Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Big Isle body awaits autopsy
WAINAKU, Hawai'i — An autopsy will be done today to determine the identity and cause of death of a person whose decomposed body was found Tuesday afternoon in upper Wainaku.
The body was found in a green 1993 Honda sedan parked in a macadamia orchard.
Anyone with information may call Hawai'i County police detective Uwao Chartrand at (808) 961-2382 or the police nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311.
Kealia pumping still needs time
KIHEI, Maui — With drought conditions lowering water levels at Kealia Pond, killing off fish and generating odors, officials at the national wildlife refuge promised yesterday to start pumping water into the main pond — but not for another two weeks.
Glynnis Nakai, refuge manager, said more time is needed for pumping the refuge's small ponds so levees can be repaired in the fall. Also, she said, the main pond's pump and piping system must be checked for leaks.
" ... Most importantly, we want to make sure we don't flood any of our Hawaiian stilt nests," Nakai said in a news release.
She urged residents of nearby condominiums to be patient. Refuge staff members are raking dead fish daily and spreading deodorizing compounds, she said.
$2.25 million for Kapa'a well
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — The state hopes to build a $2.25 million well for the county's Kapa'a-Wailua water system to accommodate state developments in that region.
Gov. Linda Lingle released the money from state general obligation bond funds.
An exploratory well will be dug in the Kapa'a Homesteads area. If the test site is viable, the well will be converted into a production well.
WINDWARD
Historical group elects Flannery
The Kailua Historical Society has elected Joanne Flannery as its president. The 2-year-old organization collects and preserves oral histories of Kailua residents, maintains an archive and is active in preserving Queen Lili'uokalani's retreat in Maunawili Valley.
Other officers are vice president Barbara Makua, secretary Marge Tamaye and treasurer Mary Jane Heilbron. The group's Web site is www.historickailua.org.
LEEWARD
Action Jackson in library finale
The Wai'anae Public Library will feature performer Action Jackson at the 2003 Children's Summer Reading Program finale tomorrow.
The free event, part of the statewide system's summer program, starts at 10 a.m. in Children's Room of the Wai'anae library.
Rick "Action" Jackson will present an interactive musical adventure designed to take kids on a "magic carpet ride" from jungle to sea.
The library is at 85-625 Farrington Highway. For information, call 697-7868.
