Posted on: Friday, October 8, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Input sought on artificial reef
Advertiser Staff
LAHAINA, Maui — Atlantis Submarines is seeking public comment as it moves forward with plans to establish an artificial reef off West Maui by sinking a former Lahaina tourist attraction.
The company will hold a public meeting on the project at 5 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Wharf Cinema Center on Front Street. A draft environmental impact statement has been released on the proposal to scuttle the Carthaginian II, a replica of a 19th century whaling ship that has been docked at Lahaina Harbor for 30 years.
Atlantis acquired the rusting vessel from the Lahaina Restoration Foundation for use as an underwater attraction for its submarine tours.
The company is close to finishing the required cleanup of the Carthaginian II, according to spokesman Jim Walsh. Four state and federal permits must be obtained before it can be towed to its new resting place in about 100 feet of water 1› miles south of Lahaina Harbor, and about a half-mile off Puamana Beach Park. The tour company also wants to establish a mooring there, and a second artificial reef, using engineered materials, about a half-mile south of where the Carthaginian will be located.
KIHEI, Maui — Volunteers will be stenciling storm drains in Lahaina and Kihei to remind the public that pollutants dumped into the street flow directly to the ocean.
The project is sponsored by the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Sea Grant Extension and Community Work Day.
The stenciling will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. tomorrow in Kihei and a week from tomorrow in Lahaina. Volunteers aged 9 and up are needed. In Kihei, meet at the marine sanctuary parking lot at 726 S. Kihei Road; in Lahaina at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Residents living near Kamehameha Community Park in Kalihi are being advised that a test of the Siren Warning System will be conducted by the O'ahu Civil Defense Agency today beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing through the morning.
No emergency actions are required during this test.
The test is in response to calls from area residents who reported that the siren unit did not function properly during the last monthly test on Oct. 1.
Dyslexia group co-hosting forum
The Hawai'i branch of International Dyslexia Association and Straub Foundation are co-sponsoring a symposium titled "Research and Reality: the Brain, Genetics and Reading" from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at the East-West Center's Imin International Conference Center.
Research will be the focus of the morning session while the afternoon session will be devoted to application.
Cost is $50 for HIDA members and students and $70 for non-members plus a $5 late fee.
Guinevere Eden, co-director of the Georgetown Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University Medical Center, and Jeffrey Gilger, professor and associate dean of research and faculty development at Purdue University's College of Education, will be the keynote speakers.
Call HIDA at 538-7007 for more information.
HILO, Hawai'i — The state Department of Land and Natural Resources closed Hapuna Beach State Park yesterday because of a waterline break in the parking area and roadway.
The water has caused some damage to the road, and James Ishii General Contractors has been hired to make the repairs.
"We are hoping that repairs will be completed today and the park will reopen by tomorrow," DLNR Chairperson Peter Young said.
HILO, Hawai'i — The West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery III will be closed for about three weeks for a beautification landscaping project under way.
Work will include improvements to the irrigation system, leveling areas, and the installation of top soil and sod.
The volunteer project is coordinated by the Golf Course Superintendents Association and veterans.
The Department of Parks and Recreation and the volunteers thank the public and most especially the families of those buried at Veterans Cemetery III for their patience and understanding throughout this beautification project.
LANA'I CITY, Lana'i — A new $3.7 million police station will be blessed at a 10 a.m. ceremony today in Lana'i City.
Police have been using a 624-square-foot plantation residence built in 1939 that also doubles as the district courthouse.
The new 8,200-square-foot building on Fraser Avenue has roomier office space, four jail cells and one for juveniles, a conference room, covered parking, a dog kennel and other amenities. It also will serve as an emergency operations center for Civil Defense.
The Police Department has eight officers on Lana'i, with one vacancy, and a part-time dog warden.
Western Engineering was the contractor.
State authorities with the assistance of the Honolulu police SWAT team members executed a search warrant on a Makiki home yesterday and seized a monkey.
The monkey was confiscated because the owner did not have permits to possess the restricted animal, according to the state Department of Agriculture.
The animal was found inside a 52-year-old man's home, which was raided by state investigators and the police Specialized Services Division after several months of investigation, the state said.
Primates are only allowed to be imported and kept in Hawai'i under a permit with specific conditions set by the state Department of Agriculture and with the approval of the Board of Agriculture.
Tonight's live one-hour political debate on 'Olelo Community Television's Channel 54 at 6:30 p.m. features Breene Harimoto and Shad Kane, candidates for the Board of Education representing the Leeward or 5th BOE district.
Helpers needed to stencil drains
Warning system to be retested
Waterline break closes beach
Cemetery will close for 3 weeks
Police station to be blessed
Monkey seized at residence
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