Posted on: Sunday, July 8, 2001
Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
Dillingham Field to be renamed
The governor has signed a bill that will change the name of Dillingham Airfield to Kawaihapai once the military transfers the land to the state.
Thomas Shirai, 40, lobbied for the name change in honor of his ancestors who owned land there dating back to the early 1800s. Most of the airfield is in the Kawaihapai ahupua'a.
By the mid-1920s the Dillingham family had acquired land from Mokulī'ia to Ka'ena. When the military took over some of the property, it called the area Kawaihapai Military Reservation. In 1948, the airfield was inactivated and the area was renamed Dillingham Air Force Base in memory of Capt. Henry Gaylord Dillingham, a B-29 pilot killed in action in Kawasaki, Japan, in 1945.
Kaunala Beach property sold
Western United Life Assurance Co. has purchased 19.9 acres on the North Shore at Kaunala Beach Front, also called Velzyland, for $7.5 million from GGS Hawaii Inc., said Joel LaPinta, a real estate agent representing GGS.
The property is being developed by Kaunala Beach Estate, LLC, which proposes to consolidate and subdivide the land about a half-mile from Sunset Beach and next to the University of Hawai'i Waiale'e Livestock Research Farm.
Repairs will limit water use
The Board of Water Supply is asking residents from Kahalu'u to Waimanalo to use water sparingly from 8:30 a.m. to late afternoon on Tuesday.
The Waihe'e Line Booster Station will be out of service temporarily to allow a contractor to replace two leaking valves within the facility, said Tracy Burgo, a Board of Water Supply representative. The booster station on Waihe'e Road connects communities to major water sources in Punalu'u.
Reservoirs will be filled in advance to ensure maximum storage capacity during the valve replacement work. Smaller sources are also available to provide a limited supply of water to customers.
The Board of Water Supply asks residents to use water for essential needs only, such as cooking, drinking and hygiene, and hold off on other uses until late Tuesday afternoon.
Survivor offers payback in fish
Charles Schmucker loves to fish, and he's grateful that cancer research provided a new drug that could clear up his disease and extend his fishing days.
To show his appreciation, he has arranged for the Kane'ohe Yacht Club's fishing fleet to donate a portion of its catch this weekend to the Kailua Relay for Life, which concludes at 7 a.m. today at Kailua Beach Park.
Three years ago Schmucker developed lung cancer, but chemicals from the yue tree saved his life.
"I figured I'd like to pay back and generate some dollars for research," said Schmucker, 78.
UH awarded federal grant
The University of Hawai'i College of Education will receive a $638,000 federal grant for technology training, U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink announced last week.
The grant will help expand and improve technology training in teacher preparation on O'ahu, the Neighbor Islands and other Pacific islands that use Web-based and video learning.
The one-year grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education Teachers' Technology Program. The college's Learning Enhancements through Innovation Aloha Project was developed to respond to Hawai'i's need for technology-proficient teachers, and adds technology intensive courses to the regular curriculum.
The grant can be renewed for an additional two years.
Young Lawyers seek nominees
The Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association is seeking nominees for its annual Justice and Liberty Bell awards.
The Justice Award is given to lawyers who do extensive pro bono work, actively support legal activities beneficial to society and encourage public education on legal issues.
The Liberty Bell Award honors nonlawyers who contribute to a better understanding of government and who display a great respect for law as well as an appreciation of the role of law in society.
Nomination letters should be sent to Janna Ah Sing, 1132 Bishop St., Suite 906, Honolulu, HI 96813 by July 30.
Winners of the awards will be announced during a Young Lawyers Division luncheon on Sept. 27. Japanese to visit Wheeler garden An organic garden constructed at Wheeler Elementary School is drawing a visit Saturday from 200 Japanese educators. Soldiers from nearby Schofield Barracks worked to construct the garden, which assists in teaching students how to grow organic plants and vegetables. It includes a green house and rock garden. The garden incorporates principles of the Mokichi Okada Association, an international organization that focuses on earth-friendly farming methods, said Steve Ichikawa, administrator for Pan American Mokichi Okada Association in Hawai'i. Free garden tours available on Kaua'i LAWA'I, Kaua'i — The National Tropical Botanical Garden's main garden in Lawa'i Valley is open for free tours to Kaua'i residents each Saturday. Residents can check in at the visitor center at the end of Papalina Road in Kalaheo. Three self-guided tours are available, and visitors should allot about two hours for all three. They include "Spice of Life" economic plants garden, the "Canoe Plants of Ancient Polynesia" garden and "A Walk Among the Natives" garden of native species. For more information call the tour office at 742-2623.
