HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Sewer project on board agenda
Advertiser Staff
Information on the Hawai'i Kai sewer rehabilitation project and the city's plan for the Niu Valley sewer bypass project will be presented at 7 p.m. today at the Hawai'i Kai Neighborhood Board meeting.
The meeting will be at the Haha'ione Elementary School cafeteria. The next meeting will be May 31. Meetings are broadcast on Olelo Channel 54 Sundays at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 3 p.m. Call 527-5578.
KAPAHULU
Video helps kids deal with animals
The Hawaiian Humane Society will show the video "Dogs, Cats and Kids," at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library, 400 Kapahulu Ave.
The free, one-hour program is suitable for children 5 and older and teaches them how to stay safe around animals. The video offers practical tools for animal safety such as how to read an animal's body language, how to identify high risk situations and how to show affection to pets. After the video, a question-and-answer session will be conducted by an educator from the Humane Society. Call 733-8488.
KAILUA
Motorcyclist in critical condition
A 52-year-old Kailua man who lost control of his motorcycle Sunday night remained in critical condition yesterday at The Queen's Medical Center.
Police said the man was headed north on Kanapu'u Drive in Kailua Heights about 9:45 p.m. when the 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding failed to negotiate a curve near Ponopono Place.
The rider was thrown off the motorcycle and struck a street sign, light pole and rock wall before coming to rest. The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, was taken to Queen's in critical condition with severe head injuries, police said.
MAUI
Free tai chi class for senior citizens
KAHULUI, Maui — Several agencies have joined together to offer a free tai chi class for senior citizens.
"The Process and Practice of Tai Chi" will be offered from 5 to 6:10 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays, beginning May 3, at the Hale Mahaolu Elua community hall in Kahului. The program is sponsored by the Maui County Office on Aging, the state Department of Health, Hale Mahaolu and the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Up to a dozen spaces in the class will be open to others who would be willing to help lead classes after 10 weeks of practice. Sponsors hope that with the additional help, classes can be expanded to five days a week and to other areas of Maui County.
Anyone interested in becoming a tai chi helper should contact the Maui District Health Office at (808) 984-8200.
KANE'OHE
Windward CC presents lecture
University of Hawai'i professor, Vietnam War journalist and Pulitzer Prize nominee Bev Keever will present "Hijacking Hawai'i: Handcuffing Freedom of Information" at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Windward Community College Hale 'Akoakoa, Room 105.
The free lecture is part of the college's "Learn About Hawai'i" speaker series and is open to the public.
Keever, a journalism professor, covered the Vietnam War for seven years for Newsweek, the New York Herald Tribune and the Christian Science Monitor. Her coverage of the besieged outpost of Khe Sanh in 1968 was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting.
