Top youth essay writers awarded
Advertiser Staff
The Honolulu lodge of the Elks has awarded winners in its annual essay contest.
The contest was open to grades 5 through 8 and the theme was "What is an American." Some entries will be submitted to compete nationally.
Division I, grades 5 and 6:
DIVISION II, GRADES 7 AND 8
MUSIC-BUSINESS DEGREE OFFERED
The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents approved an Associate in Science degree program in Music Business and Product and Audio Engineering Technology at Honolulu Community College.
The program aims to prepare students for work in the global music industry. It begins this fall.
'OLELO TO AIR STUDENT VIDEOS
'Olelo Community Television will begin airing video entries for its fifth annual Youth Xchange student video competition on March 31 on Channel 49.
Video entries will also air April 5, 7 and 12 beginning at 7 a.m. The competition's finalists will air on select days beginning April 21.
A record number of videos — 459 — were submitted this year by elementary, middle and high school students, as well as, college and home-school students.
The winning videos will be announced at the Youth Xchange awards on May 9. Winning videos will air on 'Olelo beginning May 10.
For more information visit www.olelo.org/yxc.
HPU HELPS AFTER DOLPHIN'S DEATH
Hawai'i Pacific University says its Marine Mammal Stranding Team helped respond to a beached dolphin off Maui's Ka'anapali Coast over the weekend.
A mature male striped dolphin was reported struggling in the surf in the shallow waters off the coast early Saturday. Responders found the dead dolphin and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, with help from the U.S. Coast Guard, retrieved the animal and took it to Air Station Barbers Point. HPU's team took the dolphin for testing.
A veterinarian, with the assistance of HPU's Marine Mammal Stranding Team, performed a necropsy on the animal with inconclusive results, HPU reported. Samples have been sent to a Mainland laboratory for further testing. Results are not expected back for several months.
MAKENA BOOK AT WAILUKU LIBRARY
Wailuku Public Library was the first recipient of "Project Ka'eo: The Challenge to Preserve Cultural Landscapes in Modern Makena," a 400-page illustrated book about 1,000 years of Makena's history.
The new book, funded through a grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs with support from the Kukahiko Foundation and the Maui Tomorrow Foundation, will be distributed to schools, libraries, cultural groups and policymakers throughout the Islands over the next several months.
The complete book can be downloaded at www.projectkaeo.blogspot.com/.
