O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
WINDWARD
Child's car seat checked free
The Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition will show parents and caregivers how to properly secure children in car safety seats from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at Kailua Elementary School.
Participants should bring their car seat and child for a free inspection of the equipment and instructions for fitting the child and installing the seat. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and acquired disability among children under 14 in the United States.
For information, call 586-5940 or visit www.kipchawaii.org.
Model airplane show in Kailua
Model airplanes will take to the sky at the Radio Control Airshow and Fun Fly this weekend at Kawai Nui Marsh Airfield on Kapa'a Quarry Road in Kailua.
The free event, which will be open to the public, will take place from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Besides the air show, there will be competition, night flying, a raffle, a bounce house and a swap meet.
NORTH SHORE
Waialua Library reading set
The Waialua Library will hold this summer's final reading session at 10 a.m. tomorrow featuring Brenda Freitas-Obregon, children's librarian from the Kalihi Public Library.
Other guests will include surfing celebrity Fred Patacchia, who will hand out prizes and gifts. Gift certificates will be awarded to 40 boys and girls who have registered and recently read a book.
For more information, call 637-8286.
Arts festival opens tomorrow
The Fifth Annual Hale'iwa Arts Festival will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow and continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hale'iwa Beach Park.
The nonprofit festival showcases performing arts, including presentations of original music and dance. Audience participation is encouraged. For more information on the festival, visit www.haleiwaartsfestival.org.
HONOLULU
3R's projects on 3 campuses
Volunteers will paint portions of Pu'uhale Elementary, Moanalua Middle and Kipapa Elementary schools tomorrow as part of the state Hawai'i 3R's program to repair public schools.
At Pu'uhale, volunteers will paint the exterior walls, saving taxpayers about $31,900.
The band and choral rooms as well as two classrooms will be painted at Moanalua, saving an estimated $30,000 in state money.
Volunteers will paint the exterior of Buildings A, J and L at Kipapa, saving the state about $64,800.
The 3R's program awards grants of up to $50,000 to public schools that provide private contributions and volunteers for an equal or greater value to the requested grant amount.
