Posted on: Monday, September 6, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Ma'ili fire ruled arson by HFD
Advertiser Staff
A house fire that displaced a family of four in Ma'ili on Saturday was intentionally set, firefighters said.
Fire Capt. Emmit Kane said the findings of fire investigators will be turned over to the police.
No one was home at the time of the blaze.
Two adults and two children lived in the house at 86-550 Ma'ili'ili Road, which burned shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
About 30 firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, which caused about $210,000 in damage, Kane said.
HONOLULU
Talk on Mideast at Chaminade
A discussion on "The Holy Land, Jerusalem, Palestine and Israel," will be presented at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Pauakalani Ave.
Willis H.A. Moore, editor and manager of the Hawai'i Geographic Society and adjunct professor of history at Chaminade University, will lead the talk and show a video of the area.
The event is free. For reservations, call 923-1802.
Group sponsors college fair
College Connections will offer a free college fair Sept. 15 to give high school students and parents an opportunity to talk with representatives from Duke, Princeton, Air Force Academy, Pepperdine and other universities and colleges.
The event will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Ala Wai Golf Club House.
For more information, call College Connections at 265-5343 (C-O-L-L-E-G-E), or visit www.collegeconnections.org. UH residence for writer, director
Writer and film director Sima Urale will be in residence at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa through Nov. 9 as the first person chosen for the Fulbright — Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers' Residency program.
Urale, writer and director of award-winning films "O Tamaiti" and "Velvet Dreams," will be with the Center for Pacific Island Studies.
During her stay, she will work on a full-length feature script called "Moana," exploring traditional Polynesian myths and legends. As part of her residency, she will give at least one public presentation.
Build your own watershed model
The city, Coastal Zone Management, and Protect The Planet are sponsoring a watershed model contest that will be on display for a week at City Hall beginning Nov. 6.
Public and private schools — third grade and up — and universities, clubs, organizations and A-plus programs are eligible to participate, with the first 30 contestants meeting the criteria receiving $100.
Participants must demonstrate the negative impact of nonpoint source pollution on watersheds and ocean.
Apply by Oct. 30. For an application packet call 226-1464 or 527-5699.
Scholarship fund for preschoolers
Kama'aina Kids has a new scholarship fund for preschool children started by Dottie Alapai in memory of her husband, Sam.
Sam Kalua Alapai, a father of six, grandfather of 15 and great-grandfather of two, had a special place in his heart for children and the security of children.
The awards will offer partial tuition support to currently enrolled Kama'aina Kids preschoolers.
For more information, call the Kama'aina Kids corporate office at 262-4538.
LEEWARD O'AHU
Arts program for children at LCC
Leeward Community College will offer a new science, math and arts program for children ages 6 to 13 during fall intercession, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 8.
The SMARTS Academy offers two one-week sessions, either full- or half-day. The half-day programs are $75 per session and full-day programs are $125 per session. After-program care is available for $15 per session. Parents are encouraged to attend classes with their child for no additional cost.
Early enrollment is encouraged, as space is limited. For more information and registration, contact Lorraine David at the Office of Continuing Education at 455-0477.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Fast food focus of discussion
"Fast Food Nation," the New York Times best-seller by Eric Schlosser, will be the focus of a free communitywide discussion led by the Windward Community College Common Book project.
The project includes 15 lecture and panel sessions beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday with Introduction to Fast Food Nation by anthropology professor Chris Fung at the WCC Hale 'Akoakoa, Room 105.
For more information, call Brian Richardson at 235-7338 or visit the Web site library.wcc.hawaii.edu/CommonBook. NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
County agencies to move offices
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — The county has moved several county offices that receive a lot of visits from the public into a new complex within the Lihu'e Civic Center's Pi'ikoi Building.
Longtime residents will remember the site as the location of old Kaua'i Stores, and later, the GEM store. It lies to the east of the center's round building and south of the Big Save store.
The county Housing Agency, Recreation Agency and Agency on Elderly Affairs, along with administrative functions of the Offices of Community Assistance have moved there.
Men's health topic of meeting
WAILUKU, Maui — Prostate cancer and men's health will be the topics of September's Health Promotion Hui public meeting. The free event will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Maui Memorial Medical Center auditorium. Refreshments will be served.
Dr. Lyric Santiago will speak on the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer; Dr. Bobby Baker will explore current treatments; and retired orthodontist David Derris will talk about the impact of a healthy lifestyle on prostate cancer. Derris was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1996 and helped form the Us TOO! Prostate Cancer Support Group.
Free prostate screenings will be offered at 11 a.m., with registration at 8 a.m. in the hospital's VTC 1 Room, located on the ground level.
Sponsors of the event are the support group, the American Cancer Society, the Prostate Cancer Research Institute and Clinical Labs of Hawai'i. For more information, call (808) 243-1235.
Vacation rentals to be discussed
HANALEI, Kaua'i — Council members Jay Furfaro and JoAnn Yukimura will discuss the impact of vacation rentals on the community and possible legislation to address the issue during a 6 p.m. meeting tomorrow at the Hanalei Neighborhood Center.
The regularly scheduled Hanalei & Ha'ena Ka Leo O Kaua'i meeting will take place after the discussion on vacation rentals.
