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West Oahu Highlights

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

October

* NEIGHBORS The Aiea Neighborhood Board meets at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Aiea Library; the Ewa board meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Ewa Beach Library; the Pearl City board at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Highlands Intermediate cafeteria; the Makakilo-KapoleiHonokai Hale board at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Kapolei High cafeteria; and the Waipahu board at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the plantation village park. Call 527-5749.

* WAIPIO CLASSES Kaiser Permanente’s Waipio Clinic offers a class in Better Money Management Oct. 9, the AARP Driver Safety Program Oct. 13 and 27, and Personal Safety and Self-Defense Oct. 20. The clinic is at 94-1480 Moaniani St. For fees and details, call 432-2270.

* SQUARE DANCE The Ewa Ready Square Dance Club begins its fall schedule Oct. 9 at a new location - Asing Community Park on Renton Road. Fee is $16 per four-week session. For details, call Norman at 358-9131.

* CHEZ ENTERTAINMENT Soulz plays oldies from 8 to 11 p.m. Oct. 10 at Chez Sports Bar and Grill at Westridge Shopping Center; on Oct. 13, 14 and 15 it’s live NFL Football on 11 screens. Call 488-2439.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Kapiolani-Pali Momi; and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Calvary Chapel West Oahu on Ft. Weaver Road. Call 845-9966.

* REUNION A statewide Class of 1965 reunion takes place from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Pacific Beach Hotel, with support from Aiea and Waipahu high alumni along with 16 other schools. Call 737-4466.

* KEIKI FAIR Island Pacific Academy has its third annual Craft and Keiki Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 at 909 Haumea St., featuring games, crafts, rides, keiki crafts, entertainment and food. Call 674-3523.

* FUSION Fusion plays at 10:15 p.m. Oct. 13 and 27 at Lily Koi Restaurant & Lounge in Aiea. Call 455-3109.

* BORDERS Kerry Germain signs copies of Kimo’s Surfing Lesson at 2 pm. Oct. 13 at Borders Waikele (676-6699), and Herb Ohta Jr. performs from his new CD at 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at Borders Aiea. Call 487-1818.

* ONSTAGE Kaipo Asing Ohana plays at 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at Pearlridge Uptown. Call 488-0981.

* SCOUTS AND BULBS Hawaii Girl Scouts promote compact fluorescent bulbs with coupons and information from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 14 at the City Mill stores in Pearl City, Waipahu and its six other Oahu outlets. The program is part of scouting’s national “Change a Light, Change the World” campaign. Call 595-8400.

* BOOK DROP-OFF Drop off donations of used books, CDs, DVDs and videotapes at Waipahu Library Oct. 15-19 during library hours for the Friends of Waipahu Library book sale (set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20). Call 675-0358.

* HAWAII 2050 Nanaikapono Elementary School hosts a meeting of the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force at 6 p.m. Oct. 16 in the cafeteria. The task force seeks public comment on its draft Plan. Call Larissa at 550-2661.

* MARKET Waipahu Festival Marketplace opens Oct. 17 on Waipahu Depot Road, featuring more than three dozen kiosks of produce, seafood, sweets and crafts. The market will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Call 677-6939.

* ROYAL MUSIC The Royal Hawaiian Band performs a free concert at noon Oct. 17 in the Kapolei Hale courtyard. Call 922-5331.

* I-LAND Keo Woolford performs the semi-autobiographical show, I-Land, at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 in LCC Theater. Tickets ae $23 and $19. Call 455-0385.

* PUMPKINS Aloun Farms hosts annual Pumpkin Patch festivities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 20-21 and 27-28. Proceeds from parking ($3) go to Campbell High’s ag program. Call 677-9516.

* MULTIPLE MOMS Aloha Mothers of Multiples marks the club’s 40th year with a picnic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Blaisdell Park in Pearl City. Keiki are encouraged to come in costume. For details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

November

* WAIPAHU REUNION The Waipahu High Class of 1967 will hold its 40-year reunion Nov. 9-11. Call Charlene at 988-7191.

* FUN RUN The Friends of Steve Favela present the Steve B. Favela 2K Family Fun Run and Safety Fair from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 10 at Holomua Elementary School in Ewa Gentry. The event is held in memory of HPD officer Favela. Visit www.steve-favela.com

Ongoing

* KEIKI STORIES Waipahu Library conducts preschool stories and activities at 10:30 a.m. each Tuesday through Dec. 4. Call 675-0358.

* CRAFTERS NEEDED Radford High School’s Class of 1997 is looking for crafters to participate in its Dec. 15 Holiday Craft Fair. Call 664-7456.

* STORYTIME Pearl City Library hosts storytime for preschoolers (2-and-a-half years and up) at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 12; and for toddlers (18 months and up) at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays through Dec. 13. Call 453-6566.

* PEARL DINING The Pearl, LCC’s student-run restaurant, is open for fall semester lunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday through Nov. 30. (Enter on the diamondhead side of Campus Center.) For reservations, call 455-0475 or 455-0298.

* 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 mothers 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.babybootcamp.com or call 689-6668.

* LATIN DANCE Panama Hatties in Aiea goes Caribbean with salsa, merengue, bachata, cha-cha-cha, cumbia and reggaeton at 10 p.m. Fridays and a Mexican Dance Party at 10 p.m. Saturdays. Call 485-8226.

* COUNTRY DANCE Panama Hatties in Aiea hosts a Country Top 40 Mega Hits Dance Party with the Anthony Ryan Band at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. No cover charge. Call 485-8226.

* DANCE PARTY The Lily Koi Lounge in Aiea presents Cream, a dance party by James Coles (for ages 18 and up) at 9 p.m. Wednesdays (no cover charge) and Saturdays ($5 cover goes to Musical Youth of Hawaii). Call 479-3008.

* 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 its Social Outreach Ministry. Call 689-8681.