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The advertisements suggest that Waihee, Mayor Jeremy Harris, and three Harris Cabinet members are seeking to avoid being subpoenaed by Morgado's attorneys.
The ad, Waihee said yesterday, "takes campaign dirty tricks to a new low in Hawaii."
Waihee attorney Bruce Voss yesterday said the advertisement implies Waihee has something to hide when he doesn't. Legal action will be taken if the Morgado campaign does not pull the ads by today, Voss said.
But Colleen Sakurai, a Morgado attorney, says Waihee's support of Harris may have violated the administration's interpretation of an ordinance that bars lobbyists from participating in the mayor's race.
Sakurai yesterday said she did not know if the Morgado campaign would pull the ads. Neither Morgado nor top officials were available to comment.
Since implementation, Moon said, 191 cases have been resolved by opinion or summary disposition, which translates to a 132-case or a 224 percent increase over the preceding two-month period, when 59 cases were resolved by published and memorandum opinions.
"Notwithstanding these emergency measures, all of the appellate justices and judges continue to carefully review and fully consider each case," Moon said.
Zoo workers don't know the sex of the apricot-colored infant because the mother has held it close since its Oct. 17 birth. The mother is one of three adult Francois monkeys in Honolulu.
There are 72 of the species in zoos world wide.
The animal, native to northeast Vietnam, southeastern China and west-central Laos, is endangered because of habitat loss and hunting.
"He was everywhere with the mayor," said the ex-mayor's wife, Joyce Fasi. "Too bad he wasn't able to write a book. He probably knew more about what was going on than even me.
"He misses him a lot," said Mrs. Fasi of husband Frank. "Gino did a good job while he was with the city. He watched over the mayor.
She said they may get another springer within the next six months or so, but the puppy will have "big shoes to fill. Gino was a champion of champions."
Police said the suspect, who was driving a van, and the victim, a Connecticut resident driving a Jeep, were speeding along Waialae Avenue at 10:26 p.m. when their cars got into an accident at Waialae Avenue and St. Louis Drive.
Police said the suspect allegedly got out of the van and pulled the victim from the Jeep. Police said the victim struck his head on the road, after which the suspect kicked and punched him.
The victim was taken to Queen's Hospital with massive head injuries and was in critical condition today.
Police arrested two other males, ages 26 and 13, who were with the suspect and fled in the van during the incident. They were released pending investigation.
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