Posted on: Monday, September 20, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Group cancels Gridiron Show
Advertiser Staff
The Society of Professional Journalists has canceled its Gridiron Show scheduled for Oct. 22 and 23 at Diamond Head Theatre.
In confirming there would be no show this year, SPJ board member Garett Kamemoto said yesterday: "There wasn't one catalyst but a number of problems that surfaced. We possibly could have done it, but it would have taxed the work schedules of a lot of people."
Kamemoto added that SPJ is working on how to refund money from advance ticket sales.
HILO, Hawai'i — Hawai'i County reported it has successfully closed on a $55 million bond issue that paid for road improvements worth $30 million, and refinanced $25 million in older and more costly debt.
Officials said refinancing the older bond issues had saved the county more than $2.3 million in debt service payments through lower interest rates.
In honor of the U.S. Navy's 229th birthday, observed Oct. 13, all active-duty, reserve and retired U.S. Navy personnel will be offered free admission and 10 percent off retail purchases at the Battleship Missouri Memorial throughout October.
Immediate family members will receive a 50 percent discount on admission and 10 percent off retail purchases.
Qualified visitors must present their military ID at the ticket window to receive the discount.
O'ahu WorkLinks-Makalapa One Stop Center will recruit for security officers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the center, 99-102 Kalaloa St., 'Aiea.
Safeguard Services Inc. and Star Protection Agency will accept applications and conduct preliminary interviews.
O'ahu WorkLinks is a partnership of co-located employment training service programs. For information or to schedule an appointment, call 488-5630.
Outreach for Grieving Youth Alliance will sponsor a workshop Oct. 9, "Children and Grief," 10 a.m. to noon at Calvary Church of the Pacific, 99-400 'Aiea Heights Drive.
The free workshop will feature Cynthia White's video, "Poi for the Soul," and a presentation by the filmmaker on how children grieve.
Call 735-2989 for registration information.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has received $47,560 from the National Shooting Sports Foundation to help state wildlife agencies expand and enhance hunting opportunities.
The grant was made through the foundation's Hunting Heritage Partnership, the trade association for the firearm industry.
"Our primary goal is to open up some new areas to hunting and give hunters more choices," said Peter Young, DLNR chairman.
"The grant will be used to identify land ownership and use patterns relevant to hunting, and provide funding to help negotiate public hunting access leases with selected landowners."
The money also could be used to provide access to landlocked private areas, or access through private lands to those that are publicly owned, Young said.
For years DLNR has been leasing private land for public hunting, such as the 30,000-acre cooperative game management area on Lana'i for hunting of axis deer, Mouflon sheep and game birds.
Landowners interested in participating or hunters who may know of potential participants should call Ed Johnson, DLNR Hunting Program Coordinator, at 587-4185.
The American Institute of Architects, Honolulu Chapter, will hold a gala event at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village to honor excellence and leadership in public design in Honolulu.
The dinner, "Celebrating a Vision, Honolulu No Ka Oi: A Legacy of Design and Community Pride," will celebrate the accomplishments of architects, engineers, planners, builders, contractors and community leaders who have contributed to design excellence.
Mayor Jeremy Harris, a public director for The American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., and honorary affiliate member of the Honolulu chapter, will be the guest of honor.
The event will include Hawaiian music, dance, song and storytelling.
Tables cost $2,500 (Ilima), $1,500 (Maile), $750 (Pikake) or $75 per seat.
For information and for reservations, call AIA Honolulu at 545-4242.
H-POWER will provide technical data and seek public input on the city's proposed expansion of the Kapolei facility at an open house from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
The expansion would add a third boiler at the plant, enabling it to process an additional 120,000 tons of municipal solid waste and supply electricity to 20 percent more homes each year, according to the city.
H-POWER's two boilers and generator currently produce 46 megawatts of renewable energy that supply power to 40,000 to 45,000 O'ahu homes daily.
In addition to describing the expansion project, officials will discuss air quality, cultural and archaeological, traffic and other issues that will be considered in the environmental impact study.
The plant is at 91-174 Hanua St. in Campbell Industrial Park. To attend, pre-register by calling 945-1122.
County closes on $55M bond
Battleship offers Navy discount
Security officers being recruited
Workshop looks at kids' grief
State receives hunters' grant
Awards to honor building design
H-POWER seeks public comment
