The company plans to develop a subdivision mauka of the southern Maui shoreline at Palauea Beach; the 20 acres next to the subdivision will become the preserve. The 20 acres contain remnants of a heiau and other rock structures, house sites and related facilities dating back to the mid-1500s.

The gift is valued at $2 million based on the appraised value of the land and the estimated cost of construction of a caretaker's cottage, a garage and a research building.

The preserve will be jointly managed by the UH-Manoa Center for Hawaiian Studies, Department of Anthropology and Maui Community College, but the university plans to establish an advisory board of community members and Native Hawaiian organizations.

ROTC offers scholarships

The University of Hawai'i Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps is accepting applications for two- and three-year scholarships.

The scholarships can pay for 100 percent of a student's tuition up to $17,000 and $600 for books, as well as a $250 monthly stipend for 10 months.

The Air Force ROTC also recently announced an accelerated commissioning program. An express program is open to students who can complete a degree by Sept. 30, 2002, and scholarships can pay for up to $15,000 a year for tuition, plus additional money for expenses.

For more information, contact UH Army ROTC enrollment officer Maj. Trey Johnson at 956-7766 or Air Force ROTC admissions officer Capt. Jason Densley at 956-7734.

Benefit to honor former UH dean

A benefit dinner honoring Hubert Everly, former dean of the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, will be held tomorrow at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.

Proceeds from the dinner, called "Thanks a million Hu," will go to an endowment fund to establish the Hubert Everly Chair in Education.

Everly served as dean for 23 years, from 1956 to 1979. The scholar selected for the chair will be expected to continue research, teach graduate or undergraduate courses and give public lectures.