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TODAY
• "BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP," classes by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 1-14, Kane'ohe, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays through March 22, Windward Community College, Kane'ohe; $45 fee includes manual, exams, beverages; Coast Guard-certified course; graduation breakfast and tour of Coast Guard base on Sand Island and Coast Guard vessels. 234-6926.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Liliha/Pu'unui/'Alewa/Kamehameha Heights No. 14, 7 p.m., Ma'ema'e Elementary School, 319 Wyllie St.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 'Aiea No. 20, 7:30 p.m., 99-143 Moanalua Road.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Waimanalo No. 32, 7:30 p.m., Waimanalo Public and School Library, 41-1320 Kalaniana'ole Highway.
TOMORROW
• ROTARY CLUB OF HONOLULU luncheon, noon to 1 p.m., Sheraton Waikiki Hotel; featured speaker, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; $18 fee. 922-5526.
• "PROTECTING THE SACRED TEMPLE: MAUNA KEA," reaction to NASA's plan to build more telescopes, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Room 201 at the Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawai'i-Manoa. 524-8220.
• NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION MEETING, 6:30 p.m., City Council chambers; call to confirm. 527-5749.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Waikiki No. 9, 7 p.m., Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
WEDNESDAY
• HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY Advisory Council meeting, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Honolulu International Airport Interiland Conference Center (seventh floor); public welcome; fax testimonies to 397-2650. More details at 397-2651.
• INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY WORKSHOP for people with multiple sclerosis and their families, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Phase II conference room, 505 Ka'a'ahi St.; call to reserve. (800) 344-4867.
• "BROWN BAGGING TO CONVERSATIONAL HAWAIIAN," language awareness and conversational class for the busy person, 11 a.m. and noon weekly, beginning Feb. 11, Old Archives, diamondhead side of 'Iolani Palace grounds; $5 per session, $4 for Friends of 'Iolani Palace members; bring pencil and paper. 522-0827.
• PARENT ADVOCACY TRAINING: "Testing for Special Education," 5 to 8 p.m., Lehua Elementary School cafeteria, 791 Lehua Ave., Pearl City. 695-8189.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Kalihi Valley No. 16, 7 p.m., Kalihi Valley District Park, 1911 Kamehameha IV Road.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Palolo No. 6, 7 p.m. Palolo Elementary School.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Kahalu'u No. 29, 7 p.m., KEY Project, 47-200 Waihe'e Road.
THURSDAY
• HONOLULU NEWCOMERS CLUB Aloha Coffee, 10 a.m. at a private residence. (Also, lunch Feb. 19 at a restaurant; call for details.) 944-3310.
• EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU weekly luncheon, noon to 1:30 p.m., O'ahu Country Club; featured speaker, Glen Lockwood, director of disaster operations, American Red Cross Hawai'i Chapter; lunch $15. 524-0330.
• "PRINCESS DI OF THE NORTH: RETHINKING CATHERINE THE GREAT," lecture by Dr. Ruth Dawson, professor of women's studies, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, noon to 1 p.m., Room 807 of American Savings Bank Tower, 180 S. King St.; free; bring lunch. 956-5790.
• PARENT ADVOCACY TRAINING: "Testing for Special Education," 5 to 8 p.m., Kahaleokamehaikana Community Resource Center, new building, Kuhio Park Terrace Suite 103, Kalihi. 695-8189.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Diamond Head/Kapahulu/St. Louis Heights No. 5, 7 p.m., Ala Wai Clubhouse, 404 Kapahulu Ave.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 'Ewa No. 23, 7 p.m., 'Ewa Beach Public Library, 91950 North Road.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Aliamanu/Salt Lake/Foster Village No. 18, 7 p.m., Aliamanu Intermediate School cafetorium, 3271 Salt Lake Blvd.
• NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Ko'olau Loa No. 28, 7 p.m., Hau'ula Community Center, 54-010 Kukuna Blvd.
FRIDAY
• AARP BOARD MEETING, 11:30 a.m., Yen King Restaurant, Kahala Mall; $8 annual dues payable. (Also, AARP EAST HONOLULU CHAPTER meeting, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 20, Queen Kapi'olani Hotel, 150 Kapahulu Ave.; guest speaker, restaurant reviewer Matthew Gray.) Chinese luncheon; $12 payable by Thursday, send check to P.O. Box 240718, Honolulu, HI 96824. 263-6151.
SATURDAY
• BLOOD DRIVE, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., second floor of Windward Mall; Bone Marrow Registry; appearance by Cherry Blossom contestants.
• FREE MEGA CAR WASH benefit for schools, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kuakini Messiah Lutheran Church, 'Ewa Beach Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, University Our Savior Lutheran Church, 'Aiea St. Mark Lutheran Church, Kane'ohe Trinity Lutheran Church and Wahiawa Lutheran High School; pledges are in, so washes are free; donations welcome.
• 15TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF HAWAI'I IN THE PACIFIC, through Feb. 16, Pacific Beach Hotel; theme, "The Future of Maritime Archaeology in the Pacific"; sponsored by The University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Marine Option Program and anthropology program and the Maritime Archaeology and History of the Hawaiian Islands Foundation. 956-7828.
