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Send East O‘ahu calen- dar items for Hawai‘i Kai, Kāhala, Kaimukī, ‘Āina Haina and Wai‘alae to apang@midweek.com or call 808-529-4735. Sub- missions must be sent in at least two weeks prior to the event date. Note: Con- tact the organizer or venue beforehand to receive the most up-to-date informa- tion.
• BLOOD DRIVE Blood Bank of Hawaii holds a blood drive at Koko Marina Center (7192 Kalanianaole Hwy.) between 7:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Make an ap- pointment at bbh.org.
Roaring 20s for the East Honolulu Food and Wine Festival from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Mary, Star of the Sea Church and Schools (4470 Aliʻikoa St.). Sam- ple entrées and desserts from top local chefs, dance the night away to a Mobile Disco DJ or participate in a silent auction. For keiki, there will be free games, face painting and more. Proceeds go toward various youth and homeless chari- ties, and to support schools and its students. Tickets can be purchased at thee- hff.com or by calling 808- 734-0208.
Support (HUGS) hosts its annual fundraising gala beginning at 5:30 p.m. for sponsors and VIP ticket holders and 6:30 p.m. for general admission. The 70s disco-themed gala will be at the ‘Alohilani Resort Waikīkī Beach’s pool deck. VIP tickets with early ad- mission are $300 and gen- eral admission tickets are $250 per person. All funds go toward Hawaiʻi families with a child living with a serious illness. For more info, visit hugshawaii.org/ groovin-with-hugs.
Kāhala Mall’s Magnolia Boutique and Gallery will host a Mother’s Day Artist Pop-up with local wāhine artist Misha Lam from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shop jewelry
designs for a perfect moth- er’s day gift. For more in- formation on the meet-and- greet, contact maggie@ magnolia-hawaii.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 20
writer Claire Chao about writing family stories. To buy the book, visit dasho- pnl.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 6
Kaimukī Library for a fam- ily storytime on May 14 at 10:30 a.m. Good for ages 2-4, but all ages are wel- come. All children must be accompanied by an adult or caregiver. For more info contact 808-733-8422.
• FESTIVAL Come dressed to the theme of The Great Gatsby and the
SATURDAY, MAY 13
• DISCO NIGHT Non- profit organization Help Understanding & Group
• ARTIST POP-UP
• AUTHOR TALK Come to Kaimukī’s da Shop for a meet and greet with the author of Mid- night in Broad Daylight by Pamela Rotner Saka- moto at 2 p.m. She will be in conversation with local
• CRAFT FAIR Sup- port local at Hawai‘i Kai’s Koko Marina Center for its monthly craft fair and side- walk sale on May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hand sanitizers will be supplied at every booth and masks are required to attend. Visit kokomarinacenter.com.
• MOTHER’S DAY Hawaiʻi Kai’s City Mill is hosting a keiki workshop from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to make a photo flower pot for Mothers Day using a terra cotta pot, paper, pop- sicle sticks and markers. All materials and instruc- tions will be provided by City Mill staff. All four workshops are free, each 30 minutes long with a limit of 10 keiki per work- shop. Reserve your ticket at Eventbrite (search Moth- er’s Day Keiki Workshop Hawaii Kai). Select tick- ets for the preferred ses- sion time.
• HEALTH WELL- NESS Join wellness coach Robin Stueber at Wāhine Wellness: Em- powering Women and Girls, a free workshop in the meeting room at ʻĀi- na Haina Public Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The workshop introduces how to create healthier ways to build mental stamina and fitness. All supplies will be provided. Register at eventbrite.com (search Wāhine Wellness).
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