O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Waters off airports declared off limits
Increased security measures dictate that no water craft, vessels, swimmers, water skiers or fishermen be permitted within 400 feet on the ocean side of any state airport, the state Department of Transportation said yesterday.
Violators will be subject to arrest and trespassing charges. Navigators are urged to check nautical maps for specific boundaries at each airport.
At Honolulu International Airport, the 400-foot boundary includes the portion of Keehi Lagoon from the entrance of the channel to the vicinity of Lele Street. All water activity also must remain at least 400 feet from the reef runway.
Tesoro donates because of oil spill
Tesoro Hawai'i is providing $500,000 to benefit seabird colonies on O'ahu and Kaua'i as compensation for a 1998 oil spill, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said yesterday.
The money will go to three restoration projects: protecting nesting seabirds at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge; a predator control project for Newell's shearwater colonies on Kaua'i; and the Hawai'i Seabird Sanctuary.
A hose failure at Tesoro's single-point mooring off Barbers Point led to an ocean spill of 4,900 gallons of bunker oil in August 1998, of which about 420 gallons was recovered.
More than 100 seabirds were found oiled, most of them red-footed boobies and brown boobies, the Fish and Wildlife Service said. Thousands of additional birds probably were exposed during the spill.
NORTH SHORE
Benefit targets Weed Circle
The North Shore Outdoor Circle and Hale'iwa Main Street want to rally the community to raise the rest of the money needed to landscape Weed Circle, at the junction of Hale'iwa and Waialua.
The organizations plan a garden tour with picnic, fashion show and silent auction from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in gardens in upper Pupukea and ending at the Pietsch Estate, where lunch will be served.
The Ho'onani Weed Circle event costs $50, of which $30 is tax deductible.
Reservations must be made by Nov. 7. Call Dorothy at 638-5178.
LEEWARD
Campus plans on agenda
University of Hawai'i president Evan Dobelle will talk about the planned West O'ahu campus at the Rotary Club of Kapolei meeting at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 8 in the Kapolei High School faculty/staff lounge.
The $7 fee includes a buffet breakfast. Call Keola Lloyd at 674-3167 or e-mail KeolaL@campbellestate.com
WINDWARD
State to give disease update
The state will conduct a forum on dengue fever and anthrax at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School Cafeteria, 41-1330 Kalaniana'ole Highway.
The state Department of Health will provide information about the diseases and how residents can protect themselves and their families.
The session will include a question-and-answer period.
For details, call Wendy Coen at the lieutenant governor's office at 586-0250; Greig Gaspar at Waimanalo Health Center, 259-7948; the DOH at 586-4486; or the DOH Helpline at 586-8352.
Father suing state in park accident
The father of a boy who was paralyzed and suffered brain damage after a near-drowning in September 2000 is suing officials and the state, claiming they were negligent in not preventing public use of Waimanalo Reservoir Park, where the boy had dived into shallow water.
The lawsuit, filed by Michael Martin on behalf of his son, Elijah Martin, claims the state failed to protect against a known hazard and created an "attractive nuisance" by allowing the public to swim and dive in the reservoir.
It asks for damages to be determined at trial.
