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HONOLULU

Six parks to close an hour earlier

Beginning tomorrow, entrance gates to six O'ahu state parks will close one hour earlier, at 6:45 p.m. every day, because of shorter daylight hours, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of State Parks.

Park gates open at 7 a.m. year-round. The earlier closing reflects the department's winter schedule.

The parks switching to the winter schedule are:

• Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area, 'Aiea.
• Maleakahana State Recreation Area, Kahuku.
• Pu'u Ulaka'a State Wayside, Makiki.
• Sand Island State Recreation Area, Honolulu.
• Wa'ahila Ridge State Recreation Area, Honolulu.
• Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area, Wahiawa.
  
  
  

Aircraft rule talks slated

The state Department of Transportation will hold public hearings this month on proposed changes to its administrative rules for aircraft operations, public conduct and operation of motor vehicles at public airports.

The hearings are scheduled for:

• Sept. 11: 9 a.m. at the Airport Conference Center Interisland Terminal, seventh floor, Honolulu International Airport.
• Sept. 11, 3 p.m. at the Airport Mezzanine Conference Room, South Terminal, third floor, Lihu'e Airport, Kaua'i.
• Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. at the Airport Conference Room, Kahului Airport, Maui.
• Sept. 12, 3 p.m. at the Airport Conference Room, Kona International Airport, Keahole, Hawai'i.

Written comments will be accepted until Sept. 19 at: State of Hawai'i Department of Transportation, Airports Division, 400 Rodgers Blvd., Suite 700, Honolulu HI 96819-1880.

A copy of the proposed rules can be obtained at the airport manager's office at Honolulu International, Kahului, Kona International at Keahole and Lihu'e airports Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Call (808) 838-8622.

Attendance award offered

Papa John's Pizza Hawai'i is offering O'ahu schools a chance to participate in a free pizza program to reward students for perfect school attendance.

Papa John's Perfect Attendance Program is awarded each quarter or semester after teachers submit the names of their students who have achieved perfect attendance. The company will give each student a personalized certificate and a complimentary card for a small one-topping pizza.

To launch the program, Papa John's will throw a complimentary pizza party for school staff.

Call 831-3388.

WINDWARD

Bone marrow drive planned

The Hawai'i Bone Marrow Donor Registry will conduct free bone marrow donor registration and testing at Honda Windward in Kane'ohe from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 15.

The drive will focus on a 4-year-old Seattle girl known simply as Nicole, who has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a rare type of leukemia found in only 1 child out of a million under age 10.

The only known cure is a bone marrow transplant.

Because Nicole is multi-ethnic, half-Japanese and half-Caucasian, her search for a bone marrow match is much more difficult.

The Hawai'i Bone Marrow Donor Registry seeks to register as many potential donors as possible, especially those of Asian and Pacific Islander ancestry.

Call 547-6154. Honda Windward is at 45-671 Kamehameha Highway.

LEEWARD

Makaha park meeting slated

The Makaha Ahupua'a Community Association will meet Sept. 13 to finalize recommendations for improvements to Makaha Neighborhood Park.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the park, on Manuku Street.

Access road to be discussed

The city will discuss plans for a Wai'anae Coast emergency access road at a community meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at N?n?kuli High School cafeteria.

The city plans to link a patchwork of existing back roads along the Leeward Coast to create an emergency route to allow residents to bypass accidents, fires or water main breaks.

The city will present the preferred alignment for the emergency access route from input gathered during public meetings last fall. The last general meeting was held March 13.

City transportation director Cheryl Soon said the consultant for the project, Townscape Inc., has finished much of the environmental work, and the city now wants to take the project back before the community.