TODAY

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS, hosted by Aloha United Way's Society of Young Leaders through June 30; take donations to Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union's 832 S. Hotel St., Fort Street Mall, Waikele Shopping Center and Waimalu Shopping Plaza branches (www.kalanet.com for hours) or to AUW, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 700, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; needed are folder paper, notebooks, binders, pens and pencils, rulers, crayons and calculators and backpacks and school bags.

WEDNESDAY

PACIFIC REGIONAL BIOSAFETY LABORATORY, public meeting, 5:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kaka'ako; update and construction time line to be presented. http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/jabsom.

THE BEAD SOCIETY, meeting, 7 p.m., Academy of Art Center at Linekona; theme: patriotic challenge; fee: visitors $5. Information: 422-0612.

WINDWARD SELF-HELP GROUP for people with multiple sclerosis and their families, 6 to 7:30 p.m., St. John Vianney Parish community office building, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. 532-0811.

THURSDAY

ANNUAL ROBOTICS STUDENT WORKSHOP, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and tomorrow, at Chaminade University; free; call early to reserve space. 818-347-8300, ext. 424, (Nancy McIntyre) or nmcintyre@chaminade.org.

ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES, 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Hina Mauka, 45-845 Po'okela St., Kane'ohe; helping families and close friends of the addicted to deal with addiction and recovery; $7 fee. 236-2600.

FRIDAY

MEDIA CHALLENGES: POLITICS THROUGH THE LENS OF A RELIGION. Leading U.S. and Asian journalists share insights on the impact of interfaith relations on domestic and international politics at Hawai'i Imin International Conference Center, 1777 East-West Road, Garden Level; registration 11:30 a.m., lunch and program, noon to 1:30 p.m.; fee: co-sponsor members $20, nonmembers $22. RSVP by June 24: 944-7111, fax 944-7376, e-mail ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org.

WEEKLY VIGIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, 4 to 6 p.m., on Ala Moana at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building; bring a sign; sponsored by Not In Our Name.

SATURDAY

HULA CLASSES every Saturday, sponsored by Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society: beginning keiki, 9 to 10 a.m.; keiki, 10 to 11 a.m.; teens and adults, 11 a.m. to noon, Kauluwela Recreational Park, near Liliha Street and Vineyard Boulevard; $10 per month fee. 521-6905.