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Newswatch
Star-Bulletin staff and wire service
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Lava from fissure engulfs trees
A lava river from a fissure continued to burn forest at Kilauea Volcano yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The eruption update from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said a fissure known as Segment D continued to feed a channel flowing to the northeast and overflowed at least twice Saturday night. A fissure known as Segment C showed only fuming, the observatory said.
The observatory staff warned that vent areas are hazardous and that conditions can change rapidly. Public access to the eruption site at the Kahaualea Natural Area Reserve is closed.
Check pantries for recalled items
The state Department of Health is advising consumers to double-check their pantries and get rid of recently recalled food items and toiletries.
Items such as canned chili, snack foods, contact lens solution, toothpaste and canned dog food are items that were recently recalled.
The Health Department is also asking charitable organizations with food banks to check their donated goods for recalled products and discard them.
The recalled food products most common in Hawaii are from Cattle Drive and Best Yet -- made by Castleberry's Food Products. Eighty-eight Castleberry's brands were recalled because of the risk of botulism, although no confirmed cases of botulism were found in Hawaii.
Snack foods such as Veggie Booty and Super Veggie Ting Crunchy Corn Sticks from the brand Robert's American Gourmet were recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. There have been no reports of salmonella-related illnesses in Hawaii.
The Health Department is also warning consumers to discard opened and unopened bottles of Advanced Medical OpticsComplete Moisture Plus, a multipurpose contact lens solution. The product was recalled due to the rise of a serious infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. Three people were diagnosed with the infection in Hawaii before the recall was announced.
Observatories to open house
Tours, lectures and observing time on telescopes will highlight the first summer astronomy workshop of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy Friday through Sunday on the Big Island.
The event will include tours of the IFA's Hilo facility, lectures by institute astronomers, tours of observatories on Mauna Kea and two hours of observing through the UH 88- and 24-inch telescopes.
A few seats are open for nonmembers of the Friends of the IFA, but they must join to participate in the workshop. Information is available at www.ifa.hawaii.edu/friends/friendshome.html.
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Police, Fire, Courts
Star-Bulletin staff
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Visitors rescue family after crash
Two visitors helped rescue a Waianae woman and her two children yesterday after their sport utility vehicle overturned in front of Dole Plantation in a two-vehicle crash.
The accident left a Ford Explorer on its side, blocking traffic in both directions, and a minivan with front-end damage.
Sid Jensen and Rob Morris were at Dole Plantation before the crash at about 5:30 p.m. Jensen, 41, a fire marshal in Crockett, Calif., was competing in the cycling portion of an Ironman Triathlon and had stopped for a drink of water. Morris, a retired Marine and Realtor from Washington, D.C., was visiting with his wife and four children as part of a long-delayed Hawaii honeymoon.
Both heard a skid and bang.
Jensen, clad in his cycling gear, ran to the scene and climbed through the rear passenger door of the SUV. Inside, he gave the occupants a quick survey for injuries.
Morris said the girl was still in the child seat, sitting sideways like the others. He helped the mother out the top of the vehicle, while the children went through the rear.
Driver Avis Judd, still shaken by the accident, told the two men, "Thank you very much. I appreciate your help."
Afterward, Jensen and Morris helped push the red minivan off the road so cars could go around. The driver appeared to be unhurt.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
A sport utility vehicle involved in a crash in front of Dole Plantation yesterday was towed from the scene. A woman and her two children were pulled from the vehicle after it overturned.
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Search continues for snorkeler
Fire crews, the Coast Guard and Marines searched yesterday for a 38-year-old male snorkeler missing since 10 p.m. Saturday night near Kaaawa Beach.
Larry Freed was snorkeling with two other men and was "taken out in the current," said Petty Officer Michael De Nyse, a Coast Guard spokesman.
The two men who accompanied Freed witnessed him being pulled out by the current and immediately contacted the Coast Guard. Rescue crews started their search for Freed around 11 p.m. Saturday night, then continued yesterday.
The Coast Guard cutter Ahi was expected to join the search.
WINDWARD OAHU
Autopsy scheduled for Oregon man
The medical examiner identified yesterday the victim of an apparent drowning off Laie as David Swenson, 53, of Oregon.
An autopsy will be performed tomorrow to determine the cause of death.
Swenson was found in the water off Pounders beach on Saturday.
LEEWARD OAHU
2 missing hikers sought in Waianae
Two hikers, males age 19 and 14, were the subject of a search in Waianae yesterday evening.
Firefighters said the pair had no cell phones and no flashlights. The search was centered on an area behind Waianae Middle School.
Man arrested after alleged assault
Police charged a 47-year-old man Saturday who allegedly assaulted another man living in a tent in Waianae.
On May 31, David Notartomaso struck a 47-year-old man with a cane, lacerating his face, police said. After leaving the man's tent, Notartomaso allegedly threw a beer bottle that shattered on the victim's elbow, requiring stitches.
Notartomaso was charged with first-degree burglary and second-degree assault. His bail was $25,000.