May 12
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Thursday May 12
Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 8:30-3 p.m., $110. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children, and infants and learn how to use an AED. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., $90. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and learn how to administer CPR and use an AED for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies on adults. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
First Aid
American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., $70. Learn emergency action steps and first aid procedures for injuries and sudden illnesses. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
In Sickness & In Health Seminar: Top 5 Reasons Patients Visit Their Doctor
Castle Medical Center, Wellness Center Auditorium, 6-7:30 p.m., free. Dr. Angela McCarthy shares the top five reasons patients visit their physician — and why knowing these reasons can be important. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)
I Can Cope Cancer Class
Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, 1-3 p.m., free. An educational program for adults with cancer and their family and friends. Get information about diagnosis and treatment, receive practical help and more. Pre-registration required. (432-2260)
Newcomers Club of Honolulu
Call for location, 10-11:30 a.m., free. New to Hawaii? Meet others at the Newcomers Club of Honolulu’s monthly Aloha Coffee. (445-2888)
NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council Meeting
NOAA/Inouye Regional Center, Koolau Haka Conference Room #1564, 1845 Wasp Blvd., 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free. The Reserve Advisory Council for NOAA’s Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve meets to discuss updates on monument activities and hear briefings on related efforts. (725-5818)
Hanalani String Orchestra
Ala Moana Center, Center Stage, 5 p.m., free. (955-9517)
J.P. Smoketrain
The Studio at Hawaiian Brian’s, 8-11 p.m., $10. J.P. Smoketrain’s All-Stars perform with The Chames Gang. (946-1343)
Dole Plantation Benefit Luau
Dole Plantation, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $40. The ninth annual Dole Plantation Luau features food, a silent auction and a demonstration by Waialua High School’s robotics team. Proceeds benefit the team’s travels to worldwide competition. (dole-plantation.com)
Courtyard Cinema: ‘Brooklyn’
Ward Village Courtyard, 6 p.m., free. Watch a screening of “Brooklyn.” Pre-registration required. (wardvillageshops.com/events)
Sundance Native Shorts Lab
Doris Duke Theatre at Honolulu Museum of Art, 6 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. screening, free. The museum hosts Sundance Institute’s Native American and Indigenous Program’s story-focused lab, with an opportunity to mingle with Sundance guests and attendees, as well as a screening of short films from alumni and advisors. RSVP required. (honolulumuseum.org/events/films/15673-sundance_native_shorts_lab)
‘The American Dream’ and ‘The Zoo Story’
Brad Powell Theatre, 650 Iwilei Road, May 6-29, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., $25-$15. TAG Hawaii presents “The American Dream,” a comedic satire about a family made complete by a “perfect” young man, and “The Zoo Story,” about a vagrant struggling to communicate. (taghawaii.net, 722-6941)
World Fireknife Championships
Polynesian Cultural Center, May 12 and 13 at 7:45 p.m., May 14 at 7:30 p.m., $10-$49.95. Watch the final rounds of the World Fireknife Championships. The final show takes place in the intermission of “Ha: Breath of Life.” A High School Samoan Cultural Arts Festival also takes place May 14 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (polynesia.com, 293-3333)
$10 Funky Fridays
Sugino Dance Academy, 404 Ward Ave. #202, Fridays through May 27, 6-10 p.m., $10. Get a beginner/intermediate and advanced dance lesson, followed by social dancing. Light refreshments served. (321-1380, info@islandmagicdance.com)