Even as construction in Kakaako proceeds at a brisk pace, envisioning for the district continues.

This Thursday, the American Institute of Architects, Honolulu Chapter will host a public forum on Kakaako Makai. It’s the third in a series on Kakaako urban design and public policy.

The 5-7 p.m. forum at 828 Fort Street Mall, suite 100, will be moderated by AIA Honolulu President Scott Wilson and feature Wayne Takamine, Kakaako Citizens Planning Advisory Committee chairman; Deepak Neupane, Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) senior planner; John Whalen, HCDA board chairman; and various users of Kakaako Makai.

Make reservations at www.aiahonolulu.org. Or, a TV monitor will be set up outside so the event can be viewed from Fort Street. It will be aired on ‘Olelo’s Channel 54 at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, 11 a.m. Sept. 28, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2 and 10:30 a.m. Oct. 3.

The things people do to help birds

One rat. Two rats. Three rats. Four.

On Monday, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, the nonprofit Island Conservation and other groups launched a two-week survey to gauge the rat population on Lehua, an uninhabited island just north of Niihau.

A helicopter will drop nontoxic rodent pellets containing a dye to help determine which animals eat them; the idea is to see if action is needed to control the rats.

Lehua hosts many seabird species and native plants. The rodents prey on ground-nesting birds and their eggs and chicks. Rats!