Community Calendar
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TOMORROW
• HAWAIIAN FOREST PLANTS AND ANIMALS, five-day class on plant/animal interdependence, including hikes, insect hunts, cooking, for children beyond the second grade, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road; $160 cost, members $150. 988-0456.
TUESDAY
• "IRS CHANGES DURING 2001 TO THE REQUIRED MINIMUM-DISTRIBUTION RULES FOR IRA'S," presentation for senior citizens by Gene Tani, CPA, 10 a.m., Central Union Church women's building, 1660 S. Beretania St., Makiki . 941-0957.
• "PROBLEMS CONCERNING JAPANESE TEXTBOOKS FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS," lecture by history professor Seung-ki Hong of Sogang University, 4-6 p.m., Korean Studies conference room, University of Hawai'i, Manoa; free. 956-7041.
• "FROM PIERS TO PLANTATIONS: THE UNION MOVEMENT IN HAWAI'I," forum on Hawai'i's early labor movement, featuring interviews with Ah Quon McElrath, 7 p.m., ILWU Hall, 451 Atkinson Drive; also 6:30 p.m., Center for Labor Education and Research, Classroom 403, University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu, 96-043 Ala 'Ike, Pearl City. Free; no advance registration needed. 454-4774.
• HAWAII HISTORICAL BOTTLE COLLECTORS CLUB, 7:30 p.m., second Tuesday of each month, Susannah Wesley Community Center, 1117 Ka'ili St., Kalihi, one block 'ewa of North King and Kalihi streets. 941-8551.
WEDNESDAY
• "THE IRS AND YOUR BUSINESS: EMPLOYMENT TAXES," workshop providing an overview of federal employment tax issues, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Leeward Community College, 96-045 Ala 'Ike, Pearl City; $15 fee; noncredit; call to register. 455-0477.
• STATE OF HAWAI'I AGRIBUSINESS CORP. Kekaha Committee meeting, 10 a.m., State Office Tower, Conference Room 200, 235 S. Beretania St.; discussion of issues related to Kekaha agriculture lands and contracts with the Navy.
• "DIPLOMATS FROM FOUR NATIONS SPEAK," socio-economic perspectives by diplomats from Japan, China, Thailand and the United States, noon, East-West Center Imin International Conference Center, Jefferson Hall, University of Hawai'i, Manoa; $20 fee; call to register. 944-7111.
• CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE/O'AHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, meeting 4 p.m., State Capitol,Room 309, 415 S. Beretania St.; with speaker Tom Papandrew from the American Society of Landscape Architects, on transportation improvement. 587-2015.
• "WHAT IS SPECIAL EDUCATION?," free workshop, 5:30-8 p.m., Lihu'e Public Library, Kaua'i; sponsored by AmeriCorps Parent Support Project of the Learning Disabilities Association in collaboration with AWARE Parent Training & Information Project and Kaua'i Community Children's Council; call to reserve seat and handout. 246-3727 or (808) 241-2228.
• Friends and Family Affected by Incarceration Together Healing, support groups, 6 p.m., first and third Wednesdays, Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. 735-4436.
• "THE EMERGING ONLINE WORLD: ONLINE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION," 10 a.m.-noon, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 012, University of Hawai'i, Manoa; free. 956-3836.
THURSDAY
• HONOLULU NEWCOMERS CLUB welcome coffee 10 a.m. at a private residence; call for details. 944-3310.
FRIDAY
• A WALK IN THE PARK, fund-raising tour of Kapi'olani Park sponsored by the Organization of Chinese American Women, 4 p.m. from Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave., Waikiki; bento dinner to follow with games and prizes; $10 per person, benefits philanthropic programs. 734-0732.
SATURDAY
• "AWESOME AROIDS," walking tour among an aroid collection, plus planting tips, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; "LEI PLANTS," about cultivation of trees, shrubs and herbs that can be used for lei, 10 a.m.-noon, Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road; both sessions, $16 fee, members $12. 988-0456.
• CHUN'S BEACH AND MALAE-KAHANA BEACH CLEANUP, noon, from Save the Sea Turtles International Foundation, 61-529 Kamehameha Hwy., Hale'iwa; purified water and light pupu will be provided. 637-2211.
