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NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Maui land trust planning lu'au
LAHAINA, Maui — The Maui Coastal Land Trust's "3rd Annual Buy Back the Beach Benefit Lu'au" will be Saturday at the Old Lahaina Lu'au.
Proceeds from the event will go toward the nonprofit trust's $6 million campaign to turn 277 acres of recently acquired Waihe'e shoreline into a natural and cultural preserve. The group already has received grants from Maui County and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife toward the $4.8 million purchase of the property, and wants to establish a $1.2 million endowment fund to ensure ongoing protection and management of the site.
Lu'au tickets are $75 each or $600 for a table of eight. For information, call (808) 244-5263.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Group seeks volunteers
The Windward Ahupua'a Alliance is recruiting volunteers to work at and learn about the Waikalua Loko Fishpond in Kane'ohe Bay from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 7. The work day, one of four scheduled for the year, needs people who can operate gas-powered tools, pull weeds, restore the fishpond and provide nonphysical support chores.
The day includes an opportunity to learn more about the culture, history and science of the fishpond. To volunteer or for more information, call 263-6001 or e-mail waa@hoku.com.
HONOLULU
Biotech effects to be discussed
A conference to discuss the effects of biotechnology on the food supply will be at 6 p.m. Friday in McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Beach Park.
The conference, "Biotechnology: Human, Natural and Cultural Resource Implication," includes authors Jeffrey M. Smith and Luke Anderson, research analyst Bill Freese and attorney Le'a Kanehe as speakers.
The free event is sponsored by several community, environmental and Hawaiian groups including Life of the Land, the Sierra Club, the Invisible Kingdom of Hawai'i and Kahea.
For more information call Life of the Land at 927-1214.
School reform topic of lecture
Education reform will be the subject of an hourlong lecture beginning at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow by Van Dempsey, director of the Benedum Collaborative and the Benedum Center for Educational Renewal at West Virginia University.
This is the sixth guest lecture in the Alice and Carl Daeufer Lecture Series at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's College of Education.
The lecture's full title is: "Struggles, Strategy, and Taking the Long View: How Partnerships can Advance the Agenda for Educational Renewal."
He will address key areas of challenge in improving education and look at ways to create successful partnerships from kindergarten through college.
