March 15
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Canoes, Culture and Competition at Duke’s Beach Challenge
>> >> The 30th annual Duke Kahanamoku Beach Challenge starts at 9 a.m. Sunday (March 15) at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. Expect outrigger canoe races, makahiki games, Hawaiian arts and crafts, and live entertainment by Streetlight Cadence, Royal Hawaiian Band and more. For more information, call 923-1802.
Photo courtesy Kai Markell
Sunday March 15
CLASSES
CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, March 15 and 22, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.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)
Life & Happiness Talk
Happiness U, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy. Ste. 117A, 2:30-3:30 p.m., free. Founder Alice Inoue discusses how changing your focus can change your life, and experience firsthand what Happiness U has to offer. Pre-registration required. (yourhappinessu.com)
COMMUNITY
Sundays at the Bay
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Education Alcove Classroom, 3-4 p.m., free. Nicholas Joly discuss “Sanctuary Ocean Count: A Community Project That Monitors Humpback Whales in Hawaii.” (397-5840)
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)
Duke Kahanamoku Beach Challenge
Duke Kahanamoku Beach and Lagoon, 9 a.m., free. Expect ceremony, outrigger canoe races, makahiki games and live performances from Streetlight Cadence, The Lyman Ohana and Waipuna. (923-1802, waikikicommunitycneter.org)
Hawaii Polo Club Season Opener
Mokuleia Polo Field, 10 a.m. gates open, 12:30 p.m. ceremonies begin, $10-$25. Hawaii Polo Club begins its 2015 season, with a presentation by Pau Unit ‘Aha Pulama Paæu Holo Lio and a barbecue after the game. (439-6394 ext. 101, info@hawaii-polo.org)
Science Alive! Water of Life
Bishop Museum, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $5. Learn more about our island’s water resources, with a canoe plant scavenger hunt, a NOAA weather balloon, koa trees and more. There will also be food trucks and live entertainment. (847-3511, bishopmuseum.org)
MUSIC
Royal Hawaiian Band
Kapiolani Bandstand, 2 p.m., free. (922-5331)
Tech N9ne
The Republik, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd., 8 p.m., $35/advance. BAMP Project and Island Snow present rapper Tech N9ne. (jointherepublik.com)
Weekend WHINEdown!!
Hawaiian Brian’s, 1680 Kapiolani Blvd., 7 p.m.-midnight, free, age 18 and up. Enjoy dancehall, reggae and soca with IrieSIStable and Tommy Fox. (450-0045, deltabetaomega@gmail.com)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Hawaii NNL Model Car Show & Swap Meet
Ala Moana Hotel, Garden Lanai, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $2. Join the Hawaiian Islands Model Car Club for their annual show and swap meet, with make-and-take crafts for keiki, drag races and more. (hawaiimodelcarshow.com)
Keiki Hula Show
Ala Moana Centerstage, 1 p.m., free. (945-0489)
THE ARTS
Poetic Japanese Calligraphy
Windward Mall, center court, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Eita Sagawa provides his own original calligraphy art to shoppers when he visits Windward Mall. (235-1143)
