Posted on: Sunday, August 1, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Board seeks 4 new members
Advertiser Staff
The Pearl City Neighborhood Board is trying to fill four vacant positions on its 13-member board.
The board needs more representation from the eastern side of the district, including Waiau and Waimalu, said board member David Lemon.
"The condominium associations are also not heavily represented," Lemon said. "There are major changes occurring (in the district) and now is the time to get involved."
Anyone interested in serving on the board should attend the Aug. 31 meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. the Pearl City Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road.
One vacant position was recently filled by Marin Bogema. Other board members are Albert Fukushima, chairman; Sheila Fukuda, vice chairwoman; and Solray Duncan, David Howton, May Imamura, J. Joshua Kaye, James Pickard Sr. and Lemon.
KAHULUI, Maui — A bone marrow donor registration drive will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Queen Ka'ahumanu Center.
The drive is being sponsored by the Hawai'i Government Employees Association's Community Action Committee on behalf of Maui Memorial Medical Center worker Vicki Eto, who has a serious disorder that requires a bone marrow transplant.
Eto, a mother of two school-aged children, was diagnosed last September with myelodysplastic syndrome, a condition in which her bone marrow is not making enough red blood cells. Patients with the disorder sometimes develop acute leukemia. Even if they don't get leukemia, patients can expect to live only an average of 3› years after diagnosis unless they receive a bone marrow transplant.
During the registry event, a small sample of blood will be drawn from potential donors and sent to a laboratory for tissue typing. Donor candidates must be between 18 and 60 years old and in good health. For details, call the Hawai'i Bone Marrow Donor Registry at 547-6154 or, toll-free, (877) 443-6667.
He'eia State Park will host the Windward Open Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, offering art, crafts, fruits, vegetables, plants and more.
The park is in Kane'ohe at 46-465 Kamehameha Highway. For information or to become a vendor, call 948-1111.
City Council member Barbara Marshall will host three community forums in the next three months.
They are all at 7 p.m. and will take place Wednesday at Waimanalo Public & School Library, Sept. 1 at the Kane'ohe Community/Senior Center and Oct. 18 at St. John Lutheran Church in Kailua.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Kaua'i Hospice will conduct volunteer training for people interested in learning to care for patients. The free, 36-hour training course runs evenings and weekends from Sept. 17 to 26. For information, contact volunteer coordinator Cathy Sancious at 245-7277 or csancious@kauaihospice.org.
A kickoff breakfast will take place Aug. 25 for those interested in helping with the second annual Walk for Hunger, a benefit for the River of Life Mission.
More than 150 people are expected to participate in the walk Oct. 30 at the Magic Island end of Ala Moana Beach Park. Money raised through pledges will go toward helping the hungry and homeless through the mission's programs and services.
The breakfast will give people an opportunity to learn more about the mission and the walk, including how to recruit teams. It will be held at Longhi's restaurant at Ala Moana Center. Registration and breakfast are at 7 a.m., and the program starts at 7:30 a.m. Call 524-7656, ext. 222, for reservations.
Bone marrow donors sought
Open market at He'eia park
Community forums planned
Hospice to offer training sessions
Hunger walk invites helpers
