TODAY

TEA DANCE, hosted by the Hawai'i Kai Retirement Community, 2 to 4 p.m. at 428 Kawaihae St.; light refreshments and music by P.J. Galarneau; the community is invited to join residents and their families; free. Reservations: 395-9599.

YELLOWSTONE OF THE SEA, another in the Natural Treasures of Hawai'i Lecture Series, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Ing Direct Cafe on Kalākaua Avenue; a Hawai'i Conservation Alliance expert will talk about Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the safe haven for seabirds, coral reefs, shipwrecks and cultural sites. Free.

Makakilo/kapolei/hono-kai hale Neighborhood Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Kapolei High School cafeteria.

PUBLIC HEARING by the Department of Land and Natural Resources to receive testimony about portions of Kahikinui Forest Reserve no longer being part of Nakula Natural Area Reserve, 5:30 p.m. at Kula Community Center on Maui www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dofaw/nars/nakula.doc.

MILILANI/WAIPI'O/MELEMANU Neighborhood Board will recess during April.

TOMORROW

MAY DAY CELEBRATION, royal court and student performances, 8:30 a.m. at Pū'ōhala Elementary School, Kāne'ohe. Many of the students are in the Hawaiian immersion program. Free. 233-5660.

EXCELLENCE IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AWARDS LUNCHEON, honoring federal employees from across the Pacific, 11 a.m. at the Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel. A 9 a.m. expo for federal agencies and training sessions precede the luncheon. $38. www.Honolulu-Pacific .feb.gov or e-mail awards@hpfeb.org.

FRIDAY

American Guild of Organists: Deadline to apply for Donald L. Conover Scholarship awards. Organ students can obtain an application for tuition aid at www.agohawaii.org. Auditions will be held in May.

SATURDAY

AFGHANISTAN: HISTORY AND SOCIETY, lecture on the U.S. "AfPak" strategy and its impact on the AfPak Pashtuns, presented by the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, 9 a.m. to noon at University of Hawai'i-Mānoa, Campus Center room 220. Free. Advance registration: 942-8553 or cape@cape.edu.