East-West Center displays Dunham’s work
President Barack Obama’s mother and her work will be the subject of a new exhibition at Hawaii’s East-West Center.
The Honolulu-based institution today will begin displaying numerous photographs and art from Stanley Ann Dunham’s field work in Indonesia.
Dunham, who died in 1995, was a center research fellow. The exhibition includes pictures taken by Dunham and artifacts from her own collection.
The East-West Center promotes cultural and technical interchanges between the United States and other nations in the Pacific, as well as providing scholarships for students from the Pacific region to study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Her daughter — and Obama’s half-sister — Maya Soetoro-Ng will attend an opening reception for the exhibition Oct. 2.
Kaneohe homes waterless after main break
An 8-inch water main break left 52 houses without water in Kaneohe Saturday.
The Board of Water Supply set up a water wagon for affected houses on Kokokahi Place, the agency said.
The break was reported at 12:15 p.m.
Repair work was expected to last into the evening.
Sobriety director denies charge of drug possession
The director of a Hawaii island sobriety facility faces drug possession charges in Mississippi.
Sandra McCoy, executive director of Alahou Clean and Sober, was charged in July with assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled substance.
McCoy allegedly was involved in an altercation with police July 27 after her son allegedly assaulted an officer. Mississippi officials also told West Hawaii Today that McCoy had medication that had not been prescribed to her.
McCoy denies the charges and says she is prescribed Valium to take while flying on a plane.
Meeting set on plan to build green community
A presentation on the development of 75 acres in Eleele as Kauai County’s first green, sustainable and affordable community will be made on Wednesday by the Housing Agency and the project’s consultant, Kimura International.
The meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hanapepe public library.
Lima Ola is one of 38 projects that are part of Mayor Bernard Carvalho’s Holo Holo 2020 vision.
"It’s the county’s first foray into developing an integrated community utilizing green and sustainable practices and at the same time, it will also be affordable for residents that meet the income criteria," the mayor said in a statement.
Other components being considered for Lima Ola include solar orientation, community gardens, connectivity and safe routes to school, as well as ecological engineering to reduce and recapture runoff.
