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Hawaii Tribune-Merald A ~ p A I , r'~j _ _ _ _ Thursday, March 15, 2007 CS i, ~~IY~IY?U~1 I I SS program to Specifically, the funds will Ke i ki of be used to support the develop- he ment of a pilot program in an car-seat existing North Hawaii school, in providing training and ongo- " an mg professional development checks L_. :al in the AKOM model foc the b school's teachers and admin- _ s istrators, as well as for student i n Pahoa es support and for in-depth stu- ch dent assessments. , nd The funds will also enable Certified techs will ng continued support of teachers make sure safety ul and parents with implemen- tation of individual learning Seats are truly safe is plans, and improved tracking The state Department Ali of student progress' of Health and the Hawaii ;re For more information, Officers Kepa Fojas, Brad Feliciano and Tyson Mat- Police Department are sumura inspect a car seat in preparation for acheck- li- please contact North Hawaii working in partnership up event on Saturday, March 17, at the Pahoa Mar- :re Women and Children's Ser- with GEICO, Pahoa Weed n- vicee at 885-9378.Or log on to ketplace. and Seed, Church of the ng tl, b site, www.hawaiistu- Holy Cross and Neigh- installation of these vital Manoa Department of d~r«,-,~ccess.org. borhood Place of Puna to safety seats for keiki. Urban and Regional ~ sponsor a keiki caz-seat The event also will fed- Planning showed a state- s e e ks entries check at the Pahoa Maz- lure a drawing for a free wide usage rate of 79.86 ketplace on Saturday, booster seat, free juice and percent. The Big Island March 17, from 10 a.m. cookies and other give- ranked lowest, however, ~n works. All artwork displayed to noon. aways, said event coordi- with a 68.7 percent usage .he at the discretion of the Gallery The public is invited to nators. rate. :er Committee and decisions are let certified car sea[ techni- Anew law that went Research on the effec- final. trans check their caz seats into effect at the begin- trueness of child car seats ial An online prospectus can be for proper installation. Ten ning of the yeaz requires in passenger cars indicates he found at: www.ehcc.org. of the technicians recent- that all children under age a 71 percent reduction in 'et Registration, waiver and ly attended the National g be restrained in a child fatal injuries for infants in labels must be completed on Highway Traffic Safety seat unless the child is under 1 yeaz and a 54 es entry day at the EHCC on Sat- Administration's 32-hour taller than 4-foot-9 or the percent reduction for tod- ~n urday, March 31, from 8 a.m. certification course in vehicle is equipped with dlers, ages 1 through 4. td to noon. Fee for members of Hilo. They are now quali- lap-only seats in the back. For more information, ts. EHCC is $15 per entry for up fled to inspect child car Results from a 2006 please call Jackie Murai, ss to three entries. Non-member's seats as well as train oth- survey conducted by the HPD traffic safety coordi- fe fee is $25 per entry for up to ers in the proper use and University of Hawaii at nator, at 961-8879. d. three entries. For more infor- or matron call 935-9085 or 961- ilt 5711 or a-mail arts@ehcc.org. ks to rekindle entrepreneurial spirit in Hawaii da~ Business Ventures course, hinges, in part, on the Bevel- ing, taxation, and accounting with Dr. dePillis. This course opment of an entrepreneurial issues related to for-profit, produced the business plan spirit among Hawai is young not-for-profit and government which took first place in the people and I would like our organizations. lion as positive and relevant undergraduate division of the college to be part of [his. The college is pilot testing role models." 2006 business plan competi- Accountants take note, [he an online portfolio service, But, there are challenges lion. college is responding to the using technology t 'mprove to successful entrepreneur- To highlight entrepreneur- need for trained accountants. students' writing dulls.