O'ahu briefs
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LEEWARD
Star-Bulletin discussion set
Don Kendall, president of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, will discuss the daily newspaper's future at the next Kapolei Rotary Club meeting, 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the Kapolei High School faculty/staff lounge.
Admission is $7 and includes a buffet breakfast.
For information, call Keola Lloyd at 674-3167.
Arrest made in purse-snatching
Police arrested a 20-year-old Wai'anae man Friday afternoon in connection with a purse-snatching at Waikele earlier in the day.
The purse-snatching occurred at the Waikele Center around 10 a.m. Investigators traced the car used in the crime to a Wai'anae address. The suspect was not home at the time, but police talked with the man's mother.
The suspect turned himself in at the Wai'anae police station later that afternoon. He could face charges for second-degree robbery.
NORTH SHORE
Permits sought for tourist park
Attractions Hawai'i, which operates Waimea Falls Park, has applied for after-the-fact permits for structures and activities at the tourist destination, according to the state Office of Environmental Quality Control.
The consultant for Attractions Hawai'i said the applications are for 45 items for which the park should have obtained permits, but didn't. Many of the structures are very small, said consultant Donald Clegg. The items include such things as the booth where cars are checked, storage containers and portable toilets.
Although OEQC said the permits are for existing and new structures and recreation activities, Clegg said that is not true.
"There's nothing there that's new," he said.
Clegg has submitted an environmental assessment for the 1,800-acre park.
The public can comment until June 7. Send comments to the city Department of Planning and Permitting, 650 S. King St., Honolulu, HI 96813; Analytical Planning Consultants, 928 Nu'uanu Ave. Suite 502, Honolulu, HI 96813; and OEQC 235 S. Beretania St., Suite 702, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813.
HONOLULU
OCCC visits canceled
Dozens of people, including women and their children, traveled in vain to the Oahu Community Correctional Center to visit loved ones on Mother's Day.
After arriving at OCCC, they were told that visitations had been canceled.
One would-be visitor, Luana Estocado, said outside the prison that she and the others were upset because they were given no warning. She said officials had let inmates call to tell family members that they could visit.
State Public Safety Director Ted Sakai said he regretted visitations were canceled. He blamed the situation on short staffing problems, which he said couldn't be helped.
Family members said they were also turned away from OCCC last weekend.
Traffic-calming meetings soon
The Department of Transportation will conduct traffic-calming workshops in the 'Aiea Heights, Halawa, Ala Moana and Mo'ili'ili neighborhoods in the coming weeks.
The schedule is:
Mo'ili'ili: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ala Wai Elementary cafeteria, 503 Kamoku St. The workshop will concern the area around Ala Wai Elementary, Kuhio Elementary and 'Iolani School.
Halawa: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Makalapa Elementary cafeteria, 4435 Salt Lake Blvd. The workshop will concern the area around Kamehameha Highway, Salt Lake Boulevard and Kalaoa Drive.
Ala Moana: 6 to 8 p.m. May 21 at the Ka'ahumanu Elementary cafeteria, 1141 Kinau St. The workshop will concern the area around Ka'ahumanu Elementary and McKinley High School.
'Aiea Heights: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 22 at the 'Aiea High School cafeteria, 98-1276 Ulune St. The workshop will concern the area around 'Aiea Heights Drive, Ulune Street and Kamilo Street.
WINDWARD
Summer fun shifts sites
Kailua Summer Fun Program locations have shifted because of construction, commitments and early school start dates.
The city will hold its program at 'Aikahi and Keolu elementary schools and at Kailua Intermediate School, said Carol Costa, city spokeswoman.
The city was scrambling last week to replace two locations no longer available, Costa said. Enchanted Lake and Kaelepulu elementary schools have other plans for the summer.
As of Friday, the city said it will register 125 students at 'Aikahi, 150 at Kailua Intermediate and 125 at Keolu. Kailua Intermediate will also have a waiting list for 100 students.
Registration at Kailua District Park multipurpose room will continue today and tomorrow from 2 to 5:30 p.m.
Classes will be from June 13 to July 31.
