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LEEWARD
Sunset event back in Ma'ili
The city will sponsor a second Sunset on the Beach in Wai'anae on Aug. 10-11 and the community is looking for potential participants, including crafts people and restaurant owners.
"I'm signing up all the open-market crafters, entertainment and restaurants from the area," said Patty Teruya, Wai'anae Coast Neighborhood Board member.
The event will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Ma'ili Beach Park both days.
To participate, call Teruya at 527-5749.
10,200 lose power for hour
A power failure in Wai'anae left more than 10,200 Hawaiian Electric customers without power for about an hour yesterday morning, said HECO spokeswoman Lynne Unemori.
The problem began around 10:48 a.m. when a power line went down on Lualualei Naval Road in Nanakuli, Unemori said.
Fire Department spokes-man Capt. Richard Soo said the downed line ignited a small brushfire at 87-2020 Farrington Highway about 10:55 a.m. The fire was extinguished by the time crews arrived, Soo said.
HECO maintenance crews arrived at the scene about 11:17 a.m. and power was restored by 12:04 p.m. Firefighters remained at the scene until 12:10 p.m.
EAST HONOLULU
Vision team to offer updates
The East Honolulu Vision team will observe a moment of silence in memory of archery champion Jerry Hucks, who recently died, and discuss the status of two years' worth of vision projects at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the 'Aina Haina Public Library.
The team also will brainstorm possible projects for the coming fiscal year. For more information, call Cynthia Bond at 527-5558.
HONOLULU
Kalihi-Palama meeting tonight
The dredging of the Ala Wai Canal and its effects on the environment and people using Sand Island beaches will be discussed at the Kalihi-Palama Neighborhood meeting at 7 tonight in the Kapalama Elementary School cafeteria.
The board will also try to fill a vacancy and hear a presentation on a Hope VI grant to revitalize the ?uhio Park Terrace project by the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawai'i.
Rotary Club names leader
Paddy Griggs was named the 90th president of Rotary Club of Honolulu yesterday, succeeding Selby Jacobs, a career Navy officer and recently retired executive director of the Honolulu Armed Services YMCA.
Griggs worked as a CPA for Deloitte & Touche and its predecessor firms for 40 years and retired as partner in charge of quality control in the Honolulu office in 1999. He joined the rotary in 1985.
Griggs supports Rotary International's goal to eradicate polio by 2005.
