Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Repaving begins in Waikiki
Emergency resurfacing work will begin today on Kalakaua Avenue, city officials said, mostly in the Waikiki-bound lanes between King Street and Ena Road from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The work is scheduled to continue through Tuesday.
Crews will close at least one lane in the construction area, which officials said might cause delays.
The project continues a $2 million emergency effort to resurface some of the city's most heavily traveled roads.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Speeding cited in Kaua'i crash
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Police continue to investigate a Po'ipu car crash Saturday in which two people died and a third was critically injured.
Investigators said they believe the four-door Honda was speeding when it left Po'ipu Road and hit a tree at 12:40 a.m. Saturday.
The dead include the driver — a 17-year-old Kekaha girl whose identity was not released — and 22-year-old Tyson Pagador of Koloa.
A second passenger, Adam Frazier, 21, of Po'ipu, was in critical condition yesterday at The Queen's Medical Center.
Boys and Girls Club wins grant
The Boys and Girls Club on the Big Island has received $268,245 in federal money to improve facilities and develop anti-drug programs for youth.
The grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development was announced Monday by the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, which will administer the money.
The Boys and Girls Club in Hilo said it would use the grant to make needed physical improvements, pay for drug-prevention programs and develop programs for homework assistance, sports and leadership activities.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Columnist to address kids
Advertiser newspaper columnist Bob Krauss will speak to students at Windward Adventist School, 160 Mo'okua St. in Kailua, at 8:30 a.m. Friday. The public is welcome to attend.
Krauss will give a motivational talk to children from kindergarten through eighth grade about becoming writers. For more information, call Deborah Dahl at 261-0565.
Native plant tour offered
Native plant nurserymen Rick Barboza and Matt Schirman will lead a tour to native Hawaiian plant revegetation sites in Kailua and Waimanalo from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
The tour from Ulupo Heiau to Hui Ku Maoli Ola nursery will cover alien vegetation clearing, propagation and cultivation.
It is co-sponsored by Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation and 'Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi. A $5 donation is welcome. Make reservations with Chuck Burrows at 595-3922 or chuckb@hawaii.rr.com.
