Posted on: Friday, August 13, 2004

Home and Garden Calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Island Home Improvement Expo, designers Frank Bielec of "Trading Places" and Chayse Dacoda of "While You Were Out" make guest appearances, sign autographs and lead design seminars, with informational booths and vendors, 4-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $5 adults, free for children 12 and younger. 591-2211.

Remodel It Right, expo of contractors and suppliers, informational booths and mini seminars on basic remodeling, sponsored by Building Industry Association of Hawaii, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Basic Remodeling seminar, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.), Kahala Mall; free. 847-4666, ext. 201.

Home and Garden Workshops, how-to clinics: You Can Lay Outdoor Pavers, 7 p.m. Friday; You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions, 10 a.m. Saturday; You Can Install a Center Set Faucet, 2 p.m. Saturday; You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux, 2 p.m. Sunday; You Can Use a Drill Press to Build a Mission Table, 7 p.m. Tuesday; You Can Decorate a Window, 7 p.m. Thursday; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; and Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740.

GARDEN EVENTS

Kaimuki Orchid Society Show, plants on view and for sale, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Kilauea Recreational Center; free admission.

Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club Show, plants, floral arrangements, gifts and demonstrations, 8:30-1 p.m. Sunday, Daifukuji Temple Hall, Honalo; free admission. (808) 329-7354.

Bonsai Ohana, plant exhibition and demonstrations and workshops led by Yasuo Mitsuya from Japan, 9 a.m. Aug. 21-22, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, with buffet dinner and silent auction of displayed plants on Aug. 22; two-day conference registration is $135 for individuals, $250 for couples; one-day registration is $75. 488-0743, 488-9929.

Tropical Walk, Ray Baker leads a walk through the heliconia and ginger collections, 9:30-1:30 a.m. Aug. 21, Lyon Arboretum; $18 arboretum members, $20 nonmembers.

Ikebana Display, floral arrangements created by Elaine Arita and her students, 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Aug. 21, with demonstrations at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Iida's at Ala Moana Center; free. 973-0320.

Talk by Isabella Abbott on how Hawaiian plants were interpreted in traditional quilt designs and the plants' significance and usage in early Hawai'i, held in conjunction with the current exhibit, "The Nature of Hawaiian Quilts," 7 p.m. Thursday, Chamberlain House first floor gallery, Mission Houses Museum; $6 includes viewing of the exhibition. 531-0481.