November 26
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Tuesday November 26
AARP Driver Safety Program
Kaiser Permanente – Honolulu Clinic conference room 1BC, noon-4 p.m., $12-$14. Review the rules of the road and learn how aging can affect driving, how to help prevent accidents, how to deal with traffic and more. Pre-registration is required. (545-6024)
CPR/AED for Pro Rescuers
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., $150. For those with a duty to act (professional rescuers) learn skills needed to respond appropriately to breathing and cardiac emergencies. This course includes two-man CPR method, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and bag-valve mask to care for cardiac arrest and breathing emergencies. Also learn emergency action steps and first aid procedures for injuries and sudden illnesses. Contact to register. (redcross.org/take-a-class)
Japanese Flower Arranging
Windward Community College Hale Kuhina 115, Nov. 12-Dec. 17, Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., $48. Use your aesthetic awareness to assemble materials, choosing their most beautiful aspects, assemble them in a different color and endow them with a transcending that which they had in nature. (235-7433)
Find Your Way Around the Healthcare Law
Kahuku Public and School Library, 6 p.m., free. AARP Hawaii volunteer Robert Hamamoto conducts a presentation to provide information for people with health insurance or those with no coverage at all, and explain what the new Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) means for individuals and their families. Contact the library ASAP if special accommodations are needed. (293-8935)
Nuuanu Valley Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Judd Street United Church of Christ, 7 p.m. contact for cost. Park at the Church of the Nazarene or Tenrikyo Honolulu Ko Church. (facebook.com/nuuanuinterfaith)
The Monkey King
Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center, through Jan. 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. and Sun., $8-$10. Explore the history and culture of China as you discover the superpowers and humorous mischief of Monkey, a hero in the classic Chinese story, “The Journey to the West (Xiyouji).” (524-KIDS, discoverycenterhawaii.org)
Mango Season Trio
Tiki’s Grill and Bar, 9-11 p.m., free. (mangoseasonmusic.com)
In The Beginning
Gallery of Hawaii Artists (GoHA), through Dec. 20, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., free. GoHA announces “In The Beginning,” an exhibition of a major photography project by artist Willy Branlund. (galleryofhawaiiartists.com)
Paradise and Paradox
Hawaii State Art Museum, noon-1 p.m., free admission. Accomplished Hawaii photographer and writer David Ulrich shows several projects from the past decade exploring the sublime and profane in the land and culture of Hawaii. (hawaii.gov.sfca)