TODAY, Feb. 16
RED CROSS CPR/AED ADULT CLASS
Where: 55 Ululani St., Hilo
When: 8 a.m. Feb. 16
Details: Get trained to recognize and care for victims of life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies and learn how to use an AED for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies on adults; American Red Cross certification upon completion.
Contact: See previous listing
RED CROSS STANDARD FIRST AID CLASS
Where: 55 Ululani St., Hilo
When: 1 p.m. Feb. 16
Details: Learn emergency action steps and first aid procedures for injuries and sudden illnesses; American Red Cross certification upon completion.
Contact: See previous listing
HOME GARDENING
WORKSHOP
Where: Wishing Well, 55-230 Ho‘ea Road, Hawi
When: 9 a.m. Feb. 16
Details: Lyn Howe (Hawaii Public Seed Initiative) and Travis Dodson (HIP Agriculture) share the history and science behind seed production and teach how to successfully save and store seeds from our gardens. Free.
Contact: Karla Heath, (808) 224-1404, karla@andreadean. com
SUNDAY, Feb. 17
WALTZ CLASSES
Where: Hilo Elks Lodge, 150 Kinoole St.
When: 1-3 p.m. Feb. 17
Details: Gil Ching to instruct a “more than fundamentals” American Waltz workshop. Expand on your Waltz skills with technique strengthening, movement refinement and additional step patterns.Class fee is $12.
Contact: Big Island Ballroom Dance Club, 968-8152,
MONDAY, Feb. 18
HULA HULA BON
Where: Puna Hongwanji Mission
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 18
Details: Bring towel (tenugui), fan (uchiwa) and bachi (sticks). Class meets first and third Mondays (upcoming: March 4, 18; April 1, 15; May 6, 20). After that, class meets every Monday in June and on July 1, in preparation for July 5-6 Puna Hongwanji bon dance. Open to the public; free.
Contact: 966-9981, punahongwanji@hawaiiantel.net
TUESDAY, Feb. 19
BASIC WORD PROCESSING ON THE COMPUTER
Where: SeniorNet at Maluhia Place 891 Ululani St.
When: 10 a.m. Feb. 19-21
Details: Not a typing class! Use Microsoft Word 2010 to edit and format documents. Only eight students per class taught by seniors for seniors. $36 for six-hour class plus $40 annual membership fee.
Contact: June Knell, 974-7603, cyberlu@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20
HOW TO START A
BUSINESS IN HAWAII
Where: Hawaii Community College-Manono Campus Bldg 379A Room 6B
When: 9-11:30 a.m. Feb. 20
Details: Participants will learn about entrepreneurship, key ingredients for business success, steps involved in starting a business, sources of capital and other resources for the start-up business. Fee is $25. Limited space.
Contact: Lydia Santiago, 933- 0776, lydia.santiago@hisbdc. org
MICROSOFT WORD
INTERMEDIATE
Where: Hawaii Community College, 1175 Manono St., Hilo
When: 12:30 p.m. Feb. 20
Details: Learn to use additional MS Word features such as templates, bullets and numbering, table formatting, borders and shading, labels, envelopes, diagrams and more. Call OCET at 934-2700 to register for two-day course.
Contact: Estee Nathanson, 934-2700, estherss@hawaii. edu
THURSDAY, Feb. 21
PLAYING HAND BELLS
Where: Holy Cross Church
When: 5 p.m. Feb. 21
Details: Learn to play hand bells, hand chimes. Learn rhythm, music terms and teamwork while playing everybody‘s favorite music. Easy music note reading required. Monthly club fee is $10. Call to resister.
Contact: Fumi Maeda, 959- 3526,
FRIDAY, Feb. 22
PETER ADLER — IKE PAPALUA
Where: UH-Hilo Campus Center 301
When: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 22
Details: “The Gift of VIsion: Strategies and Skills for Working Together.” $45 includes lunch/snacks/drinks. Students free; Parking $3. Sponsored by UHH and HCC’s Ho’olaulima Student Mediation Center. RSVP by Feb. 15, if possible: 933-8823, mediate@hawaii. edu.
Contact: Catherine Lampton, 640-1080, mediate@hawaii. edu
FORKLIFT SAFETY TRAINING
Where: Hawaii Community College, 1175 Manono St., Hilo
When: 8 a.m. Feb. 22
Details: Gain the knowledge and skills you’ll need to become a certified forklift operator in four hours. Receive a forklift operator authorization card that’s valid for three years upon completion of an additional three-hour on-site training. Must be 18 or older. Call to register.
Contact: Tiana Koga, 934- 2700, tmkoga@hawaii.edu
COMING
BACKYARD CHICKENS
Where: Hawaii Community College, 1175 Manono St.
When: 9 a.m. Feb. 23
Details: Learn how the right breed, coop design, and daily maintenance regime can provide you a healthy backyard flock. This class will give any beginner the tools they need to start and maintain a flock while also providing resources for dealing with problem behaviors. Call OCET to register, 934-2700.
Contact: Graceson Ghen, 934- 2700, graceson@hawaii.edu
RED CROSS CAT & DOG FIRST AID CLASS
Where: 55 Ululani St., Hilo
When: Noon Feb. 23
Details: Learn basic information on how to recognize and care for emergencies and injuries in dogs. This course will empower pet owners with the confidence and skills necessary to respond to emergencies involving dogs by learning how to provide basic first aid skills, how to care for choking pets, rescue breathing and CPR.
Contact: See previous listing
BASIC HAWAIIAN
LANGUAGE
Where: Keaukaha Elementary School
When: 10 a.m. Feb. 23
Details: Native Nations Education Foundation’s Pane’e Mua Project presents a free workshop for Native Hawaiians 18 years and older to familiarize Native Hawaiians with Hawaiian language through the sacred places of East Hawaii.
Contact: NNEF’s Pane’e Mua Project, (808)769-0060, busby@nnfoundation.org
RED CROSS STANDARD FIRST AID WITH CPR/AED ADULT CLASS
Where: 55 Ululani St., Hilo
When: 8 a.m. Feb. 25
Details: Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and learn how to use an AED for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies on adults; American Red Cross certification upon completion.
Contact: See previous listing
BON DANCE PRACTICE
Where: Hilo Meishoin Mission
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 28
Details: Tsukikage Odorikai invites all; free. Meets twice a month, usually on second/ fourth Thursday; updates at https://sites.google.com/site/ tsukikageodorikai. Bring towel, fan.
Contact: Meishoin, 935-6996, tsukikageodorikai@gmail.com
FREE BASIC HOME
MAINTENANCE CLASS
Where: Hilo Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 700 Manono St., Ste. 102, Hilo
When: 10 a.m. March 2
Details: Free basic home maintenance class on leaky toilets and sinks. Open to the public. Instruction by Jake Bierman of Bierman Home Inspection Inc.
Contact: Adrienne Eisele, (808) 935-6677, adrienne@ hilohabitat.org
PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE COURSE
Where: Hawaii Community College, 1175 Manono St., Hilo
When: 9 a.m. March 9
Details: Prepare for a new career. Class teaches how to assist trial attorneys, interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns. Saturdays and Sundays, March 9-April 26. Call for more information.
Contact: Estee Nathanson, 934-2700, estherss@hawaii. edu
MICROSOFT EXCEL INTERMEDIATE
Where: HI Community College, 1175 Manono St., Hilo
When: 2 p.m. March 11
Details: Two-day course focuses on Excel functions, worksheet management, working with lists and charting your data. Course extremely useful if you’re an existing Excel user who has not had any formal training. Call OCET to register.
Contact: Estee Nathanson, 934-2700, estherss@hawaii. edu
MICROSOFT EXCEL ADVANCED
Where: HI Community College
When: 12:30 p.m. March 21
Details: Focus on creating sophisticated Excel solutions using advanced formulas, dashboards, pivot tables, pivot charts, more. Develop advanced solutions on the worksheet and learn to assemble proper Excel tools. Call to register.
Contact: Estee Nathanson, 934-2700, estherss@hawaii. edu
AARP DRIVERS SAFETY CLASS
Where: Aging & Disable Resources Center, 1055 Kinoole St.
When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 30
Details: Refresh your driving skills. Stay safe on the road by learning to compensate for age-related changes. Aimed at over-50 drivers, but open to all. Insurance discount possible. $12 with AARP card, $14 without. Last Saturday of the month, except November and December. Registration required.
Contact: Dan Lindsay or Susan O’Neill, 933-9313.
ONGOING
EDUCATORS FOR CLASSES
Where: Culture & Education, 28 Shipman St.
When: Ongoing
Details: The Parks and Recreation, Culture and Education Division is currently looking for Recreation Educators to teach various classes such as ukulele, hula,yoga, drawing/ Painting or any other program that may be of interest in the East Hawaii area. Call for more information.
Contact: Bert Mukai, 961- 8706, bmukai@co.hawaii.hi.us
