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HONOLULU
Lifeguards save visitor off Waikiki
Lifeguards pulled a 54-year-old man from waters off Waikiki Thursday and revived him.
The man was found face down in the water by the Kuhio Beach sea wall around 5:15 p.m. with no pulse, and he wasn't breathing.
Life guard Raynold Quinores, with the help of other guards, was able to revive the Chinese visitor after five minutes of CPR and artificial respiration.
Emergency Medical Services transported the man to Straub, where his condition was not listed.
HFD Capt. Richard Soo said the cause of the near-drowning is unknown.
Search is on for top librarian
The Hawai'i Library Foundation is accepting nominations for its 2001 Public Librarian of the Year award.
The award recognizes librarians demonstrating high standards of professionalism, public and community involvement, outstanding customer service, creativity, vision, interpersonal skills and a commitment to educate the public on library services. Last year's winner was Sri TenCate, branch manager of the Moloka'i Public Library.
The award is co-sponsored by Borders Books, Music and Cafe.
To be eligible, nominees should be employed by the Hawai'i State Public Library System for a minimum of five years and have a master's degree in library science or equivalent. Borders employees and former winners are not eligible.
Winners receive a $500 cash prize from the foundation and both $500 in cash and store certificates from Borders.
Nomination forms are available at all public libraries and Borders and must be received by July 15.
For information, call 837-8069.
LEEWARD
Wai'anae group to hold meeting
The volunteer public beautification group Ho'onani Mau will hold its first membership meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wai'anae Neighborhood Community Center, 85-670 Farrington Highway.
The nonprofit group, comprising about 25 residents, community and business leaders and Hawaiian cultural practitioners, will elect officers and select its first projects to help beautify areas along the coastline. Projects are planned from Kahe Point to Ka'ena Point and from the Wai'anae mountains to the beach, including improvements at schools, beach parks, businesses and the boat harbor.
A potluck will be held before the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call 696-6009.
WINDWARD
Cancer relays planned for July
Two events in the Windward Relay for Life next month will serve as remembrances for people struck down by cancer.
The events also will be an opportunity to show a cancer survivor that you care. Teams walk for 12 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
The Kailua event will be from 7 p.m. July 7 to 7 a.m. July 8 at Kailua Beach Park. About 50 teams are expected to participate.
For more information or to organize a team, call the society's Windward Unit at 262-5207.
The Hau'ula relay will be from 7 p.m. July 27 to 7 a.m. July 28 at Hau'ula Community Park. About 20 teams will walk.
For more information or to join the Hau'ula relay call 293-7554.
Castle High to mark 50th anniversary
Castle High School in Kane'ohe will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a dinner, concert and dance Sept. 8 to help raise money for the Castle Complex endowment fund.
The event will be held from 5 p.m. to midnight at the school.
The fund stands at more than $100,000, and each class is being encouraged to raise $500 this year, said Hank Iida, class of 1953 and co-chairman of the event.
"Our goal is to raise $25,000, and we have commitments for over $12,000 at this time," Iida said.
Alumni and friends are invited to the event, which includes lucky-number prizes such as a trip for two to Las Vegas, a custom 'ukulele, a custom knife made by Stan Fujisaka, a television and a VCR.
Advanced tickets for the event and T-shirts are on sale at a discount until Aug. 10. Order forms are available at the school and select locations in Kane'ohe.
For more information, to volunteer or make a donation, call Hank Iida at 247-4241 or co-chairman Sam Kakazu Jr., Class of 1973, at 233-5600, Ext. 570.
CENTRAL
Aerial recovery show tomorrow
A free presentation about the Air Force 6594th Test Group's midair recovery of film capsules falling from U.S. spy satellites over the Pacific Ocean near Hawai'i will be offered at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Pearl City Public Library.
Al Blankenship, a retired Air Force master sergeant, will give the presentation called "Catch a Falling Star," which includes a display of equipment used.
The test group was in operation for 27 years and used a modified cargo plane to catch the film capsules as they descended by parachute after being dropped from the spy satellites. The group made 40,000 aerial recoveries before being disbanded.
For more information, call 453-6566.
