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WINDWARD
Zippy's back at old site
Zippy's new restaurant in Kane'ohe opened Tuesday at its old location next to the post office.
The former building was razed last year at the same site.
Some employees from the Zippy's at William Henry Road, which was set up while the new building was erected, were transferred to the new restaurant.
That restaurant will remain open for the time being, an employee said.
Event to help Nepal school
Schoolchildren in Lumbini, Nepal, sit on a concrete floor for lack of classroom furniture, but Lanikai resident Zelia Robinson wants to change that.
For $3,060, she said, she can buy benches and tables for nine classrooms, 10 chairs and desks for teachers and 33 windows to keep the winter draft out of classrooms.
Robinson said she would raise the money through a benefit performance of Kathak dance, storytelling and north Indian classical music at 7:30 Saturday at Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawai'i. A $10 donation is suggested for adults, $6 for seniors and students.
For information or reservations, call 263-3383.
EAST HONOLULU
Rope jumpers to raise money
Koko Head Elementary School students will be "Jump Roping for Heart," raising money for the American Heart Association, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The annual event promoting heart health takes place with the help of directors from the Kaimuki Wai'alae YMCA.
Tomorrow is the last day for students to turn in their contributions.
CENTRAL
Two rescued on school hike
A Fire Department helicopter rescued a seventh-grade Kapolei Middle School teacher and a 12-year-old student after they were injured on a hiking excursion on the 'Aiea Loop Trail yesterday morning.
The teacher, 43, broke her right ankle about three-quarters into the 4-mile trail and the student sprained her ankle halfway up the trail, according to Capt. Richard Soo, Fire Department spokesman.
Fire rescue crews received the call for the injured student at 10:44 a.m. A call for the injured teacher came in at 11:08 a.m. The trail was wet because of recent rains, but the hike is not considered a difficult one, Soo said.
The teacher and student were airlifted from the hiking trail, and then taken to the Kapi'olani Medical Center at Pali Momi, Soo said. The student was treated and released, and the teacher requested that no information be released, a hospital spokeswoman said.
More than 100 seventh-grade students and chaperones from Kapolei Middle School were hiking the 'Aiea Loop Trail yesterday, Soo said. Military from Camp Smith also helped in the rescue, Soo said.
Local stars to visit fair
A former NFL player, an actor, a lightweight professional boxer and others will be among 35 speakers at Waipahu Intermediate School's 15th annual Career Fair tomorrow from 8 a.m to 1:30 p.m.
Representing the Hawaiian Islanders Arena football team will be defensive coordinator Al Noga and strength and conditioning coach Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who is also an actor.
Noga, a Kalihi native, is an eight-year NFL veteran.
Tagawa will apply martial arts techniques to contemporary thinking and football. He has appeared recently in "Pearl Harbor" and "Planet of the Apes."
Jane Kaliko, career fair coordinator for the school's eighth-grade class, said other invited guests include lightweight boxer and former Waipahu resident Dustin Kim, a family court judge, sheriff, hairstylist, military personnel and private investigator.
HONOLULU
Fire station reopens
The Kalihi Uka fire station, closed for renovations since November 2000, reopened this week.
The station had its electrical, plumbing, air conditioning and domestic water systems upgraded and underwent infrastructure changes to make it more accessible to the public and meet requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The station, at 1861 Kamehameha IV Road, has an engine company and hazardous materials response company. It has central air conditioning, a standby emergency generator, decontamination room and commercial washing machine.
During renovations, firefighters responded from the Kuakini and Kalihi fire stations.
