HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Deputy police chief named
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LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Kaua'i's new police chief, K.C. Lum, has named Ron Venneman deputy chief.
Venneman, 55, has been with the department for seven years. He is a 21-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and three-year veteran of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's office.
Venneman has served on Kaua'i as traffic crash reconstruction investigator and drug evaluation and classification program coordinator, and is the department's only certified drug evaluation and classification expert.
HONOLULU
Men to march against abuse
The annual Men's March Against Violence will take place at noon tomorrow in downtown Honolulu. Organizers say hundreds of men will participate to show their opposition to domestic violence, including business teams and students from college and high school campuses.
The march will begin at Kekaulike Plaza, at Kekaulike and South King streets and proceed down King Street to Skygate Park on City Hall grounds, where Mayor Jeremy Harris will speak at a 12:30 p.m. rally.
For more information, call march coordinator Joe Bloom at 535-0159.
WINDWARD
Quarry Road cleanup goes on
Cleanup of Kapa'a Quarry Road continues as construction firms, the city, state and a local group pull tons of derelict cars from the hillsides and abandoned buildings around the marsh.
Workers are removing an estimated 80,000 pounds of debris from the roadsides, said Shannon Wood of the Windward Ahupua'a Alliance, which is spearheading the effort.
Automobiles were removed last week, and construction debris will be removed soon, said the group's Jim Wood.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources plans to hire trucks to remove some 40 loads of wood, metal and concrete. The city has agreed to waive the tipping fee, Wood said.
Once the removal is complete, Ameron Hawai'i will place boulders in strategic locations to prevent people from dumping off-road, he said.
The cleanup is a joint effort of Goodfellow Bros. Inc., Frank Coluccio Construction Co., the Windward Ahupua'a Alliance, state Department of Land and Natural Resources and city Facilities Maintenance and Environmental Services departments.
Library to unveil new mural
The Friends of Waimanalo Library will unveil a new mural at 11 a.m. Saturday at the library, 41-1320 Kalaniana'ole Highway.
The 25-foot fanciful painting by Tara Sullivan of Portland, Ore., includes 15 panels of cut-outs that depict the scenery and lifestyle of Waimanalo.
Dozens of people worked on the project, which was commissioned by friends of the library and donated.
The viewing and chat with the artist is open to the public.
STATEWIDE
Teachers to gather in Hawai'i
Sacred Hearts Academy hosts a regional conference, Teachers Teaching With Technology, this Friday and Saturday that will feature a scale model of the Mars Rover and an expert from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The conference, which includes more than 80 classes, 30 national speakers and 50 local presenters, is being held in Hawai'i for the first time.
Workshops will include "Disappearing Wetlands Expedition," presented by The Jason Foundation. It integrates math and science skills into learning about an ongoing wetlands project and will cover the topic of invasive species.
Six hundred teachers are expected to attend the workshops, sponsored by Texas Instruments. They are open to all teachers at a cost of $30 for the two days.
Members of professional teaching associations may attend for a reduced fee of $20. University students majoring in education are welcome for a fee of $10.
For more information, call 734-5058.
MAUI
Students invited to fire demo
WAILUKU, Maui — Organizers are encouraging Maui school groups to attend the annual Fire Prevention Week demonstration, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at Maehara Baseball Stadium in Wailuku.
Maui firefighters will demonstrate engine, ladder and rescue company equipment. The event is targeted to children through fifth grade.
For more information, call (808) 270-7574.
ELECTION 2004
Republicans to appear tonight
Tonight's live political program on 'Olelo Community Television's will feature Republican candidates for the state Legislature whose opponents declined to debate.
The forum, at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 54, will be a discussion moderated by Robert Rees with Trevor Koch from House District 42 (Waipahu, Honouliuli, 'Ewa), Keoki Leong from District 48 (Kane'ohe), incumbent Guy Ontai from District 37 (Mililani, Waipi'o) and unopposed incumbent Lynn Finnegan from District 32 (Waimalu, Aliamanu, Airport).Ê
Regular debates resume tomorrow night with the challengers for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye.
For complete listings, go to www.olelo.org/programming/ProgramGuidebyTitle.htm
The election is Nov. 2.
