HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Parks committee meeting tonight
Advertiser Staff and News Services
The Hawai'i Kai Neighborhood Board Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 7 tonight at the Koko Head District Park Community Center, 423 Kaumakani St.
The meeting will include discussion and a recommendation to the full Hawai'i Kai Neighborhood Board on the public's concern for the location of the archery range at the Koko Head Shooting Complex, the bike rack at the Koko Head Botanical Gardens and updates on the Goeas Field and dog park.
For more information call the city at 527-5749.
KAUA'I
CANE HAUL BRIDGE TO BE LOAD TESTED
The Wailua cane haul bridge on Kaua'i will be closed for three consecutive weekends beginning tomorrow for load testing work. The bridge will be closed from 7 a.m. tomorrow to 8 p.m. Sunday.
A spokesman for KSF Inc., the structural engineering company hired by the county to oversee the load test, said the testing process involves simulating extra weight that would be placed on the bridge and taking measurements and readings. The work will be done 10 tons at a time in three different locations on the bridge, said Calvin Miyahara of KSF.
Kaua'i Builders has been subcontracted to do the load testing.
"If the cane haul bridge can take the load, we are looking at constructing an Acro-bridge on top of it, turning it into a two-lane roadway and adding a segment of the 16-mile bike and pedestrian path alongside it," said Darell Young of the state Transportation Department's Highways Division.
Another option being considered is building a separate bridge between the two existing bridges to provide a second northbound lane.
The load testing is the first phase of the cane haul bridge project to provide an additional lane across the Wailua River. The next step will be to select a bridge design.
MAUI
CHARGES FILED IN WHALE TEETH CASE
A criminal complaint filed Wednesday charged a Lahaina businessman with four counts of knowingly and unlawfully receiving ivory teeth from sperm whales in violation of federal law.
The complaint stated Howard Konrad of Lahaina Scrimshaw allegedly received a total of 32 ivory teeth of sperm whales in January and March of 2005. The government is seeking forfeiture of 31 pounds of ivory teeth of sperm whales recovered on April 18.
WAIMANALO
LIBRARY HOSTING SUMMER EVENTS
Waimanalo Public and School Library will host the following free summer programs in June.
Call the library seven to 10 days in advance if a sign-language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed. For more information, call the library at 259-2610.
WAIKIKI
FILIPINO HISTORICAL CONFERENCE SET
The 11th biennial National Conference of the Filipino National Historical Society will take place June 29 to July 1 at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel.
The conference, "Sakadas and Beyond: Connecting Our Past to Inspire the Future," will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Filipino migration to Hawai'i and reflect on the experiences of Filipinos in Hawai'i and the Mainland.
More than 75 panels will feature former sakadas, teachers, students, community activists, authors, filmmakers, and historians.
Presentations are for both specialists and the general population and will include recent independent films.
The Saturday night conference banquet will honor educators Domingo Los Banos and Helen Nagtalon-Miller, musicians Rene Paulo and Gabe Baltazar and others for their community work.
The pre-conference registration deadline is June 22. Registration forms can be downloaded at www.fanhs-national.org. For more information, call 956-7348.
