Community Calendar
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REGULAR
• WOMEN'S SHELTER DRIVE, new and used women's and children's clothing and personal items being accepted during October at University of Hawai'i-Manoa Women's Center. 956-8059.
• PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION EVENTS: Coral Information Station 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Coral Reef Guided Tours, 10 a.m., Mondays and Tuesdays, Ulua Beach, Wailea, Maui; free; through Dec. 15. 808-879-8860.
TODAY
• "AFGHANISTAN AND ITS NEIGHBORS," talk by Dr. A. Karim Khan, 9:45 a.m., Central Union Church, women's building, 1660 S. Beretania St.; first in the series "Who is My Middle Eastern Neighbor?"; childcare in Children's Center, room 10; free. 941-0957.
• HOW TO MAKE COLLEGE AFFORDABLE, free seminar 1-2:30 p.m., Ching Conference Center, second floor, Hiben Hall, Chaminade University campus, 3140 Wai'alae Ave.; how to apply for financial aid, scholarships and institutional grants, work study benefits, tax credits. 739-8340.
TOMORROW
• WELFARE CUTOFF discussion about effects of 3,000 families due to lose benefits and services available to them, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kamehameha Housing Project; 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Palolo Housing; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Wai'anae Sacred Hearts Church; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Waimanalo Multi-Purpose Center (tentative); call Joseph Wigfall, HCAP. 696-4261.
• BEGINNING EXPERIENCE OF HAWAII, support ministry group for divorced, widowed or separated persons, 7 to 9 p.m., Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 800 Kaheka St.; $20 donation. 949-3387.
TUESDAY
• "PERIOD OF THE PHARAOHS," travelogue by federal retiree Nobuo "Yos" Yoshioka, 10 a.m., Central Union Church women's building, 1660 S. Beretania St., Makiki; exercises early, bring lunch, card/board games until 2 p.m. 941-0957.
• "CHALLENGE OF TERRORISM: AN ASIA-PACIFIC PERSPECTIVE," sponsored by The Japan-America Society of Hawaii, 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m. meeting, 5:30 p.m. round table discussion, Hawaii Tokai International College auditorium, 2241 Kapi'olani Blvd., McCully; free, $2 parking fee. 524-4450.
WEDNESDAY
• 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.
• COUNTERINTELLIGENCE, DEFENSE SECURITY AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES WORKSHOP, 7 pm., Radford High School cafeteria, 4361 Salt Lake Blvd.; free, limited seating; RSVP to Malisa Warner. 421-4200.
THURSDAY
• PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK MEETING: registration 9:45 a.m. to noon, tradeshow 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., luncheon noon to 2 p.m., Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki Room, first floor; speaker, Dr. Linda Andrade Wheeler of The Human Connection; members $18, guests $25, parking $2; vegetarian lunches available by request; reservation deadline tomorrow. 533-4800.
• "SCENIC VIEWS AND POWER LINES," Scenic Hawaii, Inc. general membership luncheon with guest speaker, Karl Kim, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, 11:30 a.m., Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Garden Room, 2005 Kalia Rd.; $15 fee including tax, tip and parking; registration deadline tomorrow. 737-8327.
• BROWN BAG BIOGRAPHY: "Albert Schweitzer: Mission for Mankind," by Douglas Hilt, Professor of Spanish and German, noon to 1:15 p.m., Center for Biographical Research, Henke Hall 325, 1800 East-West Rd., University of Hawai'i at Manoa; free.
• "TOUGH TIMES AND SCARE NEWS," open forum for parents and teachers on discussing Sept. 11 and recent events with children and teenagers, 2 to 4 p.m., South Pacific 3-4, Mid-Pacific Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village; child and adolescent psychiatrists to offer service and dialogue; free; sponsored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 800-333-7636.
• "LIVING AFTER SEPT. 11," public forum featuring advice from local psychologists: 6 p.m., Campbell Estate Building meeting room, 1001 Kamokila Blvd., Kapolei; 6 p.m., Argosy University conference room, 400 Pacific Tower, 1001 Bishop St.; Kauai: 6 p.m., Convention Hall, small band room; Big Island: 6 p.m., Department of Education District Office, Annex Conference Room 2, 480 Waianauenue Ave., Hilo; free; sponsored by the Hawaii Psychological Association. 375-1177, 783-7793.
• HAWAII'S DIGITAL FUTURE and the advantages of building a high tech economy, 7 to9 p.m., Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 12, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, by Anthony Clapes, author of "Blue Wave Millennium"; free. 956-8244.
FRIDAY
• HAUNTED TRAINS, Halloween Hawaiian Railway Society train rides 7, 7:45, 8:30 and 9:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday from the end of Renton Road; cost $4 ages three and up; ghost stories to be told, wear costumes; call for reservations. 681-5461.
• KAKO'O 'OHANA PA'AHAO, support/activity group for families of current or former inmates, ex-inmates and community members who want positive change; 6:30 p.m., Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center, 1300 Halona St. 833-7694.
SATURDAY
• CHILD SAFETY SEAT CHECKUPS, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Toys R Us, Pearlridge, 98-1101 Moanalua Rd. 983-6800.
• ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICAN WOMEN MEETING, 11 a.m., Seafood Village, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Waikiki; talk on development of kupuna care services; lunch $12.50; call for reservations. 239-6534.
• SEASIDE STORIES, Pacific Whale Foundation's craft and storytime for children, ages 4 to 10, 11 a.m. to noon, Borders Books & Music, Kahului, Maui. 879-8860.
• CAMPUS CLEANUP/Make a Difference Day, help paint the exterior of the Radford High School band building; call Julie for details. 421-4200.
UPCOMING
• BEHAVIOR PATTERNS AND EMOTIONAL REACTION, transform longstanding relationship problems into assets, six week series, $18 per class, Kailua and Honolulu locations; call for information. 263-0355.
• SEVENTH THANKSGIVING AND GRATITUDE SEMINAR, 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 28, Hale'iwa Shingon Mission, 66-469 Pala'a Rd., featuring talks by experts on cancer treatment, Asian art and Shingon Buddhism; lunch osettai to follow; free; call for information/reservations. 637-4423.
• BUILD OR REDO SEMINAR, presentations on starting up or financing construction of a new home, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30, Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant, 449 Kapahulu Ave.; featuring construction, banking, architecture and appliance experts. 545-2777.
