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Water mains will clog Farrington
A $40 million plan to lay new water mains on the Waianae Coast will take 4 years and likely will slow traffic along Farrington Highway."It will get worse before it gets better, but I promise you it will get better," Cliff Jamile, manager and chief engineer of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, told the Waianae Neighborhood Board last night.
There have been two major water main breaks in Nanakuli since May that crippled traffic on Farrington Highway.
That board voted to support the Board of Water Supply in its plan to do much of the work along the main traffic corridor at night, starting in January.
It's expected that work on the Nanakuli side will be done at night, and work on the Makaha side done in daytime, Jamile said.
There will be efforts to minimize traffic disruption, and it is hoped that at least two lanes of Farrington will remain open at all times, Jamile said.
Health, environment receive federal grants
Federal grants totaling more than $7 million have been awarded for a variety of Hawaii programs from cancer studies and coral reef preservation to family literacy and cultural healing.The awards, announced separately by U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink, include $1,315,262 to Laurence Kolonel at the University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center to continue diet and cancer studies.
Brian F. Issell at the cancer center also received $521,039 to continue research on cancer.
Also, Michael Hamnett at the UH received $901,400 for monitoring and research related to management of Hawaii's coral reef systems.
Philip Bruno, chief of the state Health Department's Communicable Disease Division, was awarded $539,125 for public health preparedness and response for bioterrorism. The project will receive another $515,772 annually for the next three years.
Hawaii received an incentive grant of $837,902 from the U.S. Department of Transportation as one of only 17 states to lower the legal threshold for impaired driving to 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration.
Waimanalo Health Center received $198,400 for a native Hawaiian cultural Healing Center project.
Public welcome at Volunteer Leaders conference
A Network of Volunteer Leaders conference takes place 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10-11 at Hawaiian Regent Hotel.Open to all interested, the theme is "Tapestries We Weave." Conference registration is $85 for two days for Network of Volunteer Leaders members, $95 for two days for nonmembers and $60 for one day for members and $75 for one day for nonmembers.
Call Sue Kobar, 547-9801.
This network is an organization of about 200 professional managers of volunteer programs statewide dedicated to enhancing volunteer leadership.
Parking rules enforced at UH season opener
Police will enforce parking regulations Saturday around Aloha Stadium to ease congestion and keep traffic moving at the University of Hawaii's football season opener.The department encourages motorists to carpool and take advantage of early entry through the stadium's high occupancy vehicle gate or to use alternate parking at Leeward Community College and at Kam Swap Meet.
Tomorrow
Some events of interest
6:30 p.m., Haleiwa Alii Beach Park: Vision meeting. Contact Ross Sasamura, 523-4341.
Corrections
Alex Kostich, the runner-up in Monday's Waikiki Roughwater Swim, was misidentified in a photo in Tuesday's Sports section.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Aina Haina school hit by vandals
The principal of Aina Haina Elementary School is asking for the community's help in solving a case of vandalism at the school during the three-day weekend.Vandals destroyed and damaged palm trees near the cafeteria and along a walkway near the library, Principal Leatrice Chee said.
The tops of two trees were chopped down and placed in front of the cafeteria door, while about a dozen other trees were bent and broken, she said.
"This kind of thing doesn't really happen in our community. It's unusual, and it's been upsetting to the kids," Chee said. She also asked that the community help keep an eye on the campus to stem future vandalism.
Anyone with information is asked to call the school, 377-2419.
Authorities suspect arson in house fire
Arson is suspected in Monday's house fire in Ewa Beach where one man was seriously injured.The fire at an Oneula Place home was set with an ignitable liquid, said Fire Capt. Richard Soo. Damage was estimated at $80,000.
A 21-year-old man suffered second-degree burns and remains at Straub Hospital's burn unit.
