NEWS RELEASE

                               Public Information Division
                               Department of Customer Services
                               City & County of Honolulu
                               523-4385 (www.co.honolulu.hi.us/)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2002

SUMMER JOBS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS 

            The Department of Parks and Recreation is hiring college students to work as recreation aides in parks throughout Oahu from May 28 through August 2.  
            Aides will help with the City’s Summer Fun Program by teaching children’s classes in arts and crafts, music and dance, creative drama, sports and games, Hawaiiana and physical fitness.
            Each applicant must have completed at least a year of college by June and intend to continue toward, at a minimum, an associate degree.  He or she also must be a legal Hawaii resident and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien.  First-time workers will earn $6.50 an hour.  Return workers will receive $7.50 an hour.
            Employment applications are available at the Department of Human Resources at 715 South King Street, all Satellite City Halls and the Parks District Offices at Ala Wai, Makiki, Waipahu and Kaneohe.  The filing deadline is Friday, May 31.

 For more information call the Department of Parks and Recreation at 692-5854.

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