Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
LEEWARD
Army detonates old bombs
Three World War II bombs left at the Makua Military Reservation were detonated yesterday without incident, according to the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and U.S. Army, Hawai'i.
The explosions included a 1,000-pound bomb lodged in the Panapohaku streambed in the valley's north ridge, about a mile from Farrington Highway. Two other pieces of ordnance were detonated inside the installation's boundaries.
A portion of Farrington Highway was closed during the operation. The detonation was part of the Army's effort to clear the land of unexploded ordnance to reduce the risk to soldiers training in the valley and the community in accessing cultural sites.
WINDWARD
Bellows serving as drop zone
Two groups of seven parachutists with 4th Forces Reconnaissance will land around 3 p.m. at the Marine Corps training area at Bellows on Sunday as part of a practice jump.
HONOLULU
Car inspection site adds hours
The city's Kapahulu inspection station for reconstructed cars has expanded its hours to noon through 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Taxicabs and modified cars must be inspected to ensure they conform to state laws.
The inspection station is at 1112 Kapahulu Ave., under the freeway at Kapi'olani Boulevard. Public access is from Kapahulu Avenue.
Washington Place honored
Washington Place has won a Historic Hawai'i Foundation 2003-2004 Preservation Award for restoring Queen Lili'uokalani's bedroom to the period when the queen last slept there in the early 20th century.
Discoveries made during the restoration include an original doorway papered over with modern wallpaper and techniques used for hanging wallpaper during the queen's time. Tours of Washington Place are offered by reservation. Call 586-0240.
Northwest isles topic of talk
Learn about the Northwest Hawaiian Islands and how to protect them at a video presentation and talk today by Cha Smith, director of KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance, and U.S. Coast Guard officer Wayne Wallace from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean Science and Technology building on the University of Hawai'i-Manoa campus. Call 524-8220 for more information.
CENTRAL
School gets $20,000 gift
Castle & Cooke Hawai'i donated $20,000 to Mililani Ike Elementary School, O'ahu's newest public school, on May 29. The check was presented to school principal Steve Nakasato at a dedication ceremony at the school. Castle & Cooke Hawai'i is the master developer of Mililani.
