Family needs clothing
for adopted daughterJenny was abandoned on the roadside in China, but she found a home with a couple from Hawaii who adopted her.
As she grew older and revealed signs of retardation, however, her adoptive parents didn't want her any more.
They became abusive and mistreated her.
Jenny was taken away from them and placed in one foster home after another when families couldn't deal with her difficult behavior and disabilities. Finally a home was found where a family has loved and and nurtured her the past several years.
Jenny needs some new clothes because "she's grown faster than a bamboo shoot," her foster mother says, and it would aid in building her self-esteem as a young woman.
If you can 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 Clearinghouse in Building 914 at the Kapalama Military Reservation on the left of Sand Island Access Road, about a half-mile beyond Kilgo's. Call 845-1669 for information.
Venomous sea snake found along Maui shore
WAILUKU -- A sea snake found washed along the north shore of Maui was venomous - but marine biology experts say this kind of ocean snake generally bites to defend itself."It's unlikely someone would be bitten by them," said Richard E. Young, an oceanography professor at the University of Hawaii.
Young said sea snakes are very rare in Hawaii waters but abundant in waters off Panama and the Indian Ocean, where he saw them gather around a ship he was on at night. "They were attracted to the light," Young said.
The snake, black with a yellow stripe on its bottom, was found Tuesday morning with its tail bitten off.
It died at the Maui Ocean Center on Friday.
Aharon Miroz, head curator of the center, said a number of fish, including ulua, feed on these snakes. He said the snake seems to have been bitten by a hawksbill turtle.
Tax workshop planned for school organizations
A state tax workshop for school organizations takes place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Farrington High School cafeteria.The 1-1/2-hour session will cover the general excise tax on fund-
raisers, donations of cash and goods, interest income, walk-a-
thons and procedures to obtain tax exempt/nonprofit status.
Call Kimberly Lima, 587-1550, or fax 587-1560 with your expected number of attendees.
Federal funds will help city provide for needy
Oahu's needy are in line for help, with $350,840 in federal funds for the city to help provide emergency food and shelter.The National Board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program dispenses the funds voted by Congress. Qualifying organizations on Oahu are urged to apply to Hawaii Community Services Council, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 415, telephone 521-3861, by Dec. 16.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffShooting of two men appears tied to gaming
A shooting last night at Waialua Mill Camp that left two men wounded appears to be related to gambling in the area, police said.A gunman, who is still at-large, fired four shots at three people in a car fronting 67-230 Papa Circle at about 8 p.m.
The driver of the car, 35, was shot three times and is in critical condition at Queen's Hospital, police said.
The 34-year-old man seated in the rear seat of the car was shot once. He is in guarded condition at Queen's. A woman passenger, 46, was not hurt.
Police said the victims are not cooperating with the attempted-murder investigation.
The three people allegedly left a gambling site in Waialua to set up another cockfighting/casino games site for today before the shooting occurred, police said.
While the car was parked, the gunman walked up to the driver's side and opened fire, police said.
Three men arrested for firearm offenses
Police early yesterday arrested three men, ages 25, 30 and 32, on Waimano Home Road for firearm offenses and questioning about recent armed robbery cases in Pearl City and Waipahu.The three men, who fit the description of suspects involved in the robberies, were arrested at 5:15 a.m., about three hours after police received an anonymous tip about their suspicious behavior in a bar located at Kamehameha Highway and Hekaha Street.
In other news . . .
Fire rescue personnel were in Kahuku today searching for two overdue hikers, one of whom contacted his father last night by cellular telephone to report their general location.
Police said the hikers were in an area above Malaekahana State Recreation Park.
Bob Sabaratnam, 61, of Leilani Estates, was a passenger in one of two cars in the accident. He walked away from the scene with his dog but was not reported missing until last Tuesday. Authorities began searching for him Friday.
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