HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Plans for Queen's to be presented
Advertiser Staff
The Queen's Medical Center will give a presentation on development plans and the request for a zoning change and a land use ordinance amendment at the Downtown Neighborhood Board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Pauahi Community Center, 171 N. Pauahi St.
The hospital plans new parking and an office/clinical building on its 16-acre campus to accommodate the needs of patients and employees.
Consultant Keith Kurahashi will detail the hospital's request for a zone change from A2 medium density Apartment to B2 community business district, increasing the height limit for a portion of the medical center from 100 feet to 150 feet, and a decrease in the open-space requirement.
KAIMUKI
'CLUTTER FREE' SESSION SUNDAY
A free program called "Clutter Free for Life," will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kaimuki Public Library, 1041 Koko Head Ave. Marilyn Nagel will conduct the one-hour program on how to unclutter and organize your life.
The program is sponsored by the Friends of Kaimuki Library and recommended for ages 12 and older. Call 733-8422.
WAIKIKI
FREE SEMINAR ON MORTGAGES
A free seminar on reverse mortgages will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave. Percy Ihara, a reverse-mortgage specialist, will discuss how senior homeowners can eliminate their mortgage payments and get a monthly income or lump sum from their equity. Call 923-1802.
ROTARIANS HONOR MCPHEE, DENNY
Roderick McPhee and Martin Denny will be honored posthumously with record of lifetime achievement awards Saturday at the Rotary Club of Honolulu's 90th anniversary "Service Above Self" ball and auction at the Sheraton Waikiki hotel.
McPhee and Denny died this year.
McPhee, president of Punahou Schools from 1968 to 1994, served as Rotary Club of Ho-nolulu president in 1975-76. Denny, also a member, was the originator of "exotica" music and frequently entertained at Rotary meetings.
Proceeds from this year's event will support Rotary Club of Honolulu's projects, such as Foster Family Programs of Hawai'i, Families in Crisis, literacy programs in public schools, Children for Peace, and the Mobile Health Clinic in the Philippines.
KAILUA
ARCHAEOLOGISTS LEAD WALKING TOUR
Archaeologists who have been associated with research in Kawai Nui Marsh will conduct a walking tour of sites there from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tour guides include archaeology professor Chris Fung, with Hawai'i Pacific University; and Martha Yent, state parks archaeologist. The tour is cosponsored by 'Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi, the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and the Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation. There is a 30-person limit for the tour and a $5 donation will be accepted.
For reservations, call Chuck Burrows at 595-3922 or e-mail him at chuckb@hawaii.rr.com.
KANE'OHE
AUTHOR TO SPEAK, READ AT LIBRARY
Mystery writer Deborah Turrell Atkinson will share her knowledge about the process of writing, publishing and promoting mystery novels at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kane'ohe Public Library, 45-829 Kamehameha Highway, next to the Kane'ohe Police Station.
Atkinson, author of "Primitive Secrets," will read selections from her latest Hawaiian novel "The Green Room" and discuss it during this one-hour program, which is recommended for ages 12 and up. Call the library if a sign-language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed at 233-5676.
KAHUKU
LIBRARY HOSTS FOUR FREE EVENTS
Kahuku Public & School Library will host the following free programs:
KAPOLEI
STORY SESSION, CRAFT EVENT SLATED
Historian Shad Kane will share rarely heard old stories of Kapolei and the 'Ewa region at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kapolei Public Library, 1020 Manawai St.
Kane's free, hourlong "Historical Stories of Kapolei" presentation is recommended for older teens and adults.
Kapolei Library is also hosting a free "hip, holiday cards workshop" at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 19. Registration is required for the one-hour session, conducted by librarian Shannon Fukumoto. To register, stop by the library or call 693-7050. The workshop is recommended for ages 12 to adults.
KALIHI
PLAYGROUND PROJECT GETS $5K
Fluor Federal Services has made a $5,000 donation to the Kuhio Park Terrace and Kuhio Homes resident associations toward the Kuhio Community Playground Project.
In September, Fluor and eight other contractors donated about $80,000 worth of work that laid the foundation for the new playground, which will provide a safe place for more than 1,000 children who live in the area.
The playground project is a collaboration between resident associations and partner agencies including Good Beginnings Alliance, Parents And Children Together, Aloha United Way and Island Recreation. To contribute to the project, call Corrine Ono or Kathi Hasegawa at 531-5502.
