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HONOLULU
Dinner will honor Cayetano
The United Filipino Council of Hawai'i will sponsor a testimonial dinner Thursday in honor of former Gov. Ben Cayetano at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.
The tribute will begin with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. dinner.
Tickets are available for a $45 donation. Checks made payable to UFCH may be mailed to: UFCH, 94-1016 Hapapa St., Waipahu, HI 96797.
Call: the United Filipino Council of Hawai'i, 676-9607.
Realtors plan holiday ball
The Honolulu Board of Realtors' "Roaring Twenties" Holiday Ball will feature live music, dancing and a food drive to benefit the Hawai'i Foodbank starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.
The event will include the presentation of the "Realtor of the Year" award.
Everyone is asked to bring a canned food to donate to the event. The most wanted canned foods include tuna, spaghetti, chili, corned beef hash, soups, vegetables, fruits and pork and beans.
For more information, call Stephanie Ripple at the Board of Realtors at 732-3000 extension 738.
EAST HONOLULU
More Lalea residents move
Residents of 16 Lalea condominiums in Hawai'i Kai that are endangered by the threat of rockslides and boulders have now moved to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel, officials said yesterday.
Many other units have been vacated with residents using temporary lodging with family and friends.
Castle & Cooke and Kamehameha Schools also announced that a special cellular telephone hotline has been set up.
Residents of the two condominium buildings were urged to leave their homes immediately on Friday after structural engineers determined that loose boulders, some weighing as much as 100 tons, could come crashing down the hillside behind the structures.
Officials said they plan to meet today to evaluate the accommodation plan and to try to come up with a more long-term solution.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Ceremonies set at pool, park
KAUNAKAKAI, Moloka'i — Maui County officials will hold public ceremonies Wednesday at two recreational facilities on Moloka'i.
A 10 a.m. blessing will mark the reopening of the Cooke Memorial Pool, at 220 Kolapa Place. A $155,000 project was done by contractor Riedel Construction Inc.
At 11 a.m., county officials will dedicate Duke Maliu Park, off Kamehameha V Highway.
The county purchased the park in October from Moloka'i Ranch for $360,000 after leasing the land for more than 10 years. Approximately $580,000 in improvements have been done, including construction of a baseball field and a soccer field.
The design engineer for the park project was R.T. Tanaka Engineering. The general contractor was Central Construction Inc.
