O'ahu briefs
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HONOLULU
Bills forwarded on peddling ban
Peddlers who sell their wares in Kekaulike Mall in Chinatown are a step closer to being forced to move shop under three bills moving through the City Council.
The council yesterday forwarded to committee bills which would ban peddlers from selling fruit, vegetables and other goods along the mall. However, shopkeepers who rent space along the mall would still be allowed to sell their product along the mall.
The public hearing drew only one person, Lynne Matusow, chairwoman of the Downtown Neighborhood Board, who spoke in favor of the ban. Council members said they will try to hold another public hearing.
Medal winners to be honored
Six of Hawai'i's Medal of Honor recipients will be recognized tonight at the eighth annual Patriots Celebration, a fund-raiser at the Hilton Hawaiian Village benefiting the Hawaii Foodbank.
Honorees from World War II are Pvt. Barney F. Hajiro, Pvt. Shizuya Hayashi, 1st Lt. Daniel K. Inouye, Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa and Tech. Sgt. Yukio Okutsu. All fought to help their fellow soldiers under extremely dangerous conditions. From the Vietnam War, Sgt. Maj. Allan Jay Kellogg Jr. will be honored.
RHS renovation to be discussed
A public meeting to discuss the renovation planned for the Roosevelt High School auditorium will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 9 in the school's library. State officials and the project's designer, CDS International, will discuss how the construction will affect traffic, parking and other related concerns in the neighborhood.
The historic auditorium was built in 1936 and will undergo a $7.3 million renovation including air-conditioning and a fully equipped preforming arts facility. The design phase will last through the first quarter of 2004, and construction is expected to be done in 2005.
Book sale will be July 12-19
Bibliophiles can get ready for the 56th Friends of the Library of Hawai'i Book Sale July 12-19 at the McKinley High School cafeteria.
More than 150,000 books, magazines, CDs, videos and encyclopedias will be for sale at the event.
Last year, the book sale raised more than $109,000 for the 50 libraries for equipment, books and programs.
For more information, visit www.flhawaii.org.
WINDWARD
Two seminars on Alzheimer's set
"Growing Older, Aging Akamai @ Your Library," a free, one-hour seminar on Alzheimer's disease, will be conducted at two O'ahu libraries this month.
Kahuku Public and School Library will host the seminar at 6:30 p.m. July 15. Kailua Public Library will host the seminar at 6:30 p.m. July 22.
