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‘dead’ giveawayHE was a smooth operator, but the deadbeat dad fell prey to the dogged folks at the Oahu Child Support Enforcement Agency. The CSEA people were conducting a nationwide search for a Navyman from Guam who owed back child support in Hawaii. All investigators had to go on was the man's last name and some nicknames. Then the chief investigator recalled one tip that the man was given to shaving both his arms and underarms, so he inquired of local PX stores about any suspiciously large purchases of shaving cream. Bingo! The deadbeat was located -- in a U.S. Navy Submarine. With a new license suspension program slated to begin Jan. 1, the CSEA is letting deadbeat parents know that they'd best get current with their back child support payments or lose their license to drive or to work in any state-related professions: doctor, lawyer, barber, CPA, plumber, nurse, electrician, contractor, architect, nurse, masseur -- are we leaving anyone out? And be forewarned, the administrator of the state's CSEA is named Michael Meaney! ...
ANYBODY doubting that sportscaster Jim Leahey is beating his battle with cancer should have been listening in on our phone conversation yesterday as he lay on his Straub bed. Since he'd undergone chemotherapy, I said I assumed he'd lost all his hair. "Hey, I didn't have that much to lose," he joked. He hopes to be back broadcasting games soon, and he has been missed. But before we hung up, he couldn't resist a final gibe in typical Giant fan fashion, "One more thing. Too bad about those Dodgers!!!" ...
ALSO undergoing cancer treatments at Straub Hospital is labor leader Tommy Trask. He's been holding "open house" for both Democrats and Republicans. Former Gov. George Ariyoshi and U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie stopped by to talk story, and former GOP State Sen. Wads Yee called on Trask for some golf tips before teeing it up in the Hawaii Business Top 250 tournament. All hands report Tommy's looking terrific and is in great spirits, as is Jim Leahey ... More medical bulletins
THEN there's KGMB-TV reporter Sandra Sagisi, a breast cancer survivor, who's teamed up with the American Cancer Society to produce a video for Filipino and Pacific Island women on breast health. Sagisi was inspired to get involved when she saw statistics that show Filipinas suffer higher mortality rates from the disease, possibly due to lower rates in early detection. Sagisi was aware that Filipino girls are taught at an early age, as she was, that it's a no-no to touch yourself. The video, to be unveiled Oct. 11 at the Filipino Consulate General, shows how to do a breast self-exam and urges mammography. Health-care providers and educators can get a free copy at the Cancer Society at 595-7500, Ext. 201 ...
FOR those of you who watch KHNL-TV in the mornings, you're familiar both with the phrase, "This is 'Today' on NBC," and the name Dr. Bob Arnot. He's the doctor who does medical segments, usually in the last half hour of the show, and he's in Hawaii this week preparing a story for NBC's "Dateline" about Dr. Terry Shintani and his Hawaii Diet. That's the Waianae diet which Gov. Ben Cayetano credits for his recent weight loss. Dr. Arnot's story is scheduled to air sometime in October or November and "Dr. Shintani's HawaiiDiet Cookbook" is due out in December, with some of the recipes coming from famous Pacific Rim chefs ... More medicine and TV news
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