HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Waikiki Center presents three-part series
Advertiser Staff
A three-part series of slide and video presentations on travel and environmental issues will be held at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
Retired engineer Alan Lloyd will give his first talk at 10 a.m. April 27 on the island of Ni'ihau.
At 10 a.m. May 25, he will discuss the battle of Midway, and June 22 the topic will be global warming.
For reservations for the free events, call 923-1802.
HONOLULU
2nd Malama Jam to help children
The second annual Malama Jam charity fund-raiser will be held at 2 p.m. May 1 at the Mamiya Theatre at Saint Louis School.
The event, which is organized and performed by students, raised $15,000 last year to benefit homeless people through the Institute for Human Services. So far the acts include hip hop and tap dancers, Broadway dance performance, a rock band, piano players and a slack key guitarist.
Punahou School sophomores River Kim and Tierney Morikawa co-founded the event, which this year will benefit the Children's Alliance of Hawai'i, a nonprofit that helps abused children.
More than $25,000 has already been raised.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling River Kim at 778-6470 or through the Children's Alliance at 599-2955.
Teacher chosen for Asian studies
Maile Chow, a British literature teacher at Sacred Hearts Academy, has been selected as a participant in the U.S. Department of Education's Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad program.
As part of "Malaysia and Singapore: Asia in MicrocosmiCultural Diversity at the Crossroads of Asia," Chow will spend six to eight weeks in Malaysia this summer. She and 14 Mainland participants will travel to Singapore, Malacca, Penang and the Eastern Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak and look at how British colonial influences have helped shaped indigenous culture.
EAST HONOLULU
Financial aid fund-raiser set
Holy Trinity School's annual May Fest fund-raiser, which pays for scholarships and financial aid for about 35 students each year, will be May 13 at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
The school hopes to raise at least $50,000 from the fund-raiser called "Under the Stars." This year the school awarded more than $90,000 in financial aid. The fund-raiser begins with a silent auction at 5 p.m.
Dinner will be at 7 p.m. with entertainment by Augie T and Maunalua. Tickets are $100. For more information or to purchase tickets call the school at 396-8466.
KAPOLEI
Library offers free programs
Kapolei Public Library is presenting "Turning Your Dream into a Business" by Marilyn Nagel on successive Tuesdays beginning today.
The free programs from 6 to 8 p.m. will be held on the second floor of the library at 1020 Manawai St. and are recommended for an audience 12 years and older. It is recommended that participants attend both sessions.
Kapolei Library will also host a "Teen Poetry Slam" Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in its Young Adult area. The program which combines poetry with performance arts is for students in grades 7-12.
Call 693-7050 for information.
WAHIAWA
Pineapple dishes at Wahiawa fest
The second annual Wahiawa Pineapple Festival will be May 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wahiawa District Park on California Avenue.
Roy's, 3660 on the Rise and Chef Alan Wong will be preparing pineapple-themed dishes for the event, which also features entertainment from Hawai'i International Jazz Festival All-Stars and other performers; historical displays; free narrated trolley tours of Wahiawa, and arts and crafts.
The festival spotlights the history of pineapple in Hawai'i, particularly in Wahiawa.
For information, call Jerry Linville at 227-8229.
MAUI
Maui plays host to Earth Summit
KAHULUI, Maui — Michael Bailey of Greenpeace Hawai'i will deliver the keynote address at 7 p.m. today for the three-day Earth Summit under way at Maui Community College.
The fifth annual Earth Summit, hosted by the Hawai'i Institute for Human Rights, focuses on ecological ethics, activism and justice. Events are free and open to the public. Bailey will appear in Science 10A, speaking on the topic of "The Environmental Movement in the 21st Century."
Tomorrow at 9 a.m., a video will be shown on Greenpeace campaigns to prevent nuclear testing and protect whales and seals. Bailey will appear again at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the organization's history. At noon, Rob Parsons will talk about environmental issues on Maui. He is the mayor's executive assistant for environmental concerns. At 1:30 p.m., Lucienne de Naie will address planning issues, and Joshua Cooper will talk about "Global Civil Society: Challenges to Protect and Promote Earth Rights."
Redeemable containers will be accepted at the summit's conclusion tomorrow. For more information, call Cooper at (808) 542-7204 or e-mail joshua@hawaii.edu.
