HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Vice principal best in his class
Advertiser Staff
Pearl City High School Vice Principal Mark Tanji has been selected the Hawai'i State Assistant Principal of the Year by the Hawai'i Association of Secondary Administrators.
Tanji began his career in education as an English-as-a-second-language teacher at Pearl City High School in 1994. He has served as an assistant vice principal and vice principal at Wai'anae Intermediate School and Leihoku Elementary, respectively, before returning to Pearl City.
The nominating committee described Tanji as an advocate for young people, a cornerstone of the administrative team, patient and tenacious.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals will hold a black-tie awards event in Washington, D.C., in spring 2006 to honor all state winners and this year's national winner.
O'AHU
LEARN FENG SHUI AT STATE LIBRARY
A free informational program called "Feng Shui: Planning Ahead for the Year of the Dog," will be held at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 4 at the Hawai'i State Library at King and Punchbowl streets.
Author and feng shui specialist Alan S.F. Lum will lead the program. Lum has taught feng shui classes and written two books on the subject. He will discuss how to apply the principles of the Chinese art of placement to help achieve success. The 90-minute program is for ages 12 to adult.
Call 586-3529.
LITERACY GROUP TO TRAIN TUTORS
Hawai'i Literacy's Adult Literacy Program will hold an orientation for people interested in becoming volunteer reading tutors.
The meeting will be held Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Ala Moana Shopping Center. Call Hawai'i Literacy at 537-6706.
ISLE HISTORIAN'S WORKSHOPS FREE
Rich Budnick, author of the new book "Hawaii's Forgotten History," is scheduled to conduct a series of free workshops at public librariesabout the history of Hawai'i. Budnick's book consists of forgotten facts about Hawai'i's history.
The one-hour workshops will be held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Waimanalo Public and School Library, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. at 'Aina Haina Public Library and March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Kahuku Public Library.
For more information call: Waimanalo Library at 259-2610, 'Aina Haina Library at 377-2456 and Kahuku Library at 293-8935.
Budnick also will lead a workshop at 10 a.m. Feb. 11 at the 'Aina Haina Public Library on how to get your book published. He will discuss how to attract a publisher or agent, how to self-publish, and how to promote your book.
MILILANI
SCHOOL HOLDING RECYCLING DRIVE
A group of Mililani High School students and parents will hold a HI 5¢ recycling drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow in the school parking lot across from the Mililani Public Library on Meheula Parkway.
The group is accepting donations of redeemable cans and glass and plastic bottles to raise money for a trip to Europe during spring break. The group has scheduled an additional can-bottle drive for Feb. 25. Call Sharon Abe at 455-3630.
WINDWARD
NATIVE PLANT TOUR IN MARSH
Rick Barboza, co-owner of a native plant nursery, will lead a tour of native plants in Kawai Nui Marsh from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4. The tour will visit sites where native plants have been restored over the past 10 years.
Car-pooling and walking are involved and the tour ends with a trip to Hui Ku Maoli Ola nursery in Waimanalo. 'Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi, the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation are sponsoring the tour.
A $5 donation will be accepted. The session is limited to 25 and reservations are required. Call Chuck Burrows at 595-3922 or e-mail him at chuckb@hawaii.rr.com.
STATEWIDE
DHS REWARDED WITH $507,892
The state Department of Human Services has received a $507,892 high performance bonus from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Hawai'i's effort to ensure that Hawai'i residents who qualify for Food Stamps actually receive the benefits.
The department achieved a 92.4 percent access rate to the federal program for fiscal year 2004.
The Food Stamp Program in Hawai'i serves an estimated 91,000 individuals per month, which is about 46,000 households statewide. The program pays about $13.07 million in nutrition assistance per month.
