Newswatch
By Star-Bulletin Staff
Friday, August 16, 1996
But state Board of Education members say schools shouldn't bear the blame.
"To me, it's not the (Department of Education) that needs to be educated - it's the parents who need to be educated," said the Rev. Darrow Aiona, a member of the board.
The federally funded survey conducted last year asked 1,244 students at 22 randomly selected public high schools about engaging in various "risk behaviors," including drug and alcohol use, sex, smoking, excessive dieting, fighting and not exercising.
The survey is taken every two years as a condition of a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant that provides about $225,000 each year for student health programs in Hawaii. Student participation is voluntary and anonymous although written permission from parents is required.
A Japanese company hired MWM Productions of Honolulu to film the Bufferin commercial on the rocky 2.1-acre Okala Island a few miles east of Kalawao Peninsula. The filming is expected to take about an hour and is being supervised by a state biologist to ensure environmental protection of the bird sanctuary.
MWM Productions applied for the permit in July and fulfilled the necessary requirements including several new ones after state officials realized Okala was a wildlife refuge, said Georgette Deemer, Hawaii Film Office manager.
Okala is inhabited by two endangered species of sea birds.
Zoo veterinarians took the action after determining her prognosis was poor, said veterinarian Ben Okimoto in a release.
He said the lion had been walking in a circular pattern and appeared dizzy as long ago as 1988, but recovered. During the last week of July, however, Pele began circling and stumbling in her sleeping quarters and she appeared unable to get up, he said.
The man, 33, sustained severe facial and head injuries in the assault early Wednesday and died yesterday in Queen's Hospital, police said. Police at first investigated the case as felony assault and robbery after it was learned the man's purse was missing.
Police questioned a Schofield Barracks soldier that day, but no arrests were made.
Witnesses told police they heard screams and someone being beaten near 130 Mango St. just before 1 a.m. The area is frequented by prostitutes and transvestites.
Witnesses reported the attacker may have fled in a red car.
He was booked for investigation of theft, possession of stolen property and five car break-ins after officers checked the car and found the door locks damaged.
Four other cars in the area had been similarly damaged.
The suspect gave officers permission to search his car but denied he owned a bag they found inside. The bag contained the suspect's drivers license, his mail, and personal checks and travelers checks that allegedly had been taken in a theft Wednesday.
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