O'ahu briefs
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NORTH SHORE
High surf due next few days
The National Weather Service has issued a high surf warning for the North Shore for today and the next few days.
Waves reaching 25 feet or more are expected today and tonight and are expected to last for several days, said Tim Craig of the weather service.
Lt. John Hoogsteden, with the North Shore lifeguards, said all beaches on the North Shore will be under a no-swimming advisory as long as the high waves remain.
Hoogsteden said people should not go near the water and should check with lifeguards for safety conditions even after the high waves subside.
EAST HONOLULU
Kahala dolphins to give birth
Hi'iaka and Mahina, dolphins in captivity at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawai'i are pregnant and expected to give birth this summer, according to Dolphin Quest, a program dedicated to public education and conservation of marine wildlife.
These are the first dolphin pregnancies at the O'ahu resort. The two dolphins were mated with a male dolphin from the Big Island that was flown over last May.
Dolphin Quest, which operates at the Kahala Mandarin, the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island, the Beachcomber InterContinental Resort on Moorea, French Polynesia, and the Bermuda Maritime Museum, has had 12 dolphins born in captivity in its 15-year history, said Gray Stafford, director of animal management for Dolphin Quest.
"The animals are more successful because we are learning more about them," Stafford said. "The mortality rate for dolphins born in the wild is very high in the first year, so the more we can learn in-utero, the better we're able to help them in the future."
HONOLULU
Defense agency taking résumés
The state Department of Defense is accepting applications for senior leadership positions for its subordinate divisions including the Hawai'i National Guard, state Civil Defense and the Office of Veterans Services.
Applications and résumés should be sent to the Office of the Adjutant General, 3949 Diamond Head Road, Ho-nolulu HI 96816-4495.
For information about the department, visit its Web site at www.dod.state.hi.us or call Col. (retired) Gary M. Ishikawa at 733-4244.
KHON names news director
Veteran television newsman Dan Dennison has been named news director at KHON-TV effective Feb. 1.
Dennison replaces Jim McCoy, who resigned in September 2002.
Dennison brings to KHON more than 30 years of experience as a reporter, producer, anchor, news manager and cameraman. He will be leaving his post as news director at KOAA-TV in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Under Dennison's leadership at KOAA, the station was awarded two regional Murrow Awards and two regional Emmy's.
