Posted on: Monday, July 9, 2001

Salutes/Grants
$4,000 gift to help Outdoor Circle with archiving

The Outdoor Circle's Project Preservation has been awarded a $4,356 grant by the Hawai'i Council for the Humanities. The goal of the project is to catalog important archival materials gathered since the Outdoor Circle's start in 1912.

The inventory will determine the content, condition and quality of the archives. Once completed, this information will be used to educate Hawai'i's residents, decision-makers, developers and keiki about our state's unique social and environmental movements, many of which were led by the Outdoor Circle.

Eliminating billboards in the Territory in 1927, keeping Diamond Head from encroachment in 1965 and preserving Magic Island as an open space in 1970 are only a few of the accomplishments which demonstrate the Outdoor Circle's importance in Hawai'i's history.

Members of the public who have related photographs or records are requested to share them with the Outdoor Circle. Call 593-0300.

• The Pacific War Memorial Association has received a donation of $10,000 from the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation toward construction of a replica of the National Iwo Jima Memorial at the entrance to Marine Corps Base Hawai'i.

Alice Clark, association chairwoman, said the foundation's donation has helped the association reach two-thirds of its $600,000 goal. Construction is scheduled to begin this Fall, with a dedication ceremony planned for March 2002.

"On behalf of the A&B Foundation and Matson Navigation Company, we're proud to contribute to such a worthy cause," said Bal Dreyfus, Foundation committee member and Matson vice president. "Matson suffered a tragic loss when 64 Matson employees lost their lives during World War II. We lost 11 of our ships and transported over 700,000 troops in support of the war effort, so this contribution is a fitting way for Alexander & Baldwin to commemorate our wartime participation."

The Pacific War Memorial Association was established to install a memorial in Hawai'i to honor participants in the Battle of Iwo Jima, a key American victory in the final months of World War II. It will be a copy of the National Iwo Jima Memorial which depicts the flag-raising in the heat of battle atop Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945.

The Iwo Jima memorial symbolizes the American spirit and the determination and sacrifice of its fighting men and women. It's that spirit that the Pacific War Memorial Association wishes to honor, Clark said.

• Denis Akimoto, store manager of Longs Wahiawa, sank a 10-foot putt at Honolulu Country Club recently and won $25,000, which he donated to the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii and the American Lung Association of Hawaii on behalf of Longs Drug Stores and Gillette Company. The putt was sunk before the start of the annual Longs Benefit golf tournament. Each charity will receive a check for $12,500.