Community Calendar
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ONGOING
• OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meetings: Wai'anae 2 p.m. Sunday; Kailua 6:30 p.m. Monday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday; Waikiki 9:30 a.m. Tuesday; Honolulu 6 p.m. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday; Kahuku 10 a.m. Saturday; call for locations. 737-3469, www.oa.org
• EXERCISE CLASSES: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday, Fort DeRussy lawn, next to Army Museum; free; also cross training, low-impact aerobics, Latin aerobics and Tae-Bo, 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Kuhio School cafeteria, 2759 S. King St.; $1 per class; coed; sports shoes and towel or mat recommended. 377-5132.
• HO'OMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN EVENTS: Tropical Plant Walks 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays; Catch and Release Fishing 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, bring hand-held poles, small barbless hooks, bring bait (white bread best); picnic lunch, water; required for both events are walking shoes, insect repellent and rain gear; free; Frogs and Garden Critter Art Show featuring 3-D creations Dec. 7-29; garden art students' exhibit Dec. 3-28; garden open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, at the end of Luluku Road in Kane'ohe. 233-7323.
• AMERICAN BOX CAR RACING INTERNATIONAL free youth programs for ages 9 and older and holiday party packages for up to 45 people, at the ABCRI track behind Sam's Club, Acacia Road, Pearl City; long pants and athletic shoes required; no cooking or alcohol, bring own food and soft drinks. 947-3393 or www.boxcarracing.org
• HELP AVAILABLE — Men. Monday: alcohol/drug recovery 7:30 to 9 p.m., sexual addiction 7 to 9 p.m.; Thursday: anger control 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Friday: overcoming self-destructive habits 5:30 to 7 p.m.; call Ernie. 262-5930. Women: Monday: drugs and alcohol 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday: anger control 3:30 to 5 p.m.; healing from sexual abuse, call for information; no childcare provided; call Patience. 554-6194. Families. Sunday: overcoming depression 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; Monday: abuse, addictions and chaos recovery 7 to 9 p.m., Divorce Care 7 to 9 p.m.; Tuesday. Grief group 7 to 8:30 p.m.; childcare provided with donation; call Pat. 254-4248.
MONDAY
• FAMILIES FOR R.E.A.L. winter session for parents of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, various times, today through Feb. 21 at Kapunahala Elementary School, 45-828 Anoi Road, Room A-1, Kane'ohe; a parent support program sponsored by the Department of Education; free; call for details. 233-5656.
TUESDAY
• OPERA AND THE SEASON'S PRODUCATIONS, presentation for senior citizens by Evelyn Lance of Hawaii Opera Theatre, 10-11 a.m., Central Union Church, Women's Building, South Beretania and Punahou Streets; free; public welcome; free parking; preceded by stretching exercises; bring lunch; followed by card and board games until 2 p.m. 941-0957.
• INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS, HAWAII CHAPTER luncheon meeting 11:30 a.m., Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza Suite, 20th floor; lecture topic: "Auditing: How to Correct an Industry in Crisis," by Gary Riske, partner, KPMG LLP, Information Risk Management; members $22, nonmembers $22, students $10, buffet lunch included; parking at Chinatown Gateway Plaza on Bethel Street; advance reservations recommended. 537-8538.
WEDNESDAY
• KAILUA CARETAKER'S SUPPORT GROUP meeting 8:30 a.m., Maunawili Elementary Elementary School library, 1465 Ulupi'i St., Kailua; free. 266-7822.
THURSDAY
• A CELEBRATION OF PETS, Hawaiian Humane Society tree lighting 6-7 p.m. on their lanai, 2700 Wai'alae Ave., Mo'ili'ili; place a personalized ornament honoring or remembering your pet on their tree; donations: ornaments $5, colored lights $1. 946-2187 ext. 217.
FRIDAY
• 100TH ANNIVERSARY/MOILIILI JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL, open house for students and alumni of Moiliili Community Center, 2535 S. King St.: 5 p.m. reception, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. Japanese School Christmas Celebration; bento and drink $8, parking at Japanese Cultural Center $2; registration deadline Dec. 2, mail checks payable to Moiliili Community Center to above address, ZIP code 96826, include name, phone number and number of seats desired. 955-1555.
• DR. LINDA ANDRADE WHEELER, CEO of Successories of Hawaii and author of "Lessons in Love," to sign her book 12:30-1:30 p.m., Bestsellers Bookstore, Downtown. 528-2378.
SATURDAY
• PAROL MAKING WORKSHOP 9 a.m. -2 p.m., Filipino Community Center, 94-428 Mokuola St., Waipahu; a parol is an 18-inch bamboo decoration; bring lunch; purchase parol kits at class. 680-0454.
• SIERRA CLUB Pahole Natural Area Reserve preservation project, Mokule'ia; volunteers needed. 538-6616.
UPCOMING
• TALK STORY SESSIONS on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts strategic plan: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Kaua'i Community College, Learning Resource Center and Dec. 12, Maui Arts and Cultural Center classroom; Dec. 14, 10 a.m., University of Hawai'i-Hilo campus center, Room 316 and 7 p.m., King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Marina Room; O'ahu classes 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21, 2003, Windward Community College, Akoakoa Room 107-109, Jan 22, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Linekona Art Center and Jan. 30, Campbell Building, Laulima Room, Kapolei; RSVP at least five days in advance. 523-8688, e-mail: meetinsrsvp@yahoo.com
REUNIONS
• KAWAKANAKOA SCHOOL Class of 1958, golfing April 25, 2003, time to be announced; 6-11 p.m. April 26, Wisteria Restaurant; call Carl Kameoka, 261-1048; James Miyashiro, 833-2331; Mary Lou Horie, 455-4580; Lana Nakamoto, 780-3573.
VOLUNTEERS
• EARTHTRUST needs help moving its office, 25 Kaneohe Bay Drive #205. 254-2866, 262-0284.
• REHAB HOSPITAL OF THE PACIFIC needs volunteers to help with the art program, garden, gift shop and clerical tasks, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 544-3756 or 440-3811.
• MENTAL HEALTH KOKUA seeks volunteers to wrap Christmas gifts Dec. 17 and 18; call for details. 737-2523.
• FRIENDSHIP FORCE OF HONOLULU seeks home host volunteers for its international cultural exchange program. 696-3836.
• THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP OF HAWAII which uses horses and ponies to work with disabled children, needs volunteers to help feed and care for the animals and to work with the children. 593-0400.
• HAWAII OPERA THEATER seeks volunteers high-school age or older for help with security, hospitality, wigs and makeup, costumes, music readers, note takers, light walkers, souvenir salespeople, opera readers and support; call Beth Crumrine. 596-7372 ext. 34, www.hawaiiopera.org
• KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION COMMISSION accepting applications for 2003 King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade pa'u marshall, pa'u queen and princesses, unit attendants and escorts, marching bands, floral floats, decorated vehicles and to portray King Kamehameha; also volunteers sought to assist with parade organization and monitoring, statue decoration, monitors and parking supervisors for Kapi'olani Park festival; food and craft vendors being sought for the festival. 586-0333.
