O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Woman, 86, hit by pickup truck
An 86-year-old woman was critically injured when a pickup truck hit her near Ala Moana Center yesterday.
Police said the woman was crossing Mahukona Street at Kapi'olani Boulevard when the truck hit her at about 10:55 a.m. She was in a crosswalk and about halfway to the other side when she was hit, police said.
The woman was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in serious condition, but she was later downgraded to critical condition. The 19-year-old man driving the Ford 150 truck was not injured.
Wal-Mart aide to discuss store
Cynthia Lin, spokeswoman for Wal-Mart Stores, will discuss the retail giant's new store on Ke'eaumoku Street and the changing face of Honolulu's retailing at a forum on commercial real estate sponsored by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 13 at the Pacific Club, 1415 Queen Emma St.
Advance tickets for members are $25 and nonmembers $35. For more information, call Barbie Rosario at 845-4994.
'Ice' filmmaker previews sequel
Filmmaker Edgy Lee and producer Jeffrey Mueller will discuss their upcoming film "Ice II" at the Waikiki Neighborhood Board meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
Their new film will be out early next year.
The board also will hear a presentation from Mason Henderson, executive director of the Sand Island Treatment Center, on "The Evolution of Drug Treatment in Hawai'i since 1960."
EAST HONOLULU
Hawai'i Kai fire hotspots benign
Firefighters returned to Koko Head District Park yesterday morning after residents reported signs of smoke along the burned-out portions of Koko Crater, remnants from Sunday's fire that threatened homes and charred about 100 acres.
The smoke came from smoldering stumps of trees, said Fire Capt. Dudley Dias of the Hawai'i Kai fire station.
"There's nothing to be concerned about," Dias said. "We went out there and investigated. It's secure. As of now, there's no fire spread. It's contained. There are hotspots, but they're within the burned area."
Cell antennas to be upgraded
VoiceStream PCS Corp., an affiliate of T-Mobile USA, plans to upgrade its antennas at the Kalama Valley Board of Water Supply Reservoir to provide more reliable service and improve coverage to its customers.
The company will replace its omni-directional antennas with Unicell type antennas that are about 12 inches round and the same height as the present antennas — about six feet. The company plans to paint the new antennas to blend in with the environment.
The company still needs approval from the state and city.
