Rain will hit isles as high surf continues

Heavy rain could fall again Sunday through Monday as a cold front moves over the state, the National Weather Service said.

The showers should hit Hawaii island Sunday afternoon.

High pressure will return to the area by late Tuesday, bringing northeasterly winds and drier weather, the weather service said.

Meanwhile, a high-surf warning remains in effect for the north and west shores of Oahu, Molokai, Kauai and Niihau, the north shores of Maui and the west shores of the Big Island until 6 a.m. Monday. The weather service described it as "dangerously large surf" and urged beachgoers to be careful.

Surf was expected in the 25- to 35-foot range for the north and west shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai and the north shores of Maui. It was expected to peak Sunday morning. Surf on the west shore of Hawaii island was estimated at 10 to 15 feet.

The large west-northwest swell was also expected to produce strong surges and large breaking waves in bays and harbors along western coastlines, including Hanalei and Kikiaola Harbors on Kauai, Waianae Harbor on Oahu, Kaumalapau Harbor on Lanai and Honokohau Harbor on Hawaii island.

Attorney formally enters City Council race

Attorney and Hawaii Kai resident Trevor Ozawa filed his nomination papers Thursday to run for Honolulu City Council’s District 4 seat, representing East Honolulu.

Ozawa hopes to fill the post now being held by Councilman Stanley Chang, who has announced he will forgo reelection to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for Hawaii’s Congressional District 1 seat.

Ozawa, 30, said his priorities are basic infrastructure needs of the district such as potholes and traffic congestion, sound fiscal policies, government accountability and efficiency.

An attorney with Clay Chapman Iwamura Pulice and Nervell, Ozawa previously worked on Chang’s Council staff for just under a year.

A lifelong resident of the district, Ozawa received his law degree from Suffolk University Law School after graduating from Kamehameha Schools and obtaining a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Southern California.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Kauai handles hazardous items 

Household cleaners, hobby supplies, including adhesives and aerosol paints, lawn and garden products and compact fluorescent light bulbs were among the potentially hazardous items collected for proper disposal on Kauai last week.

Collection sites at the Kapaa, Hanalei, Lihue and Hanapepe refuse transfer stations were hosted by Oahu-based Enviro Services, the Garden Island reported.

“The short-term goal for the county is to continue to offer semiannual events to assist residents with planning this special disposal,” said Allison Fraley, the county’s solid waste coordinator. “The long-term goal is to collect this material even more frequently at a permanent facility.”

UH-Hilo to host 2 local writers

Two prominent Hawaii authors will read from their work from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

They are Juliet Kono, author of “Hilo Rain,” “Tsunami Years,” “Ho‘olulu Park and the Pepsodent Smile” and “Ansho,” and Darrell Lum,

a founding editor of Bamboo Ridge Press. Lum was behind the hallmark publications “Paké: Writing by Chinese in Hawai‘i” and “Growing Up Local: an Anthology of Poetry and Prose in Hawai‘i.”

The free event is at UCB Room 127.