Hawai'i briefs
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LEEWARD O'AHU
Rescuers pull man from sea
A man fishing from the rocks near Ma'ili Point was washed into the ocean by a large wave at about 3:45 p.m. yesterday and had to be rescued by firefighters.
HFD Capt. Kenison Tejada said a large wave crashed onto the shore and pulled the man into the ocean. Other fishermen threw a cooler to the victim to help him stay afloat until rescue workers arrived a few minutes later.
Firefighters from the Nanakuli station used surfboards to reach the man and pulled him to shore. The man refused treatment at the scene, Tejada said.
HONOLULU
Kayaker rescued off Sand Island
Rescuers safely pulled a stranded kayaker off a small island near Sand Island last night after he was reported missing by a friend.
According to the Fire Department, the 25-year-old Salt Lake man had been kayaking in Ke'ehi Lagoon had not returned when a call for help was placed at about 6 p.m.
Coast Guard and HFD crews began a search and found the man's paddle floating in the water but could not find him. At about 8 p.m. the HFD helicopter Air 1 noticed a fire burning on Mokauea Island, landed, identified the victim and returned him to shore.
The man, who was not injured, said he found matches on the beach to light the fire.
EAST HONOLULU
Hanauma Bay cleanup planned
The Friends of Hanauma Bay will conduct a cleanup of the beach, park and Kalaniana'ole Highway from Keahole Street to Blow Hole from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Volunteers will meet at the bay's upper picnic area next to the visitor center, where they will be given assignments and garbage bags. Residents are reminded to bring picture ID to avoid paying the beach access fee.
Groups that want more information about the cleanup can call the event coordinator, Harvey Shapiro, at 395-1217.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Alliance seeks 150 volunteers
The Windward Ahupua'a Alliance is seeking 150 volunteers to help remove trash and debris from Kapa'a Quarry Road from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday starting at the model airplane field.
Lunch will be served to volunteers and prizes awarded. Supplies such as sacks, gloves, brooms, collection pans and water will be provided.
The alliance joined hundreds of others in March in an effort to clean Kawainui Marsh of noxious water weeds and trash, to open a view plane to the marsh and to restore an ancient historical site.
But the road cleanup couldn't be completed and the group wants to finish the project, said Shannon Wood, coordinator for the cleanup.
For more information or to sign up, call 263-6001, 223-5535 or e-mail j+swood@hoku.com.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Students win national award
Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Kualapu'u Elementary School on Moloka'i have won a national honor for their work in the school's environmental education program.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Kualapu'u's PRISM (Providing Resolutions with Integrity for a Sustainable Moloka'i) program a winner of the 2003 Environmental Achievement Award for exceptional work and commitment to the environment.
PRISM students initiated a series of successful projects that included starting a school recycling program, launching a curbside recycling program, writing a newspaper column and working with state Rep. Hermina Morita, D-14th (Kapa'a, Hanalei) to introduce and to testify on behalf of the bottle recycling bill using data they collected.
