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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, January 19, 2007

Home and garden calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

"Homes & Land," TV show visits homes and land for sale in Hawai'i, noon weekdays, Fox affiliate channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (cable). 591-2222.

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

13th Annual BIA-Hawai'i Home Building & Remodeling Show, with over 130 of Hawai'i's top contractors, suppliers, building industry experts and associates. They will join under one roof for this premier event that offers the assistance theme "Seek Professional Help...Before It's Too Late," 5-9 p.m. Thursday; repeats 5-9 p.m. Friday Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday Jan. 27 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday Jan. 28. Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4. www.bia-hawaii.com.

GARDEN EVENTS

Kalo Propagation Workshop, learn how to raise, harvest, and propagate kalo in your backyard from Manuel Rego who's maintained over 60 varieties of kalo for more than 20 years. Participants will also make their own hulis of various varieties to take home and plant, 9 a.m.-noon today, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island; $15 non-members. Free for members. (808) 323-3318.

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

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays and a tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $5. Also, Ho'okupu Plant Propagation Club for ages 6-14 to learn about Hawaiian plants and their cultural uses, 1:45-3:30 Wednesdays, free. (808) 323-3318.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile (1 1/2 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), 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, kama'aina discounts. 239-6775.

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

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 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.