More than 100 stung in jellyfish influx
Swarms of box jellyfish came ashore in Waikiki and Ala Moana on Tuesday, with more than 2,000 counted in Waikiki.
Paramedics responded to reports of allergic reactions to the stings in Waikiki involving a 6-year-old girl and a 5-year-old girl. Neither girl needed to be taken to the hospital.
Lifeguards at Ala Moana Beach Park reported 230 box jellyfish. There were 115 stings reported at Waikiki and three stings at Ala Moana. The box jellyfish influx is expected to continue today.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Sand project set for Kauai beach
The Kauai Department of Parks and Recreation will be replenishing sand to Poipu Beach, starting Dec. 9.
About 490 cubic yards of sand from the Kawailele Bird Sanctuary in Mana will be placed in small sections at a time between the beach lifeguard tower and the keiki pool, county officials said in a news release Tuesday.
The sand will be formed into a dune about a foot higher than the existing escarpment to allow for compaction from settling and beachgoer traffic, the news release said. The project is expected to be completed by the end of that week.
For more information, contact William Trugillo, project manager, at 241-4927 or wtrugillo@kauai.gov.
Waste pickup dates scheduled
The Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management will hold household hazardous waste collections in December, according to a news release Tuesday.
The collections will occur between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Hilo Recycling and Transfer Station and Dec. 14 at the Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) Recycling and Transfer Station.
These events are for household-generated and self-hauled waste only. No business or farm wastes and no electronic waste will be accepted.
The next collections of household hazardous waste will be March 1 in Waimea and March 2 in Pahoa. For information, contact Linda Peters, recycling coordinator with the Department of Environmental Management, at 961-8942 or email lpeters@co.hawaii.hi.us.
