Posted on: Sunday, August 29, 2004

Community Calendar

Advertiser Staff

TUESDAY

• ROTARY CLUB OF HONOLULU luncheon program noon to 1 p.m., Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Room; Honolulu Prosecutor Peter Carlisle to speak about proposed Hawai'i constitutional changes; $18.35 fee. 922-5526.

• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 6:30 p.m., Pearl City No. 21, Pearl City Public Library; 1138 Waimano Home Road.

• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Hawai'i Kai No. 1, Haha'ione Elementary School, 595 Pepe'ekeo St.

WEDNESDAY

• CANDIDATE RADIO FORUM sponsored by League of Women Voters featuring mayoral candidates Duke Bainum and Mufi Hannemann fielding questions from a live studio audience, 5 to 6 p.m., KIPO 89.3 FM; studio audience being solicited on a first-come, first-served basis; call for reservations. 955-8821.

• AL-ANON MEETING for friends and family of alcoholics 7 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday, St. Francis Hospital, 2226 Liliha St., Weinberg Building, fifth floor. 521-5900.

THURSDAY

• WORKING WITH HOMELESS WORKSHOPS for faith or community-based organizations, Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave.: "Critical Collaboration," 8:30 a.m. to noon; "Passion and Practicality," 1:30 to 5 p.m.; free; sponsored by The Volunteer Legal Services Hawai'i; registration required at 522-1858 or www.vlsh.org/HOMES

• END OF WORLD WAR II CEREMONY 8:45 to 9:45 a.m., USS Missouri deck; speakers, Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Dierker, deputy commander, U.S. Pacific Command, and Navy Capt. Michael Vitale, commander, Navy Region Hawai'i and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific; U.S. Pacific Fleet Band, parade of colors, 21-gun salute; board free trolley 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. at USS Bowfin Submarine Museum; only cars with Department of Defense credentials allowed on Ford Island. 423-2263, Ext. 8.

• HONOLULU SELF-HELP GROUP for people with multiple sclerosis and their families 5:30 to 7 p.m., 505 Ka'ahi St., Phase II conference room, Iwilei area. 532-0811.

FRIDAY

• WEEKLY VIGIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE 4 to 6 p.m. on Ala Moana Boulevard at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building; bring a sign; sponsored by Not In Our Name.

• CRIBBAGE GAMES 6:30 p.m. every Friday, HonBLUE, 501 Sumner St., Suite 381; sponsored by The North Shore Peggers, a grassroots club of the American Cribbage Congress; all ages welcome. 261-4468., www.cribbage.org.

SATURDAY

• HAWAI'I Kai Jaycees general membership meeting 10:30 a.m., California Pizza Kitchen (Kahala Mall); for information consult hawaiikaijaycees@mail.com.

• BLOOD DRIVE 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Town Center of Mililani; donors must be age 18 or older, in good health, weighing 110 pounds or more with a valid photo ID. 845-9966.

• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, Windward Branch general meeting 10:30 a.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 780 Keolu Drive, Kailua; talk by planning consultant, Don Bremner on "Keeping Kailua Kailua"; public invited.

• "WHEN HE BECAME SHE: KUAN YIN AND GENDER," talk on the Chinese goddess of mercy, sponsored by the Hawaii Council for the Humanities, 2 p.m., Kapi'olani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, Ohia Building 118.

UPCOMING

• BLOOD DRIVE 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 5, Waikele Center; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 6, Daiei-Kailua; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, College of Business Administration, Faculty Lounge, D207; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 8, BYU-Hawai'i, Aloha Center, Room 155 and 165; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 8, Chaminade University, front of Henry Hall; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11, Windward Mall Shopping Center, Macy's parking lot; donors must be age 18 or older, in good health, weighing 110 pounds or more with a valid photo ID. 845-9966.

• FAMILIES FOR REAL enrichment sessions for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents: singing, arts, crafts, movement, field trips, discussion/support and age-specific learn by play groups; fall session Sept. 7 to Nov. 12. 233-5656.

• COACHES AND MENTORS wanted to work on a volunteer basis with at-risk youth; orientation meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 9, Castle High School, Room 37; sponsored by Breakthroughs for Youth at Risk. 235-2547.

• 14TH ANNUAL KUHIO COMMUNITY CELEBRATION for the residents of Kuhio Park Terrace, 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 10, Kuhio Park Terrace Baseball Field; a celebration of health and cultural practices; goodie bags for participating families and door prizes; everything is free. 847-3285.

Note: Agendas and minutes of neighborhood board meetings are available at www.co.honolulu.hi.us/nco/boards.htm.