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LEEWARD
Surf 4 Jesus event planned
Hope Chapel Kapolei and Christian Surfers Hawai‘i will hold a Surf 4 Jesus contest from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 10 at Kalaeloa Beach, formerly known as White Plains Beach.
The event is open to everyone from peewees (10 years old and under) to masters (35 and older) and professionals in three divisions: shortboard, longboard and bodyboard.
Prizes include a used "beach car" and other donated items.
Entry fee is $35 and 25 pounds of nonperishable food to be donated to charity ($50 without food). The fee for professionals is $65. All entrants will receive a T-shirt.
Call 388-7246.
WINDWARD
Wetland tour scheduled
A tour to the proposed wetland bird restoration project and other cultural sites in Kawainui Marsh will take place from 8:30 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
The wetland bird tour also will include stops at Na Pohaku O Hauwahine dryland forest and marsh ecosystem restoration, Kawainui estuary, Hamakua wetlands and Ka‘elepulu Wildlife Sanctuary.
The tour is sponsored by the Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation and ‘Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi. There is a $5 donation fee for nonmembers, $3 for members. For information, call Chuck Burrows at 595-3922 or e-mail cburrow@aloha.net.
Leadership course offered
Kane‘ohe residents can learn to plan and develop community projects that will have a positive effect on Kane‘ohe in a three-month course sponsored by the Kane‘ohe Community Family Center.
The leadership project seeks residents to become part of a service learning team that will be granted $2,000 to plan and complete a project of its choice.
The group is tentatively scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Queen Lili‘uokalani Children's Center, 46-316 Ha‘iku Road.
Call Sharon at 235-7747.
NORTH SHORE
Facility moving plan on agenda
The state’s plans to move the Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Facility from Pearl City will be presented and discussed at the Wahiawa Neighborhood Board meeting tonight at 7. It meets in Fred Wright Park’s recreation center.
The facility treats boys from 12 to 17 who have had sexual relations with family members. They are not classified as predators or violent offenders.
After residents said it was too close to two public schools, Gov. Ben Cayetano said it would be moved if a suitable facility were found.
Three possible locations are at Kemo‘o Farm in Wahiawa, Kalaeloa and Kahi Mohala hospital in ‘Ewa. Tonight’s meeting is meant to gather community response, said consultant Herb Lee Jr.
Light weekend for lifeguards
Surf along the North Shore dropped yesterday to 6 to 8 feet from 10 to 12 feet on Saturday. By midafternoon yesterday, lifeguards had not responded to any serious incidents, said lifeguard Capt. Bodo Van Der Leeden.
Saturday was busier, he said, with several rescues from the shorebreak at Waimea Bay.
Surf is expected to increase this morning and reach 10 to 12 feet by noon.
Plan targets ‘Baywatch’ site
Honolulu Councilwoman Rene Mansho has introduced a resolution to convert the "Baywatch Hawai‘i" facility on O‘ahu’s North Shore into a youth center.
Mansho proposes that the structure be renovated to be used by schools and organizations for recreational activities and classes.
"Baywatch Hawai‘i" recently was canceled because of poor ratings. It filmed on the Islands for two years. The last episode airs the week of May 21.
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