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NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Stuck tanker delays flights
KAHULUI, Maui — A large fuel tanker got stuck next to the main runway at Kahului Airport yesterday afternoon, prompting a shutdown of the runway for two hours.
The problem delayed several trans-Pacific flights waiting to take off as well as some Maui-bound flights in Honolulu, while others were diverted to Kona, said Jon Sakamoto, district manager for Maui County Airports Division.
Most interisland flights were able to take off and land on the airport's shorter runway, Sakamoto said.
No one was in the fully loaded 10,000-gallon tanker — used by Century Aviation Inc. to fuel airliners — when it rolled away from its airport parking lot and slid into a grassy swale that runs parallel to the runway at about 12:15 p.m., he said.
After Century Aviation dispatched another truck to drain the fuel, two tow trucks were needed to pull the tanker out of trouble, Sakamoto said.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Soup dinners to mark Lent
St. Christopher's Church in Kailua will provide free soup dinners from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning March 12 at the church, 93 N. Kainalu Drive.
The Soup Suppers are a tradition at the Episcopal church during Lent and are open to the public.
"The point is to welcome people in the neighborhood and surrounding town so they feel comfortable," said Bill Watkins, a member of the supper committee. "What better way to break down barriers than over a free meal?"
The dinner of soup and bread will be served with no obligation and no questions asked, Watkins said. As is also the tradition, people will be offered an educational program after the meal from 7 to 8 p.m.
A separate children's program is planned.
For more information, call St. Christopher's at 262-8176.
HONOLULU
Chaminade gets $100,000 grant
Chaminade University has been awarded $100,000 by the First Hawaiian Foundation to help with the campus master plan, and the grant has been earmarked for renovation of the infrastructure of Henry Hall science facilities.
The grant will be paid over four years by the foundation, the charitable arm of First Hawaiian Bank.
