Hawai'i briefs
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HONOLULU
Food drive scheduled
A food drive to benefit the River of Life Mission will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Market City Shopping Center in Kaimuki.
People donating at least three canned food items or $3 will receive a book of coupons for free items from participating Market City merchants.
The mission is seeking high-protein canned goods and nonperishable foods such as Spam, vienna sausage, tuna, peanut butter and pasta. The food is boxed and delivered to low-income families, seniors, single mothers and disabled people.
Since Sept. 11 last year, the mission has seen a 30 percent increase in people seeking food.
Kamehameha TV show starts
Kamehameha Schools' new 'Ike Pono television series on educational topics will begin tomorrow on educational public access channels from 5 to 6 p.m.
The nine new episodes will broadcast on these Mondays: tomorrow, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16, Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 10, April 7 and May 5, with rebroadcasts the following Wednesdays on Channels 56, 52, 53 and 10 on O'ahu, Maui, the Big Island and Kaua'i, respectively.
The show is intended for families and educators of children in public and private K-12 schools, and covers topics — such as Hawaiian immersion schools and charter schools — not often featured on commercial channels, said executive producer Henry Meyer.
EAST HONOLULU
Volunteer builders needed
The Hawaii Intergenerational Network, the Children's Discovery Center and Wai'alae Elementary School are seeking volunteers to build props to support crafts, skits, songs and games for the second annual AARP National Day of Service at the center.
Volunteers are needed from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday to create the materials that will be used on Grandparents Day at the Discovery Center Sept. 29.
The school also seeks senior citizens to join its FELLOWS program, Fellowship Education and Lifelong Learning Opportunities With Seniors. The program links seniors with students on the school campus for tutoring, playing chess, art or just talking.
Call Helen Wagner for the Discovery Center activity at 220-8686 or Ed Krentzman for the Wai'alae School program at 226-6992.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Tiger shark report planned
KEALAKEHE, Hawai'i — A report on tiger shark research will be held this week at Kealakehe High School.
Kim Holland, an associated research-rancher at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, and Warren Cortez, a supervising technician of the Hawai'i Fish Aggregating Devices, will speak from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school near Honokohau Harbor.
The free event continues the Reef Talk lecture series of the University of Hawai'i-Hilo Sea Grant program.
