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Traffic tie-ups expected in Manoa
Two events are expected to cause traffic congestion at the University of Hawaii-Manoa today.The Mana Maoli "Welcome Back to School" concert will take place in the Quad (Ewa of Hawaii Hall) from 3 to 10 p.m., and the Sprint Invitational Tournament at Stan Sheriff Center will have games at 5 and 7 p.m.
Upper campus parking -- mauka of Dole Street -- will be free starting at noon. Parking in lower campus lots and the parking structure will be $3.
No parking is allowed on the front lawn area of Bachman Hall and the UH lab school, areas that are used on weekdays to accommodate TheBus strike overflow. Free campus shuttles will circle the upper campus with stops at Sherman Lab, the Art Building and Krauss Circle from 5 to 8 p.m.
Free seminars explain college costs and entry
Students interested in learning how to get into and pay for college are invited to free workshops, sponsored by Gear Up Hawaii, on Kauai and Oahu next week.The workshops will be conducted by Gen and Kelly Tanabe, authors of a successful series of how-to books on college admissions and scholarships.
The schedule is:
>> Kapaa High School, Monday, 5 p.m.
>> Kalani High School Cafeteria, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
>> Waipahu High School, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
>> Kaiser High School Library, Thursday, 7 p.m.
"Research shows Hawaii students and parents substantially overestimate college tuition and expect to pay for it from their own pocket, thus creating a major obstacle toward college," said Susan Kanagawa, Gear Up Hawaii project director. "We hope these workshops will educate the public about college admissions and financial aid, but most importantly raise college awareness in young teens so they may have an early start in preparing for college."
No reservations are required.
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>> Kaiser Permanente Hawaii's Reach Out and Read Program, a national literacy program, has received contributions totaling $66,150 from the federal government and community partners to help children with developing literary skills. Volunteers read with children in clinic waiting rooms and during well-child visits, advise parents about the importance of reading and give children a new book to take home.
Funding has been received from the following: $24,650 from the U.S. Department of Education; $23,000 from the Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaii Pizza Hut Literacy Fund; $6,000 from Tesoro Hawaii for clinics on Maui and the Big Island; $5,000 from the Atherton Family Foundation; $5,000 from the Cooke Foundation, Ltd.; and $2,500 from the Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation for Maui clinics.
>> The Salvation Army has received $8,000 from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to help expand its Hana Pono'i program, which teaches self-sufficiency skills to people needing assistance.
>> More than 500 members of Beta Alpha Psi, a professional fraternity for financial information students, spent a combined 1,500 volunteer hours supporting six community agencies in July. They helped the City & County of Honolulu with a beach clean-up and storm drain stenciling program, as well as a native plant preservation program on Diamond Head, organized by the Hawaii Army National Guard. The group also helped the Hawaii Food Bank, the Honolulu Zoo, Child and Family Service of Hawaii and Lunalilo Elementary School with various projects.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffCENTRAL OAHU
A 28-year-old woman was charged Thursday with two counts of forgery for allegedly trying to cash a stolen check at one bank and then trying to cash the check at a second bank after the first one rejected it.
Woman arrested for check forgeryPolice said Joycelynn Simeona tried to cash a stolen check at the Bank of Hawaii Wahiawa branch July 29. The teller noticed some discrepancies on the check, stamped it "irregular" and refused to cash it. Police said Simeona got mad, took the check and went to First Hawaiian Bank down the road and tried to cash it there. The second teller noticed the stamp and confiscated the check.
Simeona left the bank but was later identified. Police arrested her at her home yesterday. She remains in custody in lieu of $25,000 bail.
LEEWARD OAHU
The Honolulu Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating 89-year-old Rose Gordon of Waipahu.
Help sought in finding missing woman, 89Police said she was last seen near Farrington Highway and Leoku Street at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30. Gordon is known to frequent the Waipahu Peninsula near Ted Makalena Golf Course.
Gordon is described as 5 feet tall, about 100 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue pants and slippers, but may have changed clothes since then, according to police.
People with information are asked to call officer Mary Aragones, Missing Persons Section, at 529-3064, or the Criminal Investigation Division at 529-3115. Anonymous calls may be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
HONOLULU
Honolulu police are investigating a fire that detectives said appeared to have been intentionally set yesterday in the hallway of a Beretania Street business.
Beretania fire likely was intentionally setThe fire at 1188 S. Beretania St. started at 3:51 p.m. and was brought under control by firefighters nine minutes later. Fire investigators said they found traces of an incendiary left behind at the scene.
Fire Department officials said flames caused an estimated $11,000 in one business unit in the two-story wooden building. Police have no suspects yet and are investigating the incident as a criminal property damage case.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Big Island police are asking for the public's help in finding a 62-year-old Hilo man reported missing since Monday.
Big Island man, 62, missing since MondayPolice identified the man as Richard Suffern, of a Hilo address. He was last known to be in the Keaukaha area near the Four Miles Beach Park, and his blue car was found abandoned in the parking lot near the Mauna Loa Shores.
Family members said he may be lost and disoriented, and he has no forms of identification with him. He is described as outspoken, friendly and well-known in the Hilo community as a former Fuller Brush man.
Suffern is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds, with blue eyes and salt-and-pepper-colored crew-cut hair. Suffern also has blue tattoos on both arms.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call his family at 391-9909, officer Joseph Botelho of the South Hilo Patrol at 961-2311 or the police nonemergency number at 935-3311.
2 men pose as police and rob S. Kona home
Big Island police said two men dressed like police officers invaded a Honaunau home in South Kona earlier this week.Police said that on Wednesday between 8 and 8:15 a.m., two men armed with handguns and a shotgun forced their way into the home, overpowered the 49-year-old male occupant, forced him to the ground and tied him up with duct tape. According to the victim, the suspects were dressed like police officers, showed badges and identified themselves as police officers.
Police said the suspects stole an undisclosed amount of cash and valuables and escaped on foot.
West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives advised residents to make sure that police officers identify themselves by their badge with a badge number and police identification with their photo on it.
They also ask that anyone with information about the home invasion or the robbers' identities call Detective William Gary Souther of the West Hawaii CIS at 326-4231 or the police nonemergency number at 935-3311. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
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