Advertiser Staff
NORTH SHORE
Drive-throughs to be discussed
An informational meeting on changing Hale‘iwa’s land-use laws to permit restaurant drive-through windows is set for 7 p.m. today at Hale‘iwa Elementary School.
Drive-throughs are banned in Hale‘iwa, which is a historic district.
McDonald’s of Hale‘iwa won a variance in 1997 to open a drive-through, but last year it was ruled illegal in Circuit Court after environmental group
Life of the Land and several North Shore residents sued.
The drive-through remains open pending a state Supreme Court appeal by the restaurant’s owner, Susan Smith.
Last month, City Councilwoman Rene Mansho (Central O‘ahu, North Shore) proposed allowing drive-throughs if they meet strict requirements.
Supporters of the proposal say it will allow McDonald’s drive-through, which is crucial to the restaurant’s survival.
Opponents say the proposal goes against the community’s wishes to retain Hale‘iwa’s rural character and opens the door for other drive-throughs.
LEEWARD
Makakilo plan to be explained
The final meeting to inform residents and answer questions about the state Department of Education’s plan to redistrict students attending Mauka Lani and Makakilo elementary schools will be held at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Barbers Point Elementary library.
Leeward District schools superintendent Hazel Sumile called the meeting to explain the rationale for moving students from the two crowded schools to Barbers Point Elementary, which is about six miles away.
Barbers Point has been drained of students since the Navy base there closed in 1999.
Public meetings already have been held at Mauka Lani and Makakilo elementary schools.
Sumile’s plan will send students that already ride the bus to school from the West Hills area of Makakilo to Barbers Point at the beginning of the school year next fall, and students from Honokai Hale the following year.
In all, about 220 students will be moved.
Team raising money for trip
The Puuloa Bandits boys 12-and-under basketball team will hold a benefit car wash Saturday at the Waipahu Daiei store to help sent the team to a tournament on Kaua‘i in March.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cars will be cleaned for $5, trucks and vans for $7.
CENTRAL
Teen injured in 3-car accident
A 16-year-old boy suffered minor injuries yesterday when he was involved in a three-car accident in Wahiawa, an Emergency Medical Services official said.
The accident occurred about 1 p.m., near the intersection of California and Makani avenues, when one car sideswiped an empty school bus and then hit another car, police said.
The teenager, who was in one of the cars, was taken to Wahiawa General Hospital in good condition, said Donnie Gates, chief of operations for the city’s Emergency Medical Services.
WINDWARD
Zippy’s moving in Kane‘ohe
Zippy’s in Kane‘ohe will move in April so its building can be demolished and a new one constructed.
The 24-hour diner will open temporarily at the site of the former Fujii Delicatessen on William Henry Road during the building project, said Mitch Tanaka, night manager. The smaller location will force the company to cut back on services, but the fast-food section and bakery will be operating.
"It’s for the convenience of our customers and to help ease our employment situation," Tanaka said.
When the new building opens it will have added a deli, he said. Zippy’s now has a bakery, fast-food service and restaurant.
The project is expected to take six months.
Coral measure advances
A bill to protect coral in Kane‘ohe Bay passed a second hearing yesterday in the House Water and Land Use Committee and will advance to the Finance Committee.
Bill 1494 would provide financing for a demonstration project to eliminate invasive macroalgae from one or more locations in Kane‘ohe Bay, said Rep. Colleen Meyer, R-46th (Kahalu‘u-La‘ie), who introduced the measure.
If the project is successful, the process can be used throughout Hawai‘i.
Endemic coral, especially those in Kane‘ohe Bay, are being killed off by introduced alien invasive species of macroalgae or seaweed, Meyer said.
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