May 5

Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 9 a.m.-noon, free. Learn how to make a ti leaf lei and help reach the city’s goal of 5,000 ti leaf lei to place on a gravesite at Punchbowl Cemetery for Memorial Day. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)

Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.-noon, free. Learn about the history of the vanilla orchid, planting and maintenance tips, how to hand pollinate flowers and more. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)

HMSA, Hau Conference Room, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Oahu Veterans Center, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Ward Village, IBM Building, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Unity Windward Church, 8:30 a.m., free. Rev. Geo Downer leads a discussion “Discover the Power Within You” by Eric Butterworth. (262-6731, unitywindward@gmail.com)

Unity Windward Church, 8:30 a.m., free. Rev. Geo Downer leads a discussion “Discover the Power Within You” by Eric Butterworth. (262-6731, unitywindward@gmail.com)

Downtown and Chinatown on Nuuanu between Puahi and King streets, and Hotel between Smith and Bethel streets, 6-10 p.m., free. Hawaii’s Hispanic community celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a block party of food, Latin DJs, dancing, a car show, mechanical bull and more. (cantinacrawlhawaii.com, 285-0072)

St. John Vianney School, 4-9 p.m., free. Enjoy ono food, games and a country store. Live entertainment provided by IMUA. (261-4651)

Waimanalo Library meeting room, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 5 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 6, free. Proceeds benefit the library and its programs. (259-2610)

Nanakuli High and Intermediate School, 5-9 p.m., free. The Golden Hawks invite the public to enjoy food, crafts, continuous entertainment, games and fun for everyone. A student May Day court presides over the festivities. (305-7693, jean_nishi@hotes.k12.hi.us)

Ma‘ema‘e Elementary School, 2:30-8:30 p.m., free. This year’s theme is “The Future’s So Bright, We Gotta Wear Shades.” (maemaeschool.com/family-night2017)

Kelley O’Neil’s, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., free, age 21 and up. (347-1323)

Royal Hawaiian Center, Royal Grove, 7-9 p.m., free. Enjoy live Latin music from Rolando Sanchez and Salsa Hawaii. (rolandosanchez-salsahawaii.com)

Downbeat Diner, 9 p.m., free. (415-606-9727)

Paliku Theatre, 7 p.m., free. Windward Community College students perform. (kaalac@hawaii.edu)

Hokulani Imaginarium, 7:30 p.m., free. Ebb & Flow Arts returns with a new and exciting presentation of modern electronic music, animation and film. (ebbandflowarts.org, 876-1854)

Iolani Palace, noon, free. (922-5331)

Halekulani, 5:30 p.m., $175. Featuring food, music from The Hot Club of Hulaville and more. Mingle with authors and writers from all over the literary world. (783-3740, jillb10@me.com)

Brad Powell Theatre at Dole Cannery, May 5-28, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., $30-$20. This new drama explores Islamphobia and what it means to be a Muslim in post-9/11 America. The successful Amir has “renounced” the faith of his parents, but how much of his identity has he really forsaken? (741-4699, taghawaii.net)

Hawaii State Art Museum, 6-9 p.m., free. Hawaii Opera Theatre performs, with museum galleries open late for the public. (586-9959, scott.m.young@hawaii.gov)

Pearlridge Center, Uptown, May 5-7, mall hours, free. See the creativity of 25 keiki finalists in MOA’s annual art contest. A special celebration May 6 features ikebana arranging, bontemae tea ceremony demos and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (pearlridgeonline.com)

Mid-Pacific Institute, Kawaiihao Recital Hall, May 5-6 at 7:30 p.m., May 7 at 2 p.m., $10-$3. Presented by MPI School of the Arts. (micpac.edu, 973-5066)

Hawaii Theatre, May 5 and 6, 7:30 p.m., $40-$20. Patrick Makuakane and his halau, Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, perform a new reiteration of the company’s iconic show that originally premiered in 1998. (hawaiitheatre.com)