Le Jardin Windward O'ahu Academy will honor longtime supporters George and Nanette Hutton by naming a building after them during a Grandparents Day celebration from 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow on the Kailua campus.

Nanette Hutton has been a board member for the school for 20 years, and she and her husband recently endowed the academy with the largest donation it ever received, said headmaster Adrian Allan.

Allan would not disclose the sum, but said the endowment will pay for the school's maintenance for 20 years.

Building B, which contains rooms for music, band, chorus and French classes, as well as multipurpose facilities, will carry the Hutton name. The Huttons have had three grandchildren attend the school.

Pali Lions helping many

The Pali Lions Club has doubled its giving power with a single service project thanks to the Weinberg Friends Program.

Under the program, the Pali Lions Club provides 25 volunteers working four hours to install a sidewalk and patio, repair a sprinkler system and clean the yard for the Windward Seniors Day Care Center in Kailua. The Lions will be at the center from 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow to do the work.

In return, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation will give the Lions $10,000 to distribute to a needy group of its choice.

The Lions will give the money to St. Anthony's School in Kailua to purchase computers, software and a multimedia projector, said Dan Motohiro, president of Pali Lions.

The Pali Lions Club, chartered in 1962, solicits and responds to requests for assistance from schools and the community on the Windward side, Motohiro said.

The club meets on the first and third Thursday each month at 7:15 p.m. at Kokokahi YWCA.

NORTH SHORE

Volunteers, 3Rs team up

Several classrooms at Wahiawa Middle School were painted this month through the efforts of more than 100 volunteers.

The project was a part of the Hawai'i 3Rs Program, which provides grants for school repair and remodeling work. Schools apply for the grants and then match the money with the "sweat equity" of volunteer labor.

Money for the 3Rs Program comes from the state, Department of Defense, Hawai'i Community Foundation and Campbell Estate.

Parents, alumni, military groups and students from Hawai'i Pacific University volunteered. Along with repainting several classrooms, volunteers helped to repaint the locker room and chorus room.

The painting project cost less than $25,000, but was estimated to cost $147,000 if the Department of Accounting and General Services put the work out to bid by a contractor.

Best detour is Kaukonahua

Crews will shut down Kamehameha Highway in both directions near the Dole Plantation visitor center north of Wahiawa tomorrow from 3 to 11 a.m. to repair the road surface.

Drivers heading to the North Shore are advised to take Kaukonahua Road instead. Honolulu-bound motorists are asked to take Kaukonahua Road when they reach Weed Circle in Hale'iwa.

HONOLULU

Mid-Pac begins construction

Mid-Pacific Institute broke ground last week for its $11 million math, science and technology complex.

The complex, expected to be finished by the fall 2003 semester, will be one of only six integrated technology education centers in U.S. secondary schools, Mid-Pacific officials said.

The school has raised $10.4 million toward its $12 million goal.

Peace, aloha theme for day

"Aloha Peace Day," the first of a series of "Season for Peace and Nonviolence" events commemorating the teachings and spirit of Mahatma Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., will be held from noon to 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kapi'olani Park.

Wally "Famous" Amos will be the host for the event, which will feature "peace troubadour" James Twyman.

"This is not an anti-war rally," said Tom Holowach, one of the organizers. "It's a daylong meeting of speakers, music and organizations discussing how we can bring peace into our lives on a daily basis and deal with things in a non- violent way."

Events are scheduled through April, Holowach said.