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Monday, May 29, 2000
By Craig T. Kojima, Star-Bulletin
Kynan Tumbaga sits on an excavator at Hawaiian
Rent-All, which has them for rent at $160 per day.
What doesn't seem to get any bigger no matter how much you dig and sweat and grunt and labor? A hole in your yard.
The answer might be one of these cute 'lil excavators. Yes, they're real. No kidding. We spotted these IHI models at Hawaiian Rent-All on Beretania. They're relatively recent pocketbook editions of the classic steam-shovel design.
"Oh, those two in front of the store are new, but we've had some for several years out back," said clerk Bobby Cooksey. "They're real popular with plumbers, for example, because they can dig in such small areas. They even fit through an average-sized door."
Average uses are digging trenches for plumbing and sprinkler routes, or footings for walls. They're diesel-powered, and rent for about $160 a day.
"They come with a trailer -- no charge! -- to tow them to your yard, and the average rental is for one day," said Cooksey. "They're not hard to learn. The average guy gets the hang in an hour."
Want your own? They go for roughly $15,000.
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The contest continues through June 8, with entry forms available at the museum and Consolidated Theatre and McDonald's Hawaii locations.
Prizes include McDonald's food, free movie tickets, T. rex merchandise and passes to see the dinosaur exhibition at Bishop Museum.
For more information, call 971-5033.
The Aloha Festivals committee has selected four individuals to represent Oahu on its royal court for the 54th annual event. They are: Oahu Royal Court announced
King -- Lyle Keli'i Kaloi of Waianae, a social worker at Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center.
Queen -- Laura Ann Kauinohea Lewis of Makakilo, a daycare provider.
Prince -- Justin Kepoohunaikeauoli Keliipaakaua of Ewa Beach, a Kamehameha Schools junior.
Princess -- Emmaline Kaoluokahulumakua Padeken of Kaneohe, a St. Andrews Priory junior.
Members of the court are all volunteers of Hawaiian descent. Aloha Festivals was created in 1946 as Aloha Week to help preserve Hawaii's traditions. Each member of the court will undergo training to reflect the dignity of Hawaii's monarchs.
The festival will be celebrated Sept. 15 to 24 on Oahu; Sept. 24 to Oct. 1 on the Big Island; Sept. 24 to Oct. 8 on Molokai; Oct. 6 to 8 on Lanai; Oct. 13 to 22 on Kauai; and Oct. 20 to 29 on Maui.
For more information, call 589-1771.
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