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ISLAND EDITION Friday, October 10, 1997 B3. Leeward i The Honolulu Advertiser Si'lilii Norui Shore Fiil. a 77 'Kill AHU -JO, windward ys f'i7 -i Covering the districts ofWaianae I Ewa I Waialua I Ko'olau Loa I Ko'olau Poko I Honolulu, Comments sought on planned school The deadline for public comments on the proposed construction of Kapolei Middle School, which is to include grades six through eight, is Oct. 23. The public school is to be built on 20 acres in the southwest corner of the Villages of Kapolei.

It is slated to open in 1999. Proposed campus buildings all are single-story and include three "houses" for classrooms, a cultural center, library and media center, science and technology center and administration center. A physical education locker and shower building also is proposed. Gross floor space for all buildings is 151,000 square feet. The campus also is to include two ball fields, play courts, a space for a future gym, northwest-side parking with access from Kapolei Parkway and a student drop-off area.

Those wishing to view plans or submit any final public challenge should contact Sandy Pfund of the state's Housing Finance and Development Corp. at 587-3190. ami 1w Mm csfoiinis oppssdI Windward Domestic violence songfest tomorrow The Marine Corp Base Hawaii Chapel at Kaneohe will hold a Domestic Violence Prevention Month Songfest from p.m. tomorrow. The event is intended to inform the community about domestic violence and to recognize people who are helping battered women and children.

Several groups will Central Some people have opposed the plan to build cabins at this site on the opponents of the plan suggested that Kaaawa Valley would be Kualoa Ranch, saying the land is sacred to Native Hawaiians. One of more suitable site for the cabins. if are considered the sacred lands of Oahu. What is done there has to be for the good of the children of the land," Parish said. "The cabins are a nice thought, but there's the whole of Kaaawa Valley for cabins.

If cabins can be restricted to Kaaawa, there will be no desecration of the sacred lands. "We don't tamper with what is sacred in Hawaii," she continued. "Those who try, come to no good." John Morgan, president of Kualoa Ranch, said it was ironic that Parish should suggest a Kaaawa camp site, because that was his first choice. But based on recommendations from others, he said the project was moved to Kualoa because it would be closer to the ranch's existing recreational activities. Morgan said he had not ruled out Parish's recommendation.

While no one opposed the cabin project, many residents and board members questioned the possible impacts on archae Menehtine officials will fill Alii Beach this weekend with banners, tents and scaffolds. If there are no waves, the contest will be held next weekend. For information, call 637-5051. The contest's 1977 beginnings were quieter, said Johnson. It was founded by Rell Sunn along with other accomplished women surfers such as Becky Benson, Sally Prang, Jeannie Chesser and Claudia Kravitz.

About 25 children entered the contest and all of them received prizes, regardless of how they placed, said Johnson. Johnson said he became director when Sunn moved back to Makaha from the North Shore the following year. "We kept the same philosophy aitaai a Sugar mill items for sale to public Equipment and other relics of the Aiea Sugar Mill will be on the selling block at a "garage sale" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the mill site, 99-197 Aiea Heights Drive.

The public will be able to view the inside of the mill and maintenance shop for possibly the last time. Owner Crazy Shirts recently announced plans to demolish North Mormon leader will unveil statue Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will unveil a statue honoring the church's Hawaii pioneers this afternoon at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. The statue features missionary George Q. Cannon and Napela, one of the first Hawaiian members of the church.

In the 1840s, Cannon founded the first branch of the church in Kealakou, ological sites. The board did not take a stand but requested the city to require Kualoa Ranch to prepare a full environmental impact statement. Board members were concerned about archaeological sites, as well as the impact increased visitors will have on ranch land and the ocean, where Kualoa Ranch operates recreational activities. Morgan said an environmental assessment is being done. "We think there is ample opportunity for input during this process because we're at the very beginning of the process," he said.

Morgan said the city Department of Land Utilization will determine if an EIS, which could take six to nine months to complete, would be needed. He said the ranch had hoped to have the first 15 to 20 cabins operating within a year. Board member Moana Lee said an EIS is important so the community can help locate significant archaeological sites. "A lot of surveys don't get to sing, accompanied by the Kailua Assembly of God Praise Band. Representatives from Windward and military spouse-abuse shelters are scheduled to speak.

The public is Invited to par-' ticipate. Civilians should go to the base's H-3 gate, where they will be issued a temporary pass and a map to the chapel. For information, contact Peggy Milliman at 254-0455. the landmark. The company hopes to clear the area for a number of commercial options on the property.

Items on sale include mill machinery, hand, metal and wood tools, copper and galvanized piping, workbenches, metal stairs, electric motors and wires. Items are sold as is and may be purchased with credit cards, cash or personal checks. For more information, contact Tyler Ralston at 486-1245 or send email to TylerRcrazyshirts.com. Shore Maui. Napela translated the Book of Mormon from English into Hawaiian.

The dedication ceremony is from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Cannon Activities Center on the BYU-H campus in Laie. Hinckley is in Hawaii to attend the Pioneers of the Pacific Conference, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of church members in Utah. At 10 a.m. tomorrow, Hinckley will give the conference's keynote address at the activities center.

The suit asks for an unspecified damages from the city. State tax revenue continues to lag The latest state tax revenue figures continued to lag behind collections for the same period last year. State Tax Director Ray Kamikawa yesterday reported that total tax revenue deposited into the state treasury's general fund last month was $273.8 million, a decrease of $2 million or 0.7 percent compared with September 1996. That means the total revenue deposited in the general fund so far for the 1997-98 fiscal year is $704.7 million, $34.2 million or 4.6 percent less than was deposited during the same period the previous year. UII department to hold open house The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii will hold its annual open house from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. tomorrow on the Manoa campus. For information, call 956-8837. Main office CltJ 525-8090 -k 5258079 Fax tot mmin ftict ml jr) 525-8037 e-mail tUerCalohA.net Area is sacred, resident says By Curtis Ltim Advertiser Windward Oahu Bureau KAHALUU Opponents to tourist-oriented overnight cabins at Kualoa Ranch say the land is sacred to Hawaiians and should be protected from unwanted development. Resident Thelma Parish expressed her concerns at Wednesday's Kahaluu Neighborhood Board meeting about the ranch's plan to construct 50 cabins and a ranch house.

Parish said her family has a long history in the Kualoa area and that much of the land between Waikane and Kualoa is sacred. She said she was not opposed to the cabins, but they should be built on Kaaawa Valley ranch property. "The whole of Kualoa, as well as the four other ahvpua'a (land divisions of Waikane, Waiahole, Hakipu'u and Apua), Alii Beach By Tino Ramirez Advertiser North Shore Bureau HALEIWA If the North Shore surfing community has an annual festival, it's the North Shore Menehune Contest at Haleiwa's Alii Beach. The children's contest makes every entrant a winner and showcases values dear to Alii Beach's surfers: fun, friendship and family. "The contest has always reflected the ways of Hawaii's people," said contest co-director Skill Johnson yesterday.

"It's just gotten bigger over the years." If surf and weather conditions are favorable, 150 entrants, ages 4 to 12, their families and contest 8 hi) -4 Bruce AsatoThe Honolulu Advertiser the true cultural understanding of a site," Lee said. Morgan said he will meet with various community groups to work out differences. "They are honorable and well-intentioned people," he said. "Our difference of opinions don't affect the respect that I think goes both ways." The ranch was used for sugar cane, pineapple, grazing and diversified agriculture for more than a century after it was purchased by Gerrit Judd from King Kamehameha III in 1850. In 1985, the ranch received permission to include commercial recreation activities, such as horseback riding, hiking, dune cycling, target shooting, personal water craft, windsurfing, catamaran sailing, snorkel-ing and scuba diving.

The commercial activities were seen as a way to subsidize the declining agricultural side of the ranch's business. The ranch is seeking a modification to its two city permits to build the cabins and ranch house. meet, befriend and compete with other surfers his age such as Fred Patacchia Mikala Jones and Jason Shibata. "We were always trying to outdo each other, to see who can go the farthest in the contest," said Barron. Although Tory is now too old to enter the contest, father Tim Barron has two more children moving up, TJ, 11, and Taira, 10.

"I've seen Tory move through the menehune contest, where he did well, to the point where he might go professional when he turns 18 and graduates," Tim Barron said. "And now my daughter wants to do it, so it's even more exciting to have two more little ones going through the learning experience." semifinalists hara, Emily H. Chang, Sarah A. Cooke, Kristina N. Copeland, Alexandra Grillchilders, Denele W.

Hamada, Marissa L. Harris, Bret J. Heilig, Kerry S. Kumabe, Jeannette J. Lee, Travis T.

Mimura, Jessica L. Murakami, Elizabeth K. Nguyen, Dylan Owens, Erzsi K. Palko, Greg Y. Shimokawa, Ryan J.

Stovall, Maura N. Takao, Lori R. Towata, Blaise C. Trigg-Smith, Kai G. Young, Stanley K.

Yuen. Sacred Hearts Academy-Jennifer Batoon. Seabury Hall: Tyler P. McNish. University Laboratory School: Stacy D.

Chang, Jocelyn W. Chong. Waiakea High School: Matthew T. Geballe. Honolulu Contest has no losers Flying banner firm sues city over ban The operators of an aerial billboard company filed a lawsuit in U.S.

District Court yesterday challenging the city's ban of electronic advertisements in the night skies off Waikiki. Skysign International lawsuit said the company last year obtained a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for night aerial advertising in and around Oahu. But the suit said the city began to fine Skysign and told the company to halt its aerial advertising. The lawsuit asks that the court declare that the FAA certificate supersedes the city's ban. Corporation Counsel David Arakawa said the city fined the company $100 last year.

The company has contested the fine and has not paid it, according to Arakawa. Arakawa said he had not yet reviewed the suit, but said he believes the city ordinance is valid and can be upheld. He said the FAA certificate actually upholds the city ban by saying the operator must understand local laws and ordinances. ACHIEVERS: YOUTH and we've gotten more and more support over the years, from people in the community, from local businesses and from surf shops all over the island," he said. "Now the prizes include surfboards and bicycles, and every entrant receives a grab bag full of goodies.

The kids are really stoked to be in it." Given the local talent pool second- and third-generation North Shore surfers the contest also provides a look at Hawaii's future stars. Tory Barron, 17, one of Hawaii's best young surfers, said the menehune contest was often the highlight of his competitive year. Besides prizes, said Barron, there was the opportunity to National Merit Blake A. Smith, Aimee T. Suet-sugu, Derik M.

Tamanaha, Paul A. Virdone, Tan Mau Wu, Kris-tine N. Yamaki, Lynn S. Yamao-ka. Kailua High School: Nicole R.

Mascitto. Kaiser High School: Nancy J. Chang, Cherilyn F. Yee. Kamehameha Schools: Jasmine K.

Waipa. Maui High School: Andrew K. Kane6hiro. Mid-Pacific Institute: Marcus H. Lee.

Moanalua High School: Wendy M. Ching. Lisa T. Minakami, Anna J. Swanson.

Molokai High School: Jannelle S. Ishida. Punahou School: Megumi Ai- 71 high school seniors qualify as There are 71 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists among Hawaii's high school seniors this year. They are now In a pool of candidates competing for scholarships offered by corporations, colleges and the National Merit Scholarship program. Each year, more than 1 million high school students from 20,000 high schools nationwide take the Preliminary SATNational Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Of those students, approximately 15,000, now high school seniors, are named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists across the country. The Hawaii miflnalists include the following: Farrington High School: Muon T. Van. Hanalani High School: Cherise S. Ho.

Hilo High School: Steven Y. Okamoto. Iolani School: Adrienne A. An-cheta, Kenin A. Coloma, Tiffany K.

Fujioka, Nicholas K. Ho, Traci L. Ho, Christopher P. Holcomb, Jason Y. Imada, David H.

Ishikawa, Jonathan K. Kam, Kristen M. Kawachi, Robin Kl-evansky, Mariel M. Kusano, Nicholas J. Lezak, Justin V.

Li, Makamae Masuda. Wesley K. Masuda, Jennifer M. McCoy, Megan O. Nakashima, Aaron K.

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