Posted on: Sunday, April 10, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Homeless shelter may open in 2006
Advertiser Staff
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Kaua'i's first homeless shelter should be open by late 2006, employing an old state baseyard building and a series of portable structures.
Mayor Bryan Baptiste said the county is working with Kaua'i Economic Opportunity and other agencies in developing the 2-acre Wehe Road site. He said the need is enormous.
"The list of illegal campers and homeless is growing exponentially," Baptiste said. Kaua'i Economic Opportunity's Care-a-Van program provides services to about 500 homeless people monthly.
The agency's chief executive officer, MaBel Fujiuchi, said the $2.3 million cost of the project is being covered primarily through federal sources, but also by the county and private donors.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Kaua'i Hospice and the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center will run a one-day program, Camp Na Pu'uwai Ola, on May 21 for children ages 7 to 17 who are grieving the death of a loved one.
The free camp, to be held at Koke'e State Park, is designed to give children tools for handling loss. Transportation will be provided. For information call Kaui Castillo at the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center at (808) 245-1873 or Gina Kaulukukui at Kaua'i Hospice at (808) 245-7277, or e-mail info@kauaihospice.org.
In observance of Parkinson's Awareness Month in April, the Hawai'i Parkinson Association will present its annual public symposium, this year entitled, "Move It or Lose It: Maintaining Function through Movement," 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at the Ala Moana Hotel's Hibiscus Ballroom.
Registration is $25 per person, $20 each per additional household member and $30 at the door. Included will be a continental breakfast, validated parking at the hotel garage and informational handouts. Call 528-0935 for more information.
The Salvation Army's Annual Celebrity Fashion Show, luncheon and boutique fund-raiser will be May 7 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Elegant and stylish pre-owned apparel, jewelry, shoes and accessories will be for sale at a 9 a.m. fashion boutique in the hotel lobby. The luncheon and fashion show will start at 11:30 a.m.
Business, casual, aloha and formal attire will be modeled by TV news personalities Pamela Young, Jill Kuramoto, Kathy Muneno, Liz Chun, Stacy Loe, Angela Keen, Mahealani Richardson, Stephanie Lum, Joann Shin, Denby Fawcett, Tannya Joaquin and Marisa Yamane. Other celebrity models will be entertainer Cathy Foy, Narcissus Queen Darah Dung, Miss Cherry Blossom Brooke Hasegawa and Vivian Aiona, wife of Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona.
Proceeds will benefit the Salvation Army's social service programs. Call Natalie for reservations at 440-1859.
A consultant for a proposed bridge replacement project in Punalu'u has submitted its final environmental assessment with a finding of no significant impact, should the structure be built.
The state Department of Transportation wants to demolish the South Punalu'u Bridge and replace it with a new 54-foot-wide, 160-foot-long span. The new bridge would have two lanes, paved shoulders and a shielded walk/bikeway that meets American with Disabilities Act guidelines.
Nearby projects have identified human burial sites, and an archaeological monitoring plan has been developed for the project. No other archaeological or historic properties have been identified in the vicinity of the bridge. The project is not expected to affect threatened or endangered species.
The project requires numerous permits. Construction is projected to begin later this year, taking about 18 months to complete.
WAILUKU, Maui — Drainage-system repairs are scheduled to start Tuesday in Wailuku Heights.
Maui County awarded a $274,300 contract for the 30-day project to T.J. Gomes Trucking Co. The work will be done on South Alu Road up to Nipo Street.
WAILUKU, Maui — The Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation is looking for workers for its Summer PALS program.
Applicants must be 16 or older. Staff training begins May 23 for the Summer PALS childcare program, which runs through August.
Friday is the deadline. For more information, call Karen Deguilmo at (808) 270-7404.
WAILUKU, Maui — The Island Insurance Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center to build an intergenerational center on Maui as a tribute to the Japanese-American veterans of World War II.
For more information on the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center, call (808) 244-6862 or visit its Web site at www.nvmc.org.
Free camp to aid grieving children
Parkinson's group offers symposium
Fashion show for Salvation Army
Report released on bridge project
Drainage repairs ready to begin
Summer PALS workers sought
Grant awarded to Maui center
