Posted on: Friday, November 5, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Two schools appeal, receive upgrade
Advertiser Staff
Roosevelt High School and 'Ahuimanu Elementary School are in good standing under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Department of Education announced yesterday.
The two schools were among 24 that appealed after preliminary results released last month indicated they did not make "adequate yearly progress" under NCLB.
Both schools had initially missed the targets because of problems with the way their participation was counted. Now both are in "good standing, unconditional."
With the addition of Roosevelt and 'Ahuimanu, a total of 147 out of 280 public schools across the state — or 52.5 percent — made their goals, or achieved AYP.
Tree plantings on Arbor Day
Two longtime Diamond Head area community activists will be recognized on Arbor Day with tree plantings at Kapi'olani Park at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the park across from the Outrigger Canoe Club.
Nancy Bannick, who recently was proclaimed philanthropist of the year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and West Kinder, who worked with various Diamond Head organizations for 30 years and helped establish the original Kapiolani Park Master Plan, will be recognized by the Kapiolani Park Preservation Society, Scenic Hawaii, and the city Division of Urban Forestry.
Two rainbow shower trees will be planted in the park across from the Outrigger Canoe Club.
For more information, call 737-8327.
Liliha library repairs complete
The Liliha Public Library, which has been closed for a roof replacement and structure reinforcement project since Jan. 5, will reopen at 10 a.m. Monday.
A combination of unusually wet weather and unforeseen circumstances had delayed the scheduled reopening, according to the Hawai'i State Public Library System. As a result, the project had to be redesigned to fix undetected structural and leaking problems in the rooftop parking structure.
The library's hours of operation are: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Tuesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. The library is closed on Friday and Sunday.
Queen's to open women's center
The Queen's Medical Center is opening its new $3.5 million Women's Health Center today.
The 8,700-square-foot center was built and designed to address the suggestions of 3,000 surveyed women who said they wanted a welcoming ambiance, easy access and not a hospital-type feeling.
The center is the first in Hawai'i to offer concierge services to assist women in scheduling classes and massage.
Hospital officials said genetic consultations, health-risk appraisals, osteoporosis evaluations and treatments, menopause consultations, and diagnostic services such as mammography, ultrasound, bone density analysis and biopsy will be available at the center.
Lunch to benefit mentally ill
The National Alliance for the Mentally IlliO'ahu will have its fourth annual benefit luncheon Sunday at the Ala Moana Hotel's Hibiscus Ballroom.
The event starts at 2 p.m. and will include keynote speaker Laura Lawless, former Miss Arizona, a nationally recognized mental health advocate.
Besides music from Mariachi Loco, there will also be a silent auction featuring such items as Pegge Hopper artwork and Tori Richard apparel.
The luncheon is the major fund-raiser for client services.
Seats can be reserved for $65 and tables of eight can be reserved for $500.
For more information, contact Marion Poirier, executive director NAMI Oahu at 591-1297 or mpoir14016@aol.com. O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE
Music, dancing at Waialua picnic
'Ukulele music and hula will be featured at the Waialua Bandstand from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Kumu hula Rosemary Dungca will present modern, patriotic and ethnic music from Na Leo Nahenahe'o Na Kupuna — "the sweet voices of the grandparents" — along with traditional hula from her halau.
The public is invited to share a picnic with neighbors around the bandstand lawn next to the old Waialua sugar mill.
CENTRAL O'AHU
Arts, crafts sale to raise funds
The public is invited to attend the first Holiday Arts and Fine Craft Gifts Sale from 2 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Hawai'i Artsplace, 2201 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City.
The fund-raiser will feature art from the Hawai'i Artists Cooperative, a group of creative individuals with developmental and other disabilities. There will be live holiday music, Lions Club karaoke and refreshments.
For more information, call 455-6002.
O'AHU
Tennis lessons for disadvantaged
Hawaiian Isles Tennis Foundation is kicking off its hit for health program by offering free tennis lessons, starting Dec. 1, to underprivileged and disadvantaged children, ages 9-15, from the Waikiki, Kaimuki,and central Honolulu area.
For registration and details, call D Conroy at 228-0614 or go online to www.hitf.org. BIG ISLAND
Repairs will close lane on Belt Road
HILO, Hawai'i — One lane of the Hawai'i Belt Road will be closed at the Napo'opo'o Road Junction in South Kona for the next two weekends while crews remove boulders and debris at risk of falling on the highway.
The lane closure will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday and Nov. 13 and 14.
A boulder the size of a small car fell down a slope onto the highway Oct. 22, causing a traffic jam until it could be cleared.
Crews inspected the site last weekend and identified more potential rockslide hazards on the embankment.
