Posted on: Sunday, March 20, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Kapolei award nominees sought
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Nomination forms are available for the 2005 Kapolei Outstanding Achievement Awards, sponsored by the Estate of James Campbell. Now in its 16th year, this community awards program recognizes individuals, businesses, nonprofit groups and other organizations that make a positive impact on the community, education and businesses in the Kapolei area.
KOA award categories include community service, education, environment, entrepreneur and lifetime service. Nominees need not live in Kapolei. Winners will be announced in May.
Nomination forms and more information are available by calling the Campbell Estate at 674-3357. Forms also are available at www.kapolei.com. The deadline to submit nominations is April 5.
A dozen performers from Central district high schools will take the stage at the Pearlridge Downtown Center Court at 3 p.m. Saturday. The hourlong performance will feature the two top winners from talent competition at 'Aiea, Leilehua, Mililani, Moanalua and Radford high schools.
Teachers who have used cable television resources in their classrooms since September 2004 are invited to apply for Time Warner Cable's National Teachers Awards until April 12.
To be eligible, teachers must create and conduct a project using cable programming or technology that focuses on curriculum development in areas such as cross-curricular studies, classroom-to-community activities, study-related materials, audiovisual productions or multimedia applications.
The 20 winners receive $1,000, a trip to the awards banquet in Washington, D.C., and a Crystal Apple award.
For more information on the awards, visit www.timewarnercable.com/corporate/aboutus/natlteachersawards.html.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources, through its Commission on Water Resource Management, has adopted a prototype water conservation plan to be used as a model for other state agencies.
The conservation measures could initially save more than 1.2 million gallons of water and about $31,000 per year on the DLNR's water bill.
The plan focuses on five facilities: the Kalanimoku State Office Building, Kaka'ako Waterfront Park, Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, Honokohau Small Boat Harbor in Kona and DLNR's Forestry base yard in Hilo.
Water conservation measures include installation of low-volume fixtures, irrigation system replacement/retrofits, installation of water submetering devices, water conservation signage, and education and staff training.
The DLNR uses an average of about 31 million gallons of water and pays about $61,000 per month for all of its facilities.
One of the objectives of this project is to apply the results to the development of a statewide water conservation plan.
HILO, Hawai'i — The county Office of Housing and Community Development's Existing Housing Division, which administers the Section 8 Program, is moving to 1990 Kino'ole St., formerly the Kino'ole Food Fair.
The division was closed last week for the move and will reopen tomorrow, officials said. The new location will be a one-stop center for an array of social services.
The agency will join a variety of state agencies under one roof, including the Workforce Development Division, the Unemployment Insurance Division, and the Department of Human Services Central and South units.
The agency can now be contacted at 1990 Kino'ole St., Suite 105, Hilo HI 96720 or (808) 959-4642.
HILO, Hawai'i — Na Pua No'eau, the Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children, is accepting applications for its Summer Institute 2005 to be held June 19 to July 2. The two-week residential program is for students in grades 6 to 12.
It is offered at University of Hawai'i campuses in Hilo and Manoa. The application deadline is March 31.
Classes being offered include "Talking Rocks," which uses today's technology to understand technology of the past while investigating Hawaiian volcanoes; "Kaha Ki'i 'Aina — Seeing Hawai'i," where students learn how closely plants, weather and the ocean are connected and how to protect those resources; and "'Ikena Kalaelae," or Hawaiian carving.
Call the Na Pua No'eau office at (808) 974-7678.
HILO, Hawai'i — Family Court officials on the Big Island are seeking volunteers to serve as guardians ad litem to help children involved in abuse or neglect cases.
Volunteers must be at least 20 years old, complete about 40 hours of training and commit to at least one year of service.
Training sessions will be held in June in East and West Hawai'i. For more information, contact Jamie Bell at (808) 934-5772 or Susan Ayala at (808) 327-5805.
Hawaiian Airlines reported an operating loss in February of $435,000 on revenue of $56.8 million. That contrasted with an operating profit of $1.9 million on revenue of $54.3 million for the same period a year ago, the company said.
February marked the seventh consecutive month in which the company's earnings dropped year-over-year, despite increases in revenue in six of those months, according to the airline.
Joshua Gotbaum, Hawaiian's court-appointed bankruptcy trustee, said increasing revenue in the face of decreasing earnings is an indication of how tough competition has become, although he insisted the airline is up to the challenge.
The airline said it increased its overall revenue by 4.7 percent and improved its total labor costs by nearly 2 percent in February. Yet that was not enough to offset a 9.4 percent increase in overall expenses to $57.2 million. The biggest factor for the expense increase was a 36.2 percent increase in fuel costs, the airline said.
A water main break on Ho'olauae Street in Pearl City left 22 homes without water yesterday.
Crews worked into the night to repair the main and restore the street, said Board of Water Supply spokeswoman Su Shin.
The leak was reported shortly after 1 p.m. A tank wagon was parked at 98-1682 Ho'olauae Street to provide residents with water, Shin said.
Crews from the Department of Environmental Service responded Friday night to an estimated 1,100-gallon sewage spill at Pearlridge, the city reported yesterday.
The untreated sewage overflowed from a manhole at 98-755 Iho Place, and crews responded at 6:15 p.m. The spill was stopped by 9 p.m., a department statement said.
The spill was caused by tree roots that blocked an 8-inch sewer main, and some of the overflow entered a nearby storm drain, the statement said.
The state Department of Health has been notified, and pollution warning signs will be posted, the city said.
A Honolulu attorney was publicly reprimanded and suspended from practicing law for six months by the state Supreme Court as a penalty for tearing out pages from documents at the U.S. District Court library.
William Tagupa, 59, admitted to mutilating government property by tearing out for his personal use pages from documents in the Martin Pence Court Library in June, according to a statement from the Supreme Court's Office of Disciplinary Counsel on Friday.
Tagupa's suspension goes into effect in April.
Show to feature high schoolers
Teachers eligible for award
DLNR draws up water-saving plan
Housing Office makes a move
Center offering summer classes
Family Court seeks volunteers
Hawaiian sees $435,000 loss
Main break cuts water in Pearl City
1,100 gallons of sewage spill
Court reprimands Honolulu lawyer
