HELCO spokesman Jay Ignacio said the procedure calls for three releases of boiler steam between 7 a.m. and noon from the Hill 5 plant on Halekauila Street. Each three-minute release will be "accompanied by a loud sound," Ignacio said.

The Hill 5 plant is rated at 13.5 megawatts.

Blood Bank plans June visits to Maui

WAILUKU, Maui — The Blood Bank of Hawai'i will be visiting Maui several times this month.

On Tuesday, the blood drive will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Maui Police Department and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Four Seasons Resort Wailea.

The Blood Bank will be at the Cameron Center in Wailuku from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 8.

On June 9, blood donations will be taken from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lahaina United Methodist Church.

The last blood drive of the month will from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26 in Ballrooms B and C at the Hyatt Regency Maui.

To donate blood, you must be at least 18 years old, be in good health, weigh 110 pounds or more, and bring a photo ID. To make an appointment, call the Blood Bank of Hawai'i toll-free at (800) 372-9966.

Maui school offers driver education

WAILUKU, Maui — St. Anthony Junior Senior High School is offering a driver education program that fulfills a new state law requiring training before students aged 16 and 17 can apply for a driver's license.

Separate six-week sessions will be begin June 4 and 18 and July 2. The classes will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6-8:45 p.m. on the St. Anthony campus in Wailuku.

The July session will be held during the day.

Along with the required 30 hours of driver education, the course includes the six-hour "Behind the Wheel" program that is also a requirement under the new law.

The courses are being coordinated by retired Deputy Police Chief Charles Hall, manager of Drive Safe Maui LLC. The cost is $510.

To register, call (808) 243-2200. St. Anthony students who wish to enroll should contact registrar Momi Maglente at (808) 244-7550.

Meeting to discuss West Maui road

LAHAINA, Maui — The Maui County Department of Public Works and Waste Management will convene a public informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 14 on plans for the Lower Honoapi'ilani Road Phase IV construction project.

The meeting will take place in the downstairs conference room at the Lahaina Civic Center.

The department will present its plans for improvements to Lower Honoapi'ilani Road, from Ho'ohui Road to Napilihau Street.

For more information on the project, call (808) 270-7845.

Kaua'i police warn of driver checks

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Police have announced they will conduct random drunken driving checks of graduation parties throughout the coming month.

The legal drinking age in Hawai'i is 21, and police in a news release urged those who drink to assign a designated driver who does not.

Humane Society names director

KIPU, Kaua'i — Veterinarian Rebecca Rhodes has been named executive director of the Kaua'i Humane Society after several months heading the organization on temporary status.

She previously served as director of operations at the Hawaiian Humane Society on O'ahu and as director of Florida's Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control.

Rhodes said she hopes this summer to complete the new humane society shelter and offices in Kipu and move there from the organization's aged Hanapepe facility.

She said she also hopes to establish an animal quarantine facility on the island, so pets being brought in from out-of-state can be near their owners.

Rhodes said she will hold several community meetings when the new facility opens, to learn about community animal concerns.

OHA schedules budget meetings

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has scheduled public meetings to allow Neighbor Island residents to review the agency's expenditures for the past year and proposed budget for the 2002-03 fiscal year.

The trustees also want to hear about community priorities and explain their strategic planning process.

The meetings are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Keaukaha School cafeteria in Hilo; noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Waimea Community Center and 7 to 9 p.m. at Kanio Hale Community Center in Kealakehe; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m June 16 at the Kaua'i Veterans Center conference room in Lihu'e; 7 to 9 p.m. June 22 at the Lana'i Senior Citizens Center; and 9 to 11 a.m. June 23 at the Kulana 'Oiwi Center on Moloka'i. The Maui meeting will be June 30 at a time and location to be announced.

Volcano rangers to lead four hikes

VOLCANO, Hawai'i — Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park rangers will lead four hikes tomorrow to celebrate National Trails Day.

Superintendent Jim Martin said there are 120 miles of trails maintained by his staff.

They range from an hour's stroll to weeklong treks through wilderness areas.

Here is the schedule for tomorrow's hikes:

"Holoholo to Pu'u Huluhulu," a three-mile round trip through smooth pahoehoe lava flows from 1973-74 that pass by isolated patches of native vegetation.

The two-hour hike with ranger Jay Robinson begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Mauna Ulu parking lot.

"Evolution of an Island," a one-mile walk through an 'ohi'a and hapu'u rain forest on the rim of Kilauea's summit caldera.

Ranger Andrea Kaawaloa will begin the hike from the park headquarters at 11:45 a.m. It is wheelchair-accessible.

"Delve into the Desert," a two-mile round trip into the Ka'u Desert past centuries-old footprints. Ranger Joe Raffaele will lead the walk starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Ka'u Desert Trailhead on Highway 11.

"Living on Lava," a one-mile hike over 500-year-old flows with archaeological features. Ranger Ruth Levin will start the walk at 4:30 p.m. from the end of the Chain of Craters Road.