Concession to become new ocean safety base
Designs for a new ocean safety facility at Ala Moana Beach Park have been unveiled by city officials.The old Ewa-end snack concession structure will be refurbished at a cost of about $80,000 as the new headquarters for Ala Moana ocean safety officers and their equipment.
Much of the work is expected to be done in house.
The facility is expected to be completed by July 1999.
It will also serve as a home for police bike patrol officers who roam the Ala Moana area.
Honolulu-bound H-1 lane to close for sweeping
The Honolulu-bound left lane on H-1 freeway from Aiea Heights Drive to Salt Lake Boulevard will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow for sweeping.Motorists are advised to use caution and allow for extra travel time.
'Olelo broadcasting Glenn mission coverage
'Olelo, which provides community television, is presenting extensive NASA television coverage of John Glenn's return to space every night of the Discovery mission.It also is providing coverage from NASA on Channel 55 between these regular telecasts when possible.
Many shuttle activities will occur in early morning hours, and Channel 55 will provide this coverage live as well.
Channel 55 will have coverage of the landing of the shuttle Discovery at 5:50 a.m. Hawaii time next Saturday.
The landing time is subject to change.
Seafood gathering may be allowed at Kona site
KAILUA-KONA -- The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has approved a process that could allow subsistence gathering of certain seafood at a Kona area marine life conservation site.The board yesterday approved public hearings on a rule change that would allow the gathering of wana, sea urchins, at the Old Kona Airport Marine Life Conservation District.
The rule proposal will be sent to the governor for his approval. Then a public hearing will be held within 45 days.
The action was proposed nearly five years ago by Hawaiian elders who had gathered seafood at the site for many years before creation of the conservation district in 1992.
Some forms of net and line fishing are already permitted at the site.
A biological study determined there are enough wana there to permit subsistence harvesting of those creatures, but sea cucumbers and opihi are too scarce to harvest.
Airport officials asking for donations of food
Honolulu Airport administrators are conducting a Thanksgiving food drive for social agencies that assist the homeless.Food donations will be accepted from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 through 18 at the Smarte Carte parking lot located near the airport's "lost and found" office.
Canned goods, dried saimin, rice, used baby clothes, blankets, laundry detergent, disposable diapers and toilet paper are among the most urgently needed products.
For further information, call Harvey Hee at 833-2288, Larry Yoshinaga at 836-6465 or Skeeter Griffin at 836-6515.
Washington Place holds teen program benefit
Parents and Children Together presents "Investing in Our Future," a benefit for this teen program Nov. 20 at Washington Place.Gov. Ben Cayetano and his wife, Vicky, will be hosts.
Tickets for the 5:30-8 p.m. fund-raiser are $50 each. Corporate sponsorships are $600 for 10 guests. For details, call PACT at 847-3285. Reservations deadline is Nov. 12.
Featured will be the international premiere of the Bally Spring '99 collection, plus hula, karate and musical entertainment by PACT youngsters.
A silent auction will take place for a variety of goods and services.
Overall PACT activities include sports, gardening and arts. The organization also has a youth entrepreneurial program. A youth employment skills training program recently began involving a number of businesses.
YWCA tackles massive fund-raising campaign
The YWCA of Oahu is trying to raise $10 million from renovation and restoration projects this year in its most ambitious fund-raising campaign in more than 70 years.About $2.5 million will come from the sale of nonessential properties, and the rest will be raised through donations and gifts.
Sharon Weiner, president and CEO of Stryker Weiner Associates, and American Savings Bank President and CEO Wayne Minami are heading the fund-raising drive.
The YWCA operates three facilities on Oahu: 11-acre Camp Kokokahi, Fernhurst in Makiki, and Laniakea Center on Richards Street.
For contribution information, call the YWCA at 524-9339.
CORRECTIONS
Queen's Health System cut 350 positions in more than two years, but only 80 people actually lost their jobs. Other positions that were eliminated had already been vacant. A Hawaii Inc. story yesterday had incorrect information. Also, Queen's said emergency admissions were above projections in fiscal 1998 and that the Standard & Poor's rating service erred in saying admissions were lower.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staff'Bomb' at Kaiser High turns out to be fake
An imitation bomb was recovered yesterday at Kaiser High School.Two students spotted the device in the shower of the boys locker room at 11 a.m., police said.
Police thought it was a bomb, but after the bomb technician attempted to deactivate the device, it was found to be a fake.
No arrests have been made.
Police are continuing with the investigation.
Man charged in attack on his mother, two cops
Police charged a 31-year-old Moiliili man in Tuesday's attack of two police officers and the beating of his 60-year-old mother.Hyong Keun O was charged with second-degree assault and first-degree attempted assault, police said.
He is being held on $100,000 bail.
O's mother was critically injured with broken ribs, wrists and teeth.
Man busted after trying to use fake $100 bill
A 20-year-old Nuuanu Valley man was arrested yesterday at a Restaurant Row nightclub after he allegedly attempted to pass a counterfeit bill.The man ordered drinks at the Mystique nightclub at 1 a.m., according to a police report. He paid for the drinks with a $100 bill.
The waitress, who thought the money was fake, placed an ice cube on the bill. The ink ran immediately.
Police were called, and the man was arrested for felony forgery.
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