Posted on: Sunday, March 6, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Island Scouts plan makahiki
Advertiser Staff
Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops on three islands are selling tickets to their annual makahiki festivals.
The events features hands-on exhibits and demonstrations meant to share the diverse world of scouting. Popular activities include a hand-built rope bridge and the pinewood derby.
To ancient Hawaiians, makahiki was a four-month period of rest and celebration, with sports, religious festivities and a ban on war.
For $7 each, ticket buyers receive admission to makahiki events and coupons worth more than $500 in savings at restaurants, stores and other businesses. Makahiki dates and locations are:
• O'ahu, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. • Big Island, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium in Hilo; April 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hale Halewai in Kailua, Kona; and April 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hawaiian Homes Hall in Honoka'a. • Kaua'i, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Vidinha Stadium, Lihu'e. For information, call the Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council, at 595-6366, Ext. 248.
'Ukulele master Stanley Jackson will conduct two one-day 'ukulele seminars this month at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
'Ukulele for beginners will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and will teach students to pick a melody, to read simple music scores, and to sing and play basic chords.
Jackson will teach students how to play hapa-haole and Hawaiian music from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 25. Students must already be able to play common 'ukulele chords.
Students should bring their own 'ukulele and lunch to the seminars, which cost $5 each plus $1 for materials. Registration deadline is tomorrow.
For reservations, call Bill Hawkins, 923-1802.
A community meeting to discuss preliminary findings from the ongoing H-1 Lunalilo On-Ramp Demonstration Project will be at 7 p.m. March 16 in the cafeteria at Stevenson Middle School, 1202 Prospect St.
The state Department of Transportation started the demonstration Aug. 9. The Lunalilo H-1 entrance ramp is closed during the morning rush hour from 6 to 8:30 a.m. weekdays to improve traffic flow along the freeway west-bound.
Surveys were handed out to drivers last month in Makiki and East O'ahu to collect feedback on how the project affects them, and traffic engineers are monitoring commuter travel times.
For more information, call 587-2160.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has created a draft recovery plan for two rare Kaua'i cave-dwelling arthropods — the Kaua'i cave wolf spider (Adelocosa anops) and the Kaua'i cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), and is seeking public review and comment.
Written comments must be submitted by April 11 to the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana, Room 3-122, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850.
The plan is at pacificislands.fws.gov and copies are available at the Honolulu office. For information, call Lorena Wada at 792-9400.
The Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami has raised concerns that a similar event could occur in Hawai'i. A panel discussion entitled "Natural Hazards and Human Beings," will focus on some of these concerns. The kickoff event for the Kapi'olani Community College Annual International Festival will be from 9:15 a.m. to noon March 14 at the college's Ohia Auditorium.
Panelists will include experts on tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes as well as a Civil Defense representative. Peter Mouginis-Mark, director of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, will moderate.
The event is free and open to the public. Limited free parking is available on campus.
State Attorney General Mark Bennett has announced that in an effort to provide more convenient service to the public, employees of the state Identification Office will be at Hale Ola Ho'okapolea in Wai'anae March 19 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to process applications for state identification cards. The address is 89-137 Nanakuli Ave.
Information on application requirements is available by calling (808) 587-3111.
Priority will be given to people with completed applications and required certified documents. Application forms will be available at the site.
The cards will cost $10 for the elderly and $15 for all others, payable in cash only. ID cards will be processed and mailed to applicants within five to 10 business days.
For more information, call 587-3112.
Seminars feature 'ukulele master
H-1 ramp project to be discussed
Rare-species plan comment sought
Hazards panel to kick off event
State ID office going on the road
