Home & Garden Calendar
HOME EVENTS
"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the Islands, noon Mondays through Fridays on Fox channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.
Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, tours between 9 a.m. and noon Wednesdays, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. 845-6688.
Feng Shui for the home & Office, two-session class by Alan Lum on setting up your environment to improve your life, 9 a.m.-noon May 8 and 15, Windward Community College; $55. Registration: 235-7433.
GARDEN EVENTS
Fort Street Aloha: wear a lei, give a lei, with lei vendors, Hawaiian music and farmers' market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Fort Street between Merchant and Hotel Street, free admission. 524-4195.
Orchid Show and Plant Sale, with speakers on orchid culture and haku lei making, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 8:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Noelani Elementary School, Manoa; free admission. 988-7191.
Spring Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Foster Botanical Garden; free admission. 537-1700.
Maui Orchid Show, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, May 7 and 8, Maui Mall, Maui; free admission. (808) 575-9657.
Under the Stars Musical Potpourri, three-night event with themed music and dancing and dinner to benefit the new Children's Garden, 4:30 p.m. Thursday (Motown, R&B theme) and May 8 (South American theme) and 9 (country-western theme), Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Garden, Kilauea, Kaua'i; $80 per night. (808) 828-0525.
Kona Orchid Show, noon-7 p.m. May 7, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. May 8 and 9 a.m.-noon May 9, Hale Halewai, Ali'i Drive, Kona, Big Island; free admission. (808) 939-9282.
Kaua'i Orchid Show, 1-7 p.m. May 7 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 8, Kukui Grove Shopping Center, Lihu'e, Kaua'i; free admission. (808) 823-6921.
Orchid Display and Mother's Day Flower Sale, with plants, flowers and barbecue chicken, sponsored by the Mililani Orchid Club, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. May 8, Mililani Uka Elementary School cafeteria; free admission. 623-1114.
Betty Crocker LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN AWARDS, nominations sought for Scenic Hawaii's annual awards for landscapes and gardens on all Hawaiian islands. Categories: Professional, for one-time or continuing design that is viewed by the public; Private Gardeners, for design in a yard or neighborhood; and Community Gardens, for public spaces developed and maintained by volunteers or community groups. Nomination deadline is May 15 with the awards ceremony on June 28. For additional requirements call 263-5627.
Guided Tours of the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden on the Big Island, focusing on canoe plants (brought to the islands during migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also, tour highlighting native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays; $5. (808) 323-3318.
Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view over 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. Pick up the walking tour pamphlet at the hotel's concierge desk. 923-7311.
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