Hawaii County declares booboo on tax mailings
HILO >> Oops. The Hawaii County real property tax office sent out notices of assessed valuations for the 2002-2003 fiscal year recently and then noticed some mistakes.Please disregard, the county says. New notices will be mailed soon.
The assessments are not bills. They show the basis on which the bills will be calculated. The bills go out in July, the county says.
Isle engineers group gives talk on photo enforcement
The Hawaii Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers will present a behind-the-scenes look at the Hawaii Photo Enforcement Demonstration Project and the Winter Olympic Games at a dinner meeting on Thursday.Speaking at the 6:30 p.m. event at Maple Garden Restaurant, 909 Isenberg St., will be: >> Jack Weaver, Potlatch International Ltd., giving an overview and discussing details of technology behind the traffic photo program.
>> Blaine Leonard, Utah Department of Transportation, describing engineering efforts that made the recent Olympic games in Salt Lake City a success. Efforts included a sophisticated transportation system that used more than 100 cameras to help the traffic flow.
For more information, contact Westley Chun, 488-0477, during the day.
Public free to question Lanai critical-habitat plan
WAILUKU >> The public has until April 18 to request a hearing on a proposal to expand the number of threatened and endangered plant species designated for critical habitat on Lanai.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes expanding the list to 32 from 18 creating habitat for at least one species believed to no longer exist on Lanai but found on Oahu.
The agency said the habitat on Lanai could expand existing wild populations.
The new proposal suggests that about 19,400 acres of privately owned land be included within eight critical habitat units on Lanai, under the Endangered Species Act.
Copies of the proposal may be obtained through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Oahu, 541-3441.
>> Gail Mukaihata Hannemann has been named executive director of the Girl Scout Council of Hawaii. Mukaihata Hannemann, who is project director for the American Samoa Economic Advisory Commission, assumed her role as executive director on March 1. [TAKING NOTICE]
>> Mililani resident Nathan A. Adams recently graduated with honors from Bradley University. Adams, who graduated with a grade-point average between 3.4 and 3.59, received the designation of graduating cum laude from the university.
>> The Big Island's Hilton Waikoloa Village recently presented a $5,000 check to the Hawaii Island United Way. The donation was raised through booth fees and food sales at the resort's employee Na Lima Hana Craft Fair held each holiday season.
>> The Kamehameha High School speech and debate team placed first earlier this month at the Hawaii Speech League's state qualifying tournament. Kamehameha's 60 accumulated points based on student performances was more than 20 points ahead of the second-place-finishing school. Kamehameha will participate in the state tournament beginning next month at the school's Kapalama campus.
>> Larry Yamada has been elected president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, Hawaii Chapter. Other newly elected officers include Russell Lo CLU, ChFC, president elect; Ronald Okada CLU, ChFC, CFP, secretary; and John Enomoto CLU, treasurer.
>> Faith Nakano was recently honored by Shriners Hospital for Children Honolulu for 60 years of service at the hospital. Nakano, whose 60 years at the hospital include 49 years of perfect attendance, was also honored with a proclamation from Gov. Ben Cayetano stating that Feb. 26 was "Faith Nakano Day" in Hawaii. In addition, a perpetual Employee of the Year Award was established in honor of Nakano's service at the hospital.
>> Trendwest Resorts has donated $1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House of Hawaii. The money will support the Ronald McDonald House's "Share-a-Stay Program," designed to provide lodging and services to families from neighbor islands with a loved one in a hospital on Oahu. Trendwest representatives presented the donation during ceremonies held Feb. 5 at the WorldMark at Kihei Resort.
>> The American Cancer Society Kauai Unit has been awarded a $8,400 grant by the G.N. Wilcox Trust. The money will be used to purchase office equipment for an information center at the Kauai unit.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
LEEWARD OAHU
Boy rescued after falling off bike above water park
A satellite-dish technician rescued a boy who had fallen off a road while riding his bicycle in the hills above the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park yesterday.Three children from Makakilo, ages 5 to 6, were riding their bikes on an access road behind the park at 400 Farrington Highway, said Fire spokesman Capt. Kenison Tejada. Around 6:45 p.m., one of them fell six to eight feet down from the road and landed on a ledge. A technician working on a satellite dish helped the boy back to the road after hearing the other children crying for help. The boy suffered minor cuts and bruises.
CENTRAL OAHU
Man arrested in violation of protective order
A 32-year-old Honolulu man was arrested last night for allegedly violating a protective order, breaking into his girlfriend's Mililani townhouse and threatening her and a neighbor.Police said the 32-year-old woman called police about 7 p.m. and locked the doors to her townhouse when she saw her ex-boyfriend approaching. Police said he broke into the residence then grabbed kitchen knives and chased the woman and the couple's two daughters outside. An off-duty officer who lives nearby came to their aid and said he was threatened by the man, police said. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of burglary, terroristic threatening, and violating a protective order.
