SPECIAL

FAMILY FISHING DAY, fishing participants should come prepared with hand-help poles, small barbless hooks and nonlive baits. Walking shoes, insect repellent, water bottle and lunch are recommended; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 16; Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; free; 233-7323.

ARTISTS' RECEPTION, featuring artworks and photographs of flowers and plants in the garden; 1-4 p.m. Aug. 17; Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; free; 223-7323.

ONGOING

GARDEN TOUR, one-mile (1.5-hour) "easy" guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees; 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (keiki-focused tour, 1 p.m. Sundays); Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens; $14.50, discounts for kama'aina; 239-6775.

SELF-DIRECTED DRAWING AND PAINTING, rendering of plants, flowers and seed pods from the garden; 9-10 a.m. every Wednesday; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; reservations: 621-5463.

NIAULANI NATURE WALK, guided tour through an old-growth Hawaiian forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; donations accepted; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

GUIDED TOURS, view plants of the rainforest; 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays; Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free; reservations: 988-0461.

MANOA HERITAGE CENTER, discover an ancient Hawaiian heiau and native Hawaiian plant garden while learning Manoa Valley's history; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; Manoa Heritage Center; $7 general, $4 seniors and military, students free; visits and tours by reservation only: 988-1287, www.manoaheritagecenter.org.

LAUHALA WEAVING DEMONSTRATION, with members of the Ulana Me Ka Lokomaka'i weaving hui; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every 1st Saturday of the month; Mission Houses Museum; free; 531-0481 ext. 714.

SECOND SATURDAY AT THE GARDEN, stroll and learn about home gardening from certified Hawai'i Master Gardeners and Urban Garden Center Volunteers; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. every 2nd Saturday of the month; Pearl City Urban Garden Center; free; 453-6050, www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc.

Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line.