September 18

Hawaii Department of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Conference Room, 1849 Auiki St., Honolulu, 8-9 a.m. registration/breakfast, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. workshop, $35. Register with credit card online. (oahugapsmeeting.eventbrite.com)

Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, Tuesdays until Oct. 23, 6-8 p.m., $48. The art of Japanese flower arranging functions as a path for the creative spirit. Call to register. (235-7433)

The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, Tuesdays until Dec. 4, 7-9 p.m., $120. The 12 workshops will focus on compassionate communication and deep listening. (595-4047)

KROC Center, Kapolei, Tuesdays, Sept. 4 to Nov. 6, 6-8:30 p.m., $25/textbook. Mahalo to the Salvation Army’s Family Services Branch for sponsoring this program. Open to the community. (256-5933)(kroccenterhawaii.org)

Waimalu Elementary School, register Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2 and 9 at 7 p.m. Call for cost and more details. Learn to dance the merengue, tango, and the salsa at the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association’s Pearlridge Chapter. (836-4579)

Kroc Center Hawaii, Tuesdays, Sept. 11 to Nov. 20, 3:30-5:30 p.m., $175. In this exciting, fun class for children who enjoy cartoon art, students learn how to develop their own original characters through lessons in facial expression, action poses, costumes and storytelling. (kroccenterhawaii.org)

St. Francis School, 2707 Pamoa Road, Honolulu, 6 p.m., free. Na Leo Lani Chorus (a.k.a. Sweet Adelines) wishes to invite women of all ages who love to sing in harmony and perform for fun to join us for an evening of pure distraction. (261-4179, 285-9005)

Hawaii Theatre, Sept. 18-21 student matinee performances; public performance Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.; call or visit website for tickets. The show is appropriate for children ages pre-K through grade 3. (528-0506, hawaiitheatre.com)

Mililani Public Library, Tuesdays, Sept. 11 to Oct. 16, 10:30 a.m., free. Keiki ages 2 to 5, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to listen to stories, learn finger plays, and sing songs. (627-7470)

Central Pacific Bank, 46-077 Kamehameha Hwy., Kaneohe, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., free. Register online. “SBA Resource Days” are increasingly important in providing tools and information for Hawaii’s economic recovery. (541-2990 ext. 210, sba.gov/hi)

Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library, 5:30 p.m., free. Learn the meaning of the images used in Samoan tattoos presented by Elisapeta Alaimaleata, Director & Founder of the Le Fetuao Samoan Language School. (831-6831)