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West Oahu Highlights

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

February

* MONEY TALK Financial adviser Stan Jacobs leads a “Better Money Management” workshop at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Kaiser’s Waipio Clinic. Fee is $15 for non-members. The clinic is at 94-1480 Moaniani St. Call 432-2270.

* GUYS BEADING The Bead It! store has a “Guys Night Out” (for making Valentine gifts) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at 590 Farrington Hwy. in Kapolei. Call 674-1192.

* BALLOON MONSOONPearlridge Downtown Center Court offers families free lessons balloon creations from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12. Call 488-0981.

* BLOOD DRIVES The Hawaii Blood Bank conducts donor drives on Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Leeward Community College and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Ihilani Resort’s Malolo Room.Additional drives are from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Feb. 12 at Tony Group Autoplex and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at Waikele Center. Call 845-9966.

* NEIGHBORS The Ewa Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

* LIBRARY WORKSHOPS The Aiea Library Book Club plans free workshops on MOA Hawaii “Creating Beauty in Our Daily Lives"at 1 p.m. Feb. 15; and Stanley Henning on “Chinese Martial Arts” at 7 p.m. Feb. 28. Call 483-7333.

* LISTEN STORY State Sen. Mike Gabbard hosts a community meeting at 9 a.m. Feb. 16 in the Waikele Elementary School teacher’s lounge with refreshments. Call 586-6830.

* THROAT SINGERS From the steppes of Europe come the Huun Huur Tu Throat Singers to perform their “strange and beautiful” music of the Tuva culture at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at LCC Theatre. Tickets are $20 and $10 in advance, $25 and $15 at the door. Call 483-7233.

* MARKET NEW YEARWaipahu Festival Marketplace celebrates the Chinese New Year from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 16 with a lion dance, blessing, firecrackers, Narcissus Queen and Court, martial arts, bulb cutting, displays, noodles and more. Call 677-6939.

* CHERRY BLOSSOMS The 56th annual Cherry Blossom Festival contestants make an appearance from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 16 at Pearlridge Uptown Center Court. Call 488-0981.

* BORDERS WAIKELE Laga Savea sings from Roots Satisfaction at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 and Herb Ohta Jr. performs from Ukulele Journey at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Borders Waikele. Call 676-6699.

* BORDERS AIEA Cyril Pahinui perform from his new CD, Heeia, at 2 p.m. Feb. 16, and Laga Savea sings from Roots Satisfaction at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Borders Aiea. Call 487-1818.

* ONSTAGE Pearlridge Center Uptown presents Pineapple Squeeze at 1 p.m. Feb. 17, followed by Ka Hula O Ululani at 2:30 p.m. Call 488-0981.

* ENGINEER WEEK Pearlridge marks National Engineers Week with an educational display of projects from statewide engineering firms Feb. 17 and 24 at Uptown Center Court. Call 488-0981.

* HEALTH SCREENINGS Pali Momi offers free blood pressure and blood-sugar level testing from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at Pearlridge Uptown, in front of Cookie Corner. Call 488-0981.

* ROYAL MUSIC Royal Hawaiian Band has a free concert at noon Feb. 20 at Kapolei Hale. Call 922-5331.

* SENIOR DISPLAY Pearlridge Center Uptown has a free senior citizen information display from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 21 in front of Satellite City Hall. Call 488-0981.

* RAP’S HAWAII Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents “family appropriate” scenes from Rap’s Hawaii at 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at Aiea Library (483-7333)and 2:30 p.m March 2 at Pearl City Library (453-6566), highlighting the comic genius of the late Rap Reiplinger.

* KEIKI TUESDAYS Pearlridge Downtown Center Court has free kid-friendly entertainment from 10:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 12, 19 and 26. Call 488-0981.

* CHESS LESSONS Pearlridge Downtown Center Court holds free chess classes 6-8 p.m. every Tuesday this month. Call 488-0981.

Ongoing

* THE PEARL The Pearl restaurant serves a new spring-semester menu from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday through April 25 at LCC. (It is closed March 5-7, 12, 21, 26-28 and April 18.) Student menus will be featured Feb. 20-22 and April 16-17. Call 455-0475.

* STORYTIME Waipahu Library hosts preschool storytime and activities from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays through Feb. 19 and Mar. 18-April 8. Call 675-0358.

* WAIPAHU MARKET The Waipahu Festival Marketplace is 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.

* TAEKWONDO Tropic Lightning Taekwondo has Olympics-style martial arts classes for all ages Monday through Saturday at Westgate Shopping Center in Waipahu. Call 677-2225.

* FIT MOMS Strollerstrides offers a fitness program for mothers who can get in shape, accompanied by their young children. 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.

* YOGA Yoga4Ewa studio in Ewa Beach offers a variety of yoga classes Monday through Saturday.Visit http://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 is 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. Call 689-6668.

* 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.