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WINDWARD O'AHU
Bones turn up at Ka'a'awa site
Police have alerted state historic preservation officials to what they believe to be very old bones unearthed Monday at a house construction site in Ka'a'awa.
Workers at 51-338 Kamehameha Highway told police the bones were found about 3 p.m. Monday.
Kai Martell of the state Historic Preservation Office said the homeowner will be asked to hire an archaeologist to screen the earth that has been dug for additional remains and to examine the remains workers found.
The likeliest recommendation, he said, is that the bones will be reburied at the site.
HONOLULU
Turbin added to civil rights panel
Attorney Richard Turbin has been appointed to the Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission.
Turbin was sworn in July 23 to a four-year term. He replaced businessman Jack Law, whose term expired June 30.
Turbin has been an attorney here since 1971. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Turbin served as a Peace Corps attorney in Western Samoa and later as a Hawai'i deputy public defender.
The Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission investigates complaints of discrimination based on several factors, including sex, race, religion, disability and sexual orientation.
LEEWARD O'AHU
Beach project needs a hand
Ho'o Nani Mau, a Wai'anae Coast plant beautification group, is looking for volunteers to help clean up overgrown brush from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Lualualei Beach Part #2, which runs along Poka'i Bay Street.
"We're looking for people to help us cut brush and do weeding," said Jo Jordan, president of Ho'o Nani Mau. "Eventually, we're going to plant more native trees and, with the adoption of community members to help maintain it, make the park more user friendly." For information, call 696-6009.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Peace prodigy to make speech
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A 13-year-old Mainland boy nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize will speak to Kaua'i kids and adults from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Kaua'i Community College performing arts center.
Gregory Smith, who entered college at age 10 and is now a 13-year-old senior at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va., has been on national television shows, addressed the United Nations and met with world leaders to describe his plan for world peace.
"Gregory is a visionary in every sense of the word, and he's devoting his life to the promotion of peace and the education of children all over the globe," said Sharon Agnew, the county's youth programs coordinator.
The Friday night talk is free and open to the public. Smith will also attend the first Kaua'i International Youth Congress tomorrow at the Kaua'i War Memorial Convention Hall.
