Posted on: Monday, April 25, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Motorcyclist critically injured
Advertiser Staff
A 37-year-old man was critically injured yesterday in a motorcycle crash on North Nimitz Highway near Pier 18.
Police said the man was riding a 2003 Harley-Davidson traveling east in the left lane and lost control on a bend in the roadway. The rider was thrown from the motorcycle when it struck the median. The crash was reported to police at 2:12 a.m.
The man was not wearing a helmet. He suffered head injuries and was taken to The Queen's Medical Center.
TransPacific Hawaii College, an international college in 'Aina Haina, has been awarded a $1,000 grant for National Youth Service Day and last week joined forces with Blanche Pope Elementary School in Waimanalo for a beach cleanup.
Transpacific Hawaii College is one of 100 State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Award winners chosen by Youth Service America (YSA) from 650 applications nationwide.
As part of the cleanup project, international students will teach about 40 fourth-graders from Pope Elementary School about the "Balance of the Ocean," using art projects and interactive games.
Kaua'i County has ordered five hybrid cars built by Toyota to replace old passenger vehicles being retired from the county fleet.
"We ordered five Toyota Priuses and are expecting the shipment in a few months," said Jason Alfiler, who runs the county's automobile repair shop. Alfiler has experience with alternative vehicles, having been a driver with the Kaua'i Community College solar electric car entry in the 1993 Sunrayce.
The Prius uses both a gasoline engine and electric motors to power a standard passenger-sized car that can get 50 miles to the gallon.
College receives $1,000 grant
County orders five hybrid cars
