Posted on: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
MAUI
Maui man dies at music festival
A Maui man was identified yesterday as one of two people who died over the weekend at the massive Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee, officials said.
Brandon Taylor, 20, was raised in Lowell, Mich., but had recently moved to Maui, where he was employed at Stella Blues cafe in Kihei.
Taylor was taken by ambulance Friday morning to Manchester Medical Center, where he later died. A 23-year-old Kentucky woman also died on Saturday. Officials are awaiting autopsy results.
The deaths were the first in the three-year history of Bonnaroo, which was held this year on a 700-acre farm 60 miles south of Nashville. The sold-out concert — featuring Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews and others — attracted 90,000 fans.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Community forums planned
City Council member Barbara Marshall will host three community forums, all at 7 p.m. The first will be tomorrow at the Kane'ohe Community and Senior Center. The second will be July 7 at St. John Lutheran Church in Kailua and the third will be Aug. 4 at Waimanalo library.
HONOLULU
Judiciary data available on Intenet The state judiciary is sponsoring a free public informational session June 23.
"Researching Court Information on the Internet with Ho'ohiki" will be noon to 1 p.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom, 417 South King St.
Ann Koto, Hawai'i Supreme Court law librarian, will give a presentation on how to access and conduct research on Ho'ohiki, the database of statewide criminal, civil circuit and family court case records available on the Hawai'i State Judiciary Web site. The documents are intended for use as reference material only, not as official records.
For more information, call the judiciary public affairs office at 539-4909.
Help offered to homebuyers
The fourth annual series of Community Homebuyer Fairs on O'ahu will be held during the next few weeks to help residents learn how to qualify to buy a home, to find homebuyer education and housing counseling, and what steps are necessary to buy a home.
The free events will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kapalama Elementary School, 1601 N. School St.; 9 a.m. to noon June 26 at the Filipino Community Center, 94-428 Mokuola St., Waipahu; and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 10 at Windward Mall center stage in Kane'ohe.
Representatives from several housing organizations will share information about programs and services. Topics include down payment programs, programs for Native Hawaiians, self-help housing, how to find a home, and types of mortgage products.
To those pre-qualified for a mortgage, bring records of your gross monthly income and expenses or download a Mortgage Pre-Qualification Form from www.hud.gov/local/hi/news/2004homefairs.cfm, fill it out and bring it with you. For more information, call the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Honolulu Field Office at 522-8175, Ext. 223.
