Autopsy for body found in pond
Advertiser Staff
An autopsy has been ordered on a male found by his father in a Big Island lily pond Friday, Big Island police said.
The age and identity of the person were unavailable yesterday.
Firefighters said they were called to a Hakalau home on Chin Chuck Road, next to a forest preserve, by the victim's father. The father was concerned that his son, who was last seen Wednesday at 2 a.m., might have wandered off into the woods.
On Friday afternoon, the father found his son submerged beneath lily pads in a murky pond next to the driveway of the home, firefighters said.
No further information was available yesterday.
WAIMANALO
HEALTH CENTER GRANTED $150,000
Waimanalo Health Center will get a $150,000 state grant to renovate and repair its facility.
The money will be used to fix the restrooms, apply a weatherproofing sealant on the roof of the clinic building, repair the parking lot, repaint five buildings and construct a canopy over the clinic's ramp.
The project should be completed by September.
KAUA'I
DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY IN WORKS
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Young people with drug problems on Kaua'i must fly to treatment centers on other islands if they need a residential drug abuse treatment program, but that should change in another year and a half.
The county is overseeing the development of an adolescent substance abuse treatment facility at the former Kaua'i Humane Society shelter site in Hanapepe, to be run by one of three organizations experienced at operating such facilities: Bobby Benson Center, Hale Kipa and Maui Youth and Family Services.
An environmental assessment for the project was completed last month, concluding there would be no significant impact, said Roy Nishida, the county's anti-drug coordinator.
The county Planning Commission is considering a special-use permit for the facility. The project has an anticipated completion date of early 2007.
One of the first steps is the installation of a new water main to serve the site.
The estimated $1.2 million cost of the water improvements is to be funded by:
STATEWIDE
STATE WINS AWARD FOR DIVERSITY
The state has been awarded the 2005 Diversity Leadership Award, a national honor given to government, business and education leaders showing a commitment to promoting diversity and advocating the advancement of minorities and women in the workplace.
The award is handed out by Diversity Best Practices and the Business Women's Network, Washington, D.C.-based organizations that provide resources, publications and other services for diversity and women in business.
The two organizations will present the award to Gov. Linda Lingle, as the "chief executive officer" of the state, at its Diversity and Women Leadership Summit & Gala scheduled for Nov. 17 in Washington, D.C.
ATTORNEY WILL OVERSEE STATE LAND
Attorney Russell Tsuji has been named the State Lands Administrator for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, and will oversee some 1.3 million acres of state land.
Tsuji is a former deputy attorney general assigned to the land department and has a background in both government operations and real estate law.
