Posted on: Monday, March 14, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
H-1 crash leaves man, 18, critical
Advertser Staff
An 18-year-old Kalihi man suffered critical head injuries in a car crash yesterday on the freeway near Honolulu Airport.
The man, driving east on the H-1 Freeway viaduct, lost control of his 1996 Toyota Corolla one-tenth of a mile west of the airport off-ramp at about 3:30 p.m., said acting police vehicular homicide investigator Lisa Reed. The car hit a barrier on the right shoulder, causing it to go airborne.
The driver and his front-seat passenger, a 17-year-old Mililani boy, were taken to The Queen's Medical Center. The passenger was in good condition, Reed said.
The car was speeding but alcohol did not appear to be a factor, Reed said.
Area lawmakers — state senators, representatives and City Council members — will host a transportation forum at 7 p.m. today at Kalani High School cafeteria. State Department of Transportation director Rod Haraga will attend. Other items up for discussion are traffic, graffiti and sewer mains.
Maunawili Elementary School is holding a curriculum fair so the public can see students' standards-based projects.
The fair will be in the school cafeteria from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow and 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Maunawili Elementary is at 1465 Ulupi'i St. For more information, call 266-7822.
The state Board of Education will hold a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Radford High School cafeteria.
At the meeting, the board will discuss the Reinventing Education Act of 2004, give progress reports on adopting a single school calendar and review a comprehensive educational accountability system.
The Hawai'i Nature Center is offering a weeklong Spring Nature Adventure Program from March 21 to 24.
Open to children ages 6 to 10, the program features forest hikes, stream explorations, insect safaris, nature crafts, beach excursions and field trips.
The cost is $200 for the regular program from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. and $80 for extended care from 3 to 5 p.m., plus a $50 membership fee.
Nonmembers will be charged $325 for the regular program, plus $80 for extended care.
For more information, call 955-0100 or visit www.hawaiinaturecenter.org.
Carolyn Choy, a 92-year-old health enthusiast and author, will be featured in a free one-hour program titled "Secrets to Living a Long and Healthy Life @ Your Library" 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kapolei Public Library, 1020 Manawai St.
Choy will discuss benefits derived from Chinese herbs she uses in easy-to-prepare recipes found in her book "Health Through Chinese Foods," and simple exercises seniors can do as illustrated in another of her books, "Do It in Bed: Tips for a Healthier Lifestyle."
Hospice Hawai'i is making preparations for its annual bereavement camp for youngsters who have lost a loved one in the past three years.
Camp Ka Pilina Pulama, "The Caring Connection," is for children who will be entering Grades 3 through 12. It will be held June 25 to 26 at Camp Mokule'ia.
The camp's outdoor events and other activities are meant to address issues of loss and healing, and offer a chance for grieving youngsters to talk with trained counselors and with peers.
There is a $50 fee for attending the two-day camp, but scholarships are available. A pre-camp meeting for the children and their families will be held May 14. For registration and other information, call bereavement coordinator Christa Otake at 791-8044.
For the first time since 1998, the U.S. Postal Service will be administering entrance examinations on Moloka'i and Lana'i.
The agency is looking for qualified candidates for sales, services and distribution associates, positions that pay $16.65 to $22.53 hourly, plus a 23.75 percent cost-of-living allowance.
Registrants can register for the exam online from March 21 to 25 by visiting the Web site www.usps.com/employment. Registration also can be done over the telephone by calling (800) 601-8953. In either case, registrants must reference Announcement No. 121042.
Applications for the exam will not be accepted at post offices. The exam is tentatively scheduled to be administered eight weeks from the close of the registration period.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — The state has released $635,000 for design work for a new cafeteria building at Kilauea Elementary School on Kaua'i. The new facility will allow the entire student body to eat lunch at the same time, and will be used for school assemblies and community activities.
The existing cafeteria, a registered historic building, encroaches on private property, so it will be relocated or demolished. State officials said the decision will be made following an environmental assessment and evaluation of the scope of work as it relates to the Kilauea Elementary School Master Plan developed in 1999.
The total cost of the project is $5.3 million. Construction could start in the fall of 2006.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Veteran civil engineer Donald Fujimoto will take the controls of the Kaua'i County Department of Public Works on April 1.
The county engineer position has been vacant since last year, when Cesar Portugal decided to take a lower-ranking position within the department.
Fujimoto, 51, is a lifelong resident of the island and has a master's degree in business administration. He has held positions with Briant Construction, Koga Engineering, Grove Farm Properties and other construction firms.
Transportation forum tonight
Maunawili kids' projects featured
Board to meet at Radford High
Nature program offered to kids
Health enthusiast to speak at library
Camp to help grieving children
Postal Service to hold exams
Kilauea school to get new cafeteria
Public Works chief named
