-1404 Fort Weaver Road. (It’s closed from noon to 1:30 p.m.) Call 487-2802.

* STAR SIGHTINGS Ko Olina hosts “Stars Above Hawaii,” an astronomical star show, at 8 and 9 nightly by reservation at 291-2464.

* WAIPAHU MARKET Waipahu Festival Marketplace is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays and holidays at 94-340 Waipahu Depot Road, offering fresh fish, produce, crafts, refreshments and Island-made products. Call 677-6939.

* WAIANAE MARKET Waianae Farmers’ Market is now open from 7:45 to 11:30 a.m. at Waianae High School, featuring new products from the school, such as organic produce and ogo. The market relocated May 1 from Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Call 697-3516.

* CITY MARKETS The People’s Open Market sells produce on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at Waiau District Park and 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. at Waipahu District Park; Fridays from 7 to 8 a.m. to Halawa District Park and 9 to 10 a.m. at Ewa Beach Community Park; Sundays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Kapolei Community Park, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Royal Kunia Park-n-Ride and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Waikele Community Park. Call 522-7088.

* NIGHT BOWLING Aiea Bowl on Aiea Heights Drive offers weekly evening themes with entertainment, glow bowling, deejays, pupus and drink specials, and prizes from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (9 p.m. to closing). Mondays and Thursdays are for 18 and older; weekends for all ages with no cover. Call 488-6854.

* GARDENING Urban Garden Center has a free gardening program from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday. Call 453-6050.