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Newswatch
Star-Bulletin staff and wire service
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Seeking nominees
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin invites you to nominate people who have made a difference in Hawaii this year.
They can be people who fought controversial battles in public or worked behind the scenes in any field -- community service, education, politics, law, labor, medicine, science, business, sports, entertainment, the arts. All that matters is that they had a devotion to their cause and made a profound impact on Hawaii in 2006.
To make a nomination, explain why you think the person should be honored. Deadline for nominations is Dec. 13.
Honorees will be selected by Star-Bulletin editors. We will publish the results starting Dec. 22.
Please include the following information: your name, your nomination and your work and home telephone numbers.
E-mail your nominations to difference@starbulletin.com, or you can mail your nominations to 10 Who Made a Difference, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 210, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813
2,500 modules add to bay's artificial reef
Maunalua Bay Artificial Reef, located off Kahala, gained 2,500 Z-shaped modular fish habitats last month, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a news release.
The modules, constructed from concrete by Pioneer Machinery, Inc., were loaded onto an American Marine barge and deployed in 60 to 80 feet of water Nov. 29.
Each Z-shaped form measures 8 by 4 feet with 12-inch legs at each end facing in opposite directions, the DLNR said.
"New coral and seaweed will grow on the forms, which will provide additional habitat to new communities of reef fish," DLNR Director Peter Young said in the release.
The new fish habitats become part of a 74-acre artificial reef that consists of 1,593 cars, 2,004 tons of concrete pipes, 2,278 tire modules, five barges, 40 truck tires, 300 table shelters, 9,890 Z-modules, one military LCU, 70 concrete anchor blocks, and 6,150 tons of miscellaneous concrete pieces.
Applicants sought for Ethics Commission
The Hawaii State Judicial Council has extended its Nov. 30 deadline for applications to fill a vacancy on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission and will continue accepting applications until Dec. 29.
The Ethics Commission regulates the ethics of all legislators, registered lobbyists and state employees, with the exception of judges.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and Hawaii residents and may not hold any other public office.
To apply, send an application, resume and three letters of recommendation attesting to your character and integrity to: Judicial Council, Hawaii Supreme Court, 417 S. King St., Honolulu, HI 96813-2902.
Application forms are available online at www.courts.state.hi.us; can be picked up from the public affairs office in room 206-C of the Hawaii Supreme Court; or be obtained by calling the Judicial Council at 539-4702.
SHINING STARS
Four college students picked to receive scholarships awarded by Ko'olaupoko club
Four students attending college during the 2006-07 school year have been awarded scholarships by the Ko'olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club.
The awardees are Spring Leimomi Golden of Ahuimanu, Cessna Zablan of Honolulu, Ke'opulaulani Reelitz of Kaneohe and Kana'iaupuni K. Kanahele of Waimanalo.
"We were very impressed with the essays and applications of these four students," Lisa Noelani Phee, chairperson of the club's education and scholarship committee, said in a news release.
"We hope this scholarship helps them to defray expenses for the current school year," Phee said.
» Golden is a 21-year-old senior at Stanford University, majoring in biological studies.
» Zablan is a 30-year-old graduate student in the University of Hawaii's nursing program.
» Reelitz is a 22-year-old beginning law student at the University of Arizona.
» Kanahele is an 18-year-old freshman at Menlo College, where he plans to study business management.
More information about the Ko'olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club is available by e-mailing malamapono@aol.com.
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Police, Fire, Courts
Star-Bulletin staff
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HONOLULU
Driver held in assault on woman with vehicle
Police arrested a 31-year-old man yesterday after he allegedly reversed his vehicle into a tourist during a failed getaway.
At about 12:30 p.m., a couple from Taiwan parked their rental vehicle at Costco in Iwilei to go shopping. When they returned, they saw the man taking out their luggage and placing it into his vehicle, police said.
The Taiwanese man, 32, approached the suspect, who tried to flee and reversed his vehicle into the 31-year-old woman, hitting her with part of the door and stopping only when he was blocked by the couple's vehicle, police said.
The woman suffered abrasions and scratches to her palms, arms and legs, but no one was seriously hurt, police said.
Witnesses called police, who arrested the man on suspicion of first-degree unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and second-degree assault.
Dark headlights lead to auto-theft arrest
Police arrested a 21-year-old man in Waipahu late Saturday night for investigation of driving a stolen vehicle.
About 11:40 p.m., a police officer said the man was driving erratically on Leoku Street without the vehicle's headlights on. The officer checked the vehicle's license plate number and discovered that it had been reported stolen.
The officer asked for assistance and arrested the man without incident.
LEEWARD OAHU
Assault rap follows road rage, police say
Police arrested a 30-year-old man in Waianae on Saturday after an alleged road rage incident.
About 6:30 p.m., police say the man and a 42-year-old woman argued over a road incident. The man then allegedly assaulted the woman as she sat in her vehicle, police said.
The man was arrested for investigation of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle. The victim declined assistance to treat minor injuries.
Officer chases, busts duo over car's plates
Two men were arrested in Ewa Beach on Saturday night after a brief chase, police said.
About 7:10 p.m., police received a complaint from a 34-year-old man about two people in a parked vehicle. A police officer responded and noticed that the vehicle's front and rear license plates didn't match.
The 26-year-old driver of the vehicle and his 22-year-old passenger tried to flee, but they were arrested after having to stop the car when they reached a dead-end street.