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WINDWARD
Parents warned of scarlet fever
Ka‘elepulu Elementary School has alerted its parents to the possibility of a scarlet fever threat to students.
One student has contracted the infection, said a school official. A notice was sent to parents yesterday, advising them to be alert and to keep children home if they exhibit any symptoms because the disease is contagious.
Scarlet fever is caused by the same bacteria that produces strep throat, said Janice Okubo, state Department of Health public information officer. Scarlet fever produces a distinctive rash.
With proper antibiotic treatment, the disease is contagious to 48 hours or less, Okubo said. Untreated people can transmit the bacteria for several weeks. Left untreated or only partially treated, strep infection may lead to rheumatic fever or kidney disease.
People with strep throat suffer from fever and an inflamed, painful throat with swelling of the tonsils. Patients with scarlet fever may have all the symptoms of strep throat as well as a rash. It is commonly found on the neck, chest, armpits, elbows, groin and inner thighs.
Principal leaves for promotion
Kailua Elementary School will lose its principal today when Michael Harano steps down to become school renewal specialist for the Kalaheo Complex.
The job to which Harano has been promoted includes helping schools implement the Hawai‘i Performance Standards and helping with compliance with a federal order on special education, said Lea Albert, Windward District superintendent.
Kalaheo Complex comprises seven schools: ‘Aikahi, Lanikai, M¯kapu, Kainalu and Kailua elementary schools; Kailua Intermediate and Kalaheo High schools.
Harano has been at the school for four years. His office will remain at Kailua Elementary.
Military jets to leave base
Visiting Navy and Marine jets aircraft at Marine Corps Base Hawaii will begin leaving this weekend a few planes at a time.
Aircraft from Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 112, from Texas, and Navy VFA squadrons 125 and 201 from California and Texas, will depart tomorrow, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday mornings.
The jets, which arrived earlier this month, were here for training exercises.
CENTRAL
Career fair set for students
A career and technical education fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Pearlridge Shopping Center, Uptown.
The event, part of the national Career and Technical Education Week, will feature information tables and demonstrations about programs for high school and college students.
The Association of Career and Technical Education is sponsoring the event to provide students with practical information on basic skills such as reading, writing and mathematics.
HONOLULU
Korean firm helps libraries
A Korean steel producer is writing $55,000 check to benefit Hawai‘i’s public libraries.
POSCO of Korea is making the donation to Moon’s Book Club, which helps place Korean-language books in the libraries. The club will donate the money to the Hawai‘i Library Foundation, which will buy Korean-language books and other materials for the state’s public libraries.
Byung-Chang Yoo of POSCO will present the check a ceremony at 10 a.m. today at the McCully-M¯‘ili‘ili Public Library, which has the largest Korean-language collection in the state system.
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