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>> Gayle Hostetter, neuropsychologist at the Queen's Medical Center Counseling Services, is the first person in Hawaii named as a Fellow in the National Academy of Neuropsychology. She is certified as a clinical neuropsychologist by the American Board of Professional Psychology.>> Lori Arizumi, who founded and was publisher/editor of Prime, Hawaii's senior magazine, has been appointed by the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii as communications manager.
A graduate of the University of Hawaii School of Journalism, she has had extensive experience as a public relations consultant for nonprofit organizations.
She also has held positions with Hawaii Dental Service, Hawaii Professional Media Group, Hawaii chapters of the American Institute of Architects and American Society of Interior Designers, and Gamlin & Kaars Advertising Agency, among others.
She has served as a volunteer on boards of many community organizations, such as the Honolulu Symphony Associates, Hawaii Dental Association Auxiliary, Women in Communications, Manoa Valley Theatre and Malama O Manoa. She is a member of the Junior League of Honolulu.
>> McDonald's Restaurants of Hawaii has awarded 10 employee scholarships, worth $1,000 each, to Elsa Batangan, of Farrington High School; Larraine Baxa, of Leilehua High School; Ofella Bumangiag and Jeanette Padilla, of Campbell High School; Ferico Cabrera, of Waipahu High School; Melissa Char and Kristie Komori, of Moanalua High School; Michael Dannemiller, of Punahou School; Cierra Haney-Agor, of St. Francis School; and Tanya Rivera, of Waipahu High School.
White-collar workers hold edge, survey finds
About half of workers on Oahu held white-collar jobs and earned more than $4 per hour more than blue-collar workers, according to a federal survey.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday that white-collar workers in the City and County of Honolulu accounted for 52 percent of the work force and earned an average of $21.74 per hour during January, when the survey was conducted.
Blue-collar workers earned an average of $16.46 per hour and represented 18 percent of the work force. The remaining 30 percent worked in service occupations and earned an average of $11.21 per hour.
The average wage for all workers was $17.81 per hour.
The National Compensation Survey conducted by the bureau, an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, compiled figures for straight-time earnings at businesses employing 50 or more workers in private industry, and for state and local governments.
The survey excludes agricultural businesses, private households, the self-employed and federal workers.
Tool will help measure Maui's coastal erosion
WAILUKU >> Federal officials unveiled a new geodetic marker yesterday on Maui that is expected to help in measuring coastal erosion and also the location of humpback whales in their seasonal migration.The marker, located at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary office in Kihei, allows people to calibrate their global positioning system to within two centimeters of their location.
Naomi McIntosh, manager of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, said measuring the rate of erosion along South Maui has become important.
"We've had some pretty bad episodes in the last year," she said.
Nominations open for science awards
The Hawaii Academy of Sciences is accepting nominations for 2004-2005 Science Research and Science Educator Awards recognizing excellence in the field.The academy also offers Lifetime Achievement Awards in science research and education.
Nominees will receive a free one-year academy membership, and awardees will receive $1,000 cash and a plaque, presented Sept. 8 at the academy's annual meeting at Tree Tops Restaurant Manoa.
Monday is the deadline to submit applications. For more information, see www.hawaii.edu/acadsci or contact Irvin King, 956-4405, or Garrett Ito, 956-9717.
By Star-Bulletin staff
CENTRAL OAHU
Woman held in alleged attempted stabbing Police arrested a 46-year-old Wahiawa woman Thursday for allegedly trying to stab her ex-boyfriend earlier in the week.
Police said the woman was moving out of her ex-boyfriend's apartment Monday morning when they began arguing.
The woman allegedly grabbed a knife and tried to stab the man, police said. Police said the man, 55, knocked the knife out of her hand and called police.
The woman returned to the home Thursday, and the victim called police and she was arrested.
The woman faces charges of first-degree terroristic threatening and abuse of a household member.
WINDWARD OAHU
Man alleges co-worker brandished machete Police arrested a Kailua tree trimmer for allegedly threatening another tree trimmer with a machete yesterday morning.
The men, both 37, started arguing after the suspect almost struck the victim's vehicle with his own in Kailua, police said.
During the argument, the suspect took out a machete that he uses on the job and threatened the victim, according to police.
Police later arrested the suspect on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening but released him pending an investigation.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Remains identified as missing Puna man Big Island police have identified the skeletal remains that were found in the Fern Acres subdivision of Puna last weekend.
The remains were of Carl E. New, 44, of Fern Acres, who was reported missing last month. Police said New was identified Wednesday through dental records.
New's body was found near a residence on Pikake Street last Saturday but had been so badly decomposed his body could not be immediately identified.
Police said New, who also lived along Pikake Street, had been last seen on June 13. Police have not said whether foul play is suspected in his death.
Old plantation house is destroyed by blaze
WAILUKU >> Embers from a Maui sugar cane fire destroyed an old plantation house used for storage yesterday morning, causing an estimated $213,700 in damage to the structure, Assistant Fire Chief Alan Cordeiro said.Cordeiro said Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. had scheduled the cane burning that morning, and it owned the plantation house in the old section of Skilled Village in Paia.
He said fire officials did not have an loss estimate for the contents destroyed in the fire. The blaze took more than three hours to extinguish after the alarm at 9:18 a.m.
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