Residents may notice early-morning aircraft operations at Marine Corps Air Facility at Kane'ohe Bay today through Friday, the Marine Corps announced.

There will be two jets departing each morning as early as 5 a.m. in support of training exercises at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands Beach on Kaua'i, the news release said.

ONLINE TOOL HELPS ASSESS FLOOD RISK

A new tool offered by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources offers residents a chance to evaluate their flood hazard risks based on FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

The Hawai'i Flood Hazard Assessment Tool was designed to assist Hawai'i residents. The public can access this tool by going to www.hawaiinfip.org.

Viewers can log in and enter their property tax map key number or property address to view the relevant flood zone information, as well as the parcel map and aerial photograph of the parcel.

The information will help property owners determine their level of risk from flooding and assist them in determining if flood insurance and/or regulatory building requirements apply to their structure.

UH HAWAIIAN SCHOOL GETS DEAN

Maenette Kape'ahiokalani Padeken Ah Nee-Benham has been appointed the first dean of the newly established Hawai'inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai'i.

Ah Nee-Benham is a professor in the Department of Educational Administration at Michigan State University. She obtained her doctorate in educational administration at UH Manoa in 1992.

The Hawai'inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge was created last year by merging the Hawaiian studies and language programs.

Its establishment was a major step toward preserving and promoting the study of the Hawaiian language and culture.

30 ARRESTED FOR DUI ON BIG ISLAND

Thirty motorists were arrested on the Big Island last week for drunken driving, including six who were involved in traffic accidents and three under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 625 DUI arrests compared with 580 during the same period last year, an increase of 8 percent.

Despite the increase in DUI arrests, major motor vehicle accidents have decreased on the Big Island. Police said there have been 802 major accidents so far this year compared with 917 during the same period last year, a decrease of 13 percent.

So far this year, there have been 11 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 16 during the same period last year, a decrease of 31 percent.