Thursday November 17
Breastfeeding Class
Castle Medical Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $25. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)
Eat Well for Life: A Mexican Menu
Castle Medical Center, Wellness Center, 6-7:15 p.m., $10. Learn to prepare black beans with a Mexican flair and other vegan versions of south-of-the-border favorites. Pre-registration required. (263-5050, castlemed.org)
Foster Care Training
Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., 6-7 p.m., free. Learn to help Hawaii’s orphaned animals by becoming a foster care provider. Pre-registration required. (356-2222, kkoss@hawaiianhumane.org)
Hawaii’s Agricultural Footprint and Future
Hawaii Community Development Authority Community Room, 547 Queen St., 5:30 p.m., free. Featuring Jeffrey Melrose, a Hawaii land planner and author of the statewide agricultural land use baseline report of 2015. (956-7381)
Pathways to Profits: Human Resources Essentials
ChefZone, 2888 Ualena St., 10 a.m.-noon, $25. Get practical information on the new exempt employee ruling effective Dec. 1, addressing concerns, benefits, administration and more. (hisbdc.org)
World Town Planning Day
Hawaii Community Development Authority Community Room, 547 Queen St., 5:30-8 p.m., free. Jeffrey Melrose speaks on “Growing Local Agriculture in the Post-Plantation Era: How Can Planners Help?” (391-6595)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Chaminade University, Ching Conference Center, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Iolani Palace, Seto Hall, 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kailua Town Center, 3-7 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Windward Community College Service Learning, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Peritoneal Dialysis Support Group
DSI Home Therapy at Pearlridge, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., free.
Aloha Aina: An Immersive Farm Exurcsion
Register for meeting place, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., $125-$90. Visit MAO and Kahumana Organic Farms and learn more about food, history and culture. Pre-registration required. (923-8882, eventbrite.com)
MadeinTYO
The Republik, 8 p.m., $30-$65. (jointherepublik.com)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Waikiki Community Center, 2:45 p.m., free. (922-5331)
Space Kadets
Downbeat Lounge, 42 N. Hotel St., 9 p.m., free, age 21 and up. (downbeatdiner.com)
Botanical Book Launch: ‘Ohi: How to Gather and Arrange Hawaii’s Flora’
The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club, 6-9 p.m., free. Celebrate the release of Paiko’s first book about abundant plant life and the resourcefulness of island living. (surfjack.com)
David Harada
Waikiki Parc Hotel Promenade, Nov. 17-Feb. 3, business hours, free. David Harada displays his sculptures at the hotel. (956-8364)
‘iHula’
Kumu Kahua Theatre, Nov. 3-Dec. 4, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., $5-$20. Four modern young women struggle with fears, pride and insecurities on their way to discovering the truth about hula. (kumukahua.org)
Itsu Iro, the Five Seasonal Festivals
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu, 848 S. Beretania St., 11 a.m.-6 p.m., call for cost. Master kimono maker Naoki Nomura takes orders for custom-made kimono. Appointment only. (523-5913)
‘Tartuffe’
Leeward Community College, Leeward Theatre Alternative Space, Nov. 17 and 18 at 8 p.m., Nov. 19 at 4 p.m., $15-$10. Leeward Theatre presents the French play “Tartuffe,” by Moliere, reimagined for Hawaii audiences. (455-0380, lcctheatre.hawaii.edu)
‘Thin Man on the Ladder’
UH-Manoa’s Kennedy Theatre, Studio S, Nov. 17-19 at 9 p.m., Nov. 20 at 7 p.m., $10-$5. Explore the life of Charles Hatfield in the Great San Diego Floods of 1916, questioning what happens when man plays God. (manoa.hawaii.edu/liveonstage)