West Oahu Highlights

Below are highlights of what’ s coming up in West Oahu. Fax items to 585- 6324 or email cchang@midweek.com by Sept. 26 for the Oct. 3 publication date.

NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Waiau District Park, Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Kapolei High cafeteria, Waipahu meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the FilCom Center, Aiea meets at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Aiea Library, and Ewa meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Ewa Beach Library. Call 768-3710.

BALLROOM Pearlridge’s Ballroom Dance chapter registers new stu- dents at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 and 9 at Waimanu Elementary for classes beginning at 7 p.m.Oct.2 in nightclub two-step, waltz and mambo. Call 836-4579 or 488-3935.

CAREER NIGHT Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties sponsors a free real estate career night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Old Republic Title & Escrow of Hawaii, located in the James Campbell Building, 1001 Kamokila Blvd. #130. Call 262-3160.

WIRELESS TIPS Verizon Wireless offers a free workshop at 5 p.m. Sept. 27 at its Pearl Highlands store (Apple iPhone 4S). Call 531-6087, ext. 109.

BUSINESS HELP U.S. Small Business Administration specialists offer an SBA Resource Day for small business owners from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Waipahu branch of First Hawaiian Bank. Call 541- 2990, ext. 211, for an appointment.

KAPOLEI PLAYS Kapolei Performing Arts Center presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’ s Dream at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 on Student Night ($4), 7 p.m. Sept. 28 and 29 ($6) at the Kapolei High School Forum. Next up is Willy Wonka Jr. Oct. 12- 20. Call 224-5314 or visit packapolei.org.

KUNIA MUSIC 3rd Cup Cafe & Venue hosts Open Mic Night at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and Jaren and Wendy at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 (alternative music) on the second floor of the Times building in Royal Kunia. Artist of the month is Guy Raymond with ball- point pen artwork. Call 888-6087.

FOLKLORE FIESTA Leeward Community Col- lege Theatre hosts Los Amigos Ballet Forklorico Fiesta & Concert from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29, also fea- turing mariachi music and a special appearance by Al Harrington. Tickets cost $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Call 689-4651.

CAMPBELL’S 50TH Campbell High School has its 50th Anniversary Golden Celebration from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 29 with entertainment, food, exhibits, prizedrawingsandactivities for all ages. Call 353-8510 or 368-1748.

BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Sept. 29 at Kapolei Shopping Center, 7 a.m.- to 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at Waikele Center, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Leeward Com- munity College, 7:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Kapolei Shopping Center, and 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 14 at Foodland in Ewa Town Center. Call 848-4770.

MOVIE NIGHT Autism Society of Hawaii hosts a sensory-friendly film for children with autism and their families at 9 a.m. Sept. 30 at Pearlridge Theaters, screening Hotel Transylvania. Tickets cost $7.50, with the first 75 guests admitted for free. To RSVP, email autismhi@gmail.com.

HALAWA HIKE The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club leads a 14-mile advanced hike to Halawa Ridge at 8 a.m. Sept. 30, and a 6-mile intermediate hike to Waimalu Ditch at 8 a.m. Oct. 6. Visit htmclub.org.

BALLROOM Kapolei’s Ballroom Dance chapter registers students at 7 p.m. Oct. 1, 8 and 15 at Kapolei Elementary cafeteria for Monday night classes in cha cha, foxtrot and bachata. Classes start at 7 p.m. Oct. 1. Call 781-2076.

CIVIL WAR TALKS Kapolei Library presents a series of public readings and discussions exploring the U.S. Civil War at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3 (Imagining War) and 17 (Choosing Sides); Nov. 7 (Making Sense of Shiloh) and 28 (The Shape of War); and Dec. 5 (War and Freedom) and 19 (Hawaii and Hawaiians in the Civil War). Call 693- 7050.

TOWN HALL City Councilman Tom Berg has a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Ewa Beach Library on the city bus sys- tem with city transportation director Wayne Yoshioka and TheBus director J. Ro- ger Morton. Call 768-5001.

OPEN MARKET Prince Kuhio Community Center has an open market from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at 91-1270 Kinoiki St. in Kapolei, near the Hawaiian Home Lands building. call 780-6082.

UH SOCCER The UH women’s soccer team’s remaining home games are played at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium at the fol- lowing times and dates: 7 p.m. Oct. 5 v. UC Riverside, 5 p.m. Oct. 7 v. Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 v. UC Davis and 5 p.m. Oct. 21 v. Pacific. All games are free. Call 956-7523.

Ongoing

ZUMBA Waipahu United Church of Christ hosts Zumba classes from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays for active seniors and beginners at 94-330 Mokuola. Fee is $3, and an unsupervised-but-visible child play space is available. Call 551-5781 or 677-3317.

LIBRARY KEIKI Pearl City Library offers a free storytime and crafts session at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 5 for keiki ages 2-5. Also, Puzzletime meets at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays through Dec. 6 for toddlers ages 1 1/2 to 3 with stories, singa- longs and fun. Call 453- 6566.

HULA CLASSES Halau Hula ‘O Kana Kapeka of Aiea is registering students of all ages and experience for fall classes in hula and Tahitian dance, to be held at St. Elizabeth Church Hall. Call 255-4001.