As part of the Great American Smokeout, smokers can "pitch the pack" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Safeway stores in Kihei and Kahului or at the Maui Mall's Center Court and receive information on how to quit smoking.

A Smoke-Free Law Celebration will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tiffany's Bar and Grill in Wailuku, with residents sharing their personal stories of life before and after the new smoke-free law, which bans smoking in all public places. There will be pupu, a no-host bar and cake. The cost is $10 per person. Reservations are required; call 808-573-6554.

Students from Maui Waena Intermediate School in Kahului will hold "Pitch the Pack" sign-waving events from 1:15 to 2 p.m. tomorrow and 7:15 to 7:45 a.m. Thursday to encourage motorists to give up their cigarettes in exchange for a more healthful lifestyle.

The Molokai Tobacco-Free Partnership is celebrating the first anniversary of the state's "smoke-free law" with a carnival from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Keawea Park in Kaunakakai.