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Ongoing Events - Classes

Acting On Camera

The Academy of Film & Television, 1174 Waimanu St., Suite A, . Adults and teens learn the on-camera skills they need to work as actors in TV and film in small classes with lots of individual attention. Head instructor, Scott Rogers was the on-set acting coach for Baywatch: Hawaii and has coached actors on the sets of national TV shows for more than 2000 hours. Academy students appear in films like ‘50 First Dates,” “Lost,” “ER” and many more. (596-8300)

Aerobics Classes

Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu Clinic, fifth floor waiting area; Koolau Clinic, waiting area; Mililani Clinic, waiting area, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; 6-7 p.m.; 5:15-6:15 p.m., call for cost. Sessions available for two or three days a week Monday through Friday. Give your hips, thighs and stomach the attention they deserve. Beginner and intermediate participants welcome. (432-2270)

Aikido

Soto Mission Church grounds, 7-9 p.m., $30/ month plus YBA dues. Aiki-waza (beginners sliding hands aikido) class. Freehand, jo staff, bokken arts based on modernized techniques of movement re-education, Ki therapy, non-fighting mind. Tuesdays and Thursdays. (537-6954, 671-1422)

Aquatics Exercise

Camp Kokokahi YWCA, Kaneohe, 10-11 a.m. or 11 a.m.- noon. National MS Society offers Aquatics Exercise Program for people with multiple sclerosis. Ongoing every Saturday. (532-0811)

Ba Gua Qi Gong

Moiliili Community Center, Weinberg Studio, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $32/$24 monthly. Gentle stretches, strengthens body and mind with instructor Jason Kiyojima. (955-1555)

Capoeira

Kailua Movement Studio, adults, Wednesday 7:30 p.m. and Saturday noon, children, Saturday noon-1 p.m., $10 drop in and $75 for 11 class card. Learn capoeira (Brazilian martial arts) from Hawaii’s master Mestre Kinha from Rio de Janeiro. (263-7447)

Chi-Lel Qigong

Kapahulu Center, 8-9 a.m., $5. In this chi-lel Qigong introduction class, participants learn how to change thoughts and keep them changed by using the mind with easy movements. Ongoing Thursdays. (396-9080)

‘Dance Warrior’

Kilauea Recreation Center, 4109 Kilauea Avenue, 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Enhance your fitness experience in this inspiring class where fun flowing movements are blended with dynamic music mixes. Release stress and burn calories in a unique revolutionary workout designed to stregthen the body and mind. Classes are on-going every Monday and Wednesday. (923-2464)

Dog Obedience Training

Private obedience training, basic and advanced, puppies and adult dogs. All behavioral problems corrected. Lifetime guarantee. Cost is $150. All proceeds support Hawaii’s first non-kill animal shelter, K-9 Rescue. (696-4357)

Enhance Your Drawing Skills

Hawaii State Art Museum, call for time, $75 general and $67.50 HISAM members, 586-9958. Have you always wanted to draw? Then, pick up you pencils and crayons and embark on this eight week beginner’s drawing course. Artist Prue Carrico guides you on your way to drawing perfection. Classes meet every Saturday through Aug. 20.

Falun Dafa/Falun Gong

Aala Park, 6-8 a.m., free. Falun Gong is an ancient form of cultivation practice, refining the person holistically. Falun Gong’s five sets of Qi gong exercises is simple and enjoyable to perform. (741-7786, 528-2401, 949-5810)

Fear Of Falling

Kailua, 11:30 a.m., donations accepted. The Honolulu Gerontology Program of Child and Family Services offer is this class for senior citizens who are at risk of falls or have a fear of falling. Class meets ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (543-8421 or 543-8430)

Goddess Dance

Moiliili, 2535 South King St., Studio 305, 5:30-7 p.m., $11. Women of all ages learn bellydance and yoga fitness. Classes are every Thursday evening. (255-9839)

Halau Mohala Ilima

Kailua Beach Center, 130 Kailua Road, Suite 106, call for class times, $35 per month. Kumu Hula Mapuana deSilva offers classes for girls and women with a desire to dance traditional hula. (261-0689)

Health and Wellness

Pearlridge Center, 8-9 a.m. Walk in the mall with St. Francis Hospice Berevement Services. Anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one will appreciate the camraderie that can be found with these suportive individuals. Join a community that understands on the first Wednesday of each month as it walks the center. (488-0981)

Hula & Tahitian Dance

Kahala Mall, call for times and cost. Ka Hale I ‘O Kahala teaches all levels of Hula and Tahitian dance classes for men, women, boys and girls. (395-4568)

Jazzercise

Hale Moku Community Center, 8:45 a.m., Moanalua Middle School, 5:30 p.m., call for costs. Morning and evening Jazzercise classes. Mondays through Friday. (455-5981)

Karate Class

Waipahu United Church or Christ Social Hall, 6-7 and 7-8 p.m., call for cost. Children and adult classes are available. (677-1230)

Knife Fencing

156 12th Ave., Suite 101, 8-9:30 p.m., first class free. Knife fencing is a hot new sport for all ages. It combines swift, dynamic movements with modern safety and traditional values of teamwork, sportsmanship, honesty and honor. Every Tuesday. (358-1927)

Korean Martial Arts

Nuuanu-Pali area, call for meeting place and time, $35 per month, minimum age 12 years. Learn the arts of tae kwon do and hapkido for self-defense and physical fitness. Classes are held ongoing Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons. (839-1738)

Lactation Clinic

Queen’s Medical Center, call for time, $20. There are many reasons some babies have a hard time nursing, but it’s worth the effort. Make an appointment for assistance in breast-feeding your baby. (537-7404)

Line Dance

Manoa Recreation Center, New Building, 6:45-7:45 beginner, 7:45-8:45 intermediate, $12/quarter, $1.50 per hour. Western line dance classes. No partner necessary. Every Wednesday. (988-1818)

Lokahi Ki Aikido

1429 Makiki St., call for time, $25 per month. Clayton Naluai teaches this class. (256-8194 or www.geocities.com/lokahiki)

Management Succession

Private classes arranged by appointment and conducted on location, nominal fee. Learn to create and implement a business succession plan to transition to new management after current management leaves. Also learn how Business Managing Agents can manage businesses for owners wishing to keep their companies but without successors. (225-9475)

Mixed Martial Arts

Chinatown Cultural Plaza, Suite 302, call for times, $50 a month. This class features the best techniques of Kempo, Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling and Grappling combined. Also available, Fitness Kickboxing and Self-Defense Classes. (533-4466)

Nuuanu Toastmasters

Queen Emma Conference Room, call for times, free. Improve your communication skills. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. (455-8747)

Oahu Line Dancers

Aloha Tower Marketplace, Center Atrium, 2-4 p.m. Come learn a few steps with the Oahu Lines Dancers monthly performances of Country, Latin, Contemporary style of line dancing with a segment of audience participation. Event falls on the first Sunday of every month. (566-2337)

Oil Painting

The Art Board, times vary, call for cost. Lean oil painting in this six-week course instructed by Angela Treat Lyon, an award-winning international artist and writer. (949-0700)

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra Study Group And Satsanga

Yoga Hawaii Studio, Kaimuki, 7 p.m., free. Come explore the deeper truths of yoga. We’ll open with chanting, light asana, pranayama and meditation and then proceed to study different aspects of the Yoga Sutra as it relates to our day-to-day lives. The first Friday of every month. (739-YOGA)

Qi Gong Meditation

Ala Wai Park, Tuesday and Thursdays 6:30 p.m., call for times for Downtown classes, free. Great for first timers because learning is easy. It will also give you a healthy body, help to reduce stress, find inner peace and deepen morals. (943-6664)

Qigong

Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA, 4835 Kilauea Avenue, 10-11:30 a.m., $25 per month, $5 annual YMCA membership fee. Qigong uses special methods of breathing, posture and mental concentration to balance and strengthen energy and reduce stress. Ongoing Sundays. (737-5544)

Qigong And More

Palolo, Waikiki and Manoa, call for time, $48 per month, $40 for students and senior citizens. Wild Goose Qigong, Chen Taijiquan and Wing Chun Kung. Ongoing Tuesdays in Palolo, Wednesdays in Waikiki and Thursdays in Manoa. (Register: 528-8501 or www.qimagazine.com)

Qigong Meditation

East West Qigong International Center, 6-7:30 p.m., $40 a month. Meditation will focus on the key energy areas of the body applying visualization, breathing and Bagua chanting. Every Wednesday. (941-9707)

Relax With Yoga

Kapiolani Park across from the Natitorium, Monday and Wednesday 5-6 p.m., Fridays 5-6:30 p.m., donations. Have fun doing some yoga and watching the sunset at the same time. Ongoing Monday, Wednesday and Friday. (366-4856)

Shake, Rattle and Roll!

Manoa Dance Studio, at Manoa Marketplace, Mondays and Wednesdays 9-10 a.m., $36 for four weeks. Parents and tots use music and dance to “shake, rattle and roll” together, creating a greater connection between them. Children ages six months through three years are welcome. (737-8727)

Shinden-ryu Karate

Nuuanu YMCA, 7:30-9:30 p.m., $40 YMCA monthly membership fee. Extensive use of traditional Asian weaponry including the sai, nunchaku, tonfa, bo, jo, tsue, konbo, hanbo and kama. (536-3556)

Stroller Strides

Kailua Beach Park, Magic Island, Kapiolani Park and Corp, call for days and times, first class is free. Stroller Strides is a total fitness program that moms can do with their babies. It’s an one hour 15-minute workout that includes power walking/ jogging intervals, body toning using exercise tubing, the environment and the stroller. (783-5701)

Tai Chi Chuan

Kapiolani Park near the bandstand, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday, 8 a.m. Master Ho is currently offering classes in 24 Chen-style Tai Chi Chuan. (382-2818)

Wrestlers Wanted

Waialae-Kahala, call for time and cost. Hawaii Championship Wrestling seeks interested athletes with some wrestling experience or background in sports. Athletes should be in good physical condition, be at least six feet tall, weigh at least 250 pounds and have a husky or above average build. Training takes six months to one year, with lifetime access to further training in special cases. (255-6058)

Yoga On The North Shore

Weinberg Community Center, Waialua, 67-174 Farrington Highway, call for time $11. Join Jasmine Yoga every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; Tuesday and Friday; Wednesday and Saturdays for Vinyasa and Ashtanga classes. Now is the time to bring yourself into balance! All levels and walk-ins are welcome. (562-9639)

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