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[ TAKING NOTICE ]

>> Punahou School senior Julia H. Ogilvie is one of three Hawaii students selected as Hawaii's Presidential Scholars for 2005.

The others, previously announced, are seniors Christian S. Ling of Maui High School, Wailuku, and Kimberly E. Reinhold of St. Joseph's High School in Hilo.

Ling and Reinhold are among 121 scholars (one male and one female from each state) selected on the basis of academic achievement. Ogilvie is one of 20 students selected nationwide for excellence in visual and performing arts.

All scholars must demonstrate leadership and scholarship and contribute to their school and communities.

The three winners will leave June 25, with their most influential teachers, for a four-day program in Washington, ending with a ceremony sponsored by the White House. The students each receive a Presidential Scholars medallion.

Ogilvie is the daughter of Ann Hamilton and Bill Ogilvie, who are active in community theater and teach classes at Diamond Head Theatre.

Julia Ogilvie, who will attend Hunter College in New York in the fall, appeared in "The Fantasticks" at Punahou and won a Po'okela award for her performance as the scarecrow in a "Wizard of Oz" production at Diamond Head Theatre.

She received $1,000 as first-prize winner of the "Acting for Comedy" competition sponsored by the National Society of Arts & Letters, Hawaii Chapter, as well as other awards.

Ogilvie chose Paul Palmore, K-12 drama director at Punahou, as her "most influential teacher" and guest on the Washington trip. Reinhold chose David DeCleene of Hilo, and Ling selected Edwin Ginoza of Kihei, Maui.

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City wants night work for Kapiolani project

The city will hold a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the McKinley High School cafeteria to discuss allowing work at night on the joint water and sewer project on Kapiolani Boulevard.

Since officials expect construction to disrupt traffic on Kapiolani Boulevard between Ward Avenue and Kalakaua Avenue from January 2006 to October 2007, the city is asking the state for a noise code variance allowing work to be done at night as well as during the daytime.

The city will spend $22 million to construct a new water main and rehabilitate the existing sewer line under Kapiolani Boulevard, Kalakaua Avenue, Atkinson Drive and Kamakee Street.

A record of the proceedings will be on file at the state Department of Health, which enforces the state noise code.

Registration opens for lifeguard program

Registration and reservations are now being taken for the Summer 2005 Junior Lifeguard Program held by the city Ocean Safety Division and the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association.

In the five-day course, participants will learn basic ocean and beach safety skills. The program includes an introduction to ocean hazard identification and prevention, ocean and surf rescue techniques, emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. It also emphasizes on general fitness, ocean swimming, paddle-boarding and lifesaving skills.

Teens are eligible if they are between the ages of 13 and 17 as of June 1. Applicants must have strong swimming skills and a desire to learn about ocean safety.

The following is the schedule to be held during the summer:

>> Session 1: under way
>> Session 2: June 13-17
>> Session 3: June 20-24
>> Session 4: June 27-July 1
No session to be held during the week of July 4
>> Session 5: July 11-15
>> Session 6: July 18-22
>> Session 7: July 25-29

For more information, call Ocean Safety Division Junior Lifeguard coordinators Matthew Miller at 589-2251, mmiller@honolulu.gov, or James Barros at 922-3888, ext. 27, jbarros@honolulu.gov.

Maui will host first 'Sister Cities Festival'

WAILUKU >> Maui County plans to host its first "Sister Cities Festival" with more than 260 foreign government officials expected in attendance tomorrow through Saturday.

The event, aimed at bolstering international relations and improving respective local economies, is a part of Maui County's 2005 centennial celebration.

Some activities include a dinner reception at the Maui Beach Hotel on Thursday and a Sister Cities Festival on Saturday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, featuring food and entertainment along with cultural and business booths.

Maui County has sister-city relationships with 18 foreign cities and municipalities, including Sanya County in Hainan province in the Republic of China, Fukuyama City in Japan, Fugu island in the Philippines and Embo, Dornach, in Scotland.

To inquire about ticket purchases or sponsorship and advertising opportunities, call the Maui County Business Resource Center, 873-8247.

'Being Hapa' forum is free to the public

A forum titled "Being Hapa" will address questions relating to ethnic identity from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii's fifth-floor lounge.

It is free to the public and will feature four panelists who will answer questions and conduct discussions.

"Hapa is the wave of the future not only in Hawaii, but also throughout the U.S.," said panelist Christine Yano. "As more and more people intermarry, they are faced with complex issues of identity and culture for themselves and their children."

This is the third forum in the cultural center's Japanese American Social Issues Series in Hawaii that generates discussion on contemporary issues and focuses on the Japanese-American multiethnic experience in the islands.

Symposium to look at U.S. policy in Asia

More than 220 participants from 40 countries are expected to examine political transitions in Asia, their consequences for the region and the implication for U.S. foreign and security policies at the 2005 Pacific Symposium from tomorrow through Friday in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort.

Military leaders, scholars, diplomats and other officials will address key issues including:

>> Globalization.

>> Generational changes.

>> Economic and domestic political developments.

>> The impact of the southern Asian tsunami on humanitarian, disaster relief and regional security cooperation.

>> The differing perceptions of threats and U.S. policies in the region.

>> The progress and problems of democratic transitions in East Asia and the Pacific.

>> How the United States can build contacts with new political forces without interfering in democratic processes.

>> Which policies will encourage democratization and effective security cooperation with democratic friends and allies.

For more information on the annual symposium hosted by the U.S. Pacific Command, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and the National Defense University, visit the Web site www.ndu.edu/inss/symposia/Pacific2005/Agenda.htm.

Lingle signs pay raises for Hawaii teachers

Starting teachers will get pay raises of up to 12 percent under new legislation signed yesterday by Gov. Linda Lingle.

On average, the state's 13,400 public school teachers will get pay raises after two years of up to 11.2 percent, according to Joan Husted, Hawaii State Teachers Association executive director.

According to Lingle, the teachers will get an additional $20.4 million in fiscal year 2006 and $77.1 million in fiscal 2007.

Lingle's action comes after last week's approvals of raises for members of the United Public Workers, Hawaii Government Employees Association and Hawaii Firefighters Association.

The two-year state budget approved by lawmakers last month included $296 million in pay raises awarded to public workers through binding arbitration and collective bargaining this year.

Husted said the teacher's pay raises will give Hawaii beginning teachers $39,901 a year by the end of the two-year contract.

"We figure this will put Hawaii fourth in the nation," Husted said.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

HONOLULU

Police seek suspect in alleged sex assault

Police want help in identifying a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old female yesterday while she was walking through Lanakila District Park.

About 2:15 a.m. the suspect approached the victim, brandished a knife and sexually assaulted her. The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where she was treated and released.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian or possibly Portuguese man with dark curly hair. He was last seen wearing a dark shirt and shorts.

Anyone with information should call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.

Year-old boy dies after choking on gum ball

A 1-year-old boy died yesterday from a brain injury after choking on a gum ball 10 days ago, according to police.

Police said officers responded on May 28 to a call about an infant choking on a gum ball at a Honolulu retail store at about 10:33 p.m. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he died from a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen, police said. Police are classifying the case as an unattended death.

HFD fights brush fire and building fire

Honolulu firefighters were busy with two fires late Sunday and early yesterday, one on the slopes of Diamond Head and the other at an abandoned two-story Pawaa building.

The first fire took place about 11 p.m. below the old Cannon Club and charred less than an acre of brush. Fire officials said the fire started after a group of people threw things down at homeless people who were on the lower part of the hillside. One of the items was lit, officials said. No one was hurt.

The second fire took place just before 3 a.m. at 1684 Kalakaua Ave. Damage was estimated at $180,000. The same house was damaged in another fire on March 17, officials said. Honolulu Fire Capt. Kenison Tejada said the earlier fire was intentionally set. Police are investigating. The cause of today's fire is also under investigation.

LEEWARD OAHU

Mililani man arrested in alleged assault

Police have charged a 25-year-old man with threatening his girlfriend with a hatchet and punching her sister Saturday.

Ryan S. Mullen was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening, third-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal property damage. He was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Police said that at about 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, the suspect was arguing with his girlfriend, 24, at her home on Makaikai Street in Mililani Mauka when he pushed her. The girlfriend's sister told the suspect to stop, and he allegedly punched her and then threatened his girlfriend with a hatchet. He later hacked holes in the bathroom door of her house, police said.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Search is called off as Hilo boy is found

Big Island police have called off a search for a 15-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Hilo since May 26.

The boy, Joseph Nieves Jr., was found Saturday in Hilo.

Big Isle tallies 319 DUI arrests this year

Last week, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunken driving.

One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and two were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 319 arrests for driving under the influence on the Big Island, compared with 453 during the same period last year, a decrease of 30 percent.

There have been eight alcohol-related traffic fatalities so far this year, compared with six at this time last year, an increase of 33 percent.