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Big Isle to host aquatics summit
The Hawaii Aquatics Conference 2006 -- "Fish For the Future: How Do We Get There?" -- will be held Nov. 4-5 at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii on the Big Island. Managers, fishermen, educators, conservationists, policy makers and the general public are invited to attend. Registration fee is $45. To register, contact the Hawaii Audubon Society at 528-1432 or
hiaudsoc@pixi.com. The conference will be at the Gateway Center, Keahole Point, North Kona.
SHINING STARS
Islands of Opportunity Alliance to expand ranks of science, tech and math majors
The
University of Hawaii at Hilo will be the lead institution for the National Science Foundation's newly formed Islands of Opportunity Alliance. It will work with 19
* institutions throughout the state and the Pacific to increase the overall number of underrepresented students receiving bachelor degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. The alliance is part of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program.
» ASSETS School, for gifted and/or dyslexic students from kindergarten through 12th grade, has received three grants for teacher training and professional outreach to the educational community. Grants were bestowed by:
» The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation -- $10,000 to develop a partnership with a public elementary school to identify and provide intervention for students at risk of reading failure;
» Friends of Hawaii Charities -- $7,500, to support ASSETS programs;
» And Atlas Insurance Agency and Atlas Insurance Agency Foundation -- $5,400, to support a new initiative to develop, test, and implement a literacy screening program for children in grades kindergarten through the third grade.
"Shining Stars" runs Monday through Thursday.
CORRECTION
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
» The National Science Foundation's newly formed Islands of Opportunity Alliance, led by the University of Hawaii at Hilo, will work with 19 institutions. A "Shining Stars" item on Page A2 Wednesday incorrectly said the alliance would work with 17 institutions.
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HONOLULU
Rock-throwing injures baby in home
A 26-year-old Nuuanu man was arrested after he allegedly threw rocks through a bedroom window, injuring a 3-month-old baby.
Police said the man came home drunk about 3:20 a.m. and was locked out of a Kauila Street house. After relatives refused to let the man in, he allegedly threw large rocks at the bedroom window, shattering several glass louvers, police said.
The baby, who was asleep inside the bedroom just below the window, received cuts from the broken glass. Police said the baby is expected to live.
Police arrested the man at the scene on suspicion of first-degree property damage.
Kapena jumper ID'd as Kaneohe Marine
The 20-year-old man who died after jumping off Kapena Falls on Saturday was identified by the Medical Examiner's Office as Robert J. Andaluz.
Andaluz was a Marine stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay.
The man was swimming with friends at Kapena Falls on Saturday afternoon when he jumped several feet off the rocks.
The cause of death has been deferred.
EAST HONOLULU
Head injuries caused death of mail carrier
The Medical Examiner's Office determined the 50-year-old mail carrier killed in an accident Saturday died as a result of blunt-force head injuries due to a motor vehicle crash and the impact from a light post.
The Medical Examiner's Office said the autopsy report has not been finalized, and that it could take up to eight weeks to determine whether other factors may have contributed to the accident.
Witnesses saw Caron Lee's mail delivery truck slowly weaving before striking a light post in Niu Valley. Lee was ejected from the truck and the light post fell on her, police said.
Police said if a medical condition contributed to the accident, it may take a while before that is determined.
LEEWARD OAHU
Boyfriend charged in attack on man
Authorities charged a 40-year-old man yesterday who allegedly attacked a man with a metal pipe for talking to his girlfriend.
Wayne Tavares Jr., who has no local address, was charged with second-degree assault in the Aug. 20 incident.
Police said Tavares fled the scene in Waianae, but Crime Reduction Units found, identified and arrested him yesterday morning. He is being held on $15,000 bail.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Police hunt gunman who robbed office
Big Island police are asking for help in identifying a robbery suspect caught on videotape at Hawaii Electric Light Co. Friday in Hilo.
HELCO personnel reported Friday afternoon that a man wielding a handgun entered the business office on Kilauea Avenue and demanded money. The suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen running west.
Witnesses described him as in his early- to mid-30s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, 190 pounds, with a husky build, tan complexion, short black hair and possibly a mustache. He was last seen wearing a light-colored baseball cap, dark sunglasses, dark jacket and T-shirt, and pants. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Lucille Melemai at 961-2377 or the police nonemergency number at 935-3311.
WINDWARD OAHU
Alleged drug dealer is caught in sting
Undercover police arrested a 36-year-old man and seized his vehicle yesterday after the officers made several purchases of crystal methamphetamine from him in a Kaneohe bar parking lot, police said.
The suspect was arrested at 5:36 p.m. on two outstanding warrants, and for suspicion of third-degree possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest.
Police said they began investigating after many complaints from store owners, residents and CrimeStoppers about drug dealing in the bar's parking lot.
