A 19-year-old Kailua man was at The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition yesterday after an early morning crash on the Kalaniana'ole Highway just south of Old Kalaniana'ole Road, police said.

Police said the man was driving south-bound in a 1996 Toyota SUV at 3 a.m. in the rain when he crossed the center line, hit a guard rail and the vehicle rolled over. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle.

Speed and alcohol were apparent factors, police said.

PEARL SHIPYARD HOLDING JOB FAIR

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, the state's largest industrial employer, will hold an apprentice and engineering job fair from 8:30 a.m. to noon March 28 at Honolulu Community College, 874 Dillingham Blvd.

The shipyard said it will be hiring a minimum of 100 apprentices in January 2010. The shipyard also wants to fill up to 80 engineer and engineering support positions.

Representatives from 18 trades and the engineering department will set up displays at the job fair and be on hand to answer questions about their occupations, the shipyard said.

Apprenticeships are four-year, work-study programs that pay trainees while they earn an associate's degree in applied science from HCC and learn a trade on the job.

Starting pay is $18.30 or more an hour and, at the end of four years, can be $27 or more an hour.

Eligibility requirements include being at least 18 years old by Jan. 10, 2010; a U.S. citizen, and a high school graduate. Applicants must also pass a physical exam, academic skills test and security clearance review.

Applications for apprenticeships will be accepted online March 28 to April 11 at acep.hawaii.navy.mil.

BOND REVENUE WILL HOUSE HAWAIIANS

Revenue bonds being issued next week are expected to bring in more than $42 million for building new homes for Native Hawaiians.

The bonds were announced yesterday by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Hawaiian Home Lands Director Micah Kane said the department's high financial ratings allowed it to borrow more money that will go directly into home construction.

Payments of $3 million per year will cover debt service for 30 years. The payments were approved by the OHA Board of Trustees last summer.

The bond issue was made possible by state legislation authorizing up to $100 million in revenue bonds.