TODAY

KOR RANCH FLEA MARKET, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Konalee's Ohana Ranch in Ma'ili, annual flea market; also Sunday, at 87-120 Kaukamana Road; vendor space available; booth payments due by today (cash). 306-5622.

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

KAPOLEI SWAP MEET and craft fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hawaii Self Storage-Kapolei, 488 Kamokila Blvd.; free. 371-2882.

HAWAI'I LITERACY ORIENTATION, 10 a.m. to noon, Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei; learn about how to become a volunteer tutor in the adult literacy program. RSVP: 537-6706.

BILL'S BOOKMOBILE, Friends of the Library of Hawai'i's year-round bookstore monthly sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 690 Pohukaina St.; Halloween mystery, fiction, children's book and video specials; romance novels $5 per bag. 536-4174.

TUESDAY

HISTORIC BITES: Hawaiian Flag Quilts, lecture by Loretta Woodward, project director of the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, noon at Mission Houses Museum; free; bring lunch or buy from the museum cafe.

THE SCIENCE OF PERSUASION, a lecture on how the latest brain research data can increase your powers of persuasion, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Marine Science Auditorium, Room 114; $8 for pizza and soft drinks. Information: 226-3000 (Kat McDivitt).

WEDNESDAY

AARP Chapter 60 Waikiki meeting, 11:30 a.m. at Hale Koa Hotel, Hawaii Ballroom; lunch precedes meeting and guest speaker; chapter members $23, nonchapter members $24, payable in advance; send to P.O. Box 23227, Honolulu, HI 96823-3227. Information: 734-1350 or 593-1350.

THURSDAY

LUNCH AND LEARNING SERIES, Henry Akina, general and artistic director of Hawaii Opera Theatre will talk about what's in store during HOT's 50th anniversary season, 11 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El; free. Reservations: 595-7521 (Richard Field).

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU luncheon, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Hono-lulu Country Club; featuring a talk titled "How to Stump the Priest" by the Rev. Marc Alexander, vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu; lunch $20. RSVP: 524-0330, ext. 2, or edracers@aol.com.

UPCOMING

H1N1 AND ASIA, panel discussion, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Center for Korean Studies; sponsored by the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's School of Pacific and Asian Studies; free, parking $5. http://manoa.hawaii.edu.

HUSKY FOOTBALL VIEWING PARTY, University of Washington Huskies vs. Arizona State University, 4 p.m. Oct. 17, Kanpai Bar and Grill on Ward Avenue; free no-host plus drink specials for UWAA members; sponsored by UW Alumni Association. hihohawaii@yahoo.com.

BOOTS ON THE BEACH American Cancer Society fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Sheraton Waikiki ballroom; guests wear cowboy attire and boots to this annual western-themed benefit; cocktails, silent auction, dinner, program and dancing "till the cows come home"; $250 tickets and up available at the Cancer Society headquarters. Information: 595-7504.

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, fifth floor; research and software tips, limited Japanese translations, presentations by Friends of 'Iolani Palace, Portuguese Genealogical Society, Hawai'i Okinawan Genealogocial Society and Mysteries of Honolulu; JCCH members $50, nonmembers $60, lunch and refreshments included; register by Oct. 2. 945-7633, info@jcch.com, www.jcch.com.

HAWAII JUSTICE FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEETING, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5, YWCA Downtown, Fuller Room; theme: Access to Justice for the Islands, What We Each Can Do; featured guests: Justice Simeon Acoba, Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi and retired Washington state chief justice Richard Guy; members and interested parties welcome; RSVP by Nov. 1: 537-3886, 528-1974 (fax) or e-mail hjf@hawaii.rr.com.