Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Last meeting on HECO project
Hawaiian Electric Co. will hold its fourth and final public briefing on its East O'ahu Transmission Project at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Kaimuki High School's auditorium.
HECO is detailing its plans for either a 138,000-volt underground transmission line to connect the Kamoku and Pukele substations or two 46,000-volt lines. The new line would back up HECO's electrical system.
The line through Palolo would cost up to $122 million and raise the average home bill by up to $2 a month. The 46,000-volt alternatives would cost up to $59 million and increase residential bills by up to $1 a month if built.
A follow-up meeting to last week's Dole Cannery meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kaimuki High to complete the question-and-answer session.
Surf meet next weekend
Christian Surfers Hawai'i will hold a surf competition beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday and next Sunday at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. The event, "Walking on Water," will begin with a prayer at 6:30 a.m. and is expected to attract about 200 amateur surfers. The meet will include music, food and prize giveaways. Contestants can pick up entry forms at any local surf shop or by calling Joey Akaka at 222-2539. The fee of $50 will be reduced to $30 if 25 pounds of food is donated.
CENTRAL
Mililani readies anti-drug efforts
The Mililani community will hold an anti-drug town hall meeting at 7 p.m. and sign-waving at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting will take place at the Mililani Mauka Elementary School cafeteria, and sign-wavers will meet at Mililani Recreation Center 5 to get signs and disperse to three locations.
WINDWARD
School project completed
About 15 volunteers have painted the exterior of Blanche Pope Elementary School and leveled an open field using "sweat equity" and money from Hawai'i 3Rs program. School staff, community members and area representatives were on hand late last month to finish the work. For details about the program, visit www.hawaii3rs.com.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Callers can help nab Hilo robber
Police are asking for the public's help in solving a robbery on June 23 in the Lanakila Houselots area of Hilo.
Two males reported that a masked gunman robbed them at about 10:30 p.m. on Aheahe Street. The victims said the robber had two handguns, ordered them to lie down on the ground and took $2,200 in cash from them before running away.
Anyone with information should call detective Uwao Chartrand at (808) 961-2382, the police nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311, or CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300 in Hilo or (808) 329-8181 in Kona.
