Daylight saving time begins on mainland

Once again, it’s time for the mainland to "spring forward."

Daylight saving time arrived at 2 a.m. Sunday, except not in Hawaii.

Still, it’s a good time to put new batteries in warning devices such as smoke detectors and hazard warning radios.

The time change is not observed by Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.

The time difference between Hawaii and the West Coast is now three hours. The East Coast is six hours ahead.

Daylight saving time ends Nov. 2.

3 are re-elected to utility’s board

Three incumbents have been re-elected to the board of directors of the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative.

They are Peter Yukimura, who received 3,590 votes, David Iha (3,502) and Teofilo "Phil" Tacbian (2,971), the utility announced Saturday. They will each serve a three-year term ending in March 2017.

Eleven candidates were in the race for the three slots.

The cooperative mailed 25,309 ballots and received 7,227 between Feb. 7 and March 8, a turnout of 28.5 percent, up from 23 percent in 2013. Votes were counted by the Connecticut-based Merriman River Group, which announced the results Saturday afternoon.

The newly elected board members will be inaugurated at 11 a.m. March 25 in the utility’s main conference room, 4463 Pahee St. in Lihue.

KIUC is a member-owned cooperative serving 30,000 customers on Kauai. It is governed by a nine-member board.

Park seeking trail stewards

MAKAWAO, Maui » Haleakala National Park is looking for "fit and enthusiastic" Maui residents to serve as trail stewards.

The program starts in June. It educates backpackers and visitors about the natural and cultural resources in the wilderness area of the crater.

Volunteers will hike popular trails and provide information to visitors.

Interested applicants must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation, and must be able to commit to one eight-hour day per month. Volunteers must be fit and able to hike at high altitudes in steep terrain.

Accepted applicants will be required to attend a two-day training in May.