Training torpedo found at Bellows

The Air Force says a practice World War II torpedo was found at Bellows Air Force Station landfill Wednesday. Members of a Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal team will remove the training torpedo.

The 15th Airlift Wing environmental restoration office from Hickam Air Force Base and CH2M Hill had been at work at Bellows since Sept. 22 on a $2 million contract to clean up the landfill. The Air Force has rerouted traffic and has cordoned off the site.

The site, known as the pier dump, was used from 1942 to 1945 as a landfill and burn area, the Air Force said. It contains municipal and industrial waste, such as scrap metal, wires, cables, glass bottles and cans. After dumping ceased, the pier dump was covered with two to three feet of sand.

Meetings on mass transit set

With Honolulu's mass-transit system the most visible issue for the mayor's race, the city announced yesterday a series of informational meetings on Mayor Mufi Hannemann's proposed $4 billion rail transit system.

The community meetings will present information on the 20-mile elevated system running from Kapolei to Ala Moana, including its projected costs, the rail stations and locations, the environmental impacts and its economic impact of nearly 11,000 new construction jobs.

The meetings are scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m.:

» Tuesday at Holomua Elementary School, 91-1561 Keaunui Drive, Ewa Beach.

» Wednesday at Manoa Elementary School, 3155 Manoa Road.

» Thursday at Waipahu Intermediate School, 94-455 Farrington Highway.

» Oct. 21 at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, 777 Ward Ave., Honolulu.

» Oct. 22 at Farrington High School, 1564 N. King St., Kalihi.

» Oct. 23 at Mililani Waena Elementary School, 95-502 Kipapa Drive.

Grant to help fight online crime

The state Attorney General's Office has received a federal grant to assist its Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The $478,870 grant comes from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the U.S. Department of Justice. The task force locates, arrests and prosecutes child sexual predators and enforces state offender registration laws. The grants were awarded to law enforcement agencies in 20 states. The grant will be used for hiring and training community policing professionals, purchasing new equipment and developing new policing strategies.

HIFF films head to Sunset event

The Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival is returning to Sunset on the Beach in Waikiki this weekend, screening five films.

Tomorrow and Sunday, food booths open at 4 p.m., with live entertainment from 4:30 p.m. Movies start at 6:30 p.m. Tomorrow's lineup includes:

» “;Chief,”; 21 minutes, about a Samoan chief who escapes to Hawaii to forget his past, but is forced to confront his responsibilities.

» “;The Wrecking Crew,”; 98 minutes, about the real-life group of musicians who played on dozens of hit songs in the 1960s, but remained little-known.

On Sunday:

» “;First Hawaiian Snowball Fight,”; 17 minutes, about a father giving his son a gift of snowballs from Mauna Kea the day Hawaii learns it will become the 50th state. Both learn that history is unforgiving.

» “;Legend of Chang Apana,”; seven minutes, about the Honolulu cop who became the basis for Charlie Chan in Hollywood movies.

» “;Sparrow,”; 86 minutes, in Cantonese with English subtitles, tells the story about a team of Hong Kong pickpockets drawn into a dangerous job by an alluring woman.

The film festival is running through Oct. 19 at Regal Stadium 18 Cinemas at Dole Cannery.