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It will be a busy week on the diplomatic front for Gov. Ben Cayetano. Tonight, he hosts Philippine President Joseph "Ejercito" Estrada at Washington Place. Cayetano holds
dinner for visiting
Philippine leader
Estrada tonightEstrada is returning to the Philippines after attending the summit conference last week at the United Nations in New York. He and several members of his Cabinet will meet with local business leaders at the Washington Place reception.
The governor has barely time to change the table cloths before he hosts another reception tomorrow night for Tadao Chino, president of the Asian Development Bank.
The bank, based in Manila, is a multilateral development finance institution. It will hold its annual meeting in Hawaii next May.
LAW AND ORDER: Republican Waikiki Rep. Galen Fox has lined up a law-and-order week for residents in his district. On Wednesday, former city Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro will talk on "Protection for You" at 7 p.m. at the Prince Kuhio Hotel.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Ala Wai School cafeteria, prosecutor Peter Carlisle will talk about reducing the threat of crime.
ACRONYM LIST: If you HOPPE (Hawaii Opinion Poll on Public Education) to get an IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT) of BASICS (Basic Academic Skills Improvement through Core Subjects) on acronyms and abbreviations, the Department of Education has a list for you.
The department has tallied 575 acronyms and abbreviations used by its people. Everything from the familiar "A+" for the after-school program to the not-so-familiar "T3" for Technology Training for Teachers.
As state Schools Superintendent Paul LeMahieu passed out the latest edition of the list to Board of Education members Thursday night, he lamented, "Sad to say, this is a living document. We never seem to throw anything off."
Board member Herbert Watanabe, who says the guide helps alleviate confusion for members of the public who may not know what the abbreviations mean when department personnel use them, received his copy and remarked, "It's four pages longer."
BACKING FOR KIM: The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers and its Hawaii Chapter are supporting Harry Kim for Big Island mayor.
Their other Hawaii County endorsements are Brenda Carreira for prosecutor, Gary Safarik in Council District V and John Santangelo in Council District VI.
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