Newswatch

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Thursday, October 8, 1998

Foundation to handle symphony trust monies

The Honolulu Symphony Foundation, Inc., was recently formed to oversee and develop some $6.4 million in assets, formerly held by the Honolulu Symphony Trust.

The independent nonprofit foundation will be governed by a nine-member board of directors, who will support the symphony's activities and seek to increase assets through financial contributions and grant development.

"These efforts will be invaluable in addressing the orchestra's pressing need for financial stability and long-term growth," said Michael Tiknis, the symphony's executive director.

American remains are en route from N.Korea

Remains believed to be those of five American soldiers have been unearthed and returned by North Korea, and they could arrive in the islands as early as this weekend for possible identification.

The remains will be repatriated at the border village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone that separates South Korea and North Korea.

Upon their arrival in Hawaii they will be taken to the Army's Central Identification Laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base.

More than 50,000 American soldiers were killed in the 1950-53 Korean conflict, and about 8,100 are still unaccounted for.

Workshops will tell all about 'traffic calming'

The public is invited to attend a series of traffic-calming workshops sponsored by the city Department of Transportation Services and Walkable Communities Inc.

The workshops are intended to develop safe and pedestrian-friendly streets in targeted areas.

The schedule:

Oct. 12: : Maunawili Elementary School cafeteria, 7-9 p.m.

Oct. 13: Leihoku Elementary School in Waianae, 6-8 p.m.

Oct. 15: Kainalu Elementary School cafeteria, 7-9 p.m.

Oct. 16: Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center Unit lanai, 7-9 p.m.

Oct. 17: Mililani Recreation Center 6, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

State dental hygienists collecting for food bank

People with a dental appointment this month are being urged to bring food along.

The Hawaii Dental Hygienists Association is collecting canned goods for Hawaii Foodbank as their celebration of National Dental Hygiene Month.

Hygienists also are seeking toiletries, which will be given to a shelter for abused women.

Items will be collected from dentist offices on Oct. 31 by the health care organization. For information, call 528-1200 or 254-2339.

On-ramp in Makakilo will be closed Sunday

The Honolulu-bound on-ramp at the H-1 freeway Makakilo Interchange will be closed Sunday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pavement reconstruction will go on there, and motorists will be directed to enter the freeway at the Palailai interchange (Campbell Industrial Park interchange).

Youth violence is topic of Oct. 17 conference

"Teens hurting teens" will be the subject of a conference dealing with the reality of youth violence, from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 17 at the Kaneohe Community and Senior Center.

Registration is $5. For information, call 734-9231.

Clarification An article Friday on layoffs at Straub Clinic & Hospital mentioned that Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii also has a contract with Sodexho Marriott Services Inc. Kaiser's Sodexho contract, to provide linen services, will not displace any Kaiser employees. Correction A story in Wednesday's Star-Bulletin said state Sen. Matt Matsunaga and University of Hawaii law Professor Jon Van Dyke support the same-sex amendment question on the November ballot. They do not support passage of the amendment.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

Knife-wielding man holds up gas station

Police are searching for a man who used a knife to rob a Haleiwa gas station this morning.

The man entered the Texaco Food Mart at 66-632 Kamehameha Highway at 2:10 a.m., police said. He grabbed an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register and ran away.

Police officer injured while responding to call

A Wahiawa police officer was injured last night in a car accident while responding to a call at the Mililani Wal-Mart.

The officer was driving a 1993 Chevrolet police-subsidized sedan with the siren and lights on, police said.

He went through a red light at the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Lanikuhana Avenue when a 1992 Chevrolet pickup truck slammed into him.

The pickup truck driver, a Mililani man, told police he did not see or hear anything when entering the intersection.

The officer was treated and released at Wahiawa General Hospital, police said.

The driver of the pickup truck was uninjured.

In other news . . .

Police yesterday arrested and charged a teen in connection with a March beating in Waipahu. The boy, who was serving time at the Oahu Community Correctional Center for an attempted murder, was charged with second-degree assault, police said. He one of the three boys who allegedly assaulted a man, causing multiple skull fractures.

The other two boys have pleaded guilty.

WAILUKU -- Maui police were continuing to investigate the death of an 18-year-old Wailuku man who became the 11th traffic fatality on Maui this year. Ross Yamagata-Toma died after the motorcycle he was riding struck a pickup truck at the intersection of Kaahumanu Avenue and Liholiho Street.

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