O'ahu briefs
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WINDWARD
Board to discuss homeless options
The Waimanalo Neighborhood Board will discuss homeless alternatives for people living on the beach at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Waimanalo District Park, 41-415 Hihimanu St.
A city park representative will be present as residents explore options and solutions for the homeless who will be displaced when the city closes the Waimanalo Beach Park campground for three months for renovation beginning Sept. 4.
HONOLULU
BOE candidates at McCully forum
Candidates for O'ahu Board of Education seats will be available for questioning at a forum tomorrow at the McCully-Mo'ili'ili Public Library.
The event, sponsored by the Library Association of Hawai'i, will begin at 6:30 p.m. The candidates will be available for questioning on issues regarding the public library system and other education matters.
Candidates who have committed to the event include Shannon Ajifu, Carolyn Golojuch, Randall Yee, Karen Knudsen, Maria Wade, Keith Sakata, Kenneth Segawa, Malcolm Kirkpatrick, Marcia Linville, Terrance Tom, Grace Dixon, James Kuroiwa, Laura H. Thielen, Oliver "Ollie" Lunasco and Shirley Robinson.
Maryknoll School celebrates 75th
Exactly 75 years to the day that Maryknoll School opened, students, teachers, families and alumni will gather on campus to celebrate the special birthday Sept. 6.
Retired Catholic Bishop Joseph Ferrario will open the event at 8:25 a.m. with a blessing ceremony in the grade school courtyard.
In September 1927, the ship City of Honolulu docked at Aloha Tower, bringing half a dozen nuns from the Maryknoll Sisters in New York to found the school.
Maryknoll's 1,400 students and guests are expected to attend the event, which will include a presentation of lei and flowers to the statue of Mary. The event will also include the recognition of alumni who attended Maryknoll when the Catholic school first opened.
"This has been such an amazing year for all of us at Maryknoll," said school president Michael Baker. "We are so pleased to be celebrating our 75th anniversary and look forward to sharing our mission with the people of Hawai'i for many years to come."
For more information, visit www.maryknollschool.org or call 952-7330.
Correction: Retired Catholic Bishop Joseph Ferrario will preside at the Sept. 6 blessing ceremony marking Maryknoll School’s 75th anniversary. Previous information in this brief was incorrect because of a source error.
OHA to host candidate forum
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will hold a gubernatorial candidate forum at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the University of Hawai'i Campus Center Ballroom.
The candidates will discuss their positions on issues such as ceded lands, federal recognition, protection of Hawaiian rights and the future of Hawaiian programs. Candidates who have confirmed their attendance are Democrats Andy Anderson, Ed Case and Mazie Hirono and Republican John Carroll.
The forum will be taped for broadcast on KITV 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 14.
