A talented writer, actor and director who was a soft-spoken and giving person. A funny man well versed in the art of local humor. Death takes a 'brilliant' local talent
By Susan Kreifels, Star-BulletinShocked friends and colleagues today mourned the loss of Tremaine Tamayose, 44, who was found dead Saturday in his home.
"He was a brilliant talent and incredibly giving person," said producer/director David Kawika Talisman, a close friend. The two wrote material for well-known island comedian Frank DeLima.
Police said a neighbor returned from a trip and reported a foul odor coming from Tamayose's 1709 Pensacola St. apartment. Tamayose was found face down on the bed, and it appeared he had been dead for at least a week, police said. They did not suspect foul play.
Talisman said he saw his friend recently and everything seemed fine. He was not aware of any health problems.
In the 1980s Tamayose was known for a number of major theater productions, said Jane Campbell, producing director for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. He played the lead role in "Song for the Navigator," which showed at the Kennedy Center.
"He was absolutely trustworthy and kind," Campbell said, "a very talented stage actor."
Two years ago Tamayose wrote and directed "Family Laundry," a stage production that dealt with the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on family life.
Entertainment writer/critic John Berger said he will remember Tamayose most as a writer for DeLima, with a forte in local humor.
"He was quiet and soft-spoken," said Berger.
"Comedy writers are not always comedians waiting to break out."
Three more arrested at massage parlor
Three more women were arrested yesterday at a Kapiolani Boulevard massage parlor where eight women were arrested last week.Martina Carrasco, 33, of Hobron Lane; Anna Thi Phan, 52, of Maunaloa Road, and Darlene Ortiz, 28, of Pensacola Street were arrested between 11:50 p.m. and 12:03 a.m. at Tokyo Spa, 1423 Kapiolani Blvd.
Carrasco, who is suspected of being an illegal alien, was charged by police with prostitution and arraigned this morning in District Court. Phan and Ortiz were scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate today on charges of harboring illegal aliens, said Robert Olson of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
On Wednesday, eight Tokyo Spa employees from Mexico, Korea and Thailand were arrested for being illegal aliens.
All face deportation.
Maui artist at roadside hurt after collision
WAILUKU -- A Maui artist, struck by a pickup truck last night on the Valley Island, was in critical condition this morning at Queen's Medical Center on Oahu.David H. Warren, 58, of Pukalani was hit by the truck at 7:26 p.m. at an intersection in Pukalani, Maui police officer Melvin Lorenzo said. Warren was taken to Maui Memorial Hospital and flown to Queen's Medical Center.
A car collided with the pickup truck, and the truck hit Warren, who was standing off the roadway, Lorenzo said.
Leaflet offers methods to cope with job stress
Workers experiencing tension and stress may obtain a free copy of a leaflet, "Coping with Your Job," from the Mental Health Association in Hawaii.It lists five basic reactions to too much stress at work and describes 11 steps to handle job stress.
To obtain a copy, send a business-size, self-addressed, stamped envelope to the association at 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., No. 300, Honolulu, HI 96817.
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By Star-Bulletin staffPolice are awaiting results of an autopsy done today on a 3-month-old Nanakuli boy with a skull fracture who died yesterday at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Baby's death prompts arrest of father
By Lori Tighe, Star-BulletinThe boy's 30-year-old father, meanwhile, remains in police custody after being booked for second-degree murder.
Eugene Tabag told police he accidentally dropped his son, Austin, who was taken unconscious to the health center.
The boy was pronounced dead at 6:06 a.m.
When other injuries were found on Austin, police investigated a possible homicide, said Sgt. Steven Kitsu.
Shortly after the baby died, Tabag drank a poisonous liquid that police said was kerosene. He was then treated at the health center and released, said the nursing supervisor.
Tabag, who lives at the Garden Grove Townhouse on 87-1550 Farrington Highway in Waianae, told police he fed the baby early yesterday morning.
He said he then took the baby into the bathroom and accidentally dropped him on his head at 5:30 a.m., police said.
Tabag told police he and his wife tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate Austin. They took him to the health center, where he died soon after, police said.
"That was the parents' story. There were suspicious circumstances," Kitsu said.
"The child had other injuries besides the head."
Star-Bulletin writer Rod Ohira contributed to this report. Makaha man arrested in attempted robbery
A 58-year-old Makaha man was charged today with Saturday's attempted robbery of Bank of Honolulu's Kaneohe branch.Police arrested Robert E. Quammen of Ala Mahiku Drive at 1:10 p.m., about 75 minutes after the attempted robbery was reported.
Quammen allegedly passed a demand note but when the teller hesitated, he allegedly reached over and unsuccessfully tried to grab money from the drawer, the FBI said.
Driver dies after car hits tree in Makakilo
A 23-year-old man was killed early yesterday after his car hit a tree in the 92-800 block of Makakilo Drive near the fire station.The death is Oahu's 26th traffic fatality of the year.
Police said the man was headed north on Makakilo Drive when his car veered onto the center median and struck a tree.
He was pronounced dead at St. Francis-West Hospital.
Suspect arrested after mother, 60, breaks arm
Multiple felony charges are pending against a 37-year-old Waipahu man stemming from an alleged attack yesterday on his mother, who was treated for a broken arm at Kaiser-Moanalua Hospital.The Pearl City woman, 60, and her son were arguing when the man allegedly pushed her down, police said.
He also allegedly threatened her with a gun, police said.
The incident was reported to police from the hospital, where the man was arrested at 12:40 p.m. and booked for second-degree assault, first-degree terroristic threatening and a firearms violation.
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