Student parents on the UH campus can gather on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch at Queen Liliuokalani Center for Student Service room 412. Meet other parents and exchange stories and strategies.
Category: Updates
HTY at the library
Honolulu Theatre for Youth will present a free production of “Sparkle” 5:30 pm. Nov. 1 at Mililani Public Library and 3 p.m. Nov. 13 at Nanakuli Public Library. The 30-minute play tells a message about standing up for who you are.
Get your Halloween on
Break out your costume and head to Waikiki. Royal Hawaiian Center is home to Halloween activities, including a costume contest 3 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Prizes for those deemed most adorable, most creative, most original, best ohana, and grand champion with winners receiving shopping center gift cards. Three-hour parking validation provided for registered participants. Not feeling competitive? There will be balloon twisting and trick or treating from 2-7 p.m. Visit RoyalHawaiianCenter.com/
Start your Halloween plans early
Hawaii Kai Towne Center will celebrate Halloween at 5 p.m. Oct. 27. There will be a costume contest (starts at 7 p.m.), games and trick-or-treating so break out those outfits early. See details at facebook.com/Hawaiikaitownecenter.
Full moon celebration
Bishop Museum is honoring the Tsukimi No Kai, the Japanese practice of full-moon viewing 5:30-9 p.m. Oct. 25. There will be an offering, blessing and tea ceremony, plus taiko drumming and food tastings. The planetarium and the Science Adventure Center will be open to guests. Telescopes will be set up by the Hawaiian Astronomical Society for a closer look at the night sky. Tickets are $15 adults and $10 kids at www.bishopmuseum.org/special-
If Willy Wonka were a menehune…
Menehune Mac is hosting its 79th Birthday Bash from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 29. The factory store, located at 707A Waiakamilo Road, will have a chocolate “dip & dab” station with fresh taro chip, matcha wafer cookies and Royal Creem crackers from Diamond Bakery.
The Cat in the Hat live
“Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat” takes to the stage at Kennedy Theatre Sept. 14, 15, 21, 22 and 23. See the classic book come toe life with Thing 1 and Thing 2 romping playfully at the University of Hawaii theater. Tickets are at $10 for kids and $18 for adults. Visit www.etickethawaii.com or call 944-2697.
Doggy’s day out
Fido doesn’t was to stay home. Celebrate National Dog Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 26 at Spalding House, where “well-behaved, leashed dogs and their adult owners” are invited to play in the agility course and partake in pet-friendly food at the cafe. Pet parents who want to check out The World Reflected exhibition can leave their pup with a “Doggy Valet”. Admission is $35.
July 4th fireworks
Hawaii’s largest Independence Day fireworks display is at Ala Moana Beach Park 8:30 p.m. July 4. The pyrotechnics will launch from three platforms at Ala Moana Beach Park. Get tp the mall or the park early to stake out your spot and bring a radio to tune in to 92.3 KSSK for a soundtrack to the spectacle.
Movies on the north shore
The Hukilau Marketplace at the Polynesian Cultural Center is screening free outdoor movies each month as part of its Movies on the Lawn series. Showtime is at 7:30 p.m. Bring a blanket and check out:
July 6: “The Greatest Showman”
Aug. 3: “Sherlock Gnomes”
Sept. 7: “Avengers: Infinity War
Hukilau Marketplace is at 55-370 Kamehameha Highway in Laie. Call 293-3142, visit www.HukilauMarketplace.com for more information.