Hawai'i briefs
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HONOLULU
Cemetery group to discuss plan
The Friends of Honolulu Memorial Park, a group of niche and plot owners at the bankrupt Nu'uanu cemetery, will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday at Kawananakoa Middle School to discuss the status of the owner's reorganization plan.
Attorney Chris Porter, who represents the friends group in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, will bring the group up to date on the plan.
Attorney Jerrold Guben, who represents members of the Richards family who own the cemetery, said if a new plan is not developed quickly, he will ask the court to convert the case to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which would turn the memorial park over to a trustee.
The friends, which has about 450 members, is trying to raise money to save the pagoda and would like anyone interested to attend the meeting.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Utility co-op receives refund
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Kaua'i Island Utility Co-op customers should receive cheaper electric bills than usual this month, the result of a one-time refund of $3 million that was a condition of the sale of the company from Citizens Communications to the cooperative.
The refund will be prorated among customers based on their electricity use from Nov. 1, 2001 to Oct. 31, 2002. Individual bills will show a credit labeled: "refund from sale."
Kona police ask for translators
The Kealakehe Police Station in Kona is looking for foreign-language interpreters.
Police need translators for Spanish, Marshallese, Vietnamese, French, Laotian, Samoan, Tongan and the Filipino dialects of Tagalog and Ilocano.
Translators occasionally are needed to help officers interview victims, witnesses and suspects. Duties may include courtroom testimony and translation of legal documents. Police said translators may be needed at all hours of the day and occasionally have to deal with stressful situations.
Translators receive a minimum of $40 per call, with most of the work requiring less than two hours of actual translation time.
For more information, call Lt. Glenn Nojiri at (808) 326-4646.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Sewer project to delay traffic
The resumption of a sewer reconstruction project on Kalaheo Avenue promises detours for Kailua drivers starting tomorrow.
The work will close Kalaheo all day during the week and to all but local traffic on Saturdays. Work is expected to last a year.
Traffic will be rerouted from Kuulei Road to Kainalu and Kainui drives and from North Kalaheo Avenue to Kainui and Kainalu drives 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
One lane of Kalaheo will be open to northbound traffic only after 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and all day on Sunday. The other lane will be used for construction storage.
