TODAY

RESTORE HaleakalA National Park. Volunteers needed 9 a.m. to noon Sundays to restore native shrubs; transportation provided; wear warm clothes, long pants, closed boots; bring water and lunch; pickup: 7:30 a.m., Harbor Shop, 300 Ma'alaea Road, Ma'alaea Harbor or Upcountry, 8:15 a.m., Tavares Community Center, Pukalani. Reservations: 808-856-8341.

TOMORROW

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS hosted by Aloha United Way's Society of Young Leaders through June 30; take donations to Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union's 832 S. Hotel St., Fort Street Mall, Waikele Shopping Center and Waimalu Shopping Plaza branches (www.kalanet.com for hours) or to AUW, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 700, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; needed are folder paper, notebooks, binders, pens and pencils, rulers, crayons and calculators and backpacks and school bags.

WEDNESDAY

PACIFIC REGIONAL BIOSAFETY LABORATORY public meeting, 5:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kaka'ako; update and construction timeline to be presented. http://jabsom.hawaii .edu/jabsom/

THE BEAD SOCIETY meeting, 7 p.m., Academy of Art Center at Linekona; theme: patriotic challenge; fee: visitors $5. Information: 422-0612.

WINDWARD SELF-HELP GROUP for people with multiple sclerosis and their families, 6 to 7:30 p.m., St. John Vianney Parish community office building, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. 532-0811.

THURSDAY

ANNUAL ROBOTICS STUDENT WORKSHOP, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and tomorrow, at Chaminade University; free; call early to reserve space. 818-347-8300, ext. 424, (Nancy McIntyre) or nmcintyre@chaminade.org

ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES, 7 to 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.

FRIDAY

MEDIA CHALLENGES: POLITICS THROUGH THE LENS OF A RELIGION. Leading U.S. and Asian journalists share insights on the impact of interfaith relations on domestic and international politics a Hawai'i Imin International Conference Center, 1777 East-West Road, Garden Level; registration 11:30 a.m., lunch and program, noon to 1:30 p.m.; fee: co-sponsor members $20, nonmembers $22. RSVP by June 24: 944-7111, fax 944-7376, e-mail ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org.

WEEKLY VIGIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, 4 to 6 p.m., on Ala Moana at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building; bring a sign; sponsored by Not In Our Name.

SATURDAY

HULA CLASSES every Saturday, sponsored by Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society: beginning keiki, 9 to 10 a.m.; keiki, 10 to 11 a.m.; teens and adults, 11 a.m. to noon, Kauluwela Recreational Park, near Liliha Street and Vineyard Boulevard; $10 per month fee. 521-6905.

ANXIETY AND STRESS SELF HELP GROUP meets 10 a.m. to noon, second and fourth Saturdays monthly, St. John Church, Kailua Road; for persons suffering from anxiety disorders. 382-4516.

UPCOMING

KAUMAKANI REUNION, 3 p.m. July 5, at Kaumakani School Ball Park, next to Kaumakani Recreation Center, Big Island; for those whose roots stem from Camps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Haole or Portuguese Camp or Hawaiian or Olokele Sugar Companies; potluck, BYO beverage, talk story, camp-style entertainment, old-time music and a golf tournament. Information: http://kaumakanireunion.com, e-mail reunion@yahoo.com, phone Patrick Baniaga at 335-3811 or 651-5880.

USS MISSOURI BB-63 REUNION, Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, in San Antonio, Texas. All veterans, their families and friends are invited. Information: 203-281-4693 (Jack Stempick, reunion chair), 803-469-3579 (Bill Morton, president), e-mail mo63@ftc-i.net.