Suspect is arrested in rape of prostitute
Police this morning arrested a 44-year-old Kaneohe man in a series of stun gun rapes dating back to October 1997.
Gary Leslie Anderson
Gary Leslie Anderson, of Ohala Street, listed his occupation as a teacher/actor. Police say he is suspected in at least four cases in which prostitutes were stunned with a hand-held electrical device, raped and robbed.
He was arrested today after a prostitute who had been stunned, raped and robbed saw him and alerted police.
He was booked on suspicion of first-degree robbery, kidnapping and first-degree sex assault.
Hawaiian protesters will 'retake' Capitol Jan. 30
About 5,000 people plan to "retake" the state Capitol Jan. 30 as part of a rally and overnight vigil to protest what they claim are anti-Hawaiian bills in the state Legislature.Prominent Hawaiian leaders A. Frenchy DeSoto, Mililani Trask, Kekuni Blaisdell, Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele and the Rev. Ka Leo Patterson today revealed plans for a march that day from Thomas Square to the Capitol rotunda.
The unified voices are calling for all Hawaiians and others to oppose the autonomy measure as well as other bills that negatively affect native Hawaiians.
"Hawaiians will not tolerate any longer the colonialism intentions of this state and its legislators," said DeSoto, chairwoman of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
The rally will continue overnight on Jan. 30 and throughout a hearing the next day by the House Hawaiian Affairs Committee on House Bill 2340, known as the Native Hawaiian Autonomy Act that was introduced by committee chairman Ed Case (D, Manoa).
Mililani Trask of Ka Lahui Hawaii said the bill strikes at the heart of people's self-
determination. Also, a bill on traditional and customary gathering rights, House Bill 2351, would limit and prevent Hawaiians from gathering on all developed lands here.
"We believe that the time has come for all Hawaiian people to retake this land," Trask said.
Kanahele, Nation of Hawaii leader, pleaded for all "front-line" activists to oppose any bill not created by the Hawaiian people.
Federal agents break drug ring; 11 people are indicted
Richard Brown "Tiki" Taumoepeau was the leader of a drug organization that distributed cocaine from the West Coast through Hawaii to New Zealand, Australia and Guam, according to federal officials.Taumoepeau, 31, and 10 others have been indicted on federal charges of conspiring to possess and distribute more than 150 kilograms of cocaine in Hawaii.
Taumoepeau and Tuita "Tweety" Vahai, 30, were arrested Friday at 7434 Mokuhano Place in Kalama Valley.
"Tiki was the prime mover in setting all this up," U.S. Attorney Steven Alm said.
"It was a very significant organization that we started investigating in 1992.
"He recruited young Tongan males and females and used them as couriers," Alm added. "Tiki ruined a lot of young people's lives."
Taumoepeau is named in all 10 counts of the indictment, which was unsealed Friday.
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Police/Fire
By Star-Bulletin staff
Two youths arrested in Radford High blast
Police yesterday arrested two boys, 17, who allegedly detonated a homemade bomb at their Makalapa school.Police said a student was slightly injured when the two detonated the bomb at Radford High School.
Two suspects hunted in robbery at spa
Police are trying to find two suspects involved in a Jan. 13 armed robbery at China Spa."Laura" is 5-feet-8, about 140 pounds with orange-blond hair. "Jack" is African-American, about 6-feet-3 and 180 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
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