Too-talls who want to turn right from Kahekili Highway onto town-bound Likelike Highway are warned by these signs not to. Once turned, you may be committed to the tunnel, which could bump your head.

But what's with this sign? Looks like a stop light and a bullhorn. And there's another pair farther down the road. They're serious about this. If you're a too-tall, the lights will flash, the horns will bray and you will be warned.

We don't know what noise comes out of the horn. Maybe it's RoboCop's voice, bellowing "CITIZEN! PLEASE STOP YOUR VEHICLE AND TURN LEFT OR PAY THE CONSEQUENCES! THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING, CITIZEN!"

Or maybe it's just a generic ah-oo-ga foghorn. Dunno. We weren't tall enough to trigger it.

But how does it know? The answer is up the road a bit. A pair of electric eyes scan across the highway, fixed at a specific height. Break their concentration, and risk triggering those embarrassing lights and noisy bullhorns. It's a good thing local punks aren't sticking cardboard in front of the sensors to annoy the neighbors, isn't it?

Maybe next the state will be able to check on overwrought vehicles. Like monster trucks. Anything you need a stepladder to exit from. Is there a way of guiding monster trucks into the Bermuda Triangle, never to return?

To alleviate some of the back-to- school costs for low-income families, The Giving Bus project aims to help 1,000 students this year.

The Giving Bus display will be at Windward Mall's Center Court today through Aug. 14 to accept donations. Those who wish to help select a card from display, with a child's name on it. The card will indicate supplies that student needs. The giver then purchases the items and returns them to The Giving Bus.

Participating families applied for the program through the Salvation Army, Honolulu Community Action Program, Ke Ola Mamo Native Hawaiian Health Care System, Kaneohe Community Family Center, St. Ann's Church, Hope Chapel or Alu Like.

The Giving Bus hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 2 to 8 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.

For information, call 235-1143.

The Oahu number remains the same at 537-1868. The public is invited to call between 6 and 7 p.m. each Wednesday for free legal information and referrals.

The program is sponsored by The Young Lawyers Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association and Hawaii News 8.

Activities will include children's games; lectures on ocean awareness and safety; cooking demonstrations; Hawaiian crafts; and presentations on traditional navigation and fishing.

Entertainment will be provided by some of the island's top local artists, with a special appearance by the crew of the Makali'i voyaging canoe. The event is being sponsored by the Punana Leo O Kawaiaha'o and Ihilani.

Admission and parking are free. All proceeds from booth sales will benefit Punana Leo (Hawaiian language) schools on Oahu.

For more information, call 679-0079 or 536-7999.

The competition schedule is: July 29 -- Miss and Master Keiki Hula Competition, 6 p.m.; July 30 -- Group Hula Kahiko Competition, 6 p.m.; July 31 -- Group Hula 'Auana Competition, noon.

Tickets go on sale at Blaisdell Center box office July 17. Cost: $8.50 reserved. $7.50 general admission. (service charge included).

This year, more than 500 keiki ages 6 to 12, representing 22 halau from Oahu, Maui and Guam, will participate in the competition.

For more information about the competition call 521-6905.

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