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HONOLULU
Man charged in homeless death
Authorities yesterday charged 43-year-old Joseph G. Jackson with manslaughter in the death of a homeless woman.
Jackson, who was arrested Friday night, has no local address, detectives said.
Police opened a homicide investigation Wednesday after the body of Brenda Caves, 41, was found on the Fort Street Mall between Hotel and King streets. Caves was pronounced dead at the Queen’s Medical Center. An autopsy determined she had been strangled.
Jackson is being held on $100,000 bond.
Symphony foundation gets $500,000 donation
The Honolulu Symphony Foundation received a $500,000 donation from the Cooke Foundation Ltd. for the establishment of the Dora Cooke Derby Music Education Fund, symphony officials announced last week.
Symphony board chairman Carolyn Berry and executive director Stephen Bloom said the fund is named after Dora Cooke Derby, a long-time benefactor of the symphony.
Derby held the first meeting of the symphony’s Women Association on Jan. 13, 1950, and provided leadership to that organization for many years.
The fund will support the symphony’s music education activities. The symphony’s youth music education programs include concerts for students at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall, in-school ensembles, youth performances with the symphony, and rehearsals open to the public.
LEEWARD
Kapolei schools throwing party
The Kapolei complex of schools is holding a big pa‘ina, or party, from 4 to 8 p.m. March 17 at Kapolei High School to bring all members of the community together.
The event, called Mahalo E Ke Kula · Thanks to Our Schools, will bring students, parents and teachers from all schools in the Kapolei complex together from an afternoon of food and entertainment.
Students from Kapolei Elementary, Middle and High schools as well as Barbers Point, Makakilo and Mauka Lani elementary schools will provide entertainment along with groups Na Wai Ho‘olu‘u O Ke Anuenue and BET. A health and holistic center also is planned.
Students are selling Hawaiian lu‘au dinner plates (presale only) for $10.
Ka Leo O Kapolei is sponsoring the event to promote its mission of all area communities getting along peacefully.
For more information, call Glenn Iwamoto at 692-8200, ext. 2252.
Community meeting set
Blake Yokatake, human resources director at 7-Eleven Hawai‘i, will update expansion plans for convenience stores on the Leeward Coast at the next Makaha Ahupua‘a Community Association meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 8 at the Makaha Neighborhood Park.
Also at the meeting, Charles Key, attorney for Aistar Development, will outline the company’s plans for development in Makaha, and Kukui Kanihailua will talk about plans to develop an organic farm in the area.
For information, call Betty Waller at 696-8942.
NORTH SHORE
Arts festival plans benefit
The Hale‘iwa Arts Festival is holding a St. Patrick’s Day fund-raiser on March 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pikake Pavilion at the Parks at Waimea.
The event features hors d’oeuvres, a no-host bar, and Celtic, New Age and Hawaiian music. There will also be a silent auction of art by local artists, donated goods and services, as well as door prizes.
Tickets are $20.
Call 637-2277 for information or to make a donation for the auction.
This year’s festival is set for July 21 and 22 at Hale‘iwa Beach Park. The annual event features visual arts, dance and music. It draws thousands of visitors to the North Shore.
WINDWARD
Bikers invited to Waimanalo
Waimanalo will host a unique kind of motorcycle rodeo and the coordinators of the event are seeking donations to be used for prizes, raffles and auctions.
The first Waimanalo Rodeo begins with registration at 8 a.m. March 18 at Moanalua Gardens and ends at the Waimanalo Teen Project, 41-477 Hihimanu St. where motorcyclists will test their skills and agility in competitions such as slow race, plank ride, barrel ride and best of show bikes.
The Waimanalo events are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and also will feature entertainment, food, refreshments and raffle prizes.
The rodeo is sponsored by Lio Hao I Ka Makani M/C (Iron Horse in the Wind), Street Bikers United, Koa Puna M/C, Aliis M/C and Hawaii Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
The entry fees and other money raised will benefit the Waimanalo Teen Project Minibike Program, which focuses on behavior modification using minibikes.
The motorcycle entry fee is $10 and the Waimanalo entry fee is $5.
To make a donation or for more information, call 259-7214.
Keiki to ride Kalama waves
Youths will test their skills in a bodyboarding and surfing contest sponsored by Hawaiian Island Creations and the Windward YMCA from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Kalama Beach Park.
The Kalama Beach Keiki Fest is open to all novice riders 14 years and younger. The entry fee is $10 and the contest will be limited to 90 entrants. If all heats are not filled, beach entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Prizes will be awarded in eight age-group categories.
Entry forms are available at Hawaiian Island Creations, 348 Hahani St., and the Windward YMCA, 1200 Kailua Road.
For more information, call HIC at 266-7208 or the YMCA at 261-0808.
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