East Oahu Highlights

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Below are highlights of what’s happening in East Oahu. Please fax calendar items one week ahead of publication date to 247-7246 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The next East Oahu Islander comes out April 1.

* MONEY TALK Bank of Hawaii has a free Smart Money seminar at 5:30 p.m. March 5 at its Kaimuki branch. Call 1-888-643-3888.

* MARKET DOINGS Kahala’s Whole Foods Market offers free customized tours and activities about healthy eating in March. Call Crystal at 531-6087, ext. 106.

* NEIGHBORS Neighborhood boards meeting at 7 p.m. this month are Kuliouou-Kalani Iki March 5 at Aina Haina Library; Palolo March 11 at Palolo Elementary School cafeteria; Diamond Head-Kapahulu-St. Louis Heights March 12 at Ala Wai Clubhouse; Kaimuki March 18 at Liliuokalani Elementary School; Waialae-Kahala March 19 at Wesley United Methodist Church; and Hawaii Kai March 31 at Hahaione Elementary School. Call 768-3710.

* HOLY NATIVITY GALA Holy Nativity School’s 60th anniversary gala, “The Little Jewel in the Valley,” is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 6 at the school, featuring live and silent auctions, cocktails, dinner and entertainment. Tickets cost $125, and last-minute reservations are welcome at 223-6254.

* MUSICAL Kaimuki High Performing Arts Center presents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at 7:30 p.m. March 6 and 7 and 3 p.m. March 8. The March 7 show is a scholarship benefit. Call 733-4913.

* GAMES DRIVE American Savings Bank employees, including the Kahala Mall branch, collect keiki board games and arts & crafts supplies March 7 for the Boys & Girls Club. Call 539-3410.

* HULA, ROSES Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula performs at noon March 8 and 21, and the Honolulu Rose Society has its spring show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 21 at Kahala Mall. Call 732-7736.

* BLOOD DRIVE Hawaii Blood Bank has a donor drive from 3 to 7 p.m. March 10 at Hawaii Kai Towne Center. Call 845-9966.

* ROCK BANDS Harbor Church sponsors a Rock Band Camp from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 10-13 at Koko Head District Park, concluding with a Battle of the Bands at 4 p.m. March 15. Fee is $20 and signup deadline is March 6. Call 447-9269.

* PEACE PITCH Susan and Jim Vogt present a series of lectures and workshops at Chaminade’s Mystical Rose Oratory March 11-15 on topics of global peace and social justice. Call 735-4801.

* ST.LOUIS HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 6-mile intermediate hike to Mt. Olympus in St. Louis Heights at 8 a.m. March 14. Go to http://www.htm-club.org.

* MALL MUSIC,ART Honolulu Youth Symphony II has a free concert at noon; Heart Gallery Hawaii exhibits from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the Saxaphonics play jazz at 2 p.m. - all on March 15 at Kahala Mall.

* ENTREPRENEURSHIP KCC has a preview at 5:30 p.m. March 19 of its Entrepreneurship course for Native Hawaiians and others in Manono 104. Night classes start March 24. Call 734-9153

* WHALE COUNT Count whales from an East Oahu shoreline on March 28 for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.To volunteer,call 397-2651, ext. 253.

* STAR COUNT Hawaii astronomers hold a “star party"at sunset March 28 at Kahala Community Park. Call 737-4742.