The Honolulu Fire and Police departments and Emergency Medical Services will be honored at the Hawaii Foodbank's annual Patriots Celebration on Wednesday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the hotel's Coral Ballroom. Proceeds from the event will support food banks statewide.

The cost of a table at the event ranges from $1,750 to $10,000, with individual seats available at $175.

For information, call the Hawaii Foodbank at 836-3600, Ext. 239.

WINDWARD

Ex-TV producer to run for office

Barbara Marshall, former executive producer of KHON Fox 2 news, has announced her candidacy for the Honolulu City Council's District 3 seat, which includes Kane-'ohe, Kailua and Waimanalo.

Marshall said she was "moved to run for office — after more than three decades of broadcast journalism — because there is a need to ensure integrity and openness in the Honolulu City Council."

"I have lived in Kailua for more than 23 years, and protecting the quality of life on the Windward side is extremely important to me," she said.

Former Windward state Sen. Stan Koki has said he intends to run for the seat, and Donald A. Bremner and Kimberly A.M. Kalama have filed their nomination papers to run as well.

The seat is open because Councilman Steve Holmes has reached the term limit for the office.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Plum harvesting begins July 6

The state will open Koke'e State Park for this year's plum harvesting season July 6 through Aug. 18.

Each person will be allowed to take up to 5 pounds of plums per day for personal consumption.

Harvesting is allowed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. in designated areas.

Permits to harvest are available at the park's headquarters.

For information, call the State Parks office in Lihu'e, Kaua'i, (808) 274-3444.

STATEWIDE

DLNR to hold hearings on fish

The Department of Land and Natural Resources will hold a series of public hearings on proposed changes to the legal minimum sizes of fish that may be caught.

The purpose of the amendments is to establish legal sizes for taking certain fishes based on when these fishes are first able to reproduce.

Information on the changes are available at the Division of Aquatic Resources, 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 330, Honolulu, HI 96813; or at www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dar.

The hearings schedule is as follows:

• Kaua'i — 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wilcox Elementary School auditorium.

• Maui — 6 p.m. July 9, Lihikai School cafeteria.