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Deadly Japan typhoon delays isle flights
TOKYO » Japan's deadliest storm in more than a decade unleashed flash floods that washed away entire hillsides in southern and central Japan, killing up to 54 people and leaving at least 29 missing. It also forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights and delayed others, including at least two to Hawaii.Rescue workers and Japanese troops labored through the night and morning, digging through mud and debris and combing flooded rivers and coastal waters to search for the missing, Japanese media reported. Authorities said the death toll from Typhoon Tokage was the highest since 1988.
Two Japan Airlines flights bound for Hawaii were delayed yesterday by the storm, according to spokesman Glen Kimura. He said one flight was scheduled to land last night, and the second was expected this morning about 7 a.m.
Kimura said both planes were scheduled to return to Japan later this morning.
Typhoon Tokage blasted across Japan yesterday before being downgraded to a tropical storm. Early today, the storm headed east to open seas, its fury spent.
North Shore residents urged to save water
North Shore residents were asked to restrict water use yesterday to essential needs only Ñ such as cooking, drinking and sanitation Ñ as crews repaired a 16-inch main along Kamehameha Highway near Haleiwa Beach Park.The main broke about 2:44 a.m. at Kamehameha Highway and Kahalewai Place, near the Waimea end of the Joseph P. Leong Highway (Haleiwa bypass road).
Pupukea residents experienced low water pressure, but no one was without water, said Board of Water Supply spokeswoman Tracy Burgo.
Police initially set up a contra-flow system for traffic on Kamehameha Highway, then later closed the highway and diverted traffic to the bypass road.
Those in need can get electric wheelchairs
Electric wheelchairs are available at no cost to those who qualify from Wishes on Wheels, a program to develop public awareness about options for independence for senior citizens and the permanently disabled.The electric wheelchairs are provided to those who cannot walk or self-propel a manual chair, and who meet additional qualifications of the program.
Call 800-823-5220 or visit the Web site www.threewishes2.com for information.
Troubled youths will benefit from grant
A recent $700,000 federal grant to the state Department of Health will be used to support children and youths with emotional and behavioral problems.The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division was awarded the three-year grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The grant provides more than $230,000 per year.
The grant will be used to fund an innovative approach to staff training by teams of experts and the development of local provider expertise among state-contracted residential programs. Goals include providers' behavior management practices, promoting the use of evidence-based techniques and helping residential programs share successful strategies with one another.
[Taking Notice]
» Heather Moir-Dangler, president of the Moir Financial Team in Honolulu, has received vanguard status, the most prestigious honor offered by New England Financial, and named to the gold tier of the New England Securities' Inner Circle for superior service and investment sales.» Keoki's Paradise restaurant has named Carol Gonzales, Sasha Rita and Pele Lauama its Employees of the Month for April, May and June, respectively. It also presented its Aloha Award for the second quarter of the year to cafe server Tavey Orsatelli.
» Kimberly Nowell Craven, a junior at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has received the Dorothy Kabis Memorial Internship from the National Federation of Republican Women in Washington, D.C., the first Hawaii resident to be awarded the honor.
» The Hawaii Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America gave its Koa Anvil Best of Show Award to McNeil Wilson Communications for its work on "American Idol."
At the 21st annual PRSA awards event, Dr. Helen Varner, dean of the College of Communications at Hawaii Pacific University, was named the Gregg W. Perry Professional of the Year; Tina McNealy, account executive at Becker Communications Inc., received the Hokupa'a Award, which honors a young professional; and Andrew Pontti, a Kahuku High School graduate studying at Syracuse University, was given the PRSA-Hawaii/Leffingwell Public Relations Scholarship of $1,000.
By Star-Bulletin staff
LEEWARD OAHU
Police seek Pearl City man lost for 2 weeks
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Gilbert Caravallo of Pearl City has black hair, brown eyes, a mustache and a goatee. He is described as 6 feet tall, with a heavy build and weighing about 225 pounds.
He has a "Gilbert C" tattoo on his back, and "Wizard" is tattooed on his upper right arm.
Police are also looking for those who had contact with Caravallo after 3 p.m. Oct. 6.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Investigator Phil Camero at 529-3394. Anonymous calls can be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
HONOLULU
Teen is arrested after teacher claims assault
Police arrested a 14-year-old student who allegedly broke a window and assaulted a teacher Tuesday at a Kalihi school.Police said the 28-year-old male teacher suffered a bruised right eye.
The assault occurred about 3 p.m. at the Hookupono Program at Puuhale Road and Homerule Street.
Police arrested the boy on second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal property damage offenses. He was later released pending investigation.
EAST OAHU
2 held after alleged threat with crossbow
Police arrested two men following a confrontation at a Hawaii Kai park involving a crossbow and a beer bottle.Police said a 24-year-old Kuliouou man was with friends at Koko Head District Park about 10:30 p.m. Monday when a 20-year-old McCully man and a male friend pulled up in a vehicle.
Police said "words were exchanged" and that the 20-year-old assaulted one of the people already at the park.
The 24-year-old then pulled out a crossbow and pointed it at the 20-year-old, police said. The younger man fled, and the older man threw a beer bottle, hitting him on the side of his head, police said.
The older man was arrested for first-degree terroristic threatening and second-degree assault.
The younger man was arrested for third-degree assault. Police recovered the crossbow.
Both men were released pending investigation.
Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers