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But the project might instead be built on the 21/2-mile high Andean plains of Chile, according to the Internet information.
However, the project might never be built if money can't be found, suggests Don Hall, head of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, which administers the summit of Mauna Kea.
HANALEI, Kauai - When Mina Morita looked up the word "politician" in the dictionary, she was dismayed by the negative definition of her new occupation.
"I don't want to be a politician," said Morita, a Democrat whose bid for the 12th House District seat was settled in the primary election when she edged out incumbent Billy Swain by just 75 votes. "What I really wanted to be was a civic leader. Then I felt more comfortable about it."
She and others sued the county for failing to regulate the burgeoning Na Pali tour boat industry, which was overwhelming a popular beach park. Morita also sat on the county Planning Commission that created a hotly contested plan for managing the boats.
That's the advice for Hawaii voters who face a formidable lineup of races and ballot questions to wade through on general election day, Nov. 5, said Dwayne Yoshina, state chief election officer.
"Voters will be presented with a number of contests and ballot questions at the general election and voting may take a bit longer," Yoshina said.
If voters do their homework ahead of time, the process will go faster, he added.
Kauai voters will vote on 10 proposed charter amendments, Oahu voters will decide eight proposed charter changes while Maui and Big Island voters will each mull two charter proposals. Voters throughout the state will consider three proposals to amend the state Constitution and decide whether a constitutional convention will be convened in 1998.
Kauai and Honolulu voters will receive four ballots, five if they are registered for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs election. Big Isle and Maui voters will get three ballots, four for OHA voters.
Those needing information on the ballot questions can call the County Charter Commission on Kauai at 241-6300; Big Island, Maui and Honolulu voters can call their city or county clerk's offices (Honolulu, 523-4293; Maui, 243-7749; Big Island, 961-8277).
Fact sheets on the proposed state amendments and the constitutional convention are available through 453-VOTE in Honolulu and 1-800-442-VOTE on the neighbor islands.
Information may also be downloaded from the Office of Election's Internet homepage at http://www.hawaii.gov/elections.
The Star-Bulletin's general election guide is also available online at: http://starbulletin.com/specials/election/.
Two women sitting in a parked car near Pakakolea Playground, where a police-sponsored dance was being held, suffered minor injuries from flying glass when bullets struck their vehicle.
No other injuries were reported.
Two men, both 18, a woman, 18, and a boy and girl, both 16, were arrested in a rented convertible at 128 S. School St. at 11:40 p.m.
Police reportedly recovered two semiautomatic guns in the car.
Jeff Fuller, 30, was stabbed at least 12 times and died from a wound to the chest.
The stabbing occurred at Fuller's Launui Street apartment during an argument, allegedly over his messiness.
Nupeiset is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
The two male suspects, ages 16 and 18, and three other companions allegedly confronted the two youths, asked about their gang affiliation and assaulted them, police said.
When the pair tried to flee in their car, one suspect threw something and shattered the right passenger window. The two victims - 16 and 17 years old - sustained minor injuries.
Police arrested the two suspects about 40 minutes later in the park. They had been drinking, police said.
Police released a sketch of a man wanted for questioning about a rape that occurred Tuesday night on Puuloa Road in Mapunapuna.A woman was forced into a red or maroon 4-door sedan while walking along Puuloa Road at 9:45 p.m. and attacked in the back seat by one of three men in the car.
The woman managed to fight off her assailant and jumped out of the moving vehicle on Ahua Street.
The suspect is in his early 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 pounds, with a military-style haircut. He has a scar under his right eye and a mustache.
He may may have scratches on his neck and a bite mark on his forearm.
CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to arrest and charges in the case.
Anyone with information is asked to call 955-8300.
The fire was reported at 2:10 a.m. by witnesses who saw smoke coming out of the building.
Investigators found evidence that a flammable liquid was used to start the fire.