October 25

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Wednesday October 25
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED (Online Blended)
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9-10 a.m. Oct. 25, 30, 31, $93. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and learn how to administer CPR and use an AED for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies on adults. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Beginner and Intermediate Ukulele
Na Kupuna Makamae Center, 653 Ala Moana Blvd., 9:30-10:30 a.m. beginner ukulele, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. intermediate ukulele, $8-$10. Learn basic cords and how to strum an ukulele in the beginners’ class and how to play classic Hawaiian songs in the intermediate class. Reservations recommended. (773-7047)

Beginning Ukulele
Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Rd., 8-9 a.m. Oct. 7-28, $25. (734-9108, kupunaeducation.com)

Orchid Culture
Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 9:30-11:30 a.m., free. Learn the keys of growing orchids successfully. Reservations required. (522-7066)

Preventing Diabetes
Castle Wellness & Lifestyle Medicine Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $7, free for Castle Health Group patients. Participants learn healthy eating, meal planning and ways to increase physical activity. Reservations recommended. (263-5050, adventisthealthcastle.org)

Wednesday Evening Seminar, Community Activism
East-West Center, Hawaii Imin International Conference Center, Keoni Auditorium, 6:30-8:30 p.m., contact for cost. This seminar is about community impact through activism and advocacy. Speakers Glenn Blumhorst and Josie Howard will discuss their experiences and insights from organizing, leading and advocating for their communities. (ewc-wes.weebly.com)

Castle Alumni & Community Association Meeting
Castle Cafeteria, 6:30-8:30 p.m., contact for cost. All alumni (1952-2017), parents of Castle Complex students and interested community members are invited to attend this general membership meeting, featuring volunteer opportunities, a student performance from Les Miserables and student culinary class morsels. (chsalumknights.org)

Celebrating a Decade of Dining & Distinction
Waikiki Beach Walk Plaza, through October 27, contact for times and cost. Visit any of Waikiki Beach Walk’s fine establishments to enter-to-win weekly prize giveaways. (waikikibeachwalk.com/enter-to-win.htm)

Comedy U Fall Down Funny Comedy Tournament
Anna O’Brien’s Upstairs, 2440 S. Beretania St., 8:30 p.m., $5-$7. 16 of Hawaii’s comedians will compete head-to-head in a brack-style elimination tournament. Each round gets progressively longer and the winner receives $100 cash. (facebook.com/comedyu.hi)

Filipino Heroes
UH-West Oahu Library, 91-1001 Farrington Hwy., Oct. 1-30 during library hours, free. Come see these three exhibits about the forgotten Hawaii Filipino military and labor movement, as well as Philippine heroes Jose Rizal and Apolinario Mabini. (fahsoh808@gmail.com)

Holiday Pet Toy Drive
Call for times and locations, through Nov. 18, free. The Hawaiian Humane Society is spreading cheer this Fall with its annual toy drive. New or gently used pet toys for dogs, birds or small animals can be dropped off at one of the participating collection centers. The toys will be given to animals at Hawaiian Humane this holiday season. (356-2245)

Shichigosan
Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha – Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Nov. 19, $60 donation. This event includes a blessing, chitose-ame candy, omamori and a gift. Kimono rentals and dressing are offered on weekends. (e-shrine.org/shichigosanjusanmairi.html, kotohira@hawaiiantel.net)

Ward Transformers Toastmasters Membership Drive
Honolulu Club, 932 Ward Ave., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., contact for cost. Toastmasters is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environment. Food and drinks will be provided. (946009.toastmastersclubs.org)

YMCA Oahu Benefit Clothing Sale
Laniakea YMCA lobby, 1040 Richards St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free. This two-day sale features amazing bargains on new and pre-owned designer and name-brand women’s clothing and accessories. Most items are priced at $5. Please remember to bring your reusable shopping bags. (538-7061)

Pop-Up Eurobungy Experience
Pearlridge Center, Oct. 25-27 during center hours, free. Flip, somersault and soar on this high-flying hybrid trampoline. (203-2366, pearlridgeonline.com)

Spooktacular Halloween Party
Kapolei Public Library, 5:30 p.m., free. Show off your Halloween costume and enjoy fun carnival-style games. Costumed “Star Wars” members of the Pacific Outpost of the 501st Legion and a surprise roving puppeteer will be available for picture taking. (librarieshawaii.org)

Ghost Tours of Honolulu
Contact for locations and times, Mondays-Thursdays through December, $40. Get spooked on this haunted tour featured by Lopaka Kapanui s Mysteries of Hawaii. Reservations required. (mysteries-of-hawaii.com/tours)

Simple Souls
The Laylow, Autograph Collection, 7-10 p.m., free. (laylowwaikiki.com/event-directory)

Akira Kurosawa Retrospective
Doris Duke Theatre, Oct. 7-Nov. 2, contact for times, $10-$12. See more than 25 of Kurosawa s most recognized films in this career survey that starts with his debut feature and ends with his last. (honolulumuseum.org/events)

Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 7-Jan. 14, $14.95-$22.95, free admission for children 3 years and younger. Using 19 interactive components from drawing stations to a 3D stop-motion station, visitors will see their favorite animated characters come to life and learn about the history of animation. (bishopmuseum.org/animationacademy)

Beyond Time And Space
First Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Hwy., 6-8 p.m. Oct. 15-Nov. 16, call for cost. Gallery on the Pali presents an exhibition of artwork by Daniele Minerbi. (595-4047, gallery@unitariansofhi.org)

Friends of Hawaii State Art Museum Exhibit
Hawaii State Art Museum, through Oct. 27, business hours, free. Satoru Abe, Allyn Bromley, Jodi Endicott, John Koga, Carl F.K. Pao and Abigail Romanchak display their work in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Art in Public Places Program. (sfca.hawaii.gov/hisam)

Hawaii Craftsmen Statewide Juried Exhibition
Honolulu Museum of Art School, 1111 Victoria St., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, free. Emerging and established artists from across the state exhibit their work in this juried exhibition. (hawaiicraftsmen.org)

I Ka Piko – Nine Hawaiian Printmakers
Cedar Street Galleries, second floor, through Oct. 28, Mondays through Saturdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m., reception is 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 28, free. Come see this exhibit of works by Hawaii printmakers that were featured at Artspace, The Ropewalk in the U.K. Artists include Gina Bacon Kerr, Marissa Eshima, Doug Pooloa Tolentino, David B. Smith, Nancy Vilhauer and George Woollard. (cedarstreetgalleries.com)

Late Dreams and Early Thoughts
Ravizza Brownfield Gallery, Oct. 21-Jan. 5 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, contact for cost. Come see Andy Warhol’s unique silkscreen prints at this exhibit. (ravizzabrownfield.com)

Let’s Do The Time Warp
Mark s Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave., through Oct. 31, contact for time and cost. Experience this journey through the decades in a month-long installation leading up to the premiere of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” live at THE ARTS. There will be an opening reception on Oct. 6 from 5 to 11 p.m. (521-2903, info@artsatmarks.com)

Malu Productions
Royal Hawaiian Center, Wednesdays at 6 p.m. through October, free. Come enjoy these fast-paced, interactive and entertaining performances for audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds. (royalhawaiiancenter.com)

‘Massie/Kahahawai’
Windward Community College, Paliku Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct 26-28, 4 p.m. Oct. 25, $5-$10. Windward Community College presents “Massie/Kahahawai” directed by Taurie Kinoshita and performed by Windward Theatre 260 sutdents. This is an unsettling play dealing with race relations in still-segregated, early 1930s Honolulu. (779-3456, taurie@hawaii.edu)

Pamana Art Exhibit
Honolulu Hale, City Hall, through Oct. 27, contact for time and cost. Come see this exhibit by Asian-Pacific Arts Consortium in celebration of Filipino Heritage Month. (infofriedmanart@icloud.com)

‘The Beguiled’ Free Screening
Consolidated Theaters, Kahala 8, 4211 Waialae Ave., 7-9 p.m., free. AARP HI presents a free screening of this R-rated film set during the Civil War. Pre-registration required. (1-844-418-2281, aarp.cvent.com/beuiledhonolulu)

Twin Luminaries Art Show
Hamilton Library Bridge Gallery, UH Manoa, Oct. 20-Dec. 1 during gallery hours, free. Come to this celebration of creativity to commemorate the Birth of The Bab, heald of the Bahai Faith, and Bahaullah, its founder, whose aims were to unify humankind. (393-3181)