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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted at 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Hawai'i briefs

Advertiser Staff

Lingle to discuss budget situation

Gov. Linda Lingle will appear on television tonight to talk to Hawai'i residents about the state's budget situation, her office announced.

The special, 30-minute public address will begin at 7:30 p.m. on KITV.

This is the first time in recent memory that a Hawai'i governor has addressed the public on prime time television outside of an emergency or the state of the state address.



Bill OKs $19M for agriculture

Hawai'i would get $19 million in federal grants for agricultural projects under a U.S. House bill approved by the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, said U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawai'i.

The amount includes $10 million for research on tropical and subtropical agriculture and $4.1 million for the U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program.

The bill will go before the Appropriations Committee this week and likely to a House floor vote in July.



Ads urge child vaccinations

The state Department of Health is launching an extensive media campaign to increase public awareness about the importance of infant and toddler vaccinations. Public service announcements will air on television and radio through September.

Officials say 1 in 3 Hawai'i children do not receive adequate immunization for diseases such as polio, measles and hepatitis B.

Local businesses have agreed to participate in the campaign "Protect Ha wai'i's Keiki — Make a Date to Vaccinate," by adding the slogan to shop windows, countertops and product labels.



WINDWARD

Cancer patients invited to event

3Paths Wellness Studio will host a free Spirit Spa for cancer survivors and people whose lives have been touched by cancer, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Center, 130 Kailua Road, Suite 107.

The holistic health event will include massages, nutrition tips and a mini yoga class. It is an informal kickoff for the July 12 Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society fund-raiser.

Reservations can be made by tomorrow by calling 263-7284.



NEIGHBOR ISLAND

Masked robber hits Hilo bank

HILO, Hawai'i — A masked man wearing a hat robbed the Waiakea branch of the Bank of Hawai'i yesterday.

Armed with a machete, the robber entered the East Kawili Street bank at 2:30 p.m., climbed over the counter and grabbed money from a cash drawer, police said. He then approached a second teller and grabbed more cash.

The robber fled west on Lanikaula Street on a bicycle. He was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and dark pants.

Police said the crime was similar to an unsuccessful robbery June 17 at the Home Street Bank in Hilo, in which the robber also used a bicycle.