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2 civilians die in fire aboard Navy Reserve ship
Two crew members aboard a Pearl Harbor-bound ship from the U.S. Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force died yesterday in an engine room fire, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.A fire broke out 800 miles east of Honolulu aboard the 749-foot MV Cape Horn.
It was taking cargo to Thailand for war games and was headed to Pearl Harbor, the Coast Guard said.
The victims were civilians, officials said, and their names were not immediately released.
The Cape Horn is under the control of the Navy's Military Sealift Command.
The Coast Guard received a call at 5:30 a.m., and the sealift command ship USNS Shasta arrived to provide assistance.
A Honolulu-based commercial tug was dispatched to tow the Cape Horn, which was dead in the water, to Oahu.
Blood drives to be held around Oahu
Oahu residents will be able to give blood this month at various Blood Bank of Hawaii blood drives around the island.To donate blood you must be in good health, 18 and older, weigh 110 pounds or more and provide a valid photo identification.
For more information or to make an appointment, call the Blood Bank of Hawaii at 845-9966, or visit their Web site at www.bbh.org.
Blood drives will be held at the following sites:
>> Saturday at Mililani Town Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. >> Monday at Laie Shopping Center from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. >> April 10 at Victoria Ward Centers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. >> April 11 at Home Depot in Iwilei from 2 to 6 p.m. >> April 13 at Hawaii Okinawa Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. >> April 14 at New Hope Christian Fellowship Kapolei at Makakilo Elementary School from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. >> April 19 at Costco in Waipio from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. >> April 20 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani, Cultural Hall, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and at Kapolei Shopping Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. >> April 21 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bachelot Hall, from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at Safeway in Mililani from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. >> April 26 at Tamura's Supermarket from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. >> April 27 at St. Joseph's Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. >> April 28 at Hope Chapel Kapolei from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. >> April 30 at Times Supermarket in McCully from noon to 4 p.m.
Adm. Blair to testify before Inouye's subcommittee
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is scheduled to chair a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense tomorrow at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building.Commander in Chief of U.S. Pacific Forces Adm. Dennis Blair is scheduled to testify on the security of U.S. forces in the Pacific. Blair is also to present an assessment of his command's area of responsibility and a status report of the command's strategies.
The hearing is set to begin at 10 a.m. on the fourth floor of the U.S. Courthouse.
Child car seat checkup offered at Windward Mall
The Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition is sponsoring a free car seat checkup between 9:30 a.m. and noon Saturday at Windward Mall.The event is first-come, first-served and free to the public.
Parents or caregivers should bring their keiki, car seat and vehicle to the checkup.
Volunteers will check whether the car seat is safe and free from recalls.
Coast Guard evacuation fails to save seizure victim
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter was forced to land in Kailua District Park last night to get a patient to the Castle Medical Center.According to hospital officials, its landing pad has not been usable for the last nine months because of construction work on the property.
The patient was identified as a 38-year-old man who went into seizure and stopped breathing while aboard the Matson ship Maui about 30 miles off Kaneohe Bay.
Police said they cleared the park prior to the helicopter landing at 8:15 p.m.
The patient died at 8:33 p.m., according to hospital officials.
Oahu juvenile court divided into 4 regions
Under the new One Family/One Judge project, geographic sections of Oahu will be assigned four judges in the Juvenile Division of the Oahu Family Court.The pilot project, which began yesterday, assigns Judge Linda K.C. Luke to the Central region; Judge John Charles Bryant Jr., Leeward; and Judge Kenneth E. Enright, Honolulu. The selection of a new Family Court judge is under way, and that person will be assigned to the Windward region.
The program will also attempt to establish a greater presence of individual judges in specific communities.
"We simply want closer relationships between the judges and the children, families and communities the judges serve," said Family Court Senior Judge Frances Q.F. Wong.
The project will be evaluated throughout the following six months.
Feedback from attorneys, community organizations and agencies that work with the court are welcome. Comments can sent to Senior Judge, Family Court of the First Circuit, 777 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813-5093.
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>> Roy Fortuno is a Mililani homeowner whose house has had problems with leaking water pipes. His first name was listed incorrectly as Ray in a story Sunday on Page 1. Corrections and clarifications
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Managing Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at fbridgewater@starbulletin.com.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffCENTRAL OAHU Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Police arrest 4 men in Feb. 11 beating death
Police arrested four men in connection with the Feb. 11 beating death of a Wahiawa man.Mark Mehr, 45, was beaten in front of an apartment building at 329 California Ave. He was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition. He died Feb. 21 when his family took him off life support.
Police arrested one suspect, an 18-year-old Wahiawa man, at his home at about 9 last night and two other suspects, both 19 and both from Mililani, at Melemanu Park in Mililani minutes later. The fourth suspect, a 36-year-old man, was arrested when he drove into the park in a stolen vehicle.
All were arrested for second-degree murder. The fourth suspect was also arrested for auto theft.
Police and Mehr's family had issued an appeal for witnesses in the case to come forward.
Police said Mehr had been drinking and was likely on his way home that night when it appears that someone on the street yelled something at him while he was driving. Police said Mehr got out of his vehicle and a fight took place.
Mehr was a carpenter with the local 175 and a father of four.
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Woman in 50s dies after car crash in Waialua
A woman believed to be in her 50s died this morning in a traffic collision in Waialua.The driver of the other vehicle, a 36-year-old man, was taken to Queen's Medical Center by helicopter where he is in fair condition. Police said the collision occurred just before 6:30 a.m. on Farrington between Thompson Corner and Goodale Avenue. Police believe the woman was pulling out of a driveway or a side street when her car was struck.
HONOLULU
Robbery detectives seek woman for questioning
Honolulu police are asking for help in locating an alleged probation violator who may also have information regarding a downtown bank robbery last month.Police want to question Monalin Rogers, 44, about a robbery at the main branch of Bank of Hawaii at 111 S. King St. on March 11.
Police said the suspect in that case entered the bank at 12:40 p.m., stood in line, approached the teller, then lifted her shirt to display a handgun. The suspect then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
Rogers is described as 5 feet 6 inches, 160 pounds, with a medium build, black wavy hair and a tan complexion.
Police said she is known to frequent the downtown and Chinatown areas.
Anyone with information may call robbery detective Gordon Makishima at 529-3357 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Painkilling drugs stolen in Maui pharmacy heist
WAILUKU >> Maui police detectives are looking for a man who robbed the Kahului Safeway Pharmacy, taking an undisclosed amount of the painkiller OxyContin.The man, who displayed a handgun, robbed the store at about 7:50 p.m. Thursday.
Police Lt. Glenn Cuomo said the prescription drug has become popular among some drug abusers.
He said one death that occurred in Kihei last year was attributed to the abuse of OxyContin.
The man, who wore a green shirt, is described as in his 30s, 5 feet 9 inches, 150 pounds and clean-shaven, with a pockmarked face, police said.
