May 26
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Tuesday May 26
AARP Driver Safety Program
Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Medical Office, Conference Room 1BC, 1010 Pensacola St., noon-4 p.m., $15-$20. If you’re over 50, this class can help you brush up on your 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. Pre-registration required. (955-2066)
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, May 26, 28, 30 and 31, 8:30 a.m.-1:45 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. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Beginning Slack Key Guitar II
Windward Community College, Hale Palanakila 216, 45-720 Keaahala Road, five meetings starting May 26, 5:30-7 p.m. $85 plus $6 lab fee. Beginners will be guided through simple exercises and solos to create the “slack key” sound. Pre-registration required. (235-7433, windwardcce.org/music.htm)
Coaches Clinic
Castle Medical Center, 6-8:30 p.m., $15. Learn and practice how to be an invaluable labor coach, including what you as a coach can do now to prepare for labor and ways to help reduce labor discomfort, including labor massage and “labor talk.” (castlemed.org)
Unscripted Theater Skills Class – Character
HiFi COOP at Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd., 7:30-9:30 p.m., $10/class, $25/month. Unscripted Theater Skills Drop-In Classes are designed to develop and commit to characters in a flash. (thinkfastimprov.com)
Weaving Silver and Gold, Lauhala-Style
Hawaii State Art Museum, 250 S. Hotel St., noon-1 p.m., free. Kauai weaver Donna Cockett shares her unique journey from traditional lauhala weaving to contemporary jewelry making. (586-9958, hawaii.gov/sfca)
‘The Big Fix’ Spay and Neuter Mobile Clinic
Kapela Beach Park, must email for appointment time, $25-$130 depending on animal. Poi Dogs and Popoki hosts a mobile clinic for pet owners to get their cats and dogs spayed and neutered at an affordable cost. (alicia@poidogsandpopoki.org, 551-7915, poidogsandpopoki.org)
The Patrick Koh Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Minds Art and Cafe, 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., 9 p.m., $5. (945-0800)
Junior Achievement of Hawaii Company Program Business Competition
Manoa Innovation Center, Presentation Room, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, 5:30-7 p.m., free. Watch eight JA Student Companies showcase and report on their businesses in this competition. (545-1777, jahawaii.org)
OOPPS Club Oil Painting Exhibit
Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St., May 26-June 15, weekdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., free. Original Oil Painting Pals and “New Beginnings” oil paintings will be on display. Reception is May 27 from 4-6 p.m. (973-7258)
