Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Kaua'i council opposes war
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — The Kaua'i County Council yesterday joined the state House of Representatives and 117 cities and towns nationwide in taking a stand against a U.S. war with Iraq and supporting further work through the United Nations.
The resolution, introduced by Jimmy Tokioka, "opposes a preemptive U.S. military attack on Iraq unless it is demonstrated that Iraq poses a real and imminent threat to the security and safety of the United States."
Kaua'i is the first county in Hawai'i to pass such a resolution. The state House approved a similar statement Feb. 4, and the state Senate is considering the issue in its Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations.
The Kaua'i council vote was unanimous.
Maui irrigation system honored
PU'UNENE, Maui — The East Maui Irrigation Co. system has been named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The EMI system began construction in 1876 and carries an average of 60 billion gallons of water per year from steep, forested watershed areas on the windward side of Haleakala to the semi-arid Maui isthmus.
HONOLULU
School to sell Purim specialty
To celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, the Honolulu Community Jewish Preschool will be preparing and selling hamantaschen — triangular pastries filled with fruit or poppy seeds. Money raised will be used to maintain the school.
Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jews of Persia by Queen Esther. Hamantaschen is one of the traditional foods eaten in celebration of the triumph of good over evil.
Hamantaschen come with different types of filling — apricot, chocolate, poppy seed, prune, and strawberry — and cost $8 a dozen.
Orders will be accepted until March 7 at 595-7451.
The pastry can be picked up at the school office from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 14 or during the Purim Carnival March 16 on the grounds of Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Highway at Jack Lane.
WINDWARD
Scholarship lu'au planned
The Lanihuli Hawaiian Civic Club will host its scholarship lu'au from 3 to 7 p.m. March 8 at Pu'uhonua 'O Malaekahana pavilion in Kahuku.
The cost is $15 and the goal is to raise $5,000 to provide five scholarships to Kahuku seniors of Hawaiian descent. The annual lu'au has provided more than $35,000 in scholarships in seven years.
The event includes food prepared by club members, local entertainment and overnight camping. Camping can be reserved by calling the Friends of Malaekahana, which is sponsoring the lu'au.
For lu'au tickets call Gladys Pualoa-Ahuna at 293-5249 or the Friends at 293-1736.
