The Kaua'i Community College Garden Island Singers will present "Merrily Sing Noel," a choral Christmas program, Sunday from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the KCC Performing Arts Center.

The concert will include selections from the music of Mozart and Rachmaninoff, as well as traditional Christmas music from around the world.

General admission is $5, with children under 12 free. For more information, call 808-245-8269.

CAMPUS NURSING FUNDS RELEASED

Gov. Linda Lingle has released $6.8 million for the design and construction of temporary facilities for nursing programs at the University of Hawai'i's Leeward Community College, Hawai'i Community College, Maui Community College and Kaua'i Community College.

The average age of registered nurses in Hawai'i is 49, underscoring the need to train additional nurses to replace those who are retiring or will be retiring soon, Lingle said in a news release. Hawai'i's long-term-care facilities also face a shortage of licensed practical nurses.

The project will provide temporary facilities with classrooms, nursing labs, observation rooms and faculty offices to handle the increases in enrollment that are anticipated as community college nursing programs expand.

Hawai'i Community College has received $233,000 for design and $2.16 million for the construction of temporary facilities for both of its nursing programs: one on the Manono Campus in Hilo and the other at Kona Community Hospital. The other campuses have each been allocated $144,000 for design and $1.3 million for construction.

Design of the temporary structures is ongoing and is scheduled to be completed in February. Construction is scheduled to begin in April and be completed in September.

$49,000 GRANT TO LAW SCHOOL

The University of Hawai'i-Manoa's William S. Richardson School of Law's 'Ahahui o Hawai'i has received an Office of Hawaiian Affairs $49,000 grant earmarked for law school admission test workshops for Native Hawaiians.

Law students conduct the outreach effort, which aims to increase the number of Native Hawaiians admitted to law school. In 2005, OHA gave the program $29,065. For more information about the program, visit www2.hawaii.edu/~ahahui or e-mail to ahahui@hawaii.edu.

VICE CHANCELLOR AT HILO NAMED

The University of Hawai'i-Hilo has named an Arizona State University administrator as its new vice chancellor for student affairs, effective Jan. 1.

Luoluo Hong is now serving as dean of student affairs for ASU's West campus, which serves as the university's liberal arts learning center for 8,200 students.

Previously, Hong was dean of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Shepherd College and director of wellness education and outreach services at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

DID YOU GO TO 'AINA HAINA?

'Aina Haina Elementary School is compiling a list of former students, teachers and staff for its 60th anniversary in 2010. The school wants to alert interested alumni and others of upcoming celebrations. To get on the list, call Ann Kwock at 792-7818.