Fixes made to McCully water main and road
McCully Street was reopened to traffic at about 3:30 p.m. Friday after being shut down for a little more than a day following a water main break, Honolulu Board of Water Supply officials said.
The 16-inch water main, estimated to have been installed in 1928, broke at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday near 930 McCully St. between Waiola and South King streets. Four customers were affected: two two-story walk-up apartment buildings totaling roughly 16 units, a floral shop and a single-family home, water supply officials said.
Water service was restored at about 3 a.m., but reconstruction of the road continued until Friday afternoon. Motorists were forced to take alternative routes or avoid the area altogether.
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Maui center hosts Tibetan Buddhist master next week
The Maui Dharma Center is hosting four public appearances of the Tibetan Buddhist master Yangsi Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche Tuesday through Thursday.
Admission is free to most events, though donations will be accepted:
» Tuesday — Aloha Reception, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Maui Dharma Center, 81 Baldwin Ave., Paia
» Wednesday — A talk on “Free Your Heart, Free Your Mind,” 7 to 9 p.m., Iao Theater, 68 N. Market St., Wailuku.
» Thursday — Two events at the Maui Dharma Center: 4 p.m., Blessing of the Aina; 7 to 9 p.m., a talk on “Heart Advice for Practicing in the 21st Century,” followed by a Chenrizig Practice Transmission and Blessing, $25 requested donation.
Visit www.mauidharma.org or call 579-8076.
Pharmacy grads from UH-Hilo land jobs nationwide
The University of Hawaii at Hilo says the first graduates of its pharmacy school have been hired for jobs in 16 states as well as Guam and Washington, D.C.
Many have also been able to stay in the islands — the university said Wednesday more than a third of graduates accepted jobs in Hawaii.
The university reported the numbers based on the results of a graduate survey. Eighty of the 84 students who graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree answered the survey.
