Posted on: Monday, May 30, 2005

Community Calendar

Advertiser Staff

TODAY

BLOOD DRIVE, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Daiei-Kailua; donors must be 18 or older, 110 pounds or more, in good health with photo ID. 845-9966.

TOMORROW

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

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Pearl City No. 21, 6:30 p.m., Pearl City Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Hawai'i Kai No. 1, 7 p.m., Haha'ione ELementary School.

WEDNESDAY

WINNERS CIRCLE TOASTMASTERS meets 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. every Wednesday, Unity Church, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. 833-7538.

NATIVE HAWAIIAN NEWSPAPERS, lecture by Puakea Nogelmeier, assistant professor at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa and project scholar of Hawaiian Newspaper Resources, Bishop Museum, 7 p.m., UH-Manoa campus, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss 012; free. 956-8246.

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: fall prevention. 368-6747.

THURSDAY

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

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU weekly luncheon noon-1:30 p.m., Oahu Country Club; featured speaker, Vanessa Chong, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union, discussing current civil liberties issues; lunch $15. 524-0330, ext. 2.

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

ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday, Hina Mauka, 45-845 Po'okela St., Kane'ohe; helping families and close friends of the addicted to deal with addiction and recovery; $7 fee. 236-2600.

FRIDAY

CRIBBAGE GAMES 6:30 p.m. every Friday, HonBLUE, 501 Sumner St., Suite 381; sponsored by The North Shore Peggers, a grassroots club of the American Cribbage Congress; all ages welcome. 261-4468, www.cribbage.org.