April 12
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Taiko Festival Celebrates ‘A Generation of Hope’ at PBA
>> >> Pacific Buddhist Academy hosts its annual Taiko Festival at 4 p.m. Sunday (April 12) at Leeward Community College. This year’s theme is “A Generation of Hope,” honoring the school’s student performers. Tickets cost $25 general, $18 for students and seniors. For more information, call 532-2659.
Photo courtesy PBA
Sunday April 12
CLASSES
Pret-a-Porter Polka Dots
CHAI Studio at Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd. #1460, 11 a.m. or 2 p.m., $30. Itajime shibori is a shaped-resist technique in Japanese tie-dying. At CHAI Studio, attendees will use a non-toxic Indigo dye to make polka dot designs on a white scarf. Pre-registration required. (536-4543, shop.chai-studio.com)
‘Voice of the Sea’
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Education Alcove Classroom, 3-4 p.m., free. Kanesa Seraphin discusses the “Voice of the Sea.” (397-5840)
COMMUNITY
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kailua Town Center parking garage, 609 Kailua Road, 7-11:30 a.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointment recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Waikele Center, 94-849 Lumiaina St., 7-11:30 a.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointment recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Community Libraries Day
UH-Manoa’s McCarthy Mall, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Learn more about the services libraries offer with behind-the-scenes tours, a book fair and sale, food vendors, activities, prize drawings and more. (hawaii.sla.org, 927-4242)
Courtyard Brunch
Ward Village Information Center Courtyard, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $20. Sample an array of brunch eateries and purchasing fresh produce, meats and cheeses from market stands. (wardvillageshops.com)
Craft, Gift & Rubberstamp Expo
Neal Blaisdell Center – Hawaii Suites, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Featuring local vendors selling a variety of wonderful crafts, gift items and craft supplies. A large Crafter’s Clearance Sale will also be held. (nanstar@hawaii.rr.com)
Institute for Astronomy Open House
UH-Manoa’s Institute for Astronomy, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Experience light-related activities, like observing the sun through telescopes, astrophotography, plus air-powered rockets, holograms and more. (301-728-8637, ifa.hawaii.edu)
LOTTE Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, April 12-18, check website for schedule and cost. The fourth annual LOTTE Championship will feature 144 players. (koolina.com, 676-5300)
Swing Dance Club Hawaii
The Palladium at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, 404 Kapahulu Ave., 6:30-9:15 p.m., $5/members, $8/general. Enjoy a lesson and then open dancing in swing, cha cha, waltz, night club 2-step, CW, salsa, fox trot and more. (778-6480)
Wahiawa Lions Breakfast
Leilehua High School cafeteria, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., $6. Eat a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs, tasty sausages, rice, fresh pineapple chunks, banana bread, coffee and tea, all in support of Lions scholarships and service activities. (621-0852)
National Library Week Celebration
Windward Mall, center court, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Hawaii Association of School Librarians hosts keiki activities, crafts, read-alouds, games and more. (235-1143)
HIKES & TOURS
Urban Foraging Adventure
Register for meeting place at UH-Manoa, 2:30-5:30 p.m., $25. You don’t have to head for the mountains or the rainforest to find edible treasures. Join Les Dames d’ Escoffier Hawaii for a foraging adventure in urban Honolulu and be amazed by what you’ll discover. (ldeihawaii.wildapricot.org/event-1878522)
MUSIC
Flux Pavilion
The Republik, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd., 9 p.m., $25-$35. Electric Palms presents Flux Pavilion. (jointherepublik.com)
Honolulu Chorale Community Chorus Festival
Kawaiahao Church, 6 p.m., free. Featuring Kawaiolaonapukanileo, Sounds of Aloha Chorus, Windward Choral Society and Honolulu Chorale. (554-6269, info@honoluluchorale.org)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Ala Moana Center, center stage, 3 p.m., free. (922-5331)
SPECIAL EVENTS
‘Himalaya’ Screening
UH-Manoa’s East-West Center, 1601 East-West Road, 2-4 p.m., free. Watch a screening of Eric Valli’s “Himalaya,” about an annual caravan of Nepali villagers bringing salt from the mountains to the lowlands for trade. (944-7177)
I Love Hula in Kailua
Ground floor of parking garage near Kailua Longs/CVS, 3-4 p.m., free. Featuring Adah Enos’ Kawehionapua Hula Studio. (castlefoundation.org/ilovehula/)
Pacific Buddhist Academy Taiko Festival
Leeward Community College, 4 p.m., $18-$25. Pacific Buddhist Academy students perform taiko, with guest appearances from Kyoko Sano, Craig Shimizu, Sheree Tamura and more. (532-2649)
