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KAUAI
Craftiness saves isle

Christmas in July? Make a banana poka basket or two and get a head start on handmade holiday gifts at Hui o Laka's second summer basket workshop.

You'll help save Kauai's native forest as you gather the choking vine to make gorgeous rustic baskets.

The day-long workshop begins Saturday at 10 a.m. and costs $15 per person. Call 808-335-9975 to register.

Look out for birds

Go on a birding hike with David Kuhn along Pihea Trail three Sundays this summer: today, July 30 and Aug. 28.

Kuhn's field recordings of Hawaii's birds can be heard in a forest exhibit at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, as well as on Raiatea Helm's new CD.

The hikes begin at 8 a.m. Hui o Laka WonderWalks are offered on a donation basis. Call 808-335-9975 to register.

OAHU
Listen to Langley ukes

The Langley Ukulele Ensemble of British Columbia will celebrate its 12th anniversary by performing in several free concerts at the four Sheraton Hotels and Resorts in Waikiki from Thursday through July 23.

Performances will be 4 p.m. Thursday at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider Veranda stage, 7 p.m. July 16 at the BYUH Cannon Center Auditorium, 3 p.m. July 19 at the Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai Bar, 4 p.m. July 21 at the Moana Surfrider Veranda stage, 4 p.m. July 22 poolside at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani and 8:30 p.m. July 18 to 23 in the Sheraton Waikiki hotel lobby.

In addition, musicians from the Langley Ukulele Ensemble will offer free ukulele lessons for guests of the Sheraton Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Sheraton Moana Surfrider and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani.

For more information, call 922-3111.

MAUI
All fore juniors

Kaanapali Golf Courses continues its popular Summer Junior Golf Programs, geared toward youths ages 7 to 17 who aspire to be the next Michelle Wie.

Camps run from 3 to 5 p.m. daily during each session, as follows: tomorrow to Thursday; July 25 to 28, and Aug. 8 to 11. Each four-day session costs $50.

The goal of the programs is to provide a fun learning environment for juniors of all skill levels, and the series of camps allows the PGA head golf professional, Scott Ashworth, and his staff of assistant golf professionals to focus on teaching golf etiquette and the fundamentals of the game. Instructors will offer a description of the rules of golf.

Each junior golfer who passes the rules and etiquette test will receive a junior golf membership ID card, complimentary green fees on the Tournament North Course every day after 5 p.m. through mid-November, and complimentary range balls through June.

Also, all juniors 7 to 17 can play golf for free after 3 p.m. this month and next if accompanied by a paying adult.

For more information, call 808-661-3691 or visit www.kaanapali-golf.com.