West Oahu Highlights
• BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4 at Aiea High library, 7:30 a.m.-noon May 9 at Kapolei Shopping Center, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 15 at the state Kakuhihewa Building on Kamokila Boulevard, 7-11:30 a.m. May 17 at Waikele Center, 7-11 a.m. May 24 at Ewa Town Center Foodland, and 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 29 at Pali Momi Medical Center. Call 848-4770.
• BENEFIT GOLF St. Francis Healthcare Foun- dation’s 14th annual Golf Healthy Challenge is set for 9:30 a.m. May 7 at Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa Beach. Fee is $1,250 for a three-person team, and proceeds support St. Francis Kupuna Village on the Liliha campus. Call 547-8031.
• MAKE-A-WISH Make- A-Wish Hawaii sponsors its fourth annual gala at 6:30 p.m. May 9 at Disney’s Aulani resort in Ko Olina with food, fun and enter- tainment for guests, who are asked to wear white for hope. Call 537-3118.
• MOM’S CRAFTS Prince Kuhio Community Center hosts a Mother’s Day Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9 at 91-120 Kinoiki St., with more than 50 food and craft vendors, entertainment, hula, a fashion show and free parking at Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Call 394-0050.
• GRAFTING Oahu Urban Garden Center’s “Stroll the Gardens” day runs from 9 a.m. to noon May 9 featuring a workshop
on grafting fruit trees at 9:15 a.m. ($35 preregistration fee), plus a plant sale and a Master Gardeners’ answer booth at 955 Kamehameha Hwy. Call 453-6050.
• NISHIHARA TALKS State Sen. Clarence Nishihara hosts coffee hours from 11 a.m. to noon May 9 at Walmart McDonald’s in Pearl City, and 11 a.m.-noon May 23 at Waipahu Don Quijote. Call 728-1008.
• XERISCAPE Halawa Xeriscape Garden offers workshops with Diane Moses at 10:30 a.m. at 99-1268 Iwaena St. on the following dates: Succulent Framed Art May 9, Five simple steps to a beautiful garden May 23, and Terracotta madness May 30. For fees and to reserve a space, call 748-5363.
• OCEAN SAFETY Na Kama Kai seeks volunteers to help with its May 10 ocean safety clinics for youths at Ewa Beach Park. Call 864-9164 or email info@nakamakai.org.
• TOWN HALL State Sens. Breene Harimoto and Clarence Nishihara, and Reps. Gregg Takayama and Roy Takumi, and City Councilman Brandon Elefante co-sponsor a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. May 12 at Highlands Intermediate cafeteria on construction- related traffic in Pearl City and Aiea. Call 586-6230 or 768-5008.
• NEIGHBORS Ewa Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. May 15 at Ewa Beach Library, Pearl City meets at 7 p.m. May 26 at Waiau District Park, Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale meets at 7 p.m. May 27 in Kapolei High cafeteria, and Waipahu meets at 7 p.m. May 28 at FilCom Center. Call 768-3710.
• COCKPIT Pacific Aviation Museum plans an Open Cockpit Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16 in Hangar 79. It’s free with museum admission. Call 441-1007.
• REFLUX Dr. Russell Yang, a gastroenterologist at Pali Momi Medical Center, presents a talk about heartburn, side effects and screenings at 1 p.m. May 16 at Kapolei Library. Call 693-7050.
• SOCCER Leeward AYSO 269 (Makaha to Kapolei) registers players age 4-18 from 4 to 6 p.m. May 16 at Nanakuli High cafeteria. Early registration fee is $75 (until May 31, then $85), which includes uniform, insurance and photo package. Make checks payable to AYSO 269; credit cards welcome. Seasons start in August and September, depending on age. Visit leewardayso269.com.
• HURRICANES Ewa Beach Hurricanes are conducting registration for inter-mediate and elementary football players, coaches and parent help. Apply to ewabeachhurricanes@gmail.com or call Coach Nolan at 232-4449.
• CARDINALS Ewa Beach Cardinals are accepting applications for the fall football season of intermediate and elementary, no-weight-limit play, as well adult staff support and coaches. Call 271-5792 or email thee- wabeachcardinals@gmail.com as soon as possible.
• STARGAZING Hawaiian Astronomical Society hosts its free monthly star party May 23 at Geiger Community Park, complete with telescopes. Time and dates vary, depending on the moon. The park is located at 1129 Kahiuka St. in Ewa Beach. Email peter@besenbruch.info.
• WETLAND Hawaii Nature Center volunteers help restore Pouhala wetlands in Waipahu from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 30 (moved from May 23). Call 955- 0100, ext. 118.
• WATER FILM Clean Water Honolulu screens The Journey Home, Part 2 at 2 p.m. May 31 at Waipahu Library (tracing Apoka the o‘opu’s return to his home stream). Call 675-0358.
• GIRLS NIGHT Pali Momi Medical Center hosts a “Girls Night Out” from 5 to 7 p.m. June 5, offering manicures, massages, makeovers and more. Call 535-7733.
Ongoing
• JIU JITSU The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy has opened in Kapolei, offering family- oriented instruction for all age and skill levels. Call 782-8590 or email cjjfkapolei@gmail.com.
• FITNESS R.I.P.P.E.D. Fitness offers a complete one-hour workout at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Momilani Rec Center covering cardio, agility, resistance and endurance. Call 676-9677.
• CHORALE New singers are invited to join the Kapolei Chorale at its rehearsals, held at 6:30 p.m. each Sunday in Kapolei. The group features sopranos, altos, tenors and basses for four-part har- mony. Call Judy at 623-4045.
• SLACK KEY Yameen Fong teaches classes in beginner slack-key guitar in four weekly meetings at 9 a.m. Thursdays, and ukulele picking at 10 a.m. Thursdays, both at Ewa Mahiko District Park, 91-1145 Renton Road. Call 685-6035 or visit fongsmusic.homestead.com.
• GATHERING Prince Kuhio Community Center hosts The Gathering Place market from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays at 91-1270 Kinoiki St. in Kapolei, offering food, crafts and enter- tainment to bring Westside folks together. Vendors may call Megan at 772-6682.
• ROTARY P.M. Kapolei Sunset Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. Mondays on Kai ‘Oli‘Oli catamaran at Ko Olina Marina. Dinner costs
$11 and is followed by a brief program. Parking is validated. RSVP to rgriffin@ipahawaii.org or call 347-9721.
• ROTARY A.M. Kapolei Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays in the faculty lounge at Kapolei High School. Call 722-1489 or email htnedd@gmail.com.
• YOGA Free classes in Holistic Energy Yoga meet at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Waiau District Park. Call 381-4376.
• AIEA HULA Halau Hula ‘O Kala Kapeka conducts hula classes on five skill levels at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church hall, 99- 312 Moanalua Road in Aiea. Call 255-4001.
• HULA WAIPAHU No Kealoha O Hula halau offers beginner/intermediate classes at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and adult beginner classes at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays in Village Park. Fee is $30, plus a refundable $30 deposit. Call instructor Desiree Numango at 478-0404.
• HULA KAPOLEI Na Pua O Kekoolani conducts hula classes at 4 p.m. Thursdays for keiki (ages 4-12), and 4:45 p.m. Thursdays for teens and wahine in the Makakilo- Kapolei area. Call 258-3930.
• AIKIDO Aikido Yuishinkai Honolulu leads ki and martial arts classes from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Halawa District Park, sec- ond floor. Classes follow the teachings of Koretoshi Maruyama and Morihei Ueshiba. Students age 12 through adult are welcome. Call James Peters at 256- 9944.
• SELF DEFENSE Austin Streadbeck leads a self- defense class from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at Makakilo Community Center, based on the teachings of Henry Okazaki’s Kodenkan/Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. Call 383-1480.
• WELLNESS Shizendo Ki method founder Hideo Kimura teaches Ki Wellness from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at Soto Mission of Aiea, 99-045 Kauhale St., and also a Shizen Aikiwaza class from 7:30 to 9 the same nights. Free trials are allowed. Call 671-1422.
• FITNESS Fit Wiz Hawaii has classes in pilates, yoga, Tabata and TRX Beach Boot Camps (suspension training) in Kapolei and Ewa Beach for ages 12 and older, with the first class free. Visit fitwizhawaii.com.
• CRESTVIEW CLUB The city has weekly activities and programs for Crestview Sunrisers club at 9:30 a.m. Fridays at Crestview Community Park. Call 671- 4838.
• WAIPAHU SENIORS The city has weekly activities and programs for two senior citizen clubs in Waipahu: Waipahu Cosmopolitans at 9 a.m. Fridays (678-0871) and Waipahu Seniors at 9 a.m. Wednesdays (675-7129).
• PEARL CITY CLUB The city has weekly activities and programs for Pearl City Seniors club at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Manana Community Park. Call 453- 7550.
• WAIAU SENIORS The city has weekly activities and programs for Waiau Seniors club at 9:30 a.m. Mondays at Waiau District Park. Call 453-7555.
• MAKAKILO SENIORS The city has weekly activities and programs for Makakilo Seniors club at 9 a.m. Mondays at Makakilo Community Park. Call 672- 8465.
• EWA SENIORS The city has weekly activities and programs for Ewa Hui Aloha at 8:30 a.m. Fridays at Asing Community Park. Call 681-6435.
• ALZHEIMER HELP An Alzheimer’s support group meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Aiea. Call 591-2771.
• FLEA MARKET Hawaii Self Storage conducts a flea market/swap meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 2009 Lauwiliwili St. in Kapolei with new items daily and plenty of vendors. Email rrennoe@gmail.com or call 946-7233.
• ADOPTING PETS Hawaii Dog Foundation sponsors pet adoptions from noon to 2 p.m. every Sunday at Petco Pearl City. Call 782- 8387.
• HABITAT HELP Habitat for Humanity Leeward Oahu seeks volunteers to help with its mission of self-built housing for low-income families in Kapolei, Ewa Beach and Waianae. Call Toni Anduha at 696-7882.
• VEGGIE COOKS Down to Earth offers free vegetarian cooking classes at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday at its Kapolei store. Call 947-3249.
• STORIES Kapolei Library offers a free, interactive children’s storytime sessions at 10 a.m. each Monday and Thursday. Call 693-7050.
• MCC MARKET Momilani Farmers Market offers about 20 vendors plus a new family activity from 3 to 6 p.m. Fridays at Momilani Community Center, 715 Hoomoana St. Call Kasey at 341-0568.
• MAKEKE KAPOLEI Kapolei High School hosts a farmers and green market, Makeke Kapolei, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays in the school parking lot, offering more than 30 vendors with locally grown produce, pre- pared foods, plants, arts and crafts, demonstrations and cultural presentations. Co- sponsors are Malama Learning Center and Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Call 697-3599.
• EWA MARKET Mahiku Farmers Market is open from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at The Waterfront at Pu‘uola, 5105 Iroquois Ave. Call 225-4002.
• WAIPIO MARKET Kaiser Permanente’s Waipio Clinic hosts a Fresh Days farmers market from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 94-1480 Moaniani St. Call 432-2260.
• CITY MARKETS People’s Open Market sells produce on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at Waiau District Park and 8:15-9:15 a.m. at Waipahu District Park; Fridays 7-8 a.m. at Halawa District Park and 9- 10 a.m. at Ewa Beach Community Park; Sundays 7-8:30 a.m. at Kapolei Community Park, 9:30-11 a.m. at Royal Kunia Park-n-Ride and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Waikele Community Park. Call 522-7088.
• AIEA MARKET Pearlridge Center hosts weekly farmers market from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays by the highway fronting Sears and Zippy’s, with music, prizes, keiki activities, a pop-up cafe and 40 vendors. Visit alamoanafarmersmarket.com.
• BUDDHISTS Kapolei Buddhist Sangha conducts services at 10 a.m. the third and fourth Sundays at American Renaissance Academy at Barbers Point, including a Dharma school for keiki. A talk story and Dharma talk also are offered at 6:30 p.m. on the first Saturday. Call 492-7254.
• XERISCAPE Halawa Xeriscape Garden has free Brown Bag tours from noon to 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays, inviting employees on lunch break to enjoy the garden and learn tips on conservation (748-5363). For self-guided tours, hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Call 748-5041.
• PET FOOD DRIVE Kapolei and Pearl City PETCO stores accept unopened, unexpired dry pet food daily for the Hawaiian Humane Society to help owners better afford to feed their dogs and cats. Call 356-2217.
