Nature Conservancy names Suzanne Case director
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii recently named Suzanne Case as its new executive director, effective July 1.Case has been the Hawaii conservancy's acting executive director for the past year and served as legal counsel for the organization between 1987 and 2001.
"Suzanne Case brings real expertise and experience to the job," said Nature Conservancy board member Sam Cooke, who headed the search committee.
Board Chairman Jeff Wata- nabe said that during her year as acting executive director, Case "didn't just hold down the fort, she stepped in and demonstrated real leadership."
During the past year, the conservancy acquired its 11th Hawaii preserve at Kau on the Big Island, started a new marine program and helped protect a critical nesting site for the endangered hawksbill turtle by purchasing Kamehame Beach on the Big Island.
Case will oversee a staff of 55 and an annual operating budget of $4.5 million.
Case said the conservancy's work will focus on three major areas: establishing and funding watershed partnerships on all the major islands to protect Hawaii's native forests and watersheds; halting the influx of alien pests into the state; and working with the state and other partners to protect Hawaii's coastlines and marine resources.
Case was born in Hilo and attended Punahou School, where she was the first female student body president. She graduated with honors from Stanford University and received her law degree from Hastings College of the Law, University of California-San Francisco, where she was a member of the Hastings Law Journal.
Asthma sports days set for Hawaii kids
Asthma Sports Day Camps for children ages 5 to 12 are being held on all major islands, said Gregg Kishaba, director of asthma education for the American Lung Association of Hawaii.The camps are scheduled as follows: July 19-21, Oahu; July 26-28, Big Island; and Aug. 9-11, Maui. The Kauai camp was held last weekend.
The three-day camps provide sports and recreation for kids while teaching them how to live with and manage their asthma.
An estimated 40,000 children in Hawaii have asthma, the association said.
If you would like to assist with the camps or want more information, call 537-5966.
'Hawaii's Response' features at AIDS talk
Dr. Jack C. Chow, the secretary of state's special representative for HIV/AIDS, will be honorary speaker at an event titled "Confronting HIV/AIDS" starting at 7:30 a.m. July 19 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki.Chow, deputy assistant secretary of state for health and science, will discuss "America's Response" to HIV/AIDS.
"Hawaii's Response" will be discussed by a panel that includes Alan Katz, professor at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine; Jamie Kahale, Life Foundation; and Nancy Kern, state Department of Health.
People interested in attending can call 956-4132 by tomorrow, fax 956-4147 or e-mail cof@ctahr.hawaii.edu with their name, agency or department, phone or fax numbers or e-mail.
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>> Hawaii state officials never released apple snails into the wild, said Larry Nakahara, manager of Plant Pest Control Branch, Department of Agriculture. A story on Page A6 in the Sunday Star-Bulletin incorrectly said state officials released snails into the wild in an effort to control weeds. Corrections and clarifications
>> The Hawaii Plantation Village was awarded a $6,500 grant from the Waipahu Community Foundation. A Monday A1 story said the grant was from the Hawaii Community Foundation.
>> Anela Kauhaihao was the younger of two sisters killed Monday when a truck ran over them at a remote Kona ranch. In a Police/Fire brief on Page A4 yesterday, her first name was misspelled as Anelia.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
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Woman accused of shooting car
A 37-year-old Kalihi woman was charged with terroristic threatening and firearm violations for allegedly firing a shot into her boyfriend's car.Police said Eden Iha's 31-year-old boyfriend packed her bags and left them by the front door of their Mokauea Street residence Sunday after she failed to return home.
When the boyfriend was at a friend's residence on Wilson Street working on his car, he told police, Iha showed up and yelled at him. He said Iha then pulled out a handgun and fired into his vehicle. After a struggle over the handgun, Iha fired a second round into the ceiling of the garage.
Leeward16-year-old girl dies after being hit by car
A 16-year-old girl who was struck by a car in Ewa on Tuesday died yesterday morning.The girl, whose name has not been released, was struck by a station wagon while trying to cross Fort Weaver Road about 7:30 a.m.
