Community Calendar
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REGULAR
• PAUL BRAGG free exercise class by his daughter, Pat, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday, Fort DeRussy lawn, next to Army Museum.
TODAY
• ARBOR DAY FESTIVITIES at Home Depot, 421 Alakawa St., near Dole Cannery: 10 a.m. workshop on selecting the ideal tree, 11 a.m. workshop on tree planting and tree care, noon kiddie contest; flowering trees, fruit trees and palms available; co-sponsored by Scenic Hawaii, Inc.
TOMORROW
• ISLAM AND POLITICAL FORCES IN MINDANAO, lecture by Michael Mastura, Muslim historian, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Korean Studies Auditorium, corner of East-West Road and Maile Way, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; sponsored by the Center for Philippine Studies; free. 956-6086.
• LESSONS FROM THE RONGELAP LAND CLAIM, public forum on current efforts to address past damages of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program with speakers, Dr. Barbara Johnston and Dr. Holly Barker, 6:30 to 9 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Center for Hawaiian Studies, Halau O Haumea, 2465 Dole St.; free. 738-0084.
• "THE RARE EARTH HYPOTHESIS," lecture by astrobiologist Peter Ward on how common habitable worlds are in the universe, 7:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Spalding 155; free. 956-9405.
TUESDAY
• ORGAN DONATIONS, tissue typing and what is involved in the process, presentation by organ donor Christine Bogee, 10 a.m., for senior citizens, Central Union Church women's building, 1660 S. Beretania St., Makiki. 941-0957.
• ROOTS OF THE MINDANAO CRISIS, lecture by Professor Michael Mastura, Muslim historian, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Webster 116; free, call to reserve. 956-6086.
• JOB SEARCHING WORKSHOP, information on job-search methods and resources, 11 a.m. to noon, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Student Services Center 212F; free. 956-8136.
• "A ROMAN VILLA AND ITS ETRUSCAN CONNECTION," recent discoveries of an excavated Roman villa inhabited from 1st century B.C. to 4th century A.D. 7:30 p.m., Honolulu Academy of Arts; free. 956-4173.
• INTERSECTIONS, VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM, exploration of the relationship between architecture and nature through the use of organic materials 7:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i Art Auditorium, Art Building 132; free. 956-8474.
WEDNESDAY
• APPLE TECHNOLOGY UPDATE, the newest hardware and software products 10 a.m. to noon, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 12; free. 956-7221.
• "THE FUTURE OF CYBERNETICS," mind-machine communication, lecture by Lee Lewellen, Ph.D., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ala Moana Hotel, second floor banquet room; AITP members and students $19, guests $25, includes lunch, call for reservations. 591-3550.
• "MASS EXTINCTIONS, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE," seminar 3:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, POST Building, Room 723; free. 956-9405.
• Friends and Family Affected by Incarceration Together Healing, support groups facilitated by people who have lived through the experience, 6 p.m., first and third Wednesdays, Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle, Diamond Head/Kapahulu. 735-4436.
THURSDAY
• "THE FUTURE OF MINDANAO: AUTONOMY, SECESSION, FEDERALISM," lecture by Professor Michael Mastura, Muslim historian, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Webster 116; free, call to reserve. 956-6086.
• BROWN BAG BIOGRAPHY: "Recovering Hawaiian Biography through Hawaiian Language Newspapers," by Noe Noe Silva, assistant professor of Political Science and Hawaiian, noon to 1:15 p.m., Center for Biographical Research, Henke Hall 325, 1800 East-West Rd., University of Hawai'i at Manoa; free. 956-3774.
• PRESIDENT EVAN DOBELLE of the University of Hawai'i, address on the connection between universities and communities 4:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Architecture Auditorium; panel discussion by City, State and University planning professionals to follow; free; public welcome; limited $3 parking and metered parking. 956-6145.
• TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE CUTOFF, community discussion sponsored by Legal Aid Society of Hawai'i regarding upcoming five-year cutoff of benefits to 3,000 families and about available benefits and services, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Susannah Wesley Center, 1117 Ka'ili St., Kalihi. 527-8004.
FRIDAY
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE 2001, advanced seminars, Chinese language track, panel discussions, national organization meetings, public hearings, exhibitor's hall, banquet, Outrigger Resort, Waikoloa, Hawai'i. (808) 886-6789.
