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Star-Bulletin staff and wire service
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Charity puts scholarship applications on Internet
By submitting a single online application by March 1, high school students may apply for scholarships from 100 different funds available through the Hawaii Community Foundation.
The charitable foundation awarded $3 million last year to 1,500 students to attend college in Hawaii and on the mainland. Some scholarships are targeted to specific areas of study; others are awards for students who are members of certain organizations.
Each scholarship fund has specific eligibility criteria defined by the donor who created it. Most require that applicants:
» Be a Hawaii resident.
» Demonstrate financial need.
» Plan to attend an accredited college or university as an undergraduate or graduate student.
» Be a full-time student.
» Demonstrate academic achievement.
» Exhibit good moral character.
Even students who do not meet one or more of the criteria might still qualify for a scholarship. To apply online, visit www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org by March 1.
Applicants can also download a copy of the foundation's 2005-2006 "Scholarship Seeker's Guide" or request one by calling 808-566-5570.
Ala Moana Center parking to be detoured
Shoppers at Ala Moana Center face traffic detours as a two-year expansion project is about to begin.
The exit lanes of the Keeaumoku Street ramp will be closed on Monday.
Motorists will not have an exit from the mall-level parking structure to the Kapiolani Boulevard and Keeaumoku Street intersection during the first phase of the project.
Motorists will still be able to enter the second-level parking area at Keeaumoku Street, but traffic will be merged from two lanes to one.
The changes are temporary, according to an announcement by General Growth Properties Inc., owner of the center.
Groundbreaking is planned next month for a project that will add a three-level expansion along Kapiolani Boulevard, to include a 200,000-square-foot Nordstrom's department store, 70,000 square feet of additional retail space and 800 parking stalls to Ala Moana Center.
Sky diver lands safely using backup chute
A man sky-diving in tandem with a Skydive Hawaii instructor landed safely in Mokuleia after the main parachute failed and a backup chute had to be deployed.
A representative of the company said the main parachute was "cut away" and landed in the ocean.
Actually, no cutting is involved; the parachute is released through a safety system, said Skydive Hawaii President Frank Hinshaw.
He said minor malfunctions with parachutes opening occur about three times a month, or once every 500 jumps, but rarely does a parachute not open at all.
A veteran sky-diving instructor, Erich "Max" Mueller, 69, of Skydive Hawaii and a 33-year-old Japanese woman were killed in a sky-diving accident Jan. 6 after their parachute lines became entangled and they landed in the ocean.
$500K available in agriculture grants
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation has $500,000 in grants available for research and market development projects in 2006 that will sustain Hawaii agriculture.
The state funds will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects of up to one year.
Applications must be received by Feb. 1. For information, contact Alan Takemoto, executive director of the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, at 2343 Rose St., 808-848-2074, 800-482-1272 or atakemoto@hfbf.org.
Applications for $10K art scholarship are due
The National Society of Arts and Letters is offering a $10,000 scholarship for people ages 16 to 22.
Applications for the Naomi Winston Scholarship in Art must be received by Feb. 1 at the Honolulu Chapter.
Call 395-6061 for an application and more information.
Nominations sought of outstanding Filipinos
The Fil-Am Courier is seeking nominations for 100 outstanding Filipinos for a book titled "Living Treasures," which will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Filipinos in Hawaii.
If you wish to nominate someone, call the Fil-Am Courier at 595-8787 or e-mail filamcourier@verizon.net.
Philippine nurses group to meet here
The Philippine Nurses Association of America and the Philippines will hold a three-day conference Jan. 25 on members' views and experiences in the nursing profession.
The conference will be held at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel.
The conference goals are to find strategies that affect global health care, enhance the profession and discuss trends and future directions in global care.
For information, call Tina Salvador at 341-2014 or Emilyn Ramones at 294-0177.
TAKING NOTICE
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Keiki O Ka 'Aina Family Learning Centers received a $10,000 grant from the
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, a $25,000 community development grant from the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs and a $2,000 grant from the
Atherton Family Foundation.
» The American Cancer Society has received $5,000 from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to help with health awareness programs in the Hamakua district of the Big Island.
» Waimalu Grace Brethren Church has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation over a two-year period.
» The American Lung Association of Hawaii has received the following grants: $1,000 from the West Hawaii Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation for its Open Airways for Schools program for students from North Kohala to South Kona, and $150,000 from the Hawaii Community Foundation for the American Lung Association's Word of Mouth smoking prevention program.
» The American Cancer Society has received the following grants: $4,300 from the G.N. Wilcox Trust to purchase a telephone system for the Kauai office, $20,000 from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to fund a special project to promote the importance of breast self-examination and mammography for early detection of breast cancer, and $2,500 from Tesoro Hawaii Corp. to help sponsor the Relay for Life of Hilo.
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Police, Fire, Courts
Star-Bulletin staff
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NORTH SHORE
Mother and child saved from powerful waves
A 29-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter were rescued yesterday after they were swept out into the open ocean during high-surf conditions on the North Shore, authorities said.
Despite warning signs, the woman and her daughter were swimming in the tide pools at Sharks Cove in Sunset Beach yesterday at about 2 p.m. when they were swept out to sea, said Capt. Bodo Van Der Leeden, of the city Ocean Safety Division.
"It was amazing the little girl made it through the big surf," he said.
Three bystanders swam out to assist them, and two firemen also swam out.
Lifeguards launched their rescue jet-ski and brought all the individuals out to deep water where no waves were breaking, Van Der Leeden said. They were then brought in by jet-ski two by two.
WAIKIKI
Soldiers allegedly rape woman in Waikiki hotel
Police arrested two Schofield Barracks soldiers Sunday after they allegedly raped a 29-year-old woman while she was sleeping in their Waikiki hotel room.
The suspects, ages 22 and 26, allegedly invited the victim to stay at their room at the Miramar at Waikiki hotel, 2345 Kuhio Ave., after drinking in Waikiki. The victim told police that she fell asleep but woke up at about 4:30 a.m. to find the two suspects holding her down and sexually assaulting her.
Police arrested both suspects several hours later for investigation of first-degree sexual assault.
Police arrest man after driver is hit at red light
Honolulu police arrested a 22-year-old man after he allegedly punched another man through the victim's open car window Sunday night.
Police said the victim, 23, had stopped at a red light near Kalakaua Avenue and Ala Moana Boulevard at about 11 p.m. when the suspect assaulted him. Afterward, the suspect got into his truck and drove off, but not before the victim and his friends took down his license plate number. Police later arrested the suspect for investigation of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle.
HONOLULU
Domestic dispute leads to Kalihi man's arrest
Police arrested a 36-year-old Kalihi man after he allegedly forced his family to stay inside their house while keeping officers at bay during a domestic dispute last weekend.
The incident took place at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the family's residence on Laumaile Street. Police said the suspect was involved in an abuse case earlier in the day and had gotten into another argument with his wife when officers were called to the scene.
When officers arrived, the suspect allegedly refused to let them inside and threatened family members to stay inside the house and not to let the police inside. One family member did manage to let five officers inside, and police confronted the suspect in the kitchen, where he allegedly pointed a large knife at the officers.
Police managed to subdue the man and arrested him for investigation of five counts of first-degree terroristic threatening, eight counts of kidnapping and two counts of abuse.
WINDWARD OAHU
Woman allegedly wields knife in fight
Police arrested a 33-year-old woman after she allegedly threatened another woman over drugs Friday night.
Police said the victim told them she was hanging out with some friends in Waimanalo when the suspect approached them and asked for drugs. The victim told the suspect to leave them alone, and the suspect then went to a nearby vehicle and grabbed a knife, metal pipe and bat, police said.
Police said the suspect turned toward the victim and held the knife in a threatening manner. Officers later arrested the suspect for investigation of first-degree terroristic threatening.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
High school fire causes $30,000 in damage
Fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to a classroom and hallway at Pahoa High School on Sunday, according to Big Island fire officials.
Fire units were dispatched to the school at about 11:42 p.m. When they got there, they found a bulletin board in a corridor on fire with flames extending into the ceiling of an adjacent classroom, according to a news release. The fire was extinguished at about 12:30 a.m. yesterday.
No one was injured. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Hot spots remain after South Point brush fire
HILO » A brush fire on state land near South Point on the Big Island burned about 25 acres Sunday before being contained yesterday, the Hawaii County Fire Department said.
A private bulldozer completed a firebreak at 4 a.m. while avoiding archaeological sites in the area, Fire Chief Darryl Oliveira said.
Hot spots continued to burn in the area, which was described as "very dry," with brush up to 4 feet high and trees up to 10 feet high, the department said.
Started by an unknown cause northeast of tiny Kaulana Bay, the fire came within half-mile of "South Point Village," Oliveira said. The village is a group of decaying World War II Army buildings occupied by about a half-dozen members of the Viernes family.
Kau District resident Puhipau (who uses one name only) said family member Willie Viernes had driven out of the area during the day to get gasoline and met with him, but was not worried about the fire.
In more than a dozen years that the family has lived at the old Army site, various fires have taken place in the area without injuries to the family, Puhipau said.