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By Star-Bulletin Staff
Lingle OKs airport funds for disability renovations
Gov. Linda Lingle has released $500,000 to help bring state airports into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the governor's office announced last week.The funds will be used for capital improvement projects at 14 airports, which include renovating restrooms, installing curb ramps, handicap parking and fire-alarm systems.
Design of the projects will begin in July. Construction is scheduled October 2004 to April 2005.
In April, Lingle released $1,283,618 for ADA renovation projects at Honolulu Airport, Kalaeloa Airport and Dillingham Airfield. Those projects included restroom renovations, installation of ADA-compliant curb ramps, crosswalks, handicap parking and signage.
"All of these funds will help bring state airport facilities into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and help ensure the continued safety and comfort of all our residents and visitors," Lingle said.
Host families sought for Soviet students
The International Hospitality Center (IHC) is looking for families on Oahu and the neighbor islands to host high school students from the former Soviet Union for one year.The 20 exchange students will arrive in August to study in public schools where their volunteer host families live.
The students are enrolled in the FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) program sponsored by the U.S. Congress under the Freedom Support Act.
They range from 15 to 17 years old and speak excellent English.
The students have received scholarships, which will provide pocket money and covers health and accident insurance. Hosts are asked to provide room and board and to include the student in daily activities.
The program aims to promote peace, tolerance, friendship, democratic stability in the students' home countries, and enables students to learn about American society firsthand.
No monetary compensation is available for host families; however, a small tax deduction is allowed.
For more information and to receive an application, call Hawaii IHC at 521-3554.
Seminar presents tips for dealing with mold
Mold and fungi identification, remediation, structural defects, health and related issues will be discussed at a two-day seminar on mold control from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in Room 110, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics, University of Hawaii.Presentations will range from "a walk through the kinds of molds causing problems" to risk assessments, prevention and servicing air-conditioning systems for mold problems, designing concrete to reduce moisture causes of mold to the role of the industrial hygienist and how to avoid litigation, among other topics.
Registration may be done by calling 956-8400 or visiting www.summer.hawaii.edu/mold online or the Outreach College Student Services Office, Krauss Hall, Room 101 in person. The cost is $395 for two credits or $445 for non credit with certificate.
The UH-Manoa Outreach College, Summer Sessions, John A. Burns School of Medicine's Technology Division and the Hawaii Institute for Mold Control are sponsoring the event. It's funded in part by the state and private companies.
Parking is available in the lower campus parking structure for $3 a day.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffNEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Police ask for assistance in finding missing tourist
Big Island police are asking for the public's help in finding a 44-year-old Newburgh, Ind., man who has been missing since June 6.
Timothy Lynch's rental car was found Friday at the end of Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. National park rangers are conducting a search in the area for the missing visitor.
Hawaii police described Lynch as having a muscular build, thin brown hair, brown eyes and a dark complexion. He may be wearing a goatee.
Anyone with information about Lynch's whereabouts is asked to call Detective Juergen Canda of the Kona Criminal Investigation Section at 326-4230 or the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.
Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. The numbers are answered 24 hours a day. Callers will be given a coded number, and their identity will remain anonymous. Callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 if their call leads to an arrest, indictment or the recovery of property.
Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
