Wednesday, July 23, 1969 | Volume II, Issue XXIX
ON THE COVER
“Kona Industrial Park Development Under Way”
By Irma Chillingworth
Liliuokalani Trust on Friday dedicated the first increment of the 4,000-acres planned for development. The lands stretch from Kona Airport toward Hualalai.
The first 17 lots for ahupuaa Keahuolu are spoken for but 12 more will be made available, Gordon May, trustee said. Among the developments to take place in the area are a Phillips Petroleum Station at the corner of Palani Road and Kuakini Highway, a 10-acre shopping center near the Honokohau-Palani junction, bank building and new post office, Hawaiian Telephone building, and a housing project.
“Kona Gets New Urban Lands”
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Some 1,665 acres of Kona land have been re-designated as “urban” as a result of last week’s meeting of the sate Land Use Commission.
The rezoned Kona lands were among 5,000 acres on the Big Island to be placed within urban boundaries. A total of 32,000 acres had been requested for urban designation.
Urban land added in Kohala totaled 1,030 acres while Honokaa added 250 acres.
“All Carnegie Heroes Now Accounted For”
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Just to set the record straight, two weeks ago West Hawaii Today broke the news that Kwong Sin Paik of Captain Cook had been selected to receive a Carngie Hero Award for the bold rescue of a youth off Lei Mamo Point last year.
The following week, this newspaper learned that a young Honaunau man — Joseph C. Canada — had also been selected to receive such an award for heroism during the same incident.
Due to an ambiguously worded telegram from the Carnegie Commission in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the newspaper excluded the Paik and Canada must be the first two Big Island residents to receive the award. But we were wrong.
Upon further investigation, we learned that one other Big Island man has been awarded the Carnegie medal. He is Henry C. Hua, 45, of Honaunau. An employee of City of Refuge National Park, Hua was cited by the Carnegie Commission for the dramatic rescue of five persons whose canoe capsized in stormy seas of Honaunau in 1961.
OTHER NOTABLE HEADLINES
“Julliard Concert Set”
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Thirteen members of the famed Julliard Ensemble will present a concert of 20th Century music Saturday at Hale Halawai. The performance, under the direction of Luciano Berio and Dennis Davies, follows a well-received series of engagements held in Honolulu.
“Junior Police Cited”
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The Junior Police Officers of Kealakehe, Holualoa, Konawaena Elementary, Hookena and Honaunau Schools were honored for their services throughout the year by the Kona Police Department with a Play Day at Honaunau School recently.
Police Officer Alfred Rabara explained some of the fundamentals of the police department and showed the use of police equipment, including a riot gun and tear gas bomb.
Annette Saito and Bernard Cabilin were the winners of the Most Outstanding Girl and Boy awards presented by the Kona Coast Civitan. Each received a $25 U.S. Savings War Bond and a plaque engraved with their names.
V Weekly deals:
At Rudy Hirota Realty: Three bedroom, two bathroom home on 5.95 acres, including 3 acres of coffee, avocados, mac nuts and mangos, for $66,000 and a 10,000-square-foot lot in the first increment of Kona Palisades for $11,990.
At K. Taniguchi Super Markets (KTA Super Stores): Spam, 12-ounces cans, two for $0.99.
N Featured films:
At Aloha Theatre: “A Flea In Her Ear,” “The Touchables,” and “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?”
At Kona Theatre: “Fearless Vampire Killer,” “El Greco,” and “Hostile Guns.” For adults only, “Tell Me In The Sunlight.”