Advertiser Staff
Plans for bridge on agenda
The state Department of Transportation will hold a Feb. 1 meeting on Moloka‘i to discuss the emergency replacement of the Kawaikapu Bridge damaged by heavy rain last November.
The 6 p.m. meeting will be held at the Kilohana Elementary School cafeteria. State officials will present construction plans to replace the bridge on Kamehameha V Highway.
The project is expected to cost approximately $4.5 million. For more information, call the DOT Public Affairs office at 587-2160.
Zoo manager gets promotion
HILO, Hawai‘i — Pam Mizuno, who became Hawai‘i County’s manager of the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo this year, has been promoted to deputy parks and recreation director.
Mizuno, who lives in Ka‘u, will serve as deputy to Parks and Recreation director Pat Engelhard, who is in her second term as parks chief .
Engelhard said Mizuno will have personal oversight of Panaewa complex and work "closely with community groups and organizations in promoting the ‘Friends of the Park’ program."
"We know she will bring with her the enthusiasm and can-do spirit she has exhibited at the zoo/equestrian complex," Engelhard said. The position does not require council confirmation.
Mayor Harry Kim has said he will leave the choice of department deputies to those he appointed to his cabinet.
Mizuno also operates a family nursery operation known as Valley-Hi Farms.
Maui fire brought under control
KAHULUI, Maui — A fire that blackened hundreds of acres of brush between Olowalu and Launiupoko was declared "under control’’ yesterday afternoon by the Maui Department of Fire Control.
Firefighters were moping up last night to conclude a battle that started Monday morning. The fire started at the 1,200-foot level and burned to the Honoapi‘ilani Highway. Maui County fire officials suspect a power line started the blaze, but that has not been confirmed.
Hearings set on plant habitat
LIHU‘E, Kaua‘i — The Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled public hearings in Lihu‘e Feb. 6 on its proposed critical habitat designations for Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau plants.
The service proposes to establish critical habitat on about 61,000 acres of property, most of it in Kaua‘i park and forest reserve land. Hearings are 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Radisson Kaua‘i Beach Hotel Pakalana Room. A one-hour information session will precede each hearing.
Kaua‘i blood drives scheduled
LIHU‘E, Kaua‘i — The Blood Bank of Hawaii has scheduled blood donation drives on Kaua‘i in February and March.
Donations will be taken 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Wilcox Hospital conference rooms A, B and C, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at Kaua‘i Community College student lounge. Donations will be taken 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 13 at Waimea High School music room, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 14 at Kaua‘i High library, and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 15 at the Kapa‘a High library.
Donors must be in good health, 18 or older, weigh 110 pounds or more and have a valid photo identification. For more information or to make an appointment call (800) 372-9966 or check the blood bank website at www.bbh.org.
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