HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Pearlridge water main ruptures
Advertiser Staff
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply yesterday asked residents of the Pearlridge Estates area to conserve water after a 12-inch water main broke.
The break was reported at 3:30 p.m. in the area of 98-630 Ka'onohi St., water agency spokeswoman Su Shin said. Six townhouse complexes were among the customers affected, agency spokeswoman Wanda Yamane said.
The pipe break allowed some water to drain out of the reservoir that serves the area. In addition, the reservoir was not being replenished with new water.
The reservoir still had water last night, and officials were monitoring the water level, Shin said. But she said people needed to conserve water because the supply was limited.
It was not immediately known what caused the pipe to break. Crews were working through the night and it was hoped repairs would be completed before the morning rush hour, Yamane said.
WEST O'AHU
LEARN ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY
Officers from the Honolulu Police Department's District 8 (Kapolei-Wai'anae) and Leeward Coast residents will kick off their annual Live and Let Live campaign at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Wai'anae Police Station, 85-939 Farrington Highway.
The campaign aims to educate Leeward Coast motorists about traffic safety in an effort to reduce vehicle collisions during the holiday season.
Officers and community members will wave campaign signs at Nanakuli and Ma'ili beach parks from 3 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 12, 14, 19, 21 and 28.
For additional information, contact Officer Antone Pacheco, 692-4250.
DOWNTOWN
SIERRA CLUB FUNDRAISER FRIDAY
The Sierra Club Hawai'i Chapter's O'ahu Group is hosting its annual fundraiser, Pa'ina o ka 'Aina, on Friday on the front lawn of the Hawai'i State Art Museum.
The event, which starts at 6 p.m., will feature slack-key guitarist and Grammy Award-winner Jeff Peterson, Na Hoku award winners Ernie Cruz Jr. and Brother Noland, and Stephen Inglis. Food will be provided by Kaimuki restaurants.
There will be a silent auction, no-host bar and free admission to the museum and exhibits.
The $35-per-person price (or $65 per couple) is good through today. At the door, the cost will be $40 per person or $75 per couple.
For more information or to purchase tickets online, go to www.hi.sierraclub.org/oahu.
MA'ILI
KEIKI HALAU HOSTS BENEFIT CONCERT
A dance halau for children on the Wai'anae coast is holding a fundraising Christmas concert Sunday that will include entertainment by B.E.T., Kalaeloa, Darren Benitez and other musicians.
The students of Halau Hula 'O Ku'upuailima also will perform at the concert, which is scheduled from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Ahuna Ranch, 87-204 Kulaaupuni St., in Ma'ili.
Tickets are $15 and include a plate of Hawaiian food.
The halau, which focuses on Polynesian dancing, is raising money for costumes and other needs. Many of the students are homeless or from low-income families.
For tickets and information, call 696-9020 or 348-6136. The last day to purchase tickets is Friday. Donations also are being accepted.
HAU'ULA
2 ARRESTED IN ATTACK ON DRIVER
Two Hau'ula men turned themselves in to police yesterday for questioning about an incident Sunday on Hau'ula Homestead Road in which a 60-year-old motorist said two men tried to pull him out of his car after one of them punched him in the face.
The Hau'ula men, ages 67 and 35, were booked for unlawful entry into a motor vehicle at 7:45 a.m. yesterday and released pending further investigation at 9:30 a.m.
'ALEWA HEIGHTS
CAR-THEFT SUSPECT ARRESTED IN LILIHA
A 19-year-old man identified as a suspect in the theft of a car from an 'Alewa Heights home was arrested last night in Liliha by a Kalihi patrol officer.
Investigators said the man allegedly entered the 'Alewa Heights home on Nov. 27, stole the keys to a Toyota Camry and drove off while the homeowner, who had confronted him in the yard, ran for help. The car was recovered that day.
The man was arrested on Stillman Lane at 8:10 last night and booked for investigation of first-degree burglary and auto theft. Charges were pending, police said.
