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WEST OAHU HIGHLIGHTS

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

* KUNIA HEARING The city Department of Planning and Permitting conducts a hearing at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20 on a permit to allow a poultry processing operation on old Del Monte plantation land in Kunia. The hearing is in the City Council committee meeting room at Honolulu Hale. Call 768-8024.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Kapolei Shopping Center and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Calvary Chapel Komo Mai gym. Call 845-9966.

* NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Waiau District Park, Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale meets at 7 p.m Oct. 27 at Kapolei High cafeteria, and Waipahu meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at FilCom Center. Call 768-3710.

* HAUNTED PLANTATION Hawaii’s Plantation Village is home to haunted walking tours from 7 to 11:30 p.m. Oct. 22-24 and 29-31 at 94-695 Waipahu St. Admission is $10. Call 677-0110.

* SUNDAY MUSIC Harmony entertains at 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Pearlridge Uptown, followed by Halau Hula mai ka Pu’uwai a ka Mana’o at 2:30. Call 488-0981.

* OKINAWA CENTER Hawaii Okinawa Center marks its 20th anniversary from 2 to 4 :30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the center with music and performances. Call 676-5400.

* DRUG RETURN Longs Drugs Pearl City accepts unused and expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Hawaii Drug Take-back Program. Call 837-8470.

* SHREDDING DAY AARP Shredding Day is planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Kapolei Home Depot parking lot. Residents can bring up to four file boxes of papers for free shredding.

* WAIPIO RECYCLING Kanoelani Elementary School has a “Nourishing Your Neighborhood” recycling drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at 94-1091 Oli Loop in Waipio Gentry. Metal scrap, appliances, HI-5 containers, cooking oil, computers and more are welcome. Call 675- 0195 or 306-1876.

* PUMPKINS Aloun Farms hosts its annual Pumpkin Patch Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m Oct. 23, 24, 30 and 31 at 91-1440 Farrington Hwy. Call 677-9516, ext. 41.

* TRIATHLON The Ko Olina Sports & Fitness Festival Oct. 23-24 has a triathlon, a lagoon swim/run, a 10K race, Xtreme Golf, plus a fitness expo on the resort grounds. Call 782-2161.

* WAIPIO FUN Kaiser Permanente’s Waipio Clinic hosts Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 24 at 94-1480 Moaniani St. near Tony Group Autoplex. Planned are entertainment, healthy snacks, games and activities, prizes and child safety seat inspections (from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.). Call 432-5937.

* AFRICAN DANCE Badenyaa, the African Diaspora Dance Theater, performs at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Kapolei Library. Call 693-7050.

* SLAM POET Hawaii’s SlamMaster Kealoha performs slam poetry at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Waipahu Library. Call 675-0358.

* JACK-O-LANTERNS Kapolei Commons sponsors a pumpkin-carving contest, and the public can vote on the best entries Oct. 28-30 at PriceBusters. Artists from Kapolei Middle School are vying for cash prizes in this “pumpkins with personality’ competition. Call 782-5180.

* E-WASTE DISPOSAL Leeward Community College accepts electronic waste - with preregistration - from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29; the public can bring items from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 30. For details, go to hawaii.edu/ewaste.

* ACUPUNCTURE TALK Kaiser Permanente’s Waipio Clinic offers a free Senior Summit lecture at 10 a.m. Oct. 27 on “Acupuncture May Ease Conditions Affecting your Legs and Hands.” Call 432-2235.

* SEKI STORIES Local actor and storyteller Dann Seki presents “Fishes, Fireballs and Fear” at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at Aiea Library. Call 483-7333.

* HIGHLANDS CRAFTS Pearl City Highlands Elementary School hosts a Harvest Festival Craft Fair from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Oct. 30 at 1419 Waimano Home Road.

* BAZAAR Waipahu Hongwanji Mission has a bazaar and craft fair from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 31 at 94-821 Kuhaulua St. with baked goods, white elephant, food, plants and produce. Call 677-4221.

* XERISCAPE Halawa Xeriscape Garden, closed in October, will reopen Nov. 6 to the public. Call 748-5041.

Ongoing

* COLLECTION DRIVE Hawaii Self Storage at Pearl City (98-138 Hila Place) and Kapolei (488 Kamokila Blvd.) welcomes donations for Ho’omalu O Na Kamali’i, a children’s receiving home on the Leeward Coast. Needed are new clothing, blankets, towels, sports equipment, shoes, slippers, toys, school supplies, backpacks and arts and crafts supplies. Call 521-9531, ext 224.

* 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. every day (673-2696).

* 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 RECYCLES 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. (It’s closed from noon to 1:30 p.m.) Call 487-2802.

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

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

* EWA BEACH MARKET Ewa Beach Shopping Center and Lay Farms sponsor 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.

* PEARL CITY MARKET

Mahiku Farmers Market is open from 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays at Momilani Community Center. Call 225-4002.

* 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 fish, produce, crafts, refreshments and Island-made products. Call 677-6939.

* WAIANAE MARKET Waianae Farmers’ Market is open from 7:45 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at Waianae High School, featuring new products from the school, such as organic produce and ogo, and much more. 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.

* LIONS MEET The Pearl City Lions Club hosts a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Pearl Country Club. E-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* TOASTMASTERS Pearl City Toastmasters meet at 7 p.m. every first and third Tuesday in the Mokihana Room of Pearlridge Gardens & Tower (98-1042 Moanalua Road). Call 780-2066.

* KAPOLEI CHORALE

Kapolei Chorale invites singers to join rehearsals at 6:30 p.m. Sundays in Makakilo. Call 672-8888 for directions and interview.

* MUSIC CLASSES Keiki Kani Music Studio has ongoing classes for all ages in music basics, piano, voice, guitar, trumpet, saxophone and low brass at its Aiea location (behind Dixie Grill). Call 487-2275 for days/times and fees.

* GARDENING Urban Garden Center has a free public gardening program from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month at 955 Kamehameha Hwy. Call 453-6050.