Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 3

rundia Hawaii Report 41- p- 1 tom logrw ePr 77 IC 0 al I .4 's 0714 r- A 4-, A 4E- The Sunday Star-I3ulletin Advertiser Honolulu, June 16, 1974 A3 Through heart of Oahu 4 Jt. tin roceeds ifn freeway By DAVID SMOLLAR Advertiser Staff Writer I I 1 ez- 4 1 -27, -A' e- --0, ........,.....,..,1 Advertiser Photo by David Yamada The State's forgotten freeway cutting through the fields of central Oahu This portion opens in October. The State's forgotten freeway et Advertiser Photo by David Yamada livid Yiwyadio I 4 1 Sunshine of my life .4.. Am I the only one with weather blues? There's been too much morning rain. Too many overcast 1: skies.

Not enough sunshine. I prefer to view this as abnormal weather, so I looked for an expert to tell me what I wanted to hear. "Yes," says a well-named Hawaiian weatherman, Sol Price, "it has been unusual weather. We've had some heavy rains during May, which is rather late in the son. The winter season is stretching a little fur- ther toward summer than it does in most other years." Sol, instead of following the sun, watches for heavy rains and potential flooding.

But meteorologist Paul Haraguchi checked a little strument at the Honolulu Airport that's called the Sunlight Switch and measures percentages of possible sunshine each month. It's only one in- strument's view, Paul hastens to explain, and isn't to be taken a official sunshine totals. But it's an indication. The Sunlight Switch read 55 per cent for May, compared to the mean reading for May of 71 per cent. So far this month, the Sunlight Switch reads 57 per cent, compared to the June mean of 72 per cent.

"This shouldn't be read 1, as actual percentages of sunshine," Haraguchi cautions. "But it does back your feeling that we've had less sunshine lately." Also proves how easily one can become spoiled. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: Even though that's 3: 7 where he's playing, search most ads for the Al Harrington Show and you will not find a single 0 mention of Infinity which prefers to advertise its Polynesian star as appearing at the Sheraton: Waikiki Harper and Row must be worried about sales for Billie Jean King's latest book, "Billie Jean." Publicity releases mailed to Ha- waii state 'Billie Jean' will be of special interest 0. to you because Ms. King lives in Honolulu," which is either a scoop or another example of Mainland insults to our intelligence Tired-of- waiting-for-courts players are asking what it would cost to join that private tennis club being projected for Honolulu, and while it's only specu: lation at this point, the ballpark figures being batted around are $2,000 to join and $50 a month dues.

Sweat bands would be extra Woman at Cesar's, streaking capital of the Pacific, streaked Kalakaua during the afternoon rush hour and passed a traffic officer on the way. The streaker to Cesar's and took refuge in the women's room. Policeman arrived at the bar in lukewarm pursuit, whispering to amused custom' that he had to do something "because so, many people saw it happen." For further see Act 45 DOES THE Federal Courthouse have the town's best-signed elevator? Outside one sign reads, "For your health's sake, use the stairs," which makes you wonder about the elevator. Anther sign advises, "In case of fire, use exit stairways. Do not use elevators." Inside, there's a choice of four signs: "Press your floor button gers only Building evacuation procedures Do not use elevators; walk down stairs No It "a a a tl 1' bt a Lb meteorologist Paul Ilaraguchi checked a little in- s's strument at the Honolulu Airport that's called the Sunlight Switch and measures percentages of possible sunshine each month.

It's only one in- 0 strument's view, Paul hastens to explain, and isn't to be taken a official sunshine totals. But it's an indication. The Sunlight Switch read 55 per cent for May, compared to the mean reading for 1.. Alay of 71 per cent. So far this month, the Sun- light Switch reads 57 per cent, compared to the S.

June mean of 72 per cent. This shouldn't be read 6 as actual percentages of sunshine," Haraguchi t. cautions. "But it does back your feeling that 0 we've had less sunshine Also proves how 1 lately. easily one can become spoiled.

00 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: Even though that's where he's playing, search most ads for the Al Harrington Show and you will not find a single 4, )0. mention of Infinity, which prefers to advertise its 's. Polynesian star as appearing at the Sheraton- Waikiki Harper and Row must be worried I --'-eI about sales for Billie Jean King's latest book, "Billie Jean." Publicity releases mailed to Ha- i' waii state 'Billie Jean' will be of special interest to you because Ms. King lives in Honolulu," which is either a scoop or another example of --e- Mainland insults to our intelligence Tired-of- waiting-for-courts players are asking what it b. would cost to join that private tennis club being projected for Honolulu and while it's only specu- e.

,4 lation at this point, the ballpark figures being bat- ted around are $2,000 to join and $50 a month 44- dues. Sweat bands would be extra Woman at 4 Cesar's, streaking capital of the Pacific, streaked j. Kalakaua during the afternoon rush hour and e. passed a traffic officer on the way. The streaker to Cesar's and took refuge in the women's room.

Policeman arrived at the bar in lukewarm pursuit, whispering to amused custom- 14.4- ers that he had to do something "because so, 1 O. many people saw it happen." For further details, see Act 45.. .11: .0, -4: DOES THE Federal Courthouse have the town's best-signed elevator? Outside one sign reads, "For your health's sake, use the stairs," which makes you wonder about the elevator. Anther sign advises, "In case of fire, use exit stairways. Do not use elevators." Inside, there's a choice of four signs: "Press your floor button Passen- gers only Building evacuation procedures walk down stair No Do not use elevators; wls Sunshine of my life Am I the only one with weather blues? There's been too much morning rain.

Too many overcast skies. Not enough sunshine. I prefer to view this as abnormal weather, so I looked for an expert tc tell me what I wanted to hear. "Yes," says a An eight-mile swath of road is being carved through the pineapple and cane fields of central Oahu, but apparently few people know about it. It seems that 11-2planned from wa to Wahiawais the State's forgotten freeway, even though a portion is scheduled to open in October.

While the proposed TH-3 to Windward Oahu remains embroiled in controversy, H-2 is curving its way through isolated fields and over rugged gulches, largely out of sight of drivers on Kam Highway. BUT WHEN completed in early 1976, H-2 will have a major influence on both traffic and land development. Its immediate effect will be to relieve heavy Wahiawa-Honolulu congestion on Kam Highway. A two-mile section at the freeway's ewa end has been completed. As soon as a temporary connecting road to Kam is built, the section will open.

Construction bids were opened Friday by the State Department of Transportation, and the apparent low bidder was the Highway Construction Ltd. THE FINISHED section will carry traffic between the Waiawa interchange with H-1 and the vicinity of the Mililani Memorial Park access road. The remaining six miles, which include interchanges at Leilehua and Wahiawa and large bridges spanning the Kipapa and Waikakalua gulches, should be finished by February 1976. The exact date depends on progress on the six-lane, Kipapa Stream Gulch bridge. State transportation director E.

Alvey Wright said he is amazed at how smoothly the H-2 work has gone, free of the environmental and growth arguments that have plagued TH-3. "I wish all our roads could be built like this," Wright said during a recent helicopter tour of 11-2. THE CENTRAL OAHU plain has been one of the fastest-growing areas on the island. State projections are for a population increase to about 94,000 by the year 2000, compared with 53,000 in the 1970 census. Mililani Town alone envisions a population of about 60,000 by 1985.

11-2 seems certain to accelerate the area's urban development. But in keeping with State plans to promote mass transit, Wright said the freeway will have express-bus-only lanes to Mililani Town and Wahiawa. wa to Wahiawais the State's forgotten freeway, even though a portion is sched- uled to open in October. While the proposed TH-3 to Windward Oahu remains embroiled in controversy, H-2 is curving its way through isolated fields and over rugged gulches, largely out of sight of drivers on Kam Highway. BUT WHEN completed in early 1976, H-2 will have a major influence im both traffic and land development.

Its immediate effect will be to relieve heavy Wahiawa-Honolulu congestion on Highway. am A two-mile section at the freeway's ewa end has been completed. As soon as a temporary connecting road to Kam is built, the section will open. Construction bids were opened Friday by the State Department of Transportation, and the apparent low bidder was the Highway construction Ltd. THE FINISHED section will carry traffic between the Waiawa interchange with H-1 and the vicinity of the Mililani Memorial Park access road.

es which in- The.remaining six mil elude mterchanges at Leilehua and Wa- hiawa and large bridges spanning the Kipapa and Waikakalua gulches, should be finished by February 1976. The exact date depends on progress on the six- lane, Kipapa Stream Gulch bridge. State transportation director E. Alvey Wright said he is amazed at how smoothly the H-2 work has gone, free of the environmental and growth argu- ments that have plagued TH-3. "I wish all our roads could be built like this," Wright said during a recent elicop hter tour H-2 THE CENTRAL OAHU plain has been one of the fastest-growing areas on the island.

State projections are for a popu- lation increase to about 94,000 by the year 2000, compared with 53,000 in the 19.70 census. Mililani Town alone envi- about 60 000 sions a population a ou 1985. H-2 seems certain to accelerate the area's urban development. But in keep- ing with State plans to promote mass transit, Wright said the freeway will have express-bus-only lanes to Mililani Town and Wahiawa. ir- ia- en Y1 ed 1 i 6 7 ah on as Is ton i he te ay iffezegs on ban f-'eaction Mt of news 111, ficewas operating on its own set of guidelines, which called for the release of crime-related information, but no identifications.

Paul said no amendments have been made to a new policy he ordered placed into effect on the Big Island at midnight Thursday, setting a wide A temporary restraining order issued by Judge Martin Pence to restore the low of restricted police news drew separate reactions from two county police chiefs yesterday. Acting Big Island Police Chief Guy Paul said he does not know if Pence's ruling Friday has any effect on Hawaii County. "We haven't received a copy of his decision and do not even know if it will apply to us or if we will have to make any. changes in our policies if it does," Paul Maui police chief Abraham Aiona said his departmentworking with the County Attorney's Of Drive may backfire 4 ed spread embargo on information about police activities that were previously public information. Paul told The Advertis- er he did not believe Hawaii County was represented in the Federal court hearing.

"In my view, it seems we already are doing what his decision says police must do in Honolulu, Paul said. Big Island police yesterday continued to obliterate the names of all cornplaintants, witnesses, victims, suspects, persons arrested andor charged and officers involved in investigations. Addresses and occupations of all persons involved are also withheld. On Maui, the guidelines for release of police news were expected to be formalized tomorrow. "We've been releasing information right along," Maui Police Chief Aiona said.

"We are just not giving out identifications. "The only area in which we are releasing names is in accident reports, but we are not saying which driver was charged." Before Act 45, accredited reporters had access to the Maui police daily bulletin, a sheet that listed all police actions for the previous shift. Aiona said yesterday that "the bulletin is still off-limits according to (Deputy County Attorney) Steve Scott," who is interpreting Act 45 for the Maui police. Judge Pence's ruling had little effect on the situation on Maui. Aiona, Scott and other members of the police and legal staffs had been working on methods for satisfying the requirements of the press and Act.

45. Honolulu and Kauai police chiefs were unavailable for comment yesterday. HOUSTON (UPI) Police Chief Carol' -Lynn said yesterday a -Houston newspaper's legal drive to open a suspect's police record may only seal the documents tighter. Lynn responded after the Houston Chronicle Friday asked for a court order from a state district court to require Lynn's department to disclose offense reports and criminal records to "This department cooperates as much or more with the media as any other department in the United States," Lynn said. up 0 0 ba bid limo.

loos Nalonhz L. LIT Smoking" But the one sign every elevator needs, and never has, should read, not press nose to elevator door, waiting to rush out of elevator split second door opens, because you're likely to comae witn someone waiting with pressed nose on other side" Is that clear, Otis? SUNDAY GROUCH: Serrell after ordering a rocks martini with twist and being told, "Sorry, sir, the bartender says she hasn't the time to cut a lemon," switched to a gibson, got it, and now wonders which takes longer, spearing onions or slicing lemons A fussy Mr. Carlson demands to know how the Royal Hawaiian can serve olives-with-pits in its martinis at the surfside bar, creating pit-disposal problems Maybe Royal faithful prefer pits, just as Tony Martini prefers wine and Angelino Primo prefers Budweiser My own healthy preference, sometimes, is Calso water, and how come it's so hard to find? HOLLY WOOD IN HAWAII: Universal Pictures arrived at the Kuilima with almost everything needed to make a movie in and about Hawaii. A book with a schmaltzy title, "Aloha Illeans Goodbye." An exotic plot, the conspiracy to steal somebody's heart not for love, but for a transplant. A girl star, Sally Struthers, and a boy star, James Franciscus.

And the largest Cinemobile (for traveling sinners?) ever shipped to Hawaii. Only one thing was missing: The End. So Universal brought in Dean Riesner to work on the script. "Write us a good ending," they said. Riesner wrote several.

Then somebody suggested, "You better go back to the book." Riesner said, "What Told that the movie was supposed to be based on a novel by Naomi Hintze, Riesner quickly read the book he had been rewriting into a movie. "Good book," Riesner said. "But it isn't photographic." So Riesner wrote his own endings for the movie, and one was finally picked. "It's a nice ending that's going to make everybody happy," he said. "They don't get the little girl's heart and everybody walks into a beautiful Hawaiian sunset." The closing sunset scene is sched nice ending that's going to make everybody happy," he said.

"They don't get the little girl's heart and everybody walks into a beautiful waiian sunset." The closing sunset scene is sched uled to be shot tomorrow, unless Hollywood has another change of heart before sundown. 'C2. By JANICE WOLF Advertiser Staff Writer A disputed $896,000 contract for the phone system in the new Municipal Building has been signed by Hawaiian Telephone Co. and delivered with a $50,000 performance bond to City Finance Director James Sakai. The signing Friday was done quietly and without fanfare.

It came within hours of approval of a lower-thanusual special tariff by the Public Utilities Commission. State Rep. John Leopold, a frequent phone company critic, yesterday criticized the commission for approving the tariff, calling it the "latest, most blatant example of the HawTel-PIJC alliance." "HawTel has succeeded in getting our spineless State PUC to pass a special tariff, specifically tailored to help HawTel kill off its competition in the market Phone workers' wires crossed Ty ROBERT W. BONE Advertiser Staff Writer What's that old story about the difficulties communicators have communicating with one another? A considerable number of Hawaiian Telephone Company employers apparently didn't "get the word" when their new contract was ratified Thursday, ending their 38-day strike. Many of them didn't make it back to work on Friday morning.

On Oahu attendance was about 90 per cent. On Maui between 80 and 85 per cent of the union workers reported for work. On the Big Island a mere 35 per cent showed up. The one brighl spot was Kauai, everybody reportea for work. NEITHER tee International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1357 nor Haw Tel suggested that there was anything sinister or out of order in this absenteeism.

Joel Kennedy, spokesman for Hawaiian Telephone, speculated that some ex-strikers just wanted a long weekend. He admitted sheepishly that the company was making a valiant attempt to contact lost members of its flock. July Simeona, a union member and candidate for local business manager, said that some members might not have learned in time that unless they reported for work Friday they would lose unemployment benefits for the week. "We got the information out to the picket captains late Thursday," Simeona (aid, "But maybe they didn't find out right away on the Outer Islands." LIKE SIMEONA, Big Island unit chairman Duke Silva expects everyone will be back by tomorrow. He said his members were scattered all over the Big Island and that many had not expected the contract to be ratified.

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a 4 1 UM S' 1 a a -Pl I tt 4k, N. 6 :6 VP By JANICE WOLF 2o: 0 4, Catit 0 twkiii 1 VA Advertiser Staff Writer A disputed $896,000 contract for the phone system in the new Municipal Building has been signed by Hawai- losolo 1100- (. to, ian Telephone Co. and delivered with a $50,000 per- Ctrs, 1 formance bond to City Finance Director James Sakai. A.

se' 0 ri The signing Friday was done quietly and without fan- .40 a Ot.I.,S fare. It came within hours of approval of a lower-than- 46 usual special tariff by the Public Utilities Commission. 0 Smoking" But the one sign every elevator State Rep. John Leopold, a frequent phone company critic, yesterday criticized the commission for approv- needs, and never has, should read, not press ing the tariff, calling it the "latest, most blatant exam- nose to elevator door, waiting to rush out of eleva- pie of the HawTel-PUC alliance." because you're likely ens door split tor sp second opens, 6 4HawTel has succeeded in getting our spineless State PUC to pass a special tariff, specifically tailored to vi to comae someone waiting with pressed nose help HawTel kill off its competition in the market- on other side'' Is that clear, Otis? SUNDAY GROUCH: Smell af- ot ter ordering a rocks martini with twist and being ph told, "Sorry, sir, the bartender says she hasn't one wor ers the time to cut a lemon," switched to a gibson, 0 got it, and now wonders which takes longer, spearing onions or slicing lemons A fussy Mr. Carlson demands to know how the Royal Hawai- wires crosse ian can serve olives-with-pits in its martinis at Joel Kennedy, Ty ROBERT W.

BONE the surfside bar, creating pit-disposal problems Advertiser Staff Writer spokesman for Hawai- stc, Maybe Royal faithful prefer pits, just as Tony What's that old story ian Telephone, specu- sd. Martini prefers wine and Angelino Primo prefers about the difficulties lated that some ex- communicators have strikers just wanted a Budweiser My own healthy preference, some- hard communicating with long weekend. times, is Calso water, and how come it so ar one another? admitted sheepishly isi; to find? A considerable num- that the company was s. ber of Hawaiian Tele- making a valiant at- )40 HOLLYWOOD IN HAWAII: Universal Pictures phone Company em- tempt to contact lost 10 ployers apparently did- members of its flock. -10 arrived at the Kuilima with almost everything n't "get the word" July Simeona, a '4'; needed to make a movie in and about Hawaii.

A when their new con- union member and book with a schmaltzy title, "Aloha Good- tract ratified candidate local ac was ra i le can i a or oca -II. An exotic plot, the conspiracy to steal Thursday, ending their business manager, said somebody's heart not for love, but for a trans- 38-day strike. that some members Many of them didn't might not have learned plant. A girl star, Sally Struthers, and a boy star, make it back to work in time that unless they James Franciscus. And the largest Cinemobile on Friday morning.

reported for work (for traveling sinners?) ever shipped to Hawaii. On Oahu attendance Friday they would lose ---s Only one thing was missing: The End. So Univer- was about 90 per cent. unemployment benefits On Maui between 80 for the week. 1' sal brought in Dean Riesner to work on the script.

and 85 per cent of the "We got the iriforma- 1 "Write us a good ending," they said. Riesner unin workers reported tion out to the picket wrote several. Then somebody suggested, "You for work. captains late Thurs- th better go back to book." Riesner said, "What -'4: On the Big Island a day, Simeona (aid mere 35 per cent But maybe they clidn book?" Told that the movie was supposed to be showed up. find out right away on based on a novel by Naomi Hintze, Riesner quick-.

The one brighl spot the Outer Islands." ly read the book he had been rewriting into a was Kauai, movie. "Good book," Riesner said. "But it isn't everybody reportea for I island unit chairman photographic." So Riesner wrote his own endings wor k. Duke Silva expects for the movie, and one was finally picked. "It's a NEITHER fife Inter- everyone will be back national Brotherhood of by tomorrow.

He said nice ending that's going to make everybody Electrical Workers his members were happy," he said. "They don't get the little girl's Local 1357 nor HawTel scattered all over the heart and everybody walks into a beautiful Ha- suggested that there Big Island and that waiian sunset." The closing sunset scene is sched- was anything sinister many had not expected or out of order in this the contract to be rati uled to be shot tomorrow, unless Hollywood has absenteeism. lied. another change of heart before sundown. to v.f4 oiir -7-, I -I I 7 l'A .1 I 1 on confr ter! pi -r, 'VI II ak A A lye' '400' '1 -4.

,,04......, g' 4,. vik I A r- ,4 4( place," Leopold said. The $896,000 Haw Tel offer was one of two bids submitted for the Municipal Building project. The other bid, for $2,016,004 was from Telos, one of the new interconnect companies in competition with Hawaiian Telephone. The comparatively low Haw Tel bid came under fire last month when it was learned that Hawaiian Telephone would reap only a 6.6 per cent profit on the contract.

HAWTEL HAS told the commission in the past it must maintain a 9.8 per cent profit margin. Leopold had urged the PVC and the State Attorney General's Office to investigate the Haw Tel bid for possible anti-trust violations, suggesting that Haw Tel was trying to squeeze out interconnect telephone equipment companies from operating here. "The special assembly tariff is clearly a mechanism by which Haw Tel can drastically undercut the cost of its own tariff items charged other customers in order to drive the interconnect industry out of business," Leopold said yesterday. "The interconnect industry is a fact. Haw Tel should stop wasting its time trying to stamp it out and instead learn to cooperate and grow with it," he said.

Although the commission has approved the Hawaiian I Telephone bid, it still has not ruled out the possibility 1 of further investigation into antitrust violations. place," Leopold said. The $896,000 HawTel Wel med for itt the Municipal Bu The other bid, for of the.riew intercormect con Hawaiian elephone. The comparatively low 11 last month when it was le phone would reap only a 6A tract HAWTEL HAS told the must maintain a 9.8 per cen Leopold had urged the General's Office to invesi possible anti-trust violatiot was trying to squeeze out it ment companies from opera "The special assembly ta by which HawTel can dras its own tariff items chargi to drive the interconnect I Leopold said yesterday. "The interconnect indusi stop wasting its time tryin learn to cooperate and grov Although the commission Telephone bid, it still has 1 of further investigation intc HE WARNED about state or Federal appeals stemming from a lawsuit on the subject.

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