Mayor Mufi Hannemann will dedicate the the Nanakuli Canoe Halau at 7:30 this morning, just prior to giving the invocation at the Leeward Kai Canoe Club's 38th annual Father's Day Regatta.

The halau at Nanakuli Beach Park will be used to store outrigger racing canoes and other equipment used by canoe clubs. It is the latest canoe shelter built by the city across O'ahu.

6 RESCUED AFTER CANOE CAPSIZES

An outrigger canoe crew out on a long-distance practice run two miles off Diamond Head was rescued after the canoe capsized in 5- to 7-foot swells yesterday morning.

A good samaritan on an Atlantis Submarine saw the outrigger canoe from Lokahi Canoe Club capsize and called the Coast Guard, Coast Guard spokesman Michael De Nyse said.

The Coast Guard cutter Ahi pulled six people out of the water, including the good samaritan, De Nyse said.

Not only were the swells big, but there were 23 mph winds at the time of the call, De Nyse said. The Coast Guard towed the canoe to the Ala Wai Boat Harbor.

"Those are pretty rough conditions, especially for a canoe," De Nyse said.

HAWAIIAN CHICK IS WORLD'S SMALLEST

A tiny, endangered Hawaiian 'akepa born this month is the smallest bird of any species ever hatched and reared in captivity using artificial incubation techniques, according to the San Diego Zoo.

The 'akepa hatched June 1 and weighed 0.94 grams — less than 1/30th of an ounce.

"Hatching any chick of this size is one of the ultimate avicultural challenges we face. The feeding and temperature regulation is of critical importance where any miscue can be disastrous," said Alan Lieberman, the Zoological Society of San Diego's conservation program manager for the Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program.

The chick is being fed bee larvae, cricket and mealworm guts, hard-boiled eggs, vitamins and minerals on the hour until it leaves the nest at about 16 days of age.

It is scheduled to join a flock being released in August on the slopes of Mauna Kea on the Big Island.

NEW POW/MIA HEAD ANNOUNCED

Rear Adm. Donna Crisp is the new commander of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, the Hawai'i-based unit responsible for locating and identifying thousands of U.S. servicemen missing from past wars.

Crisp most recently was director for manpower and personnel at the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon. She has served in Hawai'i before as the U.S. Pacific Fleet's personnel assignment and distribution officer at Pearl Harbor.