App gives owners first aid tips for pets
The American Red Cross has launched a Pet First Aid app that provides smartphone users with instant access to step-by-step instructions, videos and photos for handling more than 25 common first-aid and emergency situations.
The topics include how to deal with pet wounds, burns, injuries from falls and car accidents, cardiac and breathing emergencies, and cold- and heat-related conditions.
Other features of the 99-cent app for iPhone and Android devices allow pet owners to create a pet profile with tag identification number, photos, a list of medications and instructions; contact their veterinarian or emergency pet-care facilities via the "animal hospital locator"; locate pet-friendly hotels; and test their knowledge with interactive quizzes.
The Red Cross app also contains resources to help owners include pets in their emergency action plans.
Download the Pet First Aid app at iTunes and Google Play stores by searching for "American Red Cross" or visit redcross.org/mobileapps.
Tour Goodsill home in Waialae-Kahala
The Historic Hawai‘i Foundation will host an open house at the historic Marshall and Ruth Goodsill residence in Waialae-Kahala from 4 to 6 p.m. April 5.
The home was designed by architect Vladimir Ossipoff in a "modern Hawaiian style," according to the foundation. The clean, straight-line design includes Japanese elements reflecting the architect’s early years in Japan and achieves a harmonious blending of East and West.
Docents will provide information on the significant architectural elements of the Goodsill residence.
Tickets are $50 ($25 for members) at www.HHF2014Goodsillopenhouse.eventbrite.com. Refreshments are included.
Location and parking details will be provided upon ticket purchase.
For more information, call 523-2900 or email outreach@ historichawaii.org.
Free library event marks poetry month
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Bamboo Ridge Press poets and writers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 3 at Manoa Public Library.
Six authors will share their poems at the free event, meant to highlight the importance of regional literature and poetry. Authors Gail N. Harada, Brenda Kwon, Wing Tek Lum, Christy Passion, Cathy Song and Joseph Stanton will participate in readings, book signings and a talk-story session.
To request a sign-language interpreter or other special accommodations, call the library at 988-0459 at least two weeks prior to the program.
Throughout April a "Poetry of Place" exhibit at the library will feature a collection of poems published by Bamboo Ridge and the items, places or images that inspired them.
Park hosts giveaway of hundreds of trees
More than 1,000 fruit, shade and endemic trees and plants will be given away by Malama Manoa from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6 at the Manoa Valley District Park pavilion.
Organizers of the "1,000-Tree Giveaway" say trees can enhance a property’s appearance, provide cooling shade, improve air quality and absorb unwanted noise.
The varieties to be offered at the event include kukui, monkeypod, variegated three-colored hau, plumeria, kalo, papaya, mountain apple, coffee, banana, red and green ti leaf, panax, lauae and kupukupu ferns, Hawaiian white hibiscus, avocado, false wiliwili, monstera, snow bush, coconut and areca palms. Malama Manoa’s featured tree will be the purple orchid tree.
Arborists will be on hand to answer questions and give advice on the care and planting of trees. Boy Scouts from Troop 1 will assist with loading.
For information, call 220-5008 or 282-6488.
Sign up for annual bereavement camp
Hospice Hawai‘i’s annual summer camp to support grieving children and families will be held this year from June 13 to 15 at the Queen Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center in Punaluu. The deadline to register is April 18.
The Ka Pilina Pulama Family Bereavement Camp is for families with children ages 7 to 17 who have lost a loved one in the past three to four years. The experience "provides a balance of fun activities and introspective exercises to assist families with the process of loss, grief, remembrance and healing," according to a news release.
The cost is $50 per family; limited scholarships are available. For more information, call Hospice Hawaii at 924-9255 or email familycamp@hospicehawaii.org.
Luncheon honors 4 female leaders
The YWCA of Oahu will honor four inspirational female leaders at its 37th annual LeaderLuncheon on June 3 at the Sheraton Waikiki. The event honors women for their contributions to their professions and in their community.
The 2014 honorees are Marilyn Moniz-Kaho‘ohanohano, University of Hawaii associate athletic director; retired Family Court Judge Karen Radius; dentist Cecile Sebastian, founder of Smiles for Success; and financial literacy consultant and speaker Helen Wai.
Co-chairwomen of the event are the mother-daughter team of Gwen Pacarro and Noel Pacarro Brown.
Table sponsorships range from $2,500 to $10,000. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 695-2620 or visit www.ywcaoahu.org/leaderluncheon.
Submit spring/Easter happenings for list
Spring into action with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Today section, which is planning a special guide to spring and Easter events to be published March 25.
Businesses, clubs, schools and community groups are welcome to submit free listings for egg hunts, Easter Bunny picture-taking, craft workshops, keiki activities, displays, rummage sales, craft fairs, Sunday brunches and other Easter- or spring-themed events happening on Oahu (no religious services, please). Email details and contact information to calendars@staradvertiser.com by Wednesday.
