f you're serious about giving up the smoking habit, or even if you're not, you might want to take in "Kissing Cancerettes Goodbye," in which The Clean Air team explains methods and mind games for overcoming unwanted habits.

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It begins at 6 p.m. today at Liliha Public Library. For more information on the free program, call 948-3299.

The 2008 Honolulu Family Festival, with food, entertainment, E.K. Fernandez rides and more, offers thrills a minute from 5-10 p.m. tonight at Magic Island in Ala Moana Beach Park.

The festival repeats from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Thursdays, 5 p.m.-12 a.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 17.

Admission is free but there is a fee for the carnival rides. Call 924-1907 for more information or visit the Web site www.honolulufamilyfestival.com.

Up for some slack-key guitar music, you say? Drop in on Ray Sowders, offering slack-key, easy listening, traditional and contemporary from 4-7 p.m. at the Waikiki Beach Marriott, Loi Lounge.

Call 922-6611 for more information..