TODAY

WAIKIKI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Waikiki Community Center.

TOMORROW

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME OWNERSHIP, application meeting for families within income limits who have land, 6-7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 'Ewa Beach. 696-7882, www.leewardhabitat.org.

IMPLICATIONS OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, community forum 7-8:30 p.m., Niu Valley Middle School; free.

RAIL TRANSIT PUBLIC FORUM, featuring Taka Kimura, the project's principal structural engineer, 5:45 p.m., Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Tenney Theatre. 524-2822 ext. 214.

KAIMUKI NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Lili'uokalani Elementary School.

KALIHI-PALAMA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Kapalama School cafeteria.

THURSDAY

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU, lunch program, featuring a youth drug prevention talk by representatives of Foster Family Programs, 12 p.m., Oahu Country Club; $20 includes lunch. 524-0330, ext. 2.

WAI'ALAE-KAHALA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church.

KANE'OHE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Windward Community College, Hale Akoakoa 103-105.

MAKIKI/LOWER PUNCHBOWL/TANTALUS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Makiki District Park, arts and crafts building.

FRIDAY

MEET THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES, open forum featuring public library interests, 7-9 p.m., Liliha Public Library; free.

SATURDAY

MACTOBER FEST, speakers, workshops, clinics, swap meet and more, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Art Building; sponsored by Hawaii Macintosh & Apple Users Society. Free.

SCHOOL RECYCLING DRIVE, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Kailua High School parking lot. Donations of HI-5¢ redeemable cans, plastic bottles and glass bottles welcome to help fund Project Graduation 2009.

LIVING OPTIONS FOR SENIORS, a free seminar comparing home care and home health care and explaining agencies, 10 a.m., 15 Craigside Place; free; RSVP by Oct. 15. 754-5410.

UPCOMING

RECLAIMING THE CONSTITUTION — EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW, annual meeting of the American Civil Liberties Union, featuring national legal director, Steve Shapiro, discussing the outlook for civil rights, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 21, Ward Warehouse Kaka'ako Room; reservation deadline Oct. 15. 522-5906, 522-5909 (fax), office@acluhawaii.org, www.acluhawaii.org.

STUDENT ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT SYMPOSIUM, those with a Farrington High School or Kalihi connection encouraged to attend, 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Oct. 22, New Hope Lead Center, 290 Sand Island Access Road. RSVP: tamma@bcrhawaii.com, 545-4111.

CLOSING THE JUSTICE GAP: WHAT WE EACH CAN DO, discussion of progress made toward equal access to justice, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 22, Hawaiian Electric Industries training room, eighth floor, American Savings Bank, 1001 Bishop St.; sponsored by Hawaii Justice Foundation; free, lunch included. RSVP: 537-3886, hjf@hawaii.rr.com, 528-1974 (fax).

MOLOKA'I FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 23-Nov. 13, Alu Like Native Hawaiian Library, Kaunakakai, Moloka'i; free. 808-553-5369, fahorne@alulike.org.

WALKTOBERFEST, benefit for Make-a-Wish Hawaii, 5K run/walk, 1 mile family walk, 8 a.m. Oct. 25, Kaka'ako Waterfront Park; entertainment, root beer garden, wurst, pretzels and more; minimum pledges, adults $20, children $15. www.makeawishhawaii.org, 537-3118.

AARP MEETING, Waikiki Chapter 60, luncheon event 11:30 a.m. Nov. 5, Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki Ballroom; speaker, Dr. C. Gerald Powers, administrator, Convalescent Center; members $24, nonmembers $25. 593-1026 (T.J. Davies), 734-1350 (Edith Naito).

CHARITY TREES AT MAUNA LANI is accepting tree decoration and display entries through Dec. 1 for Dec. 9-23 holiday fundraiser. www.maunalani.com, 808-881-7002 (Ranie Fukumoto).

ESSAY AND ARTWORK CONTEST, for fourth-grade students, sponsored by Hawaii Family and Community Education; theme: responsibility, one of the six pillars of character; submit an essay and hand-drawn picture before Jan. 1, 2009. 455-2740 (Mary Takeshita).