Posted on: Friday, February 4, 2005

Home & Garden Calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

11th annual BIA-Hawaii Home Building & Remodeling Show, appearance by Vern Yip, guest chef demonstrations, educational seminars, keiki games, and informational booths by contractors, suppliers and building industry experts, 5-9 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4 adult per day, $1 discount for seniors on Feb. 6, $6 for a four-day pass. Additional discounts and information, www.bia-hbrs.com.

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for February: You Can Install a Faucet, 7 p.m. Fridays; You Can Update Your Countertops and Cabinets, 10 a.m. Saturdays; You Can Install Moulding and Trim, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux, 2 p.m. Sundays; Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions, 7 p.m. Thursdays; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, 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.

Kids Workshop, make a heart-shaped shelf, 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. For children up to age 13; children must be accompanied by an adult. Free; materials provided.

GARDEN EVENTS

Bonsai Workshop, Isami Ishihara shares his experience in growing bonsai during the Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Church Row Park, Waimea, Big Island; free (bring a plant from home to bonsai). (808) 961-8706.

Maui Orchid Society Show, plants for viewing and for sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Maui Mall, Kahului, Maui; repeats 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Feb. 11 and 12; free admission. (808) 575-9657.

5th World Bonsai Convention, to be held in Washington, D.C., on May 28-31, has extended the deadline for entries. Submit slides or digital images before March 15. Entry forms at www.bonsaiwbff.org. (540) 672-5699.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also, tour highlighting native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; $5. (808) 323-3318.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, narrated 45-minute tram tours of the garden's heliconia, ginger, vanilla vines and lychee trees, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. daily, Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, Kane'ohe; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

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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