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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, June 13, 2008

Home and garden calendar

SPECIAL

27TH ANNUAL ORCHID SHOW, presented by the 'Aiea Orchid Club; 9 a.m. June 13-15; 'Aiea Elementary School; $2 donation; 429-8685.

31ST ANNUAL HOME, GARDEN & NEW PRODUCTS SHOW, with prizes, food samples and more sponsored by Lex Brodie's, Sams Club, ABC Design Center and ABC Furniture; 5-9 p.m. June 13, 9 a.m.9 p.m. June 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 15; Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $5*; 945-3594, www.homeandgarden.pacificexpos.com.

LAUHALA WEAVING, learn how to prepare and weave a six-inch turtle with instructor Lucas Esdicul; 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. June 18; Foster Botanical Garden; $10 supply fee, plus admission fee into the garden; 522-7064.

ONGOING

GARDEN TOUR, 1-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. Sundays); Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens; $14.50, discounts for kama'aina; 239-6775.

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.

MANOA HERITAGE CENTER, discover an ancient Hawaiian heiau and native Hawaiian plant garden while learning Manoa Valley's history; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; Manoa Heritage Center; $7 general, $4 seniors and military, students free; visits and tours by reservation only: 988-1287, www.manoaheritagecenter.org.

Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line.