Posted on: Monday, August 16, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Truck hits, boy, 12, on Farrington
Advertiser Staff
A 12-year-old boy was in critical condition after being hit by a truck last night on the Wai'anae Coast.
The boy was crossing Farrington Highway near Kahe Point Beach Park shortly before 8 p.m., said Jason Kaneshiro, a district chief with Emergency Medical Services.
Paramedics stabilized the boy and took him by ambulance to the trauma unit at The Queen's Medical Center.
Police said an eastbound lane of Farrington Highway was closed while officers investigated.
In another accident earlier in the day, two 11-year-olds were seriously injured when the all-terrain vehicle they were riding collided with a motorcycle on a dirt road near Dillingham Air Field. The children and the teenage driver of the motorcycle were taken by helicopter to Queens.
Weed and Seed event Saturday
An 'Ewa Beach Weed and Seed community walk-through will be held in conjunction with a free "movie on the wall" presentation Saturday at the Hale Pono Boys & Girls Club at 91-884 Fort Weaver Road.
Activities start at 5 p.m.; parking is available at Pohakea Elementary School.
For more information, call Al at 689-0168 or Mel at 689-0267.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS Kaua'i tour-boat company evicted
A tour-boat company on Kaua'i that owes the state more than $100,000 in back rent has been evicted from the Wailua River.
The order for Waialeale Boat Tours Inc. was given Thursday by Circuit Judge George Masuoka.
Company owner William "Sonny" Waialeale tried to argue that as a Polynesian his right to use the river predates state laws. But Masuoka said the legal dispute is between the company and the state, not between Waialeale as an individual and the state.
The company has failed to pay monthly rent of $3,500 for the use of a state-owned marina and Fern Grotto State Park since November 2000. The Waialeale family has operated tours since 1968.
Its departure leaves Freckles Smith with a monopoly of running tours on the river. Smith's family pioneered tours to the Fern Grotto in the early 1950s.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Girls moving out of youth facility
The state is working to move all of the girls out of the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility in Kailua.
The Office of Youth Services transferred four girls Friday from the facility to Neighbor Island group homes, where they will be enrolled in rehabilitative programs.
"Moving these girls to appropriate community programs where they can receive the services they need is part of the normal rehabilitation process, said Sharon Agnew, the agency's executive director.
Agnew said she was working with Family Court judges on placement of two girls left at the facility.
Meanwhile, plans called for boys serving shorter sentences to be moved into what was previously the girls' facility, which has a 20-person capacity.
The transfer would allow the separation of higher-risk boys from those who committed less serious offenses, Agnew said.
The changes come in the wake of renewed complaints by the Hawai'i chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union about the treatment of youthful inmates.
Job Corps marks 40th anniversary
Hawai'i Job Corps Center will celebrate the program's 40th anniversary today at 11:30 a.m. in Waimanalo.
Hawai'i Job Corps students and staff are hosting the event in appreciation of the support the community has given over the years. Heavy pupus will be prepared and served by culinary art students at the reception immediately following the program.
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye will be the keynote speaker. He will be joined by Lt. Gov. James Aiona, state Sen. Fred Hemmings and state Rep. Tommy Waters.
Job Corps is the nation's oldest and largest federally funded training and job education program for people ages 16 to 24.
For more information, call Julie Dugan at 259-6051.
CENTRAL O'AHU
Security officers sought on O'ahu
O'ahu WorkLinks is sponsoring a recruitment for positions as security officers from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Makalapa Community Center, 99-102 Kalaloa St. in Halawa Valley Estate.
Full-time positions and various schedules are available at shopping malls, businesses and condominiums throughout O'ahu, said Laurie Tachino, employee consultant for O'ahu WorkLinks.
Job seekers must complete an application in person or submit a résumé. The city is the lead agency for O'ahu WorkLinks, a partnership of employment training service programs offered by the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division, the city Department of Community Services-Work Hawai'i, Alu Like, and the Honolulu Community Action Program.
For more information or to schedule an appointment call 488-5630.
EAST HONOLULU
Keiki-kupuna kinship touted
The Fellows Senior Center Kickoff will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wai'alae Elementary School. Those attending may become senior mentors for school-age children. Department of Education Superintendent Pat Hamamoto will talk about the educational benefits of keiki-kupuna relationships; free. 226-6992.
HONOLULU
Kick Butt Patrol ready to party
To show appreciation for volunteers who worked in the 2004 Kick Butt Patrol campaign, the Department of Health will hold a wrap party at Dave & Busters on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.
The party is a thank you to volunteers for their efforts to clean up Hawai'i's beaches and parks. The Kick Butt Patrol picked up approximately 2,400 cigarette butts.
The program involved almost 100 young people on weekends picking up cigarette butts in Waimanalo, Ke'ehi Lagoon, Ala Moana Beach Park and Mililani Skate Park.
Sponsors included the DOH Tobacco Prevention and Education Program and Cox radio stations KXME and KCCN. The campaign featured Papa T, of the group B.E.T., who produced and recorded anti-smoking messages and signed up to try to quit smoking with the help of the Castle Medical Center Addiction program.
