HOME EVENTS

13th Annual BIA-Hawai'i Home Building & Remodeling Show: More than 130 of Hawai'i's contractors, suppliers, building industry experts and associates come together for this event that will offer the assistance theme "Seek Professional Help. Before It's Too Late," 5-9 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4. www.bia-hawaii.com.

Feng Shui: What to Expect in 2007, prepare yourself for the year of the boar and find out what traditional Chinese feng shui says about the new year, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Windward Community College; $30. 235-7433.

World of Feng Shui, presents Feng Shui Outlook for 2007, "Getting Rich and Staying Safe in the Fire Boar Year," 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation; $45. 739-8288.

"Homes & Land," TV show visits homes and land for sale in Hawai'i, noon weekdays, Fox affiliate channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (cable). 591-2222.

Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. Reservations: 845-6688.

GARDEN EVENTS

Growing Native Hawaiian Plants, explore how to grow native Hawaiian plants in your own backyard, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Waimea Valley Audubon Center; $8 plus admission.

Garden Weed Identification and Clean-Up, learn about common Kona weeds while helping maintain the grounds; 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday; free, with tools and refreshments provided; plus, learn about Hawaiian hardwoods on a garden tour with Noa Lincoln, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday; free. Also, guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays and a tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $5. Also, Ho'okupu Plant Propagation Club for ages 6-14 to learn about Hawaiian plants and their cultural uses, 1:45-3:30 Wednesdays, free. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island. (808) 323-3318.

Foster Botanical Garden Guided Tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-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. Sunday), 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Guided Tours, view plants of the rainforest, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays (closed Thanksgiving Day), Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free. Reservations: 988-0461.

Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding The Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. Tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk. 923-7311.

Send announcements, with name and contact phone number, to: Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.