Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
EAST HONOLULU
Support sought for Kaiser drama
Kaiser High School's Parent Teacher Student Association will host a fund-raiser 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25 to raise money for the school's drama department, which may be closed in the spring for lack of money.
The PTSA hopes to raise $8,000 by the end of the month.
The Outback Sunset Dinner and Concert on the Lawn will feature dinner by Outback Steakhouse and a concert with Ho'onua. Special guests include Kale Imua, Wayne Borje, Natural Vibrations and Round and Round.
Advance tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children under 10, available at Bubbies Ice Cream at Koko Marina Center and at Kaiser High School. At the door, tickets will be $25 for adults and $15 for children. Lawn chairs with low backs are permitted.
For more information, call 258-0527.
HONOLULU
Chinatown district on board agenda
The city's plan to expand the Chinatown Special District will be discussed at the Kalihi-Palama Neighborhood Board meeting, 7 tonight in the Kapalama Elementary School cafeteria.
The city wants to expand the special district by 20 acres into Iwilei, adding 'A'ala Park, the historic O'ahu Railway & Land Terminal train station and the Tong Fat Co. building.
The plan also would reduce the building height limit to 80 feet, from 150 feet in one area and 200 feet in another.
New bar president to speak on laws
Newly elected Hawai'i Bar Association president Doug Crossier will talk about how laws are created, Hawai'i's court system and public perception of the roles of the courts and Legislature at the Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu.
The meeting begins at 7:15 a.m. tomorrow at the Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall, 20th floor. For reservations, call Jennifer Bowers at 543-3512.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Kawainui Marsh subject of talk
Caring for Kawainui Marsh and its impact on Hawaiian culture and history will be the focus of a presentation by history experts Chuck Burrows and Muriel Seto at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Kailua District Park. The presentation is sponsored by the Kailua Historical Society.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Maui firm to build Kealia walkway
A Maui company has won a $2.2 million contract to build an elevated walkway at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge.
Central Construction of Kahului will build the 2,200-foot-long Kealia Coastal Wetland Boardwalk along the Ma'alaea Flats portion of the refuge, including three kiosks, a bridge over the pond outlet and interpretive panels along the route. Officials said recycled materials would make up a good part of the project, which took eight years to plan.
Endangered Hawaiian stilts and Hawaiian coots live year-round at the pond, which is visited by migratory birds from August to April.
The first phase of construction, driving timber piles into the ground to support the elevated boardwalk, will start in December.
