Hawaiian values expo scheduled at Waipahu
Malama, genuine caring. Laulima, many hands working together. Kuleana, shared responsibility.About 60 children have been practicing these Hawaiian values this summer as part of the Imi Na'auao: Seekers of Knowledge summer program. On Wednesday, they will be sharing what they have learned at a learning expo at the Waipahu Elementary cafeteria.
The expo, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m., is free to the public.
The theme of this year's program is "He aha ko'u kuleana -- what is my responsibility," said Lorrie Kanno, project manager for the Waipahu Elementary Hawaiian Electric Ohana Center, administered by the YMCA of Honolulu.
In the summer program, children in grades two to eight focus on reading, writing and conflict resolution, and learn songs and chants.
Older children in grades six to 12 learn leadership skills and assist adults throughout the summer.
New Medicaid breaks due for some women
Blind or disabled pregnant women, and some blind or disabled children, are getting a break under new Medicaid provisions.Assets no longer are being counted in computing benefits for those women or for blind and disabled children who were born after Sept. 30, 1983, the state Med-QUEST Division announced.
An asset limit and a household income limit of 100 percent of the federal poverty level previously were imposed on those groups.
In another change, the allowable household income for blind or disabled women and children under age 1 is now 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
For children ages 1 through 5, household income up to 133 percent is allowed.
A blind or disabled pregnant woman will continue to be eligible for 60 days after the pregnancy ends, without regard for any increase in income.
She then will be subject to the program's standard household income and asset limits.
Space Day to feature legends, future visions
The Hawaii Space Exploration Society and the Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Space Center will mark the first landing of humans on another world and the Viking landing on Mars with three special programs Saturday.The theme of this year's Space Day observance is "A Permanent Return to the Moon and Mars."
Hilo-born writer Leilehua Yuen will recount Hawaiian legends of the moon; Kona-based artist Jon Lomberg will discuss a CD-ROM called "Visions of Mars"; and W.M. Keck Observatory spokesman Andrew Perala will outline what is being done on Mauna Kea and how astronomers could someday use the moon to do research. The Onizuka Space Center is located at the Kona International Airport.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffBogus $100 bill trips up four from California
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy and three men, all from California, after the youth allegedly tried to cash a counterfeit $100 bill at a Waikiki amusement center.The boy was booked for first-degree forgery. He was arrested Friday at 11 p.m. by a special-duty officer at the Fun Factory on Kuhio Avenue after trying to use the counterfeit bill, police said.
One of the three men arrested later at a Waikiki hotel for hindering prosecution told police they burned more than 12 other counterfeit bills belonging to the boy.
The men, ages 20 and 19, and the boy were released pending further investigation for possible indictment at a later date.
The four had arrived in Honolulu on Friday. Police are trying to confirm reports that the boy had cashed other counterfeit bills earlier in the day.
In other news . . .
A 55-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint early yesterday in a Rycroft Street parking garage. The woman told police that a man held a gun to her neck and robbed her of cash and jewelry shortly after she entered her car at 1303 Rycroft St. at 12:45 a.m.
WAILUKU -- Maui firefighters used a helicopter to rescue a stranded hiker in a mountainous area in northeast Lanai yesterday afternoon. The woman, a California visitor, apparently wandered off a hiking trail, Assistant Fire Chief Richard Fernandez said.
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