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Woman airlifted from ship to hospital
U.S. Coast Guard crews airlifted an elderly woman who needed medical attention off the cruise ship Norwegian Star yesterday.A C-130 airplane and an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter were dispatched to the Star, which was 92 miles south of the Big Island, to pick up 82-year-old Geneva Grover, the Coast Guard said.
Grover, of Modesto, Calif., was hoisted into the helicopter and flown to Kona Airport, where she was taken by ambulance to Kona Community Hospital with heart problems and a broken shoulder, officials said.
1 lawyer is disbarred, another is suspended
The Hawaii Supreme Court has disbarred a Kona attorney for three years after suspending him for alleged violations of disciplinary rules.After Normal Wessel's suspension in 2000, he never sought reinstatement.
Wessel was admitted to the Hawaii bar in 1982. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco.
Based on the Hawaii suspension, Wessel was suspended in California for two years and later disbarred for failing to comply with state laws on seeking reinstatement.
The Hawaii Supreme Court also announced that it has suspended Frank D. Winston from practicing law in the state for four years after he was suspended in California for alleged professional misconduct.
Winston, a graduate of Georgetown University, was admitted to the Hawaii bar in 1987 and administratively suspended in 1997 for not paying registration dues and fees.
Lockheed Martin seals deal with UH college
Lockheed Martin and the University of Hawaii College of Engineering have formed an educational partnership.The defense contractor, which has an office in Kailua to provide high-technology assistance to federal government and military systems, presented a $25,000 check to the college as part of the college's Industrial Affiliates Program.
The company will also provide guest lecturers, review student presentations and projects, and participate in other programs with the college.
Half of the engineers in the 40-employee Hawaii office are UH graduates.
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Honors
Hawaii 3R's, a nonprofit that helps mobilize volunteers to fix up Hawaii's schools with public and private funds, has been selected as one of eight national winners in the Council of State Governments' 2003 Innovations Award Program.Hawaii 3R's (Repair, Remodel and Restore Hawaii's public schools) was founded in 2001 by U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye to help reduce the repair and maintenance backlog in the public schools.
It has saved the state more than $4 million over the past two years, according to Ryan Shigetani, a coordinator with the state Department of Accounting & General Services. The organization gives grants to public schools, matching state and federal funds with volunteers and private donations. It competed with 300 programs nationwide for the award.
>> The American Cancer Society has honored cancer survivor and avid outrigger canoe paddler Susan Heitzman with the Patti Schuler Recognition award, which recognizes women who are an inspiration to others affected by cancer. Heitzman, now cancer-free, paddled in the Molokai Channel canoe race last month with her team, Na Wahine O Ke Kai, winning the senior master women's division.
>> The YWCA of Oahu has saluted the late Gladys K.A. Brandt with an Honorary Lifetime Membership for her support of the Y and contributions to the advancement of women and girls in Hawaii.
She was the first female public school principal in 1943, the first female district superintendent of schools in 1962 and principal of Kamehameha School for Girls. Brandt was a community leader who worked for the advancement of native Hawaiian rights and values, and other charitable and civic causes. She died in January.
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Group to present free lectures on diabetes
Two free lectures on diabetes will be presented by the Honolulu Medical Group to help patients understand and manage the disease better.Ululani Young, a registered nurse and diabetes educator, and Susan Fierro, a nutritionist, will discuss "Diabetes for Pacific Islanders: Health Concerns" from 10 a.m. to noon Friday in the medical group's third-floor conference room. They will present guidelines to help reduce the risk of health complications for Pacific Islanders.
Young, Fierro and Dr. J. Harlan Meyer, specialist in endocrinology and internal medicine, will speak on "Making the Link: Diabetes and Heart Disease" from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 21, also in the third-floor conference room.
Information will be presented on the link between diabetes and heart disease and how risk factors can be managed.
For more information, call 537-2211, ext. 581, or e-mail SamanthaS@honmed.com.
Kaiser doctor to speak on living with arthritis
Dr. James McKoy, chief of rheumatology for Kaiser Hawaii, will discuss "Living Well with Arthritis" from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at Tutu's House, a health and resource agency based in Waimea on the Big Island.McKoy, a regulator contributor to Arthritis Today, will present the latest information on diagnosis and treatment to manage arthritis during the free public program.
Arthritis spans more than 120 diseases that affect joints and tissues. The diseases and conditions include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gout and juvenile arthritis.
More than 186,000 island residents are believed to be living with arthritis.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also forecasts that the number of Hawaii residents afflicted with arthritis will reach 268,000, 14.7 percent of the population, by 2020.
Tutu's House, a project of Friends of the Future, a nonprofit organization in Waimea, is in the Kamuela Business Center at 64-1032 Mamaloha Highway.
For more information, call Dana Moody, program leader, at 808-885-6777, or visit www.tutushouse.org.
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By Star-Bulletin staffWINDWARD OAHU
A pedestrian accident sent an elderly woman to the hospital and snarled Windward bound traffic near the intersection of Likelike and Kamehameha highways during evening rush hour yesterday.
Pedestrian accident snarls rush-hour trafficPolice officials said that at 4:20 p.m. they had to close the Kahuku-bound lanes of Kamehameha Highway between Luluku Road and Likelike and reroute traffic onto Luluku while emergency crews responded to the accident.
Though the victim was originally reported in critical condition, police said she was reported in good condition at the hospital later last night.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Big Island police are asking for the public's help with the investigation of a murder of an unidentified male whose body was found near the 12-mile marker of Saddle Road on Sunday.
Big Island police ask for info on murder
The victim is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall, with a slim build, fair complexion, salt-and-pepper-colored hair and a 3-inch scar on his right front lower thigh.
Police said he was found wearing green-and-brown short swimming trunks with red rear pockets, and a green aloha print shirt. Police opened a homicide investigation after an autopsy showed earlier this week that the victim died of multiple injuries.
Detectives are also trying to identify two other men, one who was seen hitchhiking on Saddle Road sometime between Oct. 27 and 31 and another who was seen picking flowers in the vicinity of Saddle Road on Oct. 31 at about 10 a.m.
Police had no description of the hitchhiker except that he was a Caucasian male. Police described the man picking flowers as about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 130 pounds., with black, medium-length straight hair.
Police believe the man seen on Oct. 31 might be a witness, and they have released a composite picture of him.
Anyone with information on the victim, the hitchhiker or the adult male should contact Detective Jason Cortez, of the Hilo Criminal Investigation Section, at 961-2255 or call Hilo CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 or West Hawaii CrimeStoppers at 329-8181.
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