Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
O'ahu led drive to feed hungry
U.S. Postal Letter Carriers in Hawai'i collected 310,312 pounds of food to help feed hungry people May 10 as part of a nationwide effort. The nonperishable food was donated by residents who left the items at their mail boxes for carriers to collect.
O'ahu led the effort with 250,148 pounds of food donated, followed by Maui with 30,410 pounds, the Big Island with 23,969 pounds and Kaua'i with 5,794 pounds. Nationwide an estimated 30 million people or 10.4 percent of the population depend on food banks.
News 8 Today anchors change
Stephanie Lum will succeed Barbara Wallace as News 8 Today anchor, joining meteorologist Paul Drewes from 5:30 to 7 a.m. weekday mornings. Lum will continue her reporting duties for the NBC affiliate.
"Over the past 18 months, Stephanie has demonstrated a great ability to report and to fill in when needed on the anchor desk," said John Fink, vice president and general manager at KHNL-8. Lum replaces Wallace, who is leaving the station to focus on her family consulting business.
Waiakea High's yearbook wins
Waiakea High School took first place at the recent 2003 Best Overall Yearbook Contest sponsored by the Hawaii School Publication Association. Second place went to Wai'anae High School, and third place to St. Andrew's Priory.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Homeless gain legal services
The homeless population in Waimanalo and on the Windward Coast will have access to free legal services at Waimanalo Health Center thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The HUD Homeless Holistic Civil Legal Services Project will provide free consultations on such things as housing, public benefits, consumer and family law, said Janet Kelly, staff and project attorney. The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii will provide the service from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Thursday.
To make an appointment call Pi'ilani Kai at 259-7948, Ext. 120.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Wind whips fire on edge of park
VOLCANO, Hawai'i — Dry conditions and high winds have whipped up a brush fire on the western edge of Kilauea, burning some of the same areas scorched by fires ignited from last year's Mother's Day lava flow, authorities at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park said yesterday.
The blaze, being called the "Luhi fire," began last Thursday, but "kicked up (Tuesday) night and really took off," said Jim Gale, the park's chief of interpretation.
The number of acres burned wasn't immediately known, but Gale said no structures or visitors are threatened. Chain of Craters Road remains open, but trails to the Napau Crater have been closed, Gale said.
