Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
STATEWIDE
$3.6 million awarded for highways
Hawai'i will receive $3.6 million for new federal highway projects, the U.S. Department of Transportation said yesterday.
The money is part of $693 million in Federal Highway Administration discretionary money made available nationwide, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said.
Although 498 grants in seven categories were given to all 50 states, Hawai'i received money for just one project, officials said. The money will come through the Public Lands Highways grant category, which provides money for highway construction projects on public lands such as national parks.
HONOLULU
'Idol' Segundo to perform
Jordan Segundo, of "American Idol" fame, will speak and perform at two libraries as part of the state summer reading program.
Segundo will appear at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Young Adult Section at the Hawai'i State Library and at 3 p.m. June 23 at the Mililani library.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Man injured in crash landing
KULA, Maui — A paraglider suffered two broken legs in a crash landing Sunday on the slopes of Haleakala, according to Assistant Fire Chief Alan Pascua.
The paraglider, a 56-year-old Maui man, apparently hit a tree near Thompson Road in Kula while attempting to land around 8:50 a.m., Pascua said.
A Kula fire station truck and a rescue crew from the Kahului station helped bring the injured man down to an ambulance, which took him to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Police search for missing boy
HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island police are looking for Christopher Brockway, 14, who has been missing from his residence in Pahoa since June 5.
Brockway is 5 feet 7 and weighs about 105 pounds. He has a slim build and fair complexion, with blond hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about Brockway's whereabouts is asked to call Officer Lloyd Ishikawa at (808) 966-5835 or the police non-emergency number, (808) 935-3311. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300 in Hilo or (808) 329-8181 in Kona.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Stream walk set for Waimanalo
The Kailua Bay Advisory Council will conduct a community stream walk and awareness survey from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 28 at Kahawai Stream in Waimanalo.
The tour, led by Rick Barboza and Matt Schirman, founders of the Hui Ku Maoli Ola Native Plant nursery, will feature native Hawaiian plants and a stream bank restoration project. To get to the free tour, take Kalaniana'ole Highway to Waimanalo until the bridge past Humuniki Street. Park on the gravel area on the makai side of the street on the Kailua side of the bridge, which is across the street from L&L Drive Inn.
For more information and to reserve a space, call Mike McMahon at 342-4548.
