O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
WINDWARD
Hospital cafe offers training
With the opening of the Kau Kau Cafe today, the Hawai'i State Hospital will provide vocational training at its facility to patients and to people in other community programs.
The cafe will serve daily specials to hospital staff and clients under the guidance of vocational trainer Sean Priester, who has honed his skills at such establishments as the Sunset Grill and the Honolulu Club.
The cafe is a partnership between the hospital, the Office of United Self-Help, Steadfast Housing Development Corp., and the Honolulu, Ko'olau and Waipahu Clubhouse. These programs provide rehabilitation, housing and support services to the seriously mentally ill.
While focusing on food service training, the cafe also will provide exposure to aspects of operating and maintaining a business. The experience will provide participants with the opportunity to pursue temporary, entry-level positions as a step toward eventual full-time independent employment.
Sept. 11 topic for talk series
Military, spiritual and medical concerns of the community as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks will be the topic for a series of talks beginning at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at St. Anthony Church, 114 Makawao St., Kailua.
The series, "God's Presence in Troubling Times," is designed to provide spiritual direction and information to those seeking answers from recognized spiritual advisers and professionals. All lectures will take place at the same time and place.
The first speaker, on Nov. 30, will cover military issues and concerns. On Dec. 7, two speakers from the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua will provide a spiritual perspective on the Sept. 11 events and the subsequent war on terrorism. The final lecture, on Dec. 14 by the director of Critical Care at St. Francis Medical Center, will cover a medical perspective on anthrax and other bioterrorism threats.
A Rosary prayer for world peace will precede each lecture at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call Maxine Pollack at St. Anthony's parish, 266-2222.
EAST HONOLULU
Student coins to help hungry
Every year, the students at Honolulu Waldorf School save their pennies for the annual Thanksgiving Penny Harvest, a time where all the coins that students have been saving all year are poured into a bucket and given to the Hawai'i Foodbank.
Last year, the students collected 100,000 pennies. The Penny Harvest at 11:15 a.m. tomorrow at the school, 350 Ulua St., also will feature songs and a story of the season.
For more information, call 377-5471.
Patriotic Santa parade planned
Santa will be more patriotic as he rides into Hawai'i Kai this year in light of the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks.
The annual parade organized by the Hawai'i Kai Lions Club, this year dubbed the All American Christmas Parade, will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday along Lunalilo Home Road from Kamilo-
iki Park to Koko Marina Shopping Center.
This year, there will be about 50 parade entries, including bands from Kaiser and McKinley High schools, the Royal Hawaiian Band and Celtic Pipes and Drums. There also will be beauty queens and elected officials, area Scouts and the Leolani Pratt Hula Halau.
During the parade, Santa and his helpers will accept unwrapped toys or gifts for Toys for Tots.
CENTRAL
Bridge closing signs confuse motorists
Someone forgot to remove the "bridge closed" signs on either side of the Ford Island bridge yesterday, which temporarily startled and confused morning commuters.
The bridge had been closed Sunday for maintenance, said Agnes Tauyan, a spokeswoman for Navy Region, Hawai'i, at Pearl Harbor.
Traffic was backed up as drivers tried to figure out what was going on. The Navy removed the signs after drivers complained to the news media, Tauyan said.
HONOLULU
State hunter education classes offered
The Department of Land and Natural Resources will conduct free hunter education classes in December and January.
The course will cover firearms and archery safety, survival and first aid, wildlife identification and conservation rules, and game care and outdoor responsibility. Attendance for each two-session course is required for certification.
All classes are at the Nimitz Business Center, 1130 North Nimitz Highway, Room A-151.
Session dates and times:
• Dec. 14, 5:45-10:15 p.m., and Dec. 15, 7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Jan. 4, 5:45-10:15 p.m., and Jan. 5, 7:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Jan. 18, 5:45-9:30 p.m., and Jan. 19, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
To register, call 587-0200.
Base projects bill signed
A measure providing nearly $383 million for construction at military installations in Hawai'i was signed into law, U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye announced.
An additional $42 million more than the amount appropriated last year is included in the military construction appropriations bill for fiscal 2002, which was enacted Nov. 5. The Hawai'i money is a portion of a national military construction measure worth more than $10 billion.
The spending bill includes more than $54 million for Hickam Air Force Base, more than $90 million for Army installations in Hawai'i, and more than $235 million for Navy and Marine Corps installations.
