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Kalaupapa sites await discovery at main library

Damien Tours driver Norman Soares will share stories about the historical sites at Kalaupapa National Historical Park in a free presentation in the first-floor reading room at the Hawaii State Library at 11:45 a.m. Aug. 4.

Kalaupapa is a remote area on Molokai where Hansen’s disease patients were quarantined from 1866 to 1969. Soares will also share information about the patients and the humanitarian efforts of Father Damien, who became a Catholic saint in 2009, and Mother Marianne Cope, who will be canonized Oct. 21.

The Friends of the Library of Hawaii is sponsoring the one-hour program titled “Journey to Kalaupapa: In the Footsteps of Saints," which is suitable for ages 12 and older. The library is located at 478 S. King St.

Punahou forum on health will cover food and illness

Punahou School will present a free public forum titled "Healthy Community, Healthy Island, Healthy World," focusing on nutrition, disease and environmental and emergency management, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Twigg-Smith Pavilion on campus.

Healthy food tastings will be offered at 5:30 p.m., prior to the forum.

Dr. Sarah Park of the state Department of Health will make an opening presentation which will be followed by breakout sessions led by Dr. John Casken of the University of Hawaii School of Nursing; environmental planner and climate change specialist Scott Glenn of TEC Inc.; James Hollyer, director of agricultural development in the American Pacific at UH; farmer Ken Kamiya of Kamiya Gold; Dr. Ginny Pressler of Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Fred Reppun of the Natural Resources Academy at Wai­anae High School; Dr. Linda Rosen, chief for Emergency Medical Services at the Health Department; and Janice Staab of the Malama Learning Center.

The forum, part of Punahou School’s Innovation Series, is being presented in conjunction with the Student Global Leadership Institute and the Institute for Teaching, Learning and Instructional Innovation. For more information, visit www.punahou.edu/sgli or call 944-5737.

Get ready to race for a cure at Ward Centre wingding

The Hawaii affiliate of Susan G. Komen will hold a Family Race Kick-off Day at Ward Centre from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. A registration table will be open for attendees to sign up for the Oct. 21 Race for the Cure, which celebrates breast cancer survivors.

Honorary race chairwoman Paula Akana will be on hand for the event, which will include a scavenger hunt and the opportunity to win a Ward Centre gift certificate, blood pressure checks courtesy of the Oncology Nurses Association, class instructors from Hawaii Pacific Health, and Mr. Safety from Hawaii Self Storage with a keiki game wheel and prizes.

As Saturday is also National Dance Day, attendees can join Diana Walton at Center Stage at 1 p.m. for a Zumba session and to learn the dance of the day.

For more information or to register for the 18th annual Susan G. Komen Hawai‘i Race for the Cure, call 754-6659 or visit www.komenhawaii.org.