Store to help owners with pet safety plan
PetSmart Mililani will host a Red Cross preparedness event where pet owners will have the opportunity to make a plan and assemble a kit so their furry and feathered friends can stay safe when disasters strike.
The event is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the PetSmart at Town Center of Mililani.
Red Cross volunteers will share disaster preparedness tips and demonstrate free Red Cross phone apps. The first 50 people to arrive will receive a certificate for free Red Cross pet first-aid training. In addition, free pet first-aid books will be given out.
Buddy Walk focuses on Down syndrome
Grab a friend and help support the Down Syndrome Ohana of Hawaii by participating in this year’s Buddy Walk, set for Oct. 6 at Kakaako Waterfront Park.
Check-in, late registration and breakfast start at 8:30 a.m., followed by the walk at 9:30. There will be lunch, entertainment and prize giveaways. The entry fee is $12 per person (children 2 and under free). Individuals with Down syndrome walk for free and will receive a free T-shirt. To register, visit dsohawaii.com.
Last year’s event, held at Windward Mall, drew more than 400 participants.
Spook our judges with creepy movie
For fans of Halloween horror, the only thing better than being scared is scaring someone else.
So why not make your own spooky movie?
It’s time for the Star-Advertiser’s second annual Halloween Video Contest, in which we celebrate your creepy sensibilities.
Our first contest drew a macabre collection of videos: There was a knife-wielding bride, a teenage massacre, an evil creature in the closet, zombies and a flesh-eating monster.
But we’re sure you can surprise us — and get us to jump out of our seats. Consider it a dare: See if you can scare us.
The rules
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. There are two divisions: open and youth (students through grade 12).
The deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Oct. 14.
Upload entries to YouTube and email the URL to features@staradvertiser.com, along with information on the video, the filmmakers and your contact information.
The open-division winner will receive a $300 cash prize. The youth division prize is $100. (Students are welcome to enter the open division if they dare, but only one entry per person.) Finalists will be posted on HonoluluPulse.com the week before Halloween with the winners announced Oct. 31. The judges’ decisions are final.
The contest is open to Hawaii residents only; employees of Oahu Publications Inc. and their family members are not eligible. By entering the contest, you grant the Star-Advertiser a royalty-free license to use your video. Winners’ names and photos will appear in the Star-Advertiser.
Enter original tales of horror for contest
Spin your most haunting tale of horror and the supernatural in our annual Halloween Fiction Contest.
Entries are limited to 700 words and must be original work never before published. The winner will receive a $200 cash prize, and the story will appear in the Today section Oct. 27.
The postmark deadline for entries is Oct. 14. One entry per person.
The contest is open to Hawaii residents only. Oahu Publications Inc. contributors, employees and their family members are not eligible. The winner’s name and photo will appear in the Star-Advertiser.
Email entries to features@staradvertiser.com or mail to Halloween Fiction Contest, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Get Halloween happenings listed
The Star-Advertiser’s Today section is preparing a guide to Halloween haunts, pumpkin patches, fall festivals, costume contests and trick-or-treat affairs that take place during October.
Email details of your event to features@staradvertiser.com or mail to Halloween Events, Honolulu Star-Advertiser Features Department, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813. The deadline to submit information about events is Wednesday.
The guide to Halloween fun will be published Oct. 1.
