West Oahu Highlights

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

August

* FISH CARTOONS Kapolei Library (1020 Manawai St.) presents “Fish Doodles,” a program on cartooning by Allen Tsukamoto, author and illustrator of Somethin’ Fishy for the Small Fry at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 22. For children ages 3 and up. Call 693-7050.

* SENIOR SUMMIT Kaiser Permanente presents an exercise class for seniors at 10 a.m. Aug. 22 in its Senior Summit series at the Waipio Clinic, 94-1480 Moaniani St. Call 432-2235.

* SEWAGE TALK City officials explain their request to exempt the Honouliuli and Sand Island sewage plants from secondary treatment during a community meeting at 7 p.m Aug. 22 at Kapolei Hale.

* NEIGHBORS The MakakiloKapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 in the Kapolei High School cafeteria; the Waipahu board meets at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at Hawaii’s Plantation Village; and Pearl City meets at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 in the Highlands Intermediate School cafeteria. Call 527-5749.

* GOLF TOURNEY The Honolulu chapter of Executive Women International has its 12th annual golf tournament Aug. 24 at Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa Beach. Call 537-8853.

* BAND CONCERTS The Royal Hawaiian Band performs at 2 p.m. Aug. 25 during Family Fun Day at Momilani Community Center, 715 Hoomoana St. Call 922-5331.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 25 at the LDS Makakilo Stake Center; 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Ewa Town Center Foodland; 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Iron Workers Union Local, 94-497 Ukee St.; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 28 at Bank of Hawaii Kapolei; 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Ihilani Resort Malolo Room; and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 31 in the Kakuhihewa Building in Kapolei. Call 845-9966.

* VARONA CLEANUP Ewa Clean and Green Patrol meets from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 25 by the Varona Village train station on Renton Road to clean up the area and paint the bus stop. Call 393-9318.

* BON DANCE Aiea Hongwanji’s annual bon dance is at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at 99-186 Puakala St. (488-5685).

* LISTEN STORY State Sen. Mike Gabbard conducts a “Listen Story” community meeting in the outdoor seating area at Kapolei Starbucks (near Chevron station, across the street from Longs) at 9 a.m. Aug. 25. Coffee is courtesy of Sen. Gabbard. Call 586-6830.

* ON STAGE Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Serenaders perform a traditional music concert at noon Aug. 26 at Pearlridge Uptown Center Court. Call 488-0981.

* THE DOG Duane “Dog” Chapman signs copies of his new autobiography at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Waikele Borders. Call 676-6699.

* OKINAWA FEST The Hawaii Okinawa Center kicks off the annual Okinawan festival with a musical at 7 p.m Aug. 30 at the Waipio center (94-587 Ukee St.). Tickets are $20. Call 676-5400.

September

* MILITARY GOLF Ko Olina Golf Club will donate $1 of every round played on Sept. 1, PGA’s and USGA’s Patriot Golf Day, to Wounded Warriors, an organization that supports families of soldiers who have been wounded, injured or killed in combat. The club also offers military personnel $20 off 18-hole green fees and $10 off 9-hole green fees throughout the month. Call 676-5300.

* DANCE PARTY Music from the 1980s to current hits will play at the Sugar Hill dance party at Lily Koi Lounge from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sept. 2 for ages 21 and over. The $10 entrance donation benefits Musical Youth of Hawaii. Call 479-3008.

* WAIAU HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 12-mile advanced hike to Waiau Ridge at 8 a.m. Sept. 2. Go to www.htmclub.org

* OKINAWAN STUDIES Guest lecturer Koji Taira, a professor at the University of Illinois, presents “Okinawan Identity and Independence” at UH-West Oahu room E-103 at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Call 454-4720.

* FREEWAY TALK State Rep. Rida Cabanilla hosts a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Asing Park (91-1450 Renton Road) to discuss using public-private partnerships to construct freeway lane miles. A presentation and slide show will follow on the new Tampa tollway by Panos Prevedouros, a UH-Manoa civil engineering professor. Call 586-6080.

* AVIATION LECTURE The Pacific Aviation Museum presents a lecture by aviation historian and author Peter Forman at 5 p.m. Sept. 19. Admission is $14 adults, $7 for children. Kamaaina and military are $10 adults, $5 for children. Call 441-1000.

Ongoing

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

* BOOKS Borders Waikele hosts three monthly reading groups: Bestsellers at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday; Romance Readers Anonymous at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday; and International Women’s Writing Guild at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday. Call 676-6699.

* BABY BOOT CAMP Baby Boot Camp offers a fitness program where moms can bring their babies along and get back into pre-pregnancy shape. Classes are Tuesday and Thursday at Kapolei Community Park, Wednesday at Kapolei Regional Park, and Monday and Friday at Geiger Park in Ewa. Visit www.baby-bootcamp.com or call 689-6668.

* FOOD PANTRY Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on North Road has a food pantry for anyone in need. Bags of non-perishable food are distributed from 10 a.m. to noon on the last Friday of each month by the Social Outreach Ministry. Call 689-8681.