HAWAI'I BRIEFS
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TODAY
AFRICAN CULTURAL SAFARI, a Bank of Hawaii family event, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Honolulu Academy of Arts; music, crafts, photographs, games and prizes; free. 532-8700.
QIGONG and MEDITATION SEMINAR, noon-1:30 p.m., Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA, 4835 Kilauea Ave.; free; call to register. 941-9707.
TOMORROW
JAPANESE-AMERICAN DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, civil rights event, 3:30-5:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Architecture Auditorium; award-winning film featuring testimony by World War II internees and talk by Dr. Saleem Ahmed; free.
TUESDAY
ROTARY CLUB OF HONOLULU luncheon program, noon-1 p.m., Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Room; featured guest, Jim Kelly, president, EAP Associates; $18.35 fee. Reservations. 922-5526.
"AFTER DARK IN THE PARK: Collaborating to Interpret Pearl Harbor's Historic Sites," lecture by professor Geoffrey White, 7 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa Department of Anthropology; $1 donation; co-sponsored by Hawai'i Natural History Association. 985-6014.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Mililani Mauka/Launani Valley, 7 p.m., Mililani Mauka Elementary School.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Nu'uanu/Punchbowl, 7:15 p.m., Booth District Park.
WEDNESDAY
O'AHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, Citizen Advisory Committee meeting, 3:30 p.m., Honolulu Hale, mayor's conference room, room 301.
LEGAL LINE HOTLINE. Call 6-7 p.m. to speak with an attorney at no charge: 537-1868; call 537-9140 for free referrals (www.hawaiilawyerreferral.com); sponsored by Hawaii State Bar Association.
PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS, new member orientation, 7 p.m., Harris United Methodist Church, Vineyard Boulevard and Nu'uanu Avenue, 262-7441; YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM for youth at risk, 8 p.m. 456-7768.
"TODAY'S KUPUNA," issues of interest to seniors and their families, 7 p.m. every Wednesday, 'Olelo Community Television, channel 52; weekly scam warnings from Better Business Bureau; featured guest: Maria Chomyszak, program director, Helping Hands Hawaii-Community Clearinghouse. 946-3888.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Kaimuki, 7 p.m., Lili'uokalani Elementary School.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Kalihi-Palama, 7 p.m., Kapalama School cafeteria.
THURSDAY
"NEW BOUNDARIES FOR THE WORLD: THE VISIONS OF EIGHT WORLD WAR II LEADERS," lecture by Gerhard Weinberg, professor of history, who fled Germany with his family before World War II, 7 p.m., Hawai'i Pacific University, Hawai'i Loa campus, Room 101; free.
OCEAN PLANET FILM FESTIVAL, featuring "Lost Jewel of the Atlantic," 7 p.m., University of Hawai'i Spalding Auditorium; repeats 5 p.m. Feb. 25; discussion with experts to follow; $5 general admission, UH students, faculty and staff $3.
ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES, 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Hina Mauka, 45-845 Po'okela St., Kane'ohe; helping families and close friends of the addicted to deal with addiction and recovery; $7 fee. 236-2600.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Waipahu, 7 p.m., Waipahu Cultural Garden Park.
FRIDAY
WEEKLY VIGIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, 4-6 p.m. on Ala Moana boulevard at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building; bring a sign; sponsored by Not In Our Name.
SATURDAY
FUNDRAISER for father of three and cancer victim Kimo Pai, 3-8 p.m., Pipeline Cafe; entertainment by Brother Noland, Country Living, Ledward Kaapana and more; $25 donation; tickets at T&T Tinting locations. 372-9995.