September 3

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Tuesday September 3
CLASSES
General Newborn Care
Castle Medical Center, Kailua, Sept. 3 or Sept. 17, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $30/two people. Learn how to tell if your baby is sick, how to take your baby’s temperature, why babies cry, how to calm a crying baby and how to bathe your baby. Call or register online. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Kinabukasan Series (Financial Literacy)
FilCom Tech Center, 6-8 p.m., free. If you are a family looking to purchase your home, educate yourself to protect your name and personal information – do not become an identity theft victim. Panel includes Angel M. Lewis, Geminiano (Toy) Arre, Birney Bervar and Jeni Sayud. Register via phone or email. (680-0451, filcom@filcom.org)

SPECIAL EVENTS
12th Annual Native Hawaiian Convention
Hawaii Convention Center, Sept. 3-5, visit website for times, cost and registration. Join hundreds of Hawaiian community members and leaders for the 12th annual Native Hawaiian Convention, themed “Kana ‘iolowalu: Unrelinquished-Undeterred-Unified, We Rise as One!” Engage with Hawaii’s congressional delegates, leaders in policy and experts in community development to get information on the most prominent issues important to Native Hawaiians today. (956-8155, hawaiiancouncil.org)

COMMUNITY
A Concert For Peace
Wahiawa Hongwanji Social Hall, RSVP by Sept. 3, event takes place Sept. 22, 9 a.m.-noon, $10/person, includes buffet lunch. The Oahu Hongwanji Council presents A Concert For Peace, with performances by the Oahu District Hongwanji Temples, community groups and guest performers. Yuji Sasaki also performs. (622-4320, office@wahiawahongwanji.org)

Native Hawaiian Convention Leadership Luncheon
HAwaii Convention Center, 12:45-2:15 p.m., $100. The luncheon highlights the accomplishments made in all sectors, recognizing awards in the categories of housing, health, small business and non-profit award. The price of the luncheon covers two additional luncheons held Sept. 4 and 5. (hawaiiancouncil.org)

THE ARTS
In The Beginning
Gallery of Hawaii Artists (GoHA), through Dec. 20, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., free. GoHA announces “In The Beginning,” an exhibition of a major photography project by artist Willy Branlund. (galleryofhawaiiartists.com)