Police want help in reconstructing the last hours of Francis Coolidge King, 72, who was killed in Palolo Friday. Police seek help
in murder of KingHe was contacted by telephone at his home at about 10 a.m., and nothing is known of his activities from then until his wife discovered him dead from head injuries at their Hanakealoha Place home off 10th Avenue at about 6:30 p.m., said Lt. Allen Napoleon, chief homicide investigator.
Police want to know if anyone saw King between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday.
King is described as being Korean/Caucasian, 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, white-haired, brown eyes with black wire rim glasses, tan complexion, clad in blue plaid dress shirt and dark blue shorts.
Although there were no signs of forced entry, an inventory was under way to determine if any items were missing, possibly money and jewelry.
Anyone with information about the case, or anyone who may have seen the victim or made contact with him Friday is asked to call Homicide Detective Harold Fitchett or Allan Castro at 529-3115 or 529-3010 or Crime-Stoppers, 955-8300.
LIHUE -- Imagine Kauai running out of room for garbage. Now imagine burning that garbage to produce electricity with no pollution. A company calls Kauai
ideal for its pilot high-heat plantFred Jager, president of the Koloa Community Association, said: "It sounds too good to be true."
Not so, says Coxwell Energy Inc., which is proposing a $50 million plant using plasma arc technology to burn garbage at 15,000 degrees -- the hottest sustainable heat known.
In Coxwell's process, inorganic matter is reduced to vitrified rock -- which could be used for road fill, soil amendments or building materials -- while organic matter becomes gas that is combusted in a steam generator to produce electricity.
"The key is to have nothing that's wasted or escapes," said Brent Stockwell, president of the Oklahoma City-based power production company he formed five years ago.
The process differs from incineration, which burns waste at temperatures of 2,000 to 2,500 degrees. Stockwell said the cooler temperatures produce airborne emissions, ash and hazardous gases that pose costly health and ecological problems.
Stockwell, who is planning meetings on Kauai this week with the County Council and key community leaders, said he welcomes the skepticism and questions.
Plasma arc technology -- developed by NASA to simulate the intense heat encountered by space craft upon re-entry to Earth -- has been used for decades by the steel and aluminum industries, some of which are burning municipal garbage to create steam for processes in their plants, Stockwell said.
The Kauai facility, however, would be the first to burn garbage to generate electricity sold to a utility, Stockwell said.
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Police/Fire
By Star-Bulletin staffPolice officials say arson is suspected in a fire that damaged a Kahala Avenue home yesterday afternoon. Police suspect arson
in fire at Kahala homeDamage was estimated at $60,000 to the structure and $20,000 to the contents.
A 17-year-old girl was kidnapped at Ward Centre by a stranger Saturday morning, police said. 17-year-old girl escapes
kidnap at Ward CentrePolice said the teen-ager was walking along the sidewalk of shops at about 11:15 a.m. when a man grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into the back seat of his car.
The victim was able to kick the door open and run away.
The suspect was described as being in his 50s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with white hair. He was wearing a white T-shirt and denim shorts.
His car is described as an older-model, four-door American vehicle, possibly a Buick. It has tinted windows.
Other Police/Fire headlines
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- Crash near Haiku leaves one dead, three injured
- Bank of America branch robbed; suspect escapes
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