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EAST HONOLULU
Hanauma Bay cleanup Jan. 12
The Friends of Hanauma Bay needs volunteers for its quarterly cleanup of the beach, park and part of Kalaniana'ole Highway from 8:30 to 11 a.m. next Sunday.
Garbage bags and gloves will be provided.
Volunteers will meet in the Hanauma Bay upper picnic area adjacent to the new Visitors Center, where they will be provided with work assignments. Residents should bring a photo ID to avoid the beach access fee.
The Friends of Hanauma Bay, a nonprofit organization, helps with the Hanauma Bay Educational Program by providing volunteers to staff the information desk on the beach to answer questions and give free tours.
For more information, call the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve at 396-4229.
HONOLULU
HPU graduation Wednesday
More than 600 students, including professional baseball player Benny Agbayani, will receive degrees at Hawai'i Pacific University's commencement ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Waikiki Shell.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for ticket holders. Those without tickets will be allowed to enter at 6:30 p.m.
Agbayani, who plays for the Boston Red Sox, will receive a bachelor's degree in recreation studies.
This marks the first time HPU will have three women valedictorians. Carmen Nolte, who will earn a bachelor's degree in literature, will represent the on-campus baccalaureate degree programs; Ki May Tung, with a master's in nursing, will represent graduate degree programs; and Monica Guy, with a bachelor's in liberal arts, will represent military campus programs.
Nonprofits can apply for grant
Aloha United Way is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations that want to receive about $350,000 in Emergency Food and Shelter Program money on O'ahu. The deadline to apply is Jan. 16.
The Honolulu EFSP board, which includes representatives from various local charities, will determine how the money will be distributed.
To receive the EFSP money, service organizations must be a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency with a voluntary board or unit of government, have an accounting system and conduct annual audits, practice nondiscrimination and demonstrate the ability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter services in a timely manner.
Interested voluntary organizations can obtain an application at the Community Building Division of Aloha United Way, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 700, or call 543-2206.
Signal cameras to be discussed
Enforcing traffic laws at signaled intersections by using photographs taken of offenders will be discussed at the Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kalihi Valley District Park on Kamehameha IV Road.
The board also will review the status of city capital improvement projects for last year.
