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It took just a couple of months to build the Sand Island seawall.
SOME readers are entranced by a seawall: "My wife and I had the pleasure of visiting Sand Island Park yesterday and we were curious as to the rock formations at the waterline. We were thinking that your paper may have done a story explaining the unusual waterline area," suggested Kelly and Jean Price of Honolulu.Hey, there's just so many hours in a day, y'know? You think we have time to suss out mystery rock formations? It's hard enough trying to figure out if Lokelani Lindsey is wearing body armor.
But a trip to Sand Island also means excellent plate-lunch opportunities, so off we went.
We're pretty sure the Prices were referring to the seawall surrounding the park. It ain't natural. And it wasn't curbside parking for the Chariots of the Gods. Carefully measuring the stratigraphy of fishbones and corndog sticks down among the boulders, we guessed the age was early 1980s.
In fact, according to parks program manager Clyde Hasekawa, the Army Corps of Engineers designed the revetment about 20 years ago to keep the ocean from beating up on the park.
"It's basically just stacked stones, like a wall," he said.
Multiple Grammy Award winner Helen Reddy will perform a Mother's Day Eve concert 8 p.m. May 8 at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental. The concert will take place in the Waialae Ballroom Reddy to perform
Tickets, at $30, are on sale at the hotel and the Blaisdell box office.
Reddy is known for a string of hits, including "I Am Woman," "Delta Dawn," "Angie Baby" and "You and Me Against the World."
The concert is being presented by Tom Moffatt Productions, Inc.
For more information, call 526-4400.
"Waco: The Rules of Engagement," 6:30 p.m., HBO. Oscar-nominated documentary airs on the sixth anniversary of the climax of the 51-day siege in Waco that ended with the deaths of 76 members of the Branch Davidian sect. On air today
"Ally McBeal," 8 p.m., KHON/ Fox. Dr. Joyce Brothers and Tony Shaloub guest star in an episode in which Ally (Calista Flockhart) and John (Peter MacNicol) defend a man (Shaloub) accused of murdering his wife. Dr. Brothers, playing herself, is called to testify.
"Uncomfortably Close With Michael McKean," 7 and 10 p.m., Comedy Central. Series premiere. Michael McKean is the type of guy you only hear from when he needs to borrow money, use your vacation house, or exploit your celebrity status on his interview show.
Radio Log
KONG 570-AM / 93.5 FM: Adult contemporary rock with some Hawaiian music
KSSK 590-AM / 92.3-FM: Adult contemporary music
KHNR 650-AM: All news
KQMQ 690-AM / 93.1-FM: Contemporary hit radio
KGU 760-AM: Sports radio
KHVH 830-AM: News, talk, traffic and weather
KAIM 870-AM / 95.5-FM: Christian music and teaching AM; contemporary Christian music FM
KJPN 940-AM: Japanese-language news, adult contemporary music and talk shows, and broadcasts from Japan
KIKI 990-AM / 93.9-FM: Contemporary country AM; contemporary hits FM
KLHT 1040-AM: Christian radio
KWAI 1080-AM: Talk radio
KZOO 1210-AM: Japanese-language, broadcasts from Japan
KNDI 1270-AM: Live news from the Philippines; programs, including religious programs in 10 languages
KIFO 1380-AM: News, public affairs
KCCN 1420-AM / 100.3-FM: All talk / UH sports AM; contemporary island hits, FM
KUMU 1500-AM / 94.7-FM: Adult standards, AM; light favorites, FM
KHPR 88.1-FM: Classical, news, public affairs
KIPO 89.3-FM: Jazz, classical, news
KTUH 90.3-FM: Jazz, blues, Hawaiian, rock, countryand alternative
KKUA 90.7-FM: Classical, news and public affairs
KKCR 90.9 / 91.9-FM: Hawaiian music, midnight-3 p.m.; and rock, reggae, classical and new age
KRTR 96.3-FM: Adult contemporary music and news
KPOI 97.5-FM: Modern rock
KKLV 98.5-FM: Classic rock
KORL 99.5-FM: Tourist information
STAR 101.9-FM: Modern hits
KKHN 102.7-FM: Country
KXME 104.3-FM: Top 40
KINE 105.1-FM: Traditional and contemporary Hawaiian
KGMZ 107.9-FM: Oldies
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