Waimea pool open again
Advertiser Staff
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The county's Waimea swimming pool has been reopened for public use after two months of extensive repair. The pool is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The aging facility has required regular shutdowns for repair, and the county is now looking into a major renovation, said Cindy Duterte, county executive on recreation.
WAI'ANAE
POWER OUTAGE HITS POKA'I BAY
Residents of the Poka'i Bay area in Wai'anae complained yesterday of a power failure that started in the morning and lasted through much of the day. Attempts to get information from Hawaiian Electric Company about the power failure were unsuccessful.
HEALTH CENTER GETS $1 MILLION
Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center received $1 million from the state to support emergency room services.
The money, $250,000 from the state Department of Health and $750,000 from grant-in-aid, will support uninsured visits, staffing of the emergency room lab, radiology, security and other operational costs.
The health center is the only medical facility equipped to handle emergency medical care in the community, according the Governor's Office.
HONOLULU
BOY LEFT IN STOLEN TRUCK HOME SAFE
A 3-year-old boy left sleeping in a truck that was stolen Friday night while his father went into a store on Nimitz Highway was returned safely to his parents the same night.
Police said the boy was sleeping in the truck about 8:30 p.m. when the man went inside a Carl's Jr. on North Nimitz Highway, leaving the child in the back and the keys in the ignition.
The truck was stolen.
Within an hour after its disappearance, however, the truck was found at another location.
Police said the child was still asleep in the back, and the thief or thieves had left the keys in the ignition and the air conditioner running.
How do UH, HPU stack up?
The University of Hawai'i-Manoa is listed again in the third of four tiers of national universities in the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" issue, which ranked 248 universities.
In addition to its "Best National Universities" ranking, UH-Manoa was also ranked among 25 national universities with the lightest debt loads, with 21 percent of graduates carrying an average amount of $5,379 in debt.
Meanwhile, Hawai'i Pacific University was ranked in the top tier of western regional universities. HPU also was named one of the 122 best western colleges by the Princeton Review. HPU received a rating of 92 on a scale of 60-99 by the Princeton Review and ranked No. 57 in the universities-master's category by U.S. News.
GRANTS AWARDED TO ARTS GROUPS
Seven arts and education organizations have received a total of $745,000 in grants-in-aid from the state to be used to support arts and cultural education for youths and adults.
Some of the organizations include the Honolulu Youth Symphony Association, Honolulu Symphony Society, Bishop Museum Learning Center and Alliance for Drama Education.
STATEWIDE
YOUNG READERS CAN EARN PIZZA
Hawai'i Pizza Hut is offering elementary school-age children the opportunity to win free pizza, praise and recognition for reading books through the national Book It! program.
The program, which runs from Oct. 1 through March 31, allows teachers to set monthly reading goals for students. As soon as students meet the goal, he or she receives a pizza reward certificate. A child who accomplishes all reading goals for the duration of the program will receive a Book It! All Star Reader medallion.
For details, visit www.bookit program.com or call (800) 4-BOOKIT (800-462-6548).
