HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Makai parking banned on street
Advertiser Staff
"No Parking" signs were installed last week along the makai side of Portlock Road because of concerns that emergency vehicles could not get through the narrow street, city officials said.
The signs were erected at the request of a resident, said Paul Won, chief of the city Department of Transportation Services traffic engineering division.
An inspection by the fire department followed the complaint, and it was determined that an emergency vehicle would have difficulty getting through the narrow road if parking were allowed on both sides, Won said.
KAUA'I
MAN KILLED IN TRUCK-SUV CRASH
A 38-year-old Lihu'e man was killed yesterday in a broadside collision between a sport utility vehicle and garbage truck in Wailua, at the junction of Kuhio Highway and North Leho Drive.
Police said a Garden Isle Disposal truck hit a 2004 Suzuki turning left onto Kuhio Highway about 4 p.m. The man killed was a rear-seat passenger in the SUV, which was driven by a 64-year-old woman.
The woman was treated for injuries and admitted to Wilcox Hospital, police said. The driver of the disposal truck was not injured.
The highway was closed in both directions for about two hours.
The fatality is the 12th this year on Kaua'i, which had nine total fatalities in 2005.
HAWAI'I KAI
WORK STARTING SOON ON DOG PARK
The city Department of Parks and Recreation will begin work on the Hawai'i Kai dog park next month by clearing the land.
After the land is cleared, the dog park advocacy group Hui 'Ilio Hawai'i will hold a groundbreaking ceremony. The nonprofit group hopes to have the ceremony by the end of October. Notification will be sent via e-mail to park supporters. The organization will hold a work party on Oct. 28 for volunteers at the dog park site on the corner of Kalaniana'ole Highway and Keahole Street, by the Park and Ride facility. Anyone interested in volunteering should e-mail Hui 'Ilio Hawai'i at hui-ilio@hawaii.rr.com.
KAILUA
FUN RUN/WALK TO BENEFIT SCHOOL
The Friends of Kailua High School is holding its ninth 5K and 10K Fun Run/Walk at 7 a.m. Nov. 12 at the school, 451 Ulumanu Drive.
Money raised will support Kailua High's Computer Academy. Awards will be given to the top overall and age-group finishers, and prizes will be given by random drawing.
The entry deadline is Nov. 6. People may register online at www.active.com. Click in the "Individual Sports" circle, then enter "Friends of Kailua" in the search box.
Entry fees are $20 with T-shirt and $11 with no T-shirt. Fees for Kailua High students are $10 and $6, respectively. For information, call Anne Higashi at 266-7900 or Ed Kemper at 524-0330 or 262-6228.
HONOLULU
SEIZED ITEMS UP FOR AUCTION
Cars and trucks, cameras, jewelry and other items will be placed on public auction tomorrow by the state Department of the Attorney General.
The items are among those seized and forfeited to the state during criminal investigations.
The auction will be in the Pikake Room of Blaisdell Center. People may inspect the items beginning at 11 a.m. Bidding begins at noon. For a list of the items, go to www.rosenauctions.com.
CLUB EVENT AIDS KUPUNA PROGRAM
A fundraiser is planned Sunday for an organization dedicated to ensuring that the knowledge of learned seniors is passed on to schoolchildren.
The event is from 5 to 10 p.m. at Rumours nightclub in the Ala Moana Hotel.
Proceeds will go toward scholarship and travel opportunities for members of Ka Lei Papahi o Kakuihewa, whose members are community elders hired by the Department of Education as "cultural personnel resources" for its Hawaiian Studies Program.
Tickets are $10 and $15 at the door. For pre-sale tickets and information, call Keali'i'olu'olu Gora at 386-1363.
