O'ahu briefs
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CENTRAL
Schofield soldier hurt in car crash
A soldier stationed at Schofield Barracks was injured in a three-car accident outside Foote Gate at about 6 a.m. yesterday, the Army said.
He was evacuated by Army helicopter to the Queen's Medical Center because of heavy traffic on Kunia Road.
His condition was not immediately known, a Queen's spokeswoman said.
There were no other injuries. The accident is still under investigation.
WINDWARD
Meeting slated on Kailua park
The master plan for Kailua Gateway Park opposite Kalaheo High School on Mokapu Boulevard will include an education pavilion, a place for canoes and restrooms.
The plan also calls for improving a small wetland area, a footbridge and landscaping. Altogether, some 14 acres are involved on both sides of the Oneawa Canal, said Dave Curry, a planner with Helber Hastert & Fee Planners.
The vision project has about $340,000 to begin some of the improvements to the area, and members of the vision team will decide which it will do first at a meeting Sept. 27. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant administration building, second floor.
"The plan falls in line with the (state Department of Land and Natural Resources) master plan for the Kawai Nui Marsh," Curry said.
He said that residents, organizations and schools should build a partnership with government to help maintain this and other new parks and recreation sites on the island as government resources continue to be strained.
LEEWARD
Beach cleanups set Saturday
Volunteers will clean several miles of Leeward Coast beach parks Saturday as part of the annual "Get the Drift & Bag It" campaign.
Nani 'O Wai'anae is coordinating cleanup groups at Kahe (Tracks), Ulehawa, Poka'i Bay and Kea'au beach parks and Kaneana (Makua) Cave.
Cleanups will begin at 8:30 a.m. Call 696-1920 to register.
Another cleanup effort will focus on picking up trash in Nanakuli Beach Park beginning at 8 a.m. Call 527-5794 for information.
Gloves, garbage bags and refreshments will be provided to all volunteers.
Park, school panels to meet
The Wai'anae Coast Neighborhood Board's Education and Parks and Recreation committees will meet tonight in the Wai'anae Neighborhood Community Center.
The Education Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss incentives to keep teachers on the Wai'anae Coast, the PACOM Partnership Program between schools and the military, and a book drive to benefit local schools.
The Parks Committee meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and discuss issues concerning Makua-Ka'ena State Beach Park, including graffiti removal from Makua Cave, installing an emergency phone in the isolated area and removing abandoned vehicles from the park.
Park expansion on agenda
The master plan for the expansion of Makaha Neighborhood Park will be discussed at the Makaha Ahupua'a Community Association meeting at 6:30 tonight at the park.
The group also will consider forming a group to adopt the park and will plan a cleanup project.
For information, call Betty Waller at 696-8942.
HONOLULU
Schools' arts programs noted
The Hawai'i Alliance for Arts Education will recognize six high schools for their arts initiatives this month.
The Arts Excellence Awards are given to schools that integrate culture and arts into the educational curriculum. The awards rotate each year between elementary, middle and high schools.
The award-winning schools for 2001 are Kahuku High, Roosevelt High, Wai'anae High, Honolulu Waldorf School, Mid-Pacific School of the Arts at Mid-Pacific Institute; and Seabury Hall.
They will be honored at the Alliance Awards on Sept. 22. The public schools receive a cash award from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and, for the first time, the independent schools will receive cash awards from private donations.
Sculptures to be dedicated
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts invites the public to free statue-dedication ceremonies Monday at Roosevelt and Radford high schools.
The Roosevelt ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. to dedicate a stone sculpture by Hawai'i sculptor Mark Watson titled Ho'okahi (To Make as One). The artwork represents the students, educators and parents coming together to form the Roosevelt High School community.
The Radford ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. to dedicate a bronze sculpture by Hawai'i artist Jan Gordon Fisher titled Striving for Excellence.
Both sculptures were commissioned by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' Art in Public Places Program
