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Box jellyfish are back and expected to peak today and tomorrow, the city's Ocean Safety Division warns. Most of the critters should be gone on Tuesday. City urges caution at beaches
as box jellyfish invade todayThey usually invade the Ala Moana Beach Park swim channel and Waikiki Beach, Hanauma Bay, Pokai Bay and Makaha Surfing Beach.
Lifeguards will post warning signs of they see box jellyfish in any beach area and issue advisories as needed.
A person stung by a jellyfish should flush the site with a lot of vinegar and seek medical attention if pain continues.
Lifeguard stations are equipped to treat such stings.
Kauai's cancer fight gets charitable boost
The American Cancer Society-Kauai Unit received $9,000 to support various programs to fight cancer.The Visitor Industry Charity Walk 2001 Island of Kauai awarded the grant for the "Tell-A-Friend" program for early breast cancer detection, "Man to Man," a prostate cancer program, and the annual Great American Smokeout. One in every three Kauai families experiences cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
The "Tell-A-Friend" program targets Hawaiian and Filipino women because their mortality rates from breast cancer are higher than other ethnic groups, the society says.
Drunk driving victims get new isle memorial
Hawaii will get its first memorial honoring victims of drunken driving, Mothers Against Driving Hawaii announced.MADD launched a statewide campaign to raise $50,000 to pay for the construction and upkeep of the Victim Memorial at the Kakaako Waterfront Park promenade.
Tax-free donations to the Victim Memorial Fund may be made by calling (808) 532-6232 or by submitting them online at www.maddhawaii.org.
State's largest Hawaiian homes project gets approval
WAILUKU >> A Hawaiian homes development in Kula received final subdivision approval from the Maui Board of Water Supply last week, clearing the way for the largest single housing project for native Hawaiians in the state.Ray Soon, director of the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, said the subdivision totals 298 half-acre lots at Waiohuli near Keokea.
Leases for the lots were awarded to native Hawaiians in the mid-1980s under an accelerated program promoted by then-Gov. John Waihee.
Soon said the project was delayed until it received some $22 million for building roads and lines for power and water.
He said the project still needs some approvals from the county Building Department and also approval from Hawaiian Homes to issue individual building permits. People who are 50 percent or more native Hawaiian were eligible for the 99-year leases.
>> Sacred Hearts Academy has received a total of $61,000 in grants from the following six local foundations for its new multi-purpose state-of-the-art science laboratory: $20,000 from the Samuel and Mary Castle Foundation; $20,000 from the Cooke Foundation; $10,000 from the Atherton Family Foundation; $5,000 each from the Verizon Foundation and Frear Eleemosynary Trust; and $1,000 from the J. Watumull Fund. The lab, completed for this school year, was equipped with advanced scientific equipment and technological resources. It will help to meet an increasing demand for science classes and provide a more rigorous science curriculum to better prepare students for college and job opportunities. [Taking Notice]
>> Project Dana Honolulu, sponsored by the Moiliili Hongwanji Mission, has been awarded the 2001 SHARE Award by GlaxoSmithKline and the University of Pennsylvania Institute on Aging. The organization will receive a $50,000 grant in recognition of its efforts to better the health of seniors of diverse cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Program administrators Rose Nakamura and Shimeji Kanazawa traveled to Chicago, Ill. to receive the award during ceremonies held Nov. 17.
>> Gov. Ben Cayetano recently recognized the following teachers as 2001 state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: Clifford Lee, Iolani School, Elem. Math; Phyllis Nakama-Kawamoto, Mililani Mauka Elementary, Elem. Math; Michelle Tuzon, Sacred Hearts Academy, Elem. Math; Timothy Cantley, Sacred Hearts, Secondary Math; Michael Park, Iolani School, Secondary Math; Wesley Yuu, Mililani Middle School, Secondary Math; Pamela Corpuz-Lahne, Aikahi Elementary, Elem. Science; Beverly Kawamura, Salt Lake Elementary, Elem. Science; Geraldine Kajitani, Nuuanu Elementary, Elem. Science; Joan Rohrback, Sacred Hearts, Secondary Science; and Joel Truesdell, Kamehameha Schools, Secondary Science. One national winner will be selected from each of the four categories later this school year.
>> The Frear Eleemosynary Trust has awarded a $20,000 grant to Goodwill Industries of Hawaii. The money will be used to expand Goodwill's Island Career Center and enable the organization to provide a variety of services to people with employment barriers.
>> Macy's West, in conjunction with the Federated Department Stores Foundation, has awarded grants totaling $13,000 to four island HIV/AIDS agencies. The Big Island AIDS Project and West Hawaii AIDS Foundation each received $3,000 towards the improvement of phone systems in the rural areas where they operate. The Maui AIDS Foundation received $4,000 to establish two support/social groups for gay, bisexual and/or transgendered Native Hawaiians, Asians and other Pacific Islanders who need support and education regarding the prevention of HIV. The Life Foundation will receive $3,000 to support a HIV clinical nurse at their Oahu office. The nurse will also serve as a liaison to other agencies to enhance the comprehensive care provided to clients. The awards mark the first to be made by Macy's West since the company's acquisition of Liberty House in July 2001.
>> The Weinberg Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Pacific Gateway Center to expand outreach programs offered to distressed and refugee families by the organization. The money was donated in conjunction with a painting and landscaping service project performed by members of the McKinley High, Hawaii Baptist Academy and Ala Moana Rotary Clubs to benefit The Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffLEEWARD OAHU Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Firefighters get assist from rain in Aiea blaze
An afternoon rain shower helped firefighters put out a brush fire in Aiea yesterday.Capt. Godfrey Akaka said 40 mph winds prevented water drops by the department's Air One helicopter. Instead, firefighters hiked in and got the fire under control at about 4 p.m. using 5-gallon water packs, shovels and brush beaters.
The rain at about 4:30 p.m. helped douse the quarter-acre fire.
Akaka said the cause of the fire near the Aiea Loop trail is suspicious.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Cut hand helps police arrest Big Island suspect
A cut on the hand helped Big Island police find a man wanted in a stabbing Thursday night at the Shooters Bar & Grill on Banyan Drive.A police officer noticed suspect Randy Galima's name on a list of patients waiting for treatment Friday night at the Hilo Medical Center and arrested him without incident at about 8:30 p.m.
Galima, who lives in the building where the bar is located, was charged yesterday with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing 51-year-old Mark Lamont Dehl of Pleasanton, Calif., after the two had an altercation, police said.
Galima was being held without bail at the Hilo cellblock.
Dehl remained at Hilo Medical Center last night, where he was in guarded condition after being stabbed in the upper chest and abdomen.
HONOLULU
HPD seeking a suspect in 7-Eleven robbery
Police were looking for a man who allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven at the corner of Atkinson Drive and Kapiolani Boulevard.Just before 1:30 p.m. yesterday, the suspect approached the cashier with a bottle of water and pulled a knife from his pants pocket, demanding money from the register, police said.
He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Vacant gas station in Mapunapuna catches fire
An electrical short is blamed for a fire that burned the roof of a vacant gasoline station in Mapunapuna last night, a fire official said.The fire at 2760 Kilihau St. was reported at 6:22 p.m. It was under control seven minutes later and extinguished at 7:05 p.m.
Three engines and a ladder company responded to the blaze.
No one was injured but the fire also damaged electrical transformers nearby.
