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Homemade-camera class
Big Island artist Mary Belanger will lead a Saturday workshop on the pinhole camera technique, the most basic form of a camera, using an oatmeal box and a pinhole.The simple technique, which Belanger has taught at La Pietra -- Hawaii School for Girls, has garnered La Pietra students several awards at annual Scholastic Arts competitions.
The workshop will be followed by an open lab in the darkroom on Sunday. All photos produced during the workshop will be exhibited on the official World Pinhole Day Web site (pinholeday.org).
The workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at a cost of $45 per person.
La Pietra is at 2933 Poni Moi Road. For more information, call 922-2744.
Learn Hawaiian on Web
Kamehameha Schools' Distance Learning Department will launch an online Hawaiian language program entitled "Kulaiwi (Native Land)" on Friday."Kulaiwi" will target an audience with an interest in the Hawaiian language but without the time to take classes or access to them. The show can be viewed with a free download of RealVideo Player. Call Henry Meyer at 800-842-4682 for technical assistance.
The hourlong program, featuring Leeward Community College instructor Ekela Kaniaupio Crozier, made its appearance on educational access channels statewide in 1994 to introduce viewers to Hawaiian language basics.
The first 12 shows will be accessible at ksdl.ksbe.edu.
KSDL is also working to make tapes available by fall to those without computers.
Miss Waikiki talks on MS
Miss Waikiki Liane Mark will speak about living with multiple sclerosis, joining medical specialists in presenting a 2-5 p.m. informational session Sunday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.As an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mark, a contender for this year's Miss Hawaii title, will talk about pursuing one's dreams in the face of adversity.
The 24-year-old Yale graduate experienced the first symptoms of MS the night she won the Miss Waikiki title. MS is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that affects more than 350,000 Americans.
The talk is free. Call 800-522-5185 for more information or to reserve a spot, or register at the event between 1 and 2 p.m.
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Give donations to Food Drive
You know that you're supposed to keep a good quantity of canned goods on hand in case of a hurricane or other emergency. You also know you can't keep those canned good indefinitely; you're supposed to replace them regularly.So here's a plan: Let the Hawaii Foodbank be your rotational reminder. Each year -- right about this time -- the Foodbank launches a major collection of non-perishable foods. At that time, you donate your hurricane stash to the needy and replace it with new stuff.
Ready? Begin. The 13th Annual Food Drive is Saturday. Collection stations are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at these sites: Restaurant Row, Kamalamalama O Keau Church (Hau'ula), Koko Marina Center, Pearl City Shopping Center, the Town Center of Mililani, Waianae Mall Shopping Center, Waiokeola Congregational Church (Kahala), Windward City Shopping Center and various military locations.
At Restaurant Row, donations of Spam are especially appreciated, as an effort is under way to build the world's largest Wall of Spam.
Last year, more than 2,000 volunteers helped collect 440,000 pounds of food and $305,000 in cash, providing help to 398,000 individuals in Hawaii. This year's goals are 500,000 pounds of food and $325,000 in cash.
Call 836-3600, Ext. 226 or visit the Foodbank Web site at www.hawaiifoodbank.org.
Veggie topics
"What Are Dioxins? And What are They Doing In My Food?": Dr. Edward K. Fujimoto, wellness manager at the Castle Center for Health Promotion, explains how to protect yourself from dioxins at the May meeting of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii, 7 p.m. May 8 at the Ala Wai Golf Course Recreation Center. Dioxins have been linked to cancer, diabetes, birth defects and problems in child behavior and development. The lecture is free. Call 944-VEGI (8344).Plant-iful Pizzas: Eileen Towata teaches how to make vegan pizzas, with whole-wheat crust and toppings of vegetables, beans, herbs and spices, 9 a.m. Saturday at the Lyon Arboretum. Cost is $22; $18 for arboretum members. Call 988-0456.
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