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Honor the departed in memorial service
Hospice Hawaii will host "A Night to Remember" memorial service Nov. 1 for family and friends of patients and others to remember and honor their loved ones.
The event is free and open to the public. At 5 p.m., participants may write messages to their loved ones on handmade luminaries that will be carried during a candlelit walk starting at 6 p.m. at Punahou School’s Thurston Chapel courtyard. A performance by guitarist Stephen Inglis will follow.
For more information, call Cori Tanimura at 791-8029.
Fishing event free for kupuna
Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kaneohe invites senior citizens to participate in a free catch-and-release fishing event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The special event is part of the "Take Me Fishing" program of the National Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation.
Seniors should bring a picnic lunch to relax in the shadow of the Koolau Mountains, where they might spot the Hawaiian coot (alae keokeo), an endangered water bird.
Parking is available at the visitor center, which also offers bamboo poles. Follow the fish signs along the garden pathway to the fishing shoreline (about a 20-minute walk).
Walking shoes, insect repellent and rain gear are recommended.
Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden is at 45-680 Luluku Road in Kaneohe. Call 233-7323 for more information.
Dinner will honor Kaiser High alumni
The KHS Foundation, which provides support and assistance to Kaiser High School students, will honor five individuals at its Distinguished Awards Dinner at 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel.
The honorees are alumni Peter Kim, Judge Leslie Kobayashi and Rich Miano, educator Nanette Umeda and community leader Jane Onaga.
Tickets for the dinner are $100, or $1,000 to reserve a table of 10. Send checks, payable to KHS Foundation, to Kaiser High School, 511 Lunalilo Home Road, Honolulu, HI 96825.
Proceeds from the event will go toward scholarships.
Win $300 cash in video contest
Create a spooky video and you could win $300.
Make your own scary movie in our inaugural Halloween Video Contest, sponsored by the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now.
Entries should not exceed five minutes and must comprise original content that has not appeared elsewhere. Videos with excessive gore or violence will not be considered. The deadline to enter is Monday.
Upload entries to YouTube and email the URL to features@staradvertiser. com, along with information on the video and the filmmakers.
Multiple entries will not be accepted.
The winner, chosen by a panel of judges, will receive a $300 cash prize. Finalists will be shown on "Hawaii News Now Sunrise" starting Oct. 29, with the winner announced Oct. 31. The judges’ decision is final. Finalists for a separate People’s Choice award will be announced Oct. 19, with the winner determined by the highest number of YouTube views between noon Oct. 19 and noon Oct. 23. Video links will be provided at honolulupulse.com.
The contest is open to Hawaii residents only. Oahu Publications Inc. and Hawaii News Now contributors, employees and their family members are not eligible.
By entering the contest, you grant the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now a royalty-free license to use your video. Winners’ names and photos will appear in the Star-Advertiser and on honolulupulse.com.
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