Posted on: Friday, January 21, 2005
Home and Garden Calendar
Advertiser Staff
HOME EVENTS
Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for January: You Can Install laminate Flooring, 7 p.m. Fridays; You Can Get Organized, 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: Try Before You Buy, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; You Can Install Window Treatments, 7 p.m. Thursdays; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei area of 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.
Conquering Clutter, seminar by Kelly Galvin shares tips on simplifying your living space and getting organized, 1 p.m. Saturday, HomeWorld, Pearlridge; 488-1065. Also, 1 p.m. Sunday, HomeWorld, Honolulu; 543-5300. Free. Call the stores for reservations.
Build New or Re-Do, presentations on topics ranging from flooring to roofing plus financing a remodeling project, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant; free. Reservations: 955-2777.
Feng Shui for the New Year, learn from Sharissa Chun how to place objects in your surroundings to promote peace, prosperity and well-being, 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the downtown area; $25. Call for location and registration: 536-4229.
"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the Islands, noon weekdays on Fox channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.
Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, tours between 9 a.m. and noon Wednesdays, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. 845-6688.
GARDEN EVENTS
Clean Up Day, volunteers are invited to help care for native plants by clearing invasive species from the 12-acre garden, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Big Island; bring gloves, hat, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, hand tools and a lunch. (808) 323-3318.
Hawaiian Lei-Making Workshop, learn the humupapa, kui and kupu'u methods of lei making, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Kalama Beach Park, Kailua; free; bring supplies, including scissors, flowers, leaves, lei needles and thread. 266-7652.
2005 O'ahu Master Gardeners class, 16-week program for the serious gardener, 9 a.m.-noon Thursdays, Jan. 27-May 12, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City; $50. Call 453-6050 for an application. Deadline for applying is Jan. 14.
5th World Bonsai Convention, to be held in Washington, D.C., from May 28 to 31, has extended the deadline for entries. Submit slides or digital images for preliminary selection before March 15. Entry forms for all categories available at www.bonsai-wbff.org. (540) 672-5699.
Garden 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.
Send announcements with name and contact phone number to: Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.
