O'ahu briefs
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CENTRAL
School capacity to be discussed
Parents, teachers, lawmakers and state education officials will discuss remedies for crowded schools at a public meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Kaleiopu'u Elementary School in Village Park.
Waipahu schools are some of the most crowded in the state, said Rep. Nestor Garcia, D-37th (Waipahu, Crestview).
August Ahrens Elementary with 1,221 students is the largest primary school in the state, and Waipahu Intermediate with 1,037 is the largest middle school. Waipahu High, which has 2,411, students is second only to Farrington, according to Department of Education enrollment figures.
Other Leeward schools, such as Holomua Elementary in 'Ewa Beach, are switching to multitracking to accommodate more students and Mauka Lani Elementary in Makakilo is redistricting students to ease crowding.
The teachers' strike should not interfere with the meeting, according to Garcia's office. For more information, call 586-8490.
NORTH SHORE
Gated Kaunala homes planned
An investment company is proposing to consolidate and subdivide 19 acres of land at Kaunala in Sunset Beach to develop a residential gated subdivision.
Commercial Investment Hawai'i LLC is preparing an environmental impact statement for the project, which is near the University of Hawai'i's Waiale'e Livestock Research Farm, according to the state Office of Environmental Quality Control.
The plans call for creating 31 parcels, 28 of which will be sold in fee for single-family homes on lots ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 square feet. Of the three remaining parcels one will be set aside for a 1.75-acre city park, another is for an existing sewage treatment plant and the third will be a private roadway to serve the community.
Four dwellings on the northwestern portion of the project within 60 feet of the shoreline will remain, along with the sewage treatment plant, while other houses will be demolished. No new development will occur within the shoreline setback.
WINDWARD
Nurseries help fight cancer
An eight-nursery plant sale today in Waimanalo will benefit the American Cancer Society, Windward Unit.
Four of the participating nurseries in Waimanalo's Best Plant Sale are donating a portion of their sales to the Windward Unit.
Kevin J. Mulkern Landscaping; C&L Orchids, Green Valley Nursery, Neem Trees of Hawai'i; TIS Unlimited; and Sharon's Plants will display the American Cancer banner at their locations.
Women's tennis tournament set
The best women tennis players in the state will compete for more than $2,000 in prize money at the Women's Night Doubles, April 23-28 at Kailua Racquet Club, 629 Oneawa St.
The games are free and open to the public. Members of the public can also participate as sponsors. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Women's Services at Castle Medical Center.
The event includes sponsors, players' dinner and auction and a professional/amateur tournament.
Matches start at 6 p.m. each day.
For more information, call Bruce Nagel, Women's Night Doubles tournament director, at 262-2057.
LEEWARD
Water storage site needed
The Board of Water Supply is conducting a site selection study for a 4 million-gallon water reservoir to serve the Wai'anae Water District Low Service Area, which extends from Nanakuli to Makaha, from sea level to 142-feet elevation.
The Board of Water Supply's policy is to provide 1.5 gallons of storage capacity for every gallon of water consumed each day. Based on this policy and accounting for existing water reservoirs and those under construction or planned, the agency reports that the area has a storage capacity shortage of 5 million gallons. Most of this shortage is in the Wai'anae/Lualualei area.
Three potential reservoir sites have been identified at the 242-foot elevation in Wai'anae and Lualualei valleys: at the end of Pilikua Place, adjacent to the state agricultural park; on the northeastern ridge of Pu'u Ma'ili'ili; and on the slope beyond the northern end of Kuwale Road.
A public meeting to discuss the sites will be at 7 p.m. May 3 at the Wai'anae Community Center conference room.
For more information, call Dean Minakami of Wilson Okamoto & Associates at 946-2277, or Iris Oda of the Board of Water Supply at 527-5245.
