Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Maui developer new UH regent
Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday appointed Maui businessman and developer James J.C. Haynes II to the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents. Haynes, who is president of Maui Petroleum and vice president of Hawai'i Petroleum Inc., will fill the vacant Maui seat created by the recent resignation of Everett Dowling.
Haynes' appointment, which takes effect immediately, will need to be confirmed by the state Senate in the next legislative session.
"Jim's ongoing efforts to improve Hawai'i, whether through enhancing the business climate or being actively involved in local community organizations, make him ideally suited to serve on the Board of Regents," Lingle said. "He will be a strong addition to the board, and his leadership experience and talents will serve the University of Hawai'i well."
It's child cancer awareness time
The Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation is joining a nationwide effort this month to promote September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with the sale of gold-ribbon pins.
The local effort kicks off from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Bishop Square's Tamarind Park in downtown Honolulu. Volunteers will be asking people to donate $5 or more for each gold-ribbon pin.
The event is designed to raise awareness about childhood cancer in Hawai'i and to show how the foundation helps families fighting the disease. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children age 14 and younger. Statewide, about 60 new cases are diagnosed each year.
To find out more about the foundation, call 528-5161 or e-mail hccf@lava.net. Neighbor Island residents may call toll free to (866) 443-4223.
CENTRAL O'AHU
State to hold cleanup review
The state Department of Health will conduct an informational meeting today about the cleanup efforts at the Waipahu incinerator and ash landfill. The meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Waipahu High School cafeteria. City officials also will be at the meeting to brief the public about plans for the site.
In February the health department found evidence of illegal solid and hazardous waste activities at the site and required the city to test the soil and remove the waste.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Pahoa fatality wasn't driver
HILO, Hawai'i — A Pahoa woman who died in a single-car crash Saturday was the passenger, not the driver of the car, police said.
A media release mistakenly identified the victim, Patti Gene Berry, 52, as the driver of the vehicle. In fact, the car was driven by her husband, James Berry.
Police said the driver lost control of the 1985 Honda four-door sedan while traveling south near the intersection of Kilauea Avenue and Volcano Highway at about 7 p.m. Saturday.
The car ran off the road and struck a large boulder.
