Posted on: Monday, November 8, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Some classes canceled today
Advertiser Staff
Because of continued power failures at UH-Manoa, some classes have been canceled for today and some have been relocated.
All classes scheduled in St. John Plant Science are canceled, and some language classes in the Center for Korean Studies have been moved to George Hall until further notice.
Students and faculty are urged to check class listings on the Web at www.hawaii.edu, or check the UH Hotline at 956-0001 for details.
WAILUKU, Maui — Some of Maui's top musicians will appear at a Nov. 27 benefit concert for the Maui Historical Society and Bailey House Museum.
The "4th Annual E Ho'oulu Aloha — To Grow in Love" concert will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the Bailey House and the historic Yokouchi residence in Wailuku, with hula, Hawaiian crafts, a silent auction, food and free museum tours. Uluwehi Guerrero, Lei'ohu Ryder and Richard Ho'opi'i are among those expected to appear.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 on the day of the event. Children under 12 are free with a paying adult. Tickets are available at the museum, 2375-A Main St. For information, call (808) 244-3326 or visit the Web site www.mauimuseum.org.
WAILUKU, Maui — Driver's license road tests will be offered on select Saturdays at the War Memorial Complex in Wailuku to meet increasing demand.
The county Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing has been under fire by Maui residents frustrated by the difficulties in scheduling road tests because of staff shortages.
With added staff, road tests will be offered up to twice a month on Saturdays, including next Saturday and Nov. 20. The DMVL also is adding same-day road test appointments, with requests accepted weekdays beginning at 7:45 a.m. A limited number of next-day appointments will be available, and appointments for the weekend road tests will be accepted up to five days before the scheduled Saturday.
To make an appointment, call (808) 270-8080.
HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island county officials expect to complete a landscaping project at the West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery in time for Veterans Day on Thursday.
The cemetery will reopen in time for Veterans Day ceremonies at 11 a.m.
Volunteers worked to beautify the cemetery, and businesses loaned equipment and donated soil, cinder and sod, according to the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Parks officials and the volunteers involved in the project issued a statement last week thanking the public and the families of those buried at the cemetery for their patience while the facility was closed.
HILO, Hawai'i — Volunteers are needed at an event for the homeless at Wailoa State Park in East Hawai'i.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, lunch, hygiene kits and haircuts will be provided free to the homeless. There also will be children's activities, entertainment, prizes and community information booths.
Volunteers and agencies may call Brandee Cachola of the Office of Social Ministry at (808) 935-3050.
KONA, Hawai'i — Hundreds of educators, students and parents will gather Nov. 18-19 in Kona to participate in the Native Hawaiian Charter School Alliance's third annual indigenous education conference.
The event will be held at the King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel.
Speakers include Thomas Kaulukukui Jr., chairman of the board of trustees to the Queen Lili'uokalani Trust, and Juvenna Chang, dean of the extension education division of Kamehameha Schools.
For information, visit www.kalo.org or call (808) 887-1117.
Those interested in teaching adults to read can attend either of two orientations by Hawai'i Literacy.
The first orientation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at Borders in Ward Center. The second will be 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 4 at the Honolulu Advertiser building, 605 Kapi'olani Blvd.
Call Hawai'i Literacy at 537-6706 to sign up.
A grant training workshop will be offered Nov. 22-23 by Grant Writing USA at Damien Memorial School.
The workshop is suitable for beginning and experienced grant writers.
Tuition is $349 and includes all necessary materials. Reservations are required.
For more information, visit http://GrantWritingUSA.com.
The Honolulu Academy of Arts will open registration for its 2005 spring session art classes on Dec. 7. Classes begin in January.
This year the academy will offer four art classes for children, as well as several courses for adults. Tuition for the children's classes is $130, while the adult tuition varies.
Call 532-8741 for details.
The Honolulu Academy of Arts will have another Bank of Hawai'i Free Sunday on Nov. 21 with entertainment, art projects for kids, gallery tours and other activities.
The theme is Living Portraits. Costumed docents and drama students will bring museum paintings to life with stories or by taking on the persona of the artist and talking about the creative process.
HiTech Quest, a non-profit group dedicated to local work force development by promoting and showcasing the use of technology, plans its Sixth Annual Scholarship Competition on March 11 at the Ala Moana Hotel Hibiscus Ballroom.
Students K-12 can compete in six categories and win more than $20,000 in scholarships and prizes.
Register at www.hitechquest.com/compete.aspx
Bailey House hosting benefit
Saturday road test slots offered
Cemetery will reopen Thursday
Help needed for homeless event
Hawaiian school conference set
Literacy group plans sessions
Workshop set for grant writers
Academy art classes offered
Free museum entry Nov. 21
March 11 tech competition set
