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NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Health officials cite Kaua'i firms
Officials with the state Department of Health have cited two companies over alleged violations of hazardous waste rules on Kaua'i.
In one case, a complaint was filed against Chevron USA for improper maintenance and operation of its Port Allen terminal and disposal of hazardous waste without a permit. The complaint resulted from a Sept. 5 inspection of the site.
In a separate case, Global Environmental Services Group, a transporter of hazardous waste, was cited for failing to properly use a hazardous waste manifest.
The Health Department conducted hazardous-waste and used-oil inspections at Kaua'i High School Jan. 24 and 25, and found that a manifest tracking the transport of containers of mercury and mercury-contaminated debris collected from the schools listed Global as the transporter.
However, the materials were packaged and transported by another entity without the presence of a Global representative, according to a Health Department statement.
Both companies face potential fines of $22,500 and have 20 days to respond to the complaints.
Maui woman bruised but safe
WAILUKU, Maui — A woman reported to have been abducted last week from a Makawao residence was found last night at her home.
Police said Cheyanne Gomes, 21, had some bruises from the Feb. 19 incident in which a witness told police the woman was forced into a vehicle at gunpoint by a male acquaintance.
After finding her safe, police arrested Gomes on a bench warrant for an unrelated incident.
Police are still looking for the men who were in the vehicle during the Feb. 19 incident.
HONOLULU
War with Iraq to be discussed
A roundtable discussion on the impending war with Iraq will be from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Hemenway Auditorium, University of Hawai'i-Manoa.
Entitled "War on the Horizon: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East," the forum will bring together speakers including Professor Farideh Farhi, an independent scholar; retired Army Gen. Dave Bramlett; retired Ambassador Charles Salmon of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies; and Professor Elton Daniel of the UH history department.
A question-and-answer session will also be featured. The public is invited.
EAST HONOLULU
Pacific tuna presentation set
A free presentation on the Pacific tuna and Hawai'i pelagic fisheries will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hanauma Bay Education Center.
Dave Itano, who has been studying Pacific tuna stocks and Hawai'i's open-ocean fisheries for a decade, will present a slide show on his work. He will concentrate on local and international management issues.
