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TUESDAY

• Lecture by astronomy researcher Shrinivas "Shri" Kulkarni on the gamma ray "cosmic fireballs" and the first of a series of W.M. Keck Observatory Hualalai Wing Lecture Theatre events, 7 p.m. at 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea, Big Island. Free. Information: Laura Kraft: (808) 885-7887.

THURSDAY

• EXPERTS AT THE PALACE 2003, 16th Annual Historic Preservation Lecture Series, sponsored by University of Hawai'iiManoa department of American studies' historic preservation program, Historic Hawai'i Foundation and Friends of 'Iolani Palace, noon, Old Archives Building on grounds of 'Iolani Palace. Speaker: historian John DeVirgilio, "Pearl Harbor From the Skies: Accounts of Japanese Pilots." Free. Information: 956-9546.

FEB. 11

• "ARTISTS MEAN BUSINESS," Hawai'i Statewide Forum for Promoting Careers in Arts for People With Disabilities, sponsored by state Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Intended for artists; arts technicians and administrators with disabilities; rehabilitation professionals, educators, career vocational education counselors; and Social Security representatives. Small fee; includes lunch. Information: Juana Tabali-Weir, 956-3975; www.vsarts.hawaii.edu.

FEB. 13

• EXPERTS AT THE PALACE 2003, 16th Annual Historic Preservation Lecture Series noon, Old Archives Building on grounds of 'Iolani Palace. Speakers: Allan Palmer and Clint Churchill, "Taking Flight: The Military Aviation Museum of the Pacific." Free. Information: 956-9546.

• HONOLULU NEWCOMERS CLUB, Aloha coffee, 10 a.m. Reservations/location: 944-3310. (Also planned: Feb. 20 luncheon.)

FEB. 15

• "Reverse aging and go for the gold," speech by triathlete Ruth Heidrich, author of "A Race for Life," and "The Race for Life Cookbook," to a meeting of The Vegetarian Society of Hawai'i, 7 p.m., McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Beach Park. Free; open to the public. Information: Elaine Johnson, 672-8339.

UPCOMING

• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALK 2003: Registration ongoing for 3-mile benefit walk through Ala Moana Beach Park and Magic Island, sponsored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Hawai'i Division, beginning 7 a.m. April 5, near McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park. Register: 532-0806. Information: www.nationalmssociety.org.