August 5
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Tuesday August 5
CLASSES
AARP Driver Safety Program
Kaiser Permanente, Waipio Medical Office, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $15/AARP members, $20/non-AARP members. Those over 50 are invited to brush up on driving skills. Review the rules of the road and learn how aging can affect driving, how to help prevent accidents, how to deal with traffic congestion and more. Advanced registration is required. (1-866-295-7282)
Aloha Kidney
Castle Medical Center’s Wellness Center Auditorium, July 22-Aug. 26, 5-7 p.m., free. A six-part education program for patients with stage 4, 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease who are not on dialysis, taught by nephrologist Ramona Wong, M.D. Better understand chronic kidney disease and how to better care for yourself and your kidneys. Participants must attend all sessions. Advanced registration is required. (585-8404)
Dahn Yoga
Kaiser Permanente, Waipio Medical Office, May 6-Aug. 12, Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., $56/members, $70/non-memners. A Korean style mind-body practice that combines Ki energy training with modern techniques to maximize the brain’s functioning. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
General Newborn Care
Castle Medical Center, Aug. 5 or Aug. 19, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $30/two people. Learn how to tell if your baby is sick, how to take your baby’s temperature, why babies cry, how to calm a crying baby and how to bathe your baby. Advanced registration is required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)
Japanese Flower Arranging – Ikebana Sogetsu
Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, Tuesdays through Sept. 2, 6-8 p.m., $65. Use aesthetic awareness to assemble materials, choosing its most beautiful aspects, assemble them in different order and endow them with a value transcending that which they had in nature. Students are required to purchase or provide supplies. Advanced registration is required. (235-7433)
Mind Body Mix
Kaiser Permanente, Waipio Medical Office, Tuesdays through Aug. 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $75/member, $105/non-member. Thirty minutes of standing cardio followed by mat exercises and stretches from Pilates and Yoga. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
Move Camp
Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu Medical Office, Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 12, 5:45-6:45 p.m., $85/member, $95/non-member, $75/employee. Engage in a variety of exercises that build strength, cardio, balance and core, along with functional movements. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
Pathways To Profits
Manoa Innovation Center (2800 Woodlawn Dr.), 9:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m.-noon, $25. Pathways to Profits are intermediate level courses for those business owners and senior managers who need practice knowledge. This quarter’s class is “Franchising – Employee to Entrepreneur” with Tiffany Ahuna, owner of The Entrepreneur’s Source. Advanced registration is required. (hisbdc.org)
Toddler Hula
Hale Pulelehua at HPS, Tuesdays through August, 9:30-9:55 a.m., $7. An interactive and enriching parent-participation class filled with song and dance. Sing fun songs in Hawaiian and English, while buidling your child’s coordination, language, singing and learning skills. (247-9440, halepulelehua.org)
Yoga
Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu Medical Office, Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 14, 5-6 p.m., $80/member, $104/non-member, $64/employee. Promote health and well-being, develop flexibility and strength, and minimize tension in your life with yoga. Advaned registration is required. (432-2260)
Zumba
Kaiser Permanente, Mapunapuna Medical Office, Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 19, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $5/member, $6.50/non-member, $4/employee. A fusion of Latin and international music dance themes, Routines feature aerobic fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
COMMUNITY
Pet Loss Support Group
Hawaiian Humane Society, 6-7 p.m., free. Hawaiian Humane Society hosts its pet loss support session, led by counselor Rosemarie Grigg. (hawaiianhumane.org, 356-2222)
Women’s CBT and Support Group
Contact for location, 5:15 p.m., $25. This group enables women to address personal issues in an honest, supportive, therapeutic environment, and facilitates change by mobilizing internal resources, recognizing environmental influences, identifying practical strategies and examining personal choices. (861-0581, drallanacoffee.com)
Summer Move Nights
Wahiawa Public Library, Tuesdays through Aug. 26, 5 p.m., free. In celebration of the 2014 Hawaii State Public Library System Summer Reading Programs, the library offers a number of films. All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. (622-6345)
MUSIC
Live Music
Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu, 5-11 p.m., no cover charge. Alex & Jeremy perform from 5 to 7 p.m. followed by Da Push-O-Verse from 9 to 11 p.m. (hardrock.com/honolulu)
THE ARTS
Small Kine Art Show
ARTS at Marks Garage, July 29-Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 1, paintings range in price from $35 to $100. Hawaii Watercolor Society holds its annual show and sale of members’ original work. (861-5110)