HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Lingle re-election effort is official
Advertiser Staff
Gov. Linda Lingle officially kicked off her re-election effort yesterday by opening her campaign headquarters. She was joined by supporters, staff members, Cabinet members and legislators.
Her headquarters, at 1409 Kapi'olani Blvd., was blessed by Kahu Kordell Kekoa following her announcement.
PAUOA
MAN INJURED IN BUS-CAR COLLISION
A 37-year-old man was in critical condition following an early morning collision yesterday with a bus on Pauoa Road, 107 feet west of Kaia Street.
Just after midnight, the man, driving a 1994 Toyota Camry, collided head-on with a bus after going around a slight curve in the road and crossing the center line, said police, who added that the car was traveling at a high speed.
The 44-year-old bus driver and a single occupant, a 23-year-old woman, were not injured in the crash.
The man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center with head, torso and leg injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt, police said. Speed may have been a factor.
KALIHI
WOMAN ACCUSED OF GUN VIOLATION
Police yesterday charged a 22-year-old woman arrested Saturday in Kalihi Valley with a firearm violation.
Bail for Vanessa Sales is $15,000.
Police responding to an argument between Sales and a man, 34, in a parked car at 10 a.m. said they saw Sales holding a bag, which she later placed in the back of the car. The bag contained a gun that was not registered to her, police said.
Police later recovered a second gun in the car after it was towed away.
MAKAKILO
HOUSE FIRE CAUSES $50K IN DAMAGES
A Makakilo home at 92-5010 Limukele St. was damaged yesterday by a fire that started in an outdoor storage shed. Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jerry Spencer said the 4:53 p.m. fire caused about $50,000 in damages. There were no injuries reported.
SALT LAKE
MARTIAL ARTS ON DISPLAY AT LIBRARY
The public will be able to borrow DVDs and books from the Salt Lake-Moanalua Library's special martial arts collection beginning tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
The 400-title DVD collection features instructional videos of all the major Chinese, Japanese and Korean martial arts styles and a section on mixed martial arts, featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Fighting Alliance, International Fighting Championship, King of the Cage, Superbrawl, Pancrase and Rumble on the Rock.
In addition, the collection contains classic Chinese kung fu and Japanese samurai cinema.
The martial arts book collection has 400 titles.
Library customers are welcome to borrow books or DVDs. There is a $1 fee for each DVD borrowed with a seven-day loan period.
The Wah Ngai Lion Dance Association is scheduled to perform at tomorrow's opening.
Salt Lake-Moanalua Library is at 3225 Salt Lake Blvd. For information, call the library at 831-6831.
MAUI
STUDENTS DONATE 4,000 BOOKS
WAILUKU — A group of Maui students last month distributed 4,000 children's books to libraries and schools in Maui County.
Seabury Hall student Zach Pezzillo organized the book drive with friends Haley and Brandon Eligio of Emmanuel Lutheran School and Kristin and Kyle Orth and Michele McAndrew of St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School. The students posted fliers, wrote articles in their school newsletters and canvassed their neighborhoods during the two-month drive.
The books went to schools and libraries in Hana, Lana'i and Moloka'i, as well as to PATCH (People Attentive to Children), the Hana Youth Center and Horizons Academy on Maui.
PROSTATE HEALTH FOCUS OF EVENT
WAILUKU — "Go with the Flow" is the theme for the Health Promotion Hui's next event, Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Maui Memorial Medical Center auditorium.
Speakers will discuss prostate health, kidney stones and new treatments. Registration for free prostate screenings will start at 8 a.m.
Event sponsors are Clinical Laboratories of Hawai'i, Dr. Lyric Santiago, Dr. Patrick Hamilton, Karl Storz Lithotripsy and the National Kidney Health Foundation. Call (808) 242-2234.
MANOA
DIRECTOR FINALISTS ON UH CAMPUS
The three finalists for the director's post of the University of Hawai'i's Lyon Arboretum will be on the Manoa campus for interviews and public presentations beginning this week.
The finalists are:
The three will be available for presentations and question-and-answer sessions on three days at the St. John Plant Science Lab, 3190 Maile Way, Room 11, at 5 p.m. Morden will be available tomorrow, Weller on Thursday and Dunn on July 17.
For information, call Manoa Vice Chancellor for Research Gary K. Ostrander at 956-7837.
HONOLULU
2-DAY PARKING BAN AT BLAISDELL
Daily and City and County of Honolulu parking at the Blaisdell Center will be prohibited on Wednesday and Thursday. Regular parkers are asked to make alternative plans. Signs will be posted. For information, call John Fuhrmann at 527-5418.
NANAKULI
$1.2M GIVEN TO PREP NEW CENTER
Gov. Linda Lingle has released $1.2 million for preparation work on a new community center for the Nanakuli Hawaiian Homes Association.
The center, with an estimated total cost of $6.1 million, will be built in phases. The first $1.2 million will be used to prepare the lot, provide electric power and water, construct a retaining wall and fence off the site.
