"Insider's Guide to the Legislature": How to make the most of your group's message, 9 a.m. to noon. Family Community Leadership workshop $15. Call 956-7212 or 235-7433. Kona Theater Cafe: First anniversary celebration, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Help preserve part of Hawaii's entertainment heritage. Call 328-2244, Big Island.
"Insider's Guide to the Legislature": How to make the most of your group's message, 9 a.m. to noon. Family Community Leadership workshop $15. Call 956-7212 or 235-7433.
Art in the Park: Arts and crafts, food booths and entertainment, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Kapiolani Park. Call 948-2787. Sponsored by the Aloha State Association of the Deaf.
Mulching and composting class: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden. Bring work clothes, shoes, bug repellent and rain gear. Reserve at 233-7323.
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden: Volunteer gathering, "Popping with Ideas" for the garden, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Reserve at 233-7323 or 522-7063.
Borders: Kamalamalama performs songs from its CD "The Days of Our Youth," 2 p.m., Waikele.
"Hungry Ghosts": Barbara Wong shares Chinese stories from the Feast of the Hungry Ghosts,
7:30 to 9 p.m., Waikiki Heritage Theater. Costs $8. Reserve with Honolulu TimeWalks at 943-0371.
Kahala Mall: Hawaii Gymnastics Academy exhibition at Center Stage, 1:30 p.m. Young gymnasts perform basic tumbling and trampoline exercises. Call 537-5481.
Borders: Wayne Takamine performs songs from his CD "Hawaiian Nights & Summer Dreams," 2 p.m., Waikele.
Hawaii Pacific University: Free seminar on human resource management graduate program, 12:15 p.m. Call 544-0238. Seminars on nursing, Tuesday; accelerating your degree, Wednesday; accounting, Aug. 29; and weekend MBA for business professionals, Aug. 30.
Barnes & Noble: Retirement planning seminar, with Ethan Tweedie from Dean Witter Reynolds, 7:30 p.m., Kahala.
Honolulu Gay Support Group: "How am I making a difference in the gay community/world," 7:30 p.m., Hotel Honolulu Rooftop Garden. Call 532-9000. Sponsored by the GLEA Foundation.
Wildest Show in Town: AT&T presents Audy Kimura, 6 p.m., Honolulu Zoo. Free admission from 4:35 p.m. Concerts continue Wednesdays through August.
Orchid Society of Manoa: Jean Inouye talks about orchid diseases and pests, 7:30 p.m., Manoa Valley District Park. Call 537-3071.
Borders: Dr. Lewis Mehl-Medrona speaks on "Coyote Medicine: Native American Lessons for Medicine and Health Care," 7 p.m., Waikele. The Cherokee-Lakota physician discusses the integration of conventional medicine with his ancestors' methods.
Music Break: Hawaiian music by Pineapple Squeeze, noon, Tamarind Park.
"Ghosts of Hawaii": Glen Grant shares stories of the land's supernatural heritage, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Waikiki Heritage Theater. Costs $8. Reserve with Honolulu TimeWalks at 943-0371.
Plant and Craft Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., entrance lawn at Waimea Falls Park. Call 638-8511. Sponsored by Waimea Valley and North Shore Outdoor Circle.
Bonsai Show: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 1 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 2, Ala Moana Center Exhibition Area. Presented by the Hawaii Bonsai Association.
Borders: Butch Helemano and the Players of Instruments perform songs from their latest CD, "Still in the Hood," 2 p.m., Waikele. At 4 p.m., "How to shorten the time it takes to get a college degree," with Joe Schmiedl and Caroline Garrett from Hawaii Pacific University.
Hawaii Pacific University: Continuing education office
offers liberal arts courses in "Art of Polynesia," "Contemporary Nations Seminar: Japan," "Backgrounds to Literature," "Alternative Futures" and other subjects this fall. Tuition is $390 plus one-time $15 application fee. Call 544-9300.