Posted on: Sunday, May 1, 2005

Community Calendar

Advertiser Staff

TODAY

BLOOD DRIVE, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Hawai'i Kai Towne Center; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Kapi'olani Community College; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Brigham Young University-Hawai'i, Aloha Center; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Manoa Shopping Center; 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Town Center of Mililani; donors must be 18 or older, 110 pounds or more, in good health with valid photo ID; call for an appointment. 845-9966.

PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS, free line dancing 2-4 p.m., Aloha Tower Market Place; DJ music, one easy lesson 3:30 p.m.; car pool; instructors, bring your students and join in. 262-7441.

TOMORROW

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP

5 p.m., 2500 Kalakaua Ave.; sponsored by Hawai'i Association of Certified Nurses Aides. 923-5918.

TUESDAY

COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR to mark Cover the Uninsured Week, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tamarind Park, Bishop Square, downtown Honolulu; free screenings and information from various government agencies; sponsored by the state departments of Health, Labor & Industrial Relations, and Human Services, Aloha United Way, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association of Hawai'i and others.

HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CHILD, free seminar about the adoption process, 6 p.m., 1168 Waimanu St.; call to reserve a spot. 589-2367.

HINA MAUKA FAMILY PROGRAM providing support for friends and family of alcohol and drug abusers, 6-7:30 p.m., Church of the Holy Nativity, Glantz Hall; free. 236-2600.

FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP for friends and relatives of the mentally ill, 6-7:30 p.m., Diamond Head Health Center, 3627 Kilauea Ave., Room 408; facilitated by a psychiatrist, psychologist and/or social worker; free and confidential. 733-9260.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Wai'anae Coast No. 24, 7 p.m., Wai'anae Neighborhood Community Center, 85-670 Farrington Highway.

WEDNESDAY

LAW WEEK KICKOFF, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tamarind Park, Bishop Square, downtown Honolulu; entertainment and information booths staffed by legal organizations; sponsored by the Hawaii State Bar Association.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Manoa No. 7, 7 p.m., Noelani Elementary School cafetorium, 2655 Woodland Drive.

KUPUNA CONNECTIONS, televised talk about issues of interest to senior citizens and their families, 7:30 p.m., 'Olelo, Channel 52; this week's topic: estate planning. 368-6747.

THURSDAY

QIGONG, introductory class to Chinese system of self-healing, 8-9 a.m., Kapahulu Center, 3410 Campbell Ave., by cancer survivor Ginny Walden; open practice 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays; introductory class $5, open practice $12. 259-8453.

HONOLULU SELF-HELP GROUP for people with Multiple Sclerosis and their families, 5:30-7 p.m., 505 Ka'ahi St., Phase II Conference Room, Iwilei area. 532-0811.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Kuli'ou'ou/Kalani Iki No. 2, 7 p.m., 'Aina Haina Library, 5246 Kalaniana'ole Highway.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, McCully/Mo'ili'ili No. 8, 7 p.m., King William Lunalilo Elementary School cafeteria, 810 Pumehana St.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Downtown No. 13, Pauahi Recreation Center, 7 p.m., 171 N. Pauahi St.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Kailua No. 31, 7 p.m., Kailua Recreation Center, 21 S. Kainalu Drive.

FRIDAY

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

SATURDAY

FREE LEGAL ADVICE and referrals from volunteer attorneys to mark Law Week, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Daiei Kaheka, Daiei Waipahu, Pearlridge Center (downtown side, center court), Windward Mall (mall level, Sears wing); Legal Line Telephone Hotline 6-7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. 537-1868 or (888)609-5463.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, Windward O'ahu branch, meeting featuring a talk by Warren Bollmeier, president, Hawai'i Renewable Energy Commission, 10:30 a.m., Windward Passage meeting room, 322 Aoloa St., Kailua; free; public welcome. 956-7678.

HONOLULU NEWCOMERS CLUB, monthly pupu party, 7 p.m.; call for location. 944-3310.