O'ahu briefs
HONOLULU
No decision on shark warnings
The state Land Board did not make a decision on whether to place permanent shark warning signs at Olowalu beach on Maui after hearing a presentation yesterday by Randy Honebrink of the state Shark Task Force.
Honebrink told the Land Board that Olowalu is very popular and heavily used by tourists but is well known by locals as a beach with lots of sharks.
There have been three shark attacks at the West Maui site in the past 11 years, two of those in the past year and a half, and both of those were tourists, Honebrink said.
After Thomas Holmes, 35, of Los Angeles, was bitten on the buttocks while snorkeling about 100 yards offshore New Year's Day, the state Shark Task Force began considering permanent signs at the site to warn tourists.
Honebrink will return to the Land Board after the design for new warning signs is completed.
WINDWARD
Kailua rezoning request filed
Kane'ohe Ranch Co. Ltd. has applied to rezone 11 acres of land in the Kailua town center from intensive industrial use to community business and industrial-commercial mixed use.
The application asks the city to rezone five acres fronting Hekili Street from
I-2 Intensive Industrial District to B-2 Community Business District, and six acres fronting Hamakua Drive between Hekili and Hahani streets from I-2 to IMX-1 Industrial-Commercial Mixed Use District.
The public may comment on the proposed change until June 7.
Windward traffic delayed today
The Board of Water Supply is asking Windward residents from Kahana Valley to Kailua to conserve water and expect traffic delays of up to 30 minutes until midnight today while a contractor connects a new water main on Kamehameha Highway near the valley.
The project requires the closure of a major transmission line that carries water from Punalu'u to Kahalu'u, Kane'ohe and Kailua, said Denise De Costa of the water board.
The Kane'ohe-bound lane in Kahana will be closed from 6 a.m. until the work is finished at about 11 tonight, De Costa said.
LEEWARD
Health center seeks artist
The Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center is looking for an artist to submit a design concept expressing the idea "Sharing Traditions: Generation to Generation."
That's the slogan of the nonprofit center's drive to raise $3.2 million for a family medical clinic.
As of last month, $800,000 had been raised. The chosen design must have the capacity to list the engraved family names of 1,000 individuals who donate $200 or more.
Design ideas, including budgets, are due by June 14. The selected artwork would need to be completed by June 15, 2003. Artists can call 696-1457 for a copy of the request for conceptual design.
