Public gets a look at the Helios NASA will conduct limited tours for viewing of the Helios solar-powered wing aircraft at Pacific Missile Range Facility. Spectators will also be allowed for test flights of the unmanned craft. The Helios is
Public gets a look at the Helios
NASA will conduct limited tours for viewing of the Helios solar-powered wing aircraft at Pacific Missile Range Facility. Spectators will also be allowed for test flights of the unmanned craft.
The Helios is scheduled for experimental flights that could reach altitudes of 100,000 feet.
Tours will be offered Wednesdays and Saturdays, approximately through the end of July, but will be limited to 20 people and will require reservations. The tours will last about 45 minutes. Reservations and additional information are available by calling Vida Mossman at 335-4740.
Three or four flights are planned. NASA officials will notify local radio stations of flight times before 6 a.m. on days when flights are scheduled. PMRF will be open to the public for viewing. On Saturdays, access will be through the Tartar Drive entrance. Passes obtained at the visitor control office will have directions to the viewing area. Water and restrooms will not be available to the public.
Special-needs services discussed
A free presentation on assistance of special-needs adolescents and young adults will be hosted June 4 at the Lihu’e Public Library by AmeriCorps’ Parent Support Project of the Learning Disabilities Association.
Linda Nuland-Ames will discuss informed choices, vocational goals, independent living and access to community resources. Reservations and information are available by calling Byron Watanabe at 246-3727 or 241-2228.
The project is in collaboration with Winners at Work Ka Ala Holomua and Kaua’i Community Children’s Council.
Feral goat hunting signups begin
The 2001 feral goat rifle-muzzleloader hunting season on Kaua’i is scheduled for eight consecutive weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) July 21 through Sept. 9.
Applications are available at participating hunting license vendors on Kaua’i and any state Division of Forestry and Wildlife office statewide. Hunters will be assigned one of eight weekends through a public drawing. While it’s not necessary to have a valid hunting license to submit an application, they will be required to participate in the hunt.
The deadline for applying for goat tags is 4 p.m. June 14. The public drawing for hunting dates is set for 4 p.m. June 21 at the State Office Building’s conference room in Lihu’e.
Camping permits, required for overnight hunting trips into Waimea Canyon, can be obtained at the Division of Forestry and Wildlife office in Lihu’e. Hunters who want to stay overnight on the Na Pali Coast will be required to have a boat landing permit in addition to a camping permit.
Additional information is available at 274-3433.
No bus service on Memorial Day
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the Kaua’i Bus will not operate May 28.
Normal service will resume the following day. Additional information is available at 241-6410
Compiled from TGI news sources.
