Posted on: Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Corrections

Advertiser Staff

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• Gov. Linda Lingle's first tourism summit in April was closed to the public. The governor's second tourism summit, in May, was open to the public. An editorial posted Saturday incorrectly said the Hawai'i Tourism Authority held the closed summit.

• An infertility seminar on "New Procedures in the IVF Laboratory" will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Kapi'olani Medical Center. An incorrect title was given for the seminar in an Island Life story posted Sunday.

• A mystery shopper makes an irrational request for a U.S. quarter from Argentina in a Foodland commercial. A Business story posted Sunday had other information. Also, Foodland spokeswoman Sheryl Toda's name was misspelled.

• Soccer players from Juneau, Alaska, were quoted in a Local News story posted yesterday. Juneau was misspelled in the story.

• The next UH Connections Meet the Researchers talk is from noon- 1 p.m. on Monday, June 30, in Room 20-B, Alii Place, 1099 Alakea St. Professor Jian Yu of UH's Hawaii Natural Energy Institute will discuss his newly developed technology for creating bioplastics from organic waste. An incorrect date was given in the Coming Events column posted yesterday.

• After the Office of Hawaiian Affairs gets its share of school facilities rental income, 10 percent goes to the state general fund. A Local News story posted yesterday incorrectly said the money went to the state Department of Accounting and General Services' central services division.

• The Board of Water Supply performs copper and lead testing of tap water in some residents' homes every three years. It is the only test in which the sampling must be done from taps inside homes. It is done by prearrangement with the homeowners. A Local News story posted yesterday said the board does no testing in individual homes.