Isle Job Corps No. 1 in nation
Advertiser Staff
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Hawai'i Job Corps ranks No. 1 in the nation for getting the job done.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Hawai'i program is first among 119 Job Corps centers nationwide in performance for the number of students receiving a high school diploma, completing vocational training, earning capacity and retaining jobs.
"In light of the push by federal legislators for increased accountability, Hawai'i Job Corps is pleased to be designated most effective at the end of the program year," said Anita Sharp, center director.
"We hold the bar high for workplace readiness to ensure student can meet employer's expectations."
Students receive educational, vocational and "soft skill" instruction at the Waimanalo facility.
At 40 years old, Job Corps is the nation's oldest and largest residential training program for people ages 16 to 24.
WAIPAHU
FILIPINOS HONOR CENTER DONORS
The Filipino Community Center last night dedicated a "wall of donors" in honor of the roughly 500 individuals, families and organizations who have contributed $1,000 or more to the building of the Waipahu facility.
The wall, which cost about $34,000, consists of 15 granite slabs, each measuring 39 inches wide and 48 inches high, according to Geminiano "Toy" Arre Jr., president and chief executive officer of the FilCom Center.
The slabs were designed by Zam Criste and manufactured by Stonecraft Inc. of Hawai'i.
HALE'IWA
MAN, 32, ARRESTED IN CAMP ATTACK
A 32-year-old Waimea man was arrested early Monday morning after he and another man allegedly attacked a camper in Hale'iwa.
The camper, 41, told police he was sleeping in his tent on private property.
He said that he was jumped by two men who took his money and keys about 4:15 a.m. after threatening to kill him.
The camper was bound with duct tape and left at the campsite but was able to free himself and call police.
Police said that they found one of the two suspects sitting behind the steering wheel of the victim's car, pretending to be asleep.
NANAKULI
ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED IN TWO-CAR CRASH
An 81-year-old man was killed and two others injured in a two-car crash yesterday in Nanakuli.
Police said a 1985 Oldsmobile traveling townbound on Farrington Highway had stopped to make a left turn near Piliokahi Avenue when it was rear-ended by a 1998 Chevy Tahoe at about 12:20 p.m.
The 81-year-old man was in the back seat of the Oldsmobile and was taken to The Queen's Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 1:14 p.m., police said.
The 46-year-old woman driving and a 15-year-old girl also were taken to Queen's, but police said their injuries were not life-threatening.
The dead man's name was not released last night.
The 20-year-old driver of the Tahoe was not injured.
Police said speed may have been a factor in the collision. An investigation was under way.
BIG ISLAND
6-YEAR-OLD BOY HIT BY CAR
A 6-year-old boy was critically injured after he was struck by a car in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision on the Big Island yesterday afternoon.
Big Island fire officials said the boy was walking on Maku'u Drive near 31st Avenue when he was hit by the car at about 3:50 p.m.
The boy suffered "multiple trauma" injuries, but his condition was not available.
Police were investigating last night.
O'AHU
POLICE TO SCREEN WEEKEND DRIVERS
Police will set up impaired-driver checkpoints at various sites on O'ahu during the Statehood Day holiday weekend to deter people from driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Honolulu police said that 54 people have died as a result of O'ahu traffic accidents as of yesterday, compared with 44 during the same period last year.
