Windward Oahu Highlights

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• NEIGHBORS Waimanalo Neighborhood Board meets at 7:30 p.m. April 13 in the National Guard auditorium at Bellows, and Kaneohe at 7 p.m. April 16 at Ben Parker Elementary cafeteria. Call 768-3710.

• QUARTET Sounds of Aloha Barbershop Quartet and Chorus performs a free public concert at 7 p.m. April 14 at Pohai Nani auditorium. Call 234-6639.

• CAREER FAIR Wind-ward CC hosts a College & Career Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (a new time) April 14 on campus, featuring more than 40 employers and college representatives. Call 235-7485.

• SOCCER SIGNUPS AYSO’s Kaneohe region 13 accepts registration for the fall season from 5 to 8 p.m. April 14 at Windward Mall center court and 2 to 6 p.m. April 19 on the mall’s second floor in the old Soultrex space. AYSO is open to players 4 to 19 years old. Fee is $85 or $75. Call 235-2976 or visit kaneoheayso.org.

• BREAST-FEEDING Castle Medical Center has a Breast-feeding class at 5:30 p.m. April 15. Fee is $25 or free with any childbirth class. Call 263-5400 or visit castlemed.org.

• AG LANDS The city Department of Planning and Permitting hosts a meeting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 15 in Windward CC’s Hale Akoakoa 105 to gather public input on how to identify and map Oahu’s Important Agricultural Lands. Visit honoluludpp.org and mapoahuagland.com.

• TAX HELP Trained volunteers with AARP Tax Counseling for the Elderly offer assistance through April 15 at Kahuku Library. Call 888-687-2277.

• STRESS Eileen Towata begins a new “Stress Less” exercise class at 1 p.m. April 15 at Castle Medical Center. Fee is $15. Call 263-5050.

• PIZZA FUNDS The 24-VII Heartbeat dance troupe is raising funds at Pizza Huts islandwide April 15, May 25, June 10 and July 6 to defray costs of its trip to perform at the Special Olympics World Games in L.A. (For the required flier, call 554-1410). To offer help, call 255-4305, email jungm001@hawaii.rr.com or visit gofundme.com/heartbeat2worlds.

• SLACK KEY Song-writer and slack key guitarist John Keawe performs at 6 p.m. April 16 at Kailua Library. Call 266-9911.

• TI LEAF LEI Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden has a workshop on making ti leaf leis at 10 a.m. April 16. Fee is $5. Register at 522-7066.

• HPU PLAY Hawaii Pacific University presents You Can’t Take It With You April 16-26, Thursday-Sunday, at Paul and Vi Loo Theatre on its Hawaii Loa campus. Reserve seats as 375-1282 or visit hpu.edu/theatre.

• HEALTH Lanikai Elementary School presents Health and Wellness Night for the public from 4 to 7 p.m. April 17, featuring a bike rodeo, Pilates classes, a farmers market, plant sale, chair massages and more. Call Espie at 266-7844.

• KAHUKU MUSIC Ron Artis II performs at 8 p.m. April 17 at Surfer, the Bar at Turtle Bay Resort, featuring special guest Thunderstorm Artis, and opening band Quadraphonix. Cover is $10. Call 371- 3895.

• BLUEGRASS Saloon Pilots play bluegrass music from 8 to 10:30 p.m. April 17 at Big City Diner on Hekili Street. Call 263-8880.

• HAIKU MUSIC Kahiau entertains from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. April 17 at Haleiwa Joe’s on Haiku Road. Call 247-6671.

• KAILUA HOOPS Kailua Community Basketball League signs up players for team play from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. April 18 at Enchanted Lake Playground. Youths born between 1998 and 2008 are eligible (1997 is OK for September 2015 high school seniors). Bring medical insurance card and birth certificate. Call 216-8103.

• E-SPORTS eSportsHI & eSports Foundation present E-Sports Awareness Day from noon to 5 p.m. April 18 at Windward Mall, featuring the best of Hawaii’s gaming community, emceed by Miss Hawaii 2013 Crystal Lee. Email asao@esportshi.com.

• AAUW BENEFIT Windward Oahu’s American Association of University Women hosts a reception and showing of “Maunakea Between Earth and Sky” at 6 p.m. April 18 at WCC’s Hokulani Imaginarium. Tickets cost $25, and proceeds support the chapter’s scholarship fund. Call Mary for reservations, 239-8406.

• FOOD DRIVE Hawaii Foodbank volunteers accept donations from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 18 at Windward City Shopping Center. Call 836-3600.

• FISHPOND HELP Waikalua Loko fishpond welcomes volunteers from 8 a.m. to noon April 18 for a La Hana workday. Wear old clothes and bring gloves, tabis, sunscreen and a reusable water bottle. A light lunch will be provided for helpers as well as a pond tour. Call 263-8202 or email jepsona001@hawaii.rr.com.

• RAIN GARDEN Hui o Ko‘olaupoko volunteers help maintain the Windward CC rain garden from 9 a.m. to noon April 18. RSVP to 381-7202 or email nalani@huihawaii.org.

• BAY CULTURE Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club sponsors “cultural awareness” glass-bottom boat rides by trained guides on the Coral Queen at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 18 from Heeia Kea pier as part of the club’s Legends of Ko‘olau series. It offers stories, history and booklets about the bay and its marine resources. Fee is $20 and $10. Reservations needed at 235-8111 or email legendsofkoolau@aol.com.

• FILM TOOLS Robyn Busfield and Loha Kane lead “Solaris,” a Wake Up at the Movies program on the commentary of John Mark Stroud, who uses film as a teaching tool to open minds to forgiveness and metaphysics — at 1 p.m. April 18 at Windward Unity Church, 46-005 Kawa St. #303. Call 262-6731.

• STARGAZING Hokulani Imaginarium presents “Earth, Moon & Sun” at 2 and 3 p.m. April 18 on the WCC campus. Admission is $7-$5. Call 235-7433.

• CRAFT FAIR Ka‘elepulu Elementary has a spring craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 18, with food, fun and shopping at 530 Keolu Drive. Booth fee is $35. Call 372-6752.

• KANIKAPILA Keikilani Lindsey sings at 4 p.m. April 18 at “Kanikapila in Kailua,” a free show in Kailua parking garage. Call 263-7073.

• SOCCER SIGNUPS Kailua-Waimanalo AYSO has signups 2-4 p.m. April 18 at Kailua District Park and 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 23 at Kailua High cafeteria. Fee is $65. Pre-register at eayso.org and visit kailuaayso.org.

• STRESS RELIEF Barbara Cole discusses “The Science of Stress Relief: Using Ancient Tools to Solve Modern Problems” at 6:30 p.m. April 19 at Windward Unity Church, 46-005 Kawa St. #303. Call 262-6731.

• UKULELE SHOW Roy Sakuma’s Ukulele Studio performs at 3 p.m. April 19 at Windward Mall center court. Call 235-1143.

• LIFE WORKSHOP Windward Unity Church offers a Luminous Life workshop with Melissa Heckman at noon April 19 at 46-005 Kawa St. #303. Call 262-6731.

• TRIATHLON Lanikai Triathlon starts at 6 a.m. April 19 with a 500-meter swim off Kailua Beach Park, then bike and running routes through Kailua and back to the park. Visit bocahawaii.com.

• OUTDOOR CIRCLE Kaneohe Outdoor Circle hosts its first “Sunday at the Garden” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19 at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, with hands-on gardening for all ages in partnership with EarthWorks. Call Cindie at 542-0546.

• HANAUMA Hanauma Bay Education Program screens the free film Our Deepest Waters at 3 p.m. April 19 in the park theater from National Marine Monuments and NOAA. Call 397-5840.

• SECURITY WALK Hau‘ula Neighborhood Security Walk meets at 8:45 p.m. April 20 at Hau‘ula Civic Center and patrols 9-10 p.m. Call 781-2048 or email kaluaum@yahoo.com.

• VARIETY HOUR A free public show of legacy music, pops and Hawaiian potpourri starts at 7 p.m. April 21 at Pohai Nani auditorium. Call 234-6639.

• PREPARED Hau‘ula’s Emergency Leadership Preparedness meets at 6 p.m. April 21 at Hau‘ula Civic Center. Call 293-0820.

• FINANCES Kahuku Library offers “Dollar$ and Sen$e” financial literacy at 5:30 p.m. April 21 with games, prizes, speakers and a storytime. Call 293-8935.

• NATURE HOUR Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden’s preschool “Ducks” nature hour is at 10:30 a.m. April 21. Call 233-7323.

• HURRICANES Kailua’s Disaster Preparedness hosts a meeting on hurricanes and tsunamis at 6:30 p.m. April 22 at Kailua District Park. Call 783-5396.