Posted on: Friday, April 1, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
CAP pilots to fly in tsunami drill
Advertiser Staff
Small red, white, and blue single-engine airplanes from the Hawai'i Wing of the Civil Air Patrol will participate in the statewide tsunami exercise today.
The exercise begins at 11:45 a.m. with a test of the statewide siren warning system.
The patrol will launch aircraft that will fly around the coastlines of Kaua'i, O'ahu, Maui and the Big Island at an altitude of 500 feet.
During a real tsunami warning, the volunteer pilots flying these planes would use onboard sirens, yelpers and public address systems to warn people along remote coastlines, in beach parks, and those surfing and fishing.
During this exercise, the airplane sirens and yelpers will not be used, but the pilots will test the P.A. systems by broadcasting this message: "This is a test of the Civil Air Patrol PA system. It is only a test."
On O'ahu, one of the planes is scheduled to fly by Ala Moana and Magic Island beaches at noon and broadcast its message.
The top 100 geography students in the state will compete in the 2005 Hawai'i Geography Bee today at the Hawai'i Convention Center.
The winner of the competition will compete with winners from other states, the District of Columbia, the Pacific Territories, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Department of Defense Dependent Schools.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library will present a free weekly storytime program for children 4 years old and younger beginning April 8 at 10:30 a.m. in the Children's Room.
The 30-minute "Salt Lake-Moanalua Rockin' Children's Storytime" programs featuring stories, nursery rhymes and songs will be held on Fridays, except holidays, through
Dec. 30. The library is at 3225 Salt Lake Blvd. across from the Salt Lake Shopping Center. Call Marsha Pauline at 831-6831.
Experts in plant care and crochet lei will be featured at free programs at Kahuku Public & School Library in April.
Angel Ramos, known for his extensive botanical expertise, will discuss the care and propagation of flowers and plants at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the library Conference Room.
Debbie Love will conduct the workshop "How to Make an Eyelash Crochet Lei" at 6:30 p.m. April 26.
Call the library for reservations at 293i8935. To request a sign-language interpreter, call the library five to seven days before the programs.
Kahuku library is on the Kahuku High and Intermediate School campus, at 56i490 Kamehameha Highway.
The book "Kokoro: Cherished Japanese Traditions in Hawai'i" by the Japanese Women's Society of Honolulu will come to life in an exhibition of the same name, opening tomorrow at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i.
The grand opening is set for 1 to 4 p.m. in the center's Community Gallery.
Tomorrow's opening festivities will showcase a range of the cultural arts that are featured in the book. These include chigirie (torn paper art) and shodo (Japanese calligraphy). There also will be bonsai trees on display, a sushi demonstration and other presentations.
The exhibit runs until June 10. Gallery hours after the opening are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; admission is free.
John R. Searle, a philosopher in the field of human consciousness and the study of the mind, will give a presentation April 21 as part of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Distinguished Lecture Series.
Searle is a professor of philosophy and language at the University of California-Berkeley and author of numerous books. He will speak on "Consciousness as a Problem in Neuroscience."
The talk is at the Campus Center Ballroom at 7 p.m.
The University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy will have an open house April 10 to kick off Astronomy Week.
The family event includes short lectures on black holes, killer asteroids and Einstein, as well as hands-on activities such as sunspot viewing, comet-making and rocket launching.
Astronomers will be available to answer questions about the universe.
For the first time, visitors will be able to tour the laboratory where the world's largest digital cameras are being assembled and tested.
The free event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2680 Woodlawn Drive.
KAHULUI, Maui — The public is being warned against entering or fishing in the canal along Alamaha Place in Kahului after the water was contaminated by a sewage spill Tuesday night.
The county reported that a stick had become lodged in a sewer line, causing approximately 7,486 gallons of untreated wastewater to overflow from two manholes on Lalo Street. The sewage reached a storm drain and discharged into the drainage canal.
Signs have been posted at the canal, and officials are taking a series of water samples to test for bacterial contamination.
WAILUKU, Maui — Kapalua Maui Charities Inc., the host organization of the 2005 Mercedes Championships professional golf event, this week presented a total of $353,536 to 11 nonprofit organizations.
The charities receiving the money are: the Boy Scouts of America's Maui County Council; Friends of the Children's Justice Center; the Girl Scout Council of Hawai'i; Hale Makua; the J. Walter Cameron Center; Ka Lima O Maui; the Lahainaluna High School Foundation; the Maui Junior Golf Association; the Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation; Maui Preparatory Academy; and The Art School at Kapalua.
The Mercedes Championships, played at Kapalua's Plantation Course in January, drew more than 28,000 spectators.
Since 1999, Kapalua Maui Charities Inc. has contributed more than $1.7 million to the Maui community.
Geography Bee pits state's best
Library offers weekly storytime
Library programs tackle plants, lei
Japanese exhibit based on book
Lecture at UH focuses on mind
Event to launch Astronomy Week
Sewage spill affects canal
Nonprofits share $353,536 donation
