SPECIAL EVENTS

An Orchid Feast, 55th annual Hilo Orchid Society Show and Sale, with exhibits, workshops, demonstrations, sale of orchids and other plants plus pots, vases, jewelry, clothing and art prints; 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Aug. 10; Edith Kanaka'ole Multi-Purpose Stadium; Hilo; continues 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Aug. 11 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Aug. 12; $4 general, $2 children under 12; 808-933-9772.

Introduction to Basic Electrical Home Repairs, Clayton Nueva teaches a two-session class on electrical safety, repairs to light switches, plugs, fluorescent fixtures and the tools you'll need, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.; Aug. 11 and 18; Windward Community College Hale 'Iolani 117; $145 includes book, extension cord and tester; register: 235-7433.

Ferns of the Volcano, Tim Tunison teaches an in-the-field class on identifying fern species, fern ecology, their relationship to other forest plants and Native Hawaiian uses of ferns; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Aug. 11; Volcano Art Center; Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island; $45; register: 808-967-8222.

Designer Saturday: It's a Wrap, Kathy Norton introduces the winners of the INspire Your Home Makeover Contest and vendors on the winning projects will answer questions and show samples of their products; 1-2 p.m.; Aug. 11; Honolulu Design Center Cupola events room; free; 237-5462.

ONGOING EVENTS

Garden Guided Tour, tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants; 1 p.m. Fridays; and focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration); 1 p.m. Wednesdays; Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island. $4 suggested donation; 808-323-3318.

Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the hotel, tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk; daily; Royal Hawaiian hotel; Waikiki; free; 923-7311.

Niaulani Nature Walk, guided tour through an old-growth Hawaiian forest; 9:30 a.m.; Mondays; Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus; Volcano Village, Big Island; donations accepted; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Guided Tours, view plants of the rainforest; 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays; Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free; reservations: 988-0461.

Garden Tours, one-mile (1.5 hour) easy guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees; 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; daily (keiki-focused tour, 1 p.m. Sunday); Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens; 47-285 Pulama Road; Kane'ohe; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available; 239-6775.

Guided Tours; 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; Foster Botanical Garden; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12; 522-7066.

Manoa Heritage Center Tours, visit a cultural and historical site in Manoa Valley with guided tours of the native Hawaiian plant garden surrounding a traditional heiau (sacred site); 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesdays-Saturdays; Manoa Heritage Center; $7 adults, $4 children and students; guided tour reservations: 988-1287.

Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture; 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Wednesdays; Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom; 1815 Kahai St.; free; reservations: 845-6688.

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