The department says the kokua of alumni and the community is needed and appreciated so it can pay for equipment, supplies and transportation for the teams. Parking is available near the cafeteria at McKinley High School. Assistance will be available to load trees for those who can't do it themselves. Sheraton worker stabbed to death A employee of the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel was stabbed to death this morning, police said. She said the hotel was providing counseling for employees and the family involved.
Police have a male suspect in custody.
NW isles lobster fishing banned until 2002 Commercial lobster fishing will be prohibited at Necker, Maro and Gardner Banks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands through 2001 and at all other banks through 2002. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council agreed yesterday to the closings, recommended by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The service closed the fishery for the 2000 season to protect the resource because of increasing uncertainty about the size of the stock and productivity. The agency said the stocks aren't overfished, but the closures are intended to prevent that from occurring. The council will look into fisheries disaster relief to reduce economic and social hardships to fishermen because of the closures.