October 13
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Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (Online Blended)
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9 a.m.-10:40 p.m. Oct. 13, 15, 30, $113. 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)
Email Class
Waianae Public Library, Oct. 13, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15, call for times, free. A one-hour class for beginners. A library card is required. (697-7868, librarieshawaii.org/waianae)
End of Life Care & Letting Go – Providing Care in the Final Stages of Dementia
Kahala Nui, 3:30-5:30 p.m., $10. Families and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia can learn how to have a positive, meaningful relationship with their charges. (295-2624)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Downtown Community, Bishop St., Bloodmobile, free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
HECO Ward, Bloodmobile, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
HECO Ward, Bloodmobile, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Oahu Veterans Center, Bloodmobile, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
The IBM Building, Bloodmobile, 3:45-7 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Book Club Meeting
Kaimuki Public Library, 9:30 a.m., free. Discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. The book tells the story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France, as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. (librarieshawaii.org)
Community Discussion On Electric Utility Ownership Models
Honolulu, contact for location, 6-7:30 p.m., free. London Economics and Meister Consultants Group will be holding a community meeting for residents to share their thoughts on the future of electric utility ownership and the role the utility plays in achieving community and state goals, including achieving 100-percent renewable energy and minimizing rate increases. Reservations recommended. (dbedt.utilitybizmodstudy@hawaii.gov)
Halloween Photographs
South Shore Market, 5-9 p.m., $5. Mori + Art Flea will be offering up-close photographs by artist Ryan Greer in-shop. (morihawaii.com)
Haunted Plantation
Hawaii’s Plantation Village, 94-695 Waipahu St., 7-11 p.m. Oct. 13-15, 20-22, 27-29, 31, $15-$20. This haunted event is not for children under 13 years of age, women who are pregnant or people with heart conditions. Children under 16 must have adult supervision. (hawaiihauntedplantation.com)
Hawaii Build & Buy Green with USGBC Hawaii
Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School, 1202 Prospect St., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., $40-$70. This annual event brings together nationally acclaimed speakers and local experts in the fields of green schools and campuses, design, engineering, construction and development. Breakfast and lunch will be included. Pre-registration recommended. (usgbc.org/event/17th-annual-hawaii-build-buy-green)
Mad Hatter’s Ball
International Market Place, 2330 Kalakaua Ave., 6-9 p.m., $100. Your ticket will give you access to a wonderland experience of specially created food and drinks as well as exclusive, in-store events at individual locales. (eventbrite.com/e/mad-hatters-ball-to-benefit-aloha-united-way-tickets-37559122346)
Mummy: Curse of the Crypt by Jorge Garcia
171-A Hamakua Drive, Kailua, 7-11 p.m. Oct. 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26-31, keiki-friendly nights at 5-7 p.m. Oct. 21, 28, 29, $15-$20. Skeleton Key Hawaii and Jorge Garcia invite you to join the expedition to bring an ancient world of gods and monsters back to life via an original haunted house. (skeletonkeyhawaii.com)
Outback Ohana Cup
Kaiser Cougar Stadium, 3 p.m., $15-$20. International rugby league action returns to Hawaii with this event, which will be headlined by the Ipswich Jets and the Tweed Heads Seagulls of Australia. There will also be featured teams from Hawaii, Canada and New Zealand. (ohanacup.com)
Scones and Tea Night, Toys for Tots
A Cup of Tea, 6-9 p.m., contact for cost. A Cup of Tea launches its Christmas season with this event. Those who bring a toy for donation will receive special savings on all of the store’s beautiful ornaments and displays. (acupoftea.com)
World of Orchids
Washington Middle School Cafeteria, 1633 South King St., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 13, 14 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 15. Attend this show and plant sale featuring lectures on how to successfully cultivate honohono, cattleya, butterfly and dendrobium orchids. (honoluluorchidsociety.org)
DJ Tittahbyte & Crew
The Laylow, Autograph Collection, 9 p.m.-midnight Oct. 13-14, free. (laylowwaikiki.com/event-directory)
Kupaoa
Royal Hawaiian Center, Fridays at 6 p.m. through October, free. Come enjoy the combined musical talents of Kellen Paik and Lihau Hannahs Paik. (royalhawaiiancenter.com)
Vespers on the Lanai
Christ Church Uniting, 1300 Kailua Road, free. Come enjoy some Middle Eastern music by Island Oasis. Bring your own lawn chair. In case of rain, the event will be at CCU Sanctuary. (ccukailua.org/vespers, 262-6911)
‘Carmen’
Blaisdell Concert Hall, Oct. 13, 15, 17, call for times, $29-$130. Come see this performance by Hawaii Opera Theatre. (596-7858)
Hawaii Belly Dance Convention
Honolulu Museum of Art, Doris Duke Theatre, Oct. 13-17, contact for times, $40. This convention shares the beauty and drama of Middle Eastern dance. (hawaiibellydanceconvention.com)
“Hawaiian Memories – Beaches” Photographs
Louis Pohl Gallery, contact for time and cost. “Hawaiian Memories – Beaches of Hawaii” and “Hawaiian Memories – Tide Pools” by author/photographer Linda Ching will be available for purchase. An artist reception and book signing will be held on Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lindaching.com)