Homeless people may have healthcare services come to them now that a University of Hawai'i Medical School volunteer program has a mobile clinic, courtesy of donations from the City and County of Honolulu and others.

The rolling clinic was built in a used HandiVan and will provide healthcare to the homeless every Thursday afternoon at the Wai'anae transitional shelter. Medical school staff and students who volunteer for the program will continue to operate a free clinic every Tuesday night at the Kaka'ako Transitional Shelter.

The mobile clinic is outfitted with an examination table, other equipment and medical supplies. Robo-Art, Unlimited provided the van's painting, while the Ifuku Family Foundation provided $5,000 in funding.

MAN, 23, ARRESTED IN MILL SHOOTING

Big Island police said they have arrested a 23-year-old man wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting incident near the Hakalau mill on May 1.

The man was arrested for reckless endangering without incident about 8 a.m. Monday.

He was later released pending further investigation after detectives conferred with prosecutors.

HELPERS SOUGHT FOR CLEANUP

Volunteers are invited to join the Waipahu Community Association and the Waipahu Community Coalition "graffiti busters" in painting over graffiti and picking up trash along Waipahu Street from Kamehameha Highway to Kunia Road from 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow.

An estimated 200 volunteers from Waipahu schools and businesses, the Honolulu Police Department, various faith-based organizations and community residents are expected to participate. Volunteers can gather at Hans L'Orange Park at the corner of Paiwa and Waipahu streets.

MAN PULLED FROM WATER IDENTIFIED

The Honolulu medical examiner's office yesterday identified the man pulled unconscious from the water Tuesday at Police Beach in Hale'iwa as Corey Tanaka, 38.

An autopsy yesterday determined Tanaka's death was an accidental drowning.

FREE LECTURE ON TEA SERVICE

People can learn the art of tea preparation and service tomorrow at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

From 10 a.m. to noon, the Urasenke Foundation will present a free lecture on the 400-year-old Japanese Zen tradition of tea service.

The free event will be at the East-West Center Tea House. The public is invited.

Afterward, people are invited to attend a hands-on tea bowl workshop at the UH-Manoa ceramics lab. The event is free, but attendees must reserve a spot in advance by calling 521-3282.

STATE TO RECEIVE $2.3M IN GRANTS

U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Tuesday that Hawai'i will receive about $2.3 million in federal grants for conservation projects.

The money includes $1.6 million to acquire and permanently protect 20 acres of privately owned lands at the mouth of Kilauea Stream, adjacent to the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua'i. The area is home to endangered Hawaiian hoary bats as well as five endangered bird species.