Newswatch

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, June 28, 1996

The annual state-by-state survey was conducted by the Children's Rights Council.

Among the lobby group's concerns are family-related issues such as parental visitation rights and child custody.

The survey includes state rankings in such categories as infant mortality rate, divorce and percentage of children in poverty.

Hawaii was ranked 10th best this year, the first time it has made the top ten list. Last year's ranking was 17.

Developer West Beach Estates was required, through city permits, to make all four of its man-made lagoons open to the public but no deadline was set.

Just three lagoons were open at the beginning of this month, leading to protests by environmentalists.

Had they known about the alternative and opposing views to the plebiscite, they said, they wouldn't have agreed to be a part of "To Build a New Nation." The council's 30-minute video offers a glimpse of Hawaii's history as well as aspects of a sovereign Hawaiian government.

The video is being aired locally, with showings today and tomorrow.

But council officials say the youths are caught in a cross-fire between the council and groups opposed to the ballot vote, such as Ka Lahui Hawaii.

The plebescite is being eyed for this fall.

Police/Fire


By Star-Bulletin staff

Sua's excuse this time?

He was behind bars at Halawa Correctional Facility. Police seeking him for investigation in several felony offenses got to him first and hauled him in. That's when they learned he was wanted for parole violation, and he was sent back to prison.

It began 9:50 p.m. Tuesday when patrol officers spotted Sua, 22, near Leonui and Leokane streets. He led police on a foot chase through the Waipahu industrial district and held them at bay atop a building for several hours before surrendering.

He faces having his parole revoked - which means having to serve two years remaining for a 1992 robbery conviction, said Anthony Commendador, Hawaii Paroling Authority administrator.

Sua had served two years of a five-year sentence for his 1992 robbery conviction, plus another year for a pending murder trial. In February, he was acquitted in the 1993 murder of Hans Mori, 21, who suffered massive head injuries during a brawl in Waipahu.

The suspect was arrested after fleeing Hakuyosha Hawaii at 345 Hahani St.

He allegedly entered the shop about 2:40 p.m. yesterday and told the clerk he was sorry he was about to rob her, then demanded money. He pulled a knife from a front pocket and showed it to the clerk, police said.

The clerk handed him money from a register. When he fled on foot toward Aoloa Street, the clerk ran toward Daiei and alerted security who chased the man. He was nabbed a short distance away and identified by the clerk, police said. The stolen money and the knife were recovered.

In Wednesday's robbery, a man in his 30s entered Al Phillips The Cleaner at the Windward City Shopping Center about 4:30 p.m. and placed a knife on the counter, police said.