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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, June 22, 2002

Corrections

• Benjamin Parker School, Jefferson School and Kahuku High and Intermediate School on O'ahu and the Lahaina Civic Center and Wailuku Community Center on Maui will be used as polling places in the 2002 elections. Because of an error by a news source, a Local News story posted yesterday contained incorrect information.

• A Local News story yesterday on the USS Greeneville's collision with the USS Ogden omitted parts of the Navy's response. Lt. Cmdr. Kelly Merrell, spokeswoman for the Pacific Fleet submarine forces, said it conducted "extensive self-examination" of its forces after the collision and determined it needed to raise its standards "with respect to seamanship and navigation." That was to be accomplished, she said, through a rigorous assessment of its minimum standards from areas ranging from how it operates its submarines to how it handles emergencies. "We have acknowledged that exercising good judgment requires both knowledge and experience," she said. "While the submarine force has invested in knowledge, there is room for improvement in our assignment policies to ensure that our leadership has the requisite experience level to succeed."