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Native Hawaiian law effort gets grant

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs gave the Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law a two-year $630,000 grant to support the center's classes and programs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's William S. Richardson School of Law.

Ronson Fox, a junior at Hanalani Schools in Mililani, has been appointed to the U.S. Senate Page Program to work as a congressional page during the spring semester, U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka's office announced.

The Queen's Medical Center won a Grand Award from the Professional Grounds Management Society in Baltimore for presenting "a slice of paradise" with exceptional grounds maintenance. The Green Stars Awards program gives recognition to the nation's top manicured grounds in settings ranging from parks and apartment complexes to cemeteries, hospitals and institutions.

Waikiki Health Center received a $10,000 grant that will allow it to expand its Care-a-Van Homeless Outreach Program across the island. The center was designated for the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation award by the Rotary Club of Honolulu.

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