Home & Garden Calendar
FOR THE HOME
Furniture & Lighting exhibit, original pieces designed and fabricated by architecture students, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, through Feb. 27, Haigo & Irene Shen Architecture Gallery, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; free. 956-8311.
Home and garden Workshops, how-to clinics for February at Home Depot stores: You Can Repair Damaged Drywall, 7 p.m. Fridays; You Can Turn Your Home Into a Safety Zone, 10 a.m. Saturdays;
You Can Install Wainscoting and Chair-rail Molding, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Apply Faux Paint Techniques, 2 p.m. Sundays; Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Router to Customize Shelving, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; and You Can Install RTA Cabinets, 7 p.m. Thursdays; all clinics are free. Home Depot stores: 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.
BUILDING INDUSTRY association home building & remodeling show, with exhibits, seminars, information on financing and other activities, continuing 5-9 p.m. today; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4 per day; coupons and discounts available at www.bia-hawaii.com. Information: 847-4666, ext. 206.
KIDS' WORKSHOP, construct a whirligig (windmill); for children up to age 13, 9 a.m. tomorrow, Home Depot stores: Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free; materials provided.
GARDEN EVENTS
Plant and Produce Sale, vendors offer native Hawaiian plants, orchids, anthuriums and vegetable seeds, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City; free admission. 453-6050.
Narcissus and Bonsai display, featuring crab-claw and upright cultures of narcissus, as well as bonsai from members of the Hawaii Bonsai Association, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Honolulu Academy of Arts; $7 general, $4 for seniors, military and students. 532-8700.
Maui Orchid Society show, plants on display and for sale, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Feb. 13 and 14, Maui Mall, Kahului; free admission. (808) 575-9657.
Hibiscus, Jill Coryell teaches the history of native Hawaiian and endemic hibiscus, hybridizing, propagation and plant care, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 13, Lyon Arboretum; $12 nonmembers, $10 members. 988-0456.
Guided Tours of the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden on the Big Island, tour focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also a tour highlighting native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Big Island; $5. (808) 323-3318.
Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding The Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. Tour pamphlet available at the hotel's concierge desk. 923-7311.
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