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Tiffany to open a store at Kalakaua superblock
New York-based Tiffany & Co. said yesterday it will open an 11,200-square-foot jewelry and specialty retail store at the 2100 Kalakaua Ave. project that is under construction.The store, to open in November 2002, will join seven other new tenants at the three-story retail townhomes being built by Honolulu developer Honu Group Inc.
Honu broke ground on the 110,000-square-foot retail complex in Waikiki last month.
Flu vaccinations urged for the chronically ill
Get your annual flu shot, even if it's late, particularly if you have a chronic illness such as diabetes.That's the advice of the Hawaii State Diabetes Control Program and U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
About 80,000 people in Hawaii have diabetes, and failure to be vaccinated may leave many at risk for life-threatening influenza and pneumonia.
"This year it is more important than ever for people with high-risk conditions like diabetes to get vaccinated because they are more likely to have problems associated with flu and pneumonia," said Dr. Frank Vinicor, director of the CDC division of diabetes translation.
"Despite reports of the vaccine delay, we are recommending that people at high risk request vaccinations from their physicians as early as possible in the flu season. Physicians with no vaccine should direct patients to places that have a supply such as public health clinics or other private sources," he said.
Mental health worker gets senator's award
Paula Heim, program director of Mental Health Association in Hawaii, has received the Sen. Daniel K. Inouye Award for distinguished contributions to psychology and mental health in Hawaii.Heim's efforts included initiating community action to halt relocation of state services from the Diamond Head Mental Health Center to other sites in Kalihi-Palama and downtown Honolulu.
Heim also is a leader in a three-year project to expand Hawaii's laws on psychiatry. Advance Directives for Psychiatric Treatment, funded by the Hawaii Community Foundation, is expected to increase mental health consumers' self-determination and empowerment.
Heim obtained a grant to develop a "Mixed Plate Speakers Bureau," with association volunteers visiting schools, businesses and churches. She also started many other projects to educate and motivate consumers, families and providers about mental health issues.
Learn how to start your own business in free class
A free class on starting a business will be offered at Waimanalo Library Tuesday through Dec. 14.The course will cover selecting the right business, marketing a product or service, accounting, licensing, paying taxes and writing a business plan. Participants will be taught how to find financing.
There will also be information about a loan program that can help people with a poor credit history.
The class, part of the Waimanalo Community Development Corp.'s Microenterprise Assistance Program, meets Nov. 14, 16 and 20 and Dec. 5, 12 and 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Call Gregory Field at 259-9558.
Monday
Some events of interest
Through Nov. 17: Gov. Cayetano proclaims "Hawaii International Education Week: Promoting Global Awareness."
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
WAILUKU -- A visitor to Maui apparently drowned after he was unable to get out of rushing waters in a stream in Kipahulu. Wyoming man, 55,
drowns in Kipahulu,
Maui, streamThe body of Theodore Jonke, 55, of Wilson, Wyo., was found in an underwater cave at Koukouai Gulch about 100 yards from the beach about a mile from the burial site of aviator Charles Lindbergh, authorities said.
Fire rescue officials received a call at 4:20 p.m. yesterday about a visitor having difficulty getting out of a pond in a stream about 12 to 15 feet deep.
"He was swimming in the pond, but he couldn't get out. The water was rushing down," said Assistant Fire Chief Donald Moniz.
Moniz said someone went to get help, but by the time fire rescue workers arrived about 36 minutes later, they found his body submerged in a small underwater cave.
Fire Capt. Paul Mallo said Jonke rode down a rockslide into the pond, where the water was concentrated to a point that pushed down upon him.
Mallo said that according to relatives who witnessed the tragedy, Jonke, who was the head of a volunteer fire department in Wyoming, surfaced three times trying to get out of the pond before disappearing.
Mallo said a park ranger attached to a rope went down to try to retrieve Jonke but was unable to get out on his own and had to be pulled out.
Fire rescue officials retrieved the body about 30 minutes after reaching the site by lowering a ladder into the hole.
A fire rescue worker connected to a safety rope was lowered down the ladder.
The worker held on to the body as a fire crew pulled the worker out of the pond, Mallo said.
Plastics firm suffers $6,000 damage due to burning fridge
A burning refrigerator is suspected of causing $5,000 of building damage at Hawaii Plastic Corp., 570 Dillingham Blvd., at 2 a.m. yesterday.When firefighters arrived, the building's sprinkler system had put out the fire, preventing a major fire loss, according to a fire report.
Firefighters cut through a roll-up warehouse door to get into the three-story commercial complex. Damage to the contents was $1,000.
The Honolulu Fire Department is conducting an investigation, and has found no suspicious causes.
Kapolei fire
