Hawai'i briefs

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NEIGHBOR ISLAND

Big Island crash kills 1, hurts 4

Big Island police, reporting from Waikoloa, said a collision on Highway 190 yesterday killed a man and sent four to North Hawai'i Community Hospital. A Ford pickup collided with a Dodge van at the 19-mile marker between Waimea and Kona. The driver of the pickup truck died at the scene and the four occupants of the van were taken to the hospital. Their conditions were unavailable.

WINDWARD

Woman killed in Pali accident

A Kane'ohe woman was killed at about 2:20 a.m. yesterday when she lost control of her 2002 Toyota on the Honolulu-bound side of Pali Highway near southwest upper Nu'uanu Pali Drive. Police said the 24-year-old woman was thrown from the vehicle after her car hit the guardrail and then slammed into an embankment. The vehicle then rolled over on her. She was pronounced dead at The Queen's Medical Center.

HONOLULU

Plant sale set for July 12

Lyon Arboretum holds its annual summer plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 12 at Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. More than 30 nurseries will participate in the free event. Plant experts will be on hand to offer advice to gardeners. Call 988-0456.

Photo exhibit portrays Korea

Photography by an artists' group from Korea will be showcased in "Homeland, Korea," an exhibition that will open tomorrow in the third-floor gallery of Honolulu Hale. The exhibition depicts scenic shots of Korea compiled by members of the Perfect Photo Club from Seoul. A ceremony at noon tomorrow opens the show, with public viewing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through July 19.

Native Hawaiian outlay $68.8M

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a 2004 allotment in federal money for Native Hawaiian programs that's about $10 million greater than this year's total.

Programs would receive $68.8 million next fiscal year, including about $36 million in Native Hawaiian education money, according to U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye. About $1 million of that would be for repair of public schools with high numbers of Native Hawaiians enrolled.

NORTH SHORE

Mormon Church acquires land

The Mormon Church has purchased another stretch of land. Hawai'i Reserves Inc., the church's land management company, bought a 663-acre parcel in La'ie, adjacent to the 6,000-plus-acre estate owned by the Mormons.

The acquisition — for an undisclosed sum — came after two years of negotiations with The Estate of James Campbell, a Hawai'i Reserves spokesman said.