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GEOBUNGA HOSTS FREE MOTHER’S DAY ORCHID WORKSHOP, MAY 11

GEOBUNGA HOSTS FREE MOTHER’S DAY ORCHID WORKSHOP, MAY 11

 

WHAT: 

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Geobunga will host a free Mother’s Day Orchid Workshop that will teach attendees how to transplant, split, prune and properly care for orchid plants. Geobunga will have hundreds of beautiful orchids available at farm-direct wholesale prices, starting as low as $5.  

 

WHEN/WHERE:                  

Saturday, May 11

·       9 a.m. at Geobunga Honolulu at 4299 Lawehana Street, Salt Lake (across from Target) and

·       2 p.m. at Geobunga Waimanalo Farm at 41-829 Kakaina St., Waimanalo

 

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Honolulu police arrest woman who claimed to find baby at Sandy Beach

Keala K. Simeona

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- Detectives have determined that the female who reported finding a baby at Sandy Beach on Sunday night is the baby's mother, a Honolulu Police Spokesperson tells Hawaii News Now.

One day after the story of a newborn girl being found unclothed and unharmed on the east Oahu shore made national headlines, police said 21-year-old Keala K. Simeona, who brought the baby to the hospital, is actually her mother.

The Makiki resident was arrested at HPD's main station for allegedly filing a false police report and released after posting $250 bail. Additional charges are not being pursued at this time, according to police.

Original reports from officials stated that the baby was discovered near the water sometime after 11 p.m. Sunday after a woman reported hearing her crying.

HSPLS Continues Internet PC Reservations Upgrade: 8 Oahu Libraries Start April 29

HSPLS Continues Internet PC Reservations Upgrade: 8 Oahu Libraries Start April 29

The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) will perform an upgrade to its Smart Access Management (SAM) Internet reservation system in eight Oahu public libraries beginning Monday, April 29 through Friday, May 3.  The computers at the following Oahu libraries: Aina Haina, McCully-Moiliili, Waialua, Ewa Beach, Kalihi-Palama, Mililani, Pearl City, and Hawaii Kai will be unavailable for reservations beginning today through the completion of the upgrade in each library.  Walk-up sessions may or may not be available, depending on the progress of the upgrade. 

SAM is a computer-based system that allows users to reserve and register for Internet sessions in HSPLS’s 50 public libraries; it helps HSPLS maximize the use of public Internet computers and ensures equal access for our patrons. 

Abandoned newborn discovered at Sandy Beach on Oahu

EAST HONOLULU, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow)- Detectives are searching for the person who abandoned a newborn overnight Sunday at Sandy Beach Park.

Officials with the Department of Human Services say the baby girl was not injured, but is under observation at the Queen's Medical Center.

"I think first and foremost, we're happy to report that the female infant is doing quite well. She's drinking formula, weighs approximately 8 pounds," said Patricia McManaman, the Director of the Department of Human Services.

McManaman says the baby girl appears to have been born a week or two early and was delivered within the last 24 hours.

The infant was reportedly discovered unclothed at Sandy Beach by a 21-year-old woman who heard a baby's cries coming from the shoreline and found the infant alone in the sand.

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2013 Miss Korea Hawaii held on April 27, 2013

2013 Miss Korea Hawaii held on April 27, 2013

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Estate Liquidators Hawaii opens with Don Ho’s memorabilia

Estate Liquidators Hawaii opens with Don Ho’s memorabilia

 

A new auction boutique called Estate Liquidators Hawaii will open with their first auction on Sunday May 5th, 2013 at 11am.  The new auction boutique will be home to the finest Hawaiiana antiques and collectibles.  Some of the items for auction will be the legendary Don Ho’s headboard, a 1910 Taisho antique piece from Japan stunning at 7’ tall, a Yvonne Chen with Koa frame and much more.  The first auction will have hundreds of never seen before pieces and thousands of dollars of exquisite jewelry and collectibles.  The auction boutique is a vision of island marketing executive Carol Yamada, president of Moore Ideas Inc.

“ My goal is to bring buyers and sellers together in a fun atmosphere educating the consumer on Hawaiiana and the local culture.  The proceeds from select  items at the auction will  benefit a nonprofit . “ Carol Yamada proprietor of Estate Liquidators Hawaii. 

Findings to be presented on toxicity of marine debris

Information courtesy of B.E.A.C.H.:

 

FINDINGS TO BE PRESENTED ON TOXICITY TESTING OF MARINE DEBRIS 

            HONOLULU – Dr. Magnus Engwall, Professor of Ecotoxicology at Örebro University, Sweden and currently a guest researcher at U.C. Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology, will be in Honolulu on Monday 29th April, 2013 to present a lecture on “Assessing the Toxicity of Plastic Marine Debris and Harm to Marine Life”.  This free event which is open to the public will start at 6:30pm and will take place at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Architecture auditorium.  This is the final lecture in the “POPs, Plastic and Hawaiʻi’s Marine Life”, Earth Month lecture series being presented by the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaiʻi (B.E.A.C.H.).