LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) - A Kauai organization has been awarded a grant to help clean up debris from the Japanese tsunami.

According to The Garden Island, the state Department of Health says the Surfrider Foundation of Kauai received a $25,000 grant to help clean up Kauai's shorelines. Carl Berg, chairman of the foundation, says the money will be used to fund a pair of fellowships for students at Kauai Community College. 1 of the students will coordinate beach cleanups and net patrols. The other will monitor tsunami debris.

Berg says starting in February there has been a large spike in the amount of tsunami-related debris.

Information from: The Garden Island, http://thegardenisland.com/

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Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i (April 29, 2013) – Kukui Grove Center, along with its sister property Kukui Marketplace, is pleased to announce the installation of its new light-emitting diode (LED) parking lot fixtures. This project upgraded 187 460-watt high-pressure sodium lights to 120-watt LEDs, spanning over a total of 50 acres.

“As a business leader, I’m happy about the return on investment Kukui Grove Center and Kukui Marketplace is expected to receive from this project,” said Wade Lord, Vice President of Consulting and Investment Services of CBRE and General Manager of Kukui Grove Center. “But I’m even prouder about how committed everyone here is at reducing our carbon footprint. Plus, the white LED lighting looks better and adds a nicer atmosphere to both centers.”

HONOLULU (AP) - In less than four months this year, Kauai is already close to tripling the four drowning deaths seen on the island in all of 2012.

Kauai Visitors Bureau executive director Sue Kanoho says 11 drownings this early in the year is a "huge concern."

The rate has become so problematic that Hawaii's state Senate is asking airlines to show a video on flights into Hawaii cautioning people about ocean safety. Sen. Michelle Kidani, who introduced the resolution, says if the videos save just one life "it's well worth it."

The proposal passed the state Senate this month but is no more than a non-binding statement. A companion resolution failed to pass the House earlier this week. It's not clear whether airlines would participate.

Kanoho says it will take a combination of initiatives to get visitors and residents to understand the precautions they should take before exploring the island's oceans and mountains.