Hawai'i briefs

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EAST HONOLULU

Trust clears up Kahala rumors

Kamehameha Schools has no plans to build a four-story building in Kahala, nor does it plan to turn the YMCA on Kilauea Avenue into a Safeway grocery store, Scott Hayashi, asset manager for the trust, said last night.

Hayashi went before the Wai'alae-Kahala Neighborhood Board to put to rest persistent rumors of the Safeway store coming to Kahala.

"I can say definitively there are no plans to build a Safeway in that area," Hayashi said. "There's a lease on the the YMCA, and there are no plans to replace it."

LEEWARD

'Ewa Beach gets anti-drug grant

A $100,000 grant from the federal Justice Department will go to assist a community effort in 'Ewa Beach in combating drugs and crime. U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie said the grant was made to Drug-Free Hawai'i as the fiscal agent for the 'Ewa Beach Community Coalition. The money will be used to reduce substance abuse through a community-wide effort.

HONOLULU

Crime, drugs topic of meeting

A Palolo town meeting on the connection between crime and drug addiction will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Jarrett Middle School. The meeting will offer information for the prevention and treatment of drug addiction. Crime-fighting efforts will also be discussed. For information, call 586-6250.

WINDWARD

Women's health day planned

The Waimanalo Health Center will host a Women's Health Day offering free health and safety information from the American Heart Association, The Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Hina Mauka and the American Lung Association from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow. Free health screenings will be offered. For information, call 259-7948.