April 16
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Thursday April 16
CLASSES
CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers (Online Blended)
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 8:30-11:30 a.m., $110. 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. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Design Thinking with Ian Kitajima
Hawaii Prince Hotel’s Mauna Kea Ballroom, 11:30 sign in, noon-1:30 lunch and program, $38-$55. Learn how to apply the five-step human-centered problem-solving process of Design Thinking to your company from Ian Kitajima of Oceanit. (hsbp.biz)
Hawaii Book & Health Expo
Manoa Innovation Center, Presentation Room #173, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, 6-9 p.m., free. Author and professional speaker Patrick Snow will reveal 20 strategies that professional speakers use to attract more clients. RSVP required. (brodi54@hotmail.com)
Ti Leaf Lei Making
Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, 45-680 Luluku Road, 10-11:30 a.m., $5. Learn to craft ti leaves into a lei and ti roses. (522-7066)
Ti Leaf Lei Making
Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 1396 California Ave., 1-2:30 p.m., $5. Learn to craft ti leaves into a lei and ti roses. (522-7066)
COMMUNITY
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Hawaiian Electric Company, 820 Ward Ave., 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointment recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Leeward Community College, 96-045 Ala Ike St., 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointment recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Preschool Storytime and Activities
Waipahu Public Library, Thursdays through April 30, 10:30 a.m., free, ages 3-5. Session includes playtime activities, including puzzles, rafts, educational toys and more. (675-0358)
MUSIC
PJM
Jazz Minds Art and Cafe, 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., 9 p.m., $7. (945-0800)
COMMUNITY
‘Ka‘iulani’
Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St., March 26-April 26, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., $5-$20. Learn more about the life of Princess Ka‘iulani in this historical-musical-psychological drama. (536-4441, kumukahua.org)
‘Mr. Spelunker’s Adventures’
Hawaii Kai Public Library, 10:30 a.m., free. Ben Moffatt offers a unique storytelling program using puppetry, stilts, magic, music and movement. (397-5833)
‘Redefining Realness’ Book Signing
UH-Manoa, Campus Center Ballroom, 2465 Campus Road, 7 p.m., free. Author Janet Mock discusses and signs her book, “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More.” (956-9250)
THE ARTS
‘You Can’t Take It With You’
Hawaii Pacific University’s Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, 45-045 Kamehameha Hwy., April 3-April 26, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m., $5-$20. Joyce Maltby directs “You Can’t Take It With You.” (375-1282, hpu.edu/theatre)
