"Waipahu Music Fest '97" takes place noon to 6 p.m. April 13 at Waipahu High School's Masa Yonamine Athletic Complex Football Field. The concert features Makaha Sons, Kapena, Willy K, Tropical Knights, Kanilau featuring No Mamo O Ka'ala, Sista Robie, Fiji, Sean Na'auao, Hawaiian By Heart, Kai Makani and host Rodney Villanueva. Enjoy music, help Waipahu athletes
Umbrellas, beach mats, chairs and sunscreen are welcome; coolers, outside food and drinks are not welcome.
If the event is successful, it will become the athletic department's annual fund-raiser. The school could use some donations of door prizes, food or money to make the event take off.
Admission is $10; children under 12 are free. Tickets are available through the Waipahu High School Athletic Department or at 675-0225.
Sample slack-key
The April edition of the Honolulu Academy of Art's "Na Mele O Hawaii" concert series, at 7:30 p.m. April 12 in the Outdoor Sculpture Garden, features slack-key artists with new albums on Dancing Cat Records. They include:
James "Bla" Pahinui, whose "Mana" is his first solo recording.
The records will be released on April 15. The concert is sponsored by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii Public Radio, Lila Wallace Foundation and Dancing Cat Records.
Admission is $12; tickets can be charged through Hawaii Public Radio at 955-8821.
For more information, call 532-8700.
"Tuxes & Tails," the annual fund-raiser for the Hawaiian Humane Society, occurs at 6 p.m. April 19 in the Monarch Room, Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Dress up for pets
The theme this year is "Pets in Paradise," emceed by news-celebrities Pamela Young and Gary Sprinkle. It's a black-tie optional event.
Funds raised assist Humane Society programs such as Pet Visitation and Pets in Housing.
Admission is $150. For more information, call 946-2187, ext. 213.
The third annual "Dolphin Days" extravaganza will mark the birthdays of five Atlantic bottlnose dolphins July 4 through 6 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island. Dive with dolphins
There will be July 4 marine educational seminars conducted by Dolphin Quest veterinarians and trainers throughout the event, and everyone is invited to a birthday luau with fireworks for Kainalu, who turns 1 year old; Malia, who will be 2; and siblings Lokahi, Kolohe and Kuokoa, who will each be 3 years old.
Celebrations will continue with a celebrity golf tournament, as well as volleyball and tennis tournaments July 5; a Dolphin Days concert and benefit auction July 5; and Dolphin Days Sunday Brunch July 6.
For prices, times and reservations, call the Hilton Waikoloa Village at (808)-885-1234.
The Pride Banquet Celebration and Dance by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center will be held June 7 in the Ala Moana Hotel's Hibiscus Ballroom. To foster gay pride
Volunteers are needed to help with organizing and staffing the event.
The organization's 1997 Pride Parade will be held on June 28 at 10 a.m. from Ala Moana Park to Kapiolani Park. The parade will follow a day of festivities at Kapiolani Park and a week of community events during Pride Week '97.
For more information or to volunteer call 951-7000.
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