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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, October 9, 2009

Community calendar

Advertiser Staff

TOMORROW

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP meets at St. Clement's Episcopal Church parish hall: newcomers, 9:15-10 a.m.; general meeting, 10-11:30 a.m.; focus is on the Guaifenesin Protocol. RSVP: 677-8770, buckwun@aol.com.

VOLUNTEERS

THE SENIOR PROJECT needs mentors to share expertise in various fields with high school seniors. Register at www.HawaiiSeniorProject.org.

WAIKIKI AQUARIUM needs a variety of volunteers. Information: www.waquarium.org/volunteers.asp or call 440-9020.

UPCOMING

H1N1 AND ASIA, panel discussion 4:30 p.m. Monday 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.

HAWAII TRADITION OF CELESTIAL NAVIGATION will be among the workshop topics at the Hilo Wayfinding and Navigation Festival Oct. 16-18 at 'Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo, Hawai'i. Information: www.imiloahawaii.org or 808-969-9700.

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

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m. Oct. 22, at Honolulu Country Club; featured guest, David Heenan, Campbell Estate trustee, will discuss his new book; lunch $20. Reservations: 524-0330, ext. 2 or edracers@aol.com.

BOOTS ON THE BEACH American Cancer Society fundraiser, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24, at 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.-3 p.m. Oct. 31, at 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.-1 p.m. Nov. 5, at YWCA Downtown, Fuller Room; theme: "Access to Justice for the Islands, What We Each Can Do"; guests: Justice Simeon Acoba, Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi and retired Washington state Chief Justice Richard Guy; limited seating; courtesy lunch; members and interested parties welcome; RSVP by Nov. 1: 537-3886, 528-1974 (fax) or hjf@hawaii.rr.com.

HAWAII HEALTH INFORMATION CORPORATION (HHIC) annual membership meeting, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Nov. 10, at Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, Haleakala/Kilauea Room; national speakers from 3M, Press Ganey Associates, Inc. and CMS and local healthcare experts; all healthcare community members welcome; HHIC members free, nonmembers $75, students $60; register by tomorrow. http://hhic.org.

ACLU CIVIL LIBERTIES SYMPOSIUM, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 14, at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; theme: government-imposed morality; keynote address by Chief Justice Ronald T.Y. Moon of the State Supreme Court; workshops on discrimination based on sexual orientation or immigration status, reproductive rights, crime deterrence, prison reform and privacy in an age of surveillance; free. RSVP: 522-5906 or office@acluhawaii.org. Information: www.acluhawaii.org/symposium.