Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
WINDWARD
Work on Pali lot begins tomorrow
The state will begin closing portions of the parking lot of the Nu'uanu-Pali lookout tomorrow to allow a contractor to apply a protective finish to the pavement.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has hired Hawai'i Seal Coating to do the work at the Nu'uanu Pali State Wayside in three stages, closing sections of the parking lot in two-day intervals.
The lower auto parking area will be closed tomorrow and Tuesday and the center and upper portions of the parking lot will be open. The center area will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, and the bus parking area will be closed April 26 and 27.
Rain could force changes in the work schedule.
Coastal cleanup project planned
In honor of National Youth Service Day, local groups will stage a Kahalu'u/Waihe'e Coastal Cleanup Project from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today beginning at Kahalu'u Regional Park near the canoe halau. The project is open to all and will include an educational hands-on component for youths, and lunch.
The event, sponsored by a grant from the State Farm Good Neighbor Program, is an extension of the Waihe'e Ahupua'a Initiative, a partnership between KEY Project and the Board of Water Supply to restore and preserve the watershed and environment for future generations. Volunteers should wear closed-toed shoes and working clothes.
HONOLULU
Housing laws to be addressed
A series of free Fair Housing workshops will be conducted beginning tomorrow.
The workshops are sponsored by the state Housing and Community Development Corp. of Hawai'i, the Legal Aid Society, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and county housing offices.
The meetings will educate people about Fair Housing laws and are scheduled for:
• Tomorrow, 8 a.m. to noon, at the King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel on the Big Island.
• Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Maui Community College, Science Building.
• April 29, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall in Honolulu.
• May 7, 9 a.m. to noon, War Memorial Convention Hall on Kaua'i.
Registration is required. Call 832-6003.
CENTRAL
Fund helps kids of 'Aiea dentist
A college fund has been established for the children of 'Aiea dentist Stephen Tokunaga, who died Jan. 16 when he was struck by a vehicle.
Tokunaga and his wife, Joji, have eight children ages 3 to 14. Deposits to the account may be made at any branch of First Hawaiian Bank, with checks made payable to: Friends of Dr. Stephen K. Tokunaga.
A program called Heroes TV on Oceanic Cable channel OC 16 will feature the family's story at 6:30 p.m. today. The program will be rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow.
