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Salt Lake express joins afternoon bus routes
The city has added a Salt Lake route to its free limited afternoon express bus service during the bus strike.The 44-passenger bus leaves Hotel Street Bus Mall between Bishop Street and Fort Street Mall at 5:30 p.m. along with other express buses.
The bus goes to Salt Lake Shopping Center with no stops in between. The service is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Maui mayor schedules meetings about budget
WAILUKU >> Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa begins a series of budget-preparation meetings with the public starting tonight at the Kihei Community Center.Residents may speak to the mayor and his Cabinet about the upcoming 2004-05 budget.
The meetings, all starting at 6:30 p.m., will occur at the Mitchell Pauole Center on Molokai Monday, Kula Community Center on Tuesday, Lahaina Civic Center on Wednesday, Lanai Senior Center on Sept. 29, Haiku Community Center on Sept. 30, Helene Hall in Hana on Oct. 6 and the Maui County Council Chambers in Wailuku on Oct. 7.
Ewa Beach Coalition gets $100,000 grant
The Ewa Beach Community Coalition will get $100,000 to help fight substance abuse among young people, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie announced yesterday.The grant from the U.S. Justice Department is expected to help the coalition create an alternative school so that youths who have dropped out because of drug abuse can earn a high school diploma.
The coalition also expects to subcontract with the Kalihi YMCA and Boys and Girls Clubs of Hawaii for after-school services and create a support network for youth and their families with other programs.
Anti-crime meeting scheduled for Palolo
Palolo lawmakers, educators and crime fighters will sponsor a crime and drug addiction town meeting on Tuesday.The meeting will be 7-9 p.m. at Jarrett William Paul Intermediate School and will focus on providing information about drug prevention and treatment.
The meeting is sponsored by Palolo representatives in the Honolulu City Council, state Senate and House; Palolo Community Council; the Palolo Neighborhood Board; HPD; the Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaii; and area schools.
Med school program seeks applicants
The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine is seeking candidates for its Imi Ho'ola post-baccalaureate program.The 12-month program is open to people from a disadvantaged background who want to become physicians and serve in Hawaii or elsewhere in the Pacific.
Since the program began in 1973, it has served more than 370 students from Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia and American Samoa.
A wide range of educational experiences is offered to prepare participants for medical school. The curriculum integrates concepts in the sciences and humanities with communication and problem-solving skills.
Seminars, lectures and workshops enable participants to develop critical thinking and learning skills, interact with medical students and faculty and meet other health care professionals.
The deadline for applications for the 2004-2005 class is Dec. 31.
Applicants should contact Roy Inouye or Nanette Judd at 956-3466 or write to University of Hawaii-Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Imi Ho'ola Post-Baccalaureate Program, 1960 East-West Road, Biomed C-203, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Conference focuses on menopausal time
Two major issues confronting health professionals -- a generation of female baby-boomers approaching menopause and controversy about hormone replacements -- will be addressed at a Hawaii Medical Association conference next week.Dr. Helena Chang, director of the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center, will be a guest speaker at the meetings Sept. 26-28 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
She will present the latest information on "Hormonal Therapy in Postmenopausal Women" in a general session and discuss "Minimally Invasive Techniques for Breast Cancer Treatment" in a breakout session.
Chang's center combines diagnostic, treatment and monitoring programs to provide care for women with all types of breast problems.
She said it has "the most advanced, successful program of its kind in the nation. By empowering women to take charge of their own health, the Breast Center is emerging as a prototype for other centers in the United States."
The HMA conference is open to all physicians and related health professionals for credits. For more information, call 536-7702, ext. 101, or see www.hmaonline.net.
Cancer program highlights well-being
"Nurture Yourself," a workshop for cancer survivors and their caregivers, will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Medical Center-West, Ewa Beach.The American Cancer Society, Central/Leeward Unit, is sponsoring the free event to inform participants of various forms of complementary therapies to improve a cancer survivor's well-being.
The program will include prayer in healing, music therapy, herbs and supplements, massage, healing touch, aroma therapy and flower arrangements to "feel good through the beauty of flowers."
To register, call the American Cancer Society at 486-8420 by tomorrow.
MS seminar available to health care workers
"A Nursing Perspective of Multiple Sclerosis" will be offered as a free continuing-education teleconference broadcast Saturday for nurses and other health professionals.The 9-10:30 a.m. broadcast, sponsored by the National MS Society, is aimed at giving health professionals a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and its treatment.
Participants can register online at www.nationalmssociety.org/hih.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system with unpredictable symptoms ranging from a mild type of numbness and blurred vision to severe paralysis or blindness.
Most cases of MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40.
For more information about the disease or the Hawaii Division of the National MS Society, call 532-0811, 800-FIGHT-MS, see www.nationalmssociety.org.
Hepatitis C talks open to patients and pros
Two mainland nurses who specialize in hepatitis C treatment will speak at two events here this month.Ginny Concannon, a registered nurse from Colorado, and Kathleen Bailey, a nurse practitioner from Southern California, will attend a Hepatitis C (HepCats) Support Group meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Life Foundation, 233 Keawe St., Room 226. It is open only for patients and families.
The nurses will also discuss medications and nutritional needs for hepatitis C patients and ways to manage common side effects of treatment: 9:30-11 a.m. next Thursday at Drug Addiction Services of Hawaii's third-floor conference room, 1130 N. Nimitz Highway, Suite C-302.
The nurses teach medical staff how to treat hepatitis C and manage related side effects. Their visit here is sponsored by Schering-Plough Inc. for the Hepatitis Prevention, Education, Treatment and Support Network of Hawaii.
Seating is limited to 35 at Drug Addiction Services. Registration will be 9-9:30 a.m. Reservations may be made by e-mailing KenAkinaka@aol.com or calling 808-221-6204.
Free public lecture explains reflexology
The Honolulu Medical Group will present a free public lecture, "Relaxation with Reflexology," noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 in its third-floor conference room.Suzanne Garrett, a licensed massage therapist, will discuss how reflexology can help relieve stress and help with relaxation. Reflexology is based on the principle that reflex areas in the feet and hands correspond to all parts of the body.
For more information, call 537-2211, ext. 581, or e-mail SamanthaS@honmed.com.
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[Taking Notice]
>> The Kohala Center has received $5,000 from New Moon Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation to support its Hawaii Island Energy Roundtable project. The funds will be used to sponsor green development workshops for architects, engineers, planners, developers and contractors in December.New Moon Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization in Kapaau, Big Island, which stewards 1,200 acres of land and whose mission is to offer healing and educational programs, among other goals.
>> Aloha Harvest recently reached a milestone with the delivery of 1 million pounds of food to the hungry in Hawaii through nearly 100 social service agencies since it was formed in 1999. The nonprofit organization works in partnership with restaurants, hotels and food distributors to deliver nonperishable foods that would be thrown away by food suppliers each year.
>> The Honolulu Board of Water Supply has received a special-achievement award from the Environmental Systems Research Institute for its use of Geographic Information System technology. The GIS is a powerful and versatile computer-driven mapping system that can be applied to land use management, environmental protection and emergency planning.
>> Kelly H.P. Kanayama, of Punahou School, has been awarded a $500 scholarship by the Fulfillment Corporation of America, which recognizes academic and community accomplishments and traditional family and ancestral values. She will attend Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in English and linguistics.
"Taking Notice" runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Please send items to City Desk, Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana, Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffEAST OAHU
Firefighters airlift injured man off reef at Portlock
Honolulu firefighters airlifted an injured man out of the popular Spitting Caves area of Portlock yesterday.Rescuers said it was not clear whether the victim slipped and fell off the Portlock Point cliffs and landed on the reef or if he injured himself trying to jump into the ocean.
Fire officials said a 911 call at about 6 p.m. alerted them to a man lying down on the reef.
Rescue crews said it appeared the victim sustained broken ribs and possibly other internal injuries. After airlifting the man to safety, Emergency Medical Services workers took him by ambulance to the Queen's Medical Center in serious condition.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Car crash victim was from Kihei
WAILUKU >> A Maui man who died after a two-vehicle crash in Kahului Monday has been identified as Charles Bowen, 58, of Kihei.Bowen was driving a car that was broadsided by a pickup at the intersection of Puunene and Kaahumanu avenues Monday night, police said.
Christopher Hansen, also 58 and a passenger in the car, was listed in fair condition yesterday at Maui Memorial Hospital.
The driver of the pickup, a 39-year-old Makawao man, refused medical treatment and was discharged from Maui Memorial.
Maui police traffic investigator Ericlee Correa said the cause of the crash was under investigation and no charges have been filed.
Bowen's death was the 11th traffic fatality on Maui this year, compared with 12 for the same period last year.
Night dive fatality identified as Puna man
HILO >> A man who drowned while night diving in South Kohala late Monday has been identified as Dennis Segovia Sr., of Hawaiian Beaches in Puna, police said.Segovia, 54, was with family members in waters off Kiholo Bay when he drowned, police said.
Fire rescue personnel took him to the North Hawaii Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead early Tuesday, police said.
Big Isle police charge 3 men in burglaries
Three suspects who police said are responsible for a string of burglaries in the Kona area have been charged with burglary, theft and other offenses.Enoka Ulu, Dean "Kalei" Waljen and Roy Tolentino Jr. were each charged Monday with five counts of burglary and five counts of felony theft.
Ulu, 28, of Kailua-Kona, is also charged with breaking into a vehicle, operating a stolen vehicle, and drug and drug paraphernalia possession. His bail is $30,500. Waltjen, 30, of Hilo, is also charged with breaking into a vehicle, operating a stolen vehicle and auto theft. His bail is $24,000. Tolentino, 30, of Kailua-Kona, is also charged with three firearm offenses, driving a stolen vehicle, criminal trespass, and drug and drug paraphernalia possession. His bail is $13,500.
Police arrested Ulu and Waltjen Saturday, and Tolentino, Sunday.
LEEWARD OAHU
Accident cuts power to 800 in Makaha area
About 800 Hawaiian Electric Co. customers in Makaha lost their electricity for about two hours early yesterday when a car crashed into a utility pole on Makaha Valley Road.The crash happened at 1:27 a.m. near the Noholio Road intersection. The driver of the car was not injured, but a passenger was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in serious condition.
Power was restored about 3:30 a.m. The downed pole and power lines forced police to close Makaha Valley Road.
North Shore
Auto theft suspect surrenders after swim
Honolulu police arrested the driver of an allegedly stolen car Tuesday morning after he tried to swim to freedom on the North Shore.Police said the 48-year-old male suspect and another man were spotted by Beach Task Force officers while driving a stolen vehicle at Ehukai Beach Park at 10:30 a.m. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect fled and crashed into a tree.
Police said the suspect and the other man, who was a passenger, fled on foot, jumped into the ocean and started swimming away. But the men turned around and came back to shore, police said.
The suspect was taken to Wahiawa General Hospital where he was treated for injuries to his head from the crash, according to police, who arrested him for suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle.
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