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HONOLULU

Utility to present plan for lines

Hawaiian Electric Co. will give a presentation on its proposed $59 million, 46,000-volt underground transmission line at the McCully/Mo'ili'ili Neighborhood Board at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Lunalilo Elementary School cafeteria.

The utility's plan is to bury almost three miles of power lines under streets in the McCully-Mo'ili'ili area over the next several years, a project that will require excavation of some of the city's busiest streets.

HECO must submit its proposal to the Public Utilities Commission for approval.

Principals topic of free forum

Tony Wagner, a Harvard educator and author of the book "Making the Grade: Reinventing America's Schools," will speak at a free education forum Nov. 12 at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

The discussion will focus on the role of principals in education reform.

To RSVP, call 956-7651.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

College seeking new chancellor

Hawai'i Community College on the Big Island is about to launch its search for a new chancellor to lead the approximately 7,000 credit and non-credit students on the campus near Hilo.

A 20-member search advisory committee chaired by interim chancellor Shirley Daniel will do a first screening of applications and nominations by Nov. 17. However, the committee will continue to accept names until it narrows the field to several top candidates.

On-site interviews of those candidates will take place in December and January, plus they'll have in-depth interviews with the search committee and with UH President Evan Dobelle.

A new chancellor is expected to be announced in March or April, pending approval by the Board of Regents.

Daniel was appointed interim chancellor in July, partly to focus on forming a communitywide committee to take on the search for a new chancellor. She is not a candidate for the permanent position.

O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE

Water pollution to be discussed

The state Department of Health will meet with residents to identify and address problems associated with pollution in Kaiaka-Waialua Bay at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Waialua Library.

The bay has been selected for federal restoration efforts with money provided under the Clean Water Act.

The University of Hawai'i's Environmental Center is working on the project. The group is seeking help to identify pollutants and sources of pollution that contribute to the degradation of the water.

For more information, call Peter Rappa or Dan Hoover at 956-7361.