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

December

* ONSTAGE Pearlridge Center Uptown presents Na Kamali’i O ‘Iliahi Ukulele Club at 7 p.m. Dec. 4; Pearl City Elementary Choir at 7 p.m. Dec. 5; Na Keiki O Manana Choir at 7 p.m. Dec. 7; Pearlridge Elementary Choir at 11 a.m. Dec. 8; Halau Hula O Nawahine at 1 p.m. Dec. 8; St. Elizabeth Choir at 3 p.m. Dec. 8; Maria Lauer Vocal Studio at 1 p.m. Dec. 9; Holomua Elementary Chorus at 3 p.m. Dec. 9; Wheeler Elementary Chorus at 7 p.m. Dec. 12; and Our Savior Choir at 7 p.m. Dec. 13. Call 488-0981.

* BOOK FAIR Kaleiopuu Elementary School (94-665 Kaaholo St.) conducts its annual Scholastic Book Fair from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Dec. 5 and its family craft night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. - in addition to a shave ice fundraiser. Call 675-0266.

* OKINAWA FAIR Hawaii Okinawa Center has “An Evening in Waipio” craft fair, with 60 vendors, a silent auction, prizes, food and a visit from Santa from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 in the banquet hall at 94-587 Ukee St. Call 676-5400.

* BASEBALL REGISTRATION The Makakilo-Kapolei Youth Baseball League register boys and girls ages 5-15 at Kapolei Safeway from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Dec. 5 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 9. Call 672-4638.

* NEIGHBORS The MakakiloKapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Kapolei High School cafeteria. Call 527-5749.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 at Kapolei High School; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at Pearl City High (PC Cultural Arts Center); from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 8 at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Moanalua Road; from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Ihilani Hotel’s Malolo Room; from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 16 at Waikele Center (next to Leonard’s Malassadas); from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 22 at the Kapolei Police Station; and from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 31 at Waikele Center. Call 845-9966.

* HOLIDAY SING ALONG Two West Oahu libraries feature award-winning, early-childhood educator “Uncle Wayne"Watkins playing children’s holiday songs: Waipahu Library at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5 (675-0358) and Pearl City Library at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 12 (453-6566).

* PALISADES MEETING The Pacific Palisades Community Association is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the community center, 2106 Aamanu St. Call 455-5182.

* WATERCRESS FARM TOURAiea Library sponsors a tour of David Sumida’s Aiea watercress farm at 9 a.m. Dec. 6, with Sumida as the guide. Call 483-7333.

* MANANA CHOIR The Manana Elementary School Choir performs at 7 pm. Dec. 6 by the City Lights display at Honolulu Hale.

* KAPOLEI ZONING Comments are due Dec. 6 on the UH-West Oahu request for mixed-use zoning on 500 acres to develop the campus and environs. Call Matt Higashida at 768-8045.

* CHRISTMAS STORIES The Traveling Storytellers present “Christmas Magic” with stories like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6. at Aiea Library. Call 488-7333.

* BORDERS WAIKELE Borders Waikele on Dec. 8 presents Jocelyn Calma and Don Robinson signing Malia’s Big Poi Idea at noon; Lisa Matsumoto and Mike Furuya signing The Christmas Gift of Aloha at 2 p.m., and Kaui Philpotts signing Party Hawaii at 4 p.m. Call 676-6699.

* CRAFT FAIR Aiea Elementary School hosts a Season’s Best Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at 99-370 Moanalua Road. Call 683-6064.

* BALLET Hawaii Ballet Theater presents The Nutcracker at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 15, and 4 p.m. Dec. 9 and 16 at Leeward Community College. Call 456-8100.

* PARADES Three West Oahu parades are scheduled for Dec. 8: Aiea Community Association from 9 to 11 a.m. from Aiea High School to Pearlridge Center (429-1282); Gentry Waipio Community Association from 10 a.m. to 11:30 am. in a loop around the shopping center (671-2272); and the West Oahu Holiday Electric Light Parade - featuring the Royal Hawaiian Band - from 6 to 8 p.m. from Kapolei Fairgrounds to Kapolei Hale. Entertainment and games open at 5 p.m., and a tree-lighting ceremony follows the parade at 7:30 p.m. (527-5759).

* DANCERS Students from Rosalie Woodson Dance Academy in Aiea performs at noon Dec. 9 at Ala Moana Centerstage. Call 955-9517.

* BORDERS AIEA Borders Pearlridge presents Evan and Kari Leong signing The Greater Good - Life Lessons at noon Dec. 8; Yukiko Miyai signing Clay Art for All Seasons at noon Dec. 9; Lisa Matsumoto and Mike Furuya signing The Christmas Gift of Aloha at 2 p.m. Dec. 9; Jocelyn Calma and Don Robinson signing Malia’s Big Poi Idea at 2 p.m. Dec. 9; and Lance Wheeler signing Kula and the Old Ukulele at 4 p.m. Dec. 9. Call 487-1818.

* CONCERT Hawaii Youth Symphony I and II perform at 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at Pearl City Cultural Center. “Listen and Learn” educational concerts also are scheduled for school groups Dec. 10, 11, and 13. Call 941-9706.

* LINE DANCING Pearl City Library hosts a free line dancing class for seniors from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the adult reading area with Estrelita Alconcel. To register, call 453-6566.

* BALLROOM DANCE The Pearlridge Chapter of the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association registers students on Dec. 11 and Jan. 8, 15 and 22 at Waimalu Elementary School cafeteria (98-825 Moanalua Road) for classes in tango, West Coast swing and rumba. Lessons will be conducted on Tuesdays from Jan. 8 through March 18. Call 836-4579 or 488-3935.

Ongoing

* CANOE CLUB The Pu’uloa Outrigger Canoe Club in Ewa Beach has open registration for paddlers age 10 to 18 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 21. Call 671-4682.

* POST OFFICE HOURS Barbers Point Post Office will be open for additional hours during the holiday season. From Dec. 1 to 24 the hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

* CHRISTMAS DISPLAY The Aki Ohana invites the public to visit its yard display of popular cartoon characters from 6 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 1 at 98-1297 Ho’ohuali Place in Pearl City. Call 455-9915.

* WAIPAHU MARKET The Waipahu Festival Marketplace is now open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at 94-340 Waipahu Depot Road, offering fresh fish, produce, crafts, refreshments and island-made products. Call 677-6939.

* POLYNESIAN DANCE Na Malama Polynesian Dance Studio in Ewa Beach has open enrollment on Saturdays in hula, Maori, Tahitian and Samoan dancing. Drummers and musicians are welcome. Call 271-9403.

* STROLLERSTRIDES Strollerstrides offers a fitness program where mothers can bring their children along while getting in shape. Classes are 8:30-9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Central Oahu Regional Park and 8:45-10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday at Kapolei Regional Park. Call 358-7335.

* PEARL CITY STORYTIME Pearl City Library (1138 Waimano Home Road) hosts storytime for preschoolers ages 2-and-a-half and older at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 12; and for toddlers age 18 months and older at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, through Dec. 13. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 453-6566.

* KAPOLEI STORYTIME Kapolei Library (1020 Manawai St.) offers preschool stories and activities at 10 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through Dec. 20. Call 693-7050.

* 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.babybootcamp.com or call 689-6668.

* LATIN DANCE Panama Hatties in Aiea goes Caribbean with Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-Cha-Cha, Cumbia, Reggaeton and more at 10 p.m. Fridays and a Mexican Dance Party at 10 p.m. Saturdays. The band Son Caribe plays from 8 p.m. every Sunday, following a free dance lesson. Cover is $5. 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 the Social Outreach Ministry. Call 689-8681.

* HALAU ENROLLMENT Halau Kawailaniakea offers adult kane and wahine classes in ancient and modern hula for all levels at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Makakilo Recreation Center (92-1140 Makakilo Dr.). The first class is free. Call 672-4848.