One day a year ago, Kimo's head began throbbing so painfully he couldn't go to work. And he hasn't been able to go back since. His worst fear had come to pass: The source of the pain was a brain tumor. Father battles for health,
By Pat Gee, Star-Bulletin
seeks special ChristmasIt was difficult for a hard worker like Kimo to quit his job, especially since he is the sole supporter of his wife, Pua, and their three children.
Although the first operation was a success, another operation will be needed soon, and the medical bills are piling up.
With no money for extras, Kimo and Pua are afraid that there will be no Christmas presents under the tree for their children.
The family would appreciate school clothes, bath towels, furniture for the living room and food. A gift certificate would enable Kimo to buy something special for his children.
If you would like to help, send a check to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's Good Neighbor Fund, P.O. Box 2019, Aiea 96701. Or you can donate items to the Community Clearing House in Building 914 at the Kapalama Military Reservation, left of Sand Island Access Road, about a half-mile beyond Kilgo's.
Call 845-1669 for information.
Navigator to discuss
future for HawaiiHokule'a navigator Nainoa Thompson will speak on the principles of Malama Hawaii and the vision for a healthy future in Hawaii on Dec. 2 at the University of Hawaii Center for Hawaiian Studies.
As navigator of the voyaging canoe, Thompson has discussed the ever-changing and fast-paced world with several community leaders. Given the enormous changes that Hawaii faces in the 21st century, he believes the people must form a collective vision of what they want the future to look like and how to reach that vision.
Thompson, a UH regent, will speak at 7 p.m. at the Halau o Haumea at the center. Call Mehanaokala Hind at 973-0978 for more information.
Lane closings on some highways will be suspended over the Thanksgiving holiday to allow access to shopping centers. Lane closings to be
lifted for holidayNo lanes will be closed from tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, through Sunday on H-1 freeway from Paiwa Interchange to Kahala Mall, and Kalanianaole Highway from Kahala Mall to Lunalilo Home Road.
No lanes will be closed on Kamehameha Highway from Acacia Road to Valkenburgh Street, and Nimitz/Ala Moana from Valkenburgh to Kalakaua Avenue, and on Kalihi Street/
Likelike Highway from Nimitz to Kamehameha.
All Pali Highway/Kailua Road lanes will remain open from Vineyard Boulevard to Kailua town. No Vineyard lanes will be closed from Palama Street to Punchbowl Street.
The nonprofit group conducting a native Hawaiian convention in 1999 has extended the deadline for people who want to run for delegates next January. Ha Hawaii delegates
can file until Dec. 10The Ha Hawaii board of directors has extended the filing deadline for delegate applications to Dec. 10. The previous deadline was Nov. 17.
Ha Hawaii President Charles Rose said the additional time gives communities the chance to ensure they are represented at the convention.
To date, 129 people have applied as delegates, representing a diverse cross-section of Hawaiians here and on the mainland, Rose said.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old, live in the district they want to represent, obtain at least 15 signatures of Hawaiians registered to vote in the Ha Hawaii elections in their district and pay a filing fee of $25.
Big Isle enforcement up on drunken drivers
HILO -- Big Island police have made 904 arrests for drunken driving this year, a record number resulting from a deliberate enforcement effort.The number exceeds the 900 recorded in 1990 and represents a 41 percent increase over the 642 at this time last year, said Lt. Ernest Correia.
"By making these arrests, we're showing we do have a problem," he said. If the increase were due only to increased enforcement, not increased violations, the numbers would have reached a plateau, he said.
Chief Wayne Carvalho made drunken-driving enforcement a priority at the beginning of the year, he said. Besides occasional roadblock checks, patroling officers have been told to look for and stop drivers behaving suspiciously, he said. Telltale signs include driving too slowly, with lights off, or weaving, he said.
The increased enforcement has come as traffic fatalities on the island also have risen -- 38 this year compared with 29 last year, the department said.
The percentage of those deaths related to alcohol has fallen, from 45 percent last year to 37 percent this year. "We're making improvement in eliminating alcohol as a contributory factor," Correia said.
Total major accidents, fatal and nonfatal, dipped slightly by 5 percent, from 2,110 at this time last year to 2,005 this year.
CORRECTIONS
The city's botanical gardens -- Foster, Hoomaluhia, Koko Crater and Wahiawa -- will be open tomorrow, Thanksgiving.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffOne Ewa-bound lane of the H-1 freeway was closed this morning as fire crews cleaned up a spill near the Pearl City/Waimalu exit. H-1 cleanup closes lane
by Pearl City exitSeveral buckets fell off a flatbed truck, spilling an unidentified substance onto the right shoulder of the H-1 at 9:39 a.m., police said. The freeway lane was closed while the Honolulu Fire Department's hazardous materials team cleaned up the substance.
Shotgun bandit robs business, employees
Police are searching for a masked gunman who robbed a Kalihi Kai business and its employees last night.At 7:45 p.m. the suspect, armed with a shotgun, entered KEI Import Distribution Co. at 2122 Kaliawa St., police said. The suspect, wearing a bandanna on his face, ordered the employees to the floor and demanded their money.
After receiving an undisclosed amount of money from the business and the employees, he forced all the workers into a storage area and locked them inside, police said. He made the manager drive him a couple of blocks away, where he fled, police said.
The suspect's description was not released as of this morning.
Suspect is hunted in Wahiawa robbery
Police yesterday released a sketch of one of two men involved in Friday's Hawaii Catalog Sales robbery in Wahiawa.The two men allegedly confronted the manager at 8:22 a.m. as she
was unlocking the front door of the business and forced her to open a safe.
The suspects, who were armed with a gun and knife, fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash from the check-cashing business.
Police also are seeking the public's assistance in locating Quintin Dagirbaud, who is wanted on a $9,999 parole revocation warrant.
Police say Dagirbaud, 25, may be trying to cash or deposit commercial checks made payable to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, his former employer.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *Crime on a cellular telephone.
Waianae man charged with threatening officer
Police yesterday charged a Waianae man who allegedly tried to stab a police officer Sunday night.Milton Watts was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening. He is being held on $15,000 bail, said Detective Jack Snyder.
The officer was at 87-674 Farrington Highway at 10:30 p.m. assisting an ambulance crew helping a man who was involved in a fight.
After the ambulance left, witnesses saw Watts, with a 6-inch knife, approach the officer from behind, police said. They warned the officer while the suspect's girlfriend moved to disarm him.
Hilo police hunt info in September gun death
HILO -- Police are asking for the public's helping in solving the shooting death of Clayton Larry Alani, a bulldozer operator who was found lying dead next to his machine with a small-caliber bullet wound to the head on Sept. 27, 1997.Alani, 38, of Keaau, was clearing land in the Orchidland subdivision south of Hilo.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 961-2377 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
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