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HONOLULU
Parole Authority back to work
The Hawai'i Paroling Authority is back in business with the appointment yesterday of two temporary members.
Albert Tufono and Lacene Terri were named to the board by Gov. Linda Lingle.
Tufono, a corrections program specialist at the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility, and Terri, a Republican caucus aide in the state House of Representatives, will fill vacancies on the parole board until permanent replacements are nominated, Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona Jr.
The parole board had to stop meeting last week after two members resigned in a month, leaving only acting chairwoman Mary Tiwanak available to serve.
Film attracts $25,000 grant
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation has given a $25,000 grant to Hawai'i Community Television to help distribute the award-winning documentary, "An Untold Triumph," the story of the 1st and 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments of World War II.
The money will be used to show the 85-minute film in schools and to help pay for editing it down to 60 minutes for a showing on PBS, said Domingo Los Banos, a regimental veteran who has been involved with the film.
The film, narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips, focuses on the role played by some 7,000 Filipino Americans in World War II.
It will be shown next month at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
The documentary is available for screenings for community groups for a $100 fee, Los Banos said. Call him at 456-2329.
Tax volunteers issue last call
Low-income families and non-English-speaking residents are invited to bring their taxes to Volunteer Legal Services of Hawai'i at 545 Queen St., Suite 100, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday for free tax assistance.
The eight-hour tax clinic will be staffed by five or more volunteers who will complete tax forms for needy individuals who may be having difficulty doing it themselves.
People looking for assistance are asked to bring their W-2 form and Social Security card, plus a bank check that shows their "routing number." This will enable direct deposit of tax refunds into their bank accounts.
The Saturday tax clinic is the last offered by the volunteer service before taxes are due.
WINDWARD
Board requests access project
The Kailua Neighborhood Board wants the city to initiate a pilot project to lay handicapped-accessible mats along beach accesses to Kailua Bay.
The project obtained unanimous board approval in February and the city will determine whether such work can be accomplished, said board chairwoman Kathy Bryant-Hunter.
The board has received requests from people with access difficulties, including some with strollers and bicycles, asking whether it would be possible to make other sites along Kailua Bay accessible by laying such mats down, Bryant-Hunter said.
The city has similar mats at Ala Moana Beach and Kailua Beach for wheelchairs and devices with balloon wheels. The Kailua Bay request is the first at a beach access, Bryant-Hunter said.
NORTH SHORE
Wahiawa library has open house
Wahiawa Public Library will host a reception and open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in celebration of National Library Week.
There will be games and activities for children, prize drawings, a recognition ceremony for library volunteers and light refreshments.
Wahiawa Public Library at 820 California Ave.
For more information, call the library at 622-6345.
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Correction: The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation gave a $25,000 grant to Hawai'i Community Television to help distribute the documentary "An Untold Triumph," the story of the 1st and 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments of World War II. An earlier version of this story named another donor.
