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Drill to test response to oil spill
Federal and state officials will conduct an oil-spill response drill today and tomorrow at an unspecified location offshore from Oahu, Coast Guard officials said. The Coast Guard, state Health Department and the Clean Islands Council will take part in the largest oil-spill drill ever in U.S. waters. Observers from five other countries are expected. Drill participants will simulate the spreading of chemicals from helicopters and airplanes to disperse the spill.
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SUV driver indicted in fatal '04 accident
The driver of a speeding sport utility vehicle was indicted by an Oahu grand jury on charges stemming from a crash on the Likelike Highway that killed three people headed to a wedding rehearsal.
Jonathan M. Fornua, of Los Angeles, was indicted yesterday on three counts of second-degree negligent homicide for allegedly causing the deaths of Joseph Naulu, 13; Mary Filimoehala, 18; and Winnie Naulu, 26, in the single-car crash on April 14, 2004.
The three were passengers in a Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Fornua that struck the sloped end of a barrier at the Honolulu-bound entrance to the Wilson Tunnel, launched into the air and crashed, flipping over at least once. Police said speed was a factor. The SUV was estimated to have been traveling about 70 to 80 mph.
Three others in the car, including Fornua, were injured but survived. The six occupants included a ring bearer and two bridesmaids.
The group was apparently rushing to the wedding rehearsal of their aunt, who was to be married the next day. Family members had come from all over the Pacific to attend the wedding, which did go on.
Man gets 10 years in crime rampage
An Ewa Beach man who fired two shots out the window of an airport-area hotel room before shooting himself in the head after a 15-hour standoff with police was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Circuit Judge Richard Pollack rejected Arthur Pascual's request to receive probation yesterday and agreed with prosecutors who argued that he was dangerous, said deputy prosecutor Franklin Pacarro.
Pascual's attorney could not be reached for comment.
Pascual pleaded guilty earlier to multiple charges, including being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing more than 2 grams of crystal methamphetamine and first-degree terroristic threatening.
He was a suspect in a fire that appeared to have been intentionally set at the Ewa Village home he shared with his wife and two sons. Neighbors said he had been depressed since losing a son in an auto accident two years earlier.
SHINING STARS
Stores help fund camp for asthmatic kids
The
American Lung Association of Hawaii received $5,000 from the
Kunia Wal-Mart and $1,000 from
Sam's Club-Pearl City for its Asthma Sports Day Camp on Oahu. The camp is for 60 children and their families this summer. Asthma management tools and education will be provided while teaching the importance of physical fitness.
The lung association also received $525,000 from the Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation for three programs.
Hawaii Ace Hardware stores donated $68,217 in cash and merchandise to the Kapiolani Children's Miracle Network. The funds will support those in need of treatment for cancer, birth defects, AIDS, trauma and other ailments.
Of the total, $22,500 in digital camcorders and MP3 players were donated by Big Island, Kauai and Maui Ace Hardware stores to help Neighbor Island patients stay connected to their families and friends while at the medical center.
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center was awarded $500,000 to build a new family medical building from the Mary D. & Walter F. Frear Eleemosynary Trust.
"Shining Stars" runs Monday through Thursday.
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Police, Fire, Courts
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CENTRAL OAHU
Suspect sought in Mililani Subway holdup
Police are seeking the public's help in locating and identifying a male wanted for robbing the Mililani Subway Restaurant, 95-1249 Meheula Highway, on Friday.
About 10:50 a.m., a man entered the business, displayed a handgun and demanded money, police said.
He fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
The suspect is described as being in his 20s. He had a cloth over his face and wore dark glasses and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
LEEWARD OAHU
Son's friends charged in theft of jewelry
Police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with an alleged jewelry burglary.
The victim is a 45-year-old Kapolei man. A friend of his son told him that two other friends had entered his garage, taken jewelry from the drawers and sold it at pawn shops in Waianae, police said.
One of the suspects' parents brought the two suspects to the victim's home, police said.
One suspect confessed, while the other fled before officers arrived, said police, who were looking for the other suspect.
2 charged in fight after car accident
Police arrested a 45-year-old man and juvenile who allegedly attacked a man and a woman following a traffic accident Monday.
Police said the minor accident happened at about 4:15 p.m. in Waikele.
The suspects allegedly fought a 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, causing minor injuries which were treated at a hospital, police said.
The suspects were arrested for investigation of second-degree assault.
HONOLULU
Woman threatened by bus stop gunman
Police arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly threatening a woman with a gun Monday night.
A 46-year-old woman was at a bus stop in Kalihi about 9:20 p.m. when the suspect pointed a handgun at her without warning, police said.
The suspect fled, but was found later and arrested on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening.
