Posted on: Sunday, October 3, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
New scientist at observatory helm
Advertiser Staff
HILO, Hawai'i — Geophysicist Jim Kauahikaua has been named scientist-in-charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and will take over his new duties today.
Don Swanson, the outgoing scientist-in-charge, plans to return to research into subjects such as the explosive eruptions by Kilauea and the development of the caldera. Swanson served as scientist-in-charge at HVO for nearly eight years.
A graduate of Kamehameha Schools, Kauahikaua obtained a bachelor's degree in geology in 1973 and a master's degree in geophysics at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in 1976.
He earned a Ph.D at Manoa in 1983, and joined the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in 1988.
Kauahikaua's research included a project to use digital elevation models to try to predict where lava from eruptions will go, particularly from Mauna Loa.
He used statistical methods to predict the probability of lava entering the Kulani Correctional Facility grounds when state officials were considering building a major new prison there, and later expanded that project to develop a map showing the probability of lava inundation on the Big Island.
Non-profit organizations and agencies serving Native Hawaiians are invited to a workshop teaching how to apply for a grant from the U.S. Administration for Native Americans, set for 9 to 5 p.m. Oct. 13-15 at the Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel.
The workshop is conducted by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.
In 2004, the ANA awarded $9 million to 17 organizations in the Pacific Region which includes Hawai'i, American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Grant awards ranged from $25,000 to $1 million a year.
The agency offers three nationally competitive grant programs to promote self-governance, economic development, social development, and language preservation in Native Hawaiian, American Indian, Alaska Native, Samoan, Chamorro, and Carolinian communities.
Information: Call the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, 521-5011 or (800) 709-2642. E-mail: info@anapacific.org or register online (www.anapacific.org).
"Art from the Heart" created by current and former patients at the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific will be featured Friday at a fund-raiser-exhibition in the hospital lobby.
This is the fifth annual exhibit and will run from 5 to 8 p.m. at the hospital at 226 N. Kuakini St.
Admission is free. The sale of artwork benefits the Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program, which helps patients with a creative outlet as they rebuild their lives. The program receives its primary funding from the Louis Vuitton Charity Golf Club Tournament and is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information, call 566-3790.
Verizon has increased the prize amounts for its O'ahu Telephone Book Recycling contest.
The new awards will be: first place $2,000; second place $1,000; third and fourth place $500; fifth through eighth place $250.
Verizon will also award $100 to any school that recycles more than 2,500 pounds of books — approximately 1,000 old phone books.
Schools have until Oct. 31 to deliver the old books to Island Recycling Center on Sand Island.
Schools can register to participate any time during the contest period. Contact Yvonne Miranda at 546-7335 for the recycling packet information.
The Waikiki Community Center will offer a free course on Brain Gym on Wednesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Norma Koenig will lead the course, which will offer a series of simple and enjoyable movements to enhance whole brain learning. The session includes an introduction with simple movement demonstrations, practice and reviewing portions of the video.
Brain Gym has been used in schools and learning centers to increase learning, improve self-esteem, build critical thinking skills and release full creative potential.
The course will be in the center's auditorium at 310 Paokalani Ave. For reservations, call 923-1802.
Workshop offers grant instruction
Art sale to aid rehab program
Recycling prize money increased
Waikiki center offers Brain Gym
