O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
WINDWARD
Kailua event raises $49,000
The I Love Kailua Town Party earned a record gross of $49,000 this year from the annual event, which raises money for community beautification and maintenance of such projects.
Net earnings for projects might be more like $16,000, said Lyn Turner, president of the Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle, which sponsors the event. Still, Turner is optimistic that with this year's net income and next year's party profits, the organization can begin Phase 3 of the Kailua Corridor project, the landscaping of the median along Kailua Road.
"We need about $25,000 to get started," Turner said, adding that the Outdoor Circle would like to extend landscaping to the first church. With the project retaining its theme, naupaka bushes and fan palms would be planted.
Zippy's moves for renovation
Zippy's in Kane'ohe has moved its operations to an old delicatessen on William Henry Road this week, making it possible for a renovation project to begin at its Kamehameha Highway location.
The diner, now located at the old Fujii Delicatessen across the street from Bank of Hawai'i, is open 24 hours and is serving the same menu. Bakery items are also available.
The renovation project calls for the demolition of the present Zippy's restaurant. When the new building opens in about six months, it will have the added feature of a deli.
CENTRAL
Book sale set in Pearl City
The Friends of Pearl City Library will conduct a book sale May 5.
Sale hours at the Pearl City Public Library will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members of the organization will be allowed in at 9 a.m.
A member's night advance sale will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 4. Enrollment and renewals will be conducted at the door. Annual membership fees are $5 for youngsters 15 and under, $7 for adults 16 and older, and $15 for a family, which must include at least one adult.
Pearl City Public Library is at 1136 Waimano Home Road. For details, call the library at 453-6566.
Postal vehicle hits picket
A U.S. Postal Service vehicle struck a teacher walking the picket line Tuesday at 'Aiea Intermediate School, according to police.
Police said the postal carrier was allowed to enter the school to deliver mail but when he tried to leave, the parking lot was blocked by the picket line. Officers said no citations were issued or arrests made because no one was injured.
Hawaii State Teachers Association spokeswoman Danielle Lum said A. Stephen Brewer, 51, an eighth-grade history teacher and picket captain at the school, refused treatment at the scene.
Gary Yamamoto, acting post office operations manager for the Honolulu station, said the incident was not intentional. The Postal Service has decided not to deliver mail to the school until the strike is over to avoid further incidents, he said.
Public school teachers have been on strike since April 5.
Assistant Police Chief Stephen Watarai said that if drivers need to go through a picket line, they should look for a police officer or the picket captain for assistance getting through.
Waipahu sale to help library
The Friends of Waipahu Public Library will conduct a book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28.
In advance of the sale at the library, donations of books, cassette tapes, compact discs and videos may be dropped off Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday from 1 to 5 p.m.; and Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the library.
The library is at 94-275 Mokuola St., next to the Waipahu Civic Center. For more information, call the library at 675-0358.
Packing house meeting's topic
The University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the Hawai'i Farm Bureau Federation will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the possibility of building a new packing house and food-processing facility on O'ahu,
The meeting will be at the Urban Garden Center, 962 Second St., in Pearl City.
Industry input is needed to determine if there is enough "paying demand" to plan, finance and build a processing facility in Leeward or Central O'ahu or on the North Shore. The facility would be export-focused.
For more information, call Wendell Koga at 848-2074.
