Kahala Mandarin Oriental grand opening: Gala reception benefits Child & Family Service, 7 p.m. Saturday, Maile Ballroom. International cuisine and music. Admission $175; special packages available. Call 543-8420.
Book sale: Used medical and nursing texts, and nonmedical titles, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through April 18, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 19 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20, Hawaii Medical Library, 1221 Punchbowl St. Supports library's book fund. Call 536-9302 ext. 106.
Golf tournament: Hilo High School Foundation accepts registration through Monday for the game and banquet May 24 at the Mamala Bay Golf Course, Hickam Air Force Base. Entry fee $100 per player or $300 per team. Call 566-5129, 941-7761 ext. 8 or 671-1127.
Hawaii Foodbank Food Drive: Canned meat, soups, beans, vegetables, dry pasta, cereal, rice, crackers and dried fruit are needed to help feed the 175,000 people who go hungry in Hawaii each year. Donations may be dropped off 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at Restaurant Row, Koko Marina Shopping Center, Mililani Shopping Center, Pearl City Shopping Center, Windward City Shopping Center, Barbers Point NAS, Hickam AFB, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Pearl Harbor NAS and Schofield Barracks. Call 836-3600 for more information.
Book sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 20, Kalihi-Palama Library auditorium. Proceeds will go to the juvenile, young adult and adult library programs. Call 832-3466.
Workout for Hope: Michele Pauly leads the Honolulu group in a nationwide fitness fund-raiser for HIV/AIDS and related cancer research, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20, Klum Gym, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Registration begins 9 a.m. Participants collect donations; minimum $50. For registration form, call 800-934-9196.
All-Manoa Ohana Night: 5 to 9 p.m. April 20, Manoa School Cafetorium. Games for kids, a country store, Koganji Temple Taiku Drum Group, Ballet Hawaii, the Manoa Valley Theatre Group and others. Hiroshi K-Fat Hiramatsu will be honored for his contributions to the community. Bentos $6. Call 988-7456. Benefits Malama o Manoa and the Manoa Japanese Language School.
The Great Escape celebrity book auction: 6:30 to 9 p.m. April 23, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Admission $35. Fund-raiser for the Hawaii Literacy. Call 537-6706.
"Let's Play School" on stage: Sesame Street characters perform a musical benefit for the Easter Seal Society of Hawaii, April 25 through May 5 at Blaisdell Arena. Tickets $11.25, $13.25 and $16.25, available through the Blaisdell box office and the Connection. Opening night features a private pre-show party with Sesame Street folk, with tables of 10 for $300, $400 and $600. Call Easter Seals at 536-1015.
ConTempo '96: Black-tie celebration with food by Roy Yamaguchi, music by Clyde Pound and a silent auction of works by local and international artists, April 27, Contemporary Museum. Artists include Deborah Butterfield, Charles Arnoldi, Esther Shimazu, Christopher Walling (jewelry) and Geoffrey Beene (fashion design). Tickets $150. Call 526-1322.
"Na Leo Hone (The Sweet Voices)" The Hawai'i Youth Opera Chorus features Ku"uipo Kumukahi, Helene Woodward, Haunani Apoliona, Sonny Ching's hula halau and others, April 27, Sheraton Waikiki Hawaii Ballroom. Silent auction and paniolo store open 9 a.m. Buffet 11 a.m. Tickets $38.50 adults, $35 children. Call 521-2982. Benefits the youth chorus.
Miniature golf tournament: 9 a.m. to noon April 27, Hawaiian Village Rainforest course. Hilton Hawaiian Village and Hawaiian Village Mini-Golf sponsor this scholarship fund-raiser for students entering the UH School of Medicine. UH student athletes, Miss Hawaii U.S.A. 1996 and Miss Hawaii Teen U.S.A. 1996 will serve as official scorekeepers. Call 956-7495.
Craft fair: More than 190 booths, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27, Hawaii Okinawa Center, Waipio Gentry Business Park. Call 676-5400. Benefits the center.
Community auction: Silent and live auctions feature a car, an antique piano, gift items and more, 11 a.m. April 27, Unity Church of Hawaii. Call 735-4436.
Greek Step Show: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 27, Schofield Barracks Officers' Club. Scholarship fund-raiser sponsored by the Hawaii Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Call 622-8906.
Sunday Snoop: Explore five homes and a private club in Hawaii Loa and Niu Valley, April 28. Shuttle buses will depart from Kalani High School every 15 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 that day. Call 261-5681. Tickets available from ASID members, Gentry Pacific Design Center stores, Homeworld Stores, Martin and MacArthur at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Wayne Parker Partners in Design Inc. and Wade Ltd. Realtors in Kailua, Fiddler's at Ward Industrial Center, Remodeling Specialists and Mark Masuoka Designs on Waialae Avenue, Paradizzio at Kahala Mall, and Timothy's Garden at Hawaii Kai Shopping Center.
Golf tournament for PARENTS: May 2, Mamala Bay Golf Course, Hickam Air Force Base. Registration $125. PARENTS, a private, nonprofit organization, aims to prevent and end child abuse and neglect by teaching better parenting and coping skills. Call 235-0255. Or write to: PARENTS, 45-955 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 307, Kaneohe 96744.
Craft fair: Gifts for Mother's Day and Boy's Day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4, Manoa Elementary School. Crafts, food and fresh vegetables. Call 595-6987.
"Dragonflies and Damselflies": Hawai'i Nature Center's benefit party features fine cuisine, silent auction, dancing and an "Encounter with Nature" to inspire creativity and a connection with the environment, 6 p.m. May 4, the Walker Estate in Nuuanu. Tickets $100 general, $75 members. Tables $3,000 and $5,000; includes admission to Maui's first Night with Nature Aug. 24 at the new Iao Valley Discovery Center. Call 955-0100.
Fashion show: The Japanese Women's Society of Honolulu features creations by California designer Janet Kaneko Loo and 10 local designers at a boutique, lunch and show, 9 a.m. May 5, Coral Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village. Tickets $45. Call Kathy Matsunami at 941-3147 or Margie Yoshioka at 595-7009. Local designers include Hisako Barrow, Anna Christina, Jeannie Chun, Ellen Hamada, Linda Iki, Allan James, Jayne Miho, Anne Namba, Michi Watanabe and June Hee.
Craft fair: Crafts, food, entertainment, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 11, Moanalua High School. Call 831-7914.
6th Annual
Office Olympics: Teams of four co-workers compete in rubber-band
archery, wastebasket free throw, coffee cup relays and other office sports
in June, a benefit for the American Lung Association of Hawaii. These
Olympics take place June 6 on Kauai, June 13 on Maui and in Hilo, and 6 to
9 p.m. June 20 at Aloha Tower Marketplace. Teams pay a registration fee
and ask friends to make pledges on behalf of their team. The Office
Olympics consist of eight competitions as well as contests for best team
costume, original company flag and company song. Call Tim Pfister at
537-5966 ext. 304.