THIS WEEK
Successful gardening: Learn how to improve soil with amendments and easy methods of composting, 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Saturday, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City. Volunteers answer home gardening questions from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 453-6050.
Family Fishing Days: Catch and release tilapia at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. Bring bamboo poles with barbless hooks, bait, walking shoes, bug repellent, rain gear and a picnic. Parking is available at the Visitor Center, 45-680 Luluku Road in Kaneohe. For reservations, call 233-7323.
Night reef walk: Waikiki Aquarium staff talk about ocean creatures and their habitat on a tour of the reef, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Costs $8 adults, $7 children. Register by mail. Call 923-9741.
In-line skating: “How not to crash course” for adults, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Jan. 29, University of Hawaii. Costs $85; skates and protective gear provided. Call 48-SKATE (487-5283) or 956-6468.
Hula Bowl Bike Ride: Register by Wednesday to participate in a 20-, 30- or 50-kilometer ride to Aloha Stadium on Jan. 19 to raise funds for the American Lung Association of Hawaii.
The Bike Ride starts 7:30 a.m. from Kmart on Salt Lake Boulevard and goes east on Kamehameha and Nimitz highways, with optional side trips on Lagoon Drive and Sand Island Access Road, to Kakaako Park, then returns by North Beretania and North King streets, Moanalua Gardens, Aliamanu Crater and Salt Lake Boulevard.
Entry fee of $25 includes a Hula Bowl game ticket and T-shirt; the funds go to programs to help Hawaii children with asthma. Riders who collect donations are eligible for incentive prizes. Pick up an entry form at the association office, at bike shops or in Spoke-n-Words, the Hawaii Bicycling League publication. Call 537-5966 for information.
Late registration of $30 will be accepted at packet pick-up on Jan. 19.
Great Trans Ko‘olau Trek: Prizes totaling $100,000 reward fast folks in the 10-mile foot race on May 11. To sponsor the Trek, call Bozell Marketing at 955-4416. For an entry booklet, visit the website at http://www.h-3run.com or http://www.fhb.com or call 521-4351.
COMING UP
Family Fishing Days: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 4 and 5, Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe. Free. Bring bamboo poles with barbless hooks, bait, walking shoes, bug repellent, rain gear and a picnic. For reservations, call 233-7323.
Hula Bowl Bike Ride: Take a 20-, 30- or 50-kilometer ride to Aloha Stadium on Jan. 19 to raise funds for the American Lung Association of Hawaii. Deadline to register is Jan. 8.
The Bike Ride starts 7:30 a.m. from Kmart on Salt Lake Boulevard and goes east on Kamehameha and Nimitz highways, with optional side trips on Lagoon Drive and Sand Island Access Road. Return is by North Beretania and North King streets, Moanalua Gardens and Aliamanu Crater.
Entry fee of $25 includes a Hula Bowl ticket and T-shirt. Riders who collect donations are eligible for incentive prizes. Pick up an entry form at the association office, at bike shops or in Spoke-n-Words, the Hawaii Bicycling League publication. Call 537-5966 for information.
Late registration of $30 will be accepted at packet pick-up on Jan. 19.
CONTINUING
These recreational activities are offered every week,
except during holidays:
Learn to swim: Children practice Saturday mornings at Ala Moana Beach; adults, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Free. Call the American Red Cross, 734-2101 ext. 123 or 124.
Hawaii In-Line Skating Association: Workouts 5:30 p.m. weekdays at Kakaako Park. Call 988-5299.
Free hike to Diamond Head: Meet the Clean Air Team at the Honolulu Zoo entrance, 9 a.m. Saturdays. Three miles to the top. Call 948-3299.
Honolulu Community Drum Circle: Drummers, percussionists and dancers gather, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Keehi Lagoon Park. Call 377-DRUM (377-3786).
Hash House Harriers: Social runs with Aloha group 3 p.m. Saturdays; call 948-AHHH (948-2444). Or Honolulu group 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays; call 948-HASH (948-4274).
Honolulu Marathon Clinic: Free training runs with Jack Scaff and staff, 7:30 a.m. Sundays, Kapiolani Park Bandstand. Call Norm at 247-4957. No meetings on three-day weekends.
Sports Acrobatics Hawaii: Hawaii Highflyers Trampoline Club for adults and kids, 4 and 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, McCully Recreation Center. Call Karl Vorwerk at 949-3747.
Waikiki Acrobatic Troupe meets 4 p.m. Sundays at the beach across Kapiolani Park Bandstand; free workout at UH Studio Four 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Call Don Heafner at 536-7205.
Ikebana classes: Lillian Koide teaches flower arrangement 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at the Japanese Cultural Center. Tuition $30 per month plus supplies. Call 537-5765, evenings.
Honolulu Zoo: Zoo opens at 8 a.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. General admission $6; $2 with Yum Yum Tree senior card. First Wednesdays feature a botanical tour at 8:45 a.m. for $2 more. Third Wednesdays, tai chi practice begins 8 a.m. Call 971-7174.
Nature Conservancy hikes: Two guided hikes a month to Honouliuli Preserve, home to more than 45 rare native plants and animals. Donation. Call 537-4508.