Professor to fill interim post
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Wayne T. Iwaoka has been appointed University of Hawai'i-Manoa interim vice chancellor of students — a new position created during the reorganization of the Manoa campus administrative structure earlier this year.
Iwaoka is currently an associate researcher, associate professor and graduate chair in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Science.
The vice chancellor for students is responsible for student support services outside of the classroom. Iwaoka would oversee residential and campus life, the student career and employment office, campus counseling and health services and judicial affairs, and the Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity office.
The interim appointment is for one year beginning Oct. 1 and will coincide with a national search for a permanent vice chancellor for students.
LEEWARD
FARRINGTON LANES TO BE CLOSED
One lane of Farrington Highway in each direction will be closed today through Friday between Hakimo and Kaukama roads as construction crews prepare the roadway for installation of a concrete median next month.
The lanes will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
In another project, the right Honolulu-bound lane of Farrington Highway between Kauiokalani Place and Ala Hema Street will be closed during the same days and hours this week. Crews will be doing preparation work to install highway lighting.
MILILANI
ID APPLICATIONS TO BE PROCESSED
State ID personnel will be at Mililani High School to process applications for state of Hawai'i ID cards from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Fees for IDs are $10 for senior citizens 65 years and older and $15 for all others. Priority will be given to to applicants with completed application forms and required certified documents. Applications and information may be obtained by call 587-3111, 587-3112 or visit www .stateid.hawaii.gov.
KALIHI
NATURE PARK TO BE DISCUSSED
The nonprofit group Kokua Kalihi Valley will hold an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kalihi Valley District Park, 1911 Kamehameha IV Road, to discuss plans for the planned Kalihi Valley Nature Park.
The group has a 20-year lease for a 100-acre park site located at the end of Kalihi Street and is seeking community input on what should be included.
Plans include a community garden, walking paths and hiking trails, picnic areas, a hula mound and campground. Call Gary Gill at 791-9469.
HONOLULU
TRAFFIC BUREAU CUTS BACK HOURS
The state judiciary today will begin reduced hours at the First Circuit (O'ahu) Traffic Violation Bureau. Evening hours will be available only on Wednesdays instead of five days a week.
The new hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Court officials decided to reduce evening hours because only a small number of people were using them. An increasing number of people are paying their traffic citations online at www.courts.state.hi.us or by phone at 423-3841, judiciary officials said.
HAWAIIAN GARDEN TO BE REVITALIZED
The state is looking for volunteers to help revitalize a community native Hawaiian garden from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
The garden is on the makai side of the Department of Land and Natural Resources office at 1151 Punchbowl St. Volunteers are needed to help with weeding and removing overgrown vines, loosening the soil, and preparing the grounds (including moving some rocks) for future planting of native plants.
The next workday is tentatively planned for Oct. 15.
Call Michelle Gorham at (808) 587-4169.
WAIKIKI
TALK WEDNESDAY ON NUISANCE CALLS
Ann Nishida, public affairs manager for Hawaiian Telecom, will give a presentation on avoiding nuisance phone calls at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
Nishida will give advice on nuisance calls ranging from hang-ups to obscene messages to threatening calls.
The talk is free. For reservations, call 923-1802.
DOWNTOWN
MEETING SET ON WATER MAINS
The city Board of Water Supply will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the YWCA at 1040 Richards St. to discuss a noise variance permit application that would allow night work during a water main replacement project near Aloha Tower.
The board plans to spend about $3.7 million during the nine-month project to install water mains along Aloha Tower Drive near Aloha Tower Marketplace, past the Hawaiian Electric power plant, up Richards Street and onto Nimitz Highway for about 500 feet.
Work is expected to begin in January. For more information, call 748-5319.
KANE'OHE
COMMON BOOK USES 'KA'A'AWA'
The Windward Community College Common Book Program will feature "Ka'a'awa" a historical novel set primarily on the Windward side in the 1850s by O.A. Bushnell.
Part of the lectures and discussions planned for the program include a talk about "Bushnell as Friend and Writer" by Gavan Daws, author of "Shoal of Time" and "Land and Power in Hawai'i," at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Paliku Theatre at Windward Community College.
The free talk is open to the public. Call Brian Richardson at the college library at 235-7338, e-mail him at richards@hawaii .edu or visit library.wcc.hawaii .edu/CommonBook.
WAHIAWA
BOE COMMUNITY TALK THURSDAY
The Board of Education invites the public to an open community meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Leilehua High School cafeteria, 1515 California Ave., to talk about interests and concerns.
Discussion will focus on standards-based reform, assessment and accountability and system restructuring. But all public school and library topics are open for discussion.
