Posted on: Sunday, January 2, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
UH to open new section of library
Advertiser Staff
The University of Hawai'i plans to open to the public the entire Phase 3 of Hamilton Library at 8 a.m. tomorrow. This is the library's newest section.
Students and the public can come into the library through the same back entrance they've been using, said associate university librarian Jean Ehrhorn. They may page for books, or use the stacks themselves, she said.
"We're trying to give as much access as we can," said Ehrhorn.
Phase 3 is mostly stocked with books on science and technology, said Ehrhorn.
KAPA'A, Kaua'i — County public-works crews will be repairing Keapana Bridge on Haua'ala Road for about two months starting tomorrow.
The bridge will remain open during the work, but traffic-control measures will be in effect and drivers are being urged to use caution.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Bluegrass/folk musicians Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum will help raise money for Indian Ocean tsunami survivors in a concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Kaua'i Community College Performing Arts Center.
Local musicians Michaelle Edwards, Steve Duby and Kirk Smart of the Beat Keepers will open for Grammy-winner Lewis, a fiddler, and mandolin player and guitarist Rozum. Tickets are $20 in advance at Hanalei Music, Hanalei Surf, North Shore Pharmacy, Bounty Music, Progressive Expressions or Scotty's Music, and are $25 at the door.
For more information, call Edwards at 826-9230.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Kaua'i Museum will present its docent training series, "Keepers of the Culture," weekly from Jan. 20 to April 29.
The series, for museum tour guides, covers island history and culture, and is led by Hawaiiana educators and veteran museum docents. For information or to register, call Carol Lovell at 245-6931.
HILO, Hawai'i — A 50-year-old Ka'u man was charged with 11 drug offenses after police searched his Wai'ohinu home in response to calls to the county's Ice Hotline.
Bernard Keliikoa was charged with illegal possession of drug paraphernalia and ammunition, and promoting dangerous, harmful and detrimental drugs.
Officers recovered more than 2 ounces of crystal methamphetamine in the raid, along with more than an ounce of dried marijuana and marijuana seeds, several marijuana plants, and $3,259 in cash.
Another 50-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were arrested at the home, but both were released without charges. Keliikoa was being held in the Kona police cellblock in lieu of $26,700 bail.
The Ice Hotline is one way that Big Island residents can report information anonymously on illicit drug use and distribution. The phone numbers to call are 329-ZERO-ICE (329-0423) in Kona and 934-VICE (934-8423) in Hilo.
HILO, Hawai'i — The Kealakehe Connector Road between Kealakehe Street and Keanalehu Drive will be reopened for school bus travel only beginning tomorrow, according to the Hawai'i County Department of Public Works.
School buses will be allowed to use the connector road on school days from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The afternoon hours will be 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, when school hours are shorter.
The county is reopening the connector road to reduce traffic on the Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway and Palani Road, and to reduce the travel times for the school buses.
Members of the Kealakehe Neighborhood Watch group will be stationed in the area to monitor traffic on the road.
For more details, contact the Department of Public Works at 961-8321.
HILO, Hawai'i — The single-lane Akolea Road bridge in Hilo will be closed to traffic from tomorrow through Jan. 14 while county public works crews make improvements.
Motorists are being advised to use alternate routes around the project area and to allow for extra travel time. For construction schedule information, contact R. I. Namba Construction Inc. at (808) 839-1786.
HILO, Hawai'i — Power to PBS Hawai'i's Kulani translator in Hilo will be turned off Tuesday for eight hours of maintenance, which will interrupt the signal for some Big Island residents.
The interruption will affect PBS Hawai'i viewers who receive broadcast transmission through translators at Kulani (Channel 56), Na'alehu (Channel 63), and South Point (Channel 69).
The work will begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, and could continue for an additional four hours Wednesday morning.
PBS Hawai'i, a member of the Public Broadcasting Service, is a community-supported, noncommercial public television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.
Work starting on Keapana Bridge
Concert to aid tsunami victims
Museum offers docent training
Ka'u man held on drug charges
Road opening for school bus use
Akolea bridge closed for work
Work to disrupt PBS service
