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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, June 1, 2007

Home & garden calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

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.

GARDEN EVENTS

Native Hawaiian Plant Propagation, workshop to teach techniques used by professional to grow plants from seeds and cuttings, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Waimea Valley Audubon Center, North Shore; $8 plus admission of $8 general and $5 kama'aina. Reservations required: 638-9199.

Beach Planting and Clean-up, join other volunteers to plant native Hawaiian plants and clean the beach with a cook-out to follow, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Ho'okipa Beach Park, Pa'ia, Maui; free, sponsored by Surfrider Foundation and the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Projects. (808-575-2716.

"Flower Traditions in Hawai'i," exhibit of lei created by Bill Char, ikebana displays by Elsie Tanaka narcissus carving by Gilman Hu and Buddhist ceremonial offerings from Vilad Southammagosani, plus floral displays, photographs and videos, noon-4 p.m. Sundays and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, June 3-17, East-West Center Gallery; free. 944-7543.

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; $7 adults, $4 children and students. Call in advance for guided tour reservations: 988-1287.

Garden Guided Tour, 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, $4 suggested donation, 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. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island. (808) 323-3318.

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; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 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 hotel, tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk, Royal Hawaiian hotel, Waikiki; free. 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.