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Service Saturday for slain Marine
Funeral services for Marine Sgt. Daniel Tsue will be held Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, 1330 Maunakea St.
Tsue, 27, a 1996 Kahuku High School graduate, was killed Nov. 1 by a roadside bomb in Iraq in a town about 70 miles west of Baghdad.
Public viewing will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m., according to Tsue's family.
Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, at Punchbowl.
Daniel Tsue is survived by his father Richard Tsue, mother Deborah Takemoto, half brother Alex Takemoto and half sister Joy Takemoto.
Veterans Day events feature Lingle, Olson
Gov. Linda Lingle and retired Army Maj. Gen. Eric Olson will be the keynote speakers at separate Veterans Day ceremonies tomorrow.
Olson, who commanded the 25th Infantry Division, will deliver the 54th annual Veterans Day "massing of the colors" at 10 a.m. at the National Cemetery of the Pacific.
Lingle will be the keynote speaker at 1 p.m. at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe.
She is also expected to lay a wreath at the cemetery's Memorial Plaza Monument. There will be a parade of flags and a presentation of leis of remembrance by Hawaii's veterans organizations, and a 21-gun rifle salute and a helicopter flyover by the Marine Air Group 24 from Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
There will be a unique taps ceremony at the USS Arizona and USS Battleship Missouri Memorial. At 1 p.m. a bugler at the USS Arizona Memorial will begin the 24-note sequence, echoed by a second bugler on the Missouri, just one ship's length away in Pearl Harbor.
Criminal records are available online
The public can now search a person's criminal conviction history in Hawaii on the Internet.
The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center is making available a database of Hawaii criminal convictions to the public on the Internet for a fee.
The Data Center's eCrim Web service is available at ecrim.ehawaii.gov.
The service allows the public, for a fee, to search Hawaii criminal conviction records by name, Social Security number, date of birth and gender. There is no charge to search for the existence of a record, but there is a fee of $13 to view and print a record, if found.
The record includes a list of convictions in PDF format and sometimes includes a photograph.
Bill would give isle projects $30 million
The U.S. House voted yesterday to approve the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which earmarks $30 million for various projects throughout Hawaii, including much-needed upgrades to Lanai's only harbor.
"The bill will fund vital energy and water projects crucial to Hawaii's diverse and unique environmental, coastal and harbor needs," U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, said in a news release issued by his Washington office.
If the act becomes law, nearly half of the money -- $13 million -- would go to the continued construction of long-term upgrades of Kaumalapau Harbor on Lanai.
[ TAKING NOTICE ]
» Chief Justice Ronald T.Y. Moon of the state Supreme Court has been selected as a trustee of the American Inns of Court Foundation for one year. The foundation is a national legal association comprised of 350 chapters that promotes professionalism through mentoring and education programs at the local level.
» Chelsea Kelly, a University of Hawaii dance student and lifeguard, was honored as the Red Cross True Blue Hero for the month of June. She performed lifesaving CPR on pianist Art Koshi, who stopped breathing during a dance class. Doctors attributed Koshi's quick revival from a coma to Kelly's actions. The award was sponsored by the Hawaii Chapter of the American Red Cross and Central Pacific Bank.
» Kimokeo "Bully" Kapahulehua was named Volunteer of the Year by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation in Washington, D.C., for his work on rebuilding the Ko'ie'ie fishpond in Kihei, Maui. He was nominated by the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, and won the top award over 13 others throughout the nation. Jerry Stowell, who travels to local schools and gives weekly talks about the marine life at the sanctuary, was the nominee for the Pacific Region. U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
"Taking Notice" also runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staff
HONOLULU
2 boys held in alleged attack at school
Police arrested two 12-year-old boys who allegedly attacked one of their classmates with scissors and a pen Tuesday.
The incident took place at Central Intermediate School at 11:17 a.m. The suspects allegedly attacked the victim, also a 12-year-old boy, after both sides exchanged words.
The victim suffered minor injuries, police said.
Police arrested both boys for investigation of second-degree assault. They were both released pending an investigation.
Rape accusation lands Pawaa man in custody
Police arrested a 21-year-old Pawaa man after he allegedly raped a woman over the weekend.
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and a misdemeanor abuse offense Monday in Waipahu.
Police said the offenses took place between 11 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday and involved an 18-year-old female acquaintance of the suspect.
No other information was available.
Customer held over phony money order
Police arrested a 35-year-old man after he allegedly tried to pass a fake $1,000 money order at the Keeaumoku Street Wal-Mart on Monday.
The suspect allegedly tried to cash the money order at 2:40 p.m.
Police were called and arrested the suspect for investigation of second-degree forgery.
WAIKIKI
No foul play apparent in death near Hilton
Police said there appears to be no sign of foul play in the death of a man whose body was found Tuesday morning near the Hilton Hawaiian Village Lagoon.
Police said the harbor master at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor discovered the body near a pump station on the Ewa side of the lagoon at about 6:15 a.m.
The man had not been identified. Police believe he was in his 70s.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Man reported missing is found safe in Hilo
An 80-year-old Oahu man who was who was reported missing Nov. 1 has been found safe in Hilo.
Cariaco Tanudtanud told Big Island police that he left Honolulu because he did not want to live there anymore and wanted to live in Hilo.
He was taken to an adult care home in Hilo.
Baldwin High School storage shed burns
WAILUKU » Maui fire investigators were looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned storage shed at Baldwin High School.
Fire officials said he blaze caused an estimated $28,000 in damage to the structure located in the back of the school, about 100 feet from any classroom complex.
Firefighters took a couple of hours to put out the blaze at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday.
NORTH SHORE
Brawler allegedly turns on HPD officers
Two police officers who were responding to a fight near Haleiwa earlier this week were allegedly attacked by one of the suspects.
Police said that about 10:21 p.m. Monday, officers were called to 62-595 Kamehameha Highway in response to a fight involving five people.
While investigating, one of the officers approached a 27-year-old man, who allegedly punched him in the face and then kicked another officer in the leg.
Police arrested the man for investigation of first-degree assault on a police officer.
CENTRAL OAHU
Forged $4,000 check leads to man's arrest
Police arrested a 20-year-old man after he allegedly tried to pass a forged check for $4,000 Friday.
The suspect allegedly entered a Bank of Hawaii branch in Mililani and presented the check. Bank officials called the account holder, a 57-year-old man, and were told that the check was fake.
Police were called and arrested the suspect for investigation of second-degree forgery.