Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
Ship OK to sail after terror note
A cruise ship with 1,668 passengers and 701 crew members left Honolulu at 1 a.m. yesterday after an eight-hour search by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force found nothing suspicious on board.
Hours later the ship arrived at its next stop in Kailua, Kona.
Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas was diverted to Honolulu on Wednesday when two anonymous handwritten notes containing vague threats against the ship, its passengers and crew were found in a women's restroom, said Daniel Dzwilewski, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Hawai'i office.
Passengers and crew were not allowed to leave the ship while 75 joint task force members searched the ship.
Wastewater spills into lake
A flicker in power lines temporarily tripped off an ultraviolet disinfection system at the Wahiawa Wastewater Treatment Plant on Wednesday, causing about 5,300 gallons of effluent to be discharged into Lake Wilson.
The effluent had undergone tertiary treatment but not the final ultraviolet disinfection, city officials said yesterday.
The UV disinfection units reset themselves and resumed their normal functions once power was restored.
Warning signs have been posted in affected areas and the state Department of Health has been notified. The waters are being sampled for analysis.
School disavows sausage seller
A woman who is selling sausages to Hawai'i Kai businesses and claiming that the money will benefit Koko Head Elementary does not represent the school, said principal Cecilia Lum.
The school is not conducting any fund-raisers at this time, Lum said. Anyone with questions is asked to call the school at 397-5811.
History Day at UH tomorrow
More than 200 students from public and private schools will participate in Hawai'i State History Day tomorrow at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.
The theme for this year's program is "Rights and Responsibilities in History."
Judges will select the students who will represent Hawai'i at the National History Day in June at the University of Maryland.
For more information, call 732-5402.
School supplies to be available
Ready To Learn, a nonprofit organization that collects school supplies for needy children statewide, is accepting applications for school-age children through May 2.
Families in need should check with their social service agency for an application form.
Services are eligible for children on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ready To Learn is a partnership between U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye and his wife, Maggie, and Helping Hands Hawai'i. For more information, call 841-4593.
