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The change is designed to provide such children with the special attention they need. It's part of a consent decree that arose from the Felix vs. Waihee lawsuit, brought by parents and community organizations.
They alleged the state was violating federal law because it did not provide mental health, special education and other services to the children who needed them.
Yesterday was the court-imposed deadline for the state Department of Education and those bringing the lawsuit to work out a statewide plan to provide for the children's educational needs.
Anthony Commendador of the Hawaii Paroling Authority yesterday said in a news release that the state will seek a more "cost-effective" alternative to a Fern Street house.
City Building Department officials cited the owner of the house at 1712 Fern St. last Thursday for allegedly performing renovations without a building permit.
Councilman Andy Mirikitani alleged that his office caught the state "red-handed" trying to go ahead with a "secret state prisoner facility" despite community opposition.
Commendador says the state had yet to award a contract to T.J. Mahoney, which submitted the winning proposal for a structured living program for parolees. The contractor had already secured use of the Fern Street property, Commendador says.
H-1 Koko Head-bound lanes will be closed for resurfacing from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Monday through early Aug. 9. The stretch to close is between the end of Moanalua Freeway to the Pali Highway on-ramp.
"The closing of the H-1 in the Ewa-bound direction went so well in June that we have decided to do it again in the Koko Head-bound direction," said Kazu Hayashida, state Transportation Department director. "It means that we will be able to condense eight nights of lane closures into four nights."
Special-duty police officers will help with traffic flow at major intersections. For information, call 587-2345.
The suspect, also of Waikiki, was booked yesterday for suspicion of manslaughter and burglary and released pending investigation.
The case, initially classified as an unattended death, was reclassified after an investigation revealed the man forcibly entered the apartment at 2211 Ala Wai Blvd. and contributed to the woman's death, police said.
The women, 26 and 29, were booked yesterday at the Pearl City station and released pending investigation. They are suspected of helping conceal the red Cadillac that fled after a passenger allegedly pointed a gun at the trio approaching the car and shot Rollins.
The three were occupants of another car that pulled off the freeway behind the Cadillac after a "stink-eye" dispute, police said. Rollins' friends rushed him to St. Francis-West Hospital, where he died a short time later.
Michael D. Scott, 22, is charged with Rollins' murder and firearms violations. Tyrone B. Brown, who allegedly drove the car that fled the shooting, was charged with hindering prosecution and a firearms violation.
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