Home & Garden Calendar

HOME EVENTS

Community home-buyer fair, learn how to qualify to buy a home, how education and counseling can help and what steps to take from private and government agencies, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Filipino Community Center, 94-428 Mokuola St., Waipahu; free. 522-8175, Ext. 223.

2003 Renaissance Building & remodeling Awards, ceremony presented by the Building Industry Association of Hawaii to honor construction professionals in residential, kitchen and bath, commercial, landscapes and historical projects, 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 6:30 dinner Aug. 1, Pacific Ballrooms, Renaissance Ikikai Waikiki Hotel, $55. Reservation deadline is July 18. 847-4666, ext. 206.

GARDEN EVENTS

Story time in the garden, nature crafts, stories and nature discoveries for keiki, ages 3-5, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Fridays, July 11-Aug. 1, Foster Botanical Garden; free. Registration: 522-7064.

Summer Plant Sale, new and native plants including gingers, fruit trees, anthuriums, ferns, herbs, water plants and cacti, with lei, crafts, foods and keiki activities, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; free. 988-0456.

"Wonderful world of wigglers," discover how earthworms keep the soil healthy, for ages 3-6, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Hawai'i Nature Center; $14 for parent and child team. 955-0100.

"BIRDS & THE BEES: DOING IT WITH FLORA," a primer on island pollination partnerships, with Steve Montgomery on research on the interdependence of Hawai'i insects and plants, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Lyon Arboretum; $20. 988-0456.

Lei MAking: wili Method, Brian Choy teaches how to create a lei, 9:30-11:30 a.m. July 19, Lyon Arboretum; $22 includes supplies. 988-0456.

Midsummer Night Gleam, paper luminaries light the garden's paths, with a lion dance, harp ensemble concert, stories from Jeff Gere and keiki activities. 4:30-10 p.m. July 19, Foster Botanical Garden. Bring a picnic dinner and tour the garden; free. 522-7060, 537-1708.