Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
LEEWARD
Emergency road topic of meeting
The public is invited to hear the city's thoughts on the use of the Wai'anae Coast Emergency Access Road at a 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday at the Wai'anae District Park multipurpose room. The meeting will help determine whether the access road, which links existing streets, should be opened permanently to traffic or used only in emergency situations, according to the city and its consultant, Gray Hong Bills Nojima & Associates. When completed, the access road will create a system of bypass routes designed to allow traffic to flow when Farrington Highway is shut down.
HONOLULU
Cultural input for water panel
A fifth member to the Commission on Water Resource Management will need to know traditional Hawaiian means of dealing with the resource, under a bill signed by Gov. Linda Lingle last week. The bill was heavily favored by the environmental lobby. "We supported the bill to add balance to the water commission," said Jeff Mikulina, director of the Sierra Club Hawai'i chapter. "We feel the voice of the traditional native Hawaiian resource practitioner has been missing."
Take a train through the zoo
The newest attraction at the Honolulu Zoo is a passenger train that will offer a ride through the grounds for $1. The city introduced the train Friday. Corporate sponsors have financed the operation and maintenance of the train to keep the price of the ride at $1 for the first three months. Train rides will be offered Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ride includes an educational audio presentation that will play as the train moves from the big banyan tree, past the elephant, gibbon, alligator, Galapagos tortoise and tiger displays.
Librarian award worth $1,500
The Hawai'i Library Foundation invites library users to nominate their favorite public librarian for the 2003 librarian-of-the-year award. The deadline is July 19. Nomination forms are available at all public libraries and at Borders Books and Music stores, which is a corporate co-sponsor of the award. For the first time, the winner will receive a $1,000 award from the library foundation and a $500 Borders store gift certificate to purchase library materials.
'Endless War' workshop today
A daylong Building Resistance of "Endless War" conference and workshop will be held today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McCoy Pavilion in Ala Moana Park. Organized by Not In Our Name Hawai'i, the workshops include discussion on "The Media and What We Can Do About It," "Attacks on Civil Liberties/ 'Patriot' Acts," and Increased Militarization in Hawai'i." Journalist and author Larry Everest will speak and lead a discussion on the topic of "Empire, Power & Oil." Organizers are asking for a $10 to $15 donation to cover costs, including lunch, printed materials and pavilion rental.
