Community Calendar
Advertiser Staff
TODAY
• ALA WAI CHALLENGE, a day of canoe races along the Ala Wai Canal and ancient Hawaiian games to benefit the Waikiki Community Center and to honor Myron "Pinky" Thompson, president emeritus of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and Wright Bowman Sr., master canoe builder, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ala Wai Community and Neighborhood Park, at the foot of University Avenue; free. 922-6965.
• HOW-TO HOME IMPROVEMENT CLINICS, sheet vinyl flooring 10:30 a.m., closet door 2 p.m., storage organization 3 p.m., energy saving tips 4 p.m., Home Depot Stores, 421 Alakawa, Honolulu and 98-1021 Kamehameha Highway, Pearl City; free. 521-7355, 455-1200.
• HAWAII MUSIC TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION WORKSHOP on the work of Dorothy Taubman, eminent New York piano teacher and developer of the Taubman Approach, today and tomorrow, University of Hawai'i-Manoa Music Department. 263-2249.
• CANDLELIGHT BELL RINGING CEREMONY, 6:30 p.m., Nagasaki Peace Bell, Civic Center grounds, downtown.
MONDAY
• "HOW TO SHORTEN THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET A COLLEGE DEGREE," seminar, 10 a.m., Hawai'i Pacific University, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 912A; free. 544-9300.
• NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 1159 Bethel St. 734-4357.
• HAWAII PEACEMAKER AWARD 2002 to be awarded to international worker for peace and justice, Bob Dye, 7 p.m., Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave.; free. 949-2220.
TUESDAY
• "MUSICAL THERAPY," talk by Shirley Sypert, music teacher, presentation for senior citizens, 10 a.m., Central Union Church, women's building, South Beretania and Punahou Streets; free, public invited, free parking; preceded by exercise session; bring a brown bag lunch. 941-0957.
• "WHAT KINE HAWAIIAN ARE YOU?" talk by Dr. Jonathan Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, assistant professor, University of Hawai'i-Manoa Center for Hawaiian Studies, 6:30 p.m., Native Books & Beautiful Things, Ward Warehouse, 'ewa end; free. 956-2652.
• LECTURES ON INDIGENOUS EPISTEMOLOGY, scientific thought as practiced by indigenous peoples, by Dr. Dennis Foley, indigenous Australian and visiting Fulbright scholar, 12:30-1:45 p.m., University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu, Classroom E-103, and 6:30-7:45 p.m. on Jan. 30 in E-101; free. 454-4750.
• NAMI MANOA SUPPORT GROUP meeting for family/helpers of the mentally ill, 7 p.m., Manoa Gardens office, University of Hawai'i-Manoa campus. 591-1297.
THURSDAY
• DIVORCECARE support group 6:30-8:30 p.m., GRIEFSHARE support group 7-9 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, 1822 Ke'eaumoku St., Makiki; through April 4; childcare available by reservation; workbook $10, scholarships available. 532-1111.
FRIDAY
• ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND SONG CONTEST by the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association at the Hilton Hawaiian Village: 9 a.m. meeting, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1:30 p.m. contest, 3:30 p.m. Hospitality Hui, 6:30 p.m. cocktails (Hale Koa Hotel grounds); $85 fee, members $75, neighbor island members $65; 841-6442.
Correction: Dr. Dennis Foley's lecture on scientific thought as practiced by indigenous peoples will be 12:30-1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu, Classroom E-103, and 6:30-7:45 p.m. on Jan. 30 in E-101. Call 454-4750. Incorrect dates were published in a previous version of this calendar.
