O'ahu briefs
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O'AHU
Bases heighten security checks
Anyone heading to an Army base should expect delays because of increased security checks beginning today.
All personnel should be prepared for vehicle inspections and identification card checks. The increased security is part of a Pacific Command directive to place more stringent controls on access to Army bases, an Army official said.
The increased security measures will remain in effect until further notice.
WINDWARD
Marines gear up for ceremony
Windward residents can expect increased noise from Marine Corps Base Hawai'i while the installation prepares for a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony.
Marines will conduct practice blank artillery fire from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
The blank rounds will also be fired as part of the ceremony at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Pacific War Memorial near the main gate. The public is invited to the ceremony.
School benefits from e-venture
Kahuku.org, an e-commerce venture run by and for Kahuku High School, celebrates its first anniversary this month with gross revenue of more than $125,000, of which the school received nearly $25,000, said Mary-Anne Long of the Ko'olauloa Education Alliance Corp.
The alliance created the business venture that educates and trains students to operate the store located at the high school.
Nearly $40,000 was paid to local vendors and 6,700 items were sold, including 3,600 T-shirts to benefit the football team, she said.
Internet sales continue to grow, providing about 5 percent of merchandise revenue and about 20 percent of ticket sale revenue, Long said.
ELECTION 2002
Anderson gets union backing
The Hawai'i Laborers' Union is backing D.G. "Andy" Anderson for governor. The union has 3,855 members working in construction- and maintenance-related fields and is part of the Laborers' International Union of North America.
Benjamin Saguibo, head of the Local 386 AFL-CIO affiliate, said Anderson is the only candidate with the vision and solutions to the problems that face Hawai'i today.
Council hopefuls debate tonight
Candidates for City Council District 2 (Wahiawa, North Shore, 'Ahuimanu) will take part in a live televised debate tonight as part of the "Vote! 2002: Candidates Debate" series sponsored by 'Olelo Community Television.
The debate will air from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on 'Olelo VIEWS, Channel 54 and Oceanic Digital Control.
Candidates scheduled to participate are Donovan Dela Cruz, Gerald Hagino, Kekoa Kaapu and Ernie Martin.
