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WINDWARD
Charter schools to be discussed
Charlene Hoe, administrator for the Hakipu'u Learning Center, will discuss issues concerning charter schools at a Kiwanis Club of Kane'ohe dinner meeting at 6 p.m. today at Flamingo Restaurant in Windward City Shopping Center in Kane'ohe.
Hoe, who is also director of the Office of Strategic Planning at Kamehameha Schools, will explain the center's goal, the status of public charter schools in Hawai'i and the application process.
The no-host dinner meeting is open to the public.
For information call Janis Lindley 247-6796, fax 247-2077, e-mail janislindley@member.kiwanis.org or go to the club's Web site.
CENTRAL
Hiker rescued off Pearl City trail
A 42-year-old woman suffered scrapes and scratches, but was otherwise unharmed yesterday after tumbling more than 200 feet off a Pearl City trail.
She was hiking alone on the Manana Trail at the end of Komo Mai Drive in Pacific Palisades. HFD Capt. Kenison Tejada said the woman somehow fell off the trail and slid 200 to 300 feet down the side of a hill.
When she finally came to a stop Tejada said the woman was disoriented but was able to use a cellular phone to call for help at about 5:45 p.m.
The woman was near the end of the end of the seven-mile trail.
The HFD Air One helicopter found her n in a clearing at 6:12 p.m. Tejada said the helicopter was able to land and pick her up. "She credited ferns for slowing her down and for her not getting seriously injured," he said.
Fire damages Pearl City home
Fire investigators were looking into the cause of a fire that damaged a Pearl City home yesterday afternoon.
The fire at 455 Ho'omalu Street was reported at 4:51 p.m. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a man fighting the fire with a garden hose, said HFD Capt. Kenison Tejada.
Tejada said the man kept the fire from spreading from the kitchen. But Tejada said other parts of the single-story home had smoke damage.
Damage was estimated at $25,000 to the building and its contents. The Red Cross was called to assist the family of four last night.
Mililani girl wins poster contest
Tanya Ferreira, a Mililani Middle School eighth-grader, has been named the Hawai'i winner of an annual peace poster competition sponsored by the International Association of Lions Clubs.
Ferreira was selected from among about 150 other students in Hawai'i, ages 11 to 13, who submitted entries based on the theme "Lighting the Path to World Peace."
Ferreira and merit winners Chelsey Kaneshiro (R.L. Stevenson Middle School), Reyn Nishizuka and Charissa Wittig (Kailua Intermediate School), will be honored today at the State Capitol.
Ferreira's entry has been submitted to Lions International. A grand-prize winner will be picked from 24 international finalists.
NORTH SHORE
Authors' Night writers to chat
Eight Hawai'i writers, along with their books, will be featured at the fifth annual Authors' Night from 6 to 8 p.m., April 11, at Waialua Public Library.
The authors — Kerry Germain ("Surf's Up for Kimo"), Bob Graham ("The Secret of Kualoa"), Sandra Hall ("Memories of Duke"), Dale Hope ("Aloha Shirt"), Claude Rothe ("100 Steps to Better Health"), Fred Van Dyke (four surfing books and a surfing video), Rianna Williams (three books with Hawaiian themes), and Rick Ziegler (co-author with Patrick Patterson of "Red Sun") — will speak briefly about their works.
Books by each author will be available for sale and book signing. The event is a fund-raiser for Friends of Waialua Public Library. Admission to the event is free.
HONOLULU
Alcohol testing free on April 11
Local healthcare organizations will provide education on the potential risks associated with drinking as part of National Alcohol Screening Day on April 11.
People who attend the screenings will learn how alcohol affects their overall health, their individual risk factors and where they should personally draw the line. The screenings are free and anonymous and include education materials and referrals to local treatment and support resources.
For a list of screening sites, call (800) 405-9200 or visit the Screening for Mental Health Web site.
