LIHUE -- A salvage team will try again today to recover the wreckage from the Ohana helicopter that crashed near Waialeale Crater Thursday. Hopes high to recover
By Trish Moore, Star-Bulletin
Kauai copter wreckage"Hopefully, the tradewinds have started dying down and some of this precipitation blows through," said chopper pilot Ken D'Attilio this morning.
Thick clouds and high winds prevented the recovery helicopter from flying close to the remote crash site the last two days.
Workers on Saturday gathered much of the debris strewn along the hillside and prepared it to be airlifted out of the area, D'Attilio said.
All six people aboard the A-Star 350BA helicopter were killed when it crashed into the a hillside in Kauai's central mountains.
They were nearing the end of a routine 55-minute tour around the island Thursday morning.
The remoteness of the site, as well as poor visibility, made it difficult for searchers to find the crash site.
Three of the bodies were recovered on Friday, the others on Saturday.
Family members on Saturday identified the bodies of John Sipin, 39, Maxine Sipin, 42, and Pauline Muse, 50.
Friday, relatives identified the bodies of pilot Chuck Lowe, Rebecca Muse, 9, and Andrew Yang, 10.
Red Cross disaster counselors and Kauai Hospice workers supported family members throughout the weekend and helped make arrangements to transport the bodies home.
The families are leaving, said Red Cross spokesman Russell Fujita.
Women's foundation seeks projects to fund
The Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation is accepting applications for its 1998 grant year.The organization gives $30,000 annually to groups such as the YMCA Safe Children's Center and Parents and Children Together, which work to help victims of domestic violence and families dealing with divorce.
The foundation will consider grant proposals of $2,000 to $5,000, but it is looking to support a large project with its total annual grant. Deadline for applications is July 14.
For more information, call Bernice Littman at 521-9219.
Services to aid justice may apply for grants
Grants for the year 1999 for projects that enhance delivery of legal services are offered by the Hawaii Justice Foundation.For program guidelines and applications, the foundation can be reached at 810 Richards St., Suite 645, Honolulu 96813, or by calling 537-3886.
Application deadline is Aug. 28.
Applications may indicate how projects will improve justice administration, support community conflict resolution, strengthen public understanding of law-related matters, and provide justice for Hawaii's most vulnerable populations.
French Festival to open with Waikiki bike race
Hawaii will celebrate French culture in Waikiki this fall.The second annual French Festival will be held Nov. 7 to Nov. 22 at participating French boutiques, hotels and shopping centers.
The festival is held to promote tourism in Hawaii.
This year's festival is scheduled to coincide with the International Film Festival, which will include a series of French films selected from the Cannes Film Festival.
A bicycle race on Nov. 7 and street fair/fashion show along Kalakaua Avenue on Nov. 21 also are planned.
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Police/Fire
By Star-Bulletin staffFour men are injured in 3 stabbings, shooting
Police have arrested suspects in two of three attempted-murder cases reported in a 24-hour period.A 43-year-old Waimalu man was stabbed repeatedly early this morning at his Kanuku Street residence during an argument with an acquaintance.
The man is in stable condition at Queen's Hospital with wounds to his upper left chest and lower left side.
A 22-year-old man was arrested near Kanuku Street shortly after the stabbing occurred.
In unrelated incidents yesterday, a 36-year-old man was shot at Keaau Beach Park in Makaha, and two 18-year-old Makakilo men were stabbed in Ewa.
Police arrested a 58-year-old homeless man and recovered a rifle in connection with the beach park shooting.
The victim, who is also homeless, is in stable condition at Queen's with a wound to his left side.
The shooting was reported at 2:37 a.m.
Police, meanwhile, are looking for two men who allegedly attacked two other men at 12:10 a.m. yesterday on Fort Weaver Road.
The victims suffered knife cuts on the head and shoulders.
They are in good condition at St. Francis-West Hospital.
Three men with knife invade Aliamanu home
Three men allegedly robbed a Aliamanu man late last night after forcing their way into the Ukana Street residence.The men, one of whom was armed with a knife, fled with cash and a VCR.
The robbery was reported at 11:40 p.m.
In a separate incident, police arrested three men at 2:30 a.m. yesterday near a home on the 4000 block of Keola Drive.
The men reportedly were pounding on the door of a home, yelling obscenities and threatening a couple inside.
The men were booked for first-degree burglary.
Body found in Maui pool was an Alabama man
WAILUKU -- The man whose body was found in a pool at Kipahulu has been identified as 32-year-old Jeffrey A. Lay of Fairfield, Ala.Fire rescue officials were called at 4:46 p.m. Friday after visitors saw the man fall from a ledge into the pool.
Lay, whose body was recovered from a pool at Oheo Gulch, suffered massive head injuries, the National Park Service said.
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